The Herald Offers Accident Insurance for Subscriptions
The Sikeston Herald promotes a low cost accident policy with each subscription and offers options to pay yearly or six months at a time. The first policy extends to the next due date, aligning subscription and insurance renewals. The paper questions a $15,000 gift to the city board for a new Berry-Palmer-Day building as a replacement city hall and critiques the board’s acceptance of private funds.
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Sikeston Herald
The
Herald
Board of Alderman
E. P. Coleman Jr
Berry-Palmer-Day
Board of Aldermen
Coleman
Board of Public Works
Southeast Missouri Press Association Holds Annual Meeting
Southeast Missouri editors met in Fredericktown last Friday to discuss rising newsprint shortages and a proposed large postal rate increase. The gathering featured a fried chicken buffet by Oliver and Andy Ferguson and a rare civilian tour of Fredericktown cobalt refinery guided by the Ferguson brothers.
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postal department
department
Oliver
Andy Ferguson
Fredericktown
Ferguson brothers
Display the Flag Flag Tribute by Miss Hess at Kingshighway Chapter
The Herald notes Miss Seabell Hess Flag Chairman of the Kingshighway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution submitted this tribute to the flag and asserts every citizen should be glad to pay it.
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Seabell Hess
Kingshighway Chapter
the Daughters of the American Revolution
The Herald
Glenn Patton Named Associate County Agent in Scott County
Glenn Patton has assumed duties as associate County Agent for Scott County. Patton, married with two children, recently moved his family to Benton. Previously he served seven years as vocational agriculture teacher in Atkins and five years at Coal Hill. He is a University of Arkansas graduate with a rose Deere.
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Glenn Patton
Scott
Mir Patton
Benton
Glenn
Coal Hill Ark
Alt
Patton
University of Arkansas
Funeral services for retired merchant W T Jones
Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Haman Pine in Cape Girardeau for W T Jones 73 a retired merchant and husband of the former Miss Rachel D Smith. He operated Grs Coen Stores at Whitewater Thebes St and Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his wife two sons Gordon Jones and Fannie Jones and Gordon Jones, five daughters and many relatives.
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Horov o
Cape Gatardeau
W T Jone hilt
Roy Wagner
Sikeston
auaster
Alfred Halter
Benton
SETRICOES
Jones
Whitewater
gras COEN
Thebes St
RFihel D Smith
Fannie Jones
Cape
Gordon Jones
Portland
Mars Tohn Gomer
Pear Blossom Califo
Ea Norman
Chie vivo
JT R DeBrock
St Loui
LR Hinck
Herman Jones
Caper
Fifie Writson
Rosie Kes
Bennett
Pearl Hawkins
Lutesville
Morehouse Resident Dora Griffin Dies at Home
Mrs Dora C Griffin a Morehouse resident for 45 years and widow of Rev W M Griffin died at her home Friday night after a five day illness. Born in Licking Mo she was the daughter of Samuel and Alice Greer West. Survived by husband Rev W M Griffin of Morehouse son Lewis Griffin of Morehouse daughter Mrs Claude Miers of Morehouse two grandchildren raised James Griffin and Barbara Louise Coleman four other grandchildren one brother Ben West of Tickling Me and two great grandchildren.
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Dora C Griffin
New Madrid county
Morehouse
Seme Editors Pick Sikeston For 1958 Meeting and Elect Bill Brannock as President
The Southeast Missouri Press Association held its 64th annual meeting Friday in Fredericktown. it voted to meet 65th in Sikeston in 1958 and again at Poplar Bluff for 1960. Bill Brannock Dexter Messenger was elected president. Wayne County Journal Bannui and other officers named. Raymond R Tucker gave the principal address. sessions ran from 8 am to 6 pm with meals and a banquet.
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Bill Brannock
Southeast Massouri Press Association
Fredericktown
Poplar Bluff
Cape Girardeau
Ironton
Bill Brannoch
Dexter Messenger
C. 1
Lilinghouse
Wayne County Journal
Bannui
Piedmont
Harry Naeter
Southeast Missourian
Allen
Allen Black Maldon Press-Merit
Janet Cain
Raymond R- Tucker
St Louis
Meren
Memorial Park
Bredericktown Democrat - News
Jim Wallace to Be Honored at Banquet in Sikeston
James Wallace of Sikeston will be honored at a Friday June 22 banquet at the Rustic Rock Inn for twenty years of service to Southeast Missouri. Organizers from farm groups and state officials chair a program featuring Dean J Ho Longwell and Dr Julius Andy Anderson. Wallace, second oldest in the Missouri House, led opposition to rural property tax increases and fought for Delta research funding while backing school appropriations and the so called Filled Milk Bill. Dinner reservations via participating organizations. public tribute invited.
