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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
7
The Sikeston Herald shows Ward Deanann as assistant editor and is published every Thursday by a newspaper entered as second-class matter on March 9, 1908 at the Sikeston Missouri post office under the 1879 act.
The Herald asserts it will continue sending the hometown newspaper to community servicemen despite opposition. The publisher says no postal regulations are violated and frames the action as support for civic decency and community news, contrasting with critics including church leaders.
Next Monday night several cabin owners and renters fronting on alleys, including non-employed occupants, will appear before Sikeston city council. The session tests months of efforts to curb renting cabins on alleys to non workers, and whether enforcement will proceed or be deemed unenforceable.
Sikeston post master Pleas Malcolm had an emergency appendectomy at Sikeston General Hospital yesterday afternoon after reporting illness earlier. He completed postal duties and dined with the Lions Club before consulting Dr. H. M. Kendig. an operation at 4 o clock left his condition favorable.
Twenty five years ago on June 29 1917 The Sikeston Herald reported August 1 as the date for a new vote to bond the county for funds to build permanent roads. Also noted was the Richland Township Auxiliary Council of Defense naming G B Greer as chairman and James Kevil as secretary. The Scott County Milling Company expects new machinery soon for its A plant in Sikeston raising capacity from 1150 to 1300 barrels daily.
The War Department announced new enlistment rules for Army Air Forces Enlisted Reserves. Men ages 27 to 37 selected by the Civil Aeronautics Administration for civilian pilot training may enlist by submitting a certificate from a regional superintendent of civilian pilot training and supporting documents. A prior 18 to 27 group disqualified by an Aviation Cadet Examining Board may enlist if they pass the aviation cadet mental test with a score of 65 or better. Parental consent is required for minors. On active duty, enlistees may serve as instructors or ferrying pilots among other roles.
The Scott county Red Cross Home Nursing Class in Lusk near Charleston awarded certificates to matrons for completing instruction led by Miss Marjorie Sallee. Names include Roy Lovett and Marjorie Kirkpatrick among others. A new class will begin at the Armory Monday night June 29 with Miss Margaret Hamlin teaching.
Representatives from Sikeston trucking firms and private drivers joined over 300 others at a Poplar Bluff Office of Defense Transportation meeting. Discussion covered new tire rubber shortages, strict month and trip limits, and how truck capacity will be set by size and description. Mrs Travazmortan will lead the session for school-age children in the library auditorium with Mrs Higdon telling stories to younger kids in the reading room upstairs.
The State Highway Department reports a 57 percent drop in traffic deaths last month compared with May 1941. May toll on state highways was 32, down from 75 a year earlier, with injuries falling from 622 to 304, likely due to wartime travel curtailment and speed limits.
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