Sikeston Youth Linked in Murder
William Bernell Wilkerson, 18, living south of Sikeston, admitted involvement in the Wisconsin hermit murder last May. He told officers in Sikeston he aided Willie Cook in the assault, carried a baseball bat in anticipation of robbery, and described their flight and return to Missouri before being sent back to Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bermell Wilkerson
Jewell Wilkerson
Sikeston
Wisconsin
Wilkerson
Walter Ancell
Claude McManus
Ancell
Willie Cook
John Smith
Frey
McDougal
William Bennell Wilkerson
Missouri
Crandon
Lily
Willie
Frances
St. Louis
Poland
Canada
Mexico
Kansas
Yount Guests From St Louis This Weekend
J H Yount Jr of Sikeston will host Jack Rausch and Nick Just from St Louis for the weekend. Local residents expect a cordial visit and mention plans for photos and a casual gathering at Yount’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Yount Jr
Near Sikeston
Jack Rausch
Nick Just
St. Louis
No Addition for Shoe Factory Says Huters
Sikeston shoe factory rumors of enlargement are denied by Superintendent W L Huters. He has no information supporting plans for a new warehouse or factory expansion. The Sikeston plant, built in 1923, employs about 600 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Telephones Damaged by Storm Saturday
Approximately 150 jobs faced the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company during a severe electrical and wind storm Saturday. O. T. Elder, Sikeston branch manager, said damage came mainly from blown lightning protectors fuses. Most of the 1300 Sikeston phones were back in use by Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
O. T. Elder
Sikeston
Elder
Jury Lectured By Judge Kelly In Benton Case
A circuit court jury in Benton heard Circuit Judge Kelly explain the duty of jurors when they deliberated in the case against Fred Holland of Jonesboro. The jury found Holland guilty of defrauding Lula Sparks of Portageville by posing as an FHA loan agent and accepting $120, with sentencing to be set by the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Kelly
Frauc
Fred Holland
Jonesboro
Ark
Holland
Missouri
Ralph E Bailey
Conly Purcell
Sikeston
Lula Sparks
Portageville
Federal Housing Administration
Man Held After Alleged Attack on 11-Year-Old Girl
State Trooper V P Boussau bin and City Officer Walter Hughes arrested Homer Grimes at his home Saturday for questioning in the reported attack on an 11 year old New Madrid girl Sunday evening. Grimes, 32, was taken to New Madrid authorities after identification by the girl and by M W Willis of Sikeston and another witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. P Boussaubin
Walter Hughes
Homer Grimes
New Madrid
Grimes
Hennington
Boisaubin
Cape Girardeau
Lorene Regeins
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau Hospital
M. W. Willis
Sikeston
Willis
Highway 61
WPA relief labor cut announced for district
Gordon B. Snider district director announced that all WPA certified employees with 18 months continuous employment will be released as soon as possible to meet the state August quota of 71 500 workers. Those whose service ends in August or earlier will leave in August or late July, others after 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Projects Administration
Gordon B. Snider
Farmington
WPA
Standard Oil Agent Praised for Local Anniversary Ad
F C Kindred, Sikeston Standard Oil plant agent, said department heads praised the May 18 Sikeston Herald page ad celebrating Standard Oil's fiftieth anniversary. Messages came from L W Cameron, Wesley Nun, F B Kramer, R W Wavy, with photostats sent across Standard Oil territory. Extra copies were ordered by Chicago headquarters for salesmen and the St Louis division highlighted an editorial in the National Petroleum News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Kindred
Standard Oil Company
The
Herald
Sikeston Herald
Standard Oil
Sikeston
L W. Cameron
Central Division
Chicago
Wesley I. Nun
Standard Oil Co
F. B Kramer
