Mosby Monroe Parsons Civil War Leader of Missouri State Guard
Mosby Monroe Parsons a lifelong state rights Democrat aligned with the South during the Civil War. Appointed brigadier then major general in the Missouri State Guard, he directed cavalry actions at Carthage and Wilsons Creek and commanded forces at Pea Ridge and Helena before dying after a Mexican ambush in 1865. His early career as a lawyer in Jefferson City included service in the Missouri General Assembly and as U S district attorney.
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Mosby Monroe Parsons
Missouri
Claiborne F Jackson
Parsons
Charettesville
Virginia
Carthage
Springfield
Wilson’s Creek
Price
Lexington
Pomme de ‘Terre
Benton
Hickory
Rolla
Arkansas
Elkhorn Tavam
Pea Ridge
Jackson
White River
Oregon County
Helena
Aratansa
Mexico
Jefferson City
St Charles
Kemper
J. W. Morrow
Circuit Coort
Doniphan
Cole County
General Assembly
United States
Robert William Wells
Mary
Camargo
Monterey
Fifth Column Origin From Spanish War Widely Discussed
The phrase fifth column traces to General Emilio Mola after Toledo's fall in the Spanish Civil War. Franco supporters said four columns advanced on Madrid, with a fifth to rise at the proper time. The term later described Nazi sympathizers in Norway and spreads to Holland Belgium and beyond, fueling fear of treason in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
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Norway
Emilio Mola
Spain
Toledo
Mola
Franco
Madrid
Oslo
Belgium
England
United Kingdom
Hitler
William F Smith Dies After Illness at Home
William F. Smith of Sikeston died at his North Ranney and Lake streets home at 1:30 am from illness complications. Funeral at Christian church Sunday with Rev. R. M. Talbert presiding. Burial in Memorial Park with Dempster services. Born September 5, 1878 in Massac county Illinois, survived by wife Emma, two children Wm F Smith Jr and Bernice Carr, one grandchild, and three half sisters across Cairo, Helena Ark, and Los Angeles.
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William F. Smith
Sikeston
Til
Emma N. Adam
Anniston
Wm. F. Smith Jr
Bernice Carr
Smith
Christian Church
Lilbourn
Wm. F. Smith 3d
Gertrude Mitchell
Cairo
Carrie Acoush
Helena
Ark
Effie S. Mewis
Los Angeles
Calif
Sunday School Class Party at Bethune Home
Members of the Methodist Sunday school class taught by Charles Bethune were hosted at his home last Saturday night. Guests from Mrs. C. H. Moose’s class joined in an evening of games and fun, with twenty five young fres hmen in attendance.
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Methodist Church
Charles Bethune
C. H. Moose
The Herald Covers All Local News In One Window
The Herald presents a compact digest of city events, politics, business, and society. Readers get summaries of major happenings, comments from community leaders, and notices affecting residents and organizations across the area.
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Herald
Morehouse Youth Fatally Stabbed in Racial Killing
A fatal stabbing in Morehouse is linked to racial tensions between white residents and Mexican workers. Gonzales admitted the crime to Highway Patrol after initial denial, pointing to a prior altercation at the Blue Bird Cafe amid ongoing conflict. Police report first degree murder charges filed and several Mexicans held for aiding.
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Highway Patrol
Gonzales
Yancey
Smithpeters
Blue Bird
Mamie Eastabrook
Morehouse
Imogene Shoulders
Johnny Peche
Pinto
Peche
Monk” Richardson
Cliff Parrish
Blue Bird Cafe
Parrishes
Fred Callahan
J. W. Warren
James
New Madrid
A. F. Stanley
the Herald
Stanley
Eastabrook
Joe Stewart Williams
Con
Lynching Fear Mounts Over Mexican Labor Row
In Morehouse Parish a mob threatened to lynch Johnny Peche, a Mexican fugitive, after a deadly week end sparked by tension over Mexican labor in cotton fields. Officers Dace and James detained Peche at Mrs Curtis Armstrongs home as roughly 500 residents gathered, while fear of Mexicans taking work spreads through the district. Local farmers formed a committee to raise labor-importation concerns with the Department of Labor and church leaders seek guidance on returning workers to the South.
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Johnny Peche
Curtis Armstrong
Dace
Highway Patrol
Peche
Sgt
Morehouse
Mercedes
Texas
Calla
Sikeston
Department of Labor
W. G. Hood
J. H. Copeland
J. L. Greer
P. G. Trotter
John E. Herlinger
New Madrid County
Taylor-Bles wedding announced this week
Mr and Mrs Douglas Taylor receive congratulations at their temporary home with the groom s parents after a marriage in Poplar Bluff on Tuesday night May 14 Rev C B Pillow Baptist pastor in Poplar Bluff performed the ceremony Mrs Taylor formerly Louise Bles is daughter of Ed and Mrs Bles of near Benton educated at Benton schools and State Teachers College Cape Girardeau teaches in Scott county rural schools Mr Taylor son of Elmos and Mrs Taylor attended Sikeston high school and Westminster College Fulton Mo works with Taylor Poultry Market they will move to a new Lake street residence later
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Douglas Taylor
Moore Avenue
Poplar Bluff
C. B. Pillow
The
Baptist Church
Foplar Bluff
Cape Girardeau
Scott County
Taylor
Elmos Taylor
Sikeston High School
Westminster College
Fulton
Mrs. Taylor
Lake Street
Engraved and Printed Wedding Announcements Pushing Farm News
The Herald offers engraved and printed wedding notices and encourages readers to consult the Herald for all farm news and related local announcements.
Order of Publication for Burns Divorce in Missouri
Public notice in Scott County Missouri announces a divorce action between Sylvia Burns and nonresident Charles F. Burns. The court orders publication in The Sikeston Herald weekly for four weeks, with a July 1 1940 return date and appearance deadline.
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Circuit Court
Scott County
Missouri
Sylvia Burns
Charles F. Burns
Stephen Barton
State of
Scott, County
Scott
Benton
Sikeston Herald
L. J. Pefefferkorn
Red Cross War Relief Appeal Urges Local Gifts
Humanity calls and the Red Cross mobilizes to aid tens of thousands of war victims in Europe. Immediate and urgent needs push a nationwide appeal for war relief funds. contribute to your local chapter now.
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Red Cross
Europe
Office forms available at The Herald
All office forms of every description can be obtained at The Herald.
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Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri Historical Society
Woehlecke
Sikeston, Mo
WM. F. Smith
Wspaper Ralalye
Sgt. Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Wesley Ferguson
Ott Bratton
Paul Bradshaw
Ferguson
Larimer’s
Band Box
Center St
Taylor-Bles
A. D
L. J. Pfefferkorn
E. W. Daniel
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