Farmers urged to join Red Cross roll call in Southeast Missouri
The Southeast Missouri Red Cross drive urges farmers to join as roll call begins. The Herald emphasizes farm families benefited most from prior aid after floods and storms and calls on farmers, renters, and sharecroppers to contribute generously to make this district's drive the most successful yet.
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Red Cross
Southeast
Missouri
the Herald
The
Herald
Protestant confessional urged by local pastor
The Herald endorses a Sikeston church advertising its pastor will advise on social domestic and spiritual problems. It praises pastors as rightful advisers and contrasts with unqualified readers, noting many pastors lack time yet urging every pastor to offer guidance to their flock and all in need.
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Herald
Sikeston
the Herald
Tucker boy treated for fractured arm at St Francis
Mack Tucker, twelve year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tucker, was admitted to St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau for treatment of a fractured arm.
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Mack
Robert Tucker
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Bargain Offer on Frigidaire Ranges Before Tax Ruling
Ten Frigidaire electric ranges were shipped to us by mistake before a new excise tax ruling. While stock lasts, Lair's offers bargain figures on these appliances.
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Lair’s
Meetings, business openings, and political notes in Sikeston
Twenty five years ago on Friday October 27 1916 The Sikeston Herald reports large crowds and fine meetings in the Charleston district Woman’s Missionary Society events at the local Methodist church led by Mrs J H Kready. L H Gross opens a plumbing shop in New Madrid and plans to move his family there. Frank Anderson a Republican assessor candidate visits Sikeston last Saturday. Twenty years ago Oct 23 1921 oil drilling depth at Reelfoot Lake Ky reaches 1860 feet after gas pressure buckles pipe. Sikeston high school sophomore Halloween party set for city hall Monday night. R A McCord J F Cox Rory McDonald and Sam Potashnick drive to St Louis. Irene Cox visits from Lindenwood College.
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Sikeston Herald
Woman's Missionary Society
Charleston
Southern Methodist Church
J. H. Kready
L. H. Gross
New Madrid
Leslie
Reelfoot Lake
Sikeston High School
City Hall
R. A. McCord
J. F. Cox
Rory McDonald
Sam Potashnick
St. Louis
Irene Cox
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Gasoline Price Cut Noted. Local Candidates Mentioned
Fifteen years ago on October 28 1926 gasoline price cut by one cent per gallon at local filling stations. Miss Rebecca Fierce Scott countys only woman candidate seeks election to county clerk and is noted as well qualified to provide good service. Mr and Mrs H G Cathey of Canalou visited Sikeston Tuesday.
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Rebecca Fierce
Scott County
H. G. Cathey
Canalou
Sikeston
Farmer's Week attendees and local visit notes
Ten years ago Oct 29 1931 W F Woods and Carl Luper of Sikeston and L A Schott of Benton attended the Farmer's Week program in Columbia. Mr and Mrs A W Swacker and their sons who live in the Gaffleener home on North Kingshighway returned Sunday from a visit with relatives in St Louis. Mrs C A Cook returned home from St Louis where she visited relatives.
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W. F. Woods
Carl Luper
Sikeston
L. A. Schott
Benton
Columbia
A. W. Swacker and Sons
Galfleener
North Kingshighway
St. Louis
C. A. Cook
RJ Rural Resettlement funds for 200 farmsteads plan
Five years ago on October 29 1936 the Rural Resettlement Administration announced funds were allocated to purchase land and complete the plant for 200 farmsteads at the Southeast Missouri farms near La Forge Robert A Dempster chair of the City Traffic Planning Board said the city will cooperate to enforce the ordinance against double parking on Sikeston business streets Mr and Mrs R E Bailey will attend the London speaking in St Louis on Saturday
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Rural Resettlement Administration
Missouri Farms
la Forge
Robert A. Dempster
City Traffic Planning Board
Sikeston
R. E. Bailey
St. Louis
Cotton Gins Report 3482 Bales This Season
With three days left before the election Democrats and Republicans push their campaigns for Roosevelt and Willkie. Weather forecasts promise showers and thunderstorms in Southeast Missouri as residents await rain. Construction of a second hangar at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics is two weeks from completion, with plans for an additional all metal hangar and racks.
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Sikeston
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Air School
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Missouriang
Mrs Branum Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. P. V. Branum who had been treated at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis for three weeks returned to her home west of Sikeston. She is making a satisfactory recovery.
