Sikeston in 1883 A look at a rough but thriving town
A reporter from the St Louis Republic recalled Sikeston fifty years ago with a population around 1200, four churches, a public school of 260 pupils, and the Sikeston Academic Institute. It mentions hotels, banks, a single newspaper, a large rolling mill, and substantial river region trade. The piece highlights debts, tax levy, revenues, and a community praised as moral, refined and hospitable.
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Sikeston
St. Lous Republic
St. Louis
Robt. Lillard
Arlington
Herald
D. Wates
Courtney Chambers
Kate Harrison
Minnie Sayers
Wim. Smith
J. W
Anna) Winchester
Charles D. Matthews Jr
Citizens Bank of Sikeston
B. Hunter
A. J. Moore
J. Lescher
Ben Bunter
Mayme Marshall
EF. J . Malone
Malone Avenue
Milis
Missour
G B. Greer and Coa
Scott County Milling Company
South Carolinas
Louisiana
Stheston
Iron Mountain
Sikeston Station
Republic
Scott County
C. Greer
Allied Commander Eisenhower to Visit United States
General Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force will return to the United States for a visit. He is expected to arrive in Washington on June 15 with reception plans under way. Mayor Aloys P Kaufmann of St Louis extended an invitation for Eisenhower to visit the city, and also to General Omar Bradley for a homecoming reception.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alled Expeditionary Force
United States
War Department
Eisenhower
Washington
Aloys P Kaufmann
Sf St Lows
Cty
Omar Bradley
Aloberly
Missouri Rehab Program Restores Poor Health in Missouri
Jefferson City report by Joy O Talley shows 520 medically indigent Missourians rehabilitated from July 1 1944 to April 30 1945 at $178 per person. Average earnings rose from $521 to $1 751 annually, boosting aggregate gains to $609 726. Total rehab cost was $92 512 with net financial return of $316 077.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Congress
Missouri State Medical Association
Robert Elman
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
Talley
Auto tax stamps to go on sale this Saturday
Announcement states new ACPO SWEAdibs auto tax stamps will be on sale Saturday. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate stamps will carry serial numbers and reference vehicle make model and state. Further specifics about issuance or price are not readable in the text.
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Highwass
Lica
Infected Veterans Not Menace to Family
Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk stated that returning soldiers from malaria regions pose no threat to families or communities. He explained malaria infections run a self limited course with relapses and that only through a mosquito bite can transmission occur, noting most areas have adequate mosquito control.
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Washington
Norman T. Kirk
Army
Kirk
United States
Veterans to Hunt Out Tax Chiselers
President Truman and Secretary Morgenthau unveil a plan to recruit 19 000 former servicemen as tax investigators to hunt tax evasion, with special squads already at work and 3600 cases under active inquiry. More than 7000 cases await powers, including liquor market operations and large revenue schemes. Morgenthau asks for funding from the Appropriations Committee to support expanded operations.
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Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Asurgenta
Civil Service Commission
Morgenthau
Appropriations Committee
Graft-formed apple tree bears eight varieties
G. W. Wienecke of near Jersey ville TL reports his apple tree in the orchard has produced eight varieties this year. The grafting project years ago yielded gano jonathan willow twig red delicious golden delicious 10man beauty winesap and black twig apples. Governors accept White House invitation to consult on national issues with President Truman Kansas City’s Alf Landon and New York Governor Dewey invited to visit.
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G. W. Wienecke
Jerseyville
Gano
Jonathan
Alf M. Landon
Kansas City
Thomas B. Dewey
New York
Harry S. Truman
White House
Naw
War Casualties Top One Million In New Total
Official war casualty totals surpassed 1,000,000 last Thursday, with 890,019 Army and 112,868 Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel. Dead 227,097. wounded 607,468. missing 63,455. prisoners 104,867. About 90,000 prisoners liberated in Europe. 37,571 to return home by Sunday. Undersecretary Patterson says many missing may yet be found alive. Army discharge age remains at 10, opposed by some lawmakers who want 35.
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War
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Europe
Robert P. Patterson
New York
Boston
Patterson
Congress
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Jos. A. Leslie
Insurance Agency
Telephone
Welter Building
Newspaper
Hrerive
ACPO
Tneyre
Waters Edge
Adm
Qi Sun Sin
Korea
Monitor
Merrimac
Voipre
Sherwin-Williams
America
Sherwin- Williams
Sikeston Paint and Wallpaper Co
Kem-Tone
Young Building
Center St
SWP Quality Paints
THE
Missouri Association OF Public Utilities
West High Street
Gil
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