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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
7
A Missouri history sketch details the village blacksmith as essential craftsman and social hub in pioneer days. It recounts his roles from shoeing horses and making tools to wagon-building for forty-niners, noting the shift to gadgetry but enduring respect for the smithy’s central place in rural life.
Late report from the March of Dimes committee thanks participants as the county collection across communities is tallied and proclaims the drive a success.
Helen Henson notes sassafras tea as a spring tonic in the Ozarks, brewed from sassafras roots to ease sluggish blood and spring fatigue. The article describes preparation, color, and serving, praising its taste and seasonal appeal despite debate over efficacy. A second item reports an attempted Missouri penitentiary escape foiled by a 20 foot ladder and damaged bars at Jefferson City airport.
A Missouri Chamber survey shows 19.5 percent of 2,000 ballots favor a state highway plan with the highway department handling planning and construction. Voters favor pay-as-you-go road building, possible gasoline tax increases, and retention of home rule, with urban centers allowed to levy local gas taxes.
Fear of banks drove Max Beitch a St Louis grocer to keep funds at home. While he was at the funeral home with his dead son in state, thieves broke into his house and stole more than $30,000.
Columbia Missouri March 3 Every county in Missouri has students at the University of Missouri and St Louis city and county lead with a total of 2,411 enrollees. Jackson county ranks second with 1,133 students split between Columbia and Rolla. The statewide total for first semester 1948 49 is 10,298 residents: 8,622 at Columbia and 1,676 at Rolla. Southeast counties show various splits between Columbia and Rolla with counts listed.
East Prairie farmer John A. Davis, 53, died at his home last Thursday. He is survived by his wife, five sons and four daughters. Funeral services and burial were held in Murray, Kentucky.
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