Two Fine Products Give Town Prestige
The Herald highlights Sikeston pride with two full page color ads for Reiss Dairy Quality Cheke Milk and Hart's Buttermilk Bread. Reiss Dairy, led by I M Standley, is a modern, quality dairy now in the Quality Cheket group. Hartzog's Hart's Bread shops, innovating baking tech, expanded locally. The piece credits independent local industries for community prestige and notes the Herald's rare color advertising.
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the Herald
Reiss
Hart’s
Sikestonmmunity
Missouri
Sikeston
John J. Reiss
I. M. Standley
Reiss Dairy
Quality Cheket Dairy Group
L. S. Hartzog
Hart’s Bread Bakeries
Immediate Audits of County Settlements Suggested in New Madrid Case
New Madrid county audit for 1946 to 1951 by the State Auditor cites about $14,000 owed by former officials due to fee and mileage misinterpretations. Prosecution argues authorization for immediate county court audits at settlement time would quickly detect and recover irregularities, with shortages including Alberti Ransburgh and others.
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J. W. Daugherty
Preston Utterback
New Madrid
State Auditor’s
Bernard DeLisle
Conran
State Auditor's
Quiet election mood forecast with few races
Voters are expected to cast ballots quietly next Tuesday with only Ward LI's race likely to draw opposition as Alderman Fred Smith seeks re election against Charles Mitchell. School board candidates include Maurice E. Stauffer and incumbents L. M. Standley and Dr. A. D. Martin, while a县 filing window remains for possible additions.
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Fred Smith
Charles Mitchell
Maurice E. Stauffer
Miner
Board of Education
L. M. Standley
A. D. Martin
Rega U
Ward LI
PTA
South
Mass
Emily Youss
Hulet Yates
Wade Malcolm
Matthews
Robert Lee
Clifard Hubbard
R. A. Marchbank
Leo McCormick
Tony Shuffit
Robert Hope
J. W. Bonner
Jack Poe
Ralph Potashnuick
Herbert Bailey
Merle Lambert
Ethel Kaiser
A. T Dalton
Willard McDaniel
FE. M. Watson
George Hill
Lee Hunter
Edith Woods
Frank Parrish
Dorris Ragains
C. D. Springs
M. H Davis
Miners Town Hall
Flord Woods
Jerry Masterson
C. L. Dowden
James Crowson
Lincoln
Sammy Sanders
Chas. H. Budler
Ruth Lee
Dickson ~ Michael Agency
Jewell Schaefer
Freda Warren
Ill Werren
Foncie Poe
Lester Lewis
Ward II
Mitchell Sharp
Glen Keller
B. E. Raidt
Birs
Dessie Lumsden
Willem Proffer
Sikeston Armory
Elzie Boardman
Alvin Muiis
Les Sexton
I. C. Long
Roy Wagner
Bull Dog Inn
Henry Capps
Lymn Ingram
Ladd
Attendance at Sikeston Sunday Schools March 25
Sunday school attendance figures from Sikeston show First Baptist Church leading with 534 attendees, followed by First Methodist 72 and First Assembly of God 419. Other churches reporting include Church of the Nazarene 294 Tanner Street Church of God 247 See Gen. Baptist 103 First Presbyterian 97 Wesley Methodist 47.
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Sikeston
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
First Assembly of God
Church of the Nazarene
Tanner St. Church of God
Gen. Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Wesley Methodist Church
Delta Research Station Bill is Broadened
A Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee approved broadening a bill to establish the Delta Experiment Station in southeastern Missouri for cotton, soybeans, vegetables, and specialized crops with irrigation research. Dr. J H Longwell said the Delta area offers ideal water and land for experiments. land cost around 250000 and total development and annual costs run into several hundred thousand dollars. Supporters from Sikeston Portageville Kennett Caruthersville Bragg City Gideon testified, while a similar Western Missouri bill and pay raise for the Division of Resources and Development director also moved forward.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate Agriculture Committee
J. H. Longwell
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
House
Division of Resources and Development
Senate
Delta Experiment Station
Cotton Experiment Station
Jim Wallace
Jake Weaks
Harold Hill
Sikeston
Hilton Bracey
Portageville
Doc Thomason
Kennett
Drew Reynolds
Caruthersville
Jack Hutchison
Victor Downing
Bragg City
Roger Rhodes
Donald French
Gideon
Sikeston Farmer Critically Injured In Three Car Crash
Joyce Emerson, a Sikeston farmer and sportsman, was seriously injured in a three vehicle collision on Highway 61 about 64 miles north of Sikeston. Emerson, driving a 1956 Chevrolet coach, attempted to pass a 1952 Chevrolet truck driven by Ora Clinton and struck the truck’s rear. The crash sent his car into the oncoming lane, where it hit a 1950 Chevrolet truck driven by Troy Clinton. Emerson, 36, was hospitalized in fair condition after emergency treatment. the other drivers escaped injury.
