Sikeston Builds With June Construction Boom
Sikeston reports a busy June with major projects finishing and new starts. Notable items include the Lee Hunter School expansion, Sikeston Farm Equipment Co. renovation, a new Sikeston Lodge temple, sewer-system work by Clark Brothers and Crumpecker and Sons, Sunset Addition homes modernizing, several new houses, a remodeled Colonial Inn, and a new Highway 61 motel. Construction permits for nine five room houses in Clayton Addition at 64,800 and other June permits total 91,800.
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Sikeston
Lee Hunter School
Sikeston Farm Equippment Company
Ranney
Sikeston Lodge
No. 310
A. F
A. M
South Kingshighway
Masons
Clark Brothers
Eden
William Crumpecker and Sons
Morehouse
Board of Public Works
Robert Matthews
Chester Oldham
William Galladay
C. G. Ziegenhorn
Colonial Inn
Highway 61
Tish Jones
Ads Machine Works
Gayle Jackson
Clayton
Collins Brothers
Oda Henderson
Keith-McCord
W. W. Lankford
R. M. Gateley
G. S&s. Hampton
S. Ranney
James P. Wallace
Prairie
Galladay Construction Co
Wallace Street
Clayton Addition
Sikeston Residents Treated for Fractures and Sprains
Sikeston man John L. McMullin fractured his right wrist after a fall while working Friday and received emergency care at Delta Community Hospital. Kay Rose Streeter, 37, of Pain ton, jumped from a tractor and sprained an ankle. Ammon B. Ashcraft, 8, of Sikeston, lacerated the right foot when a jar broke at home.
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Kay Rose Streeter
Painton
Ammon B. Ashcraft
Sikeston
Dr Armond Moves Into Reuber Offices
Dr Richard Armond of Great Falls Montana takes over the offices formerly held by the late Dr H E Reuber in the Scott County Milling Company Building. He graduated Montana State College 1941 and attended Kirksville College of Osteopathy 1949 to 1953 with internship since July 1 1953 at Laughlin Revital Kirksville. He and his wife and two children Carolyn 10 and Richard 6 will live at the Goetz home on North Ranney. He opened his offices Monday.
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Richard Armond
Great Falls
Mont
H. E. Reuber
Scott County Milling Company
Armond
Montana State College
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Kirksville
Laughlin Revital
Alpha Tau Sigma Fraternity
Acacia Club
Carolyn
Richard
Goetz
North Ranney
Air Force Takes Control of Own Recruiting Service
The Air Force has assumed operation of its Recruiting Service, forming the 3500th USAF Recruiting Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio. Brig Gen Arno H Luehman named commander as Army and Air Force recruiting split to improve efficiency and defense dollar protection. Dayton hosts the new organization for central access and outreach.
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United States Air Force
Air Force
USAF
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Arno H. Luehman
Air Force Public Information
Army
Secretary of Defense
America
Resident of Sikes ton Injured in Highway 60 Crash
Billy G. Sinclair, 27, of Sikes ton, was treated Wednesday at Missouri Delta Community Hospital for abrasions and contusions of the knee face and chest and a lacerated right knee after a half mile east on Highway 60 automobile accident. He was discharged after treatment.
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Billy G. Sinclair
Sikeston
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Highway 60
Mobile Radio-Telephone System for Sikeston Now Being Installed
John Donoho of Southwestern Bell announces a mobile radio telephone system for Sikeston, costing about 31000, enabling car and truck users to call any Sikeston number or long distance from their vehicle. Installation starts July with service planned in October. Missouri leads in mobile service growth with 16 systems and 470 stations statewide.
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Sikeston
Missouri
John Donoho
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Donoho
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Joplin
Springfield
Sedalia
Poplar Bluff
Fulton
Former Charleston School Teacher Dies
Dorothy Camille Hodges 38 lifelong Mississippi County resident died at her Anniston home at 6 15 a m Thursday from heart complications She was born November 13 1915 in Anniston and taught in the Charleston schools until last February when illness forced resignation Survived by parents Rube Lee Hodges Anniston three brothers Joe Hodges Cape Girardeau Dort Hodges Wyatt and Jake Hodges Charleston
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Charleston
Dorothy Camille Hodges
Mississippi County
Anniston
Rube Lee Hodges
Joe Hodges
Cape Girardeau
Dort Hodges
Wyatt
Jake Hodges
Fire Department Logs June Runs Total Sixty Four for Half Year
The fire department recorded seven runs in June with two visits to a Dixie Street house. Damage at Dixie Street was notable while other June calls caused negligible damage. The first half of the year totals sixty four runs.
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Dixie Street
Campbell district approves 288000 bond for new school
Residents of Campbellton area vote 63 percent in favor of a 288,050 bond to build a four unit school on a 13 acre site south of the current building. Superintendent Nichols says the plan serves grades one through six, with renovations making the existing building a high school for grades seven through twelve. Tax rate about 2.90 per 100 valuation. Also lists multiple marriage licenses issued in Stoddard County to residents from various towns.
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Campbelt
Camnubria
R. E. Nichols
Paul Buchmueller
Sikeston
Nichols
Plane Crash Fatal John Hagan of Mexico Mo
John Hagan, owner of the Mexico Flying Service and the Air Park Motel, was killed Friday when his crop dusting plane crashed east of Rush Hill, Missouri. He was the brother of Mrs. Pansy Faris and the father of Gladys.
