Sikeston Chamber Dinner Highlights War Efforts and Plans
Sixty seven Sikeston Chamber of Commerce members attended the monthly dinner at the Dunn Hotel with W. C. Teague of Memphis as the main speaker. He urged preparation for postwar days and predicted tighter budgets. The year’s activities included executive board meetings, scrap drives totaling 400 tons of metal and 8 tons of waste paper, and support for Red Cross and Boy Scout campaigns. The chamber explored a sewing plant, a 300‑worker factory site, a tech school in Sikeston, and cooperation with health officials to locate a permanent health unit in Scott County.
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Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Dunn Hotel
W. C. Teague
Memphis
Chamber of Commerce
School of
Sikeston
Missouri
Aircraft Production Pace Reported By War Board
The War Production Board's aircraft division chair Charles E. Wilson said the U S is producing 350 airplanes daily. In the past three years the U S has built 153061 aircraft, including 105126 combat planes. Britain has produced 90000 planes in four years, bringing Allied total to 243061 aircraft.
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United States
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Great Britaan
Sikeston Aims Growth and Postwar Plan for City
The document notes current membership 156 with annual average 41 and outlines four recommendations: growth program to supplement agricultural income, hire a full-time secretary to oversee city interests, cooperate with agencies to raise health education and religious standards, and a plan for the postwar era.
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Sikeston
Nicholson's Tire Shop Moves to West Malone
Nicholson's Tire Shop and Service Station has relocated from 425 West Malone Avenue to 703 West Malone. Owner Glenn Nicholson continues tire recapping and vulcanizing, offers tractor tire repairs with the O. K. Welding system, and sells Grade 3 tires. Public invitations to visit are extended.
Income tax payments set new records in St Louis
An estimated 20,000,000 in income taxes was received at the Internal Revenue Collector's office in St Louis on the last day for filing 1943 returns, the highest ever. About 15,000,000 was paid Tuesday, with Acting Collector Thomas P. Stanton predicting the year will meet a 225,000,000 collection goal as roughly 700,000 returns may be surpassed. More than 60 mail sacks arrived yesterday containing over 250,000 returns, while Tuesday saw 34 sacks delivered.
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Internal Revenue Collector’s
St. Louis
Thomas P. Stanton
Sikeston Baptist Church to Ordain Six Deacons
Rev D Owen says Sikeston Baptist Church will ordain six deacons Sunday afternoon March 26 with a council of Southeast Missouri ministers conducting the ordination services. Herald Want-ads bring results.
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Sikeston Baptist Church
D. Owen
Southeast Missouri
Veterans Auxiliary to Elect New Officers
Members of the Veterans Auxiliary of Foreign Wars will meet at the U S O Center on Wednesday afternoon March 22 to elect officers for the coming year. Mrs Roy Wagner President presided at the Dunn Hotel meeting where twenty one members attended. Five members took the oath of pledge to continue their service.
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Veterans Auxiliary of Foregn Wars
U. S. O. Center
Phillips Grove appoints Frank Andrews as new sales manager
Frank Andrews is named sales manager of the Philback Division of Phillips Petroleum Company. He has 15 years with Phillips and since 1940 led Hycar Chemical Company, affiliate of Phillips and The B F Goodrich Co. A new Philblack furnace black plant and Akron office are planned as part of expanding synthetic rubber materials. The Presbyterian Church in England sets a $1700 minimum pastor salary.
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Frank Andrews
Philback
Phillips Petroleum Company
1K. S. Adams
Andrews
Hycar Chemical Company
America
B. F. Goodrich
Philips Petroleum Company
Philblack
Akron
Ohio
New Pay-As-You-Go Tax Forms Arriving Soon
The Treasury plans to issue new pay-as-you-go tax forms to about 15 million individuals who earn above $2700 single or $3500 married, as payroll withholding cannot cover full tax. Forms will be released Sunday and mailed promptly with an April 15 filing deadline, one month after the recent income tax deadline.
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Treasury
Veterans of Foreign Wars Chooses Officers in Sikeston
R H Wagner was elected commander of the Sikeston Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars at a meeting last night. New officers include Robert S. Bryant senior vice commander Paul Schuerenberg junior vice commander Burl Heath quartermaster Lyman Gross judge advocate C H Denman chaplain James C Bacon officer of the day W A Myers patriotic instructor H A Bach historian R W DePriest service officer N. E Leech trustee for 18 months. Two new members, Charles N Heath and A C Burns, were accepted, both currently overseas.
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R H Wagner
Sikeston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Robert S. Bryant
Paul Schuerenberg
Burl Heath
Lyman Gross
C H. Denman
James C Bacon
W A Myers
H A Bach
R W DePriest
N. E Leech
Charles N Heath
A C. Burns
Minetree R F dies at 57 in Poplar Bluff
R F Minetree wholesale grocer and longtime merchant in Hickman Kentucky and Paragould Arkansas died Tuesday of a heart attack at age 57 in Poplar Bluff. He leaves a widow and two sons.
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Poplar Bluff
R. F Minetree
Minetree
Hickman
Paragould
Ark
War agencies urge equal pay for high school workers
The War Manpower Commission with the Office of Education and Children's Bureau state that working high school boys and girls should be paid at the same rate as adult workers for similar work. The bring together agencies argue fair wages reflect job performance and national needs.
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The
War Manpower Commission
Office of Education and Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Chaffee Man Reported Killed in Action
Mrs Maud J Thompson of Chaffee receives confirmation that her son Pree Ewell L Hinch, a US Marine, was killed in action. This is the third notification to the mother after earlier reports of wound, then missing, then fatality, and he is survived by his widow Dalhe McCauley and two half-siblings.
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Dalhe McCauley
Man seeks extension after wife vanishes on tax payment
A young man appeared at Milwaukee's internal revenue office on the last filing day asking for more time to settle his federal income tax. When asked why, he said his wife went to pay $1.50 and he has not seen her since.
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Milwaukee
Collector of Internal Revenue
Henry A Stepp Dies After Surgery In Cape Girardeau
PAXICO Henry A Stepp 70 a local resident died in a Cape Girardeau hospital Tuesday following surgery Herald Want Ads note small cost big results.
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Paxico
Henry A. Stepp
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Herald
End of the Road for a Jealous Wife
Doug Paynter confronts Dai over carelessness and a missing pocketbook. After a quarrel he contemplates ending the marriage but discovers a robbery tied to their home. Dai's clever hiding place and the police reveal bring a reconciliation with mixed promises.
Cattle Sold High for Enloe Buchanan in Sikeston Sale
Enloe Buchanan of Route Three Sikeston sold 100 head of white face cattle at the St Louis market on Monday at 11.17 and 15.25 cents per pound. Average weight about 1004 pounds. Buchanan bought the cattle in November for 12 cents. He says another 100 head will be for sale in about 60 days.
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Enloe Buchanan
Route Three
Sikeston
St. Louis
Buchanan
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W. Malone Avenue
Frisco
O.K
Glenn Nicholson
Malone Ave
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Albritton
Chaffee
Doug and
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R. W. Wilkinson
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Doug
Dai
Abe Firbush
Blossom Street
Astor Street
Joe
Doug Paynter
the Herald
BOY Scouts OF America
BOY Scout Circus
the Armory
Randol Pepsi-Cola Agency
Monroe G. Randol
Sikeston, Missouri
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