Five Thousand Farm Families Unable to Rent Farms
A Missouri Farm Security Administration report from Indianapolis notes more than 5,000 state farmers cannot rent land for 1940. County supervisors cite expansions in operation size, urban migration, and landlord farming as key causes, with suggestions including longer leases, better credit, and expanded live-at-home programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Farm Security Administration
Indianapolis
Ind
Herald
FSA
Benton
P. G. Beck
Missouri County
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Drouth
Beck
Re decorations and new home construction noted on local streets
Building notes report Mrs. Wm. Graham on Dorothy street redecorated interior and exterior painted white with new hardwood floors on the first floor. The Watts residence on Moore avenue shows basement completed and first floor framing underway for a five room modern dwelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Watts
Moore Avenue
Residents Move Into New Homes On Sikes And Park Avenues
Mr and Mrs G M Fowler expect to take possession of their five room home on Sikes avenue next week as part of the many attractive residences in that section. Mr and Mrs Jean Hirschberg anticipate occupying their Park avenue two story frame residence with modern conveniences in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Fowler
Sikes Avenue
Jean Hirschberg
Park Avenue
Four room house on Kathleen street to be rebuilt after fire
The four room frame residence on Kathleen street destroyed by fire will be rebuilt soon, owner Steve Humphrey says. Several properties in Sikeston are under improvements including rentals on West Kathleen, a new home on Maple Drive for Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Matthews, and a rental house planned on East Gladys street. The Buck store in Bloomfield receives a 65 square, 20 year bonded built up roof from Reid Roofing Siding and Lumber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Street
Steve Humphrey
Jane Mills
Clyde Matthews
Maple Drive
Matthews
Moore Avenue
W. M. Montgomery
East Gladys Street
Highway 61
Sikeston
Reid Roofing, Siding and Lumber Co
Bloomfield
Buck
Farm Drivers Run One Quarter of Registered Trucks
A local study finds about 25 percent of registered trucks are operated by farms. The data highlights farm fleets and vehicle use patterns in rural commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reiss
Missing son of evangelist prompts search at state park
Dr T W Willingham Olivet II evangelist in charge of a Nazarene campaign recalls his son T W Jr 16 and Mary Sprague 16 who vanished Saturday afternoon after an Olivet Academy outing at Turkey Run State Park near Marshall Indiana. They were last seen on a rock by a river. classmates say neither could swim. County officials and 30 CCC camp members search. Willingham plans to return to Sikeston to continue revival with Rev C F Transue in charge. Revival services continue nightly at the church.
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T. W. Willingham
Olivet
Church of the Nazarene
T. W. Jr
Willingham
Mary Sprague
CCC
Olivet Academy
Olivet College
Turkey Run State Park
Marshall
Ind
Sikeston
C. F. Transue
Transue
FSA Director to Address Kiwanis Club
Marvin M. Gray, assistant State Rural Rehabilitation director, will speak at Sikeston Kiwanis Club dinner on Friday May 10 at Palace Cafe. He will outline the Farm Security Administration program in Southeast Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin M. Gray
State Rural Rehabilitation
Farm Security Administration Office
Sikeston Kiwanii Club
Palace Cafe
Gray
Farm Security Administration
Missour
T. A. Ward
Ward
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Pershing Park Opens to Public at Laclede
Pershing Park at Laclede Missouri opened to the public on Tuesday with several thousand visitors. The 1800 acre park has CCC enrollees who beautified it for two months. L F Moore led the park association which organized the project and hosted a banquet featuring Thomas J Allen, a National Park Service official, as the principal speaker. James Elbert Wilson of Ozona Florida attended, recalling his earlier West Point exam attempt against Gen Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elbert Wilson
Ozona, Fla
Gen. Pershing
Trenton
Sikeston City Council Approves Bicycle Tags and Paving Ideas
At the Monday meeting Sikeston council approved a bicycle licensing proposal with a 25 cent tag valid two years and directed drafting of the ordinance. The panel reviewed amesite paving and concrete options, set costs, and pledged a future report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Don Anselm
Chamber of Comerce
Anselm
Jaycee
Rob J. A. Dempster
Sikeston
Juvenile Tribunal
Check Heaters Inspecting Spring Home Heating Plant
There should be an inspection of the home heating plant in the Spring when it is put out of service for the season. The smoke pipe may be taken down and cleaned and then stored in a dry place until it is needed again in the fall. Warped or broken grates and cracked firebox walls must not be neglected, and if such parts cannot be repaired they should be replaced. Failure to make necessary repairs to chimneys may result in possible roof fires or damage to walls and ceilings in any room through which the chimney runs.
Real Estate Transfers Stacked Across Scott County
Scott County property transfers list numerous deeds detailing transfers in Sikeston, Benton, Chaffee, Oran, and nearby additions. Notable parcels include lots, blocks, and acreage with values ranging from $1 to $1342.98, with entities such as Felker Sweet, Bohnhardt, Albrecht, Packwood, Sherman, Jenkins, McPheeters additions, and multiple buyers and sellers. The compilation ends with a soil care note on floor oil mixing and application.
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C. E. Felker
May Belle Sweet
Katherine Eggimann
Wm. Oliver
Chaffee
Alden Pinney
Charles Jenkins
McPheeters
Benton
W. A. Spencer
Charles Ressel
E. J. Seyer
Sikes’ 3d
Sikeston
Mattie Hill
W. F. Woods
Ruth Malone
T. C. McClure
McCoy
Trotter
Wm. B. Malone
Daniel Malone
J. W. Baker Sr
Lara Elkins
Chamber of Commerce
Lura Elkins
P. M. Malcolm
J. W
John Houck
A. J. Matthews
Oran
George Stringer
R. A Dempster
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PA Beatty, Cle
LC Smith
Cpa
Darcy G. Brown
P. O. Box
Sikeston, MO
Morehouse, MO
John A. Moll
William Street
Mr. Moll
Stella Moll
Buchanan
Pershing Park
W. W. Raigs
Cape Girardeau Road
Mr. Raigs
Raigs
Truck Systems
Department Reports
W. H. Carter
Malone Park
Carter
David E. Blanton
Scott County
B. F
Rasha Delaphane
Delaphane
Gust Zacher
Scott County Abstract Company
Benton, Mo
Harris D Rogers
Tara
Vane Calvert
Eubanks Lumber CO
O. K. Eubanks
Moore-Harris Abstract Co
Benton, Missouri
O. L. Spencer
Felix Robinson
R. A. McCord
F. L. Branson
R. B. Lucas
D. W. Gilmore
EB. R. Tirmenstein
Clara Hurt
H. C. Robbins
McCoy-Tanner
F. M. Harns
E. J. Slack
Pearle Finney
W. O. Finney
Cecil Carson
C. E. Jones
H. M. Pitman
Parkland Addition
J. E. Horn
Chaffee Lumber Company
Louis Schott
George Schott
R. A. Dempster
R. E. Duval
J. F. Cox
Leon Groves
Lucille
Jennie Stubblefield
Wm. J. B. Taylor
Sikes 2d
Frances Littleton
J. M. Littleton
Fast Acres
J. T. Boss
P. E. Crawford
A. E. McConnell
Lillian A. Smith
R. A. Bailey
Sikeston Compress & Warehouse Co
Benton Democrat
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