Miner Youth Killed In Crash
Marshall T. Chappel a 22 year old son of Mr and Mrs Tom Chappel of the Miner community died in St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau after a collision with a truck one half mile east of the intersection of Highways 61 and 60 Chappel reportedly passed a vehicle without signaling as the other truck approached in the dark The inquest found he came to death by accident through negligence on his part Chappel drove a 1935 Standard Chevrolet coach and was employed as a truck driver for Scott County Milling Company He is survived by his parents a brother and a sister Funeral services were held at the Miner Baptist Church with interment in Miner cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall T. Chappel
Tom Chappel
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girar-geau
Chappel
Frank Ferrell
J. W. Ferrell
Frank
JV. Ferrell
Ferrells
Sikeston
Ferrell
Shelby
Glenn Turner
G. W. H. Presnell
Presnell
Arden Ellise
Mish Chappel
St Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Melvin Dace
Highway Patrol
Vincent Boisaubin
Young Shelby
Scott County Milling Company
Barmey
Barbara Jean
Baptist Church
Miner
Rev
A.C. Sullivant
Risco
Paul Gregory
East Prairie
Methodist Church
Ora Scott
Church of God
Marvin Niblack
Gregory
Cairo
Memphis
Poppy Day Raises 79.40 in Local Fund Drive
Poppy Day sales last Saturday totaled 79 dollars and 40 cents, announced by Mrs. Jas Kevil who directed the drive. Jean Rabb, Herald carrier, won the boys prize for most sales, and Mary Ann Johnson won the girls prize. The Daughters of the American Legion earned 3 dollars and the Sons of the Legion 2 dollars for top sales. Eight hundred poppies were sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Kevil
Jean Rabb
Herald Carrier
Mary Ann Johnson
Daughters of the American Legion
Sons of the Legion
Swimming Pool Sited on South Grade School Grounds
Sikeston plans a 140 by 200 foot pool on South Grade School property later deeded to the city. The project faces funding hurdles with a $29,500 cost and a $2,000 remaining goal after bond funds, donations, and a $2,500 Public Works loan. Junior Chamber of Commerce leaders oversee the effort with a six foot fence and west side entrance planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
City of
Sikester
Board of Education
Conly Purcell
John Sikes
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Purcell, Sikes
Bob Mow
Vernon Green
Frank Miller
Board of Public Works
Randolph Waives Preliminary Hearing
Randolph, a Scott county real estate dealer, waives the second preliminary in a case charging assault with intent to kill. New felonious assault counts were filed after a May 15 incident with Alfons Descamp, who alleges Randolph attacked him with a blackjack over a disputed $600 debt at Randolph’s McCoy-Tanner office stairway. Prosecutor David Blanton, aided by Robert A. Dempster, proceed to July circuit term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Randolph
Scott County Circuit Court
Randolph
M. G. Gresham
Justice of the Peace
W. R. Griffin
Tom Hodgkiss
Benton
Alfons Descamp
McCoy-Tanner
Descamp
David Blanton
Atty
Robert A. Dempster
Travelstead Named Principal at Sikeston South Grade School
Thurman M. Travelstead of Parma was elected last night by the Sikeston board of education as principal of the south grade school to succeed Tharon E. Stallings. He will also teach the sixth grade and comes highly recommended to Supt A. Harper and the board. Also joining next year is Miss Leiah Rickus who will head the high school library and study hall. she has eight years’ experience as high school principal at Wardell and is a Farmington native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Thurman
MM. Travelstead
Parma
Sikeston Board of Education
Tharon E. Stallings
Travelstead
Fie
A. Harper
Board of Education
Leiah Rickus
Rickus
Farmington
Wardell
Board of Public Works to buy lot for water tank
At a recent Board of Public Works meeting, members voted to purchase a lot at least 100 by 200 feet for a proposed new water tank and pump for the municipal waterworks. Dr A A Mayfield and Lyman Bowman were named to locate the site. A 300000 gallon tank will be purchased as soon as possible to replace the inadequate 65000 gallon tank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
A. A. Mayfield
Lyman Bowman
Armory Dedication Plans By Civic Committee
A committee of civic groups is planning the armory dedication with 15 members including Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, and American Legion reps. Tanner Doe, J F Cox, and Harry Dudley aid the building committee. A National Guard rep has not been chosen. Date and completion were not yet fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Doe
