Hobson Speech Highlights Prohibition in Sikeston
Thirty years ago Sikeston residents heard Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, famed for the Merrimac sinking, speak for national prohibition. The event drew a large crowd as he recounted his Santiago Bay actions and later Senate tenure. Additional notes mention E. C. Matthews and W. H. Sikes buying Angus cattle, Southeast Missouri Drummers Association planning, a mad dog scare, Missouri Public Utilities seeking higher electric rates with tiered pricing.
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Sikeston
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Spain
Santiago Bay
Hobson
Santiago
United States Senate
Alabama
E. C. Matthews
W. H. Sikes
Southeast Missouri Drummers Association
Missouri Public Utilities Company
McCutchen Buys Two Theatres In Sikeston Fornfelt
Twenty five years ago on May 14 1925 O W McCutchen bought the Grand Theatre in Sikeston and the Dixie Theatre in Fornfelt increasing his local cinema holdings to seven. A new Sikeston high school gymnasium prepared for commencement. Wedding announced for Miles R Davis and Dolly Wynette Caruthers of Matthews. Advertised grocery prices include 15 pounds sugar £1.00, Morning Joy coffee 50 cents per pound, fancy round or iron beef steak 25 cents per pound.
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O W McCutchen
Grand Theatre
Sikeston
Dixie Theatre
Fornfelt
Sikeston High School
Miles R Davis
Dolly Wynette Caruthers
Matthews
The
Herald
Rural Carriers meeting and scouts honor at Malone Park
The Scott County Rural Carriers annual meeting and basket dinner was held at Malone Park with O O Neill of Time elected president for the coming year. Over fifty preschool children received physicals at the south grade school. Paul D Malone earned Eagle Scout, while David Keasler and John Denman received Junior Assistant Scoutmaster awards.
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Scott County
Malone Park
Co. O. O'Neil
Time
Paul D. Malone
David Keasler
John Denman
Chain letter probe spurs Post Office inquiry in 1935
Fifteen years ago on May 9 1935 chain letters burdened the postal system prompting a Post Office Department investigation. W T Carlton pumping station operator for the Cotton Belt Railroad near Ilma was murdered by Collins Floyd Smith John E B Manor and Claude McGee were arrested. Also noted was the wedding of Wm H Tanner Jr of Sikeston to Miss Mabel Elizabeth Barns of Charleston.
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Post Office Department
W. T. Carlton
Cotton Belt
Ilma
Collins
Floyd Smith
John EB. Manor
Claude McGee
Wm. H. Tanner Jr
Sikeston
Mabel Elizabeth
Barns
Charleston
Ten Years Ago May 9 1940 News Highlights
Deneen Couch crowned marble king after Kiwanis Club sponsored tournament at south grade school grounds. Arnold Loflin, 17, drowns at Tom Scott farm pond. Doll festival displays eighty dolls from nations at Mrs. C. D. Matthews Jr. home. Forrest Young, longtime Sikes ton resident and businessman, dies at home. Edgar White and Glen Fassum ownership of White’s Drug Store, previously run by C C White’s brother.
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Deneen Couch
Kiwanis Club
Arnold Loflin
Benton
Tom Scott
C. D. Matthews Jr
Forrest Young
Sikeston
Edgar White
Glen Fish
White's Drug
C C. White
End of World War II marks German surrender in Europe
Five years ago May 10 1945 reports Germany capitulation to Allies ending World War II in Europe. Garland Hughes joins Navy as the 52nd former Herald employee to enlist. Sikeston Airport warehouse project begins construction, 800 by 125 feet. Roosevelt Artis, 20, dies when cabin cabin wind destroys Spurlin Beck farm lodging near Matthews. Caleb Smith Sikeston real estate man elected to Missouri State Chamber of Commerce board. T Sgt Harold Boardman among 2200 American soldiers noted in dispatch.
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Europe
Garland Hughes
The
Herald
Uncle Sam
Navy
Sikeston Airport
Roosevelt Artis
Spurlin Beck
Matthews
Caleb Smith
Sikeston
Missouri State Chamber of Commerce
T.sgt
Harold Boardman
Local News Briefs From Sikeston Area
Goble Glass 49 of Sikeston was killed in a traffic crash near Morehouse. Fielding Potashnick of Sikeston High won top ranks in state high school public speaking events in Columbia Missouri. Elmer Grant, a retired farmer and noted citizen, died at Delta Community Hospital. Brennan Van Bibber, Sikeston public schools superintendent, received an Automotive Club of Missouri award for driving education innovation.
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Goble Glass
Sikeston
Morehouse
Columbia
Fielding Potashnick
Sikeston High School
Elmer Grant
Delta Community Hospital
Brennan van Bibber
Sikeston Public Schools
Automobile Club of Missouri
Mother's Day themes in your county library
Berniece McCullough notes Mother's Day origins with Philadelphia observance in 1908 and Wilson proclamation in 1913. She cites global spread and references famous mothers, including Abigail Adams and Mary Ball Washington, plus poets who wrote on the theme. The piece ends by noting a reader question about the oldest mother song, answered as Ave Maria.
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New Madrid
Philadelphia
Wilson
England
Denmark
Sweden
India
China
Mexico
Abigail Adams
John Quincy Adams
United States
Mary Bell Washington
George Washington
Blanche
Castile
France
Louis IX
Whittier
Bryant, Riley
Kipling
Eugene Field
Mrs. Browning
Let the wild goose go
Southeast Missouri conservation agents report an out of season hunter near Rich Hill killed a white-fronted goose with a 12 gauge shotgun while claiming he only wanted to scare the birds. A fine of 57.50 was imposed.
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Missouri
Rich Hill
Early Schools at Ste Genevieve Pioneer History
The State Historical Society of Missouri details Ste Genevieve as Missouri's first permanent settlement to pursue education. It notes two schools aligned with Revolutionary ideas, the 1791 Marguerite Peyroux legacy, Fremon and Fromont’s progressive methods, the 1808 chartered Ste Genevieve Academy, and 1815 Hetich’s Asylum. Notable attendees included senators Augustus Dodge, George Jones, and Lewis Bogg.
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Ste. Genevieve
Missouri
Henri M. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
Ste Genevieve
Marguerite Peyroux
Charles Fremon
Fremon
Fromont
Fremon’s
Joseph Hetich
Hertich
Pestalozzi
Asylum
Augustus C
Allied Garden Clubs Host Fourth Annual Rose Festival Pilgrim Age
The Allied Garden Clubs of Cape Girardeau announce their Annual Rose Festival and Garden Pilgrim age for May 19 20 and 21. Gardens will open 1 00 to 6 00 CST with guides for out of town visitors.
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Allied Garden Clubs of
Cape Girardeau
Tickets on Sale for Foster Dance at Sikeston Armory
Tickets to the Chuck Foster dance next Thursday night are sold by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Music in the Foster Fashion will be featured by the Southeast Missouri Drummers Association at the Sikeston Armory. Vocalists Milly Coury and Lee Shearin join Chuck Foster and his orchestra for a ten to two event.
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Chuck Foster
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Missouri Drummers Association
Junior Chamber
Sikeston Armory
Milly Coury
Lee Shearin
Chuck
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Lincoln
U.S
Macklenberg
N.C
Berniece McCullough
New Madrid County
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
State Historical Society At
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Garden Club Tour
Foster Dance
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Association of
Sikeston, Missouri
Ben F. Moore
Board of Public Works
Ash
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Hudson
America
Rewit & A Fisher
Scott
Bess
al of
Hudsons
E. Malone
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