Bankers Meet in Sikeston Today Convention hosts lead session
Group Six of the Missouri Bankers Association met at the Dunn Hotel Sikeston today for its annual convention. Host bankers included Vice president C D Matthews III and Cashier Leroy C Leslie of the Bank of Sikeston. O J O'Bryant of the Bank of Chaffee presided. Speakers included F C Hunt and D Howard Doane in the morning, and Ray B Lucas and Ernest Robert Rosse in the afternoon. Attendees listed include W F Kerpe Bert A Lynch Jr Elbert Land J W Minton and many others from across Missouri and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Bankers Association
Missouri
Dunn Hotel
C. D. Matthews III
Cashie Leroy C. Leslie
Bank of Sikeston
O. J. O’bryant
Bank of Chaffee
John L. Taylor
Sikeston Methodist Church
Leslie
F. C. Hunt
The
First National Bank of
A. M. Atteberry
F. G. Antoine
Clarence Johnson
D. Howard Doane
St. Louis
Elbert Land
Memphis
Thomas Kennedy
Charles Darby
Dexter
Irvin Waller
Malden
E. J. Poppitz
Adolph Schmidt
Altenburg
E. H. Biehle
P. J. Gerle
Harry Phillips
C. L. Hite
Robert Keller
H. A. Nussbaum
W. H. Oberheide
Clyde D Harris
Cape Girardeau
C. W. Dearing
George B. Snider
Farmington
John W. Minton
Carrol F. Burton
Charles Liles
National Stock Yards
Ilinois
K. R. Adams
Bonne Terre
J. W. Corrigan
L Saracini
John Corrigan
Poplar Bluff
O. R. Robinson
D. Edgar Fletcher
Arcadia
A. M. Luna Piedmont
A. B. Rhodes
W. E. Smith
Charles G. Ross
Caruthersville
H. E. Shaxton
Doniphan
Homer Williams
George Bidewell
E. J. Taylor
Marble Hill
Homer
D. Chandler
Chester Pearman
Lutesville
Ancell Residence Damaged by Blaze on Sikes Avenue
Fire from an oil heater in a utility room at Ralph Ancell’s Sikes avenue home destroyed the kitchen furnishings and sewing room. Other rooms suffered smoke damage. Fire department saved further loss. Insurance reportedly covers part of the damage.
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Ralph Ancell
Sikes Avenue
Cotton Ginnings Ahead in Sikeston District
Ginners report about 30 percent of Sikeston district cotton picked with faster staple growth. Nearly 3000 bales ginned in Sikeston. price down to 9 1/2 cents and seed at $20 per ton. Pickers abundant at 75 cents per hundred pounds. Black Bros. gins at Morley exceed 500 bales, Vandyser over 450, Salcedo slightly over 300. Morley sees good picking on sandy lands. overall 1940 season expected around 6000 bales. Morley school dismissed to let children help harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Black Bros
Morley
Vandyser
Salcedo
Herald
New Cadet Class Enrolls at Sikeston Air School
The Sikeston air school rapid expands as 60 new Flying Cadets enroll, doubling the prior intake of 32. Ground training begins Saturday with flight instruction Monday, while 10 additional Stearman planes arrive this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Air School
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Jack Bryan
Bryan
Stearman
Army
Formation of Home Guards Begins in Sikeston
A. T. Rabb becomes first registrant for the Sikeston unit of the Reserve Military Force also known as the Sixth Missouri Regiment Col Harry Dudley announces. Enlistments, total 20 to 75 allowed, ages 18 to 64 for enlisted and 21 for officers, three year terms, voluntary patriotic service with weekly drill, unit to be completed in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Rabb
Henry Meldrum
American Legion
Sikeston
Reserve Military Force
Home Guard
Harry Dudley
140Th Infantry
Missouri National Guard
Wade Shankle
Regular Guard
Sixth
Missouri Regiment
National Guard
Sixth Missouri Infantry
District farmer hurt this morning near Sikeston
Charles Bunch a Sikeston area farmer was severely cut and possibly concussed after his wagon was struck by a truck driven by Wm A Pratt on Highway 61 south of Sikeston. The collision occurred as Bunch turned into a farm entrance after his mules shied near roadside mail boxes. He was taken to Sikeston General Hospital with head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles ©. Bunch
Sikeston
Highway 61
Wm. A. Pratt
