New Standard Oil Station Opened At Sikeston Corner
Thirty years ago a Standard Oil gasoline station opened at the southeast corner of Front and Stoddard streets in Sikeston and flourished years before closing for profitability. Changing traffic and retail conditions led to its discontinuation.
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Standard Oil Company
Sikeston
Front
Stoddard
Stoddard Streets
Center
Scott Streets
Joseph W. Folk
Sikeston Fair Grounds
Sikeston 1923 Fireworks Cap Two-Day Fair Picnic
Five thousand people attend a Sikeston Fair Grounds fireworks display closing a two day picnic. National Guard units receive orders to camp July 15 to 29 near Nevada. Wheat threshing on Sikeston district farms filmed for a historical picture. Wheat from G B Greer’s farm first to reach St Louis market.
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Fair Grounds
Sikeston National Guard Co
140Th Infantry
Nevada
Sikeston
Missouri
G B Greer
St Louis
Driver Fatally Hit on Highway 60 Near Essex
Twenty years ago on July 5 1928 Ross Melburn a 35 year old driver was fatally injured when his truck stopped for a minor repair on Highway 60 near Essex and was struck by a passing car. Mrs John A Young won first in a Herald word building contest with 315 words from A Happy Vacation. Alfred A Smuth of New York and Joseph T Robinson of Arkansas were nominated for President and Vice-President at the National Democratic Convention in Houston. Salcedo farmers discussed broomcorn viability in the district.
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Ross Melburn
Essex
John A Young
The
Herald
Alfred A Smuth
New York
Joseph T Robinson
Arkansas
Houston
Texas
Salcedo
Sikeston elect system head named successor to Dan Pepper
Fifteen years ago in July 1948 Sikeston municipal electric system appointed Charles Moose as superintendent to succeed Dan Pepper. Lowell Woods, a 35-year-old Matthews community farmer, was killed when a team of mules pulling a mowing machine struck by a cutter bar. Woods, driving, was fatally injured. Cape Girardeau’s Bouncer, formerly on the State Penal Board, was named state purchasing agent by Governor Guy B. Park. A 30 cents per bushel wheat charge for Omnel products began and a reef project by Utlers 45 a reef was mentioned in passing.
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Charles Moose
Sikeston
Scott
County Court Buys Canning Outfit for Relief Centers
The county court purchased a canning outfit to assist relief centers within the county. The purchase aims to support food preservation efforts and bolster county relief operations.
Ten Years Ago July Seventh 1938 Highlights
Ten years ago on July 7 1938 Hollingsworths Drug Store sold 2500 jumbo ice cream sodas in one week its fourth anniversary and a 101 degree day. Detasseling of sixty acres of hybrid corn on the C F McMulin Estate began under Missouri College of Agriculture experts marking first commercial hybrid corn growth in Southeast Missouri. An examination had been ordered for Sikeston postmaster candidates. President Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light atop the Gettysburg battlefield limestone monument during a Union Confederate reunion and jointly unveiled the monument and light for lasting peace.
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Hollingsworth’s Drug Store
C F McMulin
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Sikeston
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Tne
Five Years Ago July 8 1943 Sikeston Open House and Battle Over Flag
Five years ago on July 8 1943 readers recall Sikeston events including a July 4 open house for the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics drawing about three thousand attendees Sam Browne belts for the Army noted as a war casualty and a city council decision to skip street oiling due to road scarcity. The piece recalls the Battle of the Flag Raising over the national emblem with disputes about night display and conditions. The National Youth Administration was ordered liquidated after eight years of operation ending eight and a half thousand positions.
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Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Sikeston
Sam Browne
Anion
Armed Service
National Youth Administraion
Man’s Affairs Shaped by Course Not Changed, Phrase Cited
A concise editorial note argues that controlling outcomes requires decisive action rather than passive hope. It contends individuals influence events through choices and leadership, stressing responsibility in guiding public and private decisions.
St Louis Premiere of The White Eagle at Municipal Opera
The St Louis premiere of Rudolf Friml s The White Eagle opens July 12 at 8 30 PM in Forest Park open air theater as the fifth show of the season. The four act musical drama features Brian Sullivan Helena Bliss and a cast including Martha Wright Jack Sheehan Doris Patston Rowan Tudor James MacColl Elizabeth Watts Edwin Steffe with George Cotton and Ralph Sumpter. Based on The Squaw Man the story follows the Earl of Kerhil who steals funds, his brother James Wynnegate who takes the blame and flees to America where he becomes Jim Carson a rancher. A romance with Indian Princess Winona unfolds.
