Corner Stone Laid At Boyce Building
The corner stone for the Boyce Farm Equipment Company implement building was laid by owner Charles Boyce with International Harvester officials and Sikeston citizens present. A steak luncheon at Shelly's Whiteway Cafe preceded the event with guests touting Boyce's decade of sales exceeding one million dollars in IH farm machinery.
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Boyce Farm Equipment Company
Charles Boyce
International Harvester Company
Sikeston
Boyce
Shelly's Whiteway Cafe
R. S. Byers
Chicago
Charles Morgan
St. Louis
Wayne Riggs
Roy Hoffman
St. Charles
George W. Dietrich
Cape Girardeau
General Line Blackman
E. A. Hagan
Poplar Bluff
John Mobatt
Cc. H. Denman
The
Herald
C. L. Blanton Jr
Sikeston Standard
C. Clarence Scott
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
John L. Sutterfield
New Implement
Louis Miller
Boyce Implement Company
Mr. Boyce
New Boyce Implement Building Under Construction
The new Boyce implement building on Highway 60 two blocks east of Highway 61 in the east town section is moving toward completion by August 1. It spans 60 by 112 feet with brick glass front, brick side walls, sheet metal rear, and a fire resistant steel supported roof. The structure will house a large show room two glass enclosed offices a waiting area for women and children and a large workshop with concrete floors. additions are planned and stock will be kept on a 150 foot wide lot surrounding the building. Mr Boyce plans to relocate his stock and office from the current west town site after completion.
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Boyce Implement Building
Boyce
Reiss Adds New Milk Processing Machine
John J Reiss founder of Reiss Dairy announces installation of a homogenizer to improve digestibility of milk for infants the sick and aged. The unit will operate within a week and no price increase is planned.
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John J Reiss
Reiss Dairy
Reiss
Expanded program for district REA expansion plans
H M Zarkor, superintendent of the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association, says any farmer in the district can get electricity as the program expands rapidly. Over 1000 Southeast Missouri farm families already have power, with 416 energized lines across four counties and easements secured for over 200 more miles. Work is set to begin after July 1 with funds for 1940 41. Contact Zarkor on Greer avenue for service details. Also, Mr and Mrs C E Maxwell of Nashville will visit June 28 to July 3 with the Macabees, then travel to New Orleans Havana Cuba via Caribbean Sea and Panama Canal.
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H. M. Zarkor
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
Columbia
Missouri Cooperative
Scott
New Madrid
Mississippi
Stoddard
Association
C. E. Maxwell
Nashville
Tenn
J. A. Macabee
Macabees
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean Sea
Panama Canal
Good Wheat Crop Harvested in Sikeston District
A Sikeston district farming survey reports farmers rushing to harvest wheat with yields projected at 15 to 25 bushels per acre, depending on land type. Farmers praise ideal weather, fertile soil, and strong optimism across corn and cotton prospects, with hay abundant and in demand.
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Sikeston
Farm Implement Sales Peak in Sikeston Area
Sales of farm implements remain strong through the 1940 season with unusually brisk demand last month. Sikeston Tractor & Implement Co. led sales by delivering a No 11 John Deere combine to Jack Weeks on Matthews-Phillips land north of Sikeston, as Ernest Hedden notes. Also moving units were tractors and hay presses across the Sikeston district and beyond. Mrs Sue Hinchey Miss Frances Burch of Memphis and Miss Uriel Haw of Benton travel to Chicago to attend Northwestern University this summer with Mary Elizabeth.
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Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company
John Deere
Jack Weeks
Matthews-Phillips
Sikeston
Ernest Hedden
Sue Hinchey
Frances Burch
Memphis
Uriel Haw
Benton
Chicago
Northwestern University
Hinchey
Mary Elizabeth
University
Dinner at Dye Home Near Sikeston Hosts Guests
Mr and Mrs Frank Dye entertained with a dinner at their home near Sikeston last night. Guests included Mr and Mrs B O Sizemore Mr and Mrs Leonard Ford and Mr and Mrs Otis Champion.
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Frank Dye
Sikeston
B. O. Sizemore
Leonard Ford
Otis Champion
Cotton Oil Mill doubles warehouse space near Sikeston
Work nears completion on a 60 by 110 foot addition to the Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill warehouse east of town. The new section, wood frame with sheet iron covering, doubles capacity and mirrors the original in construction while the mill installs new scales to enlarge overall production capacity.
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Sikeston
Boyce Sells Power Mower to Air College
A new power mowing unit was put into service at Sikes ton airport this week to prepare grounds for new Park Air College buildings. The unit is a Farmall M tractor with a seven foot McCormick Deering mower, sold by Boyce Farm Equipment, the local International Harvester dealers.
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Sikeston
Park Air College
McCormick-Deering
Boyce Farm Equipment Company
International Harvester Company Farm Machinery
Malone Park Trees Under Doctor's Care
Steps are under way this week to maintain Sikeston’s beauty spot Malone Park as tree surgeon Fred Cockerel of Greenwood Mississippi treats the large shade trees. City council action followed Alderman E H Smith’s report that the trees were badly in need of care.
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Sikeston
Fred Cockerel
Greenwood
Miss
Aldreman E. H. Smith
Drake to Open Pontiac Display in Plymouth
Dave Drake the Plymouth and Dodge dealer will open a Pontiac showroom on Highway 61 East Gladys Street. The tile walled display room will be 24 by 22 feet with three sides of plate glass windows and an office at the rear. A used car lot 140 by 50 feet will lie north of the showroom with an arched frame front.
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Dave Drake
Plymouth
Dodge
Pontiac
Highway 61
East Gladys Street
Pontiac Auto Sales Company
Mitchell-Sharp Opens Used Truck Lot in Sikeston
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company opens a used truck lot west of the Lair Company on Center street near their offices and display rooms in Sikeston. The new lot adds to the city’s established used car operations.
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Sikeston
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
Lair Company
Center Street
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