World This Week Wars era factory ranges and leaders change
War Production Board authorized Norge Borg-Warner Efingham Illinois Gibson Greenville Michigan Roberts Mander Hatboro Pennsylvania to produce four burner domestic electric ranges with first and second quarter totals. Supreme Court Chief Justice Albert M Clark of Richmond elected by Missouri Supreme Court en banc effective March 16 replacing James M Douglas. Princess Elizabeth of England joins ATS training as 18 year old heir presumptive commissioned as Second Subaltern in auxiliary territorial service. Capt Makoto Kurusu killed in aerial combat February 16. Lt Col A A Vandegrift Jr wounded during Iwo Jima invasion. Henry Wallace confirmed as Secretary of Commerce by 56 to 32 vote. Eliza Sears, once slave and reputedly 113, dies in Jefferson City. Ferdinand Voelkel confesses to poisoning father in 1933. exhumation sought. Mrs Freda Mae Green dies from burns after baby tossed from burning flat. Berlin coffins scarce as German gov confiscates remaining ones. (Continued on Page Four)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Norge Division
Borg-Warner Corporation
Effingham
Ill
Gibson Refrigerator Co
Greenville
Mich
Roberts & Mander
Hatboro
Supreme Court
Albert M. Clark
Richmond
Missouri Supreme Court
James M. Douglas
St. Louis
Elizabeth
England
ATS
WAC
Buckingham Palace
Auxiliary
Allies Close In On Bonn And Coblenz In Rhine Push
Allied forces under American and British command closed on Bonn from multiple axes and neared Coblenz as a juncture along the Rhine to trap German troops in the Eifel region. First and Third Armies reported gains and thousands of German prisoners as air bombardment targets oil fields and rail centers amid continued rain across the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Eifel
Coblenz
Bonn
Cologne
Dwight D. Wisenhower
Rhineland
Royal Air Force
Germany
District Roads Closed By High Water In Southeast Missouri
High water closures affect routes across Southeast Missouri with Highway 60 east of Poplar Bluff submerged by 18 inches. Traffic diverted to alternate paths as water expected to recede tonight. Closed routes include A in Mississippi County to Belmont Ferry, K in New Madrid to Tiptonville Ferry, P in New Madrid to N, Cape Girardeau to A Wayne, B in Ripley, and W O and H in Butler County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
State Highway Department
Poplar Bluff
Mississippi County
Belmont Ferry
New Madrid County
Tiptonville Ferry
New Madrida County
Cape Girardeau County
Wayne County
Ripley County
Butler County
Casualty Reports Show 10600 Increase For Week
American casualties since the war began total 823632 according to the War and Navy Departments. The weekly rise is 10600 with 373 Navy men among the new casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War and Navy Departments
Navy
Good Will Ambassador to Speak at Sikeston Chamber Dinner
Senor Roberto de la Rosa of Mexico City will address the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce at the Dunn Hotel Monday night March 12 at 7. He will dress in native costume and illustrate his talk with guitar music. The event also fills the installation of new officers led by President-elect Ralph Potashnick. Tickets are from T. A. Martin or Frank Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor
Roberto de la Rosa
Mexico City
United States
Department of the Federal District of Mexico
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Dunn Hotel
de la Rosa
Hemisphere
St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Potashnick
T. A. Martin
Frank Miller
Patton Swims River to Inspire Troops
Sgt. Thomas J Defibaugh of Cumberland Maryland recalls Lt. Gen. George S Patton swimming the 150 foot Sure River in January under heavy fire to show it could be done. He swam to the opposite bank and back, inspiring thousands of troops who advanced to retake Bettendorf and gain high ground over Germany in a hard fought day and a half battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Patton
Sure
Germany
Baltimore
Thomas J Defibaugh
Cumberland
Patton
Bettendorf
Defibaugh
Seventh War Loan goal set at fourteen billion dollars
Secretary Morgenthau announced a 14 billion dollar Seventh War Loan goal to start May 14, split evenly between individuals and corporations. The 7 billion dollar individual quota is the highest yet. The total equals the Sixth War Loan, with a seven week sale period from May 14 to June 30 to broaden non corporate investor participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgenthau
