Malaria Control Begins in Sikeston War Area
Dr. Herbert S. Miller reports first malaria carrying mosquito larvae found. malaria control starts with water treatment and public cooperation. He urges residents to destroy breeding grounds and treat standing water in cans, ponds, barrels, and drains with kerosene weekly, and to check screens and doors for proper fitting.
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Herbert S. Miller
Sikeston
Sikeston War
Miller
Fish Pond
Young Matron Patricia Lacy Dies After Illness
Patricia Annette Lacy, 28, died Sunday at Sikeston General Hospital after a heart ailment and complications. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Baptist church with Rev. E. D. Owen presiding. Burial in Memorial Park followed. She and her husband J. E. Lacy, married July 13, 1937 in St Louis, lived in Sikeston seven years. Survivors include her husband, a 5-year-old daughter Annette, and two brothers, Harry and Petel Frisk of Mercer, Pennsylvania. Pallbearers were Joe Harris, John Symms, Don Ranay, Mearl Frame, Joseph Swaim, and Russell Turner of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, Inc. where Mr Lacy is employed.
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Patricia Annette Lacy
Sikeston General Hospital
The
Baptist Church
E. D. Owen
Memorial Park
Albritton
Lacy
Malden Air Base
J. E. Lacy
St Louis
Sikeston
Annette
Harry
Petel Frisk
Mercer
Joe Harris
John Symms
Don Ranay
Mearl Frame
Joseph Swaim
Russell Turner
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, Inc
Funeral rites for James Hamilton attended by relatives
Mrs. Felix Robinson of Sikeston and her sister Mrs. Flora Knight of Risco attended funeral services in Cape Girardeau Monday afternoon for their brother-in-law James Hamilton. They returned home on Tuesday.
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Felix Robinson
Sikeston
Flora Knight
Risco
Cape Girardeau
James Hamilton
Legion Junior Baseball Team Assured Uniforms
The American Legion Junior Baseball team will receive brand new uniforms this year thanks to local and regional donors. Coach Slim Limbaugh says workouts are underway and eligibility includes all boys born before January 1, 1927. First game is Sunday May 21 at Sikeston park against Blytheville High School. uniforms may not arrive in time but the team aims for a strong showing. Donors include O K Auto Supply, Bank of Sikeston, Dunn Coffee Shop, J C Penney Co, Coca Cola Co, Sikeston Lumber Co, and many others.
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Sikeston
American Legion
Legion
O. K. Auto Supply
J. S. Wallace
Bank of Sikeston
Dunn Coffee Shop
Dunn Hotel
BE. Felker
Leo Fisher
J. W. Whitwell
Wm. Henington
J. C. Penney Co
Missouri Utilities Co
Teenage recreation discussed at Sikeston meeting
In Sikeston a Monday night meeting in M L Stewart’s office gathered about 15 organizations to discuss a proposed teen age recreation program. J E Harper presided and named committees to approach the board of education and student council about using school facilities and plans for a teen canteen, supervision, furnishings, and maintenance.
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M. L. Stewart
Sikeston
J. E. Harper
J. Otto Hahs
Joe Griffith
J. O. Knupp
Board of Education
L. M. Standley
J. W. Bryan
U S Alcohol Tax Unit Official Ends Life in Kentucky
Everett O. Liley, U S Alcohol Tax Unit officer based in Paducah and formerly at Poplar Bluff, shot himself in Bowling Green hotel room on Sunday. Funeral held at Lutesville at 2:30 PM yesterday. Survived by widow, a brother Trooper Oren Liley of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and father Dave Liley of Lutesville.
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Everett O. Liley
U S
Paducah
Poplar Bluff
Bowling Green
Liley
Lutesville
Oren Liley
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Dave Liley
Fof Lutesville
Softball Schedule For 1944 Season First Half
The 1944 softball first half schedule lists matchups among Cadets Mechanics ISCO Salcedo Instructors Officers State Police Fabick Tractor Enlisted Men Pepsi Cola. Key dates include May 30 and June 1 through July 20 with multiple league games and pairings.
