High School Student Wins Typewriter Award at Cape Girardeau
Jo Ann Williams of Nimmo Fortenfelt High School won a Royal portable typewriter at the Semo District Commercial Typing contest held at Southeast Missouri State College Cape Girardeau. She led among 50 contestants with 55 wpm and four errors, while also placing first in novice speed and accuracy and second in novice practical typewriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Ulma-Fornfelt
Deering
Bloomfield
Kennett
Lutes Ville
Owensville
Doniphan
Par
Williamsville
Hornersville
College High
Cuba
Canalou
Jo Ann
Nimo-Fornfelt
National Honor Society
Girls’ Glee Club
Nimo Lutheran Church
Miss Williams
Royal Portable Typewriter
Soldier Earns Commendation Ribbon in Korea
Army MSgt. Paul E. Cunningham of Missouri received the Commendation Ribbon for Meritorious Service in Korea. He helped lead Company A, 725th Ordnance Battalion, to a smoothly operating unit with a record of superior performance. Also noted is Sgt. Damon Cobb of Route Portageville, Missouri returning with the 40th Infantry Division after more than two years on the peninsula. Cobb enlisted in 1952 and arrived in the Far East in 1953. Washington reports 55 separate American Indian languages and many dialects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Korea
Paul E. Cunningham
Asa Parma
725Th Ordnance Battalion
Parma
Damon Gobb
Portageville
U.S
40Th Gantry Division
Crea
Susarst
di Vision
California
Syngman Rhee
Maxwell Taylor
Eighth Army
National Guard
40Th
Peninsula
Corporal Cobb
Army
Far East
Portageville Soldier in Third Infantry Seen in Korea
PFC Juvonia Reed Jr., 24, son of Mrs Sallie Reed Route 1 Portageville Missouri, serves as automatic rifleman in Company B 7th Regiment 3D Division in Korea. He entered the Army in December 1942 and has been in Korea since June 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Juvonia Reed Jr
Sallie Reed
Route
Portageville
Diwiibse Ifé
Jessie
Benton
SEMO Guard Unit Wins Division Trophy
SEMO Guard Unit wins the Maj. Gen. John C. McLaughlin Trophy for best rifle company in the 35th Infantry Division. Company A, 140th Infantry of Jackson, Missouri, named winner with runners up including Company A, 138th Infantry Saint Louis and Company F, 140th Infantry Perryville Missouri, along with Company K, 137th Infantry Arkansas City Kansas. The award rests on 1953 performances across 11 categories such as strength attendance at drills field training and weapon qualifications.
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Sedalia
John C. McLaughlin
140Th Infantry
Jackson
138Th Infantry
St. Louis
Perryville
137Th Infantry
Arkansas City
Kan
Recent Divorce and Court Actions Filed in Benton Circuit
Benton notes list multiple divorce filings and related petitions from Annie Lau Beall to Charley Bruce and others. Cases include custody claims, desertion, and spousal neglect, plus notes on motor company liens, a chamber of commerce incorporation, and a damages suit stemming from a highway collision near New Madrid involving Rita Watken.
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Benton
Nomor Beafl
Annie Laurig Beall
Dunklin County
Charley Bruce
Imogene
Bruce
Mareil Patricia Williams
Jerry Ray Williams
Arkansas
Eva Joan Buckthorpe
Tom C. Buckthorpe
Tom
Martha Jane
Geneva Brewer
Willie Allen Brewer
Hornwall
Tenn
Betty Caroline
Kenneth C. Pixley
Emma Jean Pixley
Gladys Iva Ditto
Walter Ditto
East Prairie
Jean Craig
Renard Crale
Addie Lee Williams
Robert L. Williams
New Madrid
Linda
Jo Ann
Judith
Stephen
Semo Motor Co
Floyd Warren
Seno Motor Co
W. A. English
Oran Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland Jolly
R. E. Ross
Keith Dennistre
Roy Trim
Miss
Catherine V. Bellis
Harlan W. Bellis
Joe Lynn
Mary Judith
Cathy Ann
Michael Craig
Harold Bollinger
Menneth Dye
E. C. Barton and Co
Sikeston Lumber Co
Robert A. Dempster
Monroe
Bolinger
Missouri Government Cost Rise Tops Ten States
Jefferson City Missouri costs for government rose 436 percent from 1952 to last year. Only Nevada New Jersey North Carolina and West Virginia cut costs in 1953. U S Census data show Missouri expenditures climbing from 273 589 000 to 310 796 000 with Montana having the largest increase at 36 4 percent.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
North Carolina
West Virginia
Taxpayers’ Organization
U. S. Census Bureau
Montana
Arizona
Georgia
Illinois
Maine
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Divorce Contests Filed in Stoddard County
Mary House sues J D House alleging decree to plaintiff. Everett Gilles fights Alcie Gilles with decree to plaintiff. Lauanna Henry sues John Henry with decree to plaintiff. Daniel Matusiewicz battles Carmella in ongoing divorce case.
