Sikeston Weighs Large Paving Drive Amid WPA Plan
At a February 27 meeting Sikeston officials discussed a major street paving program likely to become a leading Works Progress Administration project in the area. Property owners must cover at least 75 percent of costs, with the city supplying estimates for listed streets and securing funds through local bonds and revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Works Progress Administration
Harvey Johnson
City of
Park
Wallace
Grove Woodlawn
North Kingshighway
Ranner
Panner
Matthews
Prairie
Johnson Moore
Hunter
Wakefield Wakefield
East Acres Addition Grove
Highway 61
Vernon
Grove
Vincent P. Boisatbin
R. W Schowieter
Board of Aeronautics
G. W. H Presnell
TALK STREET PAYS AT JAYCEE MEETING
Thirty five Junior Chamber of Commerce members attended the weekly dinner at Palace Cafe Tuesday night February 28 with president Tom Logan presiding. The planned Front Street widening was the main discussion topic. New members Charles Brundage and Paul Trotter were welcomed and Dr. Jack Woodfill, a new Sikeston resident, was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Palace Cafe
Tom Logan
Front Street
The
Herald
Charles Brundage
Paul Trotter
Jack Woodfill
Sikeston
Funeral Services for Mrs Medcalf
Funeral services for Mrs. Cam mie Medcalf aged 49 were held at 2 30 p m Saturday afternoon February 25 with Rev E R Pulliam Church of God officiating Interment in Memorial Park cemetery with Ellis e service She died February 23 at her Wilson street home after six months illness of a complication of diseases Surviving her husband W T Medcalf a son Leonard Hadley and two step daughters Lela and Virginia Medcalf all of Sikeston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cammie Medcalf
E.R. Pulliam
Church of God
Memorial Park Cemetery
Ellise
Sikeston Trooper Melvin Dace Promoted to Sergeant
Sikeston patrolman Melvin Dace, longtime local officer, was promoted to sergeant by Capt. A D Sheppard after approval by Col. B Marvin Casteel. Dace, connected with the State Patrol since 1931, has served Sikeston and Troop E, becoming a noted, efficient officer and family man with three-year-old Melvin Jr. He now joins Rufus R Reed as Sikeston sergeants, alongside Massie and Wallis of Poplar Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dace
Sikeston
Melvin Dace
Sergeant Dace
State Patrol
A.D. Sheppard
B. Marvin Casteel
Set. Dace
Sullivan
Ann Childress
Bertrand
Sikeston High School
Melvin Jr
Tanner Street
Dnce
Poplar Bluff
Rufus R. Reed
County Court Seeks Payment From Collector
Scott county court asked Prosecuting Attorney David Blanton to collect from County Collector C. E. Felker sums due the county from a 1935 1936 settlement. Missouri Supreme Court ruled $3600 held in escrow was due to the county. further escrowed amounts await court decision. Felker reportedly owes about $1800, initiating an effort to determine any owing funds and pursue collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County Court
David Blanton
C. E. Felker
Felker
Missouri Supreme Court
Inch Court
New Location For Butane Gas Company
Offices of the National Butane Gas Corporation moved this week from the Young building on Center street to the Matthews building on East Malone avenue. The WPA sewing and weaving rooms formerly in the Matthews building have been relocated to the second floor of City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Butane Gas Corporation
Young Building
Center Street
Matthews Building
East
Malone Avenue
Works Progress Administration
Matthews
City Hall
Matthews Wagon Yard
Will Marshall
Gladys Street
Harry Sharp
College Street
Hale Jewelry Store Opens Optical Service with New Manager
Hale Jewelry Store adds optical department headed by Jack Woodfill. Mr and Mrs Woodfill moved from Nevada Mo to Sikeston and reside at the Sellards residence on East Center Street. Woodfill is a graduate optometrist registered in Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Jewelry
Jack Woodfill
Woodfil
Sikeston
Nevada
Sellards
East Center Street
Mr. Woodfill
Missouri
Kansas
Former Stketonian grows huge lemon displayed here
Sikeston readers learn that John Chaner, a former Stketonian, sent a Florida grown lemon to The Herald. The fruit, 15 inches in its small circumference and 18 inches at its largest, is on display in The Herald window, part of a Florida lemon growing trend at Mr Chaner’s home near Tampa.
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Sikeston
John Chaner
Herald
Tampa
Fla
Mr. Chaney
Florida
Corrigan Buys Kingshighway Residence in Sikeston
William Corrigan purchased the Leo A. Smith house at 910 North Kingshighway Sikeston. He and Mrs. Corrigan will move in once the former owners vacate. The home is one of Sikeston’s newer houses built about two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Corrigan
Leo A. Smith
North Kingshighway
Mrs. Corrigan
Sikeston
The
Herald
C. D. Matthews Jr
E. C. Matthews
Pyramids
Sphinx
Cairo
Egypt
Mass Olea Matthews
Edward
B. C
Ammon
Karnak
River Nile
King Tut
Valley of the Nile
Sikeston Ridge
Bettie Matthews
Suzanne Corrigan
Miami
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Murray Phillips
Havana
Cuba
National Guard Moves to New Sikeston Armory
National Guard Company K supplies were moved yesterday to the new armory in Sikeston's Chamber of Commerce park. The building must be completed before possession is given, expected within six weeks. The move vacates the Matthews building at Front and New Madrid, now leased to J C Penney with a spring opening.
Television Demonstration At Sikeston High School Monday
A television demonstration for Sikeston district residents will take place at 2 30 pm Monday March 6 at Sikeston High School. Superintendent R A Harper announced the event presented by the Southern School Assembly Forum of Dallas Texas as part of the lyceum program. The setup includes transmitting and receiving sets shown across the stage with a three foot square screen. It will cover both disc and cathode ray equipment and include a simple principle explanation before the show. The apparatus weighs about 1500 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Supt
R A Harper
Southern School Assembly Forum
Dallas
Texas
Lyceum
Invite Editor to Address Likester High Graduates
Kansas City Star literary editor Tom Collins has been invited to give the commencement address for the 1939 Likester High School senior class. The exercises will be held Monday night May 22. Rev John L Taylor, Methodist pastor, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Collins
The
Kansas City Star
Likester High School
Supt
R. A. Harper
John L Taylor
Methodist Church
Father of former Sikeston man dies in Cape Girardeau
M. G. Taubert, 74, father of Paul Taubert formerly of Sikeston now living in Poplar Bluff, died at his home in Cape Girardeau Tuesday from an intestinal ailment. He once worked at The Lair Furniture Company in Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Taubert
Paul Taubert
Sikeston
Poplar Bluff
Cape Girardeau
Mr. Taubert
Lair Furniture Company
Sikeston Building Work Continues
Winter weather does not slow Sikeston construction with new homes and business additions. The Sikeston Laundry adds an 18 by 56 foot brick extension on the west side, and the McKnight Keaton Grocery builds a 40 by 50 foot brick addition on Prosperity street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Sikeston Laundry
McKnight-Keaton Grocery Company
Prosperity Street
Sikeston Laundry to Add Brick Leaning Room Extension
Start today on an 18 by 56 foot brick addition to Sikeston Laundry on Highway 61. J A Sutterfield leads construction to expand the scoreroom on the west side, enlarging space for 33 workers as business grows. The fourteenth year of growth has increased patronage and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Laundry
Highway 61
J. A. Sutterfield
Tumdry
March Weather Run Through Winds and Sun Shines
March opened with strong winds and Leo like traits yet bright sunshine. February brought heavy rain and snow to southeast Missouri. Forecasters expect warmer temps and more sun over the next day or two.
