New Madrid County opens brick court house after 30 years
Thirty years ago New Madrid County officials occupied the new brick two story court house costing about 130000 dollars. Efforts pressed to revive the Sikeston to Missouri river crossing railroad. Bert Morgan of Sikeston became secretary treasurer of the Southeast Missouri Bottlers Association at Caruthersville. A J Matthews and Sons held their first purebred hog sale at Cloverdale farm near Oran selling 42 head.
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A. J. Matthews & Sons
Cloverdale Farm
Oran
Snow disrupts traffic as cotton schools gain interest
Twenty five years ago on March 13, 1924 heavy snow fell across Southeast Missouri hindering highway travel. District farmers showed interest in cotton growing prompting cotton growing schools and railroad exhibit cars. Sikeston women formed a Music Club led by Mrs Ralph Anderson. Mil dred Stubblefield of Sikeston earned admission to the Science Club at Christian College in Columbia Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Sikeston
Ralph Anderson
Mildred Stubblefield
Science Club of
Christian College
Columbia
Reiss Named President Of Scott County Farm Bureau
Twenty years ago John J. Reiss was chosen president of the Scott County Farm Bureau. Six people in New Madrid County died of spinal meningitis. Mr and Mrs T A Martin moved to Sikeston from Portales New Mexico and he became an engineer with Missouri Utilities Company. Rev and Mrs M G Joyce taught at a training school for church workers at the Methodist church.
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John J. Reiss
Scott County Farm Bureau
New Madrid County
T. A. Martin
Sikeston
Portales
New Mexico
Missouri Utilities Company
M. G. Joyce
Methodist Church
Sikeston Obituaries and Local Crime Report
Fifteen years ago items note Sikeston deaths of C. H. Harris aged 90 and John A. Matthews aged 70. Frank Van Horne pursued and helped lawmen nab two robbers near Steele after a deadly night. Malone Theatre showing Lionel Barrymore in This Side of Heaven. Food prices listed: lard 9c lb, round steak 12%4c lb, potatoes 2.09 per 100 lb bag.
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C. H. Harris
Sikeston
John A. Matthews
Frank van Horne
Steele
Malone Theatre
Lionel Barrymore
Heaven
Soldier hero medal for rescuing girl in Illinois river
Ten years ago on March 16 1939 Leroy A Jordan former Matthews resident received a soldier's hero medal for saving a small girl from drowning in the Illinois river. At the time he was in the Air Corps at Chanute Field Illinois. Louis Graber bought the Beck building on Front street. Scott county Extension agent warned of a grasshopper infestation to threaten next summer. Rev A J Schultz Sikeston Catholic church second pastor died in St Louis hospital after serving the church 1911 to 1916.
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Leroy A. Jordan
Matthews
Illinois
Air Corps
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Louis Graber
Beck
Scott County
A. J. Schultz
Sikeston Catholic Church
St. Louis
Sikeston Church
Sikeston Teachers Receive 15 Percent Salary Increase
Five years ago on March 16 1944 Sikeston school teachers got a 15 percent pay raise while Governor Forrest Donnell urged a special session of the Missouri Legislature to pass soldier voting laws and to refinance struggling state agencies. R A Harper named president of the new Scott County Wildlife League. Dr H A Buehler longtime Missouri geologist died at Jefferson City.
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Sikeston
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
Scott County Wildlife League
R. A. Harper
H. A. Buehler
Jefferson City
Sikeston hosts veteran vocational guidance session with seniors
About 1206 seniors from Southeast Missouri high schools gathered in Sikeston for a vocational guidance school. Local civic and service clubs declared a war on rats during the event, signaling community efforts to address public health alongside education.
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Southeast
Increase in Nation's Timber Resources Foreseen
The report America's Forest Resources from the Committee on Conservation of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association says America is not facing a timber famine and growth outpaces drain. It notes total growth rose from six to nearly 14 billion cubic feet from 1909–18 to 1944, with science based forestry and Tree Farm programs boosting future supply and new wood uses, including rayon from hardwoods. Population is 148 million with births outpacing deaths by 91 percent last year, while 9 percent of population growth came from immigration.
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America
Committee On Conservation
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
United States
Missouri Society Helps Crippled Children in Missouri
Missouri’s private society founded in 1927 coordinates statewide care for crippled individuals. It funds home teaching, mobility aids, transportation to clinics, and cerebral palsy projects across 87 counties with a focus on Easter Seal fundraising and local county drives.
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Missouri Society For Crippled Children and Adults Inc
St. Louis
Missouri Society
Missouri
Scott County
R. O. Minner
J. Archer O’reilly
J. Archer O'Reilly
Crippled Children’s Societies
Sikeston VFW and AMVET elect leaders at Dunn Hotel
Floyd Matthews was chosen commander of the Sikeston VFW post and Hildreth Dill was elected commander of AMVET Sikeston. T. E. Stallings, former Sikeston schools superintendent, opened the Stallings Insurance Agency. Dr Elmer G Kesling of Dexter won a 310,486 judgment against GM Chevrolet Division for patent infringement on an auto attachment.
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Dunn Hotel
Floyd Matthews
Sikeston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
T. E. Stallings
Stallings Insurance Agency
Hildreth Dill
AMVET
Elmer G. Kesling
Dexter
Chevrolet Division
General Motors Corporation
High School Pupils Offer Services Suggestion
The report notes that some high school pupils might offer their services as part of a community effort. It mentions possible roles and the civic context without detailing exact programs or names. Further particulars are not provided in the available text.
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Aman
Bessarabia
Napoleon
Paris
Elba
Iowa State College
Germany
Henry W. Longfellow
Census Bureau
Missouri Society For Crippled Children
Poplar Bluff
The
American Republic
AA Ghive
Lin
Iowa
McCoy Tanner
Sikeston, Mo
Charles Boardman
William C. Davidson
Eureka
Kansas
Blacksmith and
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R. L. Guthrie
Mgr
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