Milling Company To Lose 23994 In Supreme Court Ruling
The United States Supreme Court ruled against Scott County Milling Company, ordering repayment of 23994 plus interest and costs from 1955, reversing state court wins and upholding Interstate Commerce Commission actions on excessive coal freight rates dating back to 1929. The case spans decades of litigation and involves rail carrier Sikeston and Missouri Kentucky coal transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Scott County Milling Company
Missour Pacific Railroad
State Supreme Court
Sikeston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Scott County Circuit Court
State High Tribunal
Supreme Court of the United States
Pierce Butler
High Court
Ralph E. Bailey
Kiwanians to Attend Cairo Meet Tonight
Sikeston Kiwanis Club members will join Cairo Kiwanis for an inter club meeting tonight with officers E O DeField J A Sutterfield R A Harper and members Earl Allen George Kirk L M Standley and others attending Chartered Blytheville club night set for Monday June 12 will grant a charter to the new club with ladies present About thirty Sikeston Kiwanians and wives will attend Also notes on Mr and Mrs W O Carroll and Mrs E P Francis trip to California and the Golden Gate Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Cairo Kiwanians
Earl Allen
E. 0. DeField
J. A. Sutterfield
R. A. Harper
Barney Schwegler
George Kirk
L. M. Standley
Kiwanians
Kkiwanis Club of
Blytheville
Sikeston Club
Sikeston
Cairo
Kiwanis Delegates Plan Boston Convention Trip
L M Standley and George Kirk will lead a Kiwanis delegation from Division 12 on June 13 to Boston for the International Kiwanis Convention. They will tour Detroit Niagara Falls Toronto Montreal and other Canadian cities before attending All Kiwanis Day in New York. The group returns via Washington the Carolinas and the Great Smoky Mountains.
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L. M. Standley
Mc-Kan-Ark
Kiwanis Clubs
George Kirk
Boston
Mass
Standley
Dexter, Bloomfield and
Sikeston
Kirk
Bloomfield and
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
New York
Washington
Carolinas
Great Smoky Mountains
Home
Mr. Standley
Mr. Kirk
Electa O'Hara Wu
Reiss Dairy
Sikeston Votes Against Saloons
Sikeston voters decisively rejected the liquor by the drink proposition 839 to 144 across all four wards. Turnout was low with many residents uninterested, and the colored vote was negligible as most were working in cotton fields. The anti saloon campaign organized and anticipated a strong turnout, while pro saloon efforts were weaker.
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Sikeston
Senator Casey Battles to Halt Police Control Bill
Senator M. E. Casey of Kansas City waged a long night in the Senate to block amendments and prevent state control of city police. Governor Lloyd C. Stark’s Kansas City police measure withstood the opposition as Casey fought to keep the bill from returning to the House.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Kansas City
Senate
M. E. Casey
Missouri sales tax ends May with strong gains
Missouri's 2 percent sales tax yielded 1,906,686 in May, up 3135,191 from 1935, per the State auditor via AP. The levy outpaced last year, with a $588,225 rise in the first five months of 1939 vs 1938. St Louis aldermen pass a cigarette tax at 2 cents per pack by 27 to 2, effective likely around July 1.
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Missouri
State Auditor's Office
Associated Press
St. Louis
Board of Aldermen
Two Escape Death In Serious Accident Near Gray Ridge
John McMullin and Harold Mac Clure of Sikeston escaped serious injuries after a tire blew out on their 1957 Ford coach near Gray Ridge splitting the vehicle and tossing it over several times before it struck a telephone pole. The crash occurred shortly before five o'clock as they traveled from Doniphan. Witness Mrs. Jack Ellis saw the car overturn and bound high enough to glimpse daylight beneath it. Trooper John Tandy aided at the scene, with McMullin recovered from the wreck by highway workers and McClure hospitalized and later released after treatment for chest and back muscle injuries. No broken bones were reported.
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John McMullin
Harold MacClure
Sikeston
Gray Ridge
Jack Ellis
Kansas City
Ellis
John Tandy
Highway Patrol
McMullin
McClure
Dempster
T. C McClure
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Leonard McMullin
State Highway Department
Joint Civic Club Meeting Set for June Fourteenth
A joint dinner meeting of Sikeston civic clubs will be at Hotel Marshall at 6 50 p m on Wednesday night June 14 under the Sikeston Lions Club auspices. Ralph Potash nick president says L M Birkhead will speak. he led All Souls Unitarian in Kansas City for 22 years before resigning to work with Friends of Democracy defending democracy and liberty against propaganda.
