Marketing Center for Cucumbers Established at Blodgett
Fleischmann Pickle Company of St. Louis opens a marketing center at Blodgett with a modern cucumber grader and equipment. Crops contracted from numerous locals including Morley, Bertrand, Commerce, and Blodgett. Negro farmers nearby cooperating. Early shipments by O W Dickerson and J T Todt. heavy movement expected in July and August. M R Doolin runs the grader with Mrs Doolin at the office and Mrs Sam Branson as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blodgett
Fleischmann Pickle Company
St. Louis
Sam Stranson
Freischmann Pickle Company
Jesse Walton
W. Walton
Paoli Griffin
J. T. Smith
John Taylor
Amos McMullin
Sam Branson
J. T. Todt
Morley Luhter Loftin
J. B. Reed
Henry McPherson
H. N. Hobbs
Rev. Butler
Frank Chamberlain
A. N. Yount
Drownings Spike in July at Unsupervised Beaches
One fifth of drownings occur in July and most happen at beaches with no supervision.
V-Mail speeds letters for troops abroad in new plan
The U S Postal Department unveils V-Mail to transmit letters to armed forces outside the continental United States. The system uses combined letter and envelope stationery and 16 millimeter micro film to save space, with overseas letters photographed and later enlarged for delivery. Letters by service members go postage free, others pay three cents. Stationery for V Mail will be available soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
United States
U. S. Postal Department
Malcolm of
Sikeston
New Post Office Opens at City Drug Store
The new contract post office at the City Drug Store on Front Street officially opened Tuesday morning. Letters and packages may be mailed there, stamps and money orders purchased, and mail registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Front Street
Harnessing a Horse A barnyard how to guide for motorists
Instruction bulletin from Etna Life Affiliates on harnessing a horse, with a humorous glossary of terms and step by step procedure. It covers untying, halter, saddle pad, crupper, breast collar, bridle, throat latch, lead position, shafts, traces, hold-back straps, outer girth, reins, and check rein, ending with a suggestion to read a lighter bulletin if overwhelmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Education Department
Etna Life
Dobbin
Bertrand Musicians Rites for Wm T Rushing
Funeral services were held at the Bertrand Methodist church for Wm T Rushing who died after brain tumor surgery in St Louis. He was born in Bertrand in 1885, taught organ and piano, and was a noted local musician. He is survived by his mother, a brother Albert J Rushing and a nephew Albert J Rushing Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand
Wm. T. Rushing
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
J. C. Montgomery
Charleston
J. J. Willis
Oak Grove Cemetery
Rushing
Reuberk to Attend Chicago Osteopathic Convention
The forty sixth annual American Osteopathic Association convention on July 13 to 17 in Chicago will feature the theme Osteopathy and the War Effort. Dr. H. E. Reuber of Sikeston, an alternate House of Delegates member, will participate. More than 2000 delegates from the U.S. and Canada are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Osteopathic Association
Chicago
H. E. Reuber
Sikeston Osteopath
Reuber
House of Delegates
Association
United States
Canada
Soldiers Cannot Wed In Foreign Lands
The War Department issued a terse order barring marriages of American soldiers abroad without approval from the commanding officer of U S Army forces in the country or possession. Military circles note prior reports of marital complications, especially in Australia since the arrival of American expeditionary forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
United States Army
Australia
July Accident Injury Rate Among Population
A rough statistic notes that about one in every 150 people sustains an injury from an accident during the month of July, indicating a notable risk level for that period.
Practice Blackouts Urged for Missouri Counties
Hugh Stephens announces a request from Regional OCD Director Joseph D. Scholtz of Omaha for counties to arrange practice blackouts and test civilian defense units within thirty days. The call follows Japanese raids on Dutch Harbor and urges immediate city and county drills and inspections for war readiness. County actions require authority from the State Council of Defense via the 7th Corps Army Command in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Hugh Stephens
State Council of Defense
OCD
Joseph D. Scholtz
Omaha
Citizens Defense Corps
Schultz
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
United States
Seventh
State Council
7Th Corps
Malone Store Renovation Prompts Fresh Look
Malone's Drug Store at Malone avenue and Scott street is redecorated this week with interior and exterior work. A new black and white color scheme is applied and the exterior is fully repainted. W. B. Malone Jr. manages the store, owned by his uncle Col. Lyle Malone of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone
Malone Avenue
Scott Street
W. B. Malone Jr
Col
Lyle Malone
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Get Your Wedding Announcements From The Herald
A brief notice invites readers to submit wedding announcements to The Herald. It highlights the paper as a source for local nuptial notices and social happenings, inviting couples to share details for publication.
Fourth of July Driving Campaign Urges Care
Missouri safety officials join national drive to reduce Fourth of July traffic deaths and waste of resources. They note July fatalities last year reached 9,600 nationwide with 85 Missouri deaths in 621 crashes. Advising reduced speeds and staying close to home, officials say conserving vehicles rubber and gas aids victory and future celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri State Highway Department
Carl W. Brown
Missouri
Brown
America
National Safety Council
Fingerprinting of all citizens may become law
Officials said a large portion of the population has already been fingerprinted during the war and Congress may require every man woman and child to be fingerprinted. FBI purchases reached 48 million cards this year with 60 thousand new records daily and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
S. A. Andretta
Department of Justice
FBI
Andretta
Explosion in Downtown Alley Destroys Store Windows
Firefighters responded Sunday afternoon to a trash fire in a downtown alley that caused two drums of kerosene to explode. The blast shattered windows at Vogue Shop and Cut Rate Drug Store, with damage extending to surrounding woodwork. bystanders described the area as a fire trap and imminent danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Tongate
Sikeston
Vogue
Cut Rate Drug Store
Front Street
State Defense Council Divisional Meetings Update
Jefferson City hosts a run of ten divisional meetings from July 9 to 28 led by the State Council of Defense. County council chairmen and members attend both morning and afternoon sessions to discuss volunteer training, health welfare and salvage topics. Division 10 gathers in Poplar Bluff on July 24 to review new federal commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Council of Defense
Hugh Stephens
State Council
Defense Protective Services
Stephens
Poplar Bluff
Two Cadets Killed in Army Air Forces Crashes
Aviation Cadet M Douglas Bryant Jr of Missouri Institute of Aeronautics trained at Randolph Field Texas was killed Monday at 11 am his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Van Horne of Sikeston Missouri were notified Details of the accident are unavailable Bryant was Class 42 H and completed training April 28 He was the son of Mr and Mrs M R Bryant of San Angelo Texas Cadet Lewis Roberts Class 42 F also of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics died in a two plane crash at Brooks Field near San Antonio Friday Roberts would have finished training next month Funeral services for Roberts were held in Dodgeville Wisconsin attended by Miss Mary Helen Wagner and her mother Mrs Roy Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army Air Forces
Texas
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Frank van Horne
M. Douglas Bryant Jr
Randolph Field
Bryant
M. R. Bryant
San Angelo
van Horne
Sikeston
van Home
Lewis Roberts
Army Air Corps
Brooks Field
San Antonio
Roberts
Mary Helen Wagner
Roy Wagner
Dodgeville
Wisconsin
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Ben F. Marshall
E.C. Robinson Lumber CO
R. L. Guthrie
Mgr
Berteand
DR. Reuberk
Misouri Counties
Malone Store
State Defense Council
Allis-Chalmers
Black Hawk
Ann Arbor
Sikeston Farm Equipment, Inc
Allis-Chalmers Tractors & Equipment
New Holland
Papec
New Idea
Dunham Tillage Tools
Black Hawk Planters
Fairbanks-Morse Mills
Vulcan
Phione
Sikeston, MO
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