St. Louis
R. W. Wavy
Kindred
W. Way
St Louis
National Petroleum News
Jaycees to Hold Picnic Wednesday Near McMullin
Junior Chamber of Commerce members will host a picnic and wives and friends gathering on Wednesday night July 26 at Applegate's Grove near McMullin. Tom Logan, president, will preside over the business meeting connected with the event. No meeting of the JC offered this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Applegate’s Grove
McMullin
Tom Logan
Sikeston Council to Pick New Street Commissioner
The Sikeston city council discharged Street Commissioner Roy M Beck after a tied vote, with Mayor G W H Presnell casting the deciding ballot. Gust A Zacher temporarily supervises the street and alley department as candidates for the post include Abe Schurenbers Barney Forrester Doug Harris Jake Sutton Steve Witt Vance Montgomery and Elbert Morrow. The next regular meeting on August 7 will select a permanent successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Gust A. Zacher
Roy M Beck Beck
G. W. H. Presnell
Zacher
Beck
Abe Schurenbers
Barney Forrester
Doug Harris
Jake Sutton
Steve Witt
Vance Montgomery
Elbert Morrow
Presnell
Thomas Rafferty
S. L. Lawrence
Southeast Missouri Elevator Company
Delegates Elected for District Meeting
Mesdames W A Smith and Roy Warner led the election of delegates to the 11th American Legion district meeting to be held in Sikeston on August 6 with Mesdames Montgomery Dye Presnell Rabb Malone Langley chosen as alternates. The Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion hut with 24 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
W. A. Smith
Roy Warner
M. E Montgomery
Tanner C. Dye
American Legion
Sikeston
G. W. Presnell
UT. Rabb
E J. Malone Jr
Lt. Langley
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
C. L. Malone
The
Legion
New Armory
Legion Auxiliary
Birth announcements list newborns from several families
Jo Ann Rayburn born Friday July 14 to Mr. and Mrs Walter Rayburn. Billy Joe Hoskins born near Sikeston on July 17 to Mr. and Mrs Jim Hoskins. Harold Everett Eubank born near Sikeston on July 14 to Mr. and Mrs Robt HW Eubank. Martyn Marie Stubblefield born July 19 in Sikeston to Mr. and Mrs Marion Stubblefield. Byford Ray Durbin born July 17 to Mr. and Mrs Byford Durbin of Canalou. Charles Ellis Hart born July 15 to Mr. and Mrs Homer Hart of Canalou. Glenda Jo Heckert born July 15 to Mr. and Mrs Wm Heckert of Bertrand. Robert Stewart new grandson of Mr. and Mrs Ernest Hedden. Roy Hedden family in Sundance Wyoming welcomes a son born July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann
Walter Rayburn
Billy Joe
Jim Hoskins
Sikeston
Harold Everett
Robt. HW. Eubank
Martyn Marie
Marion Stubblefield
Byford Durbin
Canaiou
Byford Ray
Charles Ellis
Homer Hart
Canalou
Wm. Heckert
Bertrand
Glenda Jo
Robert Stewart
Ernnest Hedden
Roy Hedden
Sundance
Wyroming
Weather relief as weekend storm cools Sikeston
The city faced 99 degree heat Friday dropping to 65 Saturday and Sunday with 2.71 inches of rain over the period. Outlook calls for generally fair weather in Southeast Missouri with possible scattered thundershowers in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikestonians
Mercury
Missouri
Grocery Thief Is Apprehended In North End Grocery Raid
A four man theft gang robbed Russell Walker's North End Grocery early Tuesday. Clyde Henson admitted part of the robbery after cigars and cigarettes were found on him and led officers to hidden loot. Lonzo Barnes and two others nicknamed Peck and Rip fled. Henson was taken to the county jail in Benton. The store loss included cigarettes, cigars, cheese, ham, candy, a cash register and a clock. The burglary marked the second such robbery at the store in about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Walker
North End
Moring
Claude McManus
McManus
Frisco Tracks
Highway 60
Sikeston
Melvin Dace
State Highway Patrol
Walter Hughes
Walker
Murray l Lane
Clyde Henson
Murray Lane
E. P. Coleman
Henson
Lonzo Barnes
Peck
Rip
Benton
Russell Walkers