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Missouri
Rural Electricity Expected Next Week
Energization of the Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association lines is expected on or about March 10 after Rural Electrification Administration approval this morning. Wiring of houses served by the new power progresses, with two houses per mule of line. Superintendent H. M. Zarber, in Jefferson City on cooperative business, is expected home this afternoon. celebration plans will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
H.M Zarber
Jefferson City
Two Invitations For Local Legionnaires
The Henry Meldrim Post of the American Legion plans to attend a district Legion meeting at Jackson on Wednesday March 15 where State Commander Fred Boettger will speak. The post is also invited to Cairo on Thursday March 9 for a meeting hosted by Cairo post with State Commander Ed ward Crammage and other officers as part of the Goodwill Caravan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Meldrim
American Legion
Jackson
Fred Boettger
Cairo
Illinois
Edward Crammage
Kentucky
Missouri
J. A. O Hara Improves After Stroke And Pleural Attack
J. A. O Hara, after a paralytic stroke three weeks ago, shows slight improvement. He earlier suffered pleurisy and is slowly recovering, with movement returning to the fingers of his left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Ohara
Mr. O'Hara
Eugenio Pacelli Elected Pope on His 63rd Birthday
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, secretary of state to Pope Pius XI, is elected the 262nd pope. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel signaling a two thirds victory after a conclave begun yesterday. Pacelli succeeds to the throne of St. Peter and will take the name Pius XII, as the Vatican confirms the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Pius XI
St. Peter
Pius XII
Sistine Chapel
Vatican City
Rome
Mrs Net tie Lewis Dies at 72 in Sikeston
Mrs Net tie Lewis a 72 year old Sikeston resident died Thursday February 23 after a long illness Funeral services were held Sunday at her son Harry Lewis home with Rev E W Milner in charge Interment at Memorial Park cemetery Surviving are son Harry Lewis another son Robert Lewis five daughters seventeen grandchildren and five great grandchildren born Laketon Indiana July 21 1866 later lived in Sikeston MO and other states
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Lewis
Sikeston
Harry Lewis
Kathleen Avenue
E. W. Milner
The
Baptist Church
Memoril Park Cemetery
Elise
Lewis
Robert Lewis
Flint
Mich
Alice Hanes
Clio
Mary Laden
Willow Springs
L. C. Matey
Commerce
Dora Miller
Wilma
Ark
Georgia Way
Cadilac
Local children examined by school nurse for health check
A total of 397 local school children have been examined by the school nurse. Local dentists are now examining the children's teeth.
Front Street Parking Project Gets Council Approval
The council approved the Front Street parking project. Readers report Mrs C D Matthews Jr and Mrs E C Matthews describe travels to the Pyramids and Sphinx near Cairo with a Cairo to Sikeston journey by camels.
Lunchroom Project Keeps Food Service Steady At Schools
The WPA supports a PTA lunchroom effort serving about 250 children daily at South Grade School and nearby schools. Six women, paid by WPA, prepare meals with butter, fruit, milk three days weekly. Supervisors include Mrs Sikes and Mrs Dover. Scott county supervisor is Mrs Finney.
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Works Progress Administration
Parent Teacher Association
W. Hi. Sikes
P.T. A
WPA
A. J. Crutchfield
Mayzelle Campbell
John Midget
Pearl Shanks
Guy Browning
Emma Carro
Bailey School
Della Poe
Sikes
Harry Dover
Pearl Finney
Chaffee
Scott County
Sikeston council backs JCC plan to add Front Street access
The Sikeston City Council pledged support to a Junior Chamber of Commerce committee plan to add a 20 foot parkway and an extra street along Front Street between Scott and New Madrid, seeking a 30 foot easement from Missouri Pacific Railroad. The plan aims to ease traffic and parking downtown with diagonal on street parking on both streets and would involve paving open spaces near Kellett Motor Co if approved by civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Front Street
Missour Pacific Railroad Co
John Sikes
Sikes
Civic Clubs of
Sikeston
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
City of
Scott Street
Wew Madrid
New Madrid
Legion Park
Front
Kellett Motor Co
Kingshighway
Chamber of Commerce
Trio Arrested After Extensive Manhunt in Southeast Missouri
State Troopers joined a second extensive manhunt in Southeast Missouri to capture three Kirksville men Fred Wheeler 18 Lee Spence 22 and Junior Spurgeon 21 on charges of armed highway robbery and automobile theft. They were jailed in Oregon County and sentenced to 25 29 and 10 years respectively after pleading guilty. The trio allegedly robbed a service station near Alton and stole cars in Bairksville Missouri and Carroll Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tandy
Vincent Boisaubin
Mussour
Missouri
Oregon County
Alton
Fred Wheeler
Lee Spence
Junior Spurgeon
Kirksville
Bairksvile
Carroll
Iowa
Evan Taylor
Graham
Wheeler
State Patrol
Poplar Bluff
D. Sheppard
Missour
W. H. D. Green
Spurgeon
Spence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
W.M Sidwell
Sikeston Fiving Club
Malcolm
Children’s Home Society of
Park Committee
Dempster
Jaycee Meeting
Nathan Massie
Otis L. Wallis
Butane Gas Company
Hale Jewelry Store
National Guard
New Armory
J. A. Ohara Stricken
Eugenio Pacelli
H. A. Bach
Service Officers’ School of World War Veterans
Caruthersville
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