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ISCO
Salcedo
State Police
Fabick Tractor
Pepsi Cola
Mechanics
Peps Cola
Schedule of July to August Military/Police Team Matches
July 21 Officers vs Instructors. July 25 Cadets vs Salcedo, Mechanics vs ISCO. July 27 Instructors vs Pepsi, Enlisted Men vs Officers. July 28 State Police vs Fabick. August 1 Mechanics vs Cadets, August 3?8 Fabick Tractor vs State Police. Officers vs Instructors. August 4 Enlisted Men vs Pepsi Cola. August 8 Cadets vs ISCO, Mechanics vs Salcedo. August 10 State Police vs Pepsi Cola, Enlisted Men vs Fabick Tractor. August 11 Instructors vs Officers. August 15 Salcedo vs Cadets, ISCO vs Mechanics. August 17 Officers vs Enlisted Men, Fabick Tractor vs Instructors. August 18 State Police vs.
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ISCO
Salcedo
State Police
Fabick Tractor
Pepsi
Pepsi Cola
Fabiik Tractor
Country Faces First Ringworm Epidemic Says Doctors
A recommendation urges children to wear hats in public to protect against a scalp ringworm outbreak sweeping the United States. Doctors cite three causes including wartime parental absence, migration of workers, and crowded institutions. The illness is not dangerous but hard to diagnose and treat.
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United States
Medical Society
State of
New York
Europe
France
Schools and Press Work Together In Schools and Press Cooperation
The State Department of Education lauds improved public relations between schools and local papers as a sign of progress. The article notes one fourth of the population is in education and urges continued press support for schools while stressing safety in inspections for fire hazards during vacation and the consolidation trend that reduced eight small schools by closing eight old buildings.
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State Department of Education
Stet
Central School Solves Low Attendance Across District
The state funded the district with eight thousand dollars, or a thousand dollars per school, enabling a new central school with bus service and a qualified teaching staff. Stet and its neighborhood overcame the problem of low daily attendance.
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Stet
Another Embargo On Hog Shipments Declared
The Hog Marketing Committee at National Stock Yards imposed a new embargo on hog shipments to the market effective noon Tuesday May 16 and continuing until further notice. It covers all hogs except those in transit when the embargo was declared as hog receipts at leading markets remained high, with excess supply and liberal carryovers, worsened by heat raising death losses.
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National Stock Yards
Grateful Veteran Sends Government a Check
A check for 9423 dollars covering Otto F Mehl estate residue was sent to the US Government after his will directed the funds to the general revenue fund. Mehl, a Spanish American War veteran from St Louis, died last year at age 75. the check was received by United States District Attorney Harry C Blanton. The note mentions Gatling’s 1861 machine gun invention in passing.
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Otto F. Mehl
St Louis
Mehl
General Revenue Fund
United States
Harry C Blanton
Man Killed in Dynamite Blast at Diehlstadt Home
Taylor a 38 year old Diehlstadt resident died in a back yard dynamite blast early Sunday morning. Coroner Clyde Poe found unused explosive caps in the yard and eight dollars in paper money under tin. Taylor worked for a construction firm and was alone. his wife was in Kentucky. Burial followed at Maynard cemetery near Diehlstadt.
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Noland ] Taylor
Diehlstadt
Clyde Poe
Sikeston
Scott County
Taylor
Canners Told to Set Aside War Use Of 1944 Pack
Canners have been requested to set aside 40 percent of the 1944 pack of canned fruits and vegetables for war uses. This directive aims to reserve supplies for military and essential civilian needs amid wartime shortages and rationing measures. Government officials urge compliance to ensure steady flow of preserved foods to support troops and home front distributions.
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Herald
U. S. Alcohol. Tax Unit
Mattingly
Cadets
Gatling
Taylor Funeral Home
Orville Taylor, Mer
Vij Zs
Sikeston High School
Pepsi-Cola
America
Randol Pepsi-Cola Agency
Monroe G. Randol
Sikeston, Missouri
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