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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
7
A historical account recalls the Splitlog mining boom in McDonald County Missouri around 1880. Wyandotte Indian Matthias Splitlog financed mining, a railroad, and a town that grew briefly near Neosho with rail links and a hotel, then collapsed leaving ghost town ruins and memories.
Commerce items list residents visiting relatives across Missouri Kentucky and Michigan and returning visitors. Names: Frank Glaus Mrs W M Putnam Jimmie Drew Austin Marie Alexander Estelle Bondurant Bennie Burford family members and others. Events include hospital discharge guest visits travel and family gatherings with Cape Girardeau Louisville St Louis Matthews and Dawson Springs referenced.
Community notes list visitors and extended family visits across Benton, Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, and St. Louis. Residents report moves, hospital stays, and graduations, including Kassler death, Carr family updates, and local travel to Cape Girardeau events.
Mr and Mrs Roy Holt and child visited friends in Sikeston last week Walter Greer employed in Manila Ark spent the weekend with his family Oscar Nichols of Chicago came last Friday to join his family bound for Chicago Mrs Claudia Latham returned home after a brief visit with her daughter Mrs Soa McBride in Prescott Ark Mrs W H Werner who had been visiting her daughter Mrs
Maxine Tylor and family return to St Louis. Mrs Jewell Hook, Mrs Floy Jones and Miss Virginia Mille join May 28 summer class enrollment at State College Cape Girardeau. Sikeston shoppers include Mrs Jim Poe and others. Lena Shrum visits Ful ton to bring daughter Sue home from college. Shrum guests include Herman Johnson and Bill Headlee with families. Barr relatives host Mrs Herbert Barr from Long Beach California visiting Morley and Morley relatives.
The Office of Price Administration warns against generous canning sugar allotments. The maximums are 15 pounds per person and 120 pounds per family, not guaranteed. Local boards must issue only for genuine need with minimal amounts to prevent spoilage, as oversized first allotments will affect future issuances.
A. C. Utterback of Kansas City was discharged as an examiner for the Farm Credit Administration after six months of drawing nearly $30 daily while not assigned. He had been suspended last March on insubordination charges, previously seating in his office since September 1944 with no assignment but a $700 monthly salary and a $6 daily expense allowance.
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