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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
4
Leaders and readers across St. Louis area reflect on the value of newspapers during National Newspaper Week. The statements celebrate the press as free, accurate, and essential to democracy, urging readers to support journalism through attention and purchasing power.
The letter to William M Hardy from President Roosevelt urges renewed commitment to defend and sustain a free press. He calls unfettered journalism a patriotic duty guided by truth and public welfare. Officials Hull and Stimson also support the program with the slogan the newspaper lights the way of freedom.
Herman Ullsstein, a refugee German publisher, criticizes the German press for sleeping as Hitler ascended. He says editors were absorbed in daily business of competition, ads, and circulation, taking press freedom and private enterprise for granted. He calls this misjudgment and urges caution.
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Mayor G W H Presnell of Sikeston honors National Newspaper Week, praising the free press for its role in delivering factual reporting and guarding liberty, urging citizens to reflect on the press’s impact on national life and local city.
A historical discussion explains how local newspapers aid law enforcement by publicizing new regulations educating the public on compliance and supporting officers. It notes papers collaborate to deter violations highlight punishments and aid in capturing offenders.
Local readers are urged to celebrate Newspaper Week by recognizing the essential role of hometown papers. The piece argues editors provide free services to communities, promoting ads, public notices, and local history, and invites citizens to support and boost local newspapers.
A doctor visiting Ras tus's wife for her twelfth child encounters a duck on the road near the customer’s house. Rastus questions ownership and quips that the bird is not a duck but a stork with its legs worn off, reflecting a rural humor style from the era.
CHARLESTON W T Pate a Charleston resident for six decades died at his home Tuesday aged 87 He was a retired farmer from Mississippi County native of Mobile Alabama Surviving are his widow a grandson Albert Pate of Chicago and a niece Mrs Lucy Babb of Charleston
Pauline Foley argues newspapers empower women by expanding knowledge, boosting IQ, and supporting voting rights. She highlights role models such as Betsy Ross and Eleanor Roosevelt, notes benefits in finances, household management, and education, and asserts reading papers aids motherhood, spirituality, and personal growth.
A reflection on the enduring human urge to learn new things and the role of newspapers. It traces early signs like smoke signals, notes China’s first newspapers, cites Horace Greeley, and lists daily newspaper uses from weather to civic news and local programs. The piece celebrates press freedom and the community reflection in journalism.
Elmer John Keitel Sr. chairman of Missouri Unemployment Compensation Commission praises Missouri newspapers during National Newspaper Week for informing 850,000 insured workers and 15,000 employers about the compensation law. He credits press support for the Missouri State Employment Service in placing workers in defense and non defense industries.
Rev John L. Taylor argues that a lively local newspaper serves public interest and civic life. He notes editors shape opinion on bonds schools elections and crime and urges appreciation for energetic papers that bind communities and advertisers while enriching daily life.
Kiwanis Club president W P Wilkerson salutes Sikeston newspapers for supporting community progress. He notes papers provide time space and service to improve local projects, bolster business and living standards, and keep citizens informed, trusting in press freedom and public judgment.
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