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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1949

Page

2

Two Hop Indians to Staff Southeast Missouri Scout Camp Lewallen

The Southeast Missouri Council announces two full-blood Hop Indians from Government Indian School Albuquerque as camp staff at Camp Lewallen for the summer. They will teach handicraft woodcraft and Indian dancing while overseeing activities for 41 troops and 150 visiting Granite City and Chaoui Scouts. The program includes horseback riding, deliveries by wagon, life saving, and a new Basic Realigned Scout Advancement. August Willin directs the camp with Carl Corbin and Charles Craig as managers and Marty Porter as program director.

Camp Lewallen Southeast Missouri Council Government Indian School Albuquerque New Mexico Holbrook Arizona Granite City Chaois Surrey Willin Sikeston Carl Corbin Cape Girardeau

Frontier Medical Hero Unhonored In Arrow Rock

Dr John Sappington born 1776 in Maryland helped open the South and West by introducing quinine against malaria in the Mississippi Valley. His Saline county charity aid kept 44 students funded last year, total 12 584. He studied in Philadelphia 1814 and faced medical opposition to bark treats.

Arrow Rock John Sappington Malana Mississippi Valley Saline County Missour Dr. Sappington Maryland Tennessee Sappington University of Pennsylvania Medical School Philadelphia United States Maul

Second Well for Benton Water Department

The Benton town board approved an auxiliary well at the Tirmenstein site to bolster supply. Ray McMinds of Cape Girardeau will install an electric automatic pump, increasing capacity to about 4,000 gallons per hour total. Land donation by Miss Leona Tirmenstein will transfer property to Benton. The project costs about $1,000 funded by water revenue, with no rate hikes.

Benton Democrat Benton Town Board Tirmenstein Leona Tirmenstein Ray McMinds Cape Girardeau Water Department Benton Miss Tirmenstein E R. Tirmenstein City State Board of Health Columbia

New Automatic Record Changer Demonstration

New all automatic changer opens to reveal the unit gliding out and back in with smooth motion. It promises improved surface noise suppression through a special electronic circuit called Netweb Magic Monitor, giving old records new beauty and inviting listeners to hear it in action.

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