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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1949
Page
9
KSIM on Highway 60 West marks its first anniversary next Sunday July 17 with an open house from 5 to 10 p m. Manager H C Young invites all to attend while noting KSIMs slogan In the Heart of the Modern Promised Land and its 1400 kilocycles 250 watt operation.
Warren Topp, formerly WTMV St Louis announcer and WEW WEW FM editor, becomes KSIM news announcer in Sikeston with wife and 2 year old daughter Shyri Ann moving here. He is Washington University journalism grad. Former KSIM announcers Stengel and Watkins moved to WTMV and CICH Halifax respectively. Firemen were called to the home of Luther Hodge, 331 South.
KSIM on West Lake Road subdued a fire started by a hot water heater in a closet around 10 pm Tuesday with light damage. Sunday saw a home on Sunset Addition suffer a short circuit in an electric refrigerator, causing only slight damage. The W. W. Fitzgerald office at 205 Trotter Street also required a call when an electric window fan caught fire, burning its motor with minimal damage.
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