America
Treasury
Early Red Cross Drive Progress Reported for Sikeston
Rain and cold slow Sikeston Red Cross War Fund Drive as of 11 am receipts reach 4281.20 toward a 12500 city quota. County goal is 25000. Local chairs, solicitors, and dozen-plus business firms are listed, with no county-wide updates yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Scott County
Harry Dover
H. J
Chip) Schmerbaugh
E. R. Jarvis
Frank van Horne
Herbert Walton
Charles French
W. A0. Myers
E. M. Allen
Red Cross
Hahs Machine Works
F. W. Woolworth Company
Scott County Milling Company
Faultless Cleaners
Bank of Sikeston
Welter Bake Shop
Elite Hat Shop
Sikeston Portrait Studio
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
Harvey Parks
Sikeston Grocer Company
People’s Store
Frank's Cafe
Sikes Hardware Company
Pitman Cleaning and
Buckner-Ragsdale Company
C. Clarence Scott Insurance Agency
Graber’s Store
Dempster Furniture Company
NuWay Cleaners
Sikeston Herald
Walton and Williams Motor Company
U. K. Auto Supply
Sikeston Marble Works
Heath's Service
Claude Turner
Malone Drug Store
Star Cafe
Marshall's Cafe
Missouri-Pacific
Greyhound Bus Lines
J. M. Pitman
Sharon Pharris
T. A. Martin
George Lough
C. C
Archie J Cook Jr Receives Army Air Forces Wings
Archie J Cook Jr will graduate Sunday from Napier Field Dothan Alabama and will receive the silver Wings of an Army Air Forces pilot and a commission as a second lieutenant Friends and relatives here have learned The new flying officer is a graduate of Sikeston High School and was employed part time at the Greyhound Bus Station during his school career Only half of his class at the advanced flying school received lieutenants commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie J Cook Jr
Napier Field
Dothan
Ala
Army Air Forces
Sikeston High School
Greyhound
Advanced Flying School
Red Cross Appeal to Ladies in Sikeston and Scott County
Harry Dover, chairman of the Scott County Red Cross War Fund drive, urges women to join individually. He notes there is no family membership and asks women to contribute personally, either with money or time, to support the Red Cross as the world’s great humanitarian organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dover
Scott County
Red Cross
Sikeston
Sikeston Man Decorated in Germany
Paul S. Gargas of Sikeston receives the Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Leland S. Hobbs, commander of the 30th Infantry Division, in a ceremony in Germany for meritorious service as a member of an infantry company. Official U S Army Signal Corps photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Germany
Paul S. Gargas
Leland S. Hobbs
30Th Infantry Division
Set
Gargas
United States Army Signal Corps
Full Time Custodian For Boy Scout Camp Unveiled
Southeast Missouri Area Council of Boy Scouts authorized a full time custodian and gardener for Camp Lewallen at a Charleston meeting. Raymond Skidmore was chosen as custodian to grow a large garden supplying vegetables for the June 3 to August 19 camp season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewallen
Southeast Missouri
Allen Garner
Poplar Bluff
George W. Kirk
Sikeston
Dexter
Charleston
Report on Polio Drive Results by Scott County Districts
Totals in the Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive last month, under Supt. O. F. Anderson, are announced for Scott county. Readings include Graysboro 2, Scerville 1.50, Head 2, Wylie 1.50, Bleda 2, Big Island 2, Bryeans 2.10, Campbell 2, Hickory Grove 2, Lusk white 8.50 and colored 1.50, Hunter 28 2, Crowder 8.71, McMullin 1.50, Hunter white 2 and colored 1.50, Tanner 2, Dunaver 2, Baker 2.80, Miner 7.05, Greer 3, Pleasant Hill 1.50, Stringer 2, Lemons 2, Chaney 2, Hope 4, Owensby 2, Diebold 2, Kelso 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County
Supt. O. F. Anderson
Graysboro
Scerville
Head
Wylie
Bleda
Big Island
Bryeans
Campbell
Hickory Grove
Lusk
Hunter
Crowder
McMullin
Tanner
Dunaver
Baker
Miner
Greer
Pleasant Hill
Stringer
Lemons
Chaney
Hope
Owensby
Diebold
Kelso
Troopers Arrest Drivers Lacking 1945 License Tags
The first arrests of motorists failing to display 1945 state license tags were made yesterday by state highway patrol troopers. Local troopers are ordered to arrest such drivers, and auto owners are urged to obtain licenses immediately to avoid trouble.
