War Thirty Years Ago Fifty Americans Hold Marne Line
Thirty years ago this week American Expeditionary Forces fought a decisive counter attack on Germans at the Marne. An air battle claimed the life of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt. Plans were set for a new Methodist church in Bertrand as Scott county men faced conscription with one absent.
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Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Bertrand
Butler County
Scott County
Benton
Uncle Sam
State Penitentiary
Vanety store opens in Sikeston and local revival era
In July 1923 H Peek of Anderson Indiana opens a vanety store in Sikeston. Twenty Baptist churches in New Madrid and Scott counties hold simultaneous revival meetings. Hoosier Land Co plats 16 acres in Sikeston as Sun set Addition for homes churches and a school for Negro people. Frank Van Horne brings a cotton stalk with 107 squares and blooms to The Herald office claiming 240 acres of fine cotton.
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H. Peek
Anderson
Ind
Sikeston
New Madrid
Scott Counties
Hoosier Land Company
Frank van Horne
Herald Office
van Horne
Mississippi farmers form group for levee protection
Twenty years ago on July 19, 1928 farmers in a Mississippi county organized to safeguard their interests during the construction of the setback levee. The note recalls Alvaro Obregon's assassination at a banquet near Mexico City as related events. A Sikeston street collision nearly occurred when a driver pushed the brake and steering wheel failed, narrowly avoided. Paving work continued on Highway 61 and Lone avenue with concrete paving progressing about a quarter mile.
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Mississippi
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Sikeston Street
Highway 61
Malone Avenue
Fire destroys Himmelberger-Harrison factory at Morehouse
Fifteen years ago on July 20, 1933 a lightning strike set fire to the Himmelberger Harrison Manufacturing Company handle factory at Morehouse. The blaze destroyed the factory and damaged adjacent buildings and machinery. Firefighters drew water from Little River to combat the fire and reportedly a group of eels was drawn into the hose and slapped onto the scene.
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Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing Company
Morehouse
Little River
Workers gain wage increase at International Shoe factory
The International Shoe Company's Sikes ton plant awarded workers a five percent wage rise. A teletype system was installed in each of the state's six troop headquarters of the Highway Patrol, enhancing communications during operations.
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International Shoe Company
I Sikeston
State Highway Patrol
Ten Years Ago In Missouri News Snapshot
Ten years ago ten items: Algie Felker, 51, of Vanduser, fatally injured after a truck fall. C E Felker of Sikeston is his brother. Gov Lloyd C Stark spoke at Malone Park for James M Douglas Democratic nomination for Missouri Supreme Court judge. E P Coleman sold seven truckloads of sweet corn 105000 cars on the Chicago market for 16 cents a dozen. corn grew on 20 acres. Private Alnet Lee Tanner of Sikeston, 22, died in an Army airplane crash near St Jacob Mil. John B Manor arrested in Denver after two and a half year hunt for murder of W Tom Carlton at Gray's Point May 8 1935. Douglas G Corrigan flew solo from New York to Ireland claiming he thought he was en route to California.
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Algie Felker
Vanduser
C E Felker
Sikeston
Lloyd C Stark
Malone Park
James M Douglas
Missour Supreme Court
E. P. Coleman
Chicago
Alnet Lee
Jack) Tanner
St. Jacob
Mil
John B. Manor
Denver
Colo
W. Tom. Carlton
Gray’s Point
Douglas G
Corrigan
New York
Ireland
California
Miss Jeanne Stratton First Female Lifeguard In Sikeston Pool
Five years prior to July 22 1943 Jeanne Stratton became Sikeston's first woman lifeguard at the municipal pool. The Big Inch pipeline extended from Texas east across fields to supply fuel during the war.
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Jeanne Stratton
Sikeston
Texas Out Fields
Ferris Wheel Originated for 1893 World Fair
The Ferris wheel sprang from George Washington Gale Ferris of Illinois who proposed a dramatic ride for the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. He coordinated officials and manufacturers, assembling parts nationwide with flawless precision, creating a lasting carnival centerpiece that profits the fair and still anchors midways today.
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Galesburg
Chicago
Empty shell makes a safe matches holder
A safe waterproof holder for ordinary wood matches can be made from an empty 12 gauge shell with a 16 gauge shell inside. The 16 gauge shell holds more than a dozen matches and fits tightly inside the 12 gauge shell for protection.
Scrap Metal Parade In Sikeston Spurs War Scrap Drive
The Little Inch line in Scott county neared completion while Sikeston held a Scrap Metal parade to mobilize support for collecting scrap iron for war materials. Weekly high reached 101 degrees with a low of 72.
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Little Inch
Scott County
Sikeston
Local Bakery Pioneers Remembered in Sikeston and Mount Vernon
Fred Schorle, a 25 year veteran baker, died in Mount Vernon after a career in Sikeston and Mount Vernon. Sikeston opened Mary Ann Beauty Shop at 108 South New Madrid Street. Sikeston’s weekly temps fell 32 degrees. The Matthews Wagon Yard building, dating to 1912, was demolished. Commerce streets were lit by electricity for the first time in its history.
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Fred Schorle
Sikeston
Mount Vernon
Ill
St Louis
Mary Ann
South New Madrid Street
Matthews Wagon Yard
Resolutions of Respect for Everett R Putnam Sr
In memory of Brother Everett R Putnam Sr who died July 13 1948. The Sikeston Lodge No 31 A F and A M New Englander drapes its charter for 30 days and sends condolences to his family. Committee members Clay A Mitchell E J Nienstedt Howard A Dunaway.
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Everett R. Putnam Sr
Mason
Grand Lodge
New Jerusalem
Sikeston Lodge No. 31
A. F
A. M
Sikeston
Missouri
Clay A. Mitchell
E. J. Nienstedt
Howard A. Dunaway
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Municipal Opera
Mark Twain
Richard Rodgers
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Forest Park
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Lorenz Hart
St. Louis
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Sue Ryan
Gale Sherwood
Mavis Mims
William Lynn
Pittman Corry
Edwin Steffe
Norman Young
Rowan Tudor
Evans
Prince Danilo
Carnegie Hall
Central Park
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Kansas
William Allen White
Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls Courier
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Martha Wright
Mary Ann McClintock
Elizzabeth Cady Stanton
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