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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
11
The Sikeston Herald lists Clint H. Denman as Publisher and Ward Denman as Assistant. The paper is published every Thursday at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri with telephone numbers 99 and 900.
The statement asserts that America’s responsibility remains to supply arms and food to England while avoiding direct combat involvement. It emphasizes noncombat support as the proper wartime duty for the United States.
The Herald reports Editor Blanton of the Standard is ill at his home this week and hopes he soon regains his usual good health.
A comment argues that a single modern knitting machine could outproduce a town’s knitting for soldiers, yet the psychology matters. The idea that more women knit for troops strengthens belief that such items are needed and that war is inevitable.
A wry remark notes how vaudeville admission once promised a glimpse of a dancer’s leg for a dollar, while today many wear that spectacle openly on the streets. The speaker quips that patience brings the whole leg into view without the old gatekeeping.
Two serious accidents last week in Sikeston and a neighboring county left Sikeston men as victims. One hit and run driver has been caught and jailed, while authorities hope the other suspect will be captured and removed from traffic.
An advertisement notes that due to extreme heat the devil has shut houses of ill repute and gin joints for the rest of the summer. Replacing the devil with church suggests how control over these places would read as a true picture.
Proud parents Mr and Mrs S B Handwick of Bertrand welcomed Lieut. B Hardwick Jr who landed his plane here after flying from his Idaho home to Sikeston to spend a few days with family. The officers and their children are shown in shared pride as the family bonds are highlighted.
An opinion argues that loud radios, car horns, and barking dogs annoy neighbors. While calling for restraint, it condemns those responsible as devilish figures, noting such disturbances would be less in country life and intolerable in cities.
A Benton jury acquitted a Black man who had pleaded guilty after claiming officers beat him to obtain a confession. The writer denounces third degree tactics as brutal and cowardly, urging an end to such methods and predicting society will render them as rare as murder.
An ornate toast to the press as a guardian of freedom applauding its role as a strong sword of justice and a bright sun beam of truth in Horace Greeley’s celebrated sentiment.
Twenty five years ago on Friday July 21 1916 The Sikeston Herald notes motorcycles trip by Ben Matthews Jack Matthews and Clyde Reed to New York and the East via Southern Illinois. Fire damages J C Davis residence on North Ranney street after lamp explosion due to lighting. Firefighters face low water pressure but extinguish most of the blaze. Local press modernizes with new typesetting and folding machines while listing candidates Barton Blanton Arthur Anderson Felker Bruton for county offices.
Twenty years ago on July 22 1921 J W Reichle of Walnut Ridge Ark became the new owner of the Hotel Marshall after purchasing it from George N Green who had run it since September. A group of Sikeston boys formed an DeMolay chapter Monday night with Paul Denman as master councilor Hugh Price Crowe senior councilor Zuecis Emory Baker junior councilor Clarence Scott scribe and A J Moore Jr treasurer.
Capt E F Wheatley and family arrive from Fort Benning to serve as instructor for the 140th Infantry Missouri National Guard. Mr and Mrs W H Carter celebrate golden wedding anniversary. D Matthews of Sikeston attends dedication of new bridge and the State Park at Van Buren, both dedicated last Saturday.
Ten years ago on July 16 1931 a stubborn fire leveled two Illmo business buildings causing about 40000 in damage. Sikeston voters and officials ordered Missouri Utilities to remove poles and power lines from city streets. The city plant opened two months earlier and already supplies most local electricity. wheat prices in Scott County dropped to a new low at 31 cents per bushel.
Five years ago on July 13 1986 Missouri baked under a 107 degree high as a heat wave stretched into the week with consecutive 105 degree readings. The heat claimed 323 lives in Missouri since July 4. The new Moore Avenue grade school building will be named The Ralph E Bailey School.
In Chicago early this morning, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was renominated for a third term by the Democratic national convention. Also this week, the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics in Sikeston underwent its first official Army inspection.