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Joyce Emerson
Sikeston
Highway
State Highway Patrol
Emerson
Ora Clinton
Commerce
Copeland
Clinton
Troy Clinton
Benton
Mussouri Delia Community Hospital
W. L. Ferguson
Ferguson
Emersom
Baby Watkins Dies In Michigan Hospital
Johnnie Watkins three month old son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Watkins former Sikeston residents died Sunday night at University Hospital Ann Arbor Michigan The child born December 13 Funeral arrangements place Nantelle Funeral Home Sikeston with services Thursday at Tanner Street Church of God burial Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include parents a sister Linda paternal grandmother Mrs Mae Polk Mortilus Ark maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs A W Chism Sikeston One brother David died in November 1953 The mother is former Miss Lillian Chism Sikeston
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Johnnie Watkins
Birs
Ernest Watkins
Sikeston
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Much
Nantelee Funeral Home
Tanner Street Church of God
Memoral Park
Linda
Maé Polk
Mor Tiltus
Ark
A. W. Chism
David
Lillian Chism
Carutherlyville Sets June Centennial Celebration Dates
Plans completed for Carutherville centennial celebration to be held in Carutherville from June 5 through June 9.
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Carutherlyville
MCPA Names Scott County Leaders for Cotton Group
Scott county directors and township leaders for the Missouri Cotton Producers Association were announced by Hilton M. Bracey of Portageville. The eighth annual meeting will start Thursday at 1:30 p.m. with a business session at Knight of Columbus Hall, followed by a 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Armory.
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Scott County
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
Hilton M. Bracey
Portageville
Joe Baker
Loomis Mayfield Jr
Harold Hill
Jack Hunter
Bill Sikes
Jake Weaks
Sikeston
J. R. Lee Jr
Morley
Commerce
Harold Athoff
Charleston
Kelso
Albert
Armory
Lst
Stuart Symington
James T. Blair
Paul C. Jones
Richie Smith
National Cotton Council
C. C. Smith
Rustic Rock Inn
Funeral Thursday for Raymond Earl Hargrave
Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at J. J. Moran Funeral Home De Catur for Raymond Earl Hargrave 43 who died Sunday night in De Catur. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery De Catur. Hargrave was a Sikeston native who lived in De Catur for years. Survived by wife Irene Hargrave three children Richard and Raymond Earl Jr and Martha Perry, two sisters and three brothers.
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J. J. Moran
DeCatur
Raymond Earl Hargrave
Graceland
Hargrave
Sikeston
E. S
Maude) Hargrave
Virginia Street
Sikes
St Louis
Amos Hargrave
Missoula, Mont
Funeral services held for Percy Fussell East Prairie
Funeral services for Percy Fussell 47 were held at McMikle Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday for the East Prairie resident who died Saturday after a lingering illness. He was born May 26, 1902 at Scox's Hill Tennessee and is survived by his wife Mable Fussell city collector a stepmother sister and four brothers. Rev Othmar Hill assisted by Rev Ora Scott and Rev Grady Hogue conducted the service and burial followed in the W.O.W. cemetery.
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East Prairie
McMikle
Percy Fussell
Scox’s Hill
Tenn
Mable Fussell
Ollie Fussell
Oma Robinson
Risco
Frances Lloyd
Boyd
Billy Fussell
Woodrow Fussell
Morganfield
J. C. Fussell Jr
East St. Louis
Othmar Hill
Ora Scott
Grady Hogue
W.O.W
Head of State Lodge of Masons Will Be in Sikeston on Thursday
Harold M. Jayne of Memphis Missouri Grand Master of the Grand Lodge AF and AM will visit the 11 Masonic Lodges of the 50th District and conclude at Sikeston Lodge Thursday evening. District Masons expect full attendance for the Sikeston session.
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Lodge of Masons
Sikeston
Harold M. Jayne
Memphis
Grand Lodge of Missouri
A.M
Sikeston Lodge
Mr. Jayne
Monroe City
Missouri Bar Association
Missouri Bankers Association
St. Chrysostom
Red Cross of
Constantine
Royal Arch Masons
Sfasonic
Jayne Will
R. A. McCord Sr
Maasonic Lodge
Mr. McCord
Sikeston Lodge No
MDDC Holds Session at Portageville Tuesday
The Missouri Delta Development Company endorsed plans for a New Madrid river harbor at a Portageville meeting led by President Max Fried man. The group supported a legislative salary raise, an enabling act for community bonds, and named First State Bank of Caruthersville as depository. Attendees included C G Ziegenhorn, Frank Sisson, Roy C Hayes, and Mayor Hess Porter, among others. Don Foster gave a progress report and Dr Sisson became chairman of a new advisory committee with sector heads for finance, publicity, government, legislation, research, industry, agriculture, education, and commerce.