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P. V. Branum
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Sikeston
Delivery delays noted by Lair's patrons
Trucks are busy every hour every day and delays or small mistakes may occur. Patrons are urged to be charitable and understanding when deliveries are tardy.
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Lair’s
Bell City Farmer Struck By Automobile
Bell City farmer Jim Flanagan is hospitalized with a fractured leg after being struck by a car on Highway 61 two miles north of Sikeston. Investigating Missouri State Highway Patrol said Flanagan and companion J E Newton were intoxicated. Car driven by O L Ham of Hayti struck him. another car driven by M E Messner of St. Louis swerved to avoid them.
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Jim Flanagan
Bell City
Sikeston General Hospital
Sikeston
Flanagan
J. E. Newton
Missouri State Highway Patrol
O. L. Ham
Hayti
M. E. Messner
St. Louis
Messner
Ham
Carnival man recovers from stab injuries at Pan-American show
Wm Percifal of Cincinnati was stabbed in the chest during a fight at the Pan American Shows carnival in Sikeston last Thursday night. He was released from Sikeston General Hospital yesterday with satisfactory condition after fears of critical injury. A C Lashbrook, his assailant, is held in New Madrid county jail awaiting trial on assault at the January circuit court term. Bond could not be posted. Details of the fight remain undetermined.
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Wm. Percifal
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sikeston General Hospital
A. C. Lashbrook
New Madrid
Clicut
New Arrivals in Sikeston Matthews and Essex Areas
Newborns in the region include Vera Lou to Mr. and Mrs. O Y Taylor near Sikeston on October 28. Patricia Ann to Mr. and Mrs. R B Barfield Jr near Sikeston on October 25. Donnie Lee to Mr. and Mrs. C L Don at Matthews on October 27. Betty Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Hazle Bogan near Matthews on October 28. Lois Louise to Mr. and Mrs. C O Isunger near Bell City on October 28. Ruth Ann to Mr. and Mrs. H S Copeland of Essex on October 25. Sandra Sue to Mr. and Mrs. J C Simpson on October 23.
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Vera Lou
O.Y. Taylor
Sikeston
R. B. Barfield Jr
Patricia Ann
Donnie Lee
C. L. Don
Matthews
Betty Jean
Illmo resident Burkhard Miller dies at home
Funeral services were held at St. Josephs Catholic church in Fornfelt for Burkhard Miller who died Sunday at his son Johns home. Born November 21 1858 in a log cabin near Illmo he lived all his life in Scott county. Survived by three sons David John J and Charles A Miller and two daughters Mrs Lester Beggs of Simo and Miss Addie Miller of St Louis.
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Illmo
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Fornfelt
Burkhard Miller
John J. Miller
Mr. Miller
Scott County
David
John J
Charles A. Miller
Lester Beggs
Simo
Addie Miller
St. Louis
Iron rich foods list for a healthy diet
A readable note lists beef liver dried apricots eggs oatmeal and molasses as excellent iron sources. It suggests including these items in meals to boost iron intake and support overall health. The focus is on practical food options rather than medical guidance.
Frigid aire deals offered with government terms
Several extra good used Frigid aires are in stock at less than real value. Government terms are available on any of them.
Circuit Court Convenes Monday List of Cases
Circuit Court opens Monday with numerous civil suits and actions. Names include Han versus Wm L Shuford, Wilbern Bruce versus Walter Moore, Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation versus Nellie C Patten Gill, Highway Express Inc versus Claud Blackwell, Richard Bennett versus J P Rice, Walter Faulkner versus Dave Drake, and many more. Also listed are partnerships, fraud, insurance, and tax petitions, plus a habeas corpus writ and a sales tax petition in Missouri.
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Han
Wm. L Shuford
Wilbern Bruce
Walter Moore
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Nellie C. Pattengill
Highway Express, Inc
Claud Blackwell
Richard Bennett
J. P. Rice
Walter Faulkner
Dave Drake
J. W. Ingram
Fred J. Lett
Earldean Newton
National Butane Gas Corp
Erma Niswonger
John R. Lee Jr
Illa Dudley
B. E. Patterson
Harry Warren
Lawrence P. Woodward
National Life Co
Mary Mason
John Nagelkirk
Star-Times Publishing Co
A. J. Craig
Thelma Unruh
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
W. H. Castleman
C. L. Duncan
Beulah McEachen
Fred Kirn
O. W. Hartner
Chas. L. Duncan
Ponder Parrott
WL. McDonald
P. A. Desgranges
Roscoe H. Weltecke
Joe Anderson
Standard Marine Insurance Co
Piedmont Fire Insurance Co
James Gipson
William Carson
City of Time
William Peitzman
Two youths charged with auto theft in Missouri
Sergeant Melvin Dace of the Missouri State Highway Patrol nabbed two Southeast Missouri youths aged about 17 after a car theft spree around a high school football game. John Wade Wilson and John Johnson faced a preliminary hearing, posted bonds, and await trial for thefts in Oran and Sikeson, with a 1941 Chevrolet tied to a Moline Illinois owner. They admitted stealing the cars and were armed during the incidents.
