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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
10
Mrs Dan McCoy and her daughter Ruth fished the Little River canal at Wahite using luck and worms. Mrs McCoy wrestled a 6 pound catfish from muddy waters and later landed a larger fish, both taken to the Dorothy street home and cooked into steaks despite a skinned elbow from a concrete pillar.
Thirteen Bank of Sikeston officials and employees joined Missouri Bankers Association Group 6 in Cape Girardeau for the annual meeting. A closing dinner served 186 attendees. Main speak ers were W L Gregory of Plaza Bank St Louis and Tom Collins of the Kansas City Journal. Chaffee chosen as 1942 meeting site. Sikeston officers named K R Adams and L Leutje. Local attendees listed. Ola Wilson, daughter of G C Wilson, discharged after tonsillectomy at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
Mr and Mrs C H Denman returned home from a visit with their son Clint H Denman Jr in Corsicana Texas where he serves as chief clerk of operations in the Air Activities of Texas a school training air pilots for the army The Corsicana school opened last March similar to Sikeston s but with fewer cadets Also touring were Miss Lillian Taylor and her parents Mr and Mrs W A Taylor of Waco formerly Sikeston s Sterling Store manager Mr Taylor accompanied by family The trip highlighted local ties between Sikeston and the Lone Star State
Dorothy Shipman and Effie Schmerbach, both Sikeston residents, were each fined $10 by Judge Brown Jewell after pleading guilty to immoral conduct. Officer Harold Wallace arrested them. a man detained at the same time was released. Other police cases followed with multiple fines for drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and concealed weapons.
The Safety Bureau reports 88 people killed on all roads in the nine months of 1940 in Southeast Missouri, up from 65 a year earlier. Counties Bollinger Dunklin New Madrid and Dunklin show the largest gains while Mississippi County drops. The state total reaches 708 deaths, up from 576, with South and West Central Missouri near Fort Leonard Wood seeing the biggest increase.
Mr and Mrs Chester Ford of Sikeston welcome a daughter Ruth Elizabeth born at home on Monday October 20. Mr and Mrs Herbert Guiling of Librourne welcome a daughter born at Sikeston hospital on Monday October 20. Mr and Mrs Harvey Wilson of Salcedo announce a daughter born at home on Wednesday night October 22.
Miss Agnes Skidmore began work as secretary at Sikeston General Hospital. Several local residents underwent tonsillectomies last week, including Gail and Joyce Hughes, Billy Burch, and Barbara Ann Collins. Admissions included Marshall Donaldson, Mrs. Roy Belcher, Mrs. E. H. Littleton, Willie Peter, Mort Files, H Holter, Hollis Mathis, Wilma Lou Foster, Maxine Fichte, and Herman Parris. Joe Nichols of Lilbourn died following injuries from a truck accident near Marston. Mrs. William Depre and infant son were discharged home.
A new out of school youth defense training class is organized by Sikeston High School in automotive machine shop work. Training covers brake service ignition fuel pump carburetor cylinder grinding valve refacing and general shop training four hours nightly four nights weekly for interested young men 17 to 25. Enrollment is limited and applications go to J. R. Harwell or M. L. Stewart.
Funeral services for Mrs Nellie Smith who died at her home Sunday were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Holy Cross Episcopal Church with Rev Gregory Lock presiding. Smith aged 79 was a longtime club leader and past president of the Ninth District Federated clubs.
The fifth annual women’s corn husking event in Graham Missouri crowned Mrs Elmer Richardson of Hopkins a 27 year old mother of three. She husked 848 pounds in one hour using a spoon hook to beat rival Mrs James Constable of Skidmore who totaled 780 pounds. The field of hybrid corn yielded an estimated 40 to 45 bushels per acre. Last year’s winner Mrs Mary Wohlford of Oregon Missouri who set a 973 net pound record did not place this time.
Paul Everett Oakley an 11 year old from Malden is noted as a future candidate for national cotton picking honors. His father FE E Oakley says Paul began at five, can pick 400 pounds daily and earns about $5 each day of the season, funding clothes and a bank account.
Members of the Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion announce a membership drive this week led by new commander W. O. Carroll. State commander Doc Clason of Clinton, Missouri, will pass Sikeston Sunday afternoon to meet Legionnaires and review the 1942 member list.
A rough estimate places around 11 million Americans as members of labor unions, reflecting ongoing labor organization activity and membership trends across industries and regions. The figure illustrates the scale of collective bargaining influence in the economy today.
The St Joseph Lead Company will increase production by operating six days weekly at its Southeast Missouri mines mills and smelter. Eight thousand employees now work five days a week at five dollars and fifty cents per day. overtime pay will raise the payroll by about one hundred thousand dollars monthly. Current output is seven hundred tons daily, with mines at Bonne Terre Desloge Federal River Mines Leadwood Mine La Motte and a smelter at Herculaneum and four concentration mills in operation.
Mr and Mrs E R Putnam visited Sunday with Mrs S P Loebe and Mr S P Loebe in Charleston. The gathering included family greetings and shared time at the Loebe home.
United States mortality from appendicitis has fallen to the lowest level on record, reflecting advances in medical treatment and early detection. Health officials note that improved surgical techniques and prompt care contribute to the decline across ages and regions.
The plan to install attached or built in garages aims to blend the garage into the house mass. Built in garages increase livability by easier car access and support outdoor living with rear terraces and lawns. Economy may place a bedroom over a built in garage.
Scientists state that rattlesnake age cannot be reliably estimated from tail buttons since snakes may gain multiple buttons in a year and rarely exceed ten or twelve, as new rattles are often broken off.
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