Circuit Court Begins Monday for July Term
The Scott County circuit court opens Monday for its July term with a light docket. Parole reviews and numerous divorce cases dominate, including 21 divorces and a suit for alienation of affections. New criminal matters include Cleo Wright charged with breaking into Sikeston Sales Co. and Sam Dillender accused of receiving stolen property.
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Scott County Circuit Court
Cleo Wright
Sikeston
Sikeston Sales Company
Sam Dillender
Elton McEwing
Walter C. Ancell
Frank Perry
Sam Neal
Albert Sanders
Rex Barnhill
Richard Minner
Sikeston Coca-Cola
Ella Lovelette
James Beggs
Beggs
Fornfelt
Glenn Williams
Roscoe Weltecke
Jewell Miller
Missouri Pacific Transportation Company
Woodrow Foster
Missouri-Pacific
Ralph Wallace
Carbondale
Joe Mathis
Wallace
James M. Kurn
Scott County Milling Company
Annie Laurie Rogers
Helen Welsh Johnson
Caleb Smith
W. C. Southern
Josie Southern
Riley E. Hall
B. L. McMullin
Wm. J. Wardell
Sam Bowman
Potashnick Truck Service
City of Sikeston
T. W. Jennings
Lucy Jennings
Isaiah H. Washington
Anne Washington
Dora Pearson
Robert C. Pearson
Clarence B. Perry
Myrdiec Perry
Harvey S. Johnson
Helen W. Johnson
Evelyn Pauline Russell
Willard Rae Russell
Sylvia Burns
Charles F. Burns
Myriam Pennington
Clarence Pennington
Ruby M. Hart
Ben M. Hart
Ethel Kelley
Grover Kelley
Benjamin Wm. Schmitt
Margaret Elizabeth Schmitt
Aurita Williamson
Maple W. Williamson
Hazel Perry
Buster Ferry
Jamnita Boggan Horton
H. E. Horton
Lillie Mae Tanner
Ben A. Tanner
Daisy Slinkard
J. Clarence Slinkard
Benita Toddy
Eugene Toddy
Jessie Mitchell
Ryman C. Mitchell
Luther Glass
Maud Glass
Hazel Wood Dowdy
James H. Dowdy Jr
Mary N. Massey
George B. Massey
Bills Family Guests From Louisville
Mr and Mrs W C Bills and their children W C Jr and Imogene of Louisville Kentucky are guests of Mr and Mrs Meredith Lee in a brief society note from the era.
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W. C. Bills
W. C. Jr. and
Imogene
Louisville, Ky
Meredith Lee
Sikeston Youth Attends Boys State Program
Billy Shain, Sikeston high school junior, completed a week at Boys State in Fulton Missouri a citizenship training program run by Missouri American Legion posts. He was elected assistant county clerk and will tour Jefferson City to study state government before the group disbands. Shain represents Henry Meldrum Post and is active in Sons of the Legion and Boy Scout Troop 43.
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Billy Shain
Sikeston
Fulton
American Legion Posts of
Missouri
Young Shain
Bill Shain
Jefferson City
Billy
Henry Meldrum
American Legion
Sons of the Legion
Boy Scout Troop 43
Excise Taxes Set To Take Effect July First
Excise taxes rise under new federal law signed by President Roosevelt. The increases include gasoline tax from one to ten cents per gallon, liquor from 2.25 to 3 dollars per 100 proof gallon, beer from 5 to 6 dollars per barrel, cigarets from 6 to 6.5 cents per pack, radios from 5 to 5.5 percent of sale value, refrigerators and cars from 5 to 5.5 percent, trucks parts from 2 to 2.1 percent, oil from 4 to 4.5 cents per gallon, club dues from 10 to 11 percent, tires from 2.1 to 2.5 cents per pound, inner tubes from 4 to 4.75 cents per pound, playing cards from 10 to 11 cents per pack, and firearms from 10 to 11 percent of sale price.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
French Fleet To Continue War
Reports in England today say much of the French fleet has sailed to North African ports for a fight to the finish despite the armistice signed by the Petain government. The news boosts British morale amid sixth air raid in nine days as anti aircraft guns and searchlights engage raiders along the coast. British authorities vow heavy counterattacks as they press the fight to victory. A German short wave commentator claimed England seeks discreet talks with the Axis, an claim an authorized spokesman declined to comment on.
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England
Petain
Scotland
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Dr and Mrs E J Nienstedt In Memphis On Monday
Dr and Mrs E J Nienstedt spent Monday in Memphis trans acting business. The brief item notes their trip and purpose in handling matters during the visit.
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E. J. Nienstedt
Memphis
Air School in Full Swing Near Sikeston
Nearly 100 carpenters and laborers in two seven hour shifts work on six Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Inc buildings three miles east of Sikeston on Highway 60. Concrete footings pour complete the dormitories and hangar frame, with wood construction progressing on administration and classrooms. Cedar and steel set for cafeteria and classroom, water lines and sewer pipes laid, auxiliary flight field prepared eight miles north on Highway 61. Construction supervised by J. F. Gedney, W. L. Wimmer Jr., and Robt. Mabry.