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Melvin Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missouri
Justice of the Peace
Wm. Smith
John Wade Wilson
John Johnson
Sgt
Dace
Oran
Claud Rowark
Sikeston
Illinois
Moline
Kiwanis hear Baptist pastor speaks on salvation
Rev. E. D. Owen of Sikeston Baptist church spoke at the Sikeston Kiwanis Club supper at Palace Cafe on Things that Accompany Salvation. He urged a pleasing disposition, a hopeful outlook, and a spirit of appreciation, noting gratitude to others. Guests included Rev. E. W. Bartley and W. C. Croy. A Dunn Hotel party with Mrs. J. A. Macabee and wives’ committee awaits tomorrow night’s program.
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E. D. Owen
Sikeston Baptist Church
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
E. W. Bartley
Methodist Church
W. C. Croy
Poplar Bluff Kiwanis Club
Dunn Hotel
J. A. Macabee
Jaycees to Sponsor Dance for Lunch Room Fund
At a Tuesday meeting the Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor a dance to raise funds for the grade school lunch room project. The event will be held at Sikeston Armory on Tuesday night November 11, with details to follow from dance committee and L. E. Allard Jr. president.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hudson’s Cafe
Sikeston Armory
L. E. Allard, Jr
Legion Changes Meeting To Tuesday Night
Fifty eight new members added to the Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion after a membership drive. At the Armory regular meeting, the post voted to move meetings from the second and fourth Mondays to the first and third Tuesdays each month.
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Henry Meldrum
American Legion
W. O. Carroll
Armory
Social Security Board Rep to Visit Sikeston City Hall
Virdon W. Taylor, manager of the Southeast Missouri Social Security office, announces a board representative will be at Sikeston City Hall from 10 to noon on Wednesday November 5 to provide information on the old age and survivors insurance program and assist with filing claims.
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Virdon W. Taylor
Southeast Missouri
The
Social Security Board
Sikeston
Large Masonic Meeting at Morehouse Tuesday
About fifteen Sikestonians were among over four hundred district Masons at Morehouse Tuesday night for the conferring of the third degree on Kinnard Dillon of Morehouse. Mayfield Blue Lodge Degree Team led the service with guests from Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Dexter, Poplar Bluff, Advance, New Madrid, Charleston, Portageville and others. A banquet in the new Masonic hall dining room preceded the ceremony in the high school gymnasium. Eastern Star members served the dinner.
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Masonic Hall
Morehouse
Ladies of the Eastern Star
Kennett Man Dies After Hit and Run on Highway
Harry Napier Kennett, 50, a local farmer, suffered fatal skull injuries when struck by a car on the highway near Kennett Sunday night. The driver fled the scene and did not stop.
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Kennett
Harry Napier
Chaffee Boy Injured In Combine Accident
Delbert Poorman a 15 year old of near Chaffee sustained serious facial tongue and jaw lacerations after falling from a combine seat driven by his father Elmer Poorman. The accident occurred last Saturday afternoon as the father stopped at a field turn and learned of the injury.
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Chaffee
Delbert Poorman
Elmer Poorman
Near
Farewell to a Pioneer General Lahm Leads Gulf Coast Air Corps
Major General Frank P. Lahm named Commanding General of the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center at Randolph Field. He helped found the air training system, sketched Randolph Field, trained 18,000 annually, and first flew in the United States. Lahm, West Point graduate, 1901, and early aviation pioneer, was nominated major general by President Roosevelt on September 15, 1941.