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ain hones
TS, Wallace
Sikeston
Rustic Rock Inn
Albert Spradling
Cape Girardeau
the
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Scott County Unit
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
fentae five
Dean J Ho Longwell
Maissouri
College of Agriculture
Julius Andy} Anderson
Missouri Department of Agriculture
Wallace
House Committee on Agriculture
House of Representatives
Southeast
Nine Sikeston boys set for Boys State trip to Warrensburg
Nineteen from Sikeston and neighboring towns join thirty more area youths for Boys State. Sikeston participants include Charles Lynxwiler Lewis Roberson, Eugene Whitsell, Robert Harwell, Dale Grimes, Lawrence Tinbaugh, John Childers, and Ton Cants who may be replaced due to a broken leg. A 6 am charter leaves Rustic Rock Inn with three Caruthersville boys and two each from New Madrid and Charleston. Cape Girardeau adds forty. The full group travels in two buses, arriving Warrensburg about 3 pm. Returns depart June 23 at 10 am, expected to reach Sikeston around 1 pm.
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Warrensburg
Sikeston
Charles Lavalle Lynxwiler
Daveid ( Lewis) Rober
Genius
Eugene E Whitsell
Robert H Harwell
imme Dale Grimes
Lawrence Mi Tin baugh
John Ross Childers
Ton Franklin
Cants
Rustic Rock Inn
Sikeston group
Caruthersville
New Madrid
Charleston
Cape Girardeau
Missouri Young Democrats elect officers at St Louis convention
Weber Gilmore, prosecuting attorney of Scott County, was elected president of the Missouri Young Democrats Clubs at a convention in St Louis on Saturday without opposition. Other officers named include Harald Vinge, Jackie Willi, James Trimble, Joanne Camm, Frank Akorn, James Paul Pine, and a national committeewoman.
Clarence Scott Attends Insurance Association Meeting
C Clarence Scott of the Scott Insurance Agency attended a special session of the Missowa Association of Insurance Agents in Watkesburg Monday. Scott, a member of the executive committee and chair of the constitution and by laws committee, presented the committee’s recommended revision of the by laws, adopted by the association. Edith Elmore, office manager for the Scott Insurance Agency, is at a three day school of instruction for insurance office personnel at Warrensburg State Teachers College.
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Clarence Scott
Scott Insurance Agency
Missowa Association of Insurance Agents
Watkesburg
Mi Scott
Edith Elmore
Warrensburg State Teachers College
Commission Reports On Area Highways
State Highway Commission weekly bulletin lists highway conditions up to June 19. Roads in the area show concrete repaints and one way traffic, with routes 60 61 25 and others under shoulder work or construction. Several segments near Sikeston Morehouse and the Arkansas line are reported closed or under construction with delays in Cape Girardeau and New Madrid counties.
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Morehouse east
Morehouse west
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Sikeston
Pemiscot Co
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New Madrid County
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Bo fren Benton
Coommerce
Shirley Foster Wins Maid of Milk Title in Daily Month Pageant
Shirley Foster daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Foster 820 Moore won the Maid of Milk title for 1956 from nine finalists at the high school auditorium Tuesday night Southeast Missouri's representative to the state Maid of Milk contest at Springfield in October was chosen The runners up were Ellen Cline and Peggy Barker The event was a feature of the Daily Aforth closervince sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with eleven entrants and a dine and observation session at Ortus Restaurant for judges and contestants
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Sikeston
Judy Shanley
Diehlstadt
Ellen Cline
Marjorie Ann Ferrell
Charleston
Shirley Foster
Sikes
Bob Foster
Moore
Southeast Missouri
Springfield
Mars Clarence D. Cline
Praise
Pegey Bather
Eugene Barker
East Praire
Miss Foster
Chamber of Commerce
Shirkes Foster Filen Chine
Ruth Ann “Moser allot Stheston
Marjorie Non Ferrer
Diebistadt
Nancee Tolleson
Malden
Polly Jane Russell
Dexter
Brenda
McDonald
Matthews
Pooago Baker
Fast Plan
persor
Css
Olforin
New Madrid
J B Ruthdee
Portageville
RooF Ridge
Poplar
Delte Town and Finance Co
Scott - New Madrid - Mississippi Electric Cooperative
Ortus’ Reostaurant
Cotton Ginners Plan Central Alabama Mill Tour
Cotton ginners from Kansas and Missouri will visit Central Alabama mills to study spinning and finishing methods. Arkansas and Missouri associations join the tour organized by the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute with about 130 ginners traveling by chartered buses, based in Birmingham. Fred Carter, president of the ginners group, notes most attendees have not seen the mills firsthand.