Lions Fish Fry At Reelfoot Lake
Forty one men attended the Sikeston Lions Club fish fry at Reelfoot Lake Tennessee. The event included members and guests. no luncheon this week. The next gathering will be at the Palace Cafe next Wednesday noon with A M Jackson presiding as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reelfoot Lake
Sikeston Lions Club
Tennessee
Palace Cafe
A. M. Jackson
Runaway Girl Reunited With Parents in St Louis
Ruth Camezind a young St. Louis girl was picked up in Sikeston this week by State Highway Patrol Sergeant Melvin Dace with her male companion Wilbur Rich ter The girl had fled from home in St Louis and was returned after her parents sought help It was the second escape for the girl who had earlier run away from a Catholic school at Arcadia and been placed with users in Poplar Bluff before returning to St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Camezind
St. Louis
Melvin Dace
State Highway Patrol
Wilbur Richter
Arcadia
Poplar Bluff
Race Trouble Quieted After Oran Demonstration
County and state police reported quiet after a weekend race demonstration in Oran where Albert Heisserer a 26 year old farmer and kin of a Sikeston man was seriously stabbed. The clash began when a negro allegedly pushed a white man off a downtown sidewalk. Four or five negro families were driven from Oran their homes looted and an effigy hung. Sheriff Hobbs arrests were made and the militiamen watched. authorities planned to question detainees to identify the attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran
Albert Heisserer
Sikeston
Heisserer
Sherff John Hobbs
T S&s
Sherif Hobbs
Circuit Court Moves Sluggishly in Scott County
The Scott County circuit court, slow but active, adjourned with several rulings and new filings. Pending Monday is the Cherokee 31500 suit by Mary Davis of Sikeston against Sikeston city, with her claim for $500 and $1000 punitive damages after a building at 404 Hunter Street was torn down in 1937. Also on tap is a petition for a padlock order against Charles Waters tavern at Pop City, with Judge Frank Kelly not yet ruling. In other actions, judgments were entered, defenses dismissed, and new cases filed by Prosecuting Attorney David Blanton. Divorces granted include Edna Shankle, Ruby Marshall, Rob Owens, Thelma Powers, Etta Greece, and Mary Gwaltney, with child custody and support terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Davis
Sikeston
Scott County
David Blanton
Charles Waters
Pop City
Frank Kelly
Blanton
Waters
J. R Lee Sr
J. R. Lee Jr
W. E Bone
Wilbur Bruce
Gamblins
Edna Shankle
Wyatt Shankle
Ruby Marshall
Clarence Marshall
Rob Owens
Bertha Owens
Thelma Powers
W Eddi Powers
Etta Greece
Edgar H Greece
Mary R. Gwaltney
Robert F. Gwaltney
Picnic Tomorrow for Sikeston Kiwanis
Members of the Sikeston Kiwanis Club plan a Friday night picnic at Apple Gate Grove on Highway 61 near McMullin. George Hale was named chief cook for the event, and L M Standley reported at the club meeting that two new Kiwanis clubs opened this year in Paragould and Blytheville, Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hale
L. M. Standley
Kiwanis Clubs
Sikeston Club
Hotel Marshall
Standley
Paragould
Blytheville
Ark
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Smith
Cook
Robert A. Dempster
William Bernell Wilkerson
Niewspaper
Bes
W. L. Huters
Haters
Man
Company
Jaycees
Council
Harry EE. Dudley
Frank Schulte
Elodie Sheppard
George Steele
Charles Lincley
J. H. Dickerman
Matthews
Scott Courty Circuit Court
Otis Morris
FEF. C. Robinson Lumber Company
J. A. Sutterfield
Florence Marshall
Marshall
Automobile Bonding Company
Paul Slinkard
Missouri Discount Corporation
Clara Hurt
New York Underwriters Insurance Company
Mabel Smith
C. F. Clark
Lawrence LeGrand
Account
Errcurt Court
Wisp
Cade Girardeau Consolidated
Harms
Scott
Stoddard
Cape Girardeau County
Schanls
Joyce Emerson
A. C. Johnson
Rustice Court
Sikeston Kiwanians
Sikeston Kiwanii Club
Applegate Grove
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