New Nagin At Air School
Young men from across the United States arrive in Sikeston to join the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics as flying cadets of the U S Air Corps. The list of new cadets includes Carl P Bradbury Edward J Burke Clyde Callahan Morris M Clark and many others with residences from Maine to California. Miss Mildred Scherer hosts a birthday dinner followed by an outing to Wappapello Dam with motor boating.
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United States
Sikeston
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
United States Air Corps
Carl P. Bradbury
Bangor
Edward J. Burke
Union
N. J
Clyde Callahan
Goodwater
Okla
Morris M. Clark
Philadelphia
Tenn
Mildred Scherer
Wappapella Dam
Helen Thompson
Lucille Arnett Hortense Ward
Junior Collins
Merrett Boone
Jack Miller
Sunny Hale
Herald Offers Personalized Stationery at Reasonable Prices
The Herald promotes personalized stationery as a cost effective option, arguing readers may pay more for inferior quality. It suggests the service delivers better value than more expensive alternatives and targets cost-conscious shoppers.
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Herald
Story of the 61st State Assembly in Missouri
The 61st General Assembly, one of Missouri's most costly, fought a governor elect and investigated bribery claims within its ranks. It passed reform measures like a secret ballot law and extended unemployment benefits, while dealing with budget crises, delayed pay, and a push to re enact a 2 percent sales tax. The era ended with a bribery inquiry led by Charles Hay and a hurried adjournment amid unresolved questions.
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Missouri
61St General Assembly
Assembly
Donnell
General Assembly
Charles M. Hay
St. Louis
Capitol
Hay
Elliott
Brothers Charged in New Madrid Killing
Claude and Floyd Davis, brothers, are jailed in New Madrid facing charges after a fight that fatally injured deputy constable Clyde Foster, 20. Foster died hours later from a skull fracture, Sheriff Ed Ransburgh said he was struck with a car crank during a dispute over a $1.50 poker debt. Foster is survived by his widow and two children. Prosecuting Attorney J. V. Conran said Claude faces first degree murder charges, Floyd will be held on peace disturbance charges as the investigation continues.
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Claude
Floyd Davis
New Madrid
Clyde Foster
Foster
Ed Ransburgh
J. V. Conran
New Madrid County
Claude Davis
Floyd
Conran
Studebaker Posts High June Sales Across Cars and Trucks
Domestic June sales reach 14,431 units, lifting six month total to 70,749. Factory June shipments number 14,564, including 97 trucks for the United States Army. This compares with 11,528 factory sales in June last year.
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Studebaker
Studebaker Corporation
United States Army
Red Cross Shipments From Scott County Reach New Jersey Warehouse
The Scott County Red Cross unit sent garments to a New Jersey warehouse for England relief. Items include convalescent robes, shirts, dresses, skirts, layettes, shawls, mufflers, afghans, and sweaters. Notably 45 children’s sweaters were knitted by Sikeston American Legion Auxiliary. December 1941 quotas outline knitted garments, socks, sweaters, knitted suits, baby sweaters, mittens, beanies, hospital pajamas, toddler packs, and woolen skirts.
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Scott County Red Cross
New Jersey
England
Sikeston American Legion Auxiliary
Cape Girardeau Man Named State Warden
Cape Girardeau police judge Paul Kaiser will become warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary on Sunday July 20 succeeding Tom Scott of Benton. Loyd Miller director of the penal board announced Kaiser's appointment after Scott resigned to return to his farm. Kaiser, a Republican, previously served as Cape Girardeau tax collector and is active in the American Legion and the Young Republican Club. Scott became warden in 1938 after five years as deputy warden and is a former Scott County sheriff. he is reportedly under consideration for a place on the penal board.
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Paul Kaiser
Cape Girardeau
Missouri State Penitentiary
Tom Scott
Benton
Loyd
Boots) Miller
Penal Board
Kaiser
Scott
American Legion
Young Republican Club
Scott County
Dresses Sold for Women and Girls Highlight Local Market
A local sale lists women's woolen dresses and cotton dresses for girls in a single catalog. The event showcases a range of fabrics and sizes, reflecting a broad selection for household wardrobes.
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New Nagin
Air School
Harrington E. Drake
Caldwell, N. J
William H. Edwards
East Williston
Howard B. Ellsworth
Irvinston
N. Y
Joseph H. Ferenbacher
Jackson Heights
Edward I. Finneburgh
New York
Stuart V. Forest
Rochester
Delbert Franklin
Gary
W. Va
Gareth F. Gilson
Emporia
Kan
Donald G. Griffin
John H. Halleck
Saramac Lake
John T. Kemp
Auburn
Charles E. Murphy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Arthur L. Noble
Spring Valley
Nicholas T. Nonnenmacher
Woodside
Paul A. Nordstrom
Clifton
Walter E. Obermeyer
Decatur
Roy L. O’neil
Waterburn, Conn
Giles W. Reynolds
Geneva, N
Wilbur A. Ritter
Brooklyn, N
Napoleon B. Smith
Fort Valley
Clarence E. Smith
N.Y
Taylor E. Donald
Syracuse
James V. Webster
East Rockaway, N. Y
Gordon L. Whitmyer
Scotia, N. Y
Edward L. Wilson
Ridgeley
Louis G. Herrman
Baltimore
Maryland
Henry J. Carlin
Albert R. Evans
Oakland
Walter L. Henry
Chicago
George R. Graviss
Louisville
Adolph J. Dangielowicz
Providence
James F. Thompson
Buffalo
Joseph R. Vergara
Bronx
Charles E. Coffin
Bucksport
Maine
Edgar W. Zwicker
Marblehead
Mass
John C Whitcomb
Boxboro
Seymour Berman
Wilmington
Del
John H. Sutton
Preble
Walter Kelly
Morristown
Raymond R. Brown
Clarence
Robert J. Sullivan Fulton
Coburn B. Snook
Fayetteville
Felton H. Odom
Cleveland
Miss
Bernard A. Goncher
Johnstown
John E. Rees
Rome
Norman Segal
Brooklyn
Harold F. Hagerty
Hockessin
Virgil J. Klopfer
Piqua
Howard C. Deahyne Jr
Smyra
Eben H. Lewis
Boothbay Harbor
Sylvan Feld
Woodhaven
Richard E. Standley
Belmont
Thomas F. Madden
Boston
Joseph M. Snow
Mountain Home
Otto H. Martens
Ogallala
Neb
Irving H. Ward
Lawrence
Fred 8. Brown
Frankewing
Joe E. Jenkins
Maquoketa
Harold A. Sanders
Detroit
Mich
John J. Caldwell Jr
Sunbury
Myron J. Towle
Fort Fairfield, Maine
Donald J. Strout
Brownville, Maine
Dana C. Dingley
Farmington
Omer R. McDuff
Brunswick
Paul E. Tibbetts
Portland
William R. O'Connor
St. Augusta
Grant H. Thibeault
Herman L. Smith
Roanoke, Va
Elite Hat Shop Welter Building
Sikeston, Missouri
State Assembly
Liquor Department
Highway Patrol
Forrest C. Dondell
Lawrence McDaniel
Howard Ellett
St. Louis County
Supreme Court
Forrest C. Donnell
Jefferson City
RED Cross
Tiny’s
Keith
Tiny Beauty Salon
Nature
Wlottons
Simeston
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