Inquest Set Tomorrow Into Sikeston Tragedy Fatal to Two
An inquest will be held at Haman Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau into last Friday night’s two car head on crash on Highway 61 north of the city that killed Laura Elizabeth Burchfield 19 and Philip Bowman 21 of Sikeston. Eight others were injured including Bill McReynolds 22 driver of the McReynolds car. The inquiry will be led by Coroner J F Sigmund as investigators review the accident and its circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haman Funeral Home
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
J. F. Sigmund
Laura Elizabeth Burchfield
Philip D. Bowman
Bill G. McReynolds
Floss Nelson
Louise Schmidt
Charles E. Vaughn
Lewisburg
McReynold
Hubert P. Norman
Girard
Edna Govre
Perryville
Mildred Mueller
Alfred M. Thomas
Wewoka
Okla
Southeast Missourian
Bowman
Southeast Missouri
Percy Little
McReynolds
Studebaker
Miss Burchfield
Little
Polie
George Bond
Morley Swingie
Chevrolet
Scudebaker
Out of town relatives attend Phillip Bowman funeral
Out of town relatives who were here to attend the funeral service of Phillip Dover Bowman Monday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowman Jr. of Madison, Wis., Mrs. R W. Howard of El Paso, Texas, Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Cunningham of Maryville, Mo., Mrs. Woolard Baker of St. Louis, Gene Bowman of Chanute Field, Ill, and Mrs. L. P. Hulick and son, Bob, of Mansfield, Tl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Dover Bowman
Paul Bowman Jr
Madison
Wis
R W. Howard
el Paso
Texas
M. C. Cunningham
Maryville
Woolard Baker
St. Louis
Gene Bowman
Chanute Field
Ill
L. P. Hulick and Son
Bob
Mansfield, Tl
Sikeston
Margaret Bowman
Arnold Paul Bowman
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Robert Howard
Arnold Paul Jr
Badger
J. E. Dover
W. C. Bowman
Highway officials tour Division Ten for fast single pass patch
Division Nine engineers H M Verbitsky and Walter J Eddleme n of Willow Springs visited Division Ten in Sikeston to inspect the Bertrand East Prairie highway project. Division engineer M S Gwinn described a single pass black top machine that applies materials once, covering large areas quickly and reducing earth moving equipment for motorists.
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H. M. Verbitsky
State Highway Department
Walter J. Eddleman
Willow Springs
Division
Sikeston
M. S. Gwinn
Bertrand
East Prairie
Bertrand-East Prairie Highway
Gwinn
Oran Farmer Loses Arm in Highway Accident
Leon Brucker, 78, of Oran, lost his left arm in a noon Sunday highway crash between Oran and the Morley Y on Highway 25. He was taken to Sikeston General Hospital after his 1937 Dodge coupe swerved while he checked his speed, sideswiped a northbound truck, and a bone was exposed. His brother in law Leroy Buel, present, was unharmed.
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Leon Brucker
Oran
Morley “Y
Highway
Brucker
Sikeston General Hospital
Leroy Buel
Funeral for Mrs. Vera Geeham Holmes
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Ken dall Street Church of God for Mrs. Vera Geeham Holmes aged 41 who died Monday morning at her parents home. Burial followed in Memorial Park cemetery with Albritton service. She was a native of Scott county and survived by parents three children three brothers and two sisters. She was a member of the Church of God.
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Kendall Street Church of
Harold Edwin Holmes
Hunterville
Elmer
Vernon Geeham
Sikeston
Lee Geeham
Chicago
Opal Holmes
Marie Stearns
Holmes
The
Church of God
Miss Burchfield
Greenbriar
Ark
J. L. Burchfield
Matthews
Sikeston High School
Hartsill
James
Harold
Wanda
Patsy
Fayrene Cunningham
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Maxine Sweat
Fresno
Cal
Una Mae Rhodes
Kewanee
Garland
Rudolph
Wendell
St. Louis
Milburn
Vernon
San Francisco
Burial Monday for Local Young Victims in Cape Girardeau Crash
Funeral services were held Monday for Phillip Dover Bowman and Laura Elizabeth Burchfield, killed in a head on collision north of Cape Girardeau on Highway 61. Miss Burchfield, 19, and Bowman, 18, were mourned at Matthews School Gym and Sikeston Methodist Church, with interment in Sikeston Memorial Cemetery and Sikeston Mausoleum entombment. Survivors include parents, siblings, and extended families across Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, California, and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Dover Bowman
Laura Elizabeth Burchfield
Sikeston
Matthews
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Miss Burchfield
Pat Hayden
C. C. Parks
Matthews School
Phil Bowman
Sikeston Methodist Church
M. G. Joyce
E. D. Owen
Sikeston Memorial
Albritton
Young Bowman
Sea Scouts Set for Mississippi River Cruise to Baton Rouge
Twelve Sikeston Sea Scout members of Ship No. 41 win a Southeast Missouri Council contest earning a cruise down the Mississippi on the towboat G. W. Walker from Cape Girardeau to Baton Rouge Louisiana. The trip dates range August 6 to 8 with exact day undecided. Skipper Vernon Stallings aided the winning effort and Kiwanis Club support. Leaders to accompany the group are to be announced.
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Baton Rouge
Leonard Vaughn
Sikeston
Old Man River
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Southeast Missouri
Sea Scouts of
Kiwanis Club
Vernon Stallings
Ned Tanner
Travis Jackson
Keith Bess
Buddy Clayton
Fred Ahuddell
Darrell Pharris
Newsprint Prices Jump Five Cents Per Ton In North America
Newsprint producers in the United States and Canada raised prices last week from 3.00 to 5.00 dollars per ton, signaling higher costs for publishers and printers across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Campaign issues split Republican Missouri primary
The piece weighs two candidates Manuel H. Davis of Kansas City a two war veteran and Murray E. Thompson of Marshfield a Gold Star father and former speaker with a record of leadership. It cites The Weekly Star editorial praising Thompson as the strongest qualified candidate for governor noting his rural expertise and legislative accomplishments and criticizing Davis and factionalism within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray E. Thompson
Marshfield
Thompson
Webster County
Mr. Davis
Kansas City Star
The
Star
Missouri
Weekly Star
Manuel H. Davis
Kansas City
United States
St. Louis
Missouri House of Representatives
Davis
Murray Thompson
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Elizabeth Burchfield
Vaughn
Miss Schmidt
Miss Nelson
Norman
Thomas
Miss Govre
Miss Mueller
Ora Ray
Plaza Express
State College
Burfordville
American Telephone Telegraph Co
Vera Geeham Holmes
Sikeston Steel Building Company
Sikeston, Missouri
Moquonsets
Great, Lakes
Steel Corporatio
Charles Berthe
Charles Hahs
Jack Edwards
Dennis Guess
Bob Dye
Murray E
Manuel H
Cap) Davis
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