Black Monday in the South As Court Ends Segregation
The Supreme Court ruling mandating desegregation of public schools is analyzed as a historic and potentially perilous shift. The piece warns of upheaval in southern land, labor, and education, predicting job losses for Black workers, farm displacement, and a broader national crisis as quarters of the country face enforced integration.
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Dred Scott
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Great Quarter
Ohio River
Oklahoma
Texas
United States
America
North
States
The
Union
South
Trees May Grow New Foliage After Recent Freeze
Agricultural extension agent Tom Streupe notes shade trees shed leaves due to the freeze while Ozark County says many trees are denuded but show new growth. Farmers report replanting efforts after the frost damage and army worm infestations. cool weather hampers pest reach, prompting some to plan additional airplane spraying.
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Tom Streupe
Ozark Tekion
Attendance at Sikeston Sunday Schools May 16
Attendance figures from Sikeston churches report crowds for May 16 with counts from First Baptist 43d Church of the Navarette 318, First Methodist 252, Second General Baptist 174, Presbyterian 89, and Assembly of God 43.
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Sikeston
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Assembly of God Church
Church of the Navarette
Tanner Street
Church At God
Second General Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
New Madrid County Leads in Bond Sales
New Madrid County tops the four county area in U S Savings Bond sales for the year through April 30 with 68.8 percent of its quota after selling 38,312 in April. Scott County reported 234,618 for the year at 33.7 percent of quota and 43,852 sold in April. Stoddard 96,110 year to date at 29.5 percent with 21,499 in April. Mississippi has no April report with 24,787 year to date at 7.5 percent.
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Missassippi
New Madrid
Scott
Mississippi
Stoddard
Sikeston League Elects Officers at Public Library Meeting
The Sikeston League of Women Voters elected new officers at a Tuesday meeting at the public library with three members present. Officers pictured include President Mrs. J A Poe, First Vice President Mrs. Drury Wake, Second Vice President Mrs. H E Reuber, Secretary Mrs. Ira Keller, and Treasurer Mrs. Robert Matthews. A telegram announced Sikeston Provisional League is now an official League. Twenty nine county office candidates were guests. nineteen attended. Mrs. T M Spidell outlined county government duties and salaries. Mrs. Cline Ables reported on the State League Council Meeting. The group voted to study City Ordinances next year.
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Sikeston League of Women Voters
Tuesdday
J. E. Reuber
R. To L
J. A. Poe
Drury Wake
H. E. Reuber
Ira Keller
Robert Matthews
Dalton Will Speak On Talents Before S H S Graduates
Attorney General John M. Dalton will address Sikeston High School 110 graduates on May 27 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Dalton, a Vernon County native and UM Law School graduate, leads Dalton Treasure & Dalton in Kennett. He has served as Missouri attorney general since January 1953 and is known as the Ambassador from Southeast Missouri. Baccalaureate services Sunday at 4 p.m. in the auditorium will feature Rev. El O D Owen.
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John M. Dalton
Sikeston High School
Dalton
Vernon County
University of Missouri Law School
Kennett
Dalton, Treasure & Dalton
Dunklin County
Missouri
REA
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Education
Kennet
University of Missouri
American College of Trial Lawyers
EL OD. Owen
Nine-Year Safety Honor Roll Marks Sikeston Area
Sikeston capped nine consecutive years without traffic fatalities among school children as the Automobile Club of Missouri honored Safe Cities on its eleventh annual Honor Roll of Cities. The meeting in St Louis reelected Matt Morse as club president and listed cities with perfect records including Sikeston at nine years and others such as Hannibal and Trenton into the eleven-year cohort.
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Sikeston
Board of Governors
Automobile Club of Missouri
St. Louis
Matt F. Morse
Automobile Club
Auto Club
Hannibal
Moberly
Trenton
Washington
Morsé
Bellefontaine
Berkeley
Baynville
Brentwood
Brookfield
Cape Girardeau
Carthage
Caruthersville
Charleston
Chillicothe
Clayton
Clinton
Columbia
de Soto
Excelsior Springs
Ferguson
Festus
Flat River
Fulton
Independence
Jennings
Joplin
Kennett
Kirksville
Kairkwood
Ladue
Lebanon
Lexington
Maplewood
Marshall
Maryville
Mexico
Neosho
Nevada
Pine Lawn
Poplar Bluff
Richmond Heights
Rolla
St. Ann
St. Charles
Sedalia
Shrewsbury
Springfield
Olyt
Kansas
Ghker
Oroove Tohn C. Tobin
St. Sams
Oak Mier
Lou ED
Kansas City
Vier
Army Cutworms Less In New Madrid County
In New Madrid County armyworms have declined the past week May 10 14 due to two moth flights producing different sized broods. Watch the next brood especially in small grains with legumes. Chinch bugs may appear in small grains or corn. spray 1-2 pounds Dieldrin per acre in strips two to three rods wide inside fields. Spray remains effective about 14 days with repeat applications if needed. Grasshoppers hatch recently. rains reduced them but spray hatching beds along fence rows ditches and protected places with aldrin heptachlor chlordane or toxaphene for control. Variegated cutworms in gardens: soak soil around plants with one teaspoon 25 percent fandane in one gallon water within six inch radius.
