World This Week Highlights Quiet War Front And Political Shifts
Secretary Stimson approves plan to remove the surviving son of a bereaved family from hazards amid ongoing war losses. Roosevelt distance from a thousand dollar club sparked Democratic rebuttals. Frontier fighting, naval family tributes, and broad Allied concerns across Europe are noted, including Italy resuming diplomacy and Japan’s Pearl Harbor context. A massive Atlantic convoy, martial law lifting in Hawaii, and scholarly memorials at Lindenwood College round out weekly events.
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Stimson
Plans Received For New Hospital In Sikeston
Sikeston moves toward a first class rural hospital as Missouri Delta Community Hospital Association receives architect drawings and plans for a cross shaped two story building with four wings a nurses home a garage and parking. The Commonwealth Fund of New York funds the project with local support raising about 75 000 dollars for eligibility. Construction timing hinges on wartime end.
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Sikeston
Missouri Delta Community Hospital Association
Herald
Missouri
Germany
Commonwealth Fund of New York
James S. Kevil
Commonwealth Fund
Kevil
Retired Sikeston farmer dies after stroke
John C. Witt a longtime Sikeston district farmer died at his North Ranney street home last night from effects of a stroke suffered last August. He was 75. Funeral at St. Francis Xavier Church Friday at 9 AM, burial Guardian Angel Cemetery, Oran. Survivors: widow Sophia Witt, sons Paul Morehouse and Steve Sikeston, daughter Mrs Raymond Marshall, four grandchildren, three brothers Mike Chaffee Ben Oran Frank Witt St Louis, five sisters Mrs Addie Caldwell Commerce, Mrs George LeGrand, Mrs Lizzie Metz St Louis, Mrs Mary Wilman Charleston, Mrs Nick Schoot Oran.
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John C. Witt
Sikeston
Ranney Street
Mr. Witt
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
A. H. Hoormen
Rnnes
Guardian Angel
Oran
Taylor
Witt
Sophia Witt
Paul
Morehouse
Steve Witt
Raymond Marshall
Chrriest
Mike
Chaffee
Ben
Frank Witt
St. Louis
Addie Caldwell
Commerce
George LeGrand
Lizzie Metz
Mary Wilman
Charleston
Nick Schoot
Time Short for Soldier Ballots
County Clerk H C Watkins Jr warns mailing of soldier ballots to overseas service members is nearly complete. Some ballots have already arrived from France England and Hawaii and may be voteable if mailed soon. So far 872 soldier ballots sent 373 voted returned three opened by censor or unmarked. Civilians' absentee ballots rising but kept separate from soldiers.
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H. C. Watkins Jr
France
England
Hawaii
Watkins
Scott County
Paul Higgins to Be Ordained Baptist Minister
Paul Higgins who sought the ministry at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville will be ordained at 2:30 p.m. Sunday October 29 at Sikeston Baptist Church. A council led by Rev. Owen will oversee the service. Higgins expects to graduate next spring and now serves part time as pastor of a small church. He is the son of Mrs. Mack Higgins of Sikeston and his wife Gladys Conley, a Sikeston native, will attend. He will preach Sunday night at Sikeston.
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Paul Higgins
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Sikeston Baptist Church
Council of
Baptist Ministers
Sikeston and
Owen
Mr. Higgins
Sikeston
Making Plans for REA Expansion
The Scott New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association plans erecting 900 additional miles of electric lines within three years after materials and labor become available. The project would serve 2700 customers, with 333 already signed up. The expansion is part of postwar REA plans, with new funds approved, discussed at Missouri rural electrification meetings in Columbia.
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Scott~New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
H. Marker
Zarkor
Rural Electrification Administration
Columbia
Missouri State Rural Electrification Administration Association
Show Me" Electric Cooperative Association
Bertrand Youth Reported Killed in Palau Action
Pvt. William Wilkerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkerson of Bertrand, was killed in action on September 15. His parents have been notified. The death occurred in the Palau Islands, with burial place not announced.
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Pvt
Wm. Wilkerson
Bertrand
Palau Islands
Allied Bombers Rain On German Cities in Heavy Assault
More than 3000 Allied planes bombed German industrial, transport and oil targets today. American heavy bombers led the raid with over 1200 aircraft involved. The report states there was no Nazi opposition.
Sikeston’s first war hero Jiome on leave visit
Gee Aldrich, Sikeston’s first war hero, returns home with his mother Mrs Ada Aldrich and relatives during a leave. Aldrich, a first class aviation radioman, is stationed at Pensacola Florida.
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Jiome
Gee Aldrich
Sikeston
Ada Aldrich
Young Aldrich
Pensacola
Fla
Business visitors from Cape Girardeau travel group
Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Harry Young and Mrs. C. M. Taylor were listed as business visitors in Cape Girardeau yesterday as part of a regional commercial tour.