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Sikeston
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Inc
United States Army Air Corps
J. F. Gedney
W. L. Wimmer Jr
Wimmer
Robt. Mabry
Highlights of the Republican Platform
The Republican party urges Americanism readiness and peace with a strong defense and a free economy. It pledges to employ idle resources, regional relief with fair federal aid, support for the aged and youth, fair labor rights, farm prosperity, a protective tariff, sound money, prudent public credit, merit-based government jobs, equality of opportunity, and no third term for the president.
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Republican Party
America
United States
Congress
Airport Leased To Air School By City Of Orient
Oliver L Parks head of Parks Air College in East St Louis and president of three cadet training centers secured a lease of 140 acres of municipal airport grounds with option to purchase. Lease term starts June 15 at $1 a year. buy price set at 7500. Additional 175 acres for Air School to be deeded to Parks via Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, Inc. City retains clubhouse area and portions of surrounding grounds with road access kept to club house and possible future golf course adjustments.
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Oliver L. Parks
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Sikeston
Parks
H. E. Durham
Orient
Ill
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, Inc
Weather Outlook For Southeast Missouri Weekend
Hot windy weather dominated recent days with many welcoming possible showers today. The forecast calls for continued cloudy skies and scattered thunderstorms over the weekend, bringing relief from heat for Southeast Missourians.
Sikeston Air School GM Woodbury in East St. Louis today
A. B. Woodbury general manager of the Sikeston Air School is reported transacting business in East St. Louis Illinois today.
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A. B. Woodbury
Sikeston Air School
East St. Louis
Ill
Sikeston Eyes Army Hospital As Air School Grows
Sikeston expects a new Army hospital to be built here by August to support the Parks Air College project. Plans call for at least 20 beds with local use rooms for Sikeston residents, amid rising population and a larger payroll. Authorities say site selection will be finalized soon, with Kiwanis backing a separate foundation hospital.
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Sikeston
Army Air School
Herald
Lane
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Cairo
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Memphis
Kiwanis Club
Eastern Philanthropic Foundation
Shoe factory warehouse to be ready by July 1
The one story brick warehouse for the International Shoe Company plant in Sikeston, under construction for over a month, will be completed by July 1 and ready for its intended use. The addition adjoins the plant on the south side and will offer 61 by 71 feet of storage space. Penzel Construction Company of Jackson led construction.
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International Shoe Company
Sikeston
Penzel Construction Company of
Jackson
Mi ami woman drills hope of quintuplets ends with baby
An eight pound four ounce girl was born Tuesday to 22 year old Mrs. Emory Callahan of Miami Florida. She had believed she would deliver quintuplets three months earlier, a belief that stirred wide public interest until it proved unfounded.
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Emory Callahan
Miami
Fla
New Arrivals From Local Families
Wilma, daughter of Mr and Mrs Cecil Agee, was born this morning. Mr and Mrs Herschel Decker of Morehouse welcomed a daughter on June 25. Mr and Mrs Ernest Brown of Morehouse also greeted a daughter on June 25.
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Wilma
Cecil Agee
Herschel Decker
Morehouse
Ernest Brown
Governor Stark to Speak Here Tomorrow
Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark campaigns for the U S Senate and will speak at Railroad Park in Sikeston at 10 a m tomorrow, introduced by Mayor G W H Presnell. He will spend the night with the Colemans and leave by plane for Washington after greeting local voters.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Railroad Park
Stark
G. W. H. Presnell
Sikeston
Poplar Bluff
E. P. Coleman Jr
Sikes
Bonne Terre
Fredericktown
Farmington
Ste. Genevieve
St. Mary’s
Perryville
Jackson
Chaffee
Oran
Benton
Cape Girardeau
Charleston
New Madrid
Caruthersville
East Prairie
Hayti
Dexter
Kennett
Campbell and
Malden
Need for Homes Acute in Sikeston
Sikeston faces a severe housing shortage as 80 Army air school instructors and officials plan to move in within the next month. Only four or five houses are available, with most arrivals mid July and many residents to live in barracks on the airport grounds. Local residents are urged to list modern medium sized houses, contact Mr Harty, to meet the urgent need.
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Sikeston
Army Air School
Harry Harry
Mr. Harty
Republicans in National Meeting at Philadelphia Convention
Ten men were nominated for the Republican presidential candidacy as the quadrennial convention entered its fourth day in Philadelphia. On the first ballot Dewey led, with Taft, Willkie, and Vandenberg trailing. Hoover urged seven stern tasks to keep America out of war and restore national strength, while Minnesota governor Harold Stassen delivered the keynote advocating preparedness and reform in government.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
Taft
Willkie
Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank E. Gannett
Robert A. Taft
Wendell Willkie
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Hanford MacNider
The
American Legion
H. Styles Bridges
Charles McNary
Arthur James
Pennsylvania
Harlan Bushfield
South Dakota
Herbert Hoover
America
Hoover
Republican Party
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
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