Essex Youth Drowning Victim William Goodman Dies in Floodway Ditch
Funeral services were held for 15 year old William R. Goodman of Essex after a drowning Friday in a floodway ditch nine miles west of Sikeston. He was returning from a visit to Sikeston with friend Charles Hazelop when they swam. Resuscitation attempts using the fire department inhalator failed after about forty five minutes. Goodman, born February 9 1925 in Pocahontas Ark, was survived by his parents three brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Goodman
Alex Goodman
Essex
Sikeston
Charles Hazelop
Hazelop
Young Goodman
Pocahontas
Ark
Robert
George
Herman
Nona Lee
Omagean
Accident Victim Suffered In Sikeston Collision
Alvin McCullough 28 of Canaleu was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital after a Saturday night crash west of Sikeston. He drove a 1940 Ford coach into the rear of Paul Higgs 23 of Matthews in a Chevrolet pickup. McCullough had a dislocated shoulder and broken arm while Higgs, shaken but unhurt besides shock, faced about $200 in damage and a truck turnover with no rear light noted.
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Alvin McCullough
Canaleu
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
McCullough
Paul Higgs
Matthews
Higes
Knights Templar Lodge holds Cape Girardeau meeting
Fred D. Harris W L Haters W E Hollingsworth Gus Martin and Harry Young attended a special Knights Templar Lodge meeting in Cape Girardeau last night to confer degrees on candidates for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred D. Harris
W. L. Haters
W. E. Hollingsworth
Gus Martin
Harry Young
Knights Templar Lodge
Cape Girardeau
Montgomery Nominated for Circuit Judge in Three Counties
The Herald announces M. E. Montgomery as Democratic candidate for Circuit Judge of Cape Girardeau Scott and Mississippi Counties subject to the August 6 1940 primary. Frank Kelly seeks re election as Circuit Judge 28th Judicial Circuit also in the August 6 primary.
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The
Herald
M. E. Montgomery
Cape Girardeau
Scott
Mississippi
Frank Kelly
28Th Judicial Circuit
John Hobbs
Scott County
Joe Anderson
Lynn A. Ancell
Ted Kirby
Richland Township
Population gains and losses in Southeast Missouri towns
Preliminary 1940 census figures show only four Southeast Missouri towns losing population over ten years. Whitewater declined by 48. Diehlstadt 4. Fornfelt 3. Fisk 1. Marble Hill tied 1930. Blodgett and Anniston gained. Cape Girardeau leads district at 19 467. Poplar Bluff second at 11 101.
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Missouri
W. G. Wicker
Cape Girardeau
Whitewater
Diehlstadt
Fornfelt
Fisk
Marble Hill
Blodgett
Anniston
Wyatt
Mississippi
Poplar Bluff
Huge Spectacle Opens Municipal Opera Season
The 1984 St. Louis Municipal Opera in Forest Park runs June 3 to 16. The major production The American Way stars Vincent Price Norma Terris and a 250 member cast, with Ballad for Americans as prologue sung by Arthur Kent and chorus, and 11 additional musical hits following.
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America
St. Louis
Arthur Kent
New York Metropolitan Opera
Municipal Theatre
Ellis Island
Ohio
Carmine
Bryan
McKinley
France
Marietta
James Barton
East Wind
Rosalie
Residence on North New Madrid to be split into two flats
The five room residence on North New Madrid Street owned by Mrs. Walter Clymer and occupied in recent years by Mrs. Ruth Putnam and her daughter Miss Lillian will be converted into two separate apartments.
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New Madrid Street
Walter Clymer
Ruth Putnam
Lillian
SIKESON HOST TO 1200 SOLDIERS
Col Armstrong and officers described maneuvers and decentralization of command as the Missouri National Guard encamps at Camp Riley Minnesota from August 4 to 24 with regular army acting as invaders. They highlighted mechanized infantry gains, new Girard semi automatic rifle, 37 millimeter anti tank guns and .50 caliber weapons, noting sleep deprivation during 72 hour stretches and large supply usage including 4697 gallons of gasoline and over 350 for other needs.
