Best Flour Sack Expo Draws 500 Entries Across States
Twenty five years ago on June 14 1923 a flour sack article contest drew 500 entries at the Scott County Milling Co Sikeston office building with participants from Missouri and twelve other states. Ira Willey carnival worker was killed by contact with a live electric wire in New Madrid. The Herald advertised high grade overalls at 1 39. State Highway Commission crews were removing signs on rights of way.
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Scott County Milling Company
Sikeston
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Arkansas
Illinois
Florida
South Carolina
Ira Willey
Carnival
New Madrid
The
Herald
State Highway Commission
H. & M. Store opens era in Sikeston history
Twenty years ago the H. and M. Store, successor to the Sikeston Mercantile Company, opened for business. Uncollected city taxes were listed as follows: real estate, 6546.83 dollars, personal, 2607.96 dollars, mer- real estate and personal taxes led the tally as shown in city records.
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Sikeston Mercantile Company
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A regular medical column surveys ongoing progress and recent advances in health. It summarizes key developments, research findings, and notable clinical milestones from the week, conveying implications for patients and practitioners in concise, accessible terms.
Drowning of Roy Moore in Mississippi River slough incident
Fifteen years ago on June 8 1933 Roy Moore of Blodgett drowned after a fishing boat with several men capsized in a slough off the Mississippi River near Big Island.
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Roy Moore
Blodgett
Big Island
Misissippi River
Local Official Uses Historic Desk Belonging to Bryan
F. D. Lair revealed he used a desk in his office that formerly belonged to the late William Jennings Bryan. Extreme heat caused concrete pavement on Highways 60 and 60 in District 10 to buckle in nine places, requiring replacement of sections with new concrete.
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F. D. Lair
William Jennings Bryan
District 10
Sikeston Opens Playground Program for Children
On June 8 1938 supervised playgrounds opened at Bailey and South grade schools with Coach Vernon Green in charge. The week saw traffic accidents including a Sikeston girl learning to drive, Ray Maxey seriously hurt near Gilmore Ark and six Kennett women injured by a tire blowout near Morley. Also 42 new Sikeston buildings under construction amid a dispute over a draining ditch.
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Sikeston
Bailey
South
Vernon Green
New Madrid County
Bob Matthews
Gulf of Mexico
Gulfport
Ernest Cox
Ray Maxey
Gilmore
Ark
Kennett
Morley
Sikeston Council Bans Sales in Legion Park
June 10 1948 report notes Sikeston city council forbids sales of merchandise medicine shows and other enterprises in Legion Park. In New Madrid county Clay Higdon is jailed in New Madrid awaiting charges for killing Jesse Russell and wounding Lloyd Reece Russell at their Little Vine farm. The killing and wound ing were reported to have occurred at the farm home.
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Sikeston City
Legion Park
Clay Higdon
New Madrid
Jesse Russell
Lloyd Reece Russell
Little Vine
Hart's Bakery Opens Near Frisco Station
Last year on June 12 1947 the new Hart's Bakery building near the Frisco railroad station was completed and ready for formal opening. Wm C Capps of Ellsbury Missouri was fatally injured in a truck collision south of Sikeston on Highway 61. The nation harvested almost 1.5 billion bushels of wheat and rationing ended after five years.
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Hart’s Bakery
Frisco
Wm. C. Capps
Ellsbury
Sikeston
Highway 61
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