Delmo Labor Houses to Be Sold Ad Offered July 24
Government advertisement announces sale of Delmo Labor homes on projects at Wyatt East Prairie Morehouse Gray Ridge Lilbourn Wardell and Kennett. Sealed bids to be opened July 24 after efforts to allow residents to negotiate purchase. Homes are 30 to 60 per camp site, wood construction with pier foundations four rooms wired for electricity with storage under, removable if sold individually.
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the Herald
Delmo
Wyatt
East Prairie
Morehouse
Gray Ridge
Lilbourn
Wardell
Kennett
Farm Security Administration
Baby Matthews Dies at St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau
Charles Howard Matthews Jr., 17 months old, died Tuesday afternoon at St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau from an intestinal ailment. Illness began Friday after waking from a nap. Funeral at St Francis Xavier Church led by Rev J J ONeill. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by parents Glenn Matthews Jr, Gienn A Matthews III, grandparents Mr and Mrs Gienn Matthews, great grandfather J F Cox, great aunt Mrs Laura Slack.
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Charles Howard
Glenn Matthews Jr
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
J. J. O'Neill
Memorial Park Cemetery
Gienn A. Matthews 3d
Gienn Matthews
J. F. Cox
Laura Slack
New Employee Joins Local Accounting Firm
Cletus Dohogne joins Berry, Palmer and Day as accountant and will start next Monday. He previously worked ten years at W. J. Peck Auditing, last year in Cape Girardeau. Wife and children will relocate once a residence is found, and he is visiting brother Emmett Dohogne who recently returned from a German prison camp after 18 months.
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Cletus Dohogne
Berry, Palmer & Day
Dohogne
W. J. Peck Auditing Company
Caruthersville
Cape Girardeau
Mr. Dohogne
Emmett Dohogne
Germany
Dallas and Union City guests visit Cox family
Robert Cox of Dallas Texas and Mrs Susie Douglas of Union City Tennessee are guests of their sister in law Mrs Georgia Cox this week observing family hospitality and reunion.
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Robert Cox
Dallas
Texas
Susie Douglas
Union City
Tenn
Georgia Cox
Committee named to boost Sikeston veterans hospital plans
A special committee led by E. P. Coleman Jr. will promote Sikeston as the Southeast Missouri site for a veterans hospital. Members include E. H. Berry Herb Walton Ralph Potashnick Jos. L. Matthews and L. M. Standley. The group will draft a prospectus and visit nearby veterans hospitals for comparison. Future meetings are at the chairman's call.
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Sikeston
Missouri
L. M. Standley
Mr. Coleman
Increase in Missouri sales tax receipts in March 1945
The state auditor reports March 1945 sales tax collected totaling 3,009,825.98, up from 2,640,979.84 a year earlier, a rise of 368,846.14. Returns exceed 56,152 with the retail food group leading. Scott county records 396 returns and 13,452.54 paid. Southeast counties show varying totals from Butler to Pemiscot.
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Missouri
Forrest Smith
Scott County
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Dunklin
Mississippi
New Madrid
Pemascot
Stoddard
Much Traveling Ahead for President Truman
President Truman plans about 16 500 miles of travel in the near term. Routes include Washington to Olympia to San Francisco, then Kansas City and Independence, back to Washington, with an Atlantic leg to Berlin to meet Stalin and Churchil. After the Washington stay, a June 26 Kansas City homecoming visit follows, then Berlin. Mrs Florence Forrest hosted two of her daughters and grandchildren from Portageville and Canalou.
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Truman
Washington
Olympia
Wash
San Francisco
Kansas City
Independence
Atlantic
Stalin
Churchil
Berlin
Washington State
Florence Forrest
Ola West
Portageville
Burl Ashcraft
Canalou
Youth Drowns in Drainage Ditch near Matthews
Marion Trail age 15 son of Mr and Mrs Gobel Trail of Matthews drowned last Wednesday afternoon in the second drainage ditch west of Matthews while swimming with friends Kelso Ward Hathcock. Body recovered about 6 30 o clock Thursday a mile from entry point. Verdict accidental drowning. Burial at Memorial Park cemetery. Survivors include parents four brothers Sgt Gobel Trail Jr Early Trail James Kenneth and two sisters Martha Shiney May and grandparents Mr and Mrs Hail of Gray Ridge.
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Marion Trail
Gobel Trail
Mattthews
Matthews
Kelso
Davis Kelso
Donald Ward
William Hathcox
Young Trail
Davis
Mr.Matthews
Leo Hedgepeth
New Madrid
Baptist Church
Mundthews
Pat Hayden
Memorial Park Cemetery
Taylor
Sgt
Gobel Trail Jr
Spokane
Wash
Early
Trail Snc
San Francisco
Cal
James
Kenneth
Martha
Shiney May
Mrs. H. Hail
Gray Ridge
Rites Held Friday for Blodgett Woman Mary Ann Moore
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Moore of Blodgett were held Friday at the Blodgett Methodist church with Rev. J. J. Wills officiating. Burial followed in Maynard Cemetery. Mrs. Moore, who lived in Blodgett for 50 years, was survived by her husband J. W. Moore, a daughter Mrs. Leslie Rister of Sikeston, two grandsons Bobby Rister in Germany and Billy Ruster in Nashville, and a lingering illness preceded her death.