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Col. Armstrong
Missouri National Guard
Camp Riley
Minn
National Guard
Girard
Col Armstrong
South
New Arrivals and Clergy Update in Missouri Towns
Beverly Sue Eastwood born May 25 in Bertrand to Mr. and Mrs. Chas Eastwood. Robert Gene Meeks born to Mr. and Mrs. George Meeks. Shir ley Jean Tubbs born May 27 in Tanner to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tubbs. Elvis Sherman Ward born May 27 near Sikeston to Mr. and Mrs. Pete Ward. Elton For sythe born May 28 near Sikeston to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Forsythe. Rev. J J O Neal of St Francis Xavier parish in Sikeston slowly improving after recent heart attack. Rev Clement Carroll from Normandy in charge in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Sue
Chas. Eastwood
Bertrand
Robert Gene
George Meeks
Carl Tubbs
Shirley Jean
Elton
Roy Forsythe
Near Sikeston
Pete Ward
Elvis Sherman
J. J. O’neal
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
O'Neill
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Clement Carroll
Normandy
New Officers For Lions Club
Sikeston Lions Club named new officers at the regular noon meeting at Hudson Cafe. Nominees included Wm. Woehlecke for president, Charles Dement first vice president, Charles H. Butler second vice president, A Shainberg third vice president, M. E. Fuchs Jr tailtwister, Pleas Malcolm lion tamer, with A M Jackson and Q O Elder added to the board. Delegates to the State convention at Hannibal were selected: Woehlecke, Dement, Butler, Shainberg, N. E. Fuchs, Malcolm, with alternates Elder, Beck, Schorle, Blanton Jr, Powell, Potashnick, Welter. The secretary will be appointed by the board. next meeting set for Reelfoot Lake Tennessee on Wednesday night June 5.
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Wm. Woehlecke
Sikeston Lions Club
Hudson Cafe
A. M. Jackson
Charles Dement
Charles H. Butler
A Shainberg
M. E. Fuchs Jnr
Tailtwister
Pleas Malcolm
Lion Tamer
QO. T. Elder
Reelfoot Lake
Tenn
Hannibal
Charles Butler
A. Sha
Kiwanis Club Meeting Set At Palace Cafe Tomorrow
Sikeston Kiwanis Club schedules its regular meeting at the Palace Cafe tomorrow night with President R. A Harper in charge. W. P. Wilkerson, program committee chair, will oversee the session following the business period. Last Friday Bartley Schwegler presented a slide talk on Inertia and driving hazards.
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Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
R. A Harper
W. P. Wilkerson
Bartley Schwegler
Second Portageville homes edition highlights new buildings
The second annual better homes and progress edition of the Portageville Review, issued by Raymond B. Lloyd, fills 24 pages plus a comic and magazine section. It features pictures and descriptions of many new residences and other buildings erected in Portageville during the past year and notes strong local advertising support.
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Better Homes and Progress
Portageville Review
Portageville
Raymond B. Lloyd
Scouters Plan Enlarged Program For Camp
Sikeston area scouts outline an expanded camp plan with Troop 42 sending 22 boys and Troop 43 sending 12. Troop 41 has not confirmed attendance. The $700 fund drive aims for $1000 here, plus $300 soon. W. W. Ensor notes a Camp Leaders Training Course and names attending leaders and future camp participants.
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Chase
Troop 42
Sikeston
Troop 43
Troop 41
Jaycees Buy Chairs for Dances
The Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to buy 500 chairs for about $700 rather than rent from St. Louis for dances. Chairs will be stored in a room rented at Scott County Milling Company between events, with future armory cooperation plans between Company K and the Jaycees. The meeting at Hudson Cafe was led by president J. F. Cox Jr with about thirty members present.