Construction started this week on a thoroughly modern new theater in Charleston. O. W. McCutchen, local theater owner, will oversee the project with plans for one of the area's most beautiful venues.
The Herald compiles farm notes including crop conditions, livestock reports, market prices, and weather outlooks. Officials urge farmers to prepare soil, monitor moisture, and plan for upcoming harvest windows across regions and seasons.
The Army Air Corps becomes Army Air Forces under War Department with headquarters for the air forces. Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold is chief of the air forces and deputy chief of staff for air, acting as liaison with the General Staff. The change marks a shift toward an independent air arm while remaining under overall Army control.
Jefferson City Mo Gov Worrest C Donnell vetoed the motor vehicle use tax bill. The measure would have levied a 2 percent tax on the purchase price to secure a title certificate. He cited constitutional questions and potential litigation if enacted.
Secretary of Labor Perkins reported that prices of 18 staple foods in 18 cities were up 1.7 percent in the last half of June. Eggs rose 27 cents a dozen, butter 1.33 cents a pound, pork chops 1 cent a pound, canned tomatoes 23 percent, and lard 46 percent. The sole notable decline was cabbage, down 0.73 percent.
Amanda Clayton a Bertrand pioneer dies at Bertrand after a broken hip from a fall at the Malone Theater in Sikeston. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm at the Bertrand Methodist church with Rev. J J Willis officiating and interment in Oak Grove Cemetery. She was born June 20 1863 and lived in Bertrand her entire life. Survived by several nephews Albert Arthur Allan Alfred Avery Newton and William Clayton and her niece Mrs John Gary.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at Little Vine church in the Big Opening community for Annette Northern mutant daughter of Mr and Mrs Lesle Northern who died of colitis at 1215 Tuesday morning at their home in New Madrid county south of Sikeston. Rev R Asa of Matthews will conduct the services and interment will be in the church cemetery. The child is survived by its parents three brothers Leslie Jr Eugene and James and two sisters Leona and Louise.
Among those from Sikeston who attended the McBride family reunion were Mrs. Walter Little, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cooley and children Joe and Goldie, Ardeth Kirby and Doris Stinnett. The 92 attendees planned a reunion next year in St. Louis.
Leaders of the recently organized Scott County Taxpayers Association met in Benton Monday night with vice president ILM Standley of Sikeston in charge. Otto Diebold of Benton M J Sherman of Oran and George Pearman of Blodgett spoke. A directors meeting is set for Friday night.
Mr and Mrs Harry Hambrick and their children will depart July 23 for a two week trip with friends and relatives visiting Georgia Virginia and North Carolina.
Mrs J H Hayden Jr admitted for emergency appendectomy on July 10 night. Loretta Cox of near Sikeston dismissed home. Mrs J R Harwell and daughter Regina dismissed home. Bridwell Crenshaw and son Robert Logan dismissed. Ward Denman and son Philip Ward dismissed. Mrs Luther Little admitted for minor surgery. Mrs Louis Dane of Canalea admitted for observation. Al Swaim barber admitted after being hit by car on highway 60 at Frisco Railroad crossing. left leg injuried and cuts. Luther Hill of Wichita, Kansas admitted for observation.
Miss Abbie Lee Mominson returned yesterday from a two week vacation in Minnesota. She stayed with Mr and Mrs Henry East and J J East at a Mille Lacs Lake cottage in Aitkin. The group visited Omaha Des Moines Detroit St Paul Minneapolis and Rochester during the trip.
The article explains stamp based sales rules for cotton goods. It covers eligibility of buyers, over the counter purchase requirements, installment payments with stamps only on first installment, cash for subsequent payments, lay aways, and non refund policy with credit slips to track purchases. It warns on using sales slips to verify stamp or cash payments and notes exchangeability of stamped goods for equivalent cotton items with a credit slip.
A group traveling near Mille Lacs Lake reportedly used a boat to haul about seven mules offshore. They fished for watered pike and average catches weighed five pounds per fish. In one day they netted fifty fish ranging from two to five pounds.
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