Three Escape When Cars Crash in Sikeston
Three Sikeston men escaped serious injuries Saturday night when their 1936 Plymouth, driven by Paul Crain of the International Shoe Factory, crashed into a tree at Park avenue and Grove avenue. Passenger Harry Tope was thrown through the windshield and required fifteen stitches. Crain and Buck Hunott were not hurt. The crash, blamed on dim lights and a mistaken street, damaged the car and tree. the vehicle was held pending payment for tree damages.
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Sikeston
Paul Crain
International Shoe Factory
Park Avenue
Grove Avenue
Crain
Buck” Hunott
Harry Tope
Tope
M. G. Anderson
Hunott
North Ramney Street
Harold Wallace
Si
SiKeston woman home after automobile wreck. Mrs. Leroy C. Leslie returned from St. Louis where her sister Mrs. Ed Marshall of Charleston was injured in a crash eight miles from Murphysboro Ti. The car plunged off a fifteen foot embankment after rear wheel slip. Marshall sustained a badly wrenched shoulder and bruises. Leslie escaped with minor injuries.
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Leroy C. Leslie
St. Louis
Ed Marshall
Charleston
Barnes Hospital
Murphysboro
Leslie
Murphsboro
Marshall
Cattle theft charges against two youths
Two 17 year old boys are held in Stoddard county jail at Bloomfield on cattle theft charges after attempting to steal three steers and several hogs from Mr. Newhouse of Dexter last Sunday night. Walter Williams of Sikeston Route 3 and Charles C Wing Jr of Parma were caught by State Patrolman Melvin Dace and Sheriff Clyde Alexander after trying to load steers onto a truck. The failing pasture fence had been cut in several places. They pleaded guilty and await trial.
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Stoddard
Bloomfield
Mr. Newhouse
Dexter
Set
Melvin Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Clyde Alexander
Stoddard County
Walter Williams
Route 3
Sikeston
Charles C. Wing Jr
Parma
Williams
Newhouse
Dace
Farm Barn Destroyed by Lightning Fire Near Bloomfield
A barn on Mrs. A. T. Fortner’s Bloomfield area farm was burned Tuesday morning after a lightning strike. The blaze, fueled by hay, destroyed the structure and its contents with firefighters battling the flames.
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Bloomfield
A. T. Fortner
Automobiles pile up near Bluff after highway spill
Five miles east of Poplar Bluff on Highway 60 a gasoline truck, a soda water truck, and two private cars collided after highway workers set a barrier. Three people from Poplar Bluff were injured, including Mr. and Mrs. John Dodge and Mrs. Tate Gillis. Seventy-five gallons spilled, and two trucks and two cars were damaged.
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Poplar Bluff
John Dodge
Tate Gillis
State Highway Department
Robert L. Luck
Dixcel
W. C. Smith
Earl Edward Hudson
Peoria
Ill
Bill Dodge
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Paul Stevens
Dodge
Hudson
Chrysler
State Warns Against Pedestrian Accidents in Missouri
In Southeast Missouri, the 1941 pedestrian toll rises as safety officials urge an all-out campaign after 19 deaths so far. The advisory lists practical tips: walk against traffic, wear light clothing, carry a light, cross at intersections, and cross slowly. Data from 1939 to 1941 show rising fatalities, with October to December most deadly. Scott County records nine deaths in the first nine months of 1941, up from seven in the same period of 1940, signaling a year-end increase in fatalities across the region.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Department
Scott County
Drivers warned against dangling arm from car
State Highway Patrol Sgt Melvin Dace cites recent injuries from driving with left arm extended outside the vehicle. The latest case involves Stanley Woods who suffered a deep elbow cut after a truck sideswiped his pickup on Highway 61 south of Sikeston. Woods reports no damage to his truck.
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Melvin Dace
State Highway Patrol
Stanley Woods
Highway 61
Sikeston
Woods
Sigt. Dace
Hedden couple to visit in St. Louis with Kuntzs
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hedden will leave Sunday for a brief visit with their daughter and son in law, Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Kuntz, in St. Louis.