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John Young
Harry Young
C. M. Taylor
Cape Girardeau
Hearing for Gobel Owens Postponed in Fatally Shooting Case
A preliminary hearing for Gobel Owens on the charge of fatally shooting Mrs. Roy Nichols and wounding her husband stalled as witnesses were absent. The hearing was reset for November 4 before Justice J. C. Sanders at Oran, with Owens returned to Scott County jail after bond attempts failed.
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Gabel Owens
Roy Nichols
Justice of Peace
Frank Smith
BE. L. McClintock
Cape Girardeau
M. E. Montgomery
Gene Munger
Dickering
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Sanders
Oran
Munger
Owens
Scott County
Benton
Blanton Residence Damaged By Fire
The residence of C. L. Blanton on Tanner Street was slightly damaged when sparks from the flue ignited the roof. The Fire Department quickly controlled the blaze.
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Blanton
C. L. Blanton
Tanner Street
Marine Sergeant Wilson Home From South Pacific
Marine Sergeant Jean Wilson, home on furlough after 33 months in the South Pacific, recalls four landings at Guadalcanal Tarawa Saipan and Tinian. He wears ribbons for American theater American defense Asiatic and Pacific theaters plus four gold stars and a two-star Presidential Citation. Wilson joined June 24 1941 and went overseas January 6 1942 returning to Sikeston relatives and friends including Rolland Moll Jim Wyatt and Sammy Farmer. He will report to Williamsburg Virginia for guard duty on November 11.
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Sgt
Jean Watson
United States Marines
South Pacific
Spt
Wilson
Second Marines
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
Jean
Herald
Set
Etta Wilson
Marines
Cpl
Howard Wilson
Sikeston
Rolland Moll
Jim Wyatt
Sammy Farmer
Farmer
Williamsburg
Welcome in Paris for 1000 evacuated children
A large crowd greeted 1000 children who had been evacuated to the countryside and were returning from Nancy in France last Sunday in Paris.
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Paris
Nancy
France
New Members of Ration Board Chosen in Scott County
At a meeting in Oran last Thursday night new Scott County Ration Board members were named E Crader O W Hartner I C Mattingly R Q Black and John A Scherer Black elected chairman succeeding J G Slickman who resigned. Holdover members J R Stephens Claude J Jameson Grover Baker and Clint H Denman remained. A follow up meeting assigned roles for tires automobiles boots and shoes and for rationing gasoline fuel oil stoves and replacement books.
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Scott County Ration Board
Oran
E. Crader
O. W. Hartner
Ulmo
I. C. Mattingly
R. Q. Black
John A. Scherer
Benton
Black
J. G. Slickman
J. KR. Stephens
Chaffee
Claude J. Jameson
Grover Baker
Sikeston
Clint H. Denman
Stephens
Hartner
Jameson
Crader
Baker
Mattingly
Scherer
Roughnecks Have Field Day in Sunset Addition
In Sikeston in Sunset Addition two residents face future court dates before Justice Frank Smith on Tuesday morning for three separate assault cases. Eugene Wilson is charged with assault with a gun on George Ramsey. Ramsey was unhurt. Joe Rancher faces knife assault over a stabbing of Mil ford Harrington, a Negro soldier. A third charge involves Julia Hilder accusing Ollie of a criminal attack.
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Sikeston
Justice of the Peace
Frank Smith
Eugene Wilson
George Ramsey
Ramsey
Joe Rancher
Milford Harrington
Julia Hilder
Ollie
War Loan quotas set for Southeast Missouri counties
Scott County is assigned a Sixth War Loan quota of 646000 dollars with an EBond portion of 311000 dollars. Group 17 chair Clyde D Harris, overseeing 11 counties, calls a meeting for tonight to map drive details. Scott’s Fifth War Loan quota was 663000 with over 1 million invested locally.
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Scott County
County War Finance Committee
Charles WH. Buller
Sikeston
Clyde D. Harris
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Butler
Sikeston City
P Vensman
Scott
Mississippi
New Madrid
Ste. Genevieve
Bellinger
St. Francois
Stoddard
Dunklin
Pemiscot
Sailor Finley Returns Home After Three Years Abroad
In a long distance call from San Francisco California Navy Electrician's Mate First Class Robert Finley told his mother that his three year overseas service ends with a homeward leave that began yesterday. This will be his first visit home in over three years.
