Noted Speaker to Discuss Crops Use in Defense Era
L. F. Livingston of Du Pont will speak in Sikeston on Friday night September 26 about industrial uses for American farm crops as defense production heightens demand for raw materials. Sponsorship by the Sikeston Kiwanis Club. Tickets via club members. He will showcase plastics, flame resistant fabrics, a hand cleaning “glove” cream, cellulose sponges, neoprene, plastic light conduits, and other chemical research products. Livingston heads Du Pont’s Agricultural Extension Division and has held academic and professional leadership roles.
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L. F. Livingston
du Pont
Sikeston
Livingston
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
America
The
du Pont Company
Wilmington
Del
University of Washington
of Wisconsin
Michigan State College
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Farm Chemurghc Council
American Forestry Association
Committee On Agricultural Cooperation
National Association of Manufacturers
Mother of Mrs Rayburn Injured in Auto Crash
Mrs Bell McBride 75, mother of Mrs Walter Rayburn of Sikeston, was seriously injured when the sedan she rode in was struck by a car driven by Clifton Hendrickson, a Black farmer from McMullin. The crash at Grant's service station on Highway 61 north of Sikeston also left two others with minor injuries. Mrs McBride was taken to St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau for X rays with possible spinal injury. Hendrickson was arrested for careless and reckless driving with a preliminary trial set for September 19 in Sikeston.
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Bell McBride
Walter Rayburn
Sikeston
Clifton Henderickson
McMullin
Grant’s
Highway 61
Henderickson
Rayburn
Cape Girardeau
McBride
St. Francis Hospital
Doctor suffers injuries in town automobile crash
Dr H E Reuber is recovering from injuries after a Friday morning crash en route to St. Louis with Mrs Reuber and their son John. He sustained a torn rib and body bruises. Mrs Hargrave was transported home to Sikes ton after the accident.
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H. E. Reuber
St. Louis
Mile
Pritiseros
Law officers meet in Cape Girardeau today
Melvin Dace and Troopers John Bandy and Vincent Boisau of Sikeston attend the quarterly meeting of the Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Association in Cape Girardeau.
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Melvin Dace
John Bandy
Vincent Boisaubin
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Peace Officers Association
Herald Reliability Questioned by Readers
Readers are urged to scrutinize The Herald reports as editors defend coverage quality while acknowledging occasional errors and calls for transparency. The note emphasizes fact checking, sourcing, and corrections policy.
Rites Held Sunday for Mrs E D Cook
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church for Mrs Sadie Shields Cook who died Friday night at her daughter's home in Sikeston after a three year illness and a recent stroke. Born January 19, 1869 in Bloomfield she moved to Sikeston early and married B E Cook in 1888. Survived by three daughters Opal Heisler Sam Wilcox of Sikeston and Lutie Stephens of St Louis and two grandchildren DeLisle Heisler of California and Mrs Lucien Paule of St Louis. Interment in Memorial Park with Welsh service.
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Baptist Church
Sadie Shields Cook
Sam Wilcox
Cook
John L. Taylor
Sikeston Methodist Church
Bloomfield
Sikeston
BE. D. Cook
Opal Heisler
Lutie Stephens
St. Louis
DeLisle Heisler
California
Lucien Paule
Memorial Park
Local Cadet Survives Plane Collision Saves Life
Aviation Cadet Charles Tanner son of Mr and Mrs Sayers Tanner escaped death after his plane was struck by Cadet Lee Thomas Weaver of Maumee Ohio. Tanner deployed his parachute and landed safely while Weaver died when his parachute failed to open. Tanner to fly again Saturday afternoon before graduation from Pensacola Florida aviation training school.
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Charles Tanner
Sayers Tanner
Lee Thomas Weaver
Maumee
Okio
Tanner
Weaver
Aviation
Pensacola
Fla
Sikeston General Hospital Discharges and Admissions
Dismissals this week include Mrs. Frank L. Sisson Jr and infant Anna Elizabeth Sikeston, Mrs Claude Praul Commerce, Mrs F L Murphy Sikeston, Mrs William Held Matthews, Mrs Earl Roper New Madrid, Lacy Lewis Sikeston, Kenneth Early Parma. Convalescing Mrs Brady Feltner Sikeston post appendectomy. Admissions: O E Latham Sikeston for fractured right hip, Kenneth Aderett Charleston, Madison Riddle Sikeston, Pauline Mouchette surgery, Marshall Heisler tonsillectomy, Charles Moore Matthews, Luella Reynolds surgical patient.