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Blodgett
Mary Ann Moore
J. J. Wills
Maynard
Green Thumb aims to flood the nation with gardens this summer
The Boy Scouts of America with 1,916,637 members plan to raise half a million gardens as World War II food drives intensify. Scouts on farms last year numbered over 300,000 with many tending personal gardens. General MacArthur supports an honorary medal for standout gardens of at least 400 square feet, inspected by adults, with certificates for troop or patrol groups achieving shared goals.
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National Victory Garden Institute
Boy Scout Council
Truman
Pacific
Boy Scouts of
Amerca
General MacArthur
Invading Aussies Use Lease-Lend Arms
Australian forces landing in Borneo were equipped with American lend-lease arms and supported by lend-lease planes according to the Foreign Economic Administration. By April 30 lend-lease materials to Australia totaled 1.075 billion dollars, while Australia provided the U.S. armed forces goods and services valued at 967.758 million dollars up to January 1. At Cape Girardeau about 200 airplanes were sold at Harris Field for 275 thousand dollars to buyers nationwide.
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Washington
Borneo
Foreign Economic Administration
FEA
Australia
United States
Cape Girardeau
Harris Field
Here
Jack Hunter
Kidnapper Caught After Long Chase Near Blytheville
Donald Billings twenty year old Kansas City man was arrested near Blytheville after a several hour pursuit. He faces first degree robbery charges in Greene county and was held on a ten thousand dollar bond. He was with Mrs Elizabeth Foley Holden Missouri who said she was forced into his car earlier. Police said he admitted abducting both women and stealing an automobile and cash. Irving Cox conducted business at Blytheville Tuesday.
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Sikeston
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Blytheville
Donald Billings
Kansas City
Francis Milliard
Springfield
Missouri
Arkansas
Billings
Elizabeth Foley
Holden, Mo
Troop E
Poplar Bluff
Greene County
Hilliard
Befl. Dampf
B. F. Graham
Trilcard
Foley
Ins
Morgenthau Urges Bond Buying To Combat Inflation
Secretary Morgenthau urged greater war bond purchases to curb inflation, citing scarce civilian goods and the need to fund postwar needs. He noted wage reductions have already contributed over 15.5 billion of 34 billion in bonds since May 1, and called on 6 million volunteer salesmen to meet a 4 billion quota.
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New York
Treasury
Morgenthau
Washington
Infant dies five days after birth at Sikeston hospital
Five day old Carl Robinson, son of Mr and Mrs George Robinson of near Matthews, died at Sikeston General Hospital last Saturday after illness since birth. Phillip J Westrich, 90, dies at home in New Hamburg after heart attack. funeral at St Lawrence Church, burial in church cemetery, widow Louise Westrich and three sons survive.
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Carl Robinson
George Robinson
Matthews
Sikeston General Hospital
New Hamburg
Phillip J. Westrich
St Lawrence Catholic Church
Herman Macke
Oran
Louise Westrich
J. L. and
David Westrich
Simon Westrich
Cape Girardeau
Cape Capahas Here Sunday
Cape Capahas travel to Sikeston Sunday for a return game at the local ball park. Sikeston beat Cape 5-4 at Cape previously. the game was postponed two weeks due to weather. Cape pitchers include Smith. Sikeston will start Stacy or Gentry with a lineup featuring Roberts, Harrison, Pyles, Sherry, Puckett, Bona, Mills, and Jones. The park hopes for a full crowd and future Sikeston grandstands.
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Cape Capahas
Sikeston Merchant
Cape
Sikeston
Gene Buckles
Capahas
Stacy
Gentry
Roberts
Harrison
Pyles
Sherry
Puckett
Bona
Mills
Jones
Smith
Home Guard Members to Training Camp
Sgt Leo Russell and Cpl Rus sell Wilson of Co D Sikeston's unit of the Missouri State Guard left Sunday for Camp Quiver near Troy for a week's tactical training. Other local home guard members will attend the camp at a later date. Vinson Forrest spent Sunday at Matthews with Gene Watten.
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Leo Russell
Cpl
Russell Wilson
Co D. Sikeston
Missour
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Baby Matthews
O.P.A
Rustic Rock Inn
Highway
Sikeston, Missouri
Boy Scout
Irving Cox
C. R. Metz
Dunn Hotel
Kling Bros. & Co., Inc
America
Modern Manner Tailoring Co
Mer
Main Street
Cape’ Girardeau, Mo
Home Guard
Vinson Forrest
Gene Watten
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