Kenett Charges Allege Intimidation At Ely & Walker
Charges alleging intimidation and domination of an employees' organization at the Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company have been filed with the National Labor Relations Board. The CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers organizer Richard Brazier was beaten recently here and Gov. Donnell ordered state investigators. Ralph R. Beights of Poplar Bluff was killed in Fremont Ohio when struck by a car driven by William Mack. Mack was exonerated. Beights' parents survive.
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Kenett
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Richard Brazier
Donnell
State Labor Department
Haghway Patrol
Poplar Bluff
Ralph R. Beights
William Mack
Fremont
Ohio
Mack
Beights
Enoch Beights
Funeral services for Dr William H Allen held at 2 pm
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Dr William H Allen who died Thursday from heart ailment at the Hotel Adler Memphis where he served as house physician. A Benton native he formerly practiced at Blodgett before moving to Memphis several years ago. Rev Bernardo Groner, longtime St Josephs Catholic parish pastor, left for Freeburg Osage county to serve that parish, and was succeeded here by Rev Albert Weinig from Lawrencetown Ste Genevieve county.
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Benton
Wm. H. Allen
Hotel Adler
Memphis
Allen
Blodgett
Bernardo&. Groner
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Simo- Fornfelt
Freeburg
Osage County
Albert Weinig
Lawrencetown
Ste. Genevieve
Gen Ralph E Truman to Speak at Labor Day Bandstand Dedication
General Ralph E. Truman commander of the 55th Division will address Labor Day ceremonies in Circle Park as the new band stand is dedicated. The 140th Infantry Band from Camp Robinson, directed by Lieut. O. T. Honey, will perform.
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Chaffee
Ralph E. Truman
Circle Park
140Th Infantry
O. T. Honey
Camp Robinson
Fatal highway crash near Hannibal claims teen rider
John McKennel Cook 20, of Qulin, died after a Sunday noon collision when a brakes jammed auto veered off road near Hannibal. He was thrown onto rocks suffering a fractured skull. companions Jack Rothweiler and William Robinson of Palmyra survived.
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Qulin
John McKennel Cook
Scott Cook
Hannibal
Cook
Jack Rothweiler
William Robinson
Palmyra
Lilbourn Scouts Enjoy Camp Lewallen Week
Members of Lilbourn Boy Scout Troop 50 spent a week at Camp Lewallen detailing hikes to Holmes Cave and Mudlick Mountain, canoeing and swimming, working on first class requirements, and a water front program. They earned honors for their stunt and completed the nature study test, with departure after a final campfire and songs.
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Lilbourn
Camp Lewallen
Holmes Cave
Joe Cash
Mudlick Mt
Owen J. Taul
Hayti
Conny Campbell
Bull Rubottom
James K. Sims
Sikeston
Jim Sims
Allan Pollock
Mr. Sims
Joe Duncan
Butler
Don Vaughn
Charleston
Marvin Strunk
Cape Girardeau
Strunk
H. B. Campbell
Donald Vaughn
Canalou Farmer Died Friday Night
Funeral services were held at Canalou Baptist church for J. P. Harwood 56, who died Friday night after a sudden illness and major operation at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Interment was at Memorial Park cemetery in Sikeston. The article also notes a two week Baptist revival, visits by locals, and a swimming party at Dexter in honor of Zota Fay Harrison with several attendees.
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Canalou Baptist Church
J. P. Harwood
O. T. Bolling
Searcy
Ark
Mr. Harwood
Canalou
Arkansas
Southeast Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Memorial Park
Sikeston
Capitola Bell
Lilbourn
Billy Sue Burnett
Baptist Church
Fred Shrum
St. Louis
L. E. Weaks
Leonard Baughn
Albert Parks
Gerald Goins
Chaffee
Goins
Wayne Wright
Willie Saunders
P. L. McLaurin
Wes Smith
Maud Adams
Appalone Taul
Charles Harris
Waller Summers
Mr. Summers
Larkin Giddens
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
W. M. Moore
Dexter
Zota Fay Harrison
Benton
Frances Greenlee
Billy Margaret Lowe
Joyce Taul
Marylee Harper
Elouise Weaks
Agatha Parks
Gun Victim DePriest Buried in Wardell Friday
Funeral services for Thomas N. DePriest 69 Wardell resident were held Friday afternoon in Wardell with Rev A O Shearer of Caruthersville officiating. Burial followed in Wardell Cemetery. DePriest had been in ill health. authorities believe he shot himself in the temple with a .44 revolver in the garage while his wife prepared breakfast. Surviving are his widow Saphronia DePriest one son Millor DePriest of Wardell two daughters Ola Wilson and Lela May McCulley both of Caruthersville one sister Mary Goodman of Jackson Tenn.
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Thomas N. DePriest
Wardell
A. O. Shearer
Caruthersville
Wardell Cemetery
DePriest
Saphronia DePriest
Miltorr DePriest
Ola Wilson
Lela May McCulley
Mary Goodman
Jackson
Tenn
Camp Lewallen Memories From Departure Evening
James K. Sims recalls the return from Camp Lewallen at about 2 o clock as the group left with many memories of the good times shared during the camp experience.
