Monument Erected in Sikeston Cemetery Fifty Tons
Thirty years ago a fifty ton Barrie granite monument was installed at Sikeston city cemetery on the John E. Marshall grave, with his son Lynn and wife buried nearby. Frank E. Rount devised a hoist and used special tractor transport to move and set the six-piece stone on a concrete foundation measuring 15 by 10 feet and 4 feet 2 inches deep.
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Missouri
Sikeston City
John E. Marshall
Lynn
Marshall
Barrie
Frank E. Rount
Economy Center opens in Malcolm building Sikeston
Twenty five years ago on July 26 1923 Economy Center opened in the Malcolm building on Front street by S B Hardwick of Bertrand. A city hall meeting endorsed a sewer system for Sikeston and two cotton gins were being built to process cotton in the Sikeston district. Ford agency advertised car in 20 weeks with weekly payments from 5.10 monthly to 13 weekly for cars priced 326.26 to 800.50.
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Malcolm
Front Street
S. B. Hardwick
Bertrand
Sikeston
Ford Agency
Sikeston notes from July 1928 include sales and wrecks
M W Yant sold 100 dollars worth of sweet corn roasting cars from an acre near Sikeston. Week accidents: a Morehouse woman hit the Christian church steps in Sikeston. another woman drove into Louis Klingle’s buggy injuring him and his market load, driver fled. New Sikeston buildings rise: Welter and Welsh on East Center, Sikeston Laundry, and Matthews remodel at Front and New Madrid.
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M. W. Yant
Sikeston
Morehouse
Christian Church
Louis Klingle
Welter
East Center Street
Matthews
Front
New Madrid Streets
Frisco sells 635 tickets on July 27 1933
On July 27 1933 Frisco sold 635 tickets. The brief note records the number of tickets moved during a single event at the venue.
Station crowd heads to St Louis baseball game
A Sikeston station served four thousand Southeast Missourians who rode three excursion trains at a dollar round trip to see a baseball game in St Louis. A cotton plowing move began in New Madrid county to meet government rules. birthday party guests included Marilyn Arthur and many neighbors listed by name.
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Sikeston
St. Louis
New Madrid
Marilyn Arthur
EB. E. Arthur
Moore Avenue
Peggy Ann Lair
Imogene Bills
Betty Dye
Betty Bolden
Bettye Ruth Limbaugh
Shirley Jean Daugherty
Louise Jackson
Dorothy Dean Marshall
Barbara Ann Kobler
Margaret Ann Hatfield
Jane Wilkerson
Betty Jo Heath
Grace Marie Sitzes
Jacqueline Gentry
Ten Years Ago July 28 1938 Ottawa Note
Bobby Dover, who left Sikeston presumably for Cairo Illinois, wrote home that he was then in Texas bound for Los Angeles California. Cecil Raymond Stephenson, 28 year old showman who had been
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Bobby Dover
Sikeston
Cairo
Texas
Los Angeles
Cal
Cecil Raymond Stephenson
Tragedy Near Sikeston Highlights Local News
A resident living with relatives near Blodgett was killed by a Frisco freight train just north of Highway 60 in Sikeston. First services were held in Sikeston's new Catholic church. The Welter building on East Center Street was completed. A Scott county farmer predicted bumper crops. Missouri pre-primary politics centered on James V. Billings and James F. Douglas for Supreme Judge, with Governor Stark and ex-governor Park campaigning. Bernard Kroger, founder of Kroger stores, died at 78.
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Blodgett
Frisco
Highway 60
Sikeston
New Catholic Church
East Center Street
Scott County
Missouri
James V. Billings
Kennett
James F. Douglas
St. Louis
Stark
Judge Douglas
Guy B. Park
Judge Billings
Bernard Henry Kroger
Kroger
Woman found near Highway 61 as two cadets die in air crash
A woman about 35, well dressed but without ID, lay unconscious beside Highway 61 north of Sikeston. Two Harris training field cadets, Paul Thurston Roberts of Bad Axe Michigan and James G. Morris of Bowling Green Kentucky, were killed in a crash near Chaffee. Benito Mussolini resigned as Italy's premier just before his 60th birthday. No watermelon market preparations were made in Sikeston for years. Scott County Farm Bureau announced Neighbor Day at
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Highway 61
Sikeston
Harris
Ancell
Chaffee
Paul Thurston Roberts
Bad Axe
Mich
James G. Morris
Bowling Green
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Scott County Farm Bureau
Benton to be observed this year on September 16
The notice states that Benton would be observed this year with the date fixed as September 16, a reference islanding the annual event scheduled for that date.
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Benton
Electric Cooperative opens substation near Charleston
The Scott New Madrid Mississippi Electric Cooperative opened a new substation two miles west of Charleston and implemented a two way radio system. Alvin Oscar Taylor an 18 year old from Morehouse died after falling from a truck causing a brain concussion. Martha E Truman mother of President Truman died at 94. Oscar Johnston president of the National Cotton Council urged cotton growers to contribute a dime a bale to sustain and expand markets. Forrest Lacy Lynn of Randles was killed by a Cotton Belt train near the town.
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Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Electric Cooperative
Charleston
Alvin Oscar Taylor
Morehouse
Martha E. Truman
President Truman
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Forrest Lacy Lynn
Randles
Card of Thanks for Lelia Cockrell Family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for assistance after the death of husband and father. Special thanks to Rev. R. M. Talbert, singers, flower and food donors, and War Dads. Signed by Mrs. Lelia Cockrell and children. Also notes Ronnie F. Greenwell’s reappointment by Governor Donnelly to the District Soils Commission.
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R. M. Talbert
Hayti
Ronnie F. Greenwell
Donnelly
District Soils Commission
University Of Missouri Visual Education Course Offered
The University of Missouri will offer a field service in visual education for Missouri school teachers starting September 1. Two day institutes will teach use of films in classrooms, with scheduling arranged through county and city superintendents and school officials to aid teachers and administrators in using films effectively.
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University OF Missouri
Columbia
Missouri
Amos J. Snider
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Sikeston City Cemetery
Louis Bleriot
England
Calais
France
Old Dover Castle
Bleriot
New York-Paris
Charles Lindbergh
THE
Sikeston Herald
Coptetn Cook
John Ericson
Amy Air Force
Ernie Pyle
Beira End
Erie
Lelia Cockrell
Delmar
FOX Furniture Company
Morehouse, Missouri
Zenna
Jos. A. Leslie
Insurance Agency
Ana Casualty and Suerxy Company
Hartford
Scott County Milling Company
Sikeston, Oran
Dexter, Missouri
KSIM
Norge Electronic
Dempster’s
Revolutionary
A.C
Water Boy
Norge
W. Front St
Newspape
Aru
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