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Stoddard
Mary House
J. D. House
Everett Gilles
Alcie Gilles
Lauanna Henry
John
Henry
Csi
Daniel Matusieweez
Carmellal
Real Estate Transfers in Scott County Listed
A long list of Scott County property transfers shows numerous buyers paying $1 and other considerations for lots, blocks, acres, and sections across Sikeston Chaffee Oran and surrounding areas. Names include E W Warfield E P Coleman G Harry Dover Marshall McGill L Clayton and many couples with transfers recorded in sections 21 26 29 and 31 township ranges 12 to 15 with land totals from 1 acre to 91.53 acres and prices often listed as $1 other considerations.
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E. P. Coleman
Missouri Plant Food Co
Wayne L. Clayton
Charles R. Conn
Clayton
Sikeston
G. Harry Dover
David
Smiths
Roy
Smith
Robert T
Griggs
Keith
Cond
Marshall
McGill
L. Baugh
Marshall. E. McGill
Roert Anderson
R. K. ‘Guthrie
Sunset 3Rd
Charles H. Butler
Alvin C. Mallard
McCoy- Tanner
Eula Grigsby
R. L. Guthrie
Township 26
Range
M. D. Hicks
George Baker
Sikeston East Addition
Manuel J. Taylor, Jr
K. G. Bailey
Prairie Addition
W. L.clayton
W. J. Swacker
John 3Ucks, Jr
Oda ‘Millar
Chaffee
J. F. Grifler
W."l. ‘Tomlinson
Robert Capshaw
George Hahn
Robert A. McCord
Charles D. Wood
Keith & McCord
August Seyer
C. W. Henderson
Benjamin F. Moore
Claude M. Ballard, Jr
Parkland
Cloyse McCrory
Ray H. Bilderback
Township
J. A. McGaugh
Ottis L. Scudder
Hardy & ‘Kelley
Fornfelt
Wm. K
Francis L. Mattingly
Wm. L. Ross
Mary Jeat Ellison
Clarence W. Slaughter
Ramona Blackburn
Ross
Robert W. Foster
Black Gin Co
Elvin Gosche
Amos R. Morrow
Jackson R. Davis
Virginia B. Davis
Applegate North Addition
Ervin Gosche
Township 29
Lawrence B. Luber
Leslie Holden
Glenn Matthews Addit
Ray Parker
Charles’ F. Lett
Morley
Raymond’ ‘Robison
South Mart
J. Matthews
Oran
Jessie C. O'Reilly
Gordon Ai. Cohen
We Expect It Has Happened Before and Will Again
The passage notes that an anticipated event is likely to recur, citing prior occurrences and strong popular interest. It emphasizes confidence built on experience and public expectations, suggesting a cyclical pattern at play.
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Third Infantry
Semo Guard
New York
Queens
New York City
Scott Insurance Agency
Stallcup
Sikeston, Mo
Pew
Circuit Clerk
Sikeston Steel Building Company
Oran, Blodgett
Ches
Oran and
Blodgett
Southeastern
Gulf States
Great Southern
Fred Watson
Robbins Tours
Marquand
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Pensacola Beach
Pensacola
Fla
Santa Rosa Island
America
Gulf of Mexico
B. M. Bell
Robbins
Migs Freda Carr
D. B. Harris
James’ ‘Gross
Scott County
E. W. Warfield
Dan Bean
Sunset Subdivision
Buick
Riviera
Skylark
Sharp Buick Company
West Center
Gree Elise
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