Patrolman in Suit For 5000 Damages
A circuit court filing in Benton accuses Curtiss Charles Anderson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Sheriff Hartzell Kimes of assault and improper custody of 14 year old Donald Ward from March 17 to 18. The petition seeks 5000 damages against Anderson and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, plus 15000 against Kimes’ bonding company. both cases await hearing.
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Benton
Curtiss Charles Anderson
State Highway Patrol
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York
Frye and Rowan
Cape Girardeau
Ben F. Ward
Matthews
Donald Ward
Young Ward
Anderson
New Madrid
Hartzell Kimes
Kimes
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Lincoln School for Negroes Nears Completion This Week
The $80,000 Lincoln public school for Negro students nears completion with eight modern classrooms, hot air heating, a ventilating system, slate blackboards, cork bulletin boards, and an electric alarm system. The single-story brick building features 148 by 15 feet exterior, eight classrooms, a principal’s office, a spacious hall, and paved access from street to boiler room.
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Lincoln Public School
Services Tomorrow for Local Business Man
Everett R. Putnam a Sikeston business leader died unexpectedly early Tuesday at his home 201 College street Heart trouble was the immediate cause He had planned a Mayo Clinic trip for later in the week Funeral services will be at Sikeston Methodist church at 2 30 Friday with burial in the Odd Fellows cemetery near Charleston Graveside services to follow (Continued on Page Eight)
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Everett R. Putnam
Sikeston
College Street
Putnam
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Sikeston Methodst
M. G. Joyce
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Charleston
London Relative Delayed Visit Ends in Sikeston Return
Nine years after a long distance call from London Mrs. John O Hara of Sikeston learned a London relative Sheila O Hara was set to sail for a visit. The voyage was postponed by the European war. Two years later Sheila married Kenneth Marks of Kendallville Indiana and moved to the United States. Mrs. Marks is visiting Sikeston and Mr Marks will join her soon to return home.
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John O'Hara
Sikeston
London
England
Sheila O'Hara
Shelia
Sheila
Kenneth Marks
Kendallville, Ind
Scott County Cotton Producers Tour Delta Mississippi
Scott county cotton producers left Sikeston for Memphis to join Missouri growers for a three day tour ending at Delta Experimental Station Stoneville Mississippi. Participants include John Hux E D Renner Robert Matthews Edward Matthews W P Hunter and Wes Schuchart. The group will tour the station study mechanization lint cleaning and proper operations wages while ginners discuss drying and cleaning. They will be guests of Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company at a barbecue dinner.
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Scott County
Sikeston
Memphis
Missouri
Delta Experimental Station
Stoneville
Mississippi
Scott Countians
John Hux
E. D. Renner
Robert
Edward Matthews
W. P. Hunter
Wes Schuchart
Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company
Potashnick Moved From Sikeston Hospital
Sam Potashnick, who had a heart attack last Sunday, was moved from Sikeston General Hospital to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis yesterday. His condition is reported as satisfactory.
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Sam Potashnick
Sikeston General Hospital
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Pass Zoning and Hike Light Rates Pass Zoning and Hike Light Rates
City council passes an amended zoning ordinance and approves a 13 to 14 percent electric rate increase for municipal light and power, with residential and commercial minimum KWH cut to 15, subject to Public Service Commission approval. Also approves street paving near the Armory and a Fraser crossing order with Frisco Railroad.
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Board of Publi Works
SxStem
Geo. W. Kirk
Missouri Utilities
Public Service Commission
Frisco Railroad
William Street
Farmers Look to Be in the Clover for Good Crops This Fall
Sikeston district farmers expect strong returns if crops hold, with corn and soybeans in excellent condition aided by recent rains. Wheat yields lag behind, with some reports as low as ten bushels per acre, and cotton also below average. Rye yields are notably high in at least two farms, while farmers prepare fields for a fall wheat crop and soybeans follow rye harvests.
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Sikeston
Richwoods
Drouth
Adrain Anderson
Bill” Simpson
Wallace Applegate
Simpson
C. F. McMullin
Acre
KSIM to Go On Air Saturday July 17
KSIM plans to commence broadcasting from Sikeston on Highway 60 at 1400 kilocycles with daily hours from 6 30 a m to 11 p m on weekdays and 7 a m to 10 p m on Sundays The station will receive FCC telegram confirming the launch and a detailed feature appears on the front page of Part Three of The Herald Also note a Memphis trip by Mr and Mrs R C Peage and Mr Elmer Peage last Saturday.
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KSIM
Sikeston
Missouri
H. C. Young
The
Herald
Federal Communications Commission
Sileston
Highway 60
the Herald
R. C.peage
Elmer Peage
Memphis
Tenn
Legion Memorial Park to honor WWI and WWII dead
Solicitation by mail and personal contact aims to raise 32500 for a permanent Sikeston Legion Memorial Park in the downtown district. Plans include a brick terrace with center flagpole, eight foot walks, a memorial cove flanked by WWI and WWII memorials, shrubbery, a plaque listing the fallen, and seating and landscaping to create a public gathering space. Herb Walton chairs the drive with Commander Charles H. Butler assisting. construction could begin within two weeks.
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Ot Monumental
Herb Walton
Legion Committee
Charles H. Butler
Walton
Legion Memorial
Demos Nominate Truman and Barkley
Harry S. Truman won the Democratic national convention on the first ballot with 947,145 votes and Alben Barkley of Kentucky named as his running mate by acclamation. Russell led for vice presidency, but Truman secured the nomination as the convention urged unity for the November election.
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Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Phil M. Donnelly
Mr. Truman
Barkley
United States
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Alben Barkley
Truman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
California
New Hampshire
South
Russell
Rusell
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Tennessee
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Mississippi
Senator Russell
Sam Rayburn
Phin
Franklin P. Roosevelt
Army Officer to Be Heard Here on Tuesday
Lieut Col Cox of New York will speak in Sikeston Tuesday July 20 on the draft and manpower needs of the Army. He will address a joint meeting of Sikeston service clubs at the Country Club at 8:00 p.m., following the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting, with the public invited. Cox will also discuss on KSIM at 6 p.m. and is introduced by Chas. H. Butler, American Legion commander.
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Col. Cox
New York
Sikeston
Army
Cox
Country Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
KSIM
Chas. H. Butler
American Legion
Max E. Frazier
Cape Girardeau
Sgt. Weaks
Tith Division
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trooper Anderson and Bonding Company
Buimes
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Walter Mills
Donald Story
Lincoln School
Board of Education
Fice
Scott County Cotton Producers
Mississippi Delta
Chamber of Commerce
Armory
Kirk
O’lear-Strickler’ Asphalt Co
Cherryville
Kans
Legion Memorial Park
Gioemorial Park
Legion Park
Demos
White House
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