J F Cox
Harry Dudley
James Kevil
Kiwanis Club
Frank Miller
City of Sikeston
J. Ernest Harper
Lions Club
Ben Welter
American Legion
John Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Robert A. Dempster
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Company K
National Guard
Seniors Hurt Slightly In Southern Tour Accident
Sikeston high school seniors on a Southern tour were later found to have only minor injuries after a crash 25 miles north of Memphis. Harold Swanagan, class president and driver, was briefly unconscious but not seriously hurt. Mary Jane Sikes Catherine Ann Cook Mary Louise Montgomery and Martha Haw endured minor cuts and bruises as the group traveled by chartered Greyhound then private cars and buses to New Orleans Gulfport and Vicksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Harold Swanagan
W. H. Sikes
Sikes
Mary Jane Sikes
Catherine Ann Cook
Mary Louise Montgomery
Martha Haw
Memphis
Greyhound
Sikeston
New Orleans
Gulfport
Vicksburg
Miss
Mrs Stewart Hurt In Wreck At Intersection
Mrs Hugh Stewart sustained painful injuries when her car collided with a truck at the intersection of Highways 60 and 61 early today. John Mullins, driver of the truck, was arrested for running the stop sign. Estimations put vehicle damage at 250 dollars for the car and significant damage to the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Stewart
John Mullins
Stewart
Mullins
Janitors Attend Southeast Mussouri School in Sikeston
Thirty eight janitors from Southeast Mussouri public schools study housekeeping and heating and ventilation at Sikeston High School under Dr N E Viles. The Federal part time vocational project funds the program with instructors Pat Hill M E Dosing and Ec Irons guiding students through classroom and lab work. Participants come from towns including Portageville Jackson Hayti Oran Perryville Sikeston and Caruthersville, with rooms in the high school and home economics cottage being refinished as part of the training effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussouri
Sikeston
State Board of Education
Rhigh
Supenson
N. E Viles
Missouri State School Building Service
Viles
Pat Hill
Columbia
M. E. Dosing
Flat River
Ec Irons
Richmond
Boards of Education
Housekeeping
Henry Fisher
Portageville
Charles Silvers
Jackson
George F. Howard
Hayti
Oscar Kittle
Oran
August R. Schoen
Perry
Caruthersville
Paul WN
Shackles
Chaffee
Duncan Sikeston
W H Krouse
Frank Elliott
Bertrand
Phillip Gibbs
Ed Irons
George L. Lefler
Canalou
W. M Talcott
Deering
Brooks Brasher Blodgett
Toby Minick
Morehouse
John JD
Iain
Wood Riley
Fornfelt
Grover C. Atwell
F HW
Winck
Dexter
James E. Miner
Holcomb
W. F. Obarr
Clarkton
Henry Bolten
Hayden Sikeston
F. Williams
C W Dunger
Ben Sells Matthews
United States Will Convene Global Cotton Conference
The United States invites 19 major cotton exporting nations to a Washington conference on September 5 to discuss a world cotton marketing agreement. Invitations go to Egypt France Great Britain India Mexico Peru Sudan Soviet Russia Argentina and Brazil as U S cotton exports fall to a 60 year low amid a large surplus. Trooper Wade Shankle of Dexter formerly Sikeston conducted business here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Associated Press
State Department
Agriculture Wallace
Egypt
France
Great Britain
India
Mexico
Peru
Sudan
Soviet
Russia
Argentina
Brazil
Business Men Form Organization To Oppose Opening of Saloons
A group of business and professional men, with Sikes torn Ministerial Alliance members, formed an organization to oppose saloons at Sikeston. They opened headquarters at First Baptist Church and are canvassing voters to prevent liquor by the drink next Tuesday. Women and other groups join in urging, literature circulated for the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Sikestorn Ministerial Alliance
First Baptist Church
South Street
Ranges Highway
Sikeston
East Prairie Man Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash
Paul Gregory age 25 of East Prairie died from injuries after a December accident near Risco. He managed the Bader and Gregory Gin Co and had been living in Risco. Survived by widow Clara, daughter Terry, three sisters Wir Simpson Lawrence Baker Silas Baker, and brother Lewis Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bader and
Missouri
New Home Began for Kroger's Jolly Butcher