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State Highway Patrol
New Addition Accepted by Sikeston City Aldermen
Frances Stallcup Addition of 13 lots bounded by North Ranney Street Hunter Avenue High School Addition and Woodlawn Avenue extension was approved at the Sikeston city meeting. Other actions include election plans for April 3 Sikes named for Sikeston Special Road District three year term. water mains extension approved. graves fee raised to 8 vault 6 equipment. Ed Smith denied permit for church hall. Coal house occupants ordered to vacate. Street sweeper authorized. February fire dept logs show 11 fires 161.50 due. police report notes 44 arrests 264 in fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Stallcup
Sikeston
Ranney Street
Hunter Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue
W. H. Sikes
Scott County
Board of Public Works
Osage Street
Sunset
Ed Smith
McCoy and Tanner
Killgore
Greer Avenue
Flood Threat Past Flood Threat Believed Past
Weather experts in Cape Girardeau and Cairo say heavy rain in coming days would raise flood risk but crest levels on the Mississippi at New Madrid and Cairo next Thursday should be manageable by levees. Red Cross disaster relief plans and evacuation centers are readied in Mississippi County to prevent 1937-like chaos. Ohio floods worsen then recede amid heavier snows, with Pittsburgh confluence crest expected today and transportation disrupted.
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Missouri
U. S
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Mississippi
New Madrid
St. Louis
Birds Point
Mississippi County
Red Cross
Charleston
U. S. Army
Coast Guard
Wryatt
Anniston
East Praire
Sikeston
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Lawsville
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Allegheny
Used Tin Can Collection Pressures War Effort in Sikeston
Wartime salvage officials report a sharp drop in civilian used can totals due to supply losses from Japanese-held sources. Despite ongoing detinning plants operating under half capacity, households and businesses are urged to save and return cans. Sikeston collects weekly by ward with curbside pickups on designated Mondays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Sikeston
Red Cross Kit Bags Hit 1000 Mark In New Madrid County
The New Madrid County Red Cross Chapter reports a production push delivering 90 filled kit bags this week. Total filled bags by county women reach about 1000, with several hundred more to be shipped to meet the current quota. Volunteers from Portageville, Parma, Risco, Morehouse, Matthews, Marston, Gideon, Canalou, Lilbourn, and New Madrid participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid County
Red Cross Chapter
Julius Frankle
Frankle
Portageville
Parma
Risco
Morehouse
Matthews
Marston
Gideon
Canalou
Lilbourn
New Madrid
Armed services deserter nabbed in Sikeston arrest
Sikeston police captured an A W O L soldier who had been missing for almost two years. He was removed from a Greyhound bus near Sikeston and sent back to Portageville to face robbery charges. The suspect allegedly stole $70 from a sector in Portageville after an evening with a soldier, a sailor, and a blonde.
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Sikeston
Armed Forces
Portageville
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Gedo
India
China
War Department
Makoto Kurusu
Washington
Pearl Harbor
A. A. Vandegrift Jr
Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
A. A. Vandegrift
Saipan
Senate
Henry Wallace
Eliza Sears
Jefferson City
Linn Creek
Ferdinand Voelkel
Belleville
St. Clair County
Otto Voelkel
Voelkel
Fred D. Bier
Freda Mae Green
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Oder River
Pacific
Iwo
Mandalay
Burma
Story and
Song
Good Will
Commerce
Archie J. Cook JR
BOY Scout
NEW Madrid Red Cross
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