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James K. Sims
Camp Lewallen
Congressmen Invited to Vacation in Missouri
Congressman C Jasper Bell of Jackson County mailed Missouri State Highway maps and descriptive literature to nearly six hundred members of Congress. A letter invited Congressmen to spend their vacations in the Scenic vacation lands of Missouri as part of a Chamber of Commerce program to promote the state. Pamphlets highlighted State Parks Big Springs Shepherd of the Hills Lake of the Ozarks Excelsior Springs and other recreational centers.
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Missouri
Congress
C. Jasper Bell
Jackson County
Sclons
Missouri State Chamber of Commerce
Big Springs
Shepherd of the Hills
Lake of the Ozarks
Excelsior Springs
Commerce residents and visitors list weekly in Cape Girardeau area
The column records numerous locals and guests including Mrs. Lee Wise shopping in Cape Girardeau, Mr. and Mrs. A N Ellis of Benton visiting here, and many relatives and friends from St. Louis Charleston Perkins Morley Memphis and New Jersey. Several Bertie Davis and G W Marshall family connections are noted with travel to Fredericktown Chicago and New Jersey for visits and picnics.
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Lee Wise
Cape Girardeau
Mary Ellen Inman
Eddie Clayton
St. Louis
Addison Lawrence
Garnett Wagner
Charleston
Lem Bollinger
Farley
Perkins
A. N. Ellis
Benton
A. G. Bondurant
Lee Loftin
Pauline Wise
Gene Granneman
Sandra
Horace Clark
Charlie Baldridge
Dorman Buck
George Buck
G. C. Darby
Ben Gaither
Bertie Davis
G. W. Marshall
Ada McNeely
J. R. Gentry
Tom Scott
Suzanne Williams
H. H. Blackledge
Lutie Bynum Evans
Elmira Bynum
Morley
Jennie Worsley
L. A. Bom
Clyde Dixon
New Jersey
A. H. Anderson
Henri Ann Clardy
Fredericktown
Clardy
Charles Clardy
Commerce
T. W. Anderson
Jane Wylie
Memphis
Morley News Notes Local Visitors and Events
Local column details visits and health news in Morley and nearby towns. Cape Girardeau hospital patients, Lightning hits a home, community church activities, and a wedding at Morley with Betty Ellen Brockett among the guests.
Believe What You Read in The Herald Hersid
A brief item notes readers are urged to verify information from The Hersid newspaper. The snippet emphasizes caution over trusting printed claims without cross checking sources.
Bloomfield Farmer Ends Life After Note To Mary
John Alfred Cox a 45 year old Bloomfield area farmer shot himself early Tuesday. Neighbors found the body in the dining room of the farm home. Sheriff Clyde Alexander said no inquest was needed. His wife Mary died four years ago. The note directed disposal of livestock and personal property. Surviving are his father Alexander Cox and brother W Z Cox both of Bloomfield.
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Mary
John Alfred Cox
Bloomfield
Clyde Alexander
Mr. Cox
Alexander Cox
W. Z. Cox
Conservation demos to begin on four New Madrid farms
Four New Madrid County farms will host full soil conservation demonstrations in the near future. Fred R. Jacoby, superintendent of the Soil Conservation CCC Camp, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and county extension agent will guide farmers in good land use, crop rotations, soil treatment, and drainage fixes. A new staff member will speed work, with farm cooperators chosen by a local committee. Demonstrations will run at least five years, aiming to set landmarks in land use and farm management for the community.
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New Madrid
Fred R. Jacoby
Soil Conservation
CCC
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Jacoby
Hair prices soar in China after Japanese invasion
Prices of human hair in China have jumped about 50 percent since the Japanese invasion. The sharp rise reflects wartime disruption of supply chains and increased demand, with traders reporting tighter markets and higher transport costs.
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China
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Seme News
Portageville
Sam Thacker
Here
Leroy Davis
Davis
Howard Cains
Canalou Farmer
Potashnick’s Local Truck System
Potashnick
Morehouse
Commerce News
Morley News
Jess Brasher
Jim Gipson
Grant Andrews
A. G. Ragains
St. Francis Hospital
Connie Kincaid
John Hitt
R. M. Murphy
Wil Foster
American Legion Post
Betty Watson
Forrest Watson
Bill Watson
Jim Mac Emerson
Ralph Vaughn
G. D. Harris
Peggy Lou
H. D. Ragains
Roy Johnson
Johnson
Charlies Mize
Ernest Mize
Near Sikeston
E. G. Andrews
Hilary Patterson
LaValle McDonald
Gupton
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
OTOR
New Madrid County
ACME
Farm Bureau Service Co
Rtp T
Acme Quality
Chevrolet
International
Nint
Aes Bae
Mitchell- Sharp Chevrolet Chevrolet Building
East Center Street
Sikeston, Mo
Weage
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