Construction began Tuesday on a new residence for Charles Stearns. The frame house on East Glades Street will have five rooms including living room, kitchen dining room, two bedrooms and a bath. A second floor playroom will serve Billy and Bobby. Modern features include a full basement furnace and hardwood floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stearns
Kroger’s “Jolly Butcher
East Glades Street
Billy
Bobby
Truman Bennett Named New Kroger Manager at Front Street
Truman Bennett, placed in charge of the Kroger store on Front street last week, has four years with the company and prior experience at the Dexter and Sikeston stores. He worked under Roy Seabaugh, who along with his wife has moved to California. Bennett is noted for courteous customer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Bennett
Kroger
Front Street
Kroger Company
Dexter
Sikeston
Roy Seabaugh
Mrs Seabaugh
California
Bennett
Southside Grocery and Market Opens Under Foster Family
The Southside Grocery and Market opened May 27 under Mr and Mrs Roscoe Foster with a successful first day. The store offers groceries fresh vegetables and meats and invites patronage Call 540 for everything good to eat. DeWitt Lambert brother of Mrs Foster will assist in operating the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside
Roscoe Foster
New Neighborhood Grocery
DeWitt Lambert
Foster
Pendergast and Malley Begin Leavenworth Sentences
Tom Pendergast former Kansas City political boss and R E O Malley his henchman started sentences at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for income tax evasion. Pendergast received 15 months and O Malley one year and a day. They will be eligible for parole next fall and could be released before next year’s elections. They join other organization members already serving terms for the 1936 Kansas City vote fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Missouri
R. E O'Malley
Leavenworth
Kansas
Pendergast
O'Malley
Miss Shaner speaks against liquor by the drink in Sikeston
Miss Reena Shaner of Jackson addressed Sikeston church representatives at the high school auditorium last Sunday night. She warned that liquor by the drink would revive open saloons, worsen crime costs, and harm the town financially and socially. The meeting, led by the Sikeston Ministerial Alliance, urged voters to defeat the proposal in the upcoming special election near Tuesday, June 6. Reverend E. W. Milner led the session with other local ministers and choir groups contributing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reena Shaner
Jackson
Sikeston
Shaner
E. W. Milner
Sikeston Baptist Church
Hance
C. F Transue
Lem Council
J. QO. Brunk
Dallas Wallace
Memorial Day Sermon Warns Against Future Wars
Attended by a large crowd in Sikeston, the Memorial Day service at Sheston city cemetery featured Attorney Ralph E. Bailey denouncing war as costly in lives and wealth. He urged opposition to propaganda urging inevitable conflict, noting past efforts to “save democracy” failed and warned against entanglement with Britain and France. The local parade included Company K, ROTC, scouts, veterans and the American Legion Auxiliary, with music by the Sikeston high school band and a taps call by C Cummins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheston City Cemetery
Ralph E. Bailey
France
England
Anthony Eden
George
Lizzie
Mr. Bailey
Malone Park
America. Legion Auxiliary
Tanner C. Dye
M. E. Montgomery
Ben Welter
American Legion
National Guard
Southeast Missouri Reserve Officers Association
Sikeston High School
American Legion Auxiliary
E. W. Milner
The
Baptist Church
R. D. Sorrells
C F. Transue
Church of the Nazarene
Company Kh
C C. Cummins
C. L. Maione
Cotton production decline noted from varied causes
The Agriculture Department reports a 1935-38 overall reduction in cotton yields of 32.2 percent, compared with 23.1 percent in 1937. Boll weevils caused 9.9 percent loss, insects other than boll weevils 4.2 percent, with yields per acre varying by state such as Missouri and Arkansas showing lower outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Soard
Missouri
Arkansas
Assessor Begins 1940 Property Valuations in Scott County
Scott County Assessor Lynn An starts valuing personal property for 1940 taxes. All 1940 taxes will hinge on the June 1, 1939 valuation. Countywide valuations are expected to finish in the late fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Lynn Ancell
Also Mentioned on This Page
WPA
Jefferson City
State Board of Health
Swanagon
Chas May
Sadie Masters
Chicago
Murray Engram
Freda Reese
Wade Shankle
Jolly Butcher
Southside Grocery and
Warket
Pendergast and Malley
Leavenworth Prison
Ruby Hamby and
Mro
George Rirk
America
Jyewspapery
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