Noted Educator Calls For New Deal In Pupil Education
Dr. Harry C. McKown, University of Illinois educator and author, spoke at the New Madrid County Educational Association meeting in New Madrid High School. He urged raising teacher pay to attract quality instructors and improve opportunities for students, stressing child preparation for modern living. The event included talks on professional standards and a look at county library progress, with officers elected for the coming year.
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Harry C. McKown
New Madrid County Educational Association
New Madrid High School
McKown
Atty
J. V. Conran
New Madrid
Paul Heye
Missouri State Conservation Commission
Carleton B. Fulbright
State Department of Education
Fullbright
Miles R. Davis
New Madrid County
George Benson
Harding College
Conway
Ark
New York
Kenneth Knox
Sikeston High School
Knox
Sikeston
Association
L. L. Schuette
Owen Taul
Lilbourn
Roy Looney
Marston
Miles Davis
Mabel Mecklin
D. Norman Powell
Sgt Leonard R Erwin released from active military service
Sergeant Leonard R Erwin of 300 Murray Lane has been released from active duty after a period as a patient at Brooke General Hospital within Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas where he was stationed.
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Leonard R. Erwin
Murray Lane
Erwin
Brooke General Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Pitmans Buy Whiteway Laundry, Reopen as Pitman Laundry
J M and Harold Pitman owners of Pitman's Tailors and Cleaners closed a deal to purchase Whiteway Laundry from Mrs Hubert Boyer. The business will reopen as Pitman Laundry and Cleaners after remodeling and new equipment additions. Harold Pitman will manage operations. Mrs Boyer may pursue other ventures.
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J. M
Harold Pitman
Pitman’s Tailors and Cleaners
Whiteway Laundry
Hubert Boyer
Pitman Laundry and Cleaners
Boyer
Highway 61
Sikeston
Pitmans
Lilbourn Woman Shot by Quarrelling Husband
Mrs. Willie B. Rodgers of Lilbourn was shot in the left leg during a family quarrel Saturday afternoon. She was treated at Sikeston Community Hospital by Dr. W C Critchlow. condition not reported as serious. Husband, James Rodgers, was jailed in New Madrid County pending investigation. no charges filed yet. They have eight children. Get our prices before you buy LAIR'S.
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Willie B. Rodgers
Lilbourn
Sikeston Community Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Rodgers
W. C. Critchlow
New Madrid
First Federal Aid Public Hospital to Be Built in State
Dunklin County Hospital in Ken nett will start in early April with Ray M. Dir schneider Inc of St Louis awarded the bid for 769300 to build and equip the facility. Board projects 65 to 70 beds with 900000 available including 550000 tax funds and federal aid, plus 90000 for movable equipment, and 365 days to complete. A March 15 bond election approved 200000 to support the project.
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First Federal Aid
Dunklin County Hospital
Kennett
Ray M. Dirschneider
Baldwin
Spruce Shrubs With Dog-Repellent Spray Use
Shrub expert Wade Tucker advises spraying shrubs with Black Leaf 40 to deter marauding dogs. Odor repels dogs, but reapplication after rain is needed. Meanwhile, weekend windstorms in Mississippi and Oklahoma killed five people in Greenville and destroyed much of Crowder.
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Wade Tucker
Tucker
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Greenville
Miss
Crowder
McAlester
Commerce Resident Drowned Monday in Mississippi River
Joseph Leo Lecture, 61, of Commerce, drowned when he fell from a barge near Memphis while tying lines. His body was taken to Oran and funeral services were held Tuesday at Earl J. Smith funeral home. Interment followed at St. Denis Cemetery, Benton. Survived by brothers John Benton Emiel Denver Colo Nick Commerce and sister Mrs Otto Vetter Benton.
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Joseph Leo Lecture
Commerce
Mississippi River
Oran
Earl J. Smith
St. Denis
Benton
Lecture
Memphis
Tenn
Ledure
John
Emiel
Denver
Colo
Nick Ledure
Otto Vetter
Veteran Odd Fellow Honored by Lodge Ceremony
Sikeston Odd Fellow Lodge member Frank Beasley received a 25 year pin at a lodge hall ceremony last Friday evening. Drill teams from the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs performed, followed by an entertainment program at the joint meeting.
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Frank Beasley
Sikeston
Odd Fellow Lodge
Odd Fellows
The
Rebekahs
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