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Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis
Scott County Milling Company
Company K
Jaycees
John Sikes
Conly Purcell
Hudson Cafe
J. F. Cox Jr
Children Review Books for Vacation Reading Club
In its second week the Vacation Reading Club led by Miss Beatrice Dobbins, Sikeston librarian, grows in interest and membership. Children must read at least ten books and write a review. meritorious reviews appear weekly in The Herald. This week highlights Old Abe the goat and his clash with an eagle on Hosely Hill farm under Farmer John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Dobbins
Sikeston
the Herald
Old Abe
Hosely Hill Farm
John Old Abe
Secret of the Andes adventure ends with condor rescue
Doris Cunningham age 11 recounts Bob Joe and Dr Rander hunting in the woods. A condor attacks as they inspect its nest. Joe injures the bird with a knife but is pulled toward the cliff edge. Bob retrieves a rifle from pack mules, Dr Rander shoots the condor, and Joe and Bob are saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Cunningham
Bob
Joe
Dr. Rander
Dr Rander
The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage
Melbogene Rafferty presents a mystery featuring Jean and Louise Dana two sisters at a Penfield girls school. After solving the missing lamp case they face rival pranks including misplacing their teacher Miss Tisdale and a Thanksgiving basket misadventure turning the plot toward a new mystery.
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Melbogene Rafferty
Jean
Louise Dana
Penfield
Louise
Miss Tisdale
Reserve Officers To Meet Sunday in New Madrid
Southeast Missouri Reserve Officers Association members will gather at New Madrid on Sunday June 2. Capt. Robert C. Johnston, CCC camp commander, hosts the event with Major C. L. Malone Sikeston president in charge of a dinner and program session. Lieut Milburn Huston will discuss Leadership the First Essential of Officers and Lieut Sterling H Abernathy will speak on The Care of Motorized Equipment. Capt. Hal F. Irwin of Cape Girardeau will cover Ammunition and Quarter-Master Supplies.
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Southeast Missouri Reserve Officers Association
New Madrid
Robert CG. Johnston
CCC
C. L. Malone
Sikeston
Milburn Huston
Sterling H. Abernathy
Hal F. Irwin
Cape Girardeau
Postpone Date Set for Hotel Dunn Coffee Shop Opening
June 15 is now the reopening date for Hotel Dunn Coffee Shop as remodels continue. The hotel lobby is being redesigned with a new central east wall stair opening, and additional bathrooms are being added on the second and third floors.
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Hotel Dunn
Library Story Hour Opens Saturday Morning
The Sikeston Library will hold its first story hour at 10 o clock Saturday morning. Miss Beatrice Dobbins, librarian, announced the weekly event sponsored by the Woman's Civic Club. Mrs. G. M. Fowler and Miss Dobbins will tell stories, with treats provided by Mrs. Eula Bowman Shanks. Children up to age twelve in grade school are invited.
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Sikeston Library
Beatrice Dobbins
Woman’s Civic Club
G. M. Fowler
Dobbins
Eula Bow
Man Shanks
Timekeeping at Earth's Poles Uses Greenwich or Nation
Explorers in the Arctic and Antarctic observe time by the country they represent or by Greenwich Mean Time. Any meridian convergence at the poles means that any time can be observed there.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Greenwich
England
Variable-pitch fan saves fuel in engines
A newly developed variable-pitch fan for trucks and buses uses blade control based on a thermostat that reacts to engine temperatures, leading to noticeable fuel savings. This system adjusts blade pitch to optimize cooling and efficiency across operating conditions.
Dana Girls Seek Beloved English Teacher Amid Rocks
The narrative recounts a quest by Dana girls to locate their favorite English teacher, noting an absence of turkey and the presence of rocks as the scene shifts to remember the teacher.
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Dana
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Malden
East Prairie
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Benton
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Kiwanis Club
Meefet
Scouters Plan
Chas. Butler
Scout
W. W. Ensor
Ensor
Franklin
Robin Struwe
Charles Vanson
C. D
J. E. Butler
O. T. Elder
L. W. Bartels
Vanclyser
Joe Webb
Byron Finley
J. Andrew Williams
R. Carr
Finley
Pat
Lone Tree Cottage
Library Story Hour
Darcy G. Brown
P. O. Box
Sikeston, MO
Morehouse, MO
Mary
Nuway
W. Malone
Nuway Cleaning Co
Loomis Mayfield
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