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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
11
The Sikeston Herald lists CLINT Ni HI as publisher Ward Denman as assistant publisher and notes publication every Thursday from 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri with telephone numbers 99 and 900.
Poem fragment advises measuring life by golden hours, smiles, and friendships rather than leaves, clouds, or tears. It emphasizes counting days by stars and birthdays with joy, not shadows. The verse invites valuing time through positive memories and relationships.
A Mother’s Day message prayers for mothers alive and dead, urging gratitude and solemn remembrance. It laments war’s toll on families as sons go to battle and prays they will not again face sacrifice to war. It calls for sincere prayers to spare mothers further sorrow.
National Association of Manufacturers releases figures showing 3,022,918 man-days lost to strikes in January to March, with 1,578,000 in defense industries. The losses could have armed 1.4 million soldiers with Garand rifles or supplied over five billion rounds. The piece argues strikes threaten national defense and urges nonstrike solutions to problems in defense sectors.
The Missouri State Highway Department says chemical defense needs may slow traffic striping plans. The laboratory tests domestic paint formulas to avoid foreign supply issues, with observers from foreign governments watching progress. Current white and yellow lines use fast drying solvents and manila copal gum from the Dutch East Indies, now scarce. Black tar-based line paint for concrete has no defense-listed ingredients. Center lane crews finish the black line program and expect June work on yellow no passing zones, with white lines planned for fall.
Last November's election proved Larry McDaniel to be unpopular and his unwarranted contest marks him as a disgruntled figure. The remark highlights public disapproval and the contentious challenge surrounding the race.
Congratulatory letters arrive from Southeast Missouri Congressman Orville Zimmerman and Missouri Farm Bureau Federation official Mrs. Charles Schuttler praising The Sikeston Herald for winning the National Editorial Association Special Edition award at Jacksonville Florida.
With thousands of graduates soon to get their diplomas from America's high school, the settlement of all world problems ought to just around the corner. The article lists numerous graduates by name and home town across states such as Minnesota Iowa Indiana Kansas Nebraska Illinois New York Wisconsin and more highlighting a broad national cohort awaiting diplomas.
New York City marks 125 years of Bible distribution with a record total of about 305,555,700 Bibles and portions issued since 1816. Mayor LaGuardia attends as John T. Manson presides. the society operates from 14 U.S. offices and 32 foreign centers serving 14 countries.
The 21.7 million dollar St Francis River flood control project spanning the Wappapello dike and reservoir below Greenville in Wayne County and a chain of levees through Southeast and Northeast Missouri nears completion. U S Engineers in Memphis report much litigation over damages for farms in the valley and Greenville is resolved. When floods come the dam will go into operation and farm families must depart as water rises.
A veteran recounts past wars from Cuba to the Philippines, condemning unpreparedness. He recalls the Maine explosion, Dewey’s Manila victory, and the 1898 1899 army hardships aboard the Charles Nelson. He argues for perpetual preparedness to spare future generations and warns against pacifism.
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