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Ernest Hedden
Mrs
Herbert Kuntz
St. Louis
Patrol Urges Obedience to Dimming Regulations
Sergeant Melvin Dace of the Missouri State Highway Patrol urges Southeast Missouri motorists to follow the new dimming law. Vehicles must have lights tested with headlights on high creating a beam no farther than 75 feet ahead and no more than 42 inches high. Drivers must use dimmers when meeting other vehicles, regardless of the other driver’s actions.
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Melvin Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missouri
Dace
New Arrivals at Sikeston General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Pete Harwell welcome a son David Lee born October 9 at Sikeston General Hospital. Mrs Harwell and infant are home as of Tuesday. Several other births are logged: a daughter for Mr and Mrs Carl J Dunn of Matthews, Norman Jaret for Mr and Mrs W J Keith, a son for Mr and Mrs Edgar Jones, a son for Mr and Mrs William Depro, a daughter Virginia Emagene for Mr and Mrs D C Thorn at Benton, daughter Carol Sue for Mr and Mrs Samuel P Marshall in Vancliser, son Larry Barkley for Mr and Mrs D W Murray in Sikeston, son James Audy for Mr and Mrs J J Lively in Matthews, and daughter Mary Lee for Mr and Mrs Rufus Aberhart of Canalou.
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Pete Harwell
David Lee
Sikeston General Hospital
Harwell
Carl J. Dunn
Matthews
Norman Jaret
W. J. Keith
Edgar Jones
Sikeston
William Depro
Virginia Emagene
D. C. Thorn
Benton
Carol Sue
Samuel P. Marshall
Vanclyser
D. W. Murray
Larry Barkley
James Audy
J. J. Lively
Mary Lee
Rufus Aberhart
Canalou
Odd occupation spider ranch professor milks spiders
Prof John G Albright of Case School of Applied Science Cleveland and his brother run a spider ranch with over 200 spiders. They harvest silk used for bomb sights gun sights telescope and microscope guidelines. Silk is extracted like milking a cow and sold at $9 per 100 foot reel.
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John G. Albright
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Prof
Albright
Morehouse Notes Highlight Local Socials and Events
Joe Headlee returns from California to Morehouse last week as residents recall recent visits. New Madrid’s Mrs. J. W. Wilkins stayed with her mother Mrs. Ethel Holder the past week. Jim Johnson and son Elmer, after a month in St. Louis, visit relatives this week. Shirley Jo Dillon and Jean Cox joined Sikeston Red Peppers for a game against Christian Brothers College in St. Louis. Eighth and tenth graders held a rummage sale raising 45 dollars for the queen’s Penney Carnival contest. Mrs. Charles Rauch hosted an all day bridge party with lunch. Attendees included Mrs. Josie Chedowick, Mrs. D. L. Fisher, Mrs. R. M. Bienert, and local hostesses. Grand Chapter Eastern Star delegates Mae Brown and Margaret Sperrce attended in St. Louis with Mrs. Don Kochel and Mrs. J. W. Baker. Brown joined the Worthy Matron banquet at the Scottish Rite Cathedral with about 800 present.
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Joe Headlee
California
Morehouse
J. W. Wilkins
New Madrid
Ethel Holder
Jim Johnson
Elmer
St. Louis
Shirley Jo Dillon
Jean Cox
Sikeston
Sikeston Bulldogs
Christian Brothers College
Charles Rauch
Frances Barnett
Josie Chedowick
D. L. Fisher
R. M. Bienert
Order of the Eastern Star
Mae Brown
Margaret Sperrce
Don Kochel
Canalea
J. W. Baker
Brown
Blodgett News Local Roundup Highlights Visits and School Schedule
Miss Opal Welker spent the weekend at home near Millersville Missouri. Mrs Commodore York of Poplar Bluff visits her parents. Miss Georgia Ferguson and L D Ferguson spent weekend in Murray Kentucky. Mrs Thelma Thomason visited Cape Girardeau with her daughter Beth. Mrs Winfred Strayhorn substituted in first grade due to Miss Stanfill absence. Mrs E J Nienstedt and Miss Pauline Stanfill attended the Eastern Star Grand Chapter in St. Louis. Blodgett schools dismissed Thursday and Friday for Southeast Missouri State Teachers meeting in Cape Girardeau. Mr and Mrs J F Nunnelee traveled to St Louis to visit their son Joe Robert in the Hoekenshoe Carpenter School of Embalming. Mrs L F Evans hosted the Young Women's Missionary Society with Mesdames A E Davis, Thelma Thomason, Lester Fadler, Lennis James, Stanford Frey, and Misses Louise Nienstedt, Georgia Ferguson, Opal Welker, Margaret Thacker, Ruth Reynolds. Next meeting October 27 at Mrs E C Graham’s home.
