High cost of living topics at Sikeston club
In a May 7 1920 Herald story Sikeston Woman's Club members discuss National Department of Justice efforts to cut living costs Mrs C C White appointed to a state Missouri cooperation group with DOJ and county and state partners Miss Audrey Chaney club president W T Shanks to represent the club. Also notes a wedding Harry Dudley and Mary Thomas and a hotel fire at Dr E J Malone property, tornado impacts in Southeast Missouri, ongoing work on a Boyce Equipment Co building and lingering May cool weather prompting heavy clothing needs.
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Herald
Date
C C White
Sikeston Woman's Club
National Department of Justice
White
Missouri
Department of Justice
W. T. Shanks
Woman's Club
Audrey Chaney
Harry Dudley
Mary Thomas
Sikeston Hotel
E J Malone
Sikeston
Boyce Equipment Company
Sikeston business man L T Parish dies in Sikeston home
The long time Sikeston businessman L T Parish died in his room at the residence of Dr L B Adams. Also noted is the wedding of Dr T C McClure of Sikeston to Miss Virginia Heatherington of Cody Canada. Malone Theatre shows Conway Tearle and Barbara LaMarr in The Heart of a Siren with admission 15 and 35 cents.
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L T Parish
Sikeston
L. B. Adams
T. C McClure
Virginia Heatherington
Cody
New Brunswick
Canada
Malone Theatre
Conway Tearle
Barbara LaMarr
Sikeston Hosts Army Blimp Exhibition and Local Changes
Sikeston residents enjoyed a United States Army blimp maneuver exhibition. In agriculture, corn and cotton plantings progressed in the Sikeston district. The Malone home on Malone Avenue was converted into apartments. Harry C. Hensley, former New Madrid farm extension agent, named senior economist for the Federal Farm Board. Joan Lawrence, 57, longtime Ilmo resident, died in a Cape Girardeau hospital after kidney illness. funeral held at Assembly of God Church in Ilmo with Rev. J W Harris officiating.
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Sikeston
United States Army
Malone
Malone Avenue
Harry C. Hensley
New Madrd
Illimo County
Cape Hospital
Federal Farm Board
Joan Lawrence
Imo
Cape Girardeau
Ilmo
Frisco Railroad
Assembly of God Church
Ulmo
J W Harris
Sikeston Barber James Carmody Dies After Stroke
Five years ago on May 3 1945 James W Carmody Sikeston barber for 16 years died at his Daniel street home from a paralytic stroke. Berlin fell to the Allies as World War II neared its end. Army worms damaged Sikeston district crops. W C Warren earned nine awards for a domestic rabbit in an Illinois show.
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James W. Carmody
Sikeston
Daniel Street
Berlin
W. C. Warren
Ilinois
Cotton Growth Drives Farm Planting in Southeast Missouri
Favorable weather spurs full swing planting with tractors running day and night across the Southeast Missouri district. Cotton acreage rises to a record, while Ezra K. Ponder of Sikeston dies in a Poplar Bluff hospital and Rev Herman T. Macke of Oran passes in Cape Girardeau. The Missouri Cotton Producers Association forms at New Madrid with over 200 growers and processors.
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Missouri
Ezra K. Ponder
State Highway Department
Sikeston
Poplar Bluff
Herman T. Macke
Guardian Angels Catholic
Oran
Cape Girardeau
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
New Madrid
Sikeston May Day Highlights and Civic Purchases
Five thousand eight hundred dollars in debts owed to Sikeston merchant E E Ferrell were canceled in an advance notice. Miss Helen Johnson crowned May Queen at Sikeston High School festival. The Board of Public Works bought a 1250 horsepower engine for the municipal electric plant. Paul Jones, then a U S Congressman, was elected president of the Young Democratic Clubs.
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E. E Ferrell
Sikeston
the Herald
Helen Johnson
Sikeston High School
Board of Public Works
Mumicipal
Paul Jones
Congress
Young Democratic Clubs
City Woman's Hobby Brings Outdoor Beauty to 4-H Homes
Chicago on May 4 a city woman whose gardening hobby began 20 years ago spurred a nationwide 4-H Home Grounds Beautification program. Mrs. Charles R. Walgreen of Chicago led the effort with the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work and Extension Service. The program now reaches Missouri and 45 states with awards, dinners, and national recognition, boosting rural homes’ landscapes and inspiring former 4-H'ers into horticulture and nurseries.
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Chicago
Charles R. Walgreen
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Extension Service
Missouri
Juanita Colsted
Centerview
Illmo School Paper Again Wins All-American Award
The Hilltop Crier, Illmo high school newspaper, earned an All-American rating from the National Scholastic Press Association for the second consecutive year. Betty Alice Goodman serves as editor and the journalism class writes the paper.
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Time
Hilltop Crier
National Scholastic Press Association
Betty Alice Goodman
Inoculation Boosts Soybean Yields Across Fields
Hunter E. George explains inoculation uses nitrogen fixing bacteria not native to U S soils to enter soybean roots and form nodules. Inoculation can add 4 to 20 bushels per acre in yield, improve soil, and should be done annually with proper varieties and planting practices.
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Hunter E. George
Scott County
United States
Asia
Vaccinate for Hog Cholera This Spring Urged
Farmers urged to vaccinate young pigs against hog cholera this spring by Scott County Extension Agent Tom B Stroup. Reports of losses last year due to non vaccinating and a variant virus in serum prompted warnings to use early and increased doses of anti hog cholera serum for protection. University investigators note the variant virus is unstable and may not recur soon, with larger doses reducing losses when pigs are vaccinated before weaning.
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Tom B. Stroup
Scott County
Theon Robert of
Benton
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Agricultural Department
E. S Matteson
Mussouri University
United States Department of Agriculture
LAIR'S for FRIGIDAIRE Heralds Telephone News
A brief community note references LAIR'S for FRIGIDAIRE and urges readers to telephone news to The Herald at numbers 74 or 75. The item plays on local service cues and phone in tips for the newspaper.
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Herald
the Herald
Frigidaire Electric Refrigerator and Range Hit Market
America's number one electric refrigerator and electric range by Frigidaire are now available in limited quantities at Lair's. The offer highlights Frigidaire's leading efficiency and modern design as shoppers seek reliable home appliances.
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