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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
14
State Troopers search for 55 year old George Parks at request of his brother Max from his Poplar Bluff home. He has been missing since June 11, with officers acting on the family’s report.
Funeral services were conducted at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid on Wednesday afternoon for 75 year old A Berryman who died Monday of a heart ailment. Surviving are his widow Etta of Caruthersville and three daughters Mrs Ben L Parker of Port Huron Michigan, Mrs J H McCleary of Minneapolis Minnesota, and Mrs Gilbert Hazel of Centralia Til, and two sons Olen H of Wauwatosa Wisconsin and Ralph of Blytheville.
Harmon Field draws more children as supervised activities expand. In a five day period 259 youngsters and 62 adults used the facilities. A softball league has formed and water polo is now played in the pool.
New Madrid and Bernie police arrested New Madrid residents New Madrid-Virgil Stanfield aged 19 and Sammy Stanfield aged 20 after the theft of two trunk lockers from the New Madrid CCC camp last Saturday night. In Kennett, Billy Gray aged 4 sucked a grain of corn into his windpope while his mother fed chickens. hospital incision removed the grain and he recovered.
Co H Denman attended a reunion of the Sixth Missouri Regiment in St Louis last Saturday. The unit served in the Spanish American War as the Army of Occupation under Gen Fitzhugh Lee. The 42nd annual reunion featured F Loffhagen as current commander and Charles Seaman as secretary treasurer.
North Pole temperatures vary from 32 degrees in July to about 41 degrees below zero in January. The extreme cold in winter contrasts with milder summer readings, illustrating the region's wide seasonal swing.
Charles A. Demars a 72 year old farmer near Commerce was struck by lightning while riding a cultivator as a storm approached. The bolt hit his left shoulder instantly killing him and damaging clothing. Two horses were knocked down but recovered, and a second team driven by George Estes tried to run away until stopped. Funeral services were held in Benton with interment there. Survived by his widow Euphrosine, brother Joe of Fair Haven, Mich, and adopted son George Estes.
Mary Jane Cummins and Elizabeth Wagner returned home from the first Missouri Girls State held at William Wood College in Fulton last week. Sent by the local American Legion Auxiliary, both were outstanding Junior Auxiliary members. The program mirrors Boys State with city, county and state government, elections, proposed bills, and a Justice system run by the girls. On Friday the 213 participants toured the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. In Germany coffee rationing limits sales to a small portion per customer.
Americans eagerly open homes for British refugee children as Britain plans mass evacuation. The United States Committee for the Care of European Children coordinates sponsors in New York. Applicants submit full financial proof, affidavits, and provide for schooling until age 16. Adoption is not permitted. children must remain under British law.
A brief note urges readers to share the habit and tell a neighbor that they should also read The Herald. The call emphasizes broadening access and staying informed through local news.
Ruth Wilkerson, 16, formerly of Cape Girardeau and visiting in the area, stepped into a deep hole in the diversion channel near Dutchtown and drowned. A five hour search with divers from Dutchtown Chaffee Cape Girardeau and the CCC camp near Delta recovered her body about eight o clock Friday night fifty feet from the accident site. Her companions Helen Evans 18 Virginia Evans 11 Monroe Evans 14 were unable to help in time.
Ellis R. Ates of Oran has been appointed first lieutenant of Company A with three Scott County cor porals chosen at the Citizens Military Training Camp at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. 1,300 trainees from Missouri and Illinois are listed on the roster.
Practical warning guidance urging careful driving and intersection decision making. Emphasizes responsibility of engineers, the risk of accidents, and the value of patience. Highlights stopping for trains and avoiding horn-driven driving. stresses that being late is preferable to an absent accident.
A driving safety quiz asks which rule is safest on country highways and whether angle parking is safer than parallel parking. Options include passing, hogging the center, or staying at a reasonable speed away from lane edges. The true statement prompts true false answers.
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