Sikeston Leaders Pushed East West Concrete Road Plan
Thirty years ago Sikeston business leaders and farmers backed a proposal to build a concrete road east and west through the city from Scott County in the west to the Scott Mississippi line in the east, roughly following today’s Highway 60. The plan did not materialize but aided highway-building momentum. Marriages 30 years ago included M E Montgomery and Perle Black of Morley, and Ed Kendall with Lill Parsons.
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Sikeston
Scott-New Madrid
Sikeston Geven Miles
Scott-Mississippi County
M E. Montgomery
Perle Black
Morley
Ed Kendall
Lill Parsons
Bailey for Congress club formed in Sikeston
Five Sikeston men organized a Bailey for Congress club aiming to back Ralph E. Bailey for the Fourteenth District seat. J Wesley Black delivered Sikeston’s first cotton bloom. A Scott County Mulling Co branch opened in St Louis under M Q Tanner. Malone Theatre showed Penrod and Sam and The Wolf Man. Child Charles Graham suffered a head injury in a car fall en route to Charleston. W E Hollingsworth appointed Sikeston postmaster pending bond. City to award paving contracts on North New Madrid street and North Kings highway soon.
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Congress
Sikeston
Chamber of Commerce
Atty
Ralph E. Bailey
J. Wesley Black
Scott County Mulling Company
St. Louis
M. Q Tanner
Malone Theatre
Penrod
Sam
Ben Alexander
Wolf Man
John Gilbert
Charles Graham
Charles Lindley
Charleston
Southeast Missouri crops seen as best in years
A good crop year for 1929 buoyed by favorable weather, boosting farmer prospects in Southeast Missouri. City residents push for approval of a street lighting contract from Missouri Utilities Company as Wm T Woehlecke expands the Sikeston Greenhouses in Pontiac Hill. Mary William Smith wed Charles Judson Berthe in a floral June ceremony in Charleston.
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Missouri
Miassouri Utilities Company
Wm T Woehlecke
Pontiac Hil
Sikeston
Mary William Smith
Charles Judson Berthe
Charleston
Sikeston plans airport dedication and style show
Plans are underway for the dedication of Sikeston's municipal airport on July 3. A style show features ten young models including Marjorie Mow, Evelyn Allard, Mary Hunter, Ann Adams, Charlotte Dover, Ruth Powell, Jane Mitchell, Christine Cauthorne, Ann Beck, and Ruth Inez Felker, with Dorothy Waller. A piano and organ recital by Mrs H J Welsh and violin pupils of Mrs Harvey Johnson was held at the Methodist church, listing performers Colleen Rayburn, Van da Lee Lufcy, W J Bennett Jr, and others. Merlin Taylor leaves for Evanston, Ill, to study journalism at Medill School, Northwestern University.
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Sikeston
Marjorie Mow
Evelyn Allard
Mary Hunter
Ann Adams
Charlotte Dover
Ruth Powell
Jane Mitchell
Christine Cauthorne
Ann Beck
Ruth Inez Felker
Margaret Fisher
Dorothy Waller
H J Welsh
Harvey Johnson
Methodist Church
Colleen Rayburn
Vanda Lee Lu
Sikeston District Wheat Harvest Nears Completion
Unusually high quality and yield marked the Sikeston district wheat crop as harvest reached completion, with reports praising the crop’s exceptional quality and abundant yields.
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Sikeston
Local Briefs Spotlight 1913 Car, Club Leader, Home Construction
Red Ellis tunes a 1913 Baby Overland for a possible World’s Fair trip to New York A. M. Jackson becomes Sikeston Lions Club president after official induction at a luncheon. Construction starts on a frame residence for Mr. and Mrs Herman Weaks on East Kathleen Avenue. Judge Julius F Misfeldt, longtime Scott county civic figure, dies suddenly at his Diehlstadt country home, death occurring in his flower garden.
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Red” Ellis
New York
A. M. Jackson
Sikeston Lions Club
Herman Weaks
Kathleen Avenue
Julius F Misfeldt
Scott County
Diehlstadt
Sikeston School Leader Accepts Tennessee Superintendents Post
R A Harper, superintendent for seven years, resigns to take the Maryville Tennessee superintendent job. Also noted: the Bach Studio opened at 131 East Malone Avenue after five moves in 14 years. Vivian Weekley mourns Pvt Walter L. Weekley’s death. Virginia Petiford wed S/Sgt Barton Whaley. Ensign Allan Waters and Mary Louise Montgomery visit Sikeston parents. E H Berry elected to office. Mrs Carne Petiford referenced.
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R A Harper
Sikeston Public Schools
Board of Education
Maryville
Tenn
Bach Studio
East Malone Avenue
American Red Cross
Vivian Weekley
Walter L. Weekley
The
Herald
Sikeston KSIM Radio Nearing Opening Date
July 1 1948 report notes KSIM testing from 1 am to 5 pm as opening approaches. Three year old Jay Sitzes, son of Mr and Mrs Bob Sitzes, recovers from a bee swarm attack at the farm home. Wedding guests for Miss Barbara Jo Walker and Dr John Hummel include many local names as First Christian church hosts the Lewis Boyer ceremony. Kenneth Layton hosts barbecue with guests including Mr and Mrs Joe McCord and others.
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Sikeston
KSIM
Jay Sitzes
Bob Sitzes
Barbara Jo Walker
Memphis
John Hummel
Charleston
G Moore Greer
Leroy Leslie
Irma Allen
Audrey
Lydia Chaney
A C Barrett
Grover Baker
Thomas B Allen
E P Coleman Jr
C D Matthews Jr
Margaret Harper
Martha Jane Lewis
Ralph E Boyer
Kenneth Layton
Joe McCord
Val Sharp
Garwood Sharp
Veterans Use GI Bill to Train as Teachers in Large Numbers
A VA study shows nearly 160000 World War II veterans use the GI Bill and Public Law 16 to pursue teaching careers. About 86 percent of education students are in colleges under the GI Bill, with courses in elementary and secondary teaching, industrial arts, physical education, and general education. Eligibility hinges on specific service dates, durations, and discharges, with subsistence allowances available during training.
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Veterans Administration
Honors for Supporters at 19th National 4-H Camp
Seven individuals connected with the National 4-H Club Committee received citations and medallions at a ceremony during the National Club Camp in Washington. Recipients included Joan Frye of Spool Cotton Educational Bureau, Harvey S. Firestone Jr., Louis Ruthenburg of Servel, Fowler McCormick of International Harvester, Henry L Porter of Standard Oil Indiana, Mabel R. Smith, and F. W. Jameson of Montgomery Ward. The event, held at the Jefferson Memorial Auditorium, drew 4-H members and leaders from 48 states plus Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
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Washington, D. C
Joan Frye
Spool Cotton Company Educational Bureau
New York City
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Mabel R. Smith
Kansas
National Committee On Boys and Girls
Chicago
F. W. Jameson
Montgomery Ward and Company
Jefferson Memorial Auditorium
U. S Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
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USS Navy Nurse Corps
T Barnum
Boston Circus
Boulder Dam
Rhode Island
W E Hollingsworth
New Madrid Street
P J Ponder
Edward Allard
Harvey $ Firestone Jr
Louis Ruthenburg
Fowler McCormick
Henry L Porter
F W Jameson
Oldsmobile
Bng
Edony
Haden
Semo Motor Company
AL Motors
Highway 61
North
Coca Sola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Coca-Cola
Welsh Funeral Home
Continental Assurance CompAny
W. A. Myers
Sikeston, MO
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
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