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San Francisco
Cal
Robert Finley
U. S. Navy
R. C. Finley
Finley
German War Prisoner Buried With Full Honors
Gustav Pfarrherr a German prisoner of war who died last Saturday at Jefferson Barracks station hospital was buried Tuesday afternoon in the prisoner of war section of National Cemetery at the barracks with full military honors of his country Under the Geneva convention prisoners of war who die in custody of the enemy are entitled to such burial
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Gustav Pfarrherr
Jefferson Barracks Station
National Cemetery
Missing in Action Lieut Carroll E. Davis Over Germany
Lieut Carroll E. Davis has been reported missing in action over Germany since October 6. He wrote his parents that he expected promotion to captain on November 1 and hoped to be home for Christmas. Davis, a B 17 bomber pilot, had worked for The Herald for over a year. His brother, Sg t J W Davis, serves on Saipan with the Army Finance Department.
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Carroll E. Davis
Germany
War Department
Pat Davis
Lieut. Davis
The
Herald
Lieut Davis
Set. J. W. Davis
Saipan
Finance Department
Army
Tommy Marshall
Dean Marshall
Tommy
Southeast Missouri Casualty List
Southeast Missouri casualty list names killed missing and prisoners of war. The roster includes Pvt Philip L Letst Portageville Pvt Gilbert E Brewer Perry City Lt Victor Sigler Hayti Cpl Lester Hobbs Cape Girardeau Lt Charles W Tucker Perryville Pte Ottie Counce New Madrid Pfc Roy Hans Cape Girardeau Pvt Isaac Patterson Portageville Missing Maritz W Brown Perryville Pfc Delose J Hughes Flat River Sgt John H Sander Itlmo among others.
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Philip L. Letst
Portageville
Gilbert E. Brewer
Perry Ville
Victor Sigler
Hayti
Charles S Clore
Cape Girardeau
Jesse FB. Ferrell
Cardwell
Eldom Shoemake
Farmington
Charles W. Tucker
Perryville
Ottie Counce
New Madrid
Wm. Wilkerson
Bertrand
John H. Pippin
Oriole
Roy Hans
Harry L Wilson
Ancell
Lester Hobbs
Taylor Jones Jr
Parma
Isaac Patterson
Set
Benjamin Cook
Perlans
Sailor Verifies Eleanor Story From Sikeston Lions Meet
Philip McLaurin of Canaloa formerly stationed in Porto Rico confirms the Sikeston Herald report on Mrs. Roosevelt. He recalls her remark about service members while stationed in Porto Rico and says she may have "blown her top." The claim traces to Marine Corporal Milton Poe of Ardeola who spoke at the Sikeston Lions Club meeting about experiences in the South Pacific and remarks about service men and white women.
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Philip McLaurin
Canaloa
Navy
Porto Rico
Roosevelt
Sikeston Herald
Rhode Island
McLaurin
Milton Poe
Ardeola
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Tinian
Saipan
Sikeston Lions Club
South Pacific
Cpl. Poe
Japanese Fleet Reported Beaten in Philippine War
Dispatches indicate the Japanese fleet suffered a crushing defeat as American forces claim control of southern Leyte and Samar coasts. Adm Halsey and Gen MacArthur each hailed the victory amid reports of damaged battleships cruisers and carriers and continued Allied advances on Leyte Gulf and in Norway.
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China Coast
Formosa
Leyte
Samar
Centrol
Japan
Philippines
Adm
Wm. F. Halsey
Roosevelt
Princeton
P. T
Speen
Douglas MacArthur
Signal Corps
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Leyte Gulf
Philippine
Macarthur
Norway
Arctic
Kirkenes
Transylvania
Warsaw
East Prussia
MIA Offices to Close Next Tuesday
John W Bryan secretary treasurer of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics said surplus property has been sold and offices will close after next Tuesday. After the first of the month, offices relocate to Curtis Parks Airport East St Louis. Bills should be mailed to that address. Army personnel will remain on duty at the post for several days after the first of the month.
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John W Bryan
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Curtis Parks
East St. Louis
Bryan
Cotton Ginnings Progress in Sikeston District
More than 5000 bales have been ginned to date as about 65 percent of the district crop is picked. Despite a picker shortage, cotton comes in steadily and buyers note activity. Current price stands at 20 cents per pound with seed at 48 dollars per ton.
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Sikeston
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Robert E. Hannegan
Gov. Dewey
Dewey
Edward O'Brien
Medford
Mass
Quartermaster Corps of the Army
Treasury Department
United States
Italy
Alexander C. Kirk
Rome
London
William A C. Bryan
Nephi
Utah
Salt Lake City
Lincoln
Territory of
Islands
Pearl Harbor
Richard G. Henderson
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Naval Hospital
Henderson
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
George C. Sibley
Atlantic
Gobel Owens
Jean Wilson
Ration Board
Sailor
Carrgle Davis
Southeast Missouri Casualty List
Maritz W. Brown
Leland Parker
Wyatt
Alton W Maness
Steele
Delose J. Hughes
Flat Rover
John H. Sander
Itlmo
Fleanor
MIA
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