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Civic Clubs
Sikeston
Hotel Marshall
Sikeston Lions Club
Ralph Potashnick
L. M. Birkhead
Birknead
All Souls Unitarian Church
Kansas City
Friends of Democracy
Better Service Club Holds Annual Fish Fry in Missouri
Fifteen employees of the Better Service Club of Missouri Utilities Company attended the fish fry at Poplar Bluff Monday evening. Seventy pounds of catfish were used for the annual meal. Members from Dexter and Charleston joined in the event led by manager M M Beck.
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Better Service Club of Missouri Utilities Company
M M Beck
Poplar Bluff
Better Service Clubs
Dexter
Charleston
Flower Mission Day Observed by Sikeston W T U
The Sikeston Woman's Temperance Union observes Flower Mission Day at 4:30 on Tuesday June 138 at 319 Moore Avenue. Mrs. J A O’Hara presides. a covered dish supper follows after a meeting. Members’ flowers will be given to local shut-ins.
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Flower Mission
Sikeston Woman's Temperance Union
Harvey Morrison
Moore Avenue
J. A. O'Hara
Kiwanians Sponsor Movie at Malone Theatre
The Sikeston Kiwanii Club sponsors a film titled See Yourself in the Movies to be shown at Malone Theatre on June 26.
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Sikeston Kiwanii Club
Malone Theatre
City approves Wakefield addition restrictions and street work
At Monday city council, an ordinance limits Wakefield addition lots to residential homes costing at least 3500 with only one per lot, per curb paving on Matthews avenue and East street approved with special assessments. Taxicab parking ban set for July 1. Poll tax of two dollars on men 21 to 50 enacted. May police logged 15 arrests. Fire department attended two fires with $38.55 due.
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Wakefield
C. D Matthews Estate Inc
Matthews Avenue
Warmer Avenue
U. S. Highway 61
General Revenue
City Fund
East Street
Greer
Malone Avenue
Front, Center
North Kingshighway
Stoddam
Scott
New Madrid
Malone
Tanner
General Revenue and Sinking Fund
Junior WoMan's Group Meeting at Public Library
The Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet at the public library next Tuesday evening at 7 30 with Miss Helen Virginia Keith president in charge. All members urged to attend as the membership contest of the past six weeks will close at that time.
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Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce
Helen Virginia Keith
Lutherans To Hold Five Day Meet In St Louis
A five day convention of the western district of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and other states opens Saturday at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Some 425 delegates from 250 churches in Missouri Arkansas and Tennessee attend. Dr J W Bahnken of Chicago, synod president, will address the opening session Saturday morning. Services are set for Sunday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium. Under favorable conditions, an airplane may be seen at 10 000 to 15 000 feet altitude.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Missour
Ohio
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
J. W. Bahnken
Chicago
Synod
Municipal Auditorium
Library Board Appoints New Members in City Council Action
Mrs L 3 Hollenbeck and Mrs P A McDougal were appointed to the public library board by Mayor G W Presnell and confirmed by the city council. They replace A W Swacker and H L Harty as officers. Mrs C H Denman was re appointed for three years ending June 1 1942, with other terms for remaining appointees.
Kiwanis Club Plans Flag Day Observance and Events
Kiwanis activities include Flag Day observance at the Arwanis Club meeting at Hotel Marshall with Miss Myra Tanner guest speaker on the origins of the American flag. Inter-Club Meet in Cairo features Earl Allen and Sikeston Kiwanians. Blytheville charter night set for June 12 with organizer L M Standley and others. State Highway Department speakers addressed the club including Fred Harris and H E Dudley the safety engineer.
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Ar Wanis Club
Hotel Marshall
Myra Tanner
Public School
Onigin
Fred Harris
Division 10
State Highway Department
Ins Department
Highway Department
Guy Harrison
George Fowler
Ray L. Burns
H. E. Dudley
First Visit of Reigning Monarch to United States
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Niagara Falls on a royal train under heavy guard. Secretary Cordell Hull welcomed them, and the royal party proceeded to Washington with military honors. About two million people witnessed a parade as six thousand service members saluted.
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United States
Scotland Yard
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Niagara Falls
Cordell Hull
Niagara River
Canada
Hull
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
George
Roosevelt
Roosvelt
Bng
E. M Watson
Cardinals Rally Dodgers 7 3 In Brooklyn Night Game
A crowd of 33,299 watched the St Louis Cardinals deliver a strong 11 hit assault on three Brooklyn pitchers and win 7 to 3 in Brooklyn.
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St Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boy Scouts Head to Camp Lewallen for Weeklong Encampment
Twenty six members of Boy Scout Troop 43 and Scoutmaster O T Elder depart Sunday for Camp Lewallen joining a 64 Scout group from the Southeast Missouri Area Council. Camp committee man C H Butler and Lions Club members accompany the party. several scouts are unable to attend due to injury and appendicitis. Those who go will return home the same night.
