Sikeston Herald Publisher and address notice
The Sikeston Herald published weekly at 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri with editor names and sale terms. Yearly subscription rates priced for Scott and adjoining counties at 1.50 and elsewhere at 2.00, with advance payment required. Entered as second class matter March 9 1908 at Sikeston post office under act of March 3 1879.
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Sikeston
Clint H. Denman
Ward Deamar
Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Missouri
Telephone
Scott
Adjoining Counties
Missouri
Dogs Run Wild Threaten Sikes Ton Children
The Herald criticizes police for allowing packs of dogs to roam the city, calling them a dangerous menace that could injure or kill a child. It argues the duty to control or remove the dogs lies with an appropriate officer and urges immediate action.
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Herald
Sikeston
Governor Stark Pushes Legislature On Marriage Law And Ballot
Governor Stark urges the Legislature to reconsider bills discarded by a committee. He seeks a secret ballot proposal and stronger marriage laws, including notice of intention to marry. Opponents include justices of the peace running marriage mills that lure elopers and underage couples.
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Stark
Justices of the Peace
Mecca
Elopers
Farm Uncertainty and Frosted Prices Strategy
Farmers face record uncertainty in spring planning as federal crop regulations shrink acreage and depress prices. Government payments for withheld acres ease finance but fail to solve long term hardship. Reduced cultivation hurts farm labor and raises questions about sustainment and work continuity without higher prices.
Priceless Possessions of Two Esteemed Citizens
Sikeston mourns two venerable men, Judge William Graham and Frank Heisler, who answered the final call this week. Both were past fourscore, yet their reputations were strong and their friends numerous. In their good times and deeds they left enduring goodwill.
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Sikeston
William Graham
Frank Heisler
Herald
Judge Graham
Mr. Heisler
Sikeston Herald items from March 21 1919 recall local wins and plans
Twenty years ago Sikeston’s paper notes Fors Felts high school won the Cape Girardeau basketball tourney and cup. It mentions postal rate changes effective July 1, 1919, with two cent stamps for out of town letters and one cent for locals. A. F. Lindsay predicts many new buildings and homes in 1919. Caruthersville forms a National Guard company. Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, and Cape Girardeau will raise one company each.
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Sikeston Herald
Cape Girardeau
Fornfelt High School
A. F. Lindsay
Lyle Malone
Caruthersville
National Guard
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston
Weather and CCC enrollment in Scott county in 1934
Five years ago on March 22 1934 Sikeston forecasts unsettled and cold weather for the week with spring arrival noted. Registration for CCC camps in Southeast Missouri will begin in Scott county on April 2 for men ages 18 to 25 eligible for membership.
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Sikeston
CCC
Missouri
Scott County
Boutin Announces New Southeast Missouri Telephone Building
Charles W. Boutin, president of the Southeast Missouri Telephone Co, was in Sikeston yesterday morning to discuss plans for a new building. Construction is set to begin Monday morning, March 28.
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Charles W. Boutin
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Sikeston
Busy Week at Strelton Library
Librarian Miss Blair Law notes a busy period with 41 children visiting Ruth Bateman’s class on March 14. The rental collection earned about $20, two copies of All This and Heaven Too circulate, and readers sign up for the title before review while new fiction titles arrive on free shelves.
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Blair Law
Ruth Bateman
New Books Arrive at Sikeston Library Each Week
Sikeston library shelves grow with gifts and purchases. Recent gifts include Catholic Digest by Rev J J O Neill Ola by Aulaire and Bago Tales by Power from the Woman's Civic Club. New purchases are Middletown in Transition by Lynd and Lund and Rockwell Kentiana, a collection of Kent lithographs and woodcuts. Also received is The Earth for Sam by Maxwell Reed, praised by librarian Miss Blair Law as an outstanding science book for children.
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Sikeston Library
J. J. O'Neill
Aulaire
Power
Woman’s Civic Club
Lrrary
Middletoun
Transition
Lynd and Lund
Rockwell Kentiana
Rockwell Kent
Sam
Maxwell Reed
Harvard
Sam Reed
Missouri Library Commission A Century of Service
The Missouri Library Commission, created March 20 1907, marks 52 years this week. It guides schools and libraries, operates traveling libraries, and distributes books by parcel post to rural areas enhancing state library service and organization across counties.
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Missour Library Commission
General Assembly
University of Missour
Missouri
Commission
Federated Woman's Clubs
New Haven
Versailles
Missouri Library Commission
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Library Association
Missouri Initiative and Referendum Bill History
The Missouri initiative and referendum movement began in 1895 with the Missouri Referendum League and gained support from the Prohibition People’s and Single Tax leagues. After early defeats and renewed efforts, it was adopted in 1908 with a five to eight percent signature rule, exempting certain health, school, and state-financed acts from referendum while urban voters increased their influence.
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Missouri Referendum League
Prohibition
People’s Parties
Single Tax League
William P. Hill
S. L. Moser
Henry Julian
Folk
House
Senate
Missouri
General Assembly
Greene
Jackson
Jasper
Buchanan
St. Louis
City of
Prohibition Party
Slapping Wives and Court Views on Reform
Dr Leonard Jenkins critiques a court case on wife slapping and the idea that some wives deserve a slap. He jokes about judges opinions and links to initiative referenda, questioning reformers and urging readers to drop the topic.
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Philadelphia
America
Reed’s Earth Story Adds Rich Line Drawings
The article notes line drawings enhance an earth themed story, praising author Mr Reed for two prior children’s books The Sea for Sam and The Stars for Sam. It expresses hope to add these works to the collection, framing the new book as exceptionally illustrated and suitable for young readers.
Library Association Seeks Expanded State Library Service
The Library Association pushes for extending library service to residents of the state who currently lack access. The effort targets broader reach, improved resources, and equitable access across communities.
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Millbrooke
Lutes
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