REA dealers meet to discuss cooperative rollout and incentives
About twenty two dealers and REA officials met Monday night September 8 at the Co op office to review the new cooperative plan. Julius Helm outlined a state program to assist Missouri distributors while managers touted a $25 credit toward initial electric range installations for September and October in the Sikeston area. A list of participating dealers and credit slips valued at $29 were described, with guests Ancel Moore and a Home Economist from Ozark Border Electric Coop in Poplar Bluff attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Co-op
Julius Helm
Missouri State Association
Jefferson City
Missouri
Stephenson
Scott - New Madrid - Mississippi Electric Co-operative
Co Optephenson
Inital
Sikeston Co-op
Sikeston
Ancel Moore
Ozark Border
Poplar Bluff Massour
Alwin Gasser Letter From Flint River Camp Ontario August 1952
Alwin Gasser writes from a camp near Longlac Ontario describing recent fishing on Klotz Lake catching wall oved pike pickerel and northern pike plus 16 jumbo lake perch and wild berries. He notes moose sightings, plans to travel to town for supplies, and comments on farming in the Great North Woods. He recounts a cross-country trip, weather, French-speaking Gaspe residents, and local agriculture with horses, hay, oats, and potato hopes for a leased 100 acre plot in Canada. He ends with frost warnings near Cochran Ontario and a wish to return home to tend corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint River
Louglac
Ontario
Canada
Farm Bureau
Missus
Klotz Lake
Joe Dolan
Longlac
Geraldton
Great North Woods
Doran
Canadien
Tennessee
Carolia
Smoky Mountains
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York State
New Enggland
New Brunswick
Gaspe
Quebec
Carolamia
Smokies
Women's Club to Meet First Meeting of the Year
Blodgett Mrs Wm Beggs Jr. The Woman's Club will meet Thursday September 11 at 1 00 o'clock for the first meeting of the year. Mrs Annis Mershall will be hostess and a covered dish luncheon will be enjoyed by all present. These weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Joe May Jefferson City and Mr and Mrs Adolph Graves St Louis. Local residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Rupert Davis Mrs Cora Stiyhorn Mr and Mrs Jesse Suuashorn and others. Several families spent Labor Day weekend with relatives and friends in the area. Pvt James Emmanuel serving with US forces in Germany is the son of Mr and Mrs J V Emmanuel Route 2 East Prairie Missouri. He joined the 118th Medical Battalion Ambulance Company as an assistant ambulance driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club
Annis Mershall
Joe May
Jefferson City
Adolph Graves
St Louis
Rupert Davis
Clayton Caio
Cora Stiayhorn
Jesse
B. F Marshall
Eller
James Emmanual
Germany
James M E Emmanual
Muildred
Wieck
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Pirate Emmanual
118Th
Mis J V. Emmanual
Rt 2
East Priati
Local Social notes and upcoming Miss Cotton title bid
A busy week features visits from Duree Nolin of Detort Michigan and Ernest Spires of Sikeston along with others staying with local families. The Baptist Church opened a Revival led by Bro Paul Higgins. Miss Scott, a Sikeston High School and Missouri University alumna, active in Thespian Society and Dramatics, competes for the Miss Missouri Cotton title with twenty one contestants from cotton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duree Nolin
Detort Mich
Fiields
Ernest Spires
Sikeston
Alis Caile Moss
Alis
Rebecca Robinson
St Lows
Annis Marshall
Harold Pater
Mount Vernon F. the
Paul Higgins
Lineston
Hugh Fuquas
Scott
Thespian Society
Red Peppers
Sikeston High School
Delta Gamma Sorority
Savitar Frolics
MU Workshop
Missouri University
Missour University Dramatics
Remembered Sikeston grocer George Lee 64
Mr George Lee 64 a retired Sikeston grocer died Tuesday night at about 9 30 He once owned Kings Wey Grocery and opened the Bijou Confectionery beside the Dunn Hotel He was born October 25 1888 in Dove Tennessee Survived by his wife Gerliude two stepdaughters Mary Lee Schade a sister Mrs Woo Bruce and a grand daughter Services were held at 2 pm today at the Welsh Funeral Chapel with Rev M G Joyce officiating Burial was in Sikeston Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lee
Sikeston
Lee
Kings Wey Grocery
Dunn
Dove, Tonn
Gerliude Lee
