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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
12
Scott county draft chief clerk Norman Bugg reports Benton Farm youths under 26 are being drafted due to exhausted pool of unessential workers. In August 14 men were sent from the county and by September 20 Jefferson Barracks calls totaled 28 days to report for duty.
Military officials say the Selective Service figure of about 11.4 million in uniform indicates the draft may ease. Col Francis W Keeshing Jr noted no immediate reductions, but current policies should cover the year. He cautioned future inductions could keep under-26s the target, with roughly 3 percent of inductees aged 18 to 26.
Stated by R L Hill Missouri War Chest president, the piece stresses continued USO support for 2800 Scott County service members beyond combat. It cites Major General Hershey on ten months de mobilization and six months for POWs to return, urging ongoing county and community funding for books, sports gear, and prisoner aid.
The Navy V-12 band from State College Cape Girardeau will provide music for a WAVE recruiting program at Broadway theater on Sunday September 10. A WAVE recruiting film Report to Judy will be shown and the feature Two Girls and a Sailor will headline the Navy show with V-12 sailors performing acts. Dorothy Coveney from St Louis will be mistress of ceremonies. three showings are scheduled at 3, 7, and 9. A coal heater sale is also advertised by Tars.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church for Myrtle Viola Marshall who died Sunday night at Sikeston General Hospital. Burial followed in Memorial Park cemetery. She was 56 and had endured a long illness with several hospitalizations. Survivors include husband Perry Dean Marshall and four children including Pit Tris and Tommy, with grandchildren Janice Lee and others. Relatives attended from Cape Girardeau Greenville St Louis and Carbondale.
Delva Mae Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs S Johnson died in Cape Girardeau after a three day illness of peritonitis. She was born March 9 1928 in Sikeston and was active in the Church of the Nazarene. Survived by her parents twin sister Elva Johnson brother Hugh Allen and grandparents Mr and Mrs George Johnson. Also mourned by a long list of relatives and friends from Sikeston Farmington Rolla St Louis Benton and Cape Girardeau with services at the Church of the Nazarene and burial in Memorial Park.
Mrs Lynn Wagegener and her brothers Ralph and Lynn Ancell attended funeral services for their great aunt Emma Goddard at Sljmo on Sunday. They were accompanied by Mr Wag gener.
About fifty or sixty coal heaters from Baxter Furniture Co of New Madrid are now on sale at about 70 cents on the dollar. The discount brands the stock as a bargain sale aimed at clearing remaining inventory.
Missouri Pacific Lines report record passenger and freight figures for June 1941. Sun Shine Specialist carried 49,267 passengers into St Louis and 45,008 out, with 41,375 total across Missouri River Eagles. Colorado Hagues moved 12,595 out of St Louis and 13,035 eastbound, all-time highs. Western and southern districts show peak car loadings and tonnage, plus improved connections and freight train productivity.
National Labor Day fatalities reached 215 with over half from traffic accidents. The 1943 period recorded 205 deaths from traffic, drownings, and other causes, down from about 350 in 1942 and over 600 in 1941. California led with 28 deaths, Illinois 18, Pennsylvania 17, Missouri and others reporting traffic, drownings, and unclassified fatalities.
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