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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
7
Effie Doud delivers a centennial message as Parma’s oldest resident is honored at the annual electric cooperative meeting in town. The notes blend a patriotic call to action with reflections on taxes and government size, urging tax cuts and restraint. Local families, visitors, and residents are listed in attendance and greetings.
Uncle Tansal Beard, born February 17, 1854 on a plantation near Augusta, Ark, recalls slavery days, night riders, and serving as a walking bank for white families. At 100 plus, he and wife Aunt Hattie, 80, remain active, opposed to segregation. they will be honored at the Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Electric Co operative meeting in Sikeston on June 29.
We are authorized to announce candidates for Democratic Primary in Scott County. Prosecution, County Collector, County Treasurer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and other county offices are listed with several names. The slate includes Felker, Capshaw, Mente, Slinkerd, Daughenty, Briggs, Briggs, and Lankford.
A business leader called for more frank discussion defending private capitalism not as bath tubs and washing machines but on sound fundamentals. He argued that if achieved on a large scale, civic meetings and social gatherings would not be platforms for ideas alien to liberty. The crucial point is freedom behind the capitalists’ living standards and growth.
L S News & World Report notes that July 3 marks the end of food rationing and a shift to private trading. Merchants will compete in meat, fats, and cheese while government controls recede. Prices for butter and margarine vary little. The piece argues that free enterprise will improve living standards as retailers compete and consumers choose.
Dr Gage S Boneem argues taxes haunt the purse of the people urging slashing government costs. He cites 1954 federal outlays near 70 billion, compares to 1948 and 1940 levels, and notes overall tax share relative to national product in 1930.
Mayor and Mrs. C. W. Fatzinger travel to St. Paul to seek housing as he prepares for a new posting. Various visitors come and go including Sophie Clines in Chaffee and Alma West from Kansas City. A home barbecue hosts guests from Cape Girardeau to Hayti, with hospital visits and multiple local families sharing meals and news across Morehouse and surrounding towns.
Mr and Mrs E P Coleman Jr Mrs J E Hetherington and Thomas McClure left for Lexington Kentucky to attend the wedding of Caruthers A Coleman Jr and Miss Rodes Estill The ceremony is set for 4 30 p m and guests will return home after the reception
Mrs. Betty Thornburgh and Miss Billie Mathis led a group of girls on an outing to Reelfoot Lake on Sunday. Participants included Judy Thornburgh, Geraldine Stinnett, Gloria Clay of Morehouse, and Libby Lou Headice of Sikeston.
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