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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
3
The article encourages readers to capture circus moments with cameras and color film, noting outdoor daytime shots offer rich color. It advises photographers to stay steady, shoot early to catch unloading, and apply fast films indoors or out for vivid pictures.
Canalou area residents hosted relatives from Detroit and nearby towns during a busy weekend with many drop in visits. Family names include Jones, Newman, Phelps, Colsten, Leach, Arbuckle, Parks, and Warren among others, with travel from St Louis Nashville and East Prairie noted.
Transfer notes show parcels including 3.82 acres in Union Park area and lots in Clayton Additions Sikeston. Transactions list buyers and sellers such as Joe Schumer and Doris Parsons with various other considerations noted.
Reports list several filings: Bank of Adare versus Theon, Bank of Advance versus Albert Sutton, Bernice James versus Sarmiel Jamies, and A B Cooper with Jamie May Cooper versus Leroy Frankum. One entry notes marriage on February 8 1955 and separation September 22 with alimony and domestic issues alleged. Also references a vehicle collision claim filed May 2 1955.
Scott County Circuit Court minutes show Jimmy E Robertson vs Vern D Robertson divorce proceeding. Jointly married June 12, 1953. separated March 15 this year. desertion cited with minor daughter. Additional actions include Neptune Meter Co vs Hubert Boyer. Topsall lubricants vs R H and C J McIntyre. Federal Land Bank of St Louis vs Ulrich Ubhrhahn et al inter pleader. Several criminal cases: State v Billy Gene Partin, plea guilty. State v Sherman Johnson, concealed weapon, guilty. State v Robert Ray Johnson, careless driving under intoxication, guilty. State v Charles Buchanan, operating under influence, guilty. State v Willie Mitchell, operating under influence, guilty. State v James Miller Painter, under influence, guilty. each sentenced to terms or paroled on costs. Also State v Caleb Oliver, careless driving under influence, guilty. license suspended. State v Rufis Sanford, careless driving under influence, guilty. six months jail and license suspension. Alfred Halter filing, abstract of taxable properties listed with totals for real and personal property valuation.
Glenn Patton advises that flocks of 500 hens or more should consider installing a refrigerated egg cooling room in the laying house to improve hatchability and egg quality. An efficient cooling room reduces handling distance and can boost annual income, with costs recoverable through better marketable eggs.
Local families and friends gathered in Blodgett and nearby towns for visits and holidays. Chicago visitors Wendell and Beverly Williams stayed two weeks with Lambert and Muller families while several others shared weekend stays and day trips to St Louis Sikeston and Morley.
Practical guidance on late transplanting, stressing careful root handling and prewatering. Recommend preparing soil with starter solution, keeping roots intact, and watering gently to minimize shock. Notes that plants recover with reduced growth rate but earlier harvest possible by indoor starting.
A guide for families to plan a small children friendly garden. Dad helps with simple paper layouts and measuring while kids choose seeds, place flowers and vegetables, and learn by doing. A 4 by 6 foot plot suits youngsters, with basic tools and short daily tasks to foster pride and outdoor activity.
Sisty 4-H club members leaders and parents recently attended a Secay camp at District 4-H Camp on Lake Wappapello. Clubs represented included Brown Spur Matthews Canalou Marston Conran Shamrock Phillips and Friendship. Camp featured swimming nature trails aluminum trays softball and the Indian Council Ring with vesper service and candle lighting. Participants enjoyed the new $12,000 kitchen and dining hall first used this year.
The report lists various local activities and visits: trips to Jacksonville to see Mrs Anderson’s mother who broke her hip, and guests at several homes across Parme Palms Citys and Maiden Sunday. It notes a Baptist Vacation Bible School starting July 22 at 1 30 pm daily through four, and 4-H students traveling to Lincoln University for a three day course. It mentions a Bible class at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and new teachers beginning the 946 7 school year with staff changes at Lilbourn Elementary and Catron Jr High. The piece also references Detroit visitors, wedding postponement, and a note about the Cascade tunnel of the Great Northern, claimed as the longest in the Western hemisphere at 7.79 miles.
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