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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1954
Page
1
A July 4, 1954 editorial urges Americans to reassess liberty and national stance amid Cold War tensions. It criticizes Soviet recognition, calls for a renewed Declaration of Independence, and urges citizens to uphold principles of 1776 to restore respect at home and abroad.
The Herald lists Democratic nominees for local offices including Congressman Paul C. Jones Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Crader County Collector C B Daddy Felker R C Bob Capshaw County Clerk Jess Chapman Fritz Scherer County Treasurer Paul H Slinkerd Hess Porter County Recorder Cline Ables Clerk of the Circuit Court Harry Daugherty Lloyd G Jerry Briggs Presiding Judge L D Lankford Readers are urged to consider these candidates before the upcoming primary election.
The Extension Service of Missouri's Department of Agriculture warns a grasshopper plague is in full blast. Farmers must spray or remove crops, as 17 hoppers per square yard can ruin about 6 pounds of forage daily, threatening pastures and hay crops. Cattle should not graze sprayed pastures for two weeks.
The term Nippon derives from two Japanese words meaning sun and rising.
The SEMO District Pep Association of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held a Tuesday event at the Odd Fellow hall with a Truth or Consequences style program led by Herbert Bailey and Mrs. Vincent before a 150-member audience. Fred Forbis presided over a business meeting, Ollie Adams was elected president, Cleo Robertson vice president, and Francis Meadows secretary-treasurer. Bailey emceed a carnival of stunts including Joe Howard balancing on a chair atop balloons, a cracker-eating contest, string nibble, egg carry, banana feeding, and other playful dares.
The Scott New Madrid and Mississippi Electric Co-operative held its annual meeting with a large turnout. Officers Elon Proffer, Ernest Moxley, and Alwin Gasser were re elected. Directors for two and three year terms were named, with a floor nomination of F. E. Jones defeated. The event featured entertainment by the Snyder Sisters and Jesse Sides, a prize quiz, attendance prizes, and a barbecue for members and families.
About 400 people attended the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Electric Cooperative program under the Armory tent. Dick Wilson opened with the Snyder Sisters from Marietta Ohio delivering entertaining songs and guitar and accordion numbers. Presentations included safety awards to linemen and attendance prizes such as an electric range and other small appliances.
The Sen't County Board of Equalization chaired by Presiding County Judge Les D Lankford with members Henrys Black Halter and Waters announces meetings from July 12 to July 21. Taxpayers may attend to challenge assessments and present concerns to the board.
Several from the decal r attended the first af tee Ss 1 eh the Acadia Assemblt tas. week They left Monona, more& and will return after the 14.404 hour Saturdays.
Sikeston Improvement Council notes near total cooperation in the drive to beautify and improve health in the city. Yet several blocks near Dover Street and West End show abandoned or derelict dwellings, broken windows, dirt yards, and unsafe conditions that officials say warrant abatement action.
Businesses and government offices will close Monday ahead of the Fourth of July observance. Post offices will limit deliveries, box mail will be distributed, and only essential police and fire services will operate. The Standard will not publish.
In Caruthersville Missouri a 34 year old minister, Alvan Hickman, shot his 23 year old wife in the neck and then killed himself at their Peach Orchard home. The coroner said Hickman had been despondent and in ill health, and the 14 children from his former marriage included Mary Jane, a 13 year old who witnessed the stepmother shot and the father’s suicide. The wife was taken to a Ken nett hospital and expected to recover. the stepfather’s shot passed through his head and lodged in a wall.
In New York City the CIO Communications Workers District 10 union said talks with Western Electric Co produced some progress as it set Thursday as the strike deadline in 44 states. The dispute centers on the contract between the union and the company over terms for telephone equipment installers.
Fourteen Western Electric employees in the Sikeston office face a Thursday walkout unless a settlement is reached. The Bell system manufacturing arm is in talks here to work out a new contract as officials report mass runouts and ongoing negotiations.
Chicago reports the National Safety Council warned the long holiday weekend could produce the worst traffic jam. About 40 million cars were expected on the highways and the council urged greater caution to prevent deaths during the July 4 period. President Ned Dearborn urged avoiding recklessness.
Attendance figures from various churches list totals for Sireston Sunday schools on June 28. Furst Baptist Church 389 Assorted of Goo Church 262 Zoo Stet Church 310 Fost Ghrstia Church 141 Second General Baptist Church 123 West Presostorian Church 68
Four county region reports record wheat yields despite acreage cuts with averages over 40 bushels per acre and some plots reaching 60. County agents note excess harvest over storage and rising adoption of farm storage bins. Strong yields occur across New Madrid, Mississippi, Scott and Stoddard counties with reports of 50 to 60 bushels per acre in several farms.
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