Sikeston cab drivers strike for higher fare in 1919
Thirty years ago Sikeston jitney drivers struck over fare charges to the Southeast Missouri Fair Grounds. The council set ten cents per passenger, drivers refused, and a special session granted fifteen cents to resume service. The district fair drew huge crowds and Theodore Hopper won top corn honors with $246 in prizes.
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Sikeston
Fair Grounds
Aty Council
Begley
Dexter
Fisk
Theodore Hopper
Southeast Missouri
Accidental Deaths Reported In Week In Benton County
Accidents killed three men and one child in the week near Matthews New Madrid and Diehlstadt Arkansas. Jess Tucker 18 died from an accidental gun discharge while hunting near New Madrid. L C Heisserer, former Benton resident, perished in a Missouri Pacific railroad wreck near Swifton. LeRoy Coffee 24 died from an accidental discharge while hunting alone near his Marston home. A two year old diehlstadt child choked on a grain of corn lodged in the windpipe. Forty-two prisoners filled the Benton county jail, sixteen from Mississippi county. Mrs Mary George Lee hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Ronald Buckles. Theodore Hopper won two corn exhibit prizes at the Mid-South Fair in Memphis.
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Jess Tucker
Matthews
New Madrid
L C. Heisserer
Benton
Swifton
Ark
LeRoy Coffee
Marston
Ins
F Griffin
Diehlstadt
Mississippi County
Mary George Lee
Ronald Buckles
Theodore Hopper
Memphis
Red Cross district meeting planned in Sikeston
Twenty counties were to be represented at a Sikeston Red Cross district meeting arranged by Edward C Matthews. A musical comedy by the Sikeston Woman's Club directed by Mrs Moore Greer drew a large audience and netted $91. Ten thousand people attended the annual Neighbor Day at Benton. The new three million dollar Mississippi River bridge at Cairo opened to traffic two weeks before its formal dedication. Farmers of the Sikeston district.
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Red Cross
Sikeston
Edward C Matthews
Mississippi River
Cairo
Farmers of the
Sikeston District
Farmers Adopt Combines in Soybean Harvest
Farmers report the transition to combines for soybean harvest, signaling increased efficiency and broader field coverage. The move reflects advancing agrotechnology as producers seek to speed gathering, reduce labor needs, and improve yields across regions.
Sikeston hosts ninth district club conv and royal neighbor meeting
The 26th annual convention of the Ninth District Missouri Federated Clubs met in Sikeston with about 200 out of town women. State president Mrs DeWitt C Chastain gave the highlight address. Judge Harry S Truman of Kansas City, a Democratic U S Senate candidate, spoke in Sikeston during a Southeast Missouri tour. The annual district meeting of Royal Neighbor lodges was held at the Odd Fellows hall in Sikeston.
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Missouri Federated Clubs
Sikeston
DeWitt C. Chastain
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
United States
Missouri
Royal Neighbor Lodges
Odd Fellows Hall
Sikeston Adds Police Members and Local Honorees
Milton Cross and Wallace Nelson joined the Sikeston police department as new members. Miss Mary Jane Sikes, daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Sikes, was chosen among 16 Stephens College students to sing in the Sunrise Choir on radio from Columbia. Mrs Florence Hoover, former Sikeston resident, was named superintendent of the Missouri Home Society in St Louis. Mrs T A Martin, president of the Sikeston Woman's Club, began official services with the club's silver anniversary closing event.
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Milton Cross
Wallace Nelson
Police Department
Sikeston
Mary Jane Sikes
W. H. Sikes
Stephens College
Columbia
Florence Hoover
Missouri Home Society
St. Louis
T. A. Martin
KEM SAYS FARMERS WILL SUFFER IN WHEAT DEAL
Senator James P. Kem probes the Marshall Plan funded Canadian wheat deal amid farmer impact concerns. He accuses Brannan ofJustifying the plan with unclear data and asks Administrator Hoffman for a detailed explanation of exports intended under ECA funds.
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Kem
Washington, D. C
James P. Kem
England
Brannan
Missouri
Senate
Hoffman
United States
Kern
Great Britain
Fall Travel Urges with Greyhound Take-Trip Time
Edwin J. Bomer, traffic manager for Dixie Greyhound Lines, promotes fall travel as ideal for pleasure trips. He cites cooler weather, broader hotel choices, and colorful scenery, inviting trips to football games, fairs, family visits, or a second honeymoon. Greyhound plans expanded Expense-Paid Tours and group charters from October to December to meet rising demand.
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Edwin J. Bomer
Dixie Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Bomer
Cat killed under car hood sparks family grief
A Lenzie Beck family cat sheltered under the hood of their car and was killed when the vehicle started. Mrs. Ann Sitzes was informed by the War Department that her son Lieut. J. M. Sitzes was missing in action while serving with American forces in Germany.
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Lenzie Beck
Large neon sign atop Dunn Hotel lights up city page
A neon sign was erected on the Dunn Hotel with the letters in the word Hotel five feet long. Fire destroyed Hummel Drug Store and other business houses at New Madrid. Rosalie Powell, a 4-H club girl from Matthews, won Missouri champion cherry pie. Roberts Grocery and Market at Front Street and Kings Highway was sold to Forrest Watson and sons of Morley. Four busloads of St. Louis people toured Southeast Missouri and visited cotton processing plants.
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Dunn Hotel
Hummel Drug
New Madrid
Rosalie Powell
Missouri
Columbia
Roberts
Front Street
Kingshighway
Forrest
Andy) Watson
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National Gas CO
Ksim
Lammert Furniture Company
Lem
Lairs Lease
New York Central
Daughters of American One
Mississippi
John Wesley
Methodist Church
Masonic Grand Lodge
Williamsburg
Bill Shuppert
United States Navy
The
Herald
Sikeston, Mo
Continental Casualty Company
America’s No. 1 Accident and Sickness Insurance Company
Board of Public Works
Sponsored Buyers Insurance Agency
Continental Casualty CO
Blue Seal Service
W. A. Myers
Board of Public Works Bldg
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