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Opal Welker
Millersville
Commodore York
Poplar Bluff
C. A. Miller
Georgia Ferguson
L. D. Ferguson
Murray, Ky
Thelma Thomason
Beth
Cape Girardeau
Winfred Strayhorn
Stanfill
E. J. Nienstedt
Pauline Stanfill
Order of the Eastern Star
St. Louis
Blodgett
Missouri
J. F. Nunnelee
City
Joe Robert
Hoekenshoe Carpenter School
Enbalming
L. F. Evans
Young Women's Missionary Society
Mesdames A. E. Davis
Lester Fadler
Lennis James
Stanford Frey
Louise Nienstedt
Margaret Thacker
Ruth Reynolds
E. C. Graham
Army Streamlines Emergency Rations For Air Crew
Dayton Ohio—the army tests 1245 ounce balanced meals in a seven day 100 mile trek across New Mexico to prove a new ration providing 500 calories daily. Maj Dill reports no ill effects and improved fitness after the grueling hike.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
Army Air Corps
New Mexico
D. B. Dill
Maj. Dill
Dill
Quartermasters’ Subsistance Research Laboratory
Chicago
Ancel Keys
Minnesota University
War Department
Albuquerque
N.M
Santa Fe National Forest
National Defense Ties Up With Health
National Defense links with health by promoting daily food needs for all citizens. The leaflet Eat the Right Food to Help Keep You Fit outlines milk requirements for children and mothers, vegetables, vitamin C fruits, eggs, lean protein, whole grains, water, and sensible sweets as part of a balanced diet.
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National Defense
Bureau of Home Economics
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Office of Education
Public Health Service
That Makes It Clear Chicago
Edward Kenigburg of Chicago reads about George Hopkins landing on Devil's Tower and asks how two acres compare to two city blocks. A girl from Oklahoma in his office guesses it would equal ten rows of cotton back home.
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Chicago
Edward Kenigburg
George Hopkins
Devil's Tower
Oklahoma
Mechanics' Overalls as Standard Dress in Ration Experiment
Maj. Dill reported on a field test where mechanics wore standard overalls as dress and the ration was deemed adequate and not unpleasant. Only one hiker consumed all his food, consuming about 3500 calories daily, roughly twice the needs of an average sedentary person.
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Maj. Dill
Left handed checkbooks introduced in Memphis banks
A Memphis bank introduced left handed checkbooks with stubs on the right side to keep the left handed user from crossing hands while filling in details. Officials say two or three other U S banks use the format.
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Memphis
United States
Parking Problem in New Castle Stirs Police Probe
An Indiana man rushed to police with a tale that his car had been stolen, claiming $100 in the glove compartment. He led Officer Srgt Fred Brown to the supposed location, where the car was found a block away, still bearing $400 in the glove compartment.
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New Castle
India
Srgt
Fred Brown
Hart Family Visits Sikeston Ties in Washington Trip
Mr and Mrs J D Hart and daughter Mrs John Mitchell of Los Angeles were guests of Mr and Mrs Jas Wilbur Wednesday. They visited Mrs Mitchell’s uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Charles Mitchell and were en route to Washington DC to see their son Hillis Hart a government employee there. The Harts formerly resided in Sikeston.
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J. D. Hart
John Mitchell
Los Angeles
Cal
Jas. Wilbur
Mitchell
Charles Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Hillis Hart
Mr Hart
Sikeston
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Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric
Sikeston Firestone
ARMY
Dorothy Street
Kingshighway
Smith Addition
First Street
Buchanan Funeral Home
Carlye
Elite Hat Shop
Center Street
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