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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
2
Tax collections in Dunkin county for January through March 1938 totaled 32872.78 dollars, nearly triple the 13397.64 dollars collected in the same period of 1937. The figures show a substantial year over year increase in local tax intake.
A Cape Girardeau Southeast Missouri tabulation shows an uptick in traffic deaths through Saturday with 28 killed on regional roads versus 26 for the same period in 1937, plus a noted fatal Higginsville crash involving residents from Chaffee and St Joseph. The deaths list records dates and locations from January 3 to June 14, naming individuals and roads across Cape Girardeau, Kennett, Morley, New Madrid, and surrounding towns.
Lawrence McIntosh and William Lipscomb, both 19 from Cape Girardeau, were seriously injured in a head on collision with a State Highway Department truck at Morley junction on Highway 61. They suffered fractures to a leg and arm with cuts and bruises and were treated at Southeast Missouri Hospital after being brought by ambulance. The truck driver F H Huckson and passenger Cletis Cox were uninjured. Both youths had been visiting Sikeston and attended the State Teachers College last term.
State Park Board and Missouri Conservation Commission warn Independence Day crowds to leave fireworks at home. Parks Superintendent Bode says parks are wildlife refuges and fireworks risk disturbing nesting game birds and animals, threaten fires, and could drive wildlife away, prompting strict enforcement at parks and forests.
A horrific crash day leaves 720 dead across American streets and highways. Among the victims are men women and children at crowded intersections and lonely road edges. Many perished after dozing at the wheel and in terrifying skidding crashes.
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