Harry E. Dudley
State Highway Department
Bunch
Pratt
Dudley
Sikeston General Hospital
New Arrivals In Sikeston Area Families
Ronald Eugene Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lee of Lilbourn on October 11. Jo Ellen Alsup born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Alsup near Sikeston on October 11. Larry Eugene Freed born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freed near Sikeston on October 14. Stanley Hastings and family of Sikeston welcome a daughter born October 13. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hudgins of Sikeston on October 12. Goldie Hargrave near Sikeston parent of a son born October 14. Glenn Eugene Jr. born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holifield of Sikeston on October 14. Ollie Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Hamilton of Vanduser on October 15. Donnie Eugene King born to Mr. and Mrs. V. R. King near Sikeston on October 15. Joyce Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Stoner near Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Eugene
W. L. Lee
Lilbourn
W. T. Alsup
Jo Ellen
Alsup
Sikeston
Larry Eugene
Earl Freed
Stanley Hasting
Ollie Lee
Donnie Eugene King
V. R. King
Near
Joyce Ann
I. B. Stoner
Near Sikeston
Senath Boy Is Champion Cotton Picker
Harold Mason a 15 year old Senath farm youth was crowned champion picker at the National Cotton Picking Championship near Blytheville Arkansas. He won 1007 dollars after picking 129 pounds in two hours in a 125 acre field. Jim Branshaw of Reyno Arkansas took second with 117 pounds and 200 dollars. Joe Hernandez of Luxora earned third with 100 dollars. Over 12 000 spectators watched the event which drew 135 pickers from 11 states. Mason said his average day’s picking is 400 to 500 pounds. Gov Carl Bailey presented the prize in 1000 one dollar bills and noted Mason is also a Missourian from Dunklin county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Mason
Senath Farm
Blytheville
Ark
Mason
Senath
Jim Branshaw
Reyno
Joe Hernandez
Luxora
Carl Bailey
Arkansas
Dunklin County
Boy Scouts Attend Annual Fall Round-Up in Cape Girardeau
Sikeston Boy Scouts join more than 1000 from Southeast Missouri for the Southeast Missouri Area Council fall round-up at Cape Girardeau. Registration starts at four at Courthouse Park with supper, then a parade to Houck Field for the football game. The ceremony at halftime features massed color guards and a singing of God Bless America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Boy Scouts
Southeast Missouri
Southeast
Swindle Letters Circulate In Sikeston Area
Postmaster Malcolm warns Sikeston residents about letters from a man claiming imprisonment in Mexico and offering a large reward for help to recover 285000 bank bills hidden in a truck at a U S custom house. He urges readers to ignore the correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm
Sikeston
United States
Funeral Tomorrow for Southeast Missouri Former Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Bush a well known former resident of Southeast Missouri will be held at her home in Bismarck at two oclock tomorrow afternoon She died Monday October 15 in Brownsville Texas where she had lived for several years She had been in ill health for some time Surviving are her husband and a son Ray Bush of Kansas City
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bush
Southeast
Missouri
Bismarck
Bush
Brownsville
Texas
Ray Bush
Kansas City
More Than 1600 Register for Compulsory Military Service
Sikeston voters register for the first peacetime compulsory service, tallying 1606 men aged 21 to 35. The nationwide draft aims to form a large, well trained army, with registrants from multiple states and extensive local oversight to prevent evasion.
Market prices for grains and poultry in Sikeston
Sikeston markets list Wheat No 2 at 2 bu. Corn white No 2 at 55c per bu. Corn yellow No 2 at 52c per bu. Hens per lb. 12c. heavy hens per lb. 12c. Fryers heavy per lb unknown. Leghorn fryers per lb 6c. Leghorn hens per lb 6c. Roosters per lb 6c.
