Night Driving Dangers Highlighted By State Bureau
Records from the State Highway Safety Bureau warn that night driving, though traffic is lighter, accounts for most fatalities. Experts cite reduced visibility, glare from headlights, pedestrians in shadows, and drunken drivers. They urge reduced speeds and staying within the range of vision to prevent accidents.
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State Highway Safety Bureau
Drver
H. G Simpson
Charleston
Highway Commission
Simpson
Safety Bureau
Supreme Court affirms Bugg Todd sentence
The Missouri Supreme Court Division 2 on Tuesday upheld the 12 year term for Bugg Todd of Stoddard County for second degree murder, reversing no grounds on appeal that cited temporary insanity. Todd was tried in Stoddard County after a venue change from Dunklin County.
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Supreme Court
Bugg
Mussouri
Todd
Circuit Court
Stoddard County
Stoddard
Dunklin County
CODE FOR A MOTORIST By Don Herold
A humorous safety sermon urging careful driving and responsible habits. It emphasizes avoiding alcohol and gas mix, sticking to the right side, watching for pedestrians and children, not pushing worn tires, and using sturdy tires like New Kelly Arm or rubber tires to protect life.
Blodgett Bank Moving to Oran Under Plans
Arrangements are underway to move the Blodgett Bank to Oran to serve more patrons. Organized in 1901 by the late Ben F. Marshall, the bank once served Blodgett’s thriving community in Scott County. George W. Pearlman, cashier, and son Chester, assistant cashier, will keep their posts, with Ben F. Marshall Jr. as president.
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Blodgett Bank
Oran
Ben F. Marshall
Blodgett
Scott County
Jane Peal
George W Pearman
Chester
Wil
Standard Oil Ad Plans Outlined At Cape Girardeau Meeting
About 275 Standard Oil dealers met at St Marys Auditorium Cape Girardeau to review spring summer advertising and merchandising plans for 1938. E L Risley introduced by FB Piker and C C Smith outlined the high level program focusing on low cost driving and clean rest room service for auto travelers. Skits and technicolor film reviews demonstrated dealer handling of sales and advertising tasks with assistance expected from the St Louis office.
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St Marys
Cape Girardeau
E L Risley
FB Piker
C C Smith
Wron
Standard
Quaker State Motor Owl
Dougherty
C Mahones
Quaker Statie Qu Refining Company
Quaker State
C R. Reiber
C Dickerson
F B Baker
The
St Lous of
United leaders form Civilian Relief Council for China
American leaders from business, finance, education, religion and civic groups join Colonel Roosevelt Jr to establish the United Council for Civilian Relief in China. The coalition supports unarmed Chinese civilians harmed by the Japanese invasion in North and Central China, with 276 women and children cited as victims.
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New York City
United Counci
China
Cras
Treadore Roosevelt Jr
United ©Arc
Civiic
Roosevelt
Snc
Tapers
Elmergeney Civiian Relief
Ameriican Bureau
New York
Bridegroom escapes Ripley County jail
Raymond Campbell awaiting theft charges in Doniphan escaped Sunday by climbing a large flue to the roof and down a tree. He had married days earlier to Tithe Bay of Neelyville. Don Bennett, jailed on the same charge, escaped with him.
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Raymond Campbell
Doniphan
Campbell
Neelyville
Don Bennett
Relatives to Investigate Death of Mrs Kingsolving
Mr and Mrs Lou Collier and daughter Betty Lou along with Will James deputy sheriff depart for Washington DC to probe the death of Edythe Kingsolving whose gas filled apartment room body was found last Friday morning in Washington. Edythe, 23, was born in Missouri and lived in Washington for five years where she was employed. Her husband died there. Surviving family includes her mother Mrs Collier, brother Wilson Norman of New York, half sister Betty Lou Collier, three aunts and an uncle. Funeral services were held at the Collier home and burial followed in Sikeston city cemetery.
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Lou Coller
Betty Lou
Near Morehouse
Will James
Sherif
New Madrid County
Washington, DC
Sikeston City
Collier
Kingsolving
Missouri
Leslie Norman
Detroit
Washington
Mrs Collier
Wilson Norman
New York
Betty Lou Collier
F. F Collins
Tom Dobson
Orla Fansler
Kirby Edmundson
Sikeston
Old Age Pension Checks Up in May Press Release
George Haworth, state social security administrator, said May checks were mailed to 72394 recipients, up 77 from April, with an average payment over 16 dollars and total disbursements of 1165.03. He noted 525 removals for ineligibles and 769 deaths, while new applicants kept totals steady and hinted at further purges and potential rise toward a 20 dollar average.
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George Haworth
Haworth
Ceruinme
Benton
Gor Stark
Tax tokens cannot be used as money in sales
State officials say sales tax tokens are not legal tender and cannot be used to make purchases, especially when fractions of a cent are involved. John J. Dooley of the State auditor’s sales tax division notes tokens cover taxes under one cent and cannot be exchanged for goods.
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John J. Dooley
Sales Tax Division
State Auditor's Office
Dooley
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