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St Louis Municipal Opera
St. Louis
Rudolf Friml
Forest Park
Brian Sullivan
New York Metropoltan Opera
Municipal Opera
Helena Bliss
Galaxy of Stars
Brian Hooker
W H. Post
Winona
Casio Theatre
New York
Earl of Kerhil
16Th Lancers
James Wynnegate
America
Jim Carson
Jum
Million Persons Spend Ten Billion Dollars in Era
A large population unit spent about ten and a half billion dollars, signaling a substantial economic activity scale. The figure reflects broad consumer and investment engagement influencing market momentum and policy considerations.
Tragedy Stuns Painesville Girl Killed In Traffic Crash
Joyce Cramer a 17-year-old hitchhiker from Painesville Ohio died when her car collided with another vehicle north of Sikeston Mississippi floodwaters recede near Cape Girardeau as Highways 25 and 61 remain closed Big Island near Commerce submerges 7000 acres of fertile farmland over 5000 attend VFW picnic at Malone Park and a salesmans lecture at the high school gymnasia are reported
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Joyce Cramer
Painesville
Ohio
Sikeston
VFW
Malone Park
Cape Girardeau
Big Island
Commerce
Nikola Tesla and the birth of AC power
The world power system traces to Nikola Tesla born 94 years ago this week. He arrived in America 61 years ago with ideas for transmitting electricity. His AC motor made long distance power feasible, enabling the Chicago World’s Fair lighting in 1893 with 12 generators and 90,000 bulbs. Tesla's innovations sparked a new power era.
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Nikola Tesla
Tesla
America
Chicago
Scott County Security Bond Sales Near 50 Percent of Quota
The Security Loan Report for June 21 26 shows Missouri sold 3 687 935 in E F and G bonds bringing total state sales to 39 468 808 or 54 2 percent of the state quota since April 15 Scott County totals 147 303 or 48 percent of its quota through June 26 Southeast Missouri counties list varying completion levels Cape Girardeau 49 5 percent Dunklin 58 6 percent Mississippi 42 2 percent New Madrid 16 5 percent Pemiscot 11 1 percent The campaign ends June 30 but sales reported to the Federal Reserve Bank before July 15 will count toward the quota The piece also contains an unrelated scene description of Western American and English settings in a Long Horn Saloon and Green River Ranch from early railroad days.
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Scott County
Federal Reserve Bank
Couries
Missouri
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
Mississippi
New Mednd
Pemiscot
Annual Reunion of Famous Sixth Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Preparations for the fiftieth annual reunion of the Sixth Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the Mark Twain Hotel in St. Louis on July 20 include a banquet at 7:00 daylight saving time and special musical features led by Mrs Elmer Poage and Mrs EBL Canedy. The unit, part of General Fitzhugh Lee's Army of Occupation in 1898, served in both World Wars as the 140th and traces its lineage to Havana Cuba and the war with Spain.
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Sixth
Missoun Volunteer Infantry
Mark Twain
St. Louis
Old Town
Maine
Sikeston
Elmer Poage
Ebl Canedy
Missoun
Spain
Fitzhugh Lee
Havana
Cuba
Col. Letcher Hardimann
Warren Mabrey
Cape Garardeau
Kennett
Pawl Jones
Board of Education
Kennet
Missouri Legislature
State Senate
Appropriations Committee
State Highway Commission
Sixth Missouri Infantry
Missouri State Guard
The
Christian Church
Dunklin Democrat
KBOA
Lions Internationel Mason
University of Missouri
Paul C. Jones
Confederate descendants unit officers noted in formation
The Sixth was to be formed from sons of former Confederate soldiers and many were part of it. An officer group including a lieutenant colonel, a major and a captain had served in the Confederate Army. The colors were donated by the St Louis chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Those planning to attend should notify George L. Weber, President, 613 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo.
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St Louis
the Daughters of the Confederacy
George L. Weber
Locust St
St. Louis, Mo
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