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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
15
The notice states price 2.00 in Scott and adjoining counties and 2.50 elsewhere with advance payment terms. It is entered as second-class matter March 9, 1908, at Sikeston Missouri post office under the Act of March 3, 1879.
The State Highway Department will install traffic signals at the Highways 60 and 61 intersection in eastern Sikeston. The Herald notes the move ends long council calls amid heavy traffic and prior bias toward Highway 61. Signals will balance flow, aiding workers at the nearby shoe factory to cross without jaywalking.
United Press reports from Jefferson City that Missouri owns 3175 official motor vehicles with 2400 trucks in use by the Highway Department. Of the 775 passenger cars, only 570 are listed by agencies, leaving 205 unaccounted for about 25 percent. The piece contrasts this with business bookkeeping and notes officials escape scrutiny.
Missouri residents protest Army Corps of Engineers plan for dams on the Current River. Proposed sites near Doniphan and Blair Creek threaten Ozark beauty and float fishing. A Newport Arkansas hearing next Wednesday will feature conservationists presenting organized objections and urging a decisive public show of disapproval.
A tongue in cheek note questions who cares about the 1940 World Series pennant, hinting at apathy or humorous indifference. The line treats the historic achievement with casual, playful understatement reflecting lighthearted sports culture.
Rev M S Joyce announces the CROP campaign to be launched Sunday October 16 in Sikeston area churches. The joint effort by Catholic Rural Life Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief seeks cash or grain gifts to relieve hunger worldwide with local pickup or drop off at Scott County Milling. The aim is a large shipment of food combined with other regions to aid war affected areas and winter relief.
Lewis Miller of Morehouse received a two year state penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon. The revolver was found on him at a tavern on Highway 60 west of Sikeston. Oscar Conklin paid a ten dollar fine for disturbing the peace. Divorces were awarded to Ethel Aidon Hughes from Thomas J. Hughes, and Eunice Campbell from W. W. Campbell. Alberry Tidwell won a decree from Carlos Tidwell with custody of their minor children and $30 monthly support. One cent sale promoted at White's Drug Store running October 19 to 22.
The Delta Community Hospital admitted multiple patients from Sikeston and surrounding towns for medical treatment and surgery over the past week, including Mrs. Mattie Qualls Thomas Stallcup and several infants. Births at the hospital include six new babies from Sikeston and nearby communities with Oct dates and parental names listed.
Mrs. Nora Bohannon of Matthews was informed by the U S Department of Defense that Corporal Lowell E Bohannon was killed last Sunday at Clark Field near Manila Philippines. The accident involved an ambulance the soldier was driving colliding with a jeep driven by Sergeant Frank B Woods of Springfield Missouri who also died. Bohannon is survived by his mother a brother and two sisters. His body planned to be sent home for burial.
Deputy Sam Ledford, 47, was fatally shot by Alfred Jones, 53, during an attempted arrest for disturbing the peace in Gobler. Jones surrendered and is in Dunklin county custody. Ledford died soon after the shooting yesterday afternoon.
Felt base rugs offered in a variety of patterns at Lair's store priced at 4.89 each. Local shoppers can select from multiple colors and textures for living room and hallway decor.
Miss Margaret Ann Moore and Louis Duillender were married in a ceremony conducted by Rev. F B Matyas at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The bride wore copper lacquered brocade with white gardenias, the maid of honor and bridesmaid wore aqua and gold gowns with crowns, reception held at 316 Hardin Street, couple to reside at 307 Edmonson Street.
The Lions Club met at the Rustic Rock with 37 members and three guests. They planned a Tuesday night bowling team led by Dr. E D Urban and a Halloween dance October 31 at Sikeston Armory with Bruce Hampton's orchestra. The club discussed aiding the Park Board’s playground project needing funds for multiple playgrounds. Rev Stuart spoke on the angle of repose and moral duties.
R C Barrett of Fredericktown, field representative of the Missouri Conservation Commission, presented sound movies and slides on prairie chicken habits and habitat. He noted the bird’s near disappearance due to modern farming and outlined restoration efforts including rebuilding cover and using a rose variety on farms. The program was led by Earl M. Allen with guests including Joe Webb and Mike Selligman. The Kiwanis meet again October 18 at the Dunn Hotel.
Mr and Mrs Tom Marshall of Watertown South Dakota visited relatives in Sikeston this week after a Lake of the Ozarks honeymoon near Bagnell Dam They were married Oct 1 in Presho SD Mrs Marshall a child welfare worker and Briar Cliff College graduate He is a former Sikeston Herald reporter and now sports editor of the Watertown Public Opinion They left Wednesday to return to South Dakota
Mrs. Leonard Schumacher hosted a Beta Sigma Phi model meeting at her home on North Prairie. Eleven members and five guests attended. A cultural program followed with a history of the sorority and a poetry and literature review. Next meeting October 26 will initiate new pledges and confer Ritual of Jewels on recent exam passers. Guests of the Patton family visited the Patton household this week.
Dr. Edward Milligan of Santa Ana California spoke to the Rotary Club on The Coins of Bible Times. He explained each coin and its history and use in biblical times. Special guest Rev Carl Hilgendorf of Geneseo Illinois is father in law of Rev Earl Wies president of the club.
The Sikeston Woman's Club met at the Dunn Hotel on Tuesday with about forty members attending a luncheon. New president Mrs. H. G. Cathey led the session. plans included appointing Mrs. Frank Schulte Safety Chairman, distributing year-books, and admitting four new members: Mrs. Lawrence McClain, Mrs. C. H. Vogt, Mrs. R. J. Genins, and Mrs. Edna Young Husband. A $10 gift to the emergency polio fund was approved. a program featured Mrs. H. E. Lynn on club history and Mrs. B. F. Blanton on revised Constitution and By-Laws, with two vocal numbers from Mrs. Harold Lane.
Members of the Sikeston Rebekah Lodge held a school of instruction at the Odd Fellows hall last Friday evening. Each member was asked to repeat the secret work. Certificate recipients were Mesdames R. H. Sizemore Carl Vincent and Claude Roark former Noble Grands. A dinner at the Snack Bar preceded the meeting and guest Mrs Margie Nearhood of St Joseph, Missouri attended.
Sikeston Chapter No. 137, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet in regular session at the I. O. O. F. Hall at 7:30 tonight with Worthy Matron Mrs. Elmer Poage presiding. Initiation and report of Grand Chapter will be the order of business. Also included is a spiced cider recipe and an advertisement for a ONE CENT SALE at Whate's Drug Store with furniture offers from Lair's.
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