Quotas Set For United Service Drive In Scott County
The county USO committee met in Benton on Monday under Chairman Steve Barton to set quotas for the forthcoming fund drive. Eight communities attended, aiming to meet county needs between 7500 and 8000 dollars as part of a national goal of 32 million. The USO unites six WWI groups into one drive, planning a June 22 kickoff and a July 4 finish.
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the United Service Organization
Benton
Steve Barton
Barton
Scott County
United Service Organization
Young Men’s Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Young Women’s Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers’ Aid Association
New Class Trains Defenders for War Work
Sikeston forms four training classes under the Vocational Education for National Defense program at Hahs Machine Works. Two classes focus on electric welding and two on machine tool operation to train workers until employable. Sixty class hours weekly? No, six days a week for 7 15 hours per week? This item notes 715 hours total. Instructors are Otto Hahs, Garvin Collins, Lawrence Knepper of Sikeston, and Thomas Gallivan of New Madrid. Twenty seven men from WPA rolls currently enrolled, with new enrollments via State Employment Service planned.
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Sikeston
Recentkhy
Hahs Machine Works
National Defense
State Board of Vocational Education
WPA
Funeral Held in Flint for Ralph Darley of Michigan
Mr and Mrs Johnny Hitt attended funeral services in Flint Michigan last week for Ralph Darley who died of tuberculosis in a sanitarium on May 26 He is survived by his widow three children his father Vinton Harley and five sisters and three brothers including Lyle Harley Claud Harley and Elvin Harley
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Johnny Hitt
Flint
Mich
Ralph Darley
Vinton Harley
Perkins
J. D. Sidwell
Sikeston
Lem C. Bollinger
Commerce
Trenton Summers
John Healy
Lyle Harley
Kalamazoo. Mich
Claud Harley
Fort Leonard Wood
Elvin Harley
Fort Sill
Okla
New Offices for Allard and Matthews
The insurance firm Allard and Matthews moved yesterday from the McCoy Tanner building to the Center street storefront formerly Sidwell Jewelry. Edward Allard serves as manager of the company. The piece notes the first postage stamp issued by Great Britain on May 6, 1840, known as the Penny Black, noting its rarity relative to later issues.
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Allard and Matthews
McCoy-Tanner Building
Center Street
Sidwell Jewelry
Edward Allard
Great Britain
Stop Look Listen Collector Felker Seeks Re election
Collector Felker appeals for re election to revenue collector in Scott county presenting delinquent tax figures from his records and county clerk files. He asserts 439191.92 in past year collections and zero lawsuits, pledging ongoing service and non enforcement against service members' property. He invites voters to inspect records for verification.
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Scott County
Siketon Herald
Big Lake
Sikeston Man Seeks Scott County Surveyor Post
Roy W. Howell of Sikeston announces his candidacy for Scott County Surveyor, pending the August primary. A 36 year old Chaffee High School graduate, he has been a lifelong resident of Scott County and six years supervisor of the AAA farm program in surveying. He has studied advanced engineering in his spare time and knows most local farmers, urging voter support.
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Roy W. Howell
Sikeston
The
Herald
Scott County
Howell
Chaffee High School
Water supply systems include over twelve thousand reservoirs
A broad overview notes that the United States operates more than 12 000 reservoirs and dams as part of its water infrastructure, reflecting extensive public works across multiple states and regions.
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United States
Judge Carter Seeks Justice of the Peace Post
W h Carter former Sikeston police judge seeks the Justice of the Peace position in Richland Township. He argues he can perform duties efficiently and seeks employment. Carter cites 25 years in Sikeston mercantile business and over 30 years as an engaged citizen plus former deputy sheriff in Johnson County Illinois and two years as Vienna Illinois chief of police. He respectfully solicits voter support.
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W. H. Carter
Fromer
Sikeston
Justice of the Peace
Richland Township
Carter
Johnson County
Ilinois
Vienna
Ill
Naval Induction on Pearl Harbor Date
An avenged Pearl Harbor spirit will show at a mass oath ceremony at 1 25 pm Sunday June 7 six months after the Japanese raid. The district ceremony will be in the State College auditorium Cape Girardeau with public attendance invited. Men wishing to enlist in this nationwide event should apply at the Navy Recruiting Station Cape Girardeau Post Office building by June 6.
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Pearl Harbor
Sandwich Islands
Honolulu
State College
Cape Girardeau
Navy
Air Corps Communications Network Link Base and Sky
A maze of ground and air communication keeps the Air Corps in constant touch with every base and aircraft. Radio telegraph teletype and telephone are used to maintain contact with all units in the air.
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Air Corps
Joe Anderson Seeks Democratic Nomination for Scott County Treasurer
Announcement endorses Joe Anderson of Sikeston for County Treasurer in Scott County. Longtime public servant, former sheriff for four years, World War I veteran, member of Henry Meldrum American Legion Post No. 114 and Odd Fellows Lodge No. 358. Born near Blodgett, he worked as a State liquor inspector, now seeking voter support with a note of thanks dated August 4.