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Portageville
New Madrid
Missouri Delta Development Company
Max Friedman
Charleston
MDDC
First State Bank of
Caruthersville
MDBDC
C. G. Ziegenhorn
Sikeston
Frank Sisson
Roy C. Hayes
Ward Brasher
Alfred Halter
Hess Porter
Benton
Arnole Stehr
Raymond Moreau
Maiden
L. F. Pinkley
Roy B. Rayes
Jim Farmier
Kennett
Mrs. Olive Whitmer Poage Dies in California
Mrs Olive Whitmer Poage died of cancer in a Los Angeles hospital last Saturday after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Pierce Bros Funeral Home in Los Angeles, burial in a San Pedro cemetery. Survived by husband, a former Sikeston and Charleston resident, and daughter Mrs Maxine Ehlers of Georgia. The Poages have lived in California 13 years. Mr Poage is a son of Mrs C B Poage and brother of Elmer Poage of Sikeston.
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Robert Poage
Los Angeles
Calif
Pierce Bros
San Pedro
Poage
Olive Sue Whitmer
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston
Charleston
Maxine Ehlers
Georgia
Poages
Calfornia
Judge Lankford Sets Steps to Recover County Shortages
Presiding Judge Les Lankford of Scott County Court said the county will pursue every penny owed after an audit claimed shortages in officials accounts from 1947 to 1952. He pledged to notify bonding companies and convene a County Court session to review the case with Prosecuting Attorney Weber Gilmore, who was in Jefferson City.
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Les Lankford
Scott County Court
Lankford
Weber Gilmore
Gilmore
Jefferson City
Phil Waldman
C. E. Felker
Malcolm
Baker
Law
Felker
Mrr. Malcolm
Opnion
Afr. Baker
Mr. Law
Circuit Court
Plan Plant To Prosper Contest Plan Details Benton Meeting
Plans for promoting the 24th Plant to Prosper Contest sponsored by the Commercial Appeal in connection with the Hatension Service were discussed at a Benton Court House meeting. Walter Durham said the contest would run on a similar basis to prior years with wider participation due to higher cash prizes. Emphasis in judging shifts to balanced farming and off the farm activities, with record books due the week of Nov. 4 and rallies for colored and white farmers on Dec. 12 and Dec. 18 respectively.
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Benton
Commercial Appeal
Afempnis
Court House
Walter Durham
Memphis
Morley VFW Auxiliary Invites Free Sunday Movies
The Morley VFW Ladies Auxiliary invites the public to two free film showings Sunday March 31 at the Post Home Morley. Titles are Some thing to be Proud Of and Joe's fool with showings at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m.
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Morley V.F.W. Auxiliary
The
Moreey V. F. W. Post
Post
Morley
Aged Oran Negro Fatally Hurt in Route 91 Crash
Guy Clark Sr aged Negro of Oran Missouri was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon at 5 45 when struck by a car driven by Bill Webb of Dexter The Missouri Highway Patrol reported the Webb vehicle traveled Route 91 four miles west of Hishwar when Clark stepped in front of the car He was taken to Missouri Delta Community Hospital Sikeston and died at 1120 p m
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Guy Clark Sr
Oran
Bill Webb
Dexter
Missouri Highway Patrol
Webb
Hishwar 6i
Clark
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Sikeston
Social Security representative to visit City Hall
Louis Stone, field representative from the District Office of the Social Security Administration in Cape Girardeau, will meet visitors at the City Clerk's Office in City Hall on Monday April 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This public outreach session provides residents a chance to discuss benefits and eligibility.
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Louis Stone
The
Social Security Administration
Cape Girardeau
Funeral Thursday For Baby Watkins
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Nunonelee Funeral Home West Center Street for three month old Johnnie Watkins son of Mr. and Mrs Exmest Watkins of Ann Arbor Michigan. O Q C Lewis will conduct last rites and burial will be at Memorial Park cemetery. The baby’s body arrived Wednesday at Nunmeree Funeral Home with friends invited to call there until the hour of the funeral. The parents are former Sikeston residents.
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Nunonelee Funeral Home
West Center Street
Johnnie Watkins
Exmest Watkins
Ann Arbor
Mich
C. Lewis
Memorial Park Cemetery
Nunmeree Funeral Home
Sikeston
Chamber of Commerce to Hold Membership Meeting at Cyrus Thursday
The Sikeston Chamber of Commerce will host its regular noon luncheon at Cyrus Restaurant Thursday. Color motion pictures of the Florida vegetable growing areas from the recent trip will be shown, with several travelers present to answer questions about the journey.
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Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Cyrus
Florida
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R L. Jones
Board of Equalization and Appeals
O. R. Rhodes
Elon Profier
Sit
Albert Beis
J. W Conran
Delta Research Station
Baby Watkins
Michigan
MCPA
California
Grover C. Baker
J. M. Law
B. W. Harrison
Columbia
Glen Patton
Jewel Grady
Grace Kleu
Martha Farris
William Purnell
Leon Dannenmuetller
Home Economics Council
Sam Branson
Chamber OF Commerce
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