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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
7
At a Monday Sikeston city council session two civil engineers urged immediate action on a proposed storm sewer system. They cited low current bid prices, waning war work, and bonds at low interest, with local demand described as almost unanimous among citizens and organizations.
The Sikes ton Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored yesterday's Fourth of July celebration. It may not have been the largest affair of its kind, but it drew many hundreds of attendees and the sponsoring organization earned praise for its effort.
Army recounts a corporal berating natives in New Guinea until his false teeth fell out. The incident sparked great concern among the locals, after which they began to treat him with awe and obey his orders promptly.
The Sikeston American Legion will host a Fourth of July celebration at the fair grounds next Sunday afternoon. It will be non profit. Wheat in Sikeston district yields below half normal due to reduced acreage and poor harvest. price paid so far is 2.65 a bushel. A 14 member detachment of U S Medical Corps passed through Sikeston en route from Hayti to Kennett via Sikeston. Invitations sent for a Arlington Kentucky house party for several local youths. Mrs A C Sikes to accompany. Irene Loennecke and Franklin Schulte wed at the Loennecke home in Jackson. he represents Shapleigh Hardware Co of St Louis. They reside on Daniel Street.
Ford Motor Company rolls out the first civilian sedan from its Rouge plant in Detroit signaling auto industry peacetime revival. Henry Ford II drives the first car, part of a 1945 program for 39,910 vehicles with V eight engines. Mercury models slated Oct. Lincoln and other lines follow with future expansion plans and higher postwar costs. Wickard takes REA helm in St Louis pledging electric power for 6 million rural homes. Venezuelan iron ore deposits to be exploited by a U S subsidiary.
Next Monday morning the sun will be eclipsed from 6 03 to 7 49 as seen locally through smoked glass or dark film. Scientists say the event offers tests on earth’s magnetic field and radio reception while the sun is eclipsed. Also recounted are curious letters from Sikeston soldiers, a girl changing her name, and California tales of giant redwood trees.
Gene Priest of St. Louis visited his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Harold Pitman. Jimmie Glover of Jefferson City spent the week with Mr and Mrs O V McReynolds. Mr and Mrs Fred Luedtke visited St Louis. Martha Sligh of Athens Ga is here two weeks with Betty Anne Northington. Mrs B F Marshall and Mrs Wm Northington and sons Billy and Paul spent early week in St Louis. J R Harwell and sons visited Poplar Bluff with his parents. E J Keith returned to Hot Springs Ark for skin infection treatment. John Hux and son John Jr expect to take possession of new home on Tanner Street later this week. Rev and Mrs Charles Chaney plan to return to Sikeston soon. Mrs J M Pitman, aided by Mrs Harold Pitman, entertained friends Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Barney Wagner’s condition improving at home. Mrs A E Dunagan and son Danny went to Thebes Ill for visit with mother and sister. Mrs R J Masterson entered St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau for observation and treatment. Daughter Mrs Jas Wallace accompanied her home. Mr and Mrs H C Keller of Cape Girardeau were guests of son Glenn Keller yesterday. Mrs Sarah Sugagan and son Ray of Jonesboro Ark were guests of the Keller home. Mr and Mrs Lee Bowman and daughter-in-law Mrs John Webster Bowman and John Webster Jr left for Washington DC via St Louis last Saturday. Mrs Glenn A Matthews accompanied them.
A French Army expert proposes sending 50 000 German prisoners to locate and remove booby traps and mines sown in France by the Nazis as a form of reparations. He notes the job could cost around 30 000 lives and argues the effort is warranted to spare innocents from hidden dangers.
Six Sikeston men donated one dollar each to aid Claude E. Murray Poplar Bluff health officer amid his court appearance for contempt over refusing OPA inspectors access to the local food lockers. The OPA claims lockers hoard black market meat. Murray maintains inspectors must follow local health laws. Joe Ashcroft offers to fund the inspection, but OPA blocks it as Missouri prepares further investigations.
Mr and Mrs Ward Denman will entertain at their Maplewood Drive home tomorrow afternoon for son Phil Denman on his fourth birthday. Eighteen friends will attend for an afternoon of play and a birthday cake with candies. Mrs John Powell recently received medical care at Barnes Hospital in St Louis and is now back home in satisfactory condition.
The Herald seeks all news about men and women in the armed forces and asks relatives to send updates promptly. Home readers value such notes, especially those serving away from home, to learn where former neighbors are stationed. The article mentions Rome’s early theatres as a historical note.
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