Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Sikeston Herald in Sikeston, Missouri

We have 4,498,142 pages in Missouri

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1945

Page

5

Late Season Farm Planting Guides For Scott County

J R Pauling outlines how planting date affects soybean and corn yields and recommends varieties for June and mid June plantings. Army worm bait from Sikeston aids control, with 10 to 20 pounds per acre advised, while local contests incentivize farm family nutrition and poultry progress.

J. R. Pauling Sikeston Ralseys Dunfield Missouri U. S Mittee F. W. van Horne New Madrid Stoddard Mississippi Hubert Swinger Essex Frank van Horne van Horne

Drainage work proposed to protect crops in Morley

Amos McMullin of Morley aims to drain water pockets in wet weather to save grain. He consulted the county agent, and Scott County Farm Bureau purchased a new level for drainage. The agent helped locate drainage points and stake out a ditch with exact depth and width for AAA payment qualification.

Amos McMullin Morley Scott County Farm Bureau McMullin AAA

Live-from-the-Land program grows in Scott County

Scott county’s Live-from-the-Land program draws increasing enrolment. W. C. Mason, committee chairman, notes strong backing from local business men. Extension agents visited Sikeston firms last week asking for awards to promote better farm and home management, with every firm willing to participate. One company offered two bushels of hybrid corn for top farm improvement in corn production.

Mason Scott County W. C. Mason

Prohibits Sale of All Loose Cigarettes Amended

The amendment to price regulation bars retailers from selling loose cigarettes of any brand. It allows single pack sales at 13 cents a pack after previously requiring two packs at 25 cents. OPA cites overcharges from splitting packs and a temporary allowance during a shortage period from May 12 to November 12 to increase distribution.

OPA

Ration Calendar and Stamp Validity Notices

wartime ration details list red and blue stamp validity across dates June through August, plus sugar stamps No 35 36 and canning sugar rules. mentions exchange value for waste fat, 1 pound = 2 red points and 4 cents, and required forms Mileage Rationing Records. Also notes next stamps become valid June 1 and special No A 15 coupon limits.

Ration changes curb tires and wartime fuel stamps

The notice states that passenger car tire inspections are discontinued except at replacement applications. It lists wartime fuel stamps 1 to 5 valid through August 31, 1945 with inventory reserve coupons, Airplane stamps No 1 2 3 in War Ration Book III good for one pair of shoes, and requires returning all ration books issued to deceased individuals or those who joined the armed services to the local rationing board immediately.

Armed Services

Liberated Americans To Get Two Shoe Stamps

Two shoe stamps will be issued to Americans released from internment or enemy camps. The OPA explains each civilian is entitled to two pairs of wearable or repairable shoes, correcting prior issuances that granted only one stamp.

OPA

Illmo man Isaiah Turpen 74 dies after illness

Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at a local chapel for Isaiah Turpen 74 who died at his home May 17 of paralysis He was a native of Indiana and had lived in Illmo for 30 years His widow Malissa Garrison Turpen survives the deceased.

Illmo Isaiah Turpen Turpen Indiana Malissa Garrison Turpen

Household Hints And Dog Bite Vaccinations In Poplar Bluff

Household hints cover stains, onions under water, fuel use with multiple pans, raw fruits and vegetables, cheese kept with vinegar cloth, steaming with old percolator, and a brush to remove corn silk. In Poplar Bluff forty two dog bite cases paid 1050 for Pasteur vaccine treatments. Each patient receives 14 shots costing seven dollars per shot, averaging 21 dollars per person.

Poplar Bluff

Veterans Employment Conference slated in Chicago May 28 31

The eleventh annual conference of state veterans employment representatives will convene in Chicago from May 28 through May 31. Speakers include WMC Chairman Paul V. McNutt Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey and Brig Gen Frank T Hines Veterans Administrator.

Veterans Chicago War Manpower Commission WMC Paul V. McNutt Selective Service Lewis B. Hershey Frank T. Hines

Also Mentioned on This Page

Scott County Farm Activities Jos. C. Caldwell Hazel B. Evans Raymond L. Galemore County Insect Control Committee Ed Dan Renner Southeast Missouri Telephone Company Veterans’ Employment Conference the Herald Ethridge Recapp Tire CO Sikeston, Missouri Europe Pacific Colege Allard & Matthews Insurance Agency Vogue Dress Shop Crowe's Service Station Malone & Rex Theatres Elite Hat Shop AHS Machine Shop Hiss Dairy Sikeston Laundry Graber's Store Sikeston Tractor & Implement Company Nicholson's Tire Shop I. C. Robinson Lumber CO Scott Insurance Agency Caleb Smith Semo Elevator Company Nu-Way Cleaning CO Sikeston Paint & Wall Paper Company BP. & M. Oil Company R. D. Clayton— Myles Ralph P. J. Auto Supply Bels Distributing CO Vogue Beauty Shop Heisserer's Drug Store Hary T4bell Blacksmith & Welding Shop SCOTT Coop. Association Pitman Tailors & Cleaners Scott County Milling CO Lambert's Cafe Lair Furniture Company Norton Walton & Willialis Motor Company John G. Powell Insurance Agency Newspapep Arphives
Search Courier

Search the Sikeston Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Sikeston Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication