Community Chest Drive Opens Here October 27th
Sikeston Community Chest Publicity Director Clint H. Denman announces the drive to fund twelve charities for the coming year beginning October 27. The American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and tuberculosis and other health efforts are highlighted with remarks on past results and ongoing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Community Chest
American Cancer Society
United States
Cancer Society
Pierre Curie
Marie
American Heart Society
American Red Cross
National Foundation For
Children’s Home Society
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Gurf Scouts
Maissouri Delta Community Hospital
Crippleg Children’s Society
Fire Prevention Poster Winners Headline at Sikeston
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce announced winners of the Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Top placers include South Grade School and Airport School students across grades six to fifth, with Lincoln School and Bailey School also recognizing prize posters. Ribbons were awarded at school visits as the display showcases in downtown Sikeston store windows amid the campaign running through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Faye Pickett
Robert Smith
Euletta Hodges
Dick Stott
Carolyn Vincent
James McClung
Bailey School
Kaye Standley
Ann Elizabeth Sisson
Katies BE. Leigh
Lincoln School
Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Hunting Calendar GIGGING And Seasons Openings
The schedule covers hunting hours from noon to midnight October 1 through December 31. Trout close October 31 while gamefish stay open year round in impoundments. Duck geese open October 20 noon and end December 13 sunset, with sunrise start on first day. Quail season runs November 10 to December 31 with eight bird limits. Squirrels open until November 1 then reopen November 10 to November 30. Rabbits open until November 1 and reopen November 10 to March 1, 1953. Frogs close November 36. Deer archery October 16 to 31, gun seasons November 5, 6, and 7.
Osteopaths Hold Missouri State Convention in Jefferson City
Dr H E Reuber and colleagues attended the 52nd annual Missouri Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons convention in Jefferson City October 6 8 at the Governor Hotel. Missouri totals 1132 osteopathic physicians ranking second to California with two accredited schools Kirksville and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
H. E. Reuber
Sikeston
Mussouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Governor Hotel
Missouri
California
Kirksville
Kansas City
US Public Health Service
Reuber
Theodore Corcanges
Raytown
Massouri
Matthews Cotton House Burns at Coleman Gin
Southeast Missourian reports a second fire at E. P. Coleman Gin in Matthews this month. The Friday blaze destroyed the cotton house storing 62 bales of cotton, with losses estimated at 20,000 dollars. A prior Sept 7 fire had 25 bales lost. the latest building stood on the same ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missour
E. P. Coleman Gin
Matthews
E. P. Col Eman
Canalou
Ailen-Davs
Mrs Felix Gallager Visits Then Heads Home
Mrs Felix Gallager of Tucson left Sunday night after a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs S E Reed. En route home she will spend a few days with her sister Mrs L A Foumy in Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Gallager
Tucson
Aztz
S. E Reed
Gallager
L. A. Foumy
Monroe
Place to Happen Tip Warns of Dangerous Brakes
A motorists warning lists a vehicle with bad brakes as an accident waiting to happen and urges caution on roads. The note frames brake failure as an imminent risk and stresses defensive driving.
Benton Methodist Men Auction Sale Highlighted on Saturday
The Methodist Men of Benton announce a Benton auction Saturday at 2:00 PM on the north side of the square. Items include a garden plow end table hair cut and shave galion antifreeze canned fruit plastic car cover water heater a man s suit burglar alarm ruby berry set platform rocker ice box and many other articles. Proceeds go to the church building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men of
Benton
Special Day For Voter to Register
A precinct registration day will be held next Wednesday for all unregistered voters. An 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. registrar will operate in each precinct, with city clerk’s office handling late registrations. The deadline is 5 p.m. October 22. About 4550 had registered. 109 more expected. Voters must live in the precinct ten days, in the county 60 days, and in the state one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kirk
Board of Registrars
Kirk
Vmis
Cotton Boll Council earns regional recognition in Omaha
The Cotton Boll Area Girl Scout Council received Special Recognition at the Regional Eight Conference in Omaha. The council grew from five towns to 18, counts about 1800 girls, 250 volunteer leaders and board members, and expanded staff from one to two professionals plus a part time secretary with a permanent office. Mrs H V Sewell and Miss Ilena Aslin accepted congratulations and conveyed regional greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Boll
Omaha
H. V. Sewell
Ilena Aslin
DAR Meeting With Mrs Wallace Crane Saturday Oct 11
The Kingshighway Charter DAR plans a meeting with Mrs Wallace Crane at 904 Ruth Street on Saturday afternoon October 11 at 2:30. The event fee and agenda are not listed in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingshighway Charter Dar
Wallace Crane
Ruth
Weeklong Temperature Span and 1.12 Inch Rainfall
Readings ranged from 29 to 85 degrees over the past week. This morning’s precipitation was 0.11 inches. Weekly total rainfall came to 1.12 inches.
Teachers' Meeting in Cape Girardeau Next Week
About 10000 teachers are expected at the 77th Southeast meeting in Cape Girardeau on October 16 and 17. Theme is Education's Strength of Democracy with speakers from University of Texas General Motors and Michigan State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
Education
Southeast Missouri State College
L. D. Haskew
College of Education
University of Texas
Kenneth McFarland
General Motors
Clifford E. Erickson
Michigan State College
Hubert Wheeler
Seed Houses at McMullin Burns Seed Plant Destroyed by Fire
Two seed houses at McMullin six miles north of Sikeston belonging to the C F McMullin estate were burned Friday. Foreman Howard Linam spotted the blaze at about 2 am and help arrived with plant firefighting equipment but could not stop the fire. Much of the hybrid corn seed in processing was lost, with partial insurance reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMullin
Sikeston
C. F. McMullin
J. S. Kevil
Howard Linam
Kevil
Sikeston High School Closed For Three Days Over Heating
For the third straight day the Sikeston High School was closed due to heat loss from unfinished furnaces. Workmen have been repairing the systems while Bailey Grade School resumed classes at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Bailey
Simmons Beautyrest and Backguard Mattress Bid in LAIR S relocation
Simmons Beautyrest and Sim mons Backguard products highlighted with Deepsleep mattresses and box springs in a LAIR'S listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Simmons Deepsleep
Lair’s
Twenty in SEMO 100-Bushel Corn Club
Two more Scott County farmers qualified for the SEMO 100-Bushel Corn Club, bringing the number of 1952 qualified members to twenty. Harold Hill produced 1127 bushels per acre and Johann L. Wilson 1026 bushels per acre, according to the Skeston Chamber of Commerce announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scot County
SEMO
Skeston Chamber of Commerce
Toady
Harold Hill
Johani L. Wilson
Harold Hill Leads High Yield Corn Club in Missouri
Harold Hill of Morley Missouri reports 11274 bushels per acre on 5 acres of white hybrid US 523W corn on Sikeston Route 1. Soil tested with a plant food mix of 110 nitrogen 24 phosphorus 79 potash. planter applied starter 12 12-12 and 82 percent ammonia. Yield supported by one cultivation, 2,4-D weed control, and rotary hoeing. Five farmers qualified in Scott County with yields ranging 102.6 to 113.8 bushels per acre. soil type Scott Clay loam held moisture well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hill
Morley
Misssouri
Adrian Guinling
Sikeston
Henry Smith
Phillip Mulford
Starling Guinn
Tom Stroup Hill
Hill
Hull
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Agricultural Experimental Service
The
Agriculture Agents
Corn Club
Scott County
Bermun Shelby
Charleston
Harold Hull
Mussouri
Sammy Tanner
John L Wilson
John L Wilson makes 102.6 bu per acre corn yield
John L. Wilson of Sikeston Missouri and chairman of the 100 Bushel Corn Club for SE. Bo. qualified for membership last Thursday with an official check of 102.64 bushels per acre. D M Hughes and H E Waldo assisted. corn was Dixie 33 white hybrid with a 15 200 stalk count. Side dressed with anhydrous ammonia at 16 inches height totaling 106.6 lbs nitrogen applied and soil limed at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Wilson
Sikeston
Missouri
SE. Bo
D. M. Hughes
H. E. Waldo
Starling Guima
Ton B Stroup
Five new SEMO 100 Bushel Corn Club members in Mississippi County
Mississippi County adds five new members to the SEMO 100 Bushel Corn Club raising total members to 15. Notable yields include E. E. Lett farm at 115.6 bushels per acre and Mac McClanahan at 110.4 on five acres. Other high performers were O N Moss George Welsh and Ambrose Turner with 101 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi County
E. E. Lett
Mac McClanahan
O. N. Moss
George Welsh
Ambrose Turner
Lester Peters
Thurman Harper
R . Brown
Earl Williams
Ralph Bain
Horace V. Morrow
U. S
Wyatt McClanahan
L. A Simpson
R. Q. Brown
Dalton City Visitors Aid Farm Interests in New Madrid County
Clarence Hight with daughter Miss Grace and sister Miss Lena of Dalton City spent the first of the week in New Madrid County aiding farm interests and visiting friends in Sikeston and vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hight
Grace
Lena
Dalton City
New Madrid County
Sikeston
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By Clint H. Denman
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
Oiher
Florence Sabin
Rockefeller Institute
R. J. Anderson
Yale University
America
Ston All Red Feather Services
Vsraper Hrorive
DR. Reuber
Cotton Boll Council
D. A. R. Meeting
Cape
McMullin Burns
Methodist
C. W. “Chuck” Blee
Sikeston Methodist Church
George Welch
Dogwood
Funks
Albin Harriman
Ambrose Turter
Ruel Swank
J. L. Richardson
O. E. Brynum
Mississippi
Extension Service
E. BE
Meanurg
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