Marvin Carol
Lee Schade
Jackson
Mary Lee Schade
Woo Bruce
Kansas City
Kansas
M G Joyce
Sikeston Memorial Park
Estimating 1949 cotton crop falls short of goals
The Agricultural Department estimated this year's cotton crop at 13.889 million bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down 846 thousand bales from last month's forecast of 14.735 million. The Census Bureau reported 1.413 million running bales ginned before Sept. 1, compared with 2.014 million a year ago. last year’s production totaled 15.144 million bales. Severe July to August dry spells reduced prospects in the southeastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Wich
Census Bureau
Red granite schoolhouse near Graniteville Mo stands out
A small red granite schoolhouse near Graniteville Missouri is noted for its distinctive construction, being built entirely from red granite materials and blending with the local rocky landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville, Mo
Red
World Series opener pits Clowns vs Black Barons in Sikeston
Negro American League playoff opener to be held Friday September 12 1952 at VFW Memorial Park Sikeston Missouri featuring Indianapolis Clowns against Birmingham Black Barons. The event includes Diamond Fun Show headlined by King Tut and Spec Bebop plus musical acts Bogie Wooge Frsco and The Funmakers with stars Jim Wikes Henry Merchant Julio Toledo Ted Richardson and manager Buster Haxwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Missouri
VFW Memorial Park
Indianapolis Clowns
Birmingham Black Barons
King Tut
Ang Thatsh
Nick
Spec
Bogie Wooge Frsco
Funmakers
Jimmy
Chip) Wikes
Henry
Speed) Merchant
Julio Toledo
Ted Richardson
Buster Haxwood
Jim
Fireoal
Climate Overview for MiSSoul1 18 Region
The record notes an annual mean temperature around 55 degrees. Summers average 73 degrees, while winters hover near 29 degrees, indicating a mild to cool seasonal pattern throughout the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoul1
Frisco Receives Harriman Safety Medal in 1951
Frisco Railway won the Harriman gold medal for national railroad safety the top honor for safety based on its record for 1951. The award was confirmed by the American Safety Committee and reviewed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Frisco reported no employee or passenger fatalities and a 491 per million manhours injury rate, down from 1231 in 1947 after expanding its safety program. President Clark Hungerford will receive the medal at a New York Ambassador Hotel ceremony on September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Harriman
Frisco Railway
American Safety Committee
Frisco
Anq
Interstate Commerce Commission
R P Hamilton
Hamiton
National Safety Council
Clark Hungerford
Aimne
Ambassador Hotel
New York
Sevot
Outstanding enlisted man spotlight at 141st General Hospital
PFC Billy L Brashears of Vanduser Missouri was featured in the Graph unit newspaper in Fukuoka Japan as the outstanding enlisted man in the hospital's medical detachment. He serves as a clerk typist in the Message Center at hospital headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy L Brashears
Vanduser
Graph
141St General Hospital
Fukuoka
Japan
141St General
Also Mentioned on This Page
OL Lewis
East Prarie
Lewis Sales Company
Sikeston, Missouri
Compus Hardware Company
Kelso Missouri
Missisippi County Motor Company
Charleson
Missour
Simpson Appliance
Cape Girardeau
J R Terriell Appliance Company
Illmo
Armstrong Home Appliance
Misouri Lederman Furniture Company
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
T S Hessserer Company
Oran
Lair Furniture Company
Sikeston. Missouri
Fallen Appliance
Button-Down Beauty
the Vogue Dress Shop
East Front
Sikeston, Mo
Makinson
Alwin Gasser
Methodist
Jon Struwe
Butch’ Wyman
John Lashmet
Peggy Correll
Peggy Lee Matthews
Patricia Wuilson
Sammy Keasler
Russell Felker
Kathy Old
Tommy Critchlow
Clayton Vandivoort
Heyde Yount
Cathryn Hoover
Rob Mitchell
Jeanne Howard
Joanne Kirk
Judy Sidwell
Tommy Richey
Pamela Lance
Jimmy Shirney
Gail Compton
Malcolm Lee
Ronnie McA
Southeast Missouri State College
Wayne Bess
Miassour
Claudia Scott
Maplewood Drive
Maissour
Portageville
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ferrell Oil Co
Sikeston -Morehouse
VFW Memorial
VFW
Post
L. B. Mayer
Dexter, Mo
Ee wePar
Brore
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