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Sikeston
Draft Registration in Sikeston lists 1606 registrants
About 300 Negroes registered at Sikeston polls yesterday with many cotton workers among them. Some frightened as they answered questions, others unfazed. A drunken man was jailed twice while awaiting registration. A few registrants hailed from outside the United States, including naturalized citizens from Russia, Austria, Germany and Scotland. One man claimed no country as his citizenship and gave his divorced wife as a contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
National Selective Service
America
Sikeston
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
New York
Oregon
Ward
Robert Dempster
Jos P. Read
J. Ernest Harper
Wm. C. Corrigan
Wodrel Kirby
Moore Greer
Bill van Horne
George W Kirk
Charles Leonard Kirk
Eula Bowman Shanks
Charles Blanton Jr
J. F. Harper
Mort Griffth
A. C. Barrett
Woodrow Wilson
Ralph Potashnick
Frank Miller
Conly Purcell
Harry Kirk
Val Sharp
Arden Ellise
Lucille
United States
Russia
Austria
Germany
Scotland
St. Louis
Sikeston Man Narrowly Avoids Draft With Birthday Soon
A Sikeston resident, nearly 36 on Sunday, dodged the draft at the last moment in a close call that kept him in the ranks just days before his birthday.
Men above draft age register denied at Sikeston polls
Several men over the draft age tried to register at Sikeston polls yesterday but were turned away. A forty year old said I want to go, while others sought confirmation. Two or three declared intent to volunteer though they could not register for the draft.
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Sikeston
Wartime Registration Fears Stir Young Negroes
A registrar jokes about war readiness as a young Black man replies he cannot be ready by morning. Several registrants hope to finalize wills during registration, fearing they may be sent to the front imminently.
Registrars Named for County Precincts in Report
The notice lists chief registrars and ward officers across county precincts. Names include Jackson Mrs Gord Dill and Ward three leaders S. L. Lawrence and Miss Laura Kathryn Kornegger. Ward four chief registrar L. H. Sexton and several ward officials. Other precinct chiefs cover Commerce Grady Darby Tiimo R. C. Smith Oran Dr. I. C. Mattingly and numerous towns with assigned registrars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Ethridge
John Reid
Mae Martin
Christine Lowe
H. R Nootz
Joe Sidwell
Cecil Reed
Marian Sexton
Commerce
Grady Darby
Tiimo
R. C. Smith
Oran
I. C. Mattingly
Bleda
Arthur Mier
Ancell
Wm. Welter
Benton
C. E. Brewer
George A. Pearman
New Hamburg
Philip S. Buch
Charleston Man Killed in Crash
Funeral services were held for George B. Bridges a young prose prosecuting attorney of Mississippi County killed when the 1940 Ford coupe he rode in with Miss Henrietta Moore left the road near Bertrand Missouri. Bridges suffered a basal skull fracture and other injuries. Miss Moore escaped with minor bruises and shock. Bridges born August 30 1912 was educated at the University of Missouri and served on the State Highway legal staff before becoming Mississippi County prosecuting attorney. He was active in Democratic politics Kiwanis Club Masonic Lodge and the Baptist church. Surviving are his parents and aunt Emma Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Bridges
Mississippi County
W. C. Broderson
Charleston Baptist Church
A. B. Cooper
Charleston Lodge
Odd Fellows
Charleston
Bridges
St. Mary's Infirmary
Cairo
Henrietta Moore
Sikeston
Highway 60
Bertrand
Moore
Miss Moore
Colony Club
Illinois
James P. Bridges
University of Missouri
Democratic Committee
Kiwanis Club
Masonic Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Emma Smith
Weather Outlook Bright and Cool This Week
Southeast Missourians enjoyed a week of clear, crisp autumn weather with a high of 93 degrees on Sunday and a low of 35 degrees yesterday. Temperatures fluctuated little, remaining within a tight range. Forecasters expect fair and warmer conditions for the next several days.
Mrs. Dover Returns Home After Month in Missouri
Mrs J E Dover spent a month in Jefferson City and St Louis with her daughters Mesdames M C Cunningham and Woolard Baker and returned home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Dover
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Mesdames M. C. Cunningham
Woolard Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hanga
Home Guards
Senath Boy
Harold Wallace
Wallace
Rob J. A. Dempster
Scott County
H. C. Watkins Jr
Crowder
McMullin
Mimer Switch
Fornfelt
Blodgett
Time
Vancuser
Lusk
Diehlstadt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kelso
Fred A. Burger
Chaffee
Ward 1
R. E Mattocks
L. D. Lankford
Perkins
Elfrank
George Bridges
AQ Pier
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