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Sikeston General Hospital
Frank L. Sisson Jr
Anna Elizabeth
Sikeston
Claude Praul
Son
Commerce
F. L. Murphy
William Held
Matthews
Earl Roper
New Madrid
Lacy Lewis
Kenneth Early
Parma
Brady Feltner
O. E. Latham
Kenneth Aderett
Charleston
Madison Riddle
Pauline Mouchette
Marshall Heisler
Charles Moore
Luella Reynolds
Engraved or Printed Cards Featured in The Herald
The Herald highlights engraved and printed visiting cards, wedding announcements, and formal notices. The feature spotlights design styles, typography, and social use in greeting and ceremonial communications.
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Herald
Nominating Committee Named for Sikeston Kiwanis Officers
Sikeston Kiwanis Club meeting appointed Earle M. Allen as chairman and four others to form the nominating committee to present officer recommendations on October 8. District delegates named. barbecue postponed. guest auditor Claude Jameson attends. a Dupont speaker with farm product plastics to speak September 26.
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Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
W. P. Wilkerson
Earle M. Allen
George L. Hale Sr
Fred D. Harris
RE. O. DeField
D. L. Fisher
Excelsior Springs
Harry C. Young
L. M. Standley
J. A. Sutterfield
Bartley R. Schwegler
George W. Kirk
Claude Jameson
Scott County Milling Company
Dupont Company
Missouri Chemurgic Commission
Regular Presbyterian Services on Sunday
Regular services will be held at the Presbyterian Church Sunday with the pastor Rev. D. D. Mac Adams in charge. Sunday school begins at 9 30 morning worship at 10 45 oclock Christian Endeavor at 6 30 and evening worship at 7 30 oclock.
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Presbyterian Church
D. D. MacAdams
Christian Endeavor
Lions delegate year's program at weekly Lions Club meeting
Lions Club members at the Palace Cafe luncheon were assigned chairmanships and committee roles by president Charles Dement. Lee Bowman will head the Finance committee with Ralph Anderson and W A Anthony as members. other chairs include Program Wm F Woehlecke J M Pitman A M Jackson Pleas Malcolm and publicity C C Scott Ernest Kellett Ernest Harper among others. The group also voted Tuesday to buy a United States flag and a Cub flag for the Cub Pack they sponsor with Harry Young as Cub Master.
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Lions Club
Palace Cafe
Charles Dement
Lee Bowman
Ralph Anderson
W. A. Anthony
Wm. F. Woehlecke
J. M. Pitman
A. M. Jackson
Pleas Malcolm
C. C. Scott
Ernest Kellett
Ernest Harper
Regular Meeting for Legion Post at Armory
The Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion held its regular business meeting at the Armory Monday night with eleven members present. Commander Jean Hirschberg led the session.
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Henry Meldrum
American Legion
Armory
Jean Hirschberg
Rites Held Tuesday for Sileston Farmer
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Church of Christ for Charles O Bunch 58 who died early Monday morning after a year of illness. He lived in Afr Town and was a respected member of the farming community.
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Church of Christ
Charles
Bunch
Nate
Roosevelt matriarch buried at St James in Hyde Park
Mrs Roosevelt widow of President Roosevelt is buried Tuesday afternoon beside her husband James Roosevelt near St James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park NW Washington. Death followed an acute circulatory collapse at age 86. She had lived at the Hyde Park estate for over fifty years and leaves the President as sole heir to the family fortune.
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Wath Brahe Obes
Camilies Sasa Datana Roosevelty
Speiler
St. James Episcopal Church
Tiyde Park
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Picnic Tomorrow for W B A Members
The Woman's Benefit Association of Sikeston will host a picnic at Buchanan Tourist Camp grounds at noon tomorrow. Miss Rebecca Pierce says all members should attend and bring lunch by 11. Ice cream lemonade and afternoon games with contests and prizes are planned.
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Woman's Benefit Association of
Sikeston
Buchanan
Rebecca Pierce
Mrs Johnson’s Condition After Stroke at Baker Lane
The condition of Mrs. W. A. Johnson who suffered a paralytic stroke at her home on Baker Lane Monday is reported unimproved.
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W. A. Johnson
Baker Lane
Diverse Missouri Farmland Listings with Varying Acreages
A long list of farm properties across Scott, Stoddard, New Madrid, and adjacent counties offers 80 to 700 acres with high school town proximity, improved roads, electric lines, bus routes, and varying tax estimates. Prices range from 2 800 to 65 per acre, with cash and long-term terms, and some trades.
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Scott County
New Madrid County
Stoddard County
Sikeston
Kelso
Trailback
Dexter
Bernie
Parma
Anna
Illinois
Missouri
U. S
Tuaire
Dorcas
Helen
Leese Ib
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