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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
15
The Colonel's Gift: Ellis Takes His Place
A mission to ferry Lieutenant Culver across a river is arranged with five men. Private Ellis volunteers to stay behind, insisting his presence saves others. A single bomb strikes the dugouts, but Ellis returns with the dispatch and the colonel acknowledges Ellis's sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver
Elis
Ellis
Hot and Cold HEN Ted Carleton Faces Tough Career Choice
Ted Carleton weighs Verne Chandler's offer of a vice presidency against joining Carstairs and Keith while at his six year old daughter Debbie's birthday party. Janet listens as Ted recalls past dealings with Verne and decides to resist his rival's tactics. The moment reveals a plan to defy Verne and protect his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Carleton
Verne Chandler
Deborah
Janet
Debbie
Verne
Carstairs
Keith
Imation
Ted
Fanny
Farmers urged to conserve trucks during fuel rationing
Farmers must keep a six month weekly log of truck operations to obtain gasoline and mileage allowances. Tire inspections are required every 5,000 miles or six months. Buyers of used trucks need two gasoline receipts for licensing and coupons. A meeting in Poplar Bluff stressed conserving farm trucks as 98 percent of farm goods move by truck. daily vehicle losses due to neglect far exceed last year. Farmers should notify local farm transportation committees of address changes and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Poplar Bluff
W J Williams
New Madrid
Office of Defense Transportation
Fenner
Cairo
Missouri Forest Rangers
M the Herald
New Madrid County Easter Seal Drive Plans
Stallings named chairman of the Eleventh Annual Easter Seal Sale in New Madrid County. Proceeds go to the Missouri Society for Crippled Children and local groups. Sale runs March 27 through Easter Sunday with school children selling seals. April 8 paper lilies will be sold by school girls in larger towns. Funds aid medical care, hospitalization, braces, and transportation for crippled children locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Stallings
State Social Security Commission of
New Madrid
Missouri Society For Crippled Children
Stallings
Wallace Seeks House Probe of Missouri Penal System
A House investigation of Missouri's penal administration was proposed by Rep J S Wallace and Rep D C Hickman to form a seven member committee with subpoena power. They cite charges against management and note recent admissions of excess OPA food rations, raising questions about law violations and improper use of surplus. The move comes as a funding bill for penal staff raises debate and as international reports note possible high level Allied meetings and shifts in Moscow policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Missouri
J. S. Wallace
Scott County
D. C. Hickman
Rolla
OPA
Boonville
Garden Seed Sent to American War Prisoners
The American Red Cross announced 648 garden kits and seeds will be distributed to Americans in German prison camps via the International Red Cross Committee in Geneva. Each kit has 14 seed varieties and three hoes and weeders to provide fresh vegetables and better diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mangalore
Europe
International Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Republicans of Scott County Meet to Choose Delegates
The Scott County Republican Committee will meet at the courthouse in Bentton on March 29 to select nine delegates for a Poplar Bluff gathering on April 30. There, a chairman for the Congressional committee and two delegates to the National Republican Convention in Chicago in June will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott County Republican Committee
Bentton
Poplar Bluff
Congressional Committee
Chicago
Mary Burns Takes Cook Role at Jones Drug Store
Mary Burns long noted as a good cook now runs the luncheonette at Jones Drug Store. Her prior work includes Nall's Country Club Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Garner Field and Mayflower Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burns
Sikestonians
Jones Drug Store
Nall’s Country Club
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Garner Field
Uvalde
Texas
Mayflower
St. Louis
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