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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
4
Risco teacher injured by mule on farm near town
Risco J C Edwards, a school teacher, was seriously injured last Friday when kicked by a mule while gathering corn on a farm near Risco. He suffered a broken skull and painful head lacerations as he stopped near the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risco
J C Edwards
Edwards
Pemiscot Legion Hosts Caruthersville Horse Show Fair Week
The second annual horse show sponsored by Pemiscot County American Legion will be a main entertainment feature at the Pemiscot County Fair in Caruthersville from October 1 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Pemiscot County
American Legion
Cape Girardeau youth to enroll in Missouri Law School
Wm Lee Dodd of Cape Girardeau, an armless student who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State College in Cape Girardeau last spring, will enroll at the University of Missouri Law School on September 17. He demonstrates scholastic ability and can write with a pen held by his teeth or between his toes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
Wm Lee Dodd
State College
University of Missouri Law School
Malden youth earns U S Naval Academy entry
Malden resident James Montgomery son of Mr and Mrs B E Montgomery has passed his examination for entrance into the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Md His older brother Myers Montgomery graduated in 1940 from the Academy A free eye clinic will be at Kennett courthouse Friday September 12 with a specialist from the State Trachoma Hospital Rolla examining attendees The clinic is under the State Board of Health Trachoma Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
James Montgomery
B E. Montgomery
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapoli
Myers Montgomery
The
Academy
Kenneti
Court House
Kennett
Rolla
State Board of Health
Poplar Bluff to Host Missoury Singing Convention Night
Poplar Bluff will host the annual singing convention on September 3 with C. D Porter of Campbell in charge as president. Last year about 2,000 attended, and organizers expect an even larger turnout this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Missour Singing Convention
C. D Porter
Campbell
East Prairie Boy Dies From Injuries After Accident
East Prairie resident Frank Poole's six year old son died in Cairo hospital from injuries suffered last August when a brick propped against a truck wheel was dislodged by a rolling tire. He was playing with friends when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prairie
Burton Pool
Frank Poole
Cairo
Poy
Oran Rural News Highlights Local Moves and Visitors
Miss Eloise Graviett to attend State College in Cape Girardeau. Numerous Oran residents and visitors are noted with family ties in Sikeston Benton and Charleston. Death announced of Clint Johnson at 78 with services in Oran. survivors include Mrs. Humphries, Mrs. Lynn, and Arthur Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Graviett
State College
Cape Girardeau
Robert Lipscomb
Big Spring
Wappapella Dam
Melvin Carr
San Angelo
Texas
A O Carr
Jewell Potter
St Louis
W F Baker
Alice Cauttrell
Forest
Vanclyser
Floyd Saleigh
Shreveport
Albert Saleigh
Reynolds
Wallace Reynolds
Chaffee
Ben Burger
Jake Westrich
New Hamburg
Ed Schively
John Moll
Sikeston
Anna Mae Newton
Oran
Benton
Geo Stuppey
Robert McBride
John Bailey
California
F .M. Friend
Bailey
Jewell
Buddie Mason
Karen
Vernon LavVall
Charlie Spears
Hoyet Gene
Tobe Spears
Brownwood
Tommie Newton
Coast Guard
North Carolina
R. E. Newton
M. B. Moore
Elbert McBride
Kaylor
Gerhardt Jansen
Dorthy Lyne
Wilma Ward
Fort Leonard Wood
Rolla
Buel Stevens
Gon
Lauran
Illinois
Stevens
A. J Conde
Marcella Heisserer
St. Louis
Victory Heisserer
Leo Dannenmueller
Vancuser Fnday
Freda Carr
Catherine Bryeans
Patsy Lou Howell
Helen Damron
Helen Troutman
Anna Dohogne
Alpha Hogg
Bob Carr
Clifford Ervin
Mr Henson
Mr. Jones
Betty Watkins
Norma Bond
Mary Elizabeth Rasmussen
Alma Mercer
Francis Painton
Bob Slickman
Kenneth Brockett
Ruddle Lee Grice
R E Wood
Carlos Wood
Harry Lovelette
Earl
Henry Robinson
St Charles
Ill
Willene
Delores McRay
Clint Johnson
S. Merceals
Friend
Johnson
Mae Humphries
Ethel Lynn
West Frankfort
Arthur Johnson
Inlets Protect Ditches Says Soil Conservation Chief
Fred R. Jacoby of the New Madrid Soil Conservation Service CCC camp explains that well shaped field inlets reduce ditch maintenance by preventing soil washing and shoal formation. He recommends a wide flat entrance, slopes of 6 to 7 to 1 for the channel, and 2 to 1 side slopes, with sod or seeded grasses plus legumes for rapid protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred R. Jacoby
New Madrid
Jacoby
Bermuda
Infant dies in cotton field truck accident near Portageville
Dora Belle Dees, one year old and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dees, was fatally struck by a cotton truck while placed between rows in a De Lisle farm field near Portageville. Witness Claude Schoolfield, a tenant, drove the truck and did not see the child. Deputy Coroner Leo Hudspeth ruled unavoidable accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Belle
Lloyd Dees
de- Lisle
Portageville
Claude Schoolfield
Leo Hudspeth
New Madrid
Patrol to be returned to full manpower soon
Superintendent W J Ramsey of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said this week the force would regain full strength in October. Ranks had been cut from 165 to 147 after 18 were sent to military service. An enabling act by the 60th General Assembly becomes effective October 10, enabling replacements. Ramsey plans late October trooper exams and rapid training, with new recruits to receive six weeks of instruction and on‑the‑job experience under veterans, plus first aid and motor vehicle law study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W J Ramsey
Missour
60Th General Assembly
Ramsey
Gas tax collections near million ahead in 1941
George Metzger, state oil inspector, reported that gasoline tax collections for the first seven months of 1941 reached 8,822,862 dollars, about 993,000 dollars more than the same period in 1940. July 1941 receipts were 1,422,118 dollars, up 161,911 dollars from July 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Metzger
Dexter Visitor Marion McFarland With Medway Party
Marion McFarland of Dexter visited Medway with Arch S. Russell and his family from near Sikeston, accompanying them on a local outing and sightseeing trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion McFarland
Dexter
Medway
Arch S. Russell
Sikeston
Conoco Nth oil wins Death-Test with record miles
An endurance trial in desert heat pits six identical cars each with a different oil. Conoco Nth oil lasts 5,683 miles longer than the next best and over twice the average, due to Thialkene inhibitor that resists gumming and varnish, keeping oil level up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoco
Conoco Nth Oil Promises Extended Engine Wear Guard
Long the keystone of Conoco success, OIL-PLATING bonds to inner engine parts by magnet-like action. It resists draining even overnight, keeping lubrication on guard against wear in advance. This helps mileage, as it did in Death Valley, and adds economy from a change to Conoco Nth oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conoco
Death Valley
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Catron
Charles Jales
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Sikeston, MO
George W. Kirk
Applegate Bldg
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Robert A. Dempster
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Merlin G. Anderson
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Howard A. Dunaway
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Andy Kappler Jr
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Charles Carter
Dora Day
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Grace Brazel
Hanner
Earl Estes
Alice Batley
J. Yount
Charleston Baptist Association
New Bethel Baptist Church
Charleston
Nora DePriest
Michigan
Jack DePriest
Marion Moore
State Teachers College
Frank Stone
G J Yount
A. Cook
Caney
FH. A. Loans
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Chrysler Corporation
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Purdue University
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