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New Madrid
Francis Waggoner
Waggoner
Proposed By Laws Ready For Delta Development
Delta Development Commission members drafted by laws on Monday night at Dexter to present to the ATCDAS Sartong committee, with plans for a new budget. The meeting included Patna, Frank Myler, and Lucs, as the planting committee prepares to submit a revised draft and seek a repeat review from the subcommittee.
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Subkeemimites
Missevana Delta Des Iopmernt Commission
Dexter
Atcdas
Jamis
Dersidear
Chastmann
Lucs
Patna
Frank Myler
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Uncle Ben Stewart Dies in Morehouse
Morehouse May 17 Residents learn of the death of Ben Stewart 831 who passed away at his home here at 2 am. He was born in Hartford Kentucky June 6 1873 and married Mass Maude Jones February 11 1904. Survived by his wife two sons James of Flint Missouri and Ward of Bescon and many grandchildren.
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Ben Stewart
Morehouse Morehouse
Ben
Hartford
Mass Maude Jones
Morehouse
Moreherss
Maude Steueuaait
Ames
Flint
Modeard Watter
Bescon
Mass
Mir Mice Mae
Howell
Sitardeau
Feerr Ogi Prangohildsen
Chaffee Store Weekend Robbery Reported
A disjointed police blotter item describes a robbery at a Chaffee area store over a weekend. Sheriff John Tyer led the response, with investigation details and ensuing actions noted among scattered fragments.
Lilbourn Seniors Hear About Our Atomic Age
Lilbourn High School will host W. Carl Ketcherside of St. Louis as commencement speaker. editor of Mission Messenger and author of The Royal Priesthood, he has directed radio programs, lectured in Britain and Holland, and evangelized across the U S and Canada. His address to the senior class is titled Coming Teach In The Atomic Age.
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Lilbourn
W. Carl Ketcherside
St. Louis
Lilbourn High School
Ketcherside
Mission Messenger
Royal Priesthood
British Isles
Holland
Churches of Christ
United States
Canada
Area Girl Scouts Receive Publicity in The Amer paper
A readable clipping reports public attention for Girl Scouts in Caruthersville area. It mentions Troop activities and local leaders, highlighting achievements and upcoming events with community interest.
Clean-Up Drive Advances with 42 Truckloads Hauled
The city reports 42 truckloads of rubbish collected as a cleanup campaign gains momentum. City crews will continue removing waste. residents are urged to place containers at street edges for pickup. Officials stress voluntary improvement, with legal action possible for unsafe properties.
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Clint H. Denman
Wh.rman
Chamber of Conemobell
Lawrence Ables
Deneman
Swan joins Stallings Agency in Sikeston business
Layse M. Swan, longtime Sikeston resident, becomes associate of Tharoen E. Stallings Insurance Agency May 17, expanding services to include autos and appliances loans. Swan, former General Contract Purchase and Delta Loan manager, lives at Park Avenue Apartments and stays active in American Legion Sikeston Lodge and Masonic bodies.
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Layse M. Swan
Swan
Tharoen E. Stallings Insurance Agency
Stallings Agency
Cowan
Sikeston
St. Louis
Armed Services
General Contract Purchase Corporation
Delta Loan and Finance Company
Park Avenue Apartments
American Legion
Sikeston Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Scottish Rite
Moolah Temple
Shrine St. Louis
Oran to Receive Natural Gas Within Weeks
Oran will begin receiving natural gas within three weeks as Associated Natural Gas Co. completes a transmission line laid this morning in the city. The 1951 built transmission line will feed the new distribution system, with all work finishing in five to six weeks. Some homes in nearby areas will be piped first as crews continue the project.
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Oran
Bruce Lewis
Associated Natural Gas Co
Sikeston
Lewis
Lew
Necra the Bee
Tccraw
1954 Missouri highway map released by Highway Commission
Jefferson City Missouri The Stair Highway Commission announced Missouri's 1954 official highway map is off the press and ready for distribution. The map features 17 Missouri scene pictures and 38 insets showing city routes. Major routes appear in red and others in blue with city names in dark blue and county names in brown. The maps are free and available at State Highway Department headquarters 10 district offices and other outlets.
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Jefferson City
Stair Highway Commission
Missouri
State Highway Department
Benton FHA Office Consolidation Proposal Stirs Debate
In Washington DC, Rep. Paul C Jones notes movement toward consolidating FHA offices as part of farm bill talks. He cites closed sessions in the House Agricultural Committee and signals possible restructuring affecting offices in Missouri and Charleston, with county operations undergoing changes as the bill progresses.
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Washington DC
Paul C Jones
D-Me
House
Agrricultural Committee
Wermittes
Berto Oes
Charleston
Stoessoo
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Ty" Steels
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Sharp
E. P. Coleman
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