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John Hagan
Mexico
Pansy Faris
F. Gladys
Rush Hill
Hagan
Air Park Motel
City Collector Reports June Receipts of 9412.92
Joe Mathis city collector reported total revenue of 9412.92 for June from various sources. Merchants licenses dominated with 8030.20, including a telephone company payment. taxes included poll tax 16, real estate back pay 119.48, personal back tax 60.08, merchants tax 1.40, and other items. Licenses comprised automobile 276.90, liquor 721.25, dog none. miscellaneous 98.76. clerk costs 3.70. interest 19.95. burial permits 36. fewer permits 25.
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Joe Mathis
Telephone Company
Heavy consumer demand hikes output at local shoe factories
International Shoe Corp expands production across four plants including Sikeston Missouri and Flora Illinois to meet a flood of orders for the new Good year welt shoe line priced from six ninety five to eight ninety five. Production began in 1953 at West Plains Missouri with rapid acceptance. Plants now run nine hour days and Flora plans ten dozen pairs daily with potential increase. Styles span wing tip dress oxfords and casual footwear with leather and composition soles and varied welting.
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ST Lolis
Ndf
Randcraft
Wesboro
Kingsway
Sikeston
Flora
Ill
Goodyear Welt
International
Hospital Admits and Discharges At Missouri Delta
A Missouri Delta Community Hospital report lists patients discharged Wednesday and admitted Thursday including names such as Florence Dover Morehouse Perry Byrd Lilbourn Hazel Hargraves Sikeston Stephen Brock East Prairie Lucille McDonald Sikeston Willie Ruth Thomas Dexter Mary Evelyn Hunter New Madrid Charles Douglas Hollis St Louis Jewell Loflin Charleston Ivory Joe Robinson Sikeston Wanda Bond Sikeston Annie Maze Cobo East Prairie Nancy Grace Sikeston and several new baby births. Also noted are discharged patients Lyndell Price Sikeston Margaret Lumsden Essex Hazel Thompson Sikeston Gladys Coffer East Prairie Charles Riley New Madrid Kenneth Barrick Sikeston and two new babies Mrs Tilman Fowler New Madrid and Mrs James French Jr Point Pleasant.
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Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Florence Dover
Morehouse
Perry Allen Byrd
Lilbourn
Hazel Hargraves
Sikeston
Stephen Brock
East Prairie
Lucille McDonald
Willie Ruth Thomas
Dexter
Mary Evelyn Hunter
New Madrid
Charles Douglas Hollis
St. Louis
Jewell Loflin
Charleston
Ivory Joe Robinson
Negro
Wanda Bond
Annie Maze Cobo
Nancy Grace
Essex
Hazel Thompson
Gladys Coffer
Charles Riley
Kenneth Barrick
Tilman Fowler
James French Jr
Point Pleasant
Seventeen youths enlist in Air Force via Sikeston Station
Seventeen area youths enlisted in the Air Force during June at the Sikeston Recruiting Station led by recruiting officer Sgt. Gerald McDaniel. Names include Charles W. Adkisson Randol O. Breece Dennis T. Horton Kenneth T. Jones Johnnie D. Maddox Freddie H. Payne Bobbie J. Tate Frankie J. Williams Ira Dodd Jr. Bobby J. Robertson Robert L. Brent John B. Scaife Ernest D. Brown William M. Phillips Kenneth E. Cocke James W. Edge and Donald L. Meier. July enlistments are open with cadet training for high school graduates. contact Sgt. McDaniel at the Post Office Recruiting Office weekdays. For info call 1922-R after 5 p.m.
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Air Force
Sikeston AF
Set
Gerald McDaniel
Charles W. Adkisson
Randol O. Breece
Dennis T. Horton
Kenneth T. Jones
Johnnie D. Maddox
Freddie H. Payne
Bobbie J. Tate
Frankie J. Wiilliams
Ira Dodd Jr
Bobby J. Robertson
Robert L. Brent
John B. Scaife
Ernest D. Brown
William M. Phillips
Post Office
Paradox of U S farming in 1930s to 1950s
The era saw acreage rise from 1.054 to 1.159 billion acres while farms declined from 6.182 to 5.382 million. Imports grown from 641 million to over 3 billion, with government corn projected to top a billion bushels by 1955. Critics blame Congress surrendering tariff control and private interests expanding surpluses funded by taxpayers.
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LePagees
Oran Child Admitted To Cape Polio Center
Little Rosalia Ann Friga eight daughter of Mr and Mrs Mike Friga of Oran was admitted to the polio center at St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau Thursday and placed in isolation. Orval Buchanan stationed in England wrote his wife and seven children at 143 Lake Rd that he is enjoying Air Force service. Buchanan's oldest son Harold is with the Army in Korea. Sgt Buchanan is the son of Pearl Buchanan of Sikeston. In the past five years ninety one new underground U S coal mines with daily capacity of five hundred tons or more have been placed in operation.
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Cline
Violet Carpenter
Oran
Chaffee
Himo
Fornfelt
Rosalia Ann Friga
Mike Friga
St. Francis Hosital
Cape Girardeau
Lake Rd
Air Force
U. S
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Dr. Armond
Reuber
Wagon Wheels
Cline Ables
County Recorder
REA
Stoddard County
Janice Evelyn Wilkison
Paxico LaRoy
D. Clark
Jefferson City
Billy J. Sandusky
Bernie Patsy Doris Wilson
Bernie June Helm
Davenport
Iowa
Horatio Brenson
San Jose
Cal
Willard D. Kelley
Bloomfield Mary M. Simpson
Puxico
David F. Hubbard
Effie Caroline Hunt
Bloomfield
Washington and
By C Wilson Harder
Benson
Denver
Brannan
Congress
Cape
Orval Buchanan
England
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
East Center Street
Sikeston Herald
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