Bank of Clime Was Scheduled for Robbery
Two men arrested at Cape Girardeau revealed a plan to rob the Bank of Silmo amid a series of crimes. Robert Dodd and Dwight Reynolds face federal charges and possible Kentucky state charges. They were arraigned, bound over on bonds, and Reynolds admitted a Louisville holdup.
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Silmo
Cape Girardeau
H. F. Wickham
Robert Dodd
Dwight Reynolds
Kentucky
Wickham
Dodd
Reynolds
E. W Barenkamp
U. S
J. Henry Caruthers
Plans to Boost Tourist Travel on Highway 61
Mayor E L Drum of Cape Girardeau outlined plans to increase tourist travel along Highway 61 through southeast Missouri and Arkansas. The initiative targets traffic from Cape Girardeau through Sikeston and Blytheville to Memphis, with beautification, paving, hotels, and improved accommodations cited as key factors.
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Missouri
Arkansas
E. L. Drum
Cape Girardeau
Blytheville
Drum
Sikeston
Memphis
Highway 61
Blodgett Farmer Tests 18 Hybrid Corn Varieties
On the R L Galemore farm southeast of Blodgett plans cover 215 acres to test 18 hybrid corn varieties. Seed houses and Missouri College of Agriculture back the selections as best suited for local soil. Four replications will be planted with County Agent Veatch assisting in planting thinning and harvesting.
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R. L Galemore
Blodgett
Missouri College of Agriculture
Galemore
Scott County
Veatch
Governor proposes Kansas City metropolitan police bill
Jefferson City March 29 A bill to establish a Metropolitan Police Department for Kansas City was introduced in the Missouri House by Rep William B Weakley. The measure, backed by Governor Lloyd C Stark, would place a four member Governor appointed board over a merit selected force, with hearings to be fair and open. Weakley argues the police problem affects rural Missouri and demands state voice in local control.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Wiliam B. Weakley
Pike County
Lloyd C. Stark
General Assembly
Weakley
Missouri
Democratic Party
Jackson County
House
Easter Sunrise Service Planned on Ohio River in Cairo
Under Cairo Ministerial Association sponsorship a union sunrise service will be held Easter morning at 6 o clock on the banks of the Ohio River near the entrance of eighth street. A large cross on the central pier of the Gateway will be illuminated at night for visibility. A chorus of about one hundred voices from Cairo churches will provide music along with dramatic readings of the Resurrection and brief ministerial talks. About one thousand people joined last year's Easter program.
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Cairo
Ohio River
Eighth Street
Ohio River Bridge
Women of Baderville Organize Extension Club
Ten women met at Mrs. C. L. Ashmore’s home on March 22 to form an Extension Club in Baderville. Miss Anne Sillers outlined county work, officers were elected, monthly meetings set for the second Thursday, next gathering April 13 with Mrs. Gabbie hosting, and plans for the year to be drafted.
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Baderville
C. L. Ashmore
Anne Sillers
New Madrid County
C. IL. Ashmore
S. Er
H. J. Baehr
Walter Pitts
Gabbie
Negro Students Present Program at Gideon Meeting
Joseph Gaines principal of the Negro school and a group of students attended a Gideon meeting of school teachers and directors Tuesday night to present a program. Tomorrow night the group will present the program at a church meeting in Bernie.
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Joseph Gaines
Gideon
Bernie
You Can Believe What You Read in The Herald
A brief feature highlights the paper’s claim of reliable reporting and trusted coverage, inviting readers to rely on The Herald for local news, updates, and insight from a long-standing journalistic source.
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The
Herald
Ford
State aid payments to New Madrid County schools detailed
Superintendent Miles R. Davis explains second year State aid disbursement to New Madrid County schools. Payments list per school include Canalea six thousand eight hundred seventy seven dollars fifty eight cents and Gideon twenty three thousand three hundred fifty four dollars and ninety cents. He argues for retention of 1931 law money distribution and warns against Senate Bill 262 and House Bill 5 reducing rural aid and enlarging city shares.
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Miles R. Davis
LaForge
Linda
O'Bannon
LaFont
Barnes Ridge
Cade
Higgerson
Dawson
Pleasant Valley
Hough
Kendall
Union Grove
Point Pleasant
Matthews
Canalea
Conran
Kewanee
Parma
Risco
Portageville
New Madrd
Marston
Lilbourn
Morehouse
Gideon
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missour
Our
State Teachers Association
Missouri
New Madrid
New Madrid Woman Heads Democratic Club
Mrs Hal Hunter of New Madrid was elected president of the Women s Democratic Clubs of the Tenth Congressional District at the annual Poplar Bluff meeting. Officers include Bloomfield first vice president Mrs Polly Fisk Scott, Kennett third vice president Mrs J W Billings, Sikeston fifth vice president Mrs Homer Chandler, Marble Hill auditor, and reelected officers Mrs Garland Nolan Charleston second vice president, Mrs W A Hope Doniphan fourth vice president, Mrs John Kochutsky Cape Girardeau recording secretary, Mrs Robert Sample Cape Girardeau corresponding secretary, and Mrs Grace Bradley Poplar Bluff treasurer. The meeting featured a keynote by Secretary of State Dwight H Brown.
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Hal Hunter
New Madrid
Tenth Congressional District
Poplar Bluff
Hunter
Helen Purcell
Ilma
Audrey Chaney
Sikeston
Polly Fisk Scott
Bloomfield
J W. Billings Kennett
Ed Kendall
Homer Chandler
Marble Hill
Garland Nolan
Charleston
W A Hope
Doniphan
John Kochutsky
Cape Girardeau
Robert Sample
Grace Bradley
Dwight H. Brown
Legislature approves 135000 monthly state aid for children
The Senate and House approved a 135000 a month appropriation for dependent children for the first quarter, about 33000 below the Social Security Commission's needed level. The Social Security Commission will seek the federal one third allotment, and checks will be delayed while reductions are applied. Also today, Mr and Mrs F E Mount attended funeral services near Simpson Til for his aunt.
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Senate
House
Washington
F. E Mount
Simpson, Til
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Bank of Clime
Pric Ant
Mitchell-Sharp
Kerrick System
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Sikeston, Mo
Representative Weakley
Women OF
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Democratic Club
Phillips 66
B. M. Holmes
Limbaugh's
Malone
Kingshighway
E. MW. Livemons
John Twitty
Oak Grove Tavern
F. G. Hillis
Canslou A G. Sanders
Kewanee Riley Smith
LaForge Co
D. Heath
Dogwood Wescoat Bros
Ellisville Co
LL. Bethune Morehouse
Bertrand
John Deere
Oliver Grain Master
John Deere Model
Ellis Implement Company
Blytheville, Ark
Philips
Prous Perrossum Co
Barthes
Oslo
Phillips
Eege of
Tam
J. Wm. Foley Motor Company
West Malone Avenue
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