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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
7
The Herald salutes seventy young men and women finishing their high school courses in Sikeston and acknowledges district youths thriving across communities. It praises youth spirit, faith, ambition, and calls for graduates to apply their education with diligence and perseverance.
Roger Babson, a leading American financial writer, warns that the government spends about ten billion dollars this year and runs a deficit near five billion. He notes spending around twenty thousand dollars each minute and debt rising at ten thousand dollars per minute, urging impartial economic analysis over campaigns.
The Monday Morning Mail shows how a Sikeston editor fills The Herald with free submissions from diverse groups. Letters from the National Drainage Levee and Irrigation Association, auto companies, a Texas bankers group, a fraternal order, and the Restoration and Conservation Federation of Missouri arrive, some intended to pad space. The editor mocks the audacity of free copy, noting cost constraints and the wish to publish more if not for expenses.
Senator Bone denounces federal activities as an emerging spy system akin to Soviet OGPU and urges investigation. The remarks follow debates on a new graduated corporate income tax, amid broader postwar industrial growth data showing job increases and rising living standards, with notes on youth Communist activity.
J Grant Frye of Cape Girardeau announces his Republican candidacy for Missouri Attorney General. He vows a government that earns respect and confidence and cites a notable war record with honors from Pershing, France, and the Navy. Frye is a civic lecturer and former Missouri American Legion commander.
The Red Cross and Kiwanis Club sponsored a tonsil clinic last Friday. Officers of the Red Cross and Kiwanis members, plus local and out of town physicians and many women volunteers, are commended for their prompt charity and generous service benefiting children and the wider community.
The Herald reports Scott County Farm Bureau plans to buy a seed cleaning and grading machine. The story notes machines in use at Scott County Milling, Southeast Missouri Elevator, and Dan McCoy Seed Co plants, suggesting this gear may be available at a lower price than a new unit.
The Sikeston Standard’s p c editor mocks The Herald editor, claiming no good deeds are ever publicized. He jokes that skinning a polecat might seem a deed but notes it still stinks after the act and column.
An American Legion report after a yearlong study warns that Communists aim to mobilize youth and disturb agriculture. It cites strikes in California that involved 50,000 workers and notes party ballot access expanding from 16 states in 1928 to all but 15 states in 1934. The study emphasizes education as the main weapon against communism.
Mr. Frye born October 27, 1897 on a Stoddard county farm near Bloomfield. Educated in Stoddard rural schools Bernie high school Cape Girardeau State College and University of Missouri. Practiced law in Cape Girardeau since 1925. Married Emma Brucher during law studies. they have six children Betty John Bill Dan George and Helen. Active in church and civic, social and professional organizations.
Farmers in Sikeston and Southeast Missouri report improving crops. Wheat shows better yield prospects than last year, corn grows well, and cotton is mostly planted and emerging. Gardens are thriving, boosting farm spirits for the season ahead.
The $3.0 billion Frazier-Lemke farm debt refinancing bill was defeated in a landslide in the House, ending a five year push by sponsors. Party lines broke as the measure failed amid one of the era’s fiercest Congressional battles.
The Herald positions itself as the leading county paper delivering local news, updates, and community notices for residents across the region, aiming for broad coverage and reliable reporting.
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