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Joe Anderson
Sikeston
Scott County
Joe
Blodgett
Henry Meldrum American Legion
1. O. O. F. Lodge
Five Scott County Men Enlist in Navy
Five Scott county men have enlisted in the United States Navy during the past week at Cape Girardeau. The enlistees are Ernest Melvin Tubbs and Hansxel Lee Boyd of Sikeston, Clarence Halter of Chaffee, Howard Junior Followell of Benton, and Bobbie Eugene Ermgon of Morley. They are now at the Great Lakes Training Station. After training they will be assigned to a Navy Trade School or active fleet duty.
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Scott County
United States Navy
F E. Wiggins
Naval
Cape Girardeau
Scott
Four States Meet at New Mexico Corner Point
A historic note identifies the only US location where four states converge. In the northwest corner of New Mexico, borders touch Arizona, Utah, and Colorado, marking a unique junction of state lines and geography.
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United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Former Sikeston Man Reported Missing in Action
Friends report Lieut Lansing Deeter of Camden Arkansas, a former Sikeston resident and former assistant manager of the Sterling Store, is missing in action. He served as a volunteer and was on duty in the Philippines for months, likely on Bataan during its surrender.
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Sikeston
Lansing Deeter
Camdenton, Ark
Lieut Deeters
Philippines
Bataan
Deeter
Sterling
War Bond Goals Set for Southeast Missouri Counties
Sikeston and Scott county face doubling June bond and stamp purchases to meet an 88000 goal set by the Treasury Department. Historical averages show rising monthly purchases. other Southeast Missouri counties list their goals and current averages, including Butler Cape Girardeau Dunklin New Madrid Pemiscot St Francois and Stoddard with varying targets and averages.
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Sikeston
Scott County
Treasury Department
Missouri
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
New Madrid
Pemiscot
St. Francois
Stoddard
Certify Promotion For Frank Sibley
Frank Sibley, acting assistant postmaster at Sikeston, will become a regular on July 1, announced by Postmaster Pleas Malcolm. Sibley has served the Sikeston post office for several years as clerk and carrier, and his father F E Sibley Sr is postmaster at Matthews.
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Frank Sibley
Sikeston
Pleas Malcolm
Young Sibley
F. E. Sibley Sr
Matthews
Eugene Munger Seeks Democratic Prosecuting Attorney Nomination
Eugene Munger announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for prosecuting attorney. A Benton lawyer and former Sikeston resident, he has practiced law 18 years since 1923, is a World War II veteran, former state legislator, and father of two.
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Eugene Munger
Sikeston
Scott County
Mr. Munger
Benton
Missouri
Europe
George Munger
Bloomfield
Munger
Dr McClure to Be in Office June 13
Dr T C McClure, finishing a post graduate surgery course at Cook County Hospital Chicago, will be in his office Saturday June 13. In his absence office duties are handled by Ruth Malone and Gayle Collins. The air in many U S buildings is drier than the Sahara in winter.
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DR. McClure
T C. McClure
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Ruth Malone
Mins Gayle Collins
United States
Sahara Desert
Selec tive Service draft calls twenty for Benton area
Scott county sent twenty men from Benton to Jefferson Barracks for the first Selective Service draft of June. Later in the month calls for 25 and 60 will be filled. Names, addresses, and occupations include Willie Bohannon farmer. Herman Wilson Steele Clarksville Ark formerly Morley farmer. Elmer Schaeffer Benton farmer. Linus Walker Sikeston furniture store employee. Claskie Martin Fornfelt railroad section hand. Maurice Uelsman Silmo farmer. Robert Capshaw Chaffee shoe factory worker. Dude Mason Sikeston farmer. Fred Lieble Commerce garment factory worker. Robert Gueble Benton Harbor Mich former Chaffee laborer. Leo Cunningham Murphysboro Illinois former Sikeston secretary of painters union. Thomas Sneed Fornfelt truck driver. Eugene Kinder Chaffee truck driver. Irvin Schmitt Chaffee shoe factory worker. Thomas Dye Crowder grocery clerk. George Farms Sikeston farmer. Emory Caldwell Commerce assistant Diesel machinist. Archie Stroud Benton. Norman Muller Fornfelt railroad brakeman. William Dillender Sikeston.
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Herman Wilson
Steele
Clarksville
Ark
Morley
Farmer
Elmer Joseph Schaeffer
Benton
Linus Wilson Walker
Sikeston
Claskie C. Martin
Fornfelt
Maurice Walter Uelsman
Silmo
Robert Harold Capshaw
Chaffee
Dude Mason
Fred William Lieble
Commerce
Robert Dewayne Gueble
Benton Harbor
Mich
Leo Cunningham
Murphysboro
Thomas Jefferson Sneed
Eugene Kinder
Irvin Frank Schmitt
Thomas Belmont Dye
Crowder
George Franklin
Wool consumption in the United States in a year
Estimates show the United States uses 265 million pounds of virgin wool 10 million pounds of reprocessed wool and 75 million pounds of reused fabric annually. This reflects domestic demand across textile sectors and evolving recycling trends.
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United States
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Hamburg
Grant City
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Felker
Little River
Cc. BE. Felker
Justice OF Peace
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OUR Office
Sidwell’s Jewelry Store
Insurance Agency
Jefferson Barracks
Willie Lee Bohannon
Norman Muller
William Cliffond Dillender
Pontiac
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
General Motors
General Motors Service
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet CO
West Center Street
Sikeston, Missouri
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