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United States
Frank P. Lahm
Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center
Randolph Field
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Air Corps
General Lahm
France
Lahm
Army Air Service
United States Military Academy
West Point
Orville Wright
College Park
Roosevelt
Mother of publishers dies at Fredericktown
Funeral services were held at 1 30 today at the Methodist Church in Fredericktown for Emma Fraysher Ferguson born September 12 1866 in Jefferson county widow of S F Ferguson mother of O J and Andrew Ferguson publishers of the Democrat News in Fredericktown She died Tuesday at the family home after two months illness Survived by her husband four sons three of whom live in Fredericktown and one in Cape Girardeau two daughters seven grandchildren and one great grandchild Also survived by two daughters in Fredericktown lifelong resident of about 85 years
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Fredericktown
S. F. Ferguson
O. J
Andrew Ferguson
Democrat-News
Ferguson
Emma Fraysher
Jefferson County
Andrew
Lowell Ferguson
Ernest F. Ferguson
Cape Girardeau
Luther King
Sidney Stokes
Brother of local men dies at Tulmo Monday
George E. Romine brother of Asa and Charles Romine of Sikeston died at his home in Tulmo after a week long illness from a heart ailment. Born November 9, 1878 near Mattoon Illinois he moved to Southeast Missouri at 16. He worked twenty years for the Cotton Belt Railroad then as a carpenter and for nine years janitor at Silmo grade school. Survived by widow four children Harold Romine Milford Glenn Romine Anna Earl Romine Illmo Mrs Earl Gibson Cape Girardeau two brothers Asa and Charles Sikeston and nine grandchildren. Funeral at Tmo Christian church with Rev S L Spear in charge. Interment Lightner Cemetery.
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Mr. Romine
Mattoon
Missouri
Cotton Belt Railroad
Silmo
Harold Romine
Milford
Glenn Romine
Anna, Ill
Earl Romine
Illmo
Earl Gibson
Cape Girardeau
Asa
Charles Romine
Sikeston
Tmo Christian Church
S. L. Spear
Tiime Baptist Church
Lightner Cemetery
Sister of Mrs Mitchell Died in Dallas Oct 26
Mrs Jennie Mitchell returned home after a month in Dallas where she was called by the illness and death of her sister Mrs Sidney R Smith who died October 26 of paralysis. Survivors include sons Sidney Smith of Pittsfield Massachusetts and Clay Smith of Dallas and a daughter Mrs Cecil Skinner of Dallas.
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Jennie Mitchell
Dallas
Texas
Sidney R. Smith
Smith
New Madrid
Malden
Sidney Smith
Pittsfield
Mass
General Electric Company
Clay Smith
Cecil Skinner
Sikeston Youth Faces Careless Driving Charge
State Trooper reports Virlin Spivey, 22, of Sikeston, driving a 1937 Chevrolet truck east on Highway 60, rear-ended Charles Abner’s car, sending it into a westbound vehicle driven by Moses Roberson. Three Abner passengers fell. Evelyn Babb, 23, injured with a hip strain and treated at Sikeston General Hospital. others uninjured. Passengers Cecil Davis, Franklin Rogers, Marjorie Spivey and Ruth Cockrell were with Spivey.
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Virlin Spivey
Sikeston
John Tandy
Tandy
Spivey
Charles Abner
Near East Prairie
Abner
Two youths flee Bloomfield jail in bold breakout
Walter Williams a 17 year old held on cattle theft charges fled Bloomfield jail five minutes before his release settlement with his mother and an attorney. He was joined by Charles Wing Jr who also escaped. Wing rode a coal truck stole and wrecked a car and after an armed chase surrendered at Gray Ridge two hours later.
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Walter Williams
Bloomfield
Williams
Charles Wing Jr
Wing
Clyde Alexander
Gray Ridge
Drunken Driver Fined After Missouri Patrol Arrest
Barlis Burns was arrested by Sgt. Melvin Dace on a charge of intoxicated driving. He was fined $59.85 by Justice of the Peace Brown Jewell yesterday.
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Barlis Burns
Melvin Dace
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
Brown Jewell
Moore's Air Tight Heaters Modest Used-Model Allowance
An overstock of Moore's Air Tight Heaters prompts extra favorable allowances on used heaters as part pay on these specific models. Lair's offers the deal to clear inventory and attract buyers.
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Moore
Lair
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Clint H. Denman
Ward Denman
West Malone Sikeston, Missouri
Beott
Frank Anderson
Spa
Bell City Farmer
Circuit Court
Jaycees
Legion
Gulf Coast Air Corps
Tllmo
George E. Romine
Tulmo
Mitchell
Pere Preleg
Midmiy
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