Patriotic flag raisings mark Scott County towns thirty five years past
The memory reel recalls Fernfelt's 110 foot flag atop a hill with Ralph E. Bailey as principal speaker and a parade with brass bands. Kelso saw speeches by Judge James Finch and Frank Kelly while Miss Jeanette Rankin spoke on minimum wage for women. The era notes levee work, Red Cross clinics, local inaugurations, and a history of livery stables as social centers.
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Scott County
Fernfelt
Ralph E. Bailey
Sikeston
Germany
Kelso
James E. Finch
Fornfelt
Frank Kelly
Cape Girardeau
Jeannette’ Rankin
Montana
Congress
Methodist Church
Sam Bowman
Fred Baldwin
North Ramney Street
Harry Dudley
Twenty Years Ago May 5 1952 Notes
Two Negro farmers of Scott county Willie Foster and Sam Wire were killed by lightning on separate days at separate places. The Fourth District of the Missouri Christian Missionary Society met in Sikeston. Weltecke Lumber Company opened for business. The American Theatre in Charleston owned by O W McCarthen burned. Deaths included Dr Walter A Shumate. May 6 1937 Willard Ross, 22, fatally injured when his motorcycle collided with a car.
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Scott County
Willie Foster
Sam Wire
Missouri Christian Missionary Society
Sikeston
Weltecke Lumber Company
Charleston
O. W. McCarthen
Salcedo
J. W. Baker Jr
Ernest Springs
Scott County Milling Company
Red Cross
Alabama
Georgia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Frisco Railroad
Southeast Missouri High School
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston High School
Walter A. Shumate
Sikeston honors sailor amid postwar tribute Day
Gene Aldrich Day was observed in Sikeston for a young sailor stranded 34 days in a Pacific raft after a bomber crash. About 7000 Sikeston residents registered for sugar rations as local wartime shortages persisted. Frank Owen, son of Rev. and Mrs. Owen, graduated as a ministerial student at Louisville’s Southern Baptist Seminary. A new electric pipe organ, donated by Mrs. Bettie Matthews, was dedicated at St Francis Xavier Church. Dora Ann Dunn was Queen of May at Sikeston High’s May Fete on the athletic field.
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Gene Aldrich
Sikeston
Pacific Ocean
U. S
Frank Owen
EB. D. Owen
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Bettie Matthews
St. Francis Xavier Church
Dora Ann Dunn
Sikeston High School
Sikeston area events highlight May 1951 festival and openings
A three county Boy Scout circus was staged at Sikeston Armory on May 10 1951. Hart’s Bakery owner L S Hartzog announced sponsorship of the Sikeston baseball team for the 1951 season. The St Francis Xavier church built new school was opened and viewed by several hundred people. Marriages of the week included Lynn McClelland and Aileen Thompson of Sikeston Glenn Monroe Forbis of near Sikeston and Mary Ann Hitchcock of Sikeston.
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Sikeston Armory
L. S. Hartzog
Hart’s Bakery
Sikeston
St. Francis Xavier Church
Lynn McClelland
Aileen Thompson
Glenn Monroe Forbis
Mary Ann Hitchcock
Religion In Everyday Life
Doctors say the mind governs the body and the subconscious shapes health. Dr. Albert Cliffe notes repeated thoughts sink into the subconscious, while emotional experience forms the inner feelings. The piece urges cleansing the heart of fears and resentments and invites churchgoing with families.
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Albert Cliffe
Jesus
Christ
Buick Fireball 8 Engine Delivers Power and Handling
Combustion experts note a drop of gasoline holds energy similar to nitroglycerine, and the Buick Fireball 8 Engine embodies this with high compression and a valve-in-head design. The car combines strong performance with sweet handling, eager response, and fuel efficiency that enhances each drive.
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Buick
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Otto Schoen
Truman
Eastern Judicial Circuit
Missouri
Robert Lee Sanderson
Thomas S. Chine
Morehouse
H. E. Reuber
Women’s Civic Club
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State Historical Society of Missouri At
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Franklin
Pike's Peak
St. Joseph
Willard Ross
New Madrid
Scott, Mississippi
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On Earth
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Sharp Buick Company
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