Many City Building Permits Issued in July
Eleven city building permits were issued by July 27. Seven authorize frame residences for buyers E G Gilmore, Gilbert and Marie Clinton, Clark Hastings, W L Poe, Jack Edwards, D W Gilmore, and Bill Brannock with costs ranging from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars. Concrete buildings will be built by R F Carter at about 5 000 dollars. Dement Motor Company gains brick veneer addition at 17 000 dollars on S New Madrid street. Grady Kaiser obtains a temporary fruit-season shed permit.
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E. G. Gilmore
Gilbert
Marie B. Clinton
Clark Hastings
W. L. Poe
Jack Edwards
D. W. Gilmore
Bill Brannock
R. F. Carter
Charles K
Ada Dement
Dement Motor Company
S. New
Madrid Street
Grady Kaiser
Lot Cleared for Used Car Sales at South New Madrid
The Cement Motor Company is preparing a large southeast corner lot at Trotter and South New Madrid streets for a used car sales lot. The old wooden building on the site has been torn down and removed.
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Trotter and
South New Madrid Streets
The
Cement Motor Company
Repairs at Carroll residence remodel historic North Stoddard
Extensive repairs are underway at the former home of the late Judge and Mrs W L Carroll on North Stoddard Street. The project includes painting and rehabilitation of the large house as part of its restoration.
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W. L. Carroll
North Stoddard Street
Elderly woman seeks small apartment in Sikeston area
Wanted one or two room apartment by an elderly healthy woman who can help with child care or property care in owners absence. Call 74 or write EMR Care The Herald Sikeston Missouri.
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EMR
Care the Herald
Sikeston
Red Cross reports 1947 hits midwest hardest in decade
The American Red Cross spent 5 173 776 in 1947 across the Midwest with Missouri totaling 491 052 in aid. Texas led with 1 598 047 and New Mexico had 34. Ohio state figures show widespread disaster aid across 17 states due to tornadoes and floods. Missouri received funds for medical aid, shelter, repairs, and relief totaling 50 370 for April May tornado devastation.
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American Red Cross
Mid-Western
Red Cross
Missouri
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
New Residence Occupied By Mr And Mrs Schumacher
Mr and Mrs F X Schumacher moved into their new stone and plywood home on Vernon Avenue last month. Construction began March 15 on a one story house with three bedrooms two baths a living room and dining area. An attached field stone one car garage extends fronting the lot with a breakfast nook and kitchen behind it. Front yard walk runs beside the garage to a small front porch entering the living room. The mantle area features a long white mantle and mahogany finish with native stone surround.
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F. X. Schumacher
Vernon Avenue
Cape Girardeau recruiting office to expand for draftee processing
The Cape Girardeau Recruiting office plans space and personnel expansion as draftees will be processed there under the new draft law. Local boards will give only cursory examinations before draftees report for full physical and mental tests at the Cape Girardeau station. Enlisted reservists added include S/Sgt. Charles Jones Sikeston S/Sgt. John R. Terry Painton and T/5 Carl Scholes Malden.
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Cape Girardeau
Sappington
Caldwell
Jack Downing
Billie Dinnell
Bernie Lemmons
Caruthersville
Loren Tidwell
Advance
Bobby Dotson
James Galemore
Earl Simpkins
Charleston
Melvin Hamilton
Fisk
President seeks price control and excess profits tax
President Truman urges Congress to pass price control measures and renew excess profits taxes to curb inflation. He spoke amid a sparsely attended session, urging action to prevent a spread of communism, with additional recommendations including a displaced persons bill, education funding, and a UN headquarters loan.
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Truman
Congress
Philadelphia
Washington
Europe
United Nations
New York City
Senate
International
District Chiropractors Meet Here Sunday
The Southeast Missouri Chiropractic Association gathered Sunday afternoon at Dr. F. L. Sisson’s office with Dr. L. H. Bender, a former Missouri School of Chiropractics instructor in St. Louis, presenting. Discussion covered X-raying and district concerns, alongside proposed cuts to power and reclamation project appropriations such as the Tennessee Valley Authority steam plant at New Johnsonville, Tennessee. A push for a more equitable federal employee pay bill, a higher minimum wage, and increased Social Security old-age benefits were also discussed.
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Southeast Missouri Chiropractic Association
F. L. Sisson
L. H. Bender
Missouri School of Chiropractics
St. Louis
Tennessee Valley Authority
New Johnsonville
Tenn
New Residence Nears Completion at State Experimental Farm
A modern ranch type residence on the 100 acre State Experiment Farm a mile south of Sikeston on Highway 61 nears completion. Built for farm manager Carl Luper and Mrs. Luper the wood structure includes four rooms bath two car garage and a seed laboratory. It will be coal heated with hot and cold water and is expected to be occupied in early September. A driveway and landscaped grounds will follow.
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Sikeston
Carl Luper
Luper
Only Two Party Tickets for Missouri Primary Election
Only two party tickets will appear on Missouri voters ballots at next Tuesday primaries the Republican and the Democratic party. Other parties on the general election ballot have no primary contests so no tickets are prepared.
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Missouri
Dedication of Boy Scout Chapel at Camp Lewallen
A dedication service for the Boy Scout chapel at Camp Lewallen in Wayne County drew Rev A D Rankin Mrs Rankin Mr and Mrs George Kirk Burt Rowe and more than a hundred parents and friends. Speakers included Rev John C Vidall from Perryville Catholic Seminary and Rev R C Holliday Cape Girardeau Methodist district superintendent. A basket dinner followed. The chapel features a mahogany cross and candlesticks from Sikeston Methodist class a church flag from Charleston and a Bible from Cape Girardeau Grace Methodist class.
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Camp Lewallen
Wayne County
A. D. Rankin
George Kirk
Burt Rowe
Sikeston
John C. Vidall
Perryville
R. C. Holliday
Cape Girardeau
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Russell Compton
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the Herald
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SHERW/ WILLIAMS
the Housewives
Bryonite
Pestroy
Pastroy
Sikeston Paint and Wallpaper Co
Center Street
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Glidden
Home Materials CO
Bob Guthrie
Mgr
Scott County
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