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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
1
A Missouri call for strict honesty in hospitalization and health insurance urges the state to require a standard policy. It condemns high pressure sales and hidden policy limits, demanding a state drafted policy with clear terms and penalties for deviations. The plea targets protection for the elderly and vulnerable and cites need for swift enforcement.
The Herald lists Democratic candidates for local offices including PAUL C JONES for Congress and DWIGHT CRADER for Prosecuting Attorney along with C E Daddy Felker R C Bob Capshaw for County Collector and J T Jess Chapman A F Fritz Scherer for County Clerk. Also named are PAUL H Slinker Hess Porter for County Treasurer Cline Ables for County Recorder Harry Daugherty Lloyd Jerry Briggs for Clerk of the Circuit Court and L D Lankford for Presiding Judge of the County Court. Voters are urged to consider these candidates in the primary.
Denman presented a list of 15 locations with intolerable conditions to the City Council during the regular session. He cited open toilets as a health menace and urged immediate action, noting some properties refuse cooperation while others may await the new sanitary sewer system. A letter from Dr. Thomas C. McClure was read, addressing the toilet issue.
A severe hail storm west of Kewanee caused extensive agricultural damage lasting about forty minutes. Crops hit include 900 acres with 90 in cotton destroyed, plus soybeans and corn losses ranging from 40 percent to total. Estimated damage between 150000 and 200000 dollars, with fruit trees and buildings affected. Names of affected farms and acreage listed, some insured and some not.
Low Nall reported his Highway 61 North store broken into Monday night. Thieves used a truck, took 46 cases of whiskey worth about 2500, 15 cartons of cigarettes, and a Remington automatic shotgun. He closed at 10 p.m. and found the rear window and store-room door damaged at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Sikeston's Colonial Inn fully reopened after over two years closed. New managers Mrs Letitia Jones Tish Brannock hosted breakfast to celebrate. The remodeled kitchen, expanded capacity to 250 diners, four dining rooms, and a banquet hall option invite the public to Highway 61.
Cape Girardeau American Legion Post invited 18 Sikeston Civil Defense and Disaster Agency auxiliary officers to manage traffic at Arena Park for the Louis K. Juden Post Fourth of July picnic. More than 3200 cars passed through peak congestion with praise from Post Commander H. E. Carr. Leaders James Hales and Taylor Noles coordinated crews including Harold Boardman, Louis Jones, Raymond Ford, and others, with Fred Elfrank and Mike Dysart assisting.
STRASBURG Va State Trooper William Berry arrested two drivers on reckless driving charges after spotting a couple in each car embracing on the back seats as the vehicles moved side by side at about 40 mph. Trials in justice court set for July 16 for Alien C Hil of Norritoan Pa and Mrs Catherine Peach of Alexandria Va.
Report lists attendance by church: First Baptist 38, First Methodist 349, Assembly of God 27, Nazarene 24, Tanner Street Church 27, First Presbyterian 2, Second General Baptist 7. Morley Joyce Emerson buys 100 acre Frank Emerson farm east of here from the Joe Emerson estate for about $12,000.
Southeast Missouri reports a holiday weekend with three traffic deaths and 33 accidents in the district, plus 28 injuries. Victims include Brenda Ann Hughes, 10, of Malden, killed when struck in a driveway, and George Andrew Norton, about 30, and his wife, killed near Wyatt Junction after a collision. Norton was employed at a Paducah plant and lived near Kevil, Kentucky. The wreck involved a car driven by Randy Walden, formerly of Portageville, now of Flint, Michigan. A third fatality, Lula Mason, 56, of Sikeston, died at Missouri Delta Community Hospital after a collision near Brighton, Tennessee. Funeral notices and hospital reports follow.
Alfred Sikes, 14, received emergency care after a scalp laceration at a Sikeston swimming pool. Mary Walker, 7, cut her chin at home. Samuel Alberson, 6, fell and lacerated a knee in Vanduser. All were discharged after treatment at Missouri Delta Community Hospital.
Lions Club gathered for a mid week luncheon presided by Austin Bowman. Letters of thanks from Rikki Leslie and John Genkins were read. Takers were entertained as members circulated cigars and discussed community programs.
The City Council approved a $600,000 general revenue bond issue sold to Mercantile Trust Company St Louis The First National Bank of Memphis and A G Edwards and Sons St Louis at an average 4.02 percent over 20 years saving over $50,000 in interest Printing awarded to Northern Bank Note Co of Chicago with bid terms $205 plus $1250 per interest change Six bids for printing were received Appointments for Park and Library Boards were laid over to the next meeting A paving controversy over East Gladys Street was tabled a protest blocked Southwest Street paving A concrete contract was let on Matthews Street and asphalt bids awarded for Kathleen and Olive Streets Police study on shift hours discussed A beer license transfer approved for R O Woods at Highway 60 and Marion City financial statements and tax bills were noted A bid for city grader disposal was authorized with mayor allowed to sell to the highest bidder by noon Saturday
Police hunt a speeding car as they pursue leads in the death of Bonnie Lorette Huffman a 20 year old rural school teacher whose body was found in a culvert near Delta Missouri. Autopsy could not confirm rape but officials believe it is a sex case. Her car with lights burning was found on a country road and witnesses described a fast car near the scene. Investigators pressed for the missing purse glasses and necklace as they organized searches for witnesses and the vehicle involved.
The Rev. Edwin Short, new Presbyterian pastor and Kiwanis member, spoke to local Kiwanians on Luxuries We Have to Do Without. He warned five luxuries neutrality closed mind indifference segregation and moral tolerance are dangerous with moral tolerance the crucial danger. He urged community morals over personal privacy and aiding fellow man despite costs. Burt Rowe Jr. discussed his recent SikestonKiwanis trip and members approved an honorary membership for JF Cox Sr. Dr Richard Armond, newly moved in, attended the Rustic Rock Inn meeting.
Members of the Light Jaye Jaycee Chapter held a brief business session after a Tuesday shrimp dinner at the Country Club. A report on club finances was given to Shad Old, secretary of the Country Club Board. State Vice President Luther Habe of Cape Girardeau attended as a guest.
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