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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
10
This local notes column records numerous visits from residents across Sikeston, Malden, Charleston and surrounding towns. It also notes births, a double birth, a WPA dinner at the high school and community praise for the This Work Pays Your Community Week program.
A nostalgic list of used cars from 1930s models with prices ranging from Fordson tractors to DeSoto and Chevrolet sedans. Notable entries include a 1938 Plymouth Coach at 395 dollars and a 1939 Ford DeLuxe Forder with radio heater and spot light at 495 dollars. Several Ford, Chevrolet, and International models are priced between 50 and 495 dollars.
Douglas Corrigan of Los Angeles known as Wrong Way Corrigan became a father last Saturday. Two years earlier he flew an old plane from New York to Ireland crossing the Atlantic and claimed he intended to reach Los Angeles but lost his bearings.
Matthews Mo May 29 Norman Powell of Couch Mo was elected superintendent at a Matthews board of education meeting. He succeeds J W Huckstep who led the Matthews schools for five years. Also noted is the death of William L Williford 68 at Matthews after a six month illness with strokes. Funeral at Church of the Nazarene and interment in Matthews cemetery followed. Williford born April 11 1872 in Fayette County Alabama leaves three sons and four daughters with several relatives in Missouri and Alabama.
Mrs Vernon Tully came back to St Louis on Thursday after visiting her parents the Roes. Mary Alice Critchlow joined her to spend a week visiting the Critchlow and Shuppe households and the Tullys. Capitola Cole and Evelyn Shell returned from Poplar Bluff where they led song service at a Nazarene revival and aided revivals in Iberia Malden and Wardell.
Conservation Agent R. G. Ranney stated no regulations have changed since April 15. Openings include frog and perch on May 30, bass on June 15, and squirrel season starting June 15 with a daily limit of six. Channel catfish season closes June 15 for six weeks.
Mr and Mrs Owen Johnson moved to Sikeston for work this past Saturday. Miss Mildred Crosno spent the week in Bragg City visiting friends. Mr and Mrs Wm Weber visited C Gruen in Canalea. Miss Margaret Crosno a Morehouse teacher joined the Senior class on their Southern tour. Miss Edna Crowell of Salcedo visiting sister Mrs Arnie Heusser and Betty Jo Crowell. Mrs Mamie Johnson and Geo G attended memorial services in Sikeston Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Arnie Heuiser and children visited Heuiser's brother and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs W M Weber of Highland Indiana return to Highland after carpenter work in the community.
Poplar Bluff Randolph Weber, attorney, was chosen president of the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce last week, succeeding Ralph Striegel who resigned. A. L. McCarthy was chosen as a member of the board of directors.
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