Political Announcements and Retail Salesmanship Focus
The notice lists Democratic primary candidates in Scott County for offices including Prosecuting Attorney and County Clerk, with emphasis on voter guidance. It also discusses retail salesmanship, noting how advertising, displays, and service quality drive competition and benefit consumers, followed by a short feature on British farm machinery growth and its role in modern agriculture and national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Dwighter
Gta
Intelligence
Britain
America
The Subversive Sardines and the Communist Threat
Dr George Sonese recounts Herbert Philbrick detailing Communist subversion. A sea cargo of cans contained manuals on sabotage and bombs, smuggled into America as football guides. The writings urge Americans to study Congressional investigations on infiltration and recognize the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Philbrick
FBI
Russia
Philbrick
America
SEMO Editors Elect Hardy For President
The Southeast Missouri Press Association meeting in Cape Girardeau elected Hurschel H. Hardy of Trenton as president and named officers Jack Stapleton Jr of Kennett Bill Brannock of Dexter C L Ellinghouse of Piedmont and Janet Cain of Caruthersville. Directors include O W Chilton Jess Stewart Vane Brannock Harry Guth and Harry Nater. A luncheon and talks followed with tours of Cape Girardeau and a weathered program change from a Boulder Crest picnic to New Central high school entertainment by college foreign students. Vacation Church School at First Methodist begins June 7 and runs weekdays through June 18 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Peggy Ann Ferraro of Prairie Village stayed with S S Vaughn family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Press Association
Cape Girardeau
Hurschel H. Hardy
Trenton
Jack Stapleton, Jr
Kennett
Bill Brannock
Dexter
C. L. Ellinghouse
Piedmont
Janet Cain
Caruthersville
O. W. Chilton
T. R. Shell
DeSoto
Jess Stewart
Ramington
Vane Brannock
Bloomfield
Harry E. Guth
Perryville
Harry Naeter
Hotel Idanha
Fred Nater
Southeast Missourian
Herschel H. Hardy
Ironton
A. A. Steinbeck
Missouri Press Association
Bill Bray
Columbia
Dean Earl English
School of Journalism
U. of M
Nater Brothers
Boulder Crest
New
Central High School
State College
Memorial holiday visitors and local social notes
Over the Memorial weekend residents welcomed relatives from St. Louis and Bell City, with extended family visits, church activities, and travel to nearby towns. Furloughs and military connections feature as Pfc. John A. Matthews and Sgt. Donald Matthews plan moves to Fort Campbell and Orlando, while community groups report Easter egg profits and upcoming church repairs.
Tools low in cost and high in work value noted
The passage notes that tools, when judged by their productivity and the current cost of human labor, are remarkably economical. It emphasizes efficiency and the economic advantage of mechanization in reducing labor inputs.
Nothing so royal as truth in noble living
Poem extols true nobility found in honest deeds and kindness over wealth or status. It asserts that justice, love, and moral conduct define real nobility, not birth or grand dreams. The speaker urges steady work, patience, and ethical action, noting courage and integrity outshine courtly vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trueworth
Miss Irene Curtiss Weds R W Baird in Caruthersville
Miss Irene Curtiss daughter of Mrs Elbert Ray and the late Woodrow Curtiss married R W Baird son of Mr and Mrs Frank Baird at the home of her mother in Marston. Elder Ottie Brown officiated. The bride wore pale blue nylon brocade with a low neckline and full skirt. Attendant Mrs Vila Robinson and best man Archie Corley, both of Caruthersville. Reception at the Ray home followed by a brief honeymoon in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Baird
Caruthersville
Elbert Ray
Ray
Marston
Irene Curtiss
Woodrow Curtiss
Baird
Frank Baird
Ottie Brown
Vila Robinson
Archie Corley
Baptist Ladies Aid Met at Mrs. Nelsons Home
The Ladies Aid of First Baptist Church met with 18 members and two guests Mrs Teddy Glasscot and Mrs John Cooksey who joined during the meeting. A life of Miss Fannie Crosby was presented noting her blindness since six weeks old and hymns she wrote. A church play on May 7 raised 43.10 to aid the Old folks home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
Campbell
John Buttrum
Ladies’ Aid of the
First Baptist Church
Robert Nelson
Teddy Glasscot
John Cooksey
Cooksey
Herbert Lynxwiler
Fannie Crosby
Ebert Duke
Robert Forsythe
Harry Noles
Crosby
Jesus
Fossace Wins South Dakota GOP Gubernatorial Nomination
Medal of Honor winner Dr Joe Fossace) easily secured the South Dakota Republican gubernatorial nomination in a primary. Ed Martin won the Democratic nomination. With most precincts reporting Fossace led the GOP with about 51 thousand votes while Lt. Gov. Red Terry and Harold Lund trailed. Martin topped the Democratic side with around 14 thousand votes. Mundt and Holum ran unopposed in their primaries.
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Sioux Falls
Joe Fossace
South Dakota
Ed Martin
Chamberlain
Foss
Red Terry
Harold Lund
Brookings
E. F. McKellips
Alcester
Martin
McKellips
Karl Mundt
Washington
Senate
Kenneth Holum
Sikeston High 1944 Reunion Honors Guests at Banquet
Tharoh Stallings spoke Saturday to 83 attendees about his principal days and wartime memories while decorations featured mortar boards and a red schoolhouse. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Moll, Mrs. Haubold, and Mrs. Hammock. a Maypole and senior Bulldog Barker edition were part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharoh Stallings
Sikeston High School
Stallings
Minter Mall of
Malden
N. C. Watkins Jr
Bill Sikes
Bulldog Barker
Amy Wilkinson McCord
Fleca O'Hara
Bill Colwick
Sikeston
Miller Moll
Charlotte Strain
C. Q. Haubold
Laura Jo
Archie Alliston
James Johnson Jr
Imogene Branum
Newton Carroll
Ira Mae Fowler
G. H. Starnes
Bernadine Gleason
Hiram Williams
Louise Jackson
Ray Clinton
Dorothy Marshall
Lee Fansler
Bill Porter
Irena Gimlin
Gene Collins
Nadine Greenlee
Date Ham
Ronald Welf
Norma Johnson
Bob Mitchell
Larry Shain
Bert Teachout
Bob McCord
Amy Wilkinson
Ralph Boyer
Women Golfers Hostesses and Winners at Poplar Bluff Club
Mrs. John Edwards and Mrs. Dwight Crader led Tuesday's Coun try Club gathering for women golfers in Poplar Bluff. Winners by class were Mrs. Bill Galladay in championship, Mrs. Duree Pete Mediey in A, Mrs. Tom Baker in B, and Mrs. Buddy Lair in C. Sikeston Association guests are invited next Tuesday. contact Joyce Emerson or Garwood Sharp for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edwards
Dwight Crader
Bill Galladay
Duree
Pete” Mediey
Tom Baker
Buddy Lair
Sikeston Association
Poplar Bluff
Joyce Emerson
Garwood Sharp
Northington family visit spans Memphis summer stay
Mrs. William Northington and her son Bill with Bill's son Craig spent Monday in Memphis. They were joined that evening by Paul Northington, who arrived by plane from Gainsville, Georgia, where he attends Riverside Military Academy. He will remain here with his parents for the summer.
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George Porter
Claude Beardsley
Linda
Jeannette
Porter
Blessing
Albright
Davis
Laveda Davis
Church of ‘the Nazbrene
James L. Howle
D. E. McColy
Kirky
George W. Kirk
Columbia
Moberly
Huntsville
Centralia
Ashley
Inl
Sikeston Ménlay
John A. Matthews
ARCT
Fort Campbell
Ben O. Matthews
Miner
Donald F. Matthews
Sgt
Matthews
Okinawa
Paul David
Orlando
Fla
Pinecastle Air Force Base
E. C. Matthews Jr
Midland
Mich
Madeline Bergman
Cape Girardeau
Clyde Richards
St. Louis
Buster Driver
Osceola
Ark
Sikeston
E. J. Keith
John Hux
Jimmy
Tucson
Ariz
E. C. Matthews
Hux
Johnny
John Maddox
Myrtle Jenkins
Charleston
Harold Kempken
South, Bend, Wash
Kempken
Minnie King
Maddox
Ees
J. O. King
Hacleston
Robert S
Joseph .L. Matthews
W. H. Sikes
Ken Lake
Kentucky Lake
Peggy Donnell
Georgia Donnell
Audrey
Lydia Chaney
San Antonio
Tex
William Northington
Bill
Craig
Memphis
Paul
Gainsville
Riverside Military Academy
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Count Pollen “Daddy ” Felker R. i
Bob) Capshaw
Jess * Chapman
Fritz Scher
Paul H. Slinkerd
Se Court
Harry Daugherty
Por
County Poor
Lankford
Dr George $ Sonese Qrecior
Narona Rae Searcy
Atom
Guatemala
Central
South America
Communist Party
Cambridge
Mass
Mars
Congress
SEMO
Hardy
Vacation Church
The
First Methodist Church
Mike Ferraro
Peggy Ann
Prairie Village
Kan
Garet Harris
Dallas
Boulder
Colo
Ben Chaney
Amy Allen
New York City
Buckner Ragsdale Company
Alice Cary
Wren
Irene Curtis
Ding
Ray Home
Punch
Martha Curtiss
Jane Curtiss
Gillespie, Il
Huntley
Bill Lancaster
O. M. Lancaster
Fern Lancaster
Covington
Tenn
Baptist Ladies Aid
GOP
Poplar
Sikeston Healld
Missouri
Sikeston Herald
Scott
Mag Coral
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