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Abacetean Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Moscuti Giaimets
Alabama
Fred Carter
rmnets group
Mt Carter
fiaeturers Institute
Arkansas
Missouri
Carter
Tutwiler Hotel
Birmingham
Ala
Plan Trachoma Clinic In Sikeston June 18
A Trachoma Evaluation Clinic is planned for Sikeston on Mondays at the Missouri Delta Community Hospital. Dr Percival Fo Faed, superintendent of the Trachoma Hospital at Rolla, will lead, with arrangements for those who have had or are told they had trachoma.
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Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Percival Fo Faed
Rolla
Robbers Hold Up Wardin’s Grocery Near Keewanee
State Patrol said three armed Negroes robbed Wardin's Grocery at Highway 61 junction near Keewanee Friday night. Estimated ages 18 to 20, two dark and one light skinned. They fled in a car going north.
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Wardin
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Kewanee
Public Invited to DeMolay Chevalier Ceremony Sunday
The Order of DeMolay will hold a public ceremony Sunday at 2:30 PM in the Masonic Temple to confer the Chevalier Degree on four candidates Don Keller a Willi am Brown of Sikeston Dale Abernathy and John Lyles of Caruthersville A Caruthersville Chevalier Degree Team and State Master Counselor Joe Anders will assist Sikeston DeMolay, organized last year with about 100 members The year’s highlight is the state aide conclave to be held July 26 27 28 29 expected to draw 356 to 560 members to Sikeston
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Masonic Temple
Don Keller
Willliam Brown
Sikeston
Dale Abernathy
John Lyles
Caruthersville
Caruthers
Joe Anders
Caruthersyde
S.keston DeViolay
James Franklin Wallace Dies Sunday at Hospital
James Franklin Wallace 79 retired farmer died Sunday at Delta Community Hospital where he had been a patient for several days. A native of Ste. Gepesteve he moved to Scott County in 1902 and farmed there until retirement 14 years ago. He lived in Stheston at TL Matthews Avenue. He was married to Ida Mae Smith of Blodget and survived by 13 children and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Welsh Funeral Home and Wallace Chapel with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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te Delta Commutes
Mir Woihane
Ste
Ruth Joyce
Ellen
Olver Kermit Marvin
Junior
Linestop Daas
San Jac
Cans Hareld
Las Vegas
Leeth
Chiago
Esther and
Lester
St Louis
Hazel Denson
Springfield
Thame
Kansas City
Kansas
Col. Dasvile
Welsh Funeral Home
Notarche
Mernora Park
John Lee Atwill dies at 71 at Missouri hospital
John Lee Atwill 71 of Route Sikeston died at a Missouri hospital Friday. He was born May 20 1884 at Point Pleasant Mo and was a farmer. He leaves five sons Faye Atwill Portageville Gerald Atwill Ste Louis John Lee Atwill Kennett Paul Atwill Londonwin and Kenneth Atwill Columbia. A son Charles Witham and daughters Miss Nobe Phys Fisher Miss John Ed Layette Russell Mrs Mary Pickett survive with eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Point Pleasant
Faye Atwill
Portageville
Gerald Atwill
Ste Lous
John Lo Atwill
Kennett
Paul Atwill
Ldonwin
Kennneth Atwill
Columbia
Charles Witham
Fisher
John Ed -Layete
Funeral for Opal Scroggins Held at Matthews Home
Funeral services for Opal Marie Scroggins two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roma Scroggins were held Wednesday afternoon at the family home two miles southwest of Matthews. The Rev Don Welch of Charleston conducted the service. Burial followed in Matthews Cemetery, with Welsh Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The child died Monday at Deha Communis Hospital.
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Opal Mathie
Scroggins
Roma Scroggins
Matthews
Don Welch
Charleston
Welsh Funeral Home
Deha Communis Hospital
Sikeston
Attendance at Sike-ston Sunday Schools June 16
Attendance figures from local churches show Fus' Baptist 47, First Assembly of God 44, First Methodist 438, Church of the Nazarene 270, Inner St Church of God 249, Seven Baptist 18, First Presbyterian 8. Data reflects Sunday school turnout across seven congregations.
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Fus' Baptist Church
Fist Assembly of God
Firet Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene
Tinner St
Church of God
Scven Baptet
Furst Presbyterian Church
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