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Boy Scout Troop 43
O. T. Elder
Camp Lewallen
Area Council
Sikeston
C. H. Butler
Lions Club
Junior Alliston
Stanley Colle
Charles Heath
Walter Hughes
W J. Bennett
Billy Sikes
Lloyd Demaris
Bully Pierce
Glenn Gurley
Russell Wilson
Ralph Boyer
Elwood Terrell
Billy
Larry Shain
Gerald Yeargain
Jimmie Collier
Charles Green
Jimmy Johnson
John Marshall
Ww. C. Jones
Bruce Hampton
Leonard Carroll
Stanley Carroll
Joe Smith
Jimmy Ellis
Billy Anderson
Dewey Howe
Paul Brewer Jr
Harvey Propst
Suit of 1500 Filed Against City
The city of Sikeston is named defendant in a 1500 suit brought by Mary Davis. She alleges a small building she and her son occupied behind Dr J F Waters home was torn down by the city under protest, exposing belongings to the elements and causing 3500 in damages. Punitive damages of 1000 are sought. Hearing set for July term in Benton. attorney M G Gresham represents the plaintiff. Dr Waters later filed a separate suit in Scott County circuit court seeking 35000 actual and 10000 punitive damages, but it was dismissed for failure to post a costs bond.
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Sikeston
Leo Pfefferkorn
Mary Davis
J. F. Waters
Hunter Street
Cit
Circuit Court
Benton
Atty
Davis
Dr Waters
Scott County
Tral
House votes higher pay for prosecutors in small counties
The Missouri House passed a bill raising salaries for prosecuting attorneys in counties under 50,000 population by 25 percent for handling juvenile delinquency cases. Rep. Edgar J Keating of Kansas City sponsored it. The House also approved another measure increasing mileage for county judges, with different rates for counties above and below 20,000 population, and sent both to Gov. Lloyd C. Stark.
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House
Lloyd C. Stark
Edgar J Keating
Kansas City
H. P. Laut
Jefferson City
Property Owners Protest the Pool
A petition with over seventy bona fide voters was presented to the city council last Monday protesting a proposed new thirty thousand dollar municipal swimming pool on the south grade school grounds. The council approved three ordinances for the pool, site, sponsors, and funding, designating an architect. Funding comes from WPA two thirds, sponsor ten thousand, bonds five thousand sold at par, light plant funds three thousand two hundred fifty, and additional club and private subscriptions. Net profits will repay donors. operating expenses and equipment purchases are first charged, with some funds set aside for underprivileged children. A four member pool supervision committee from Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce will govern. terms range two to four years. Denis Purcell, Hal Lsenen, and Limeh signed architect contract. Lynch salary set at seven hundred fifty dollars, with partial payments on signing, start, and completion.
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Dolar
Chamber of Commerce
Armory
WPA
Sikeston
Tou
Sikeston Junior Chaber of Commerce
Officin
Duming
Denis Purcell
Jarvcee Pool Committee
Hal Lsenen
Clavion Mor- Gay
Limeh
Lynch
Amu
Floral event and gathering announced for June 23
Members of the Floral Telegraph Delivery, including Centrana florists, will host a gathering and outing on June 25 at Lake View Camp near Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee. Mrs. Johnson of Caruthersville is listed among hosts with Wm Woehlecke leading the effort.
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Floral Telegraph Delivery
Centrana
Caruthersville
Woehlecke Slavist
Mrs. Johnson
Lake View Camp
Reelfoot Lake
Tennesse
Woehlecke
Tomsy
Morehouse Man Slashes Own Throat
George Boaz a 59 year old resident of Morehouse remains in poor condition after sustaining self inflicted throat slashes on Monday. He is almost blind and is treated at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau where doctors monitor his injuries and safety.
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George Boaz
Morehouse
Mr. Boaz
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Guirardeau
State Lions Clubs meet in Excelsior Springs Missouri
Missouri Lions clubs prepare for the annual state meeting in Excelsior Springs next week beginning Sunday. Delegates named for the Sikeston club include John Powell Will Woehlecke C L Blanton Jr. E F Schorle and M M Beck.
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Lions Clubs of
Missouri
Excelsior Springs
Sikeston Club
John Powell
Will Woehlecke
C LL Blanton Jr
E. F. Schorle
M. M Beck
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U. S. Supreme Court
Sikeston Firm
W. O. Carroll
E. P. Francis
Fredericktown
California
Golden Gate Exposition
San Francisco
hacHly
Casey
Better Service Club
Ww. Cc. T. UU
Lake Street
Highway 61
Kathleen
E. G. Hill
Junior Wowan
Cardinals
BOY Scouts
Scouts of the Southeast
Miussoun
Florists
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