Sikeston Airman Earns Distinguished Flying Cross
Tech Sergeant Ralph W. Armour of Sikeston earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement courage and skill while serving as radio operator and gunner on the Eighth Air Force B-17 Hell's Belle. Since last April he logged over 250 flight hours over continental Europe and has five other decorations including the Air Medal with four Oak Clusters.
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Ralph W. Armour
George Armour
Sikeston
Germany
Nazi
Normandy
Set
Armour
Eighth Air Force
Berlin
Europe
Roosevelt
England- Africa
Messerschmitt
Regenberg
Sgt
Sikeston High School
Sikeston Coca Cola Bottling Company
Army Air Forces
Fort Myers, Fla
Sikeston Soldier Commended by War Secretary Stimson
Staff Sergeant John I. Sturgeon of Sikeston receives a War Department commendation from Henry L. Stimson for loyal and efficient service during the Secretary of War's visit to England. Sturgeon, a flying radio operator with the Ferry and Transport Service, served aboard the Douglas Sky train to the Far Shore and Normandy battlefields.
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John I. Sturgeon
Sikeston
Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
England
Former Sikestonian Receives Purple Heart in England
Pfc. John Bohannon, son of Mr and Mrs W L Bohannon, former Sikeston residents now in Hast Prairie, is hospitalized in England after back injuries in the June 7 invasion of France. He has been overseas over seven months with the Army Air Forces and the Purple Heart has been awarded and mailed to his parents.
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John Bohannon
W. L. Bohannon
Sikeston
England
France
Bohannon
Army Air Forces
Hast Prairie
Lieutenant Conley recalls visit to French home
From France, Lieut Lewis Conley describes a rest stop with portable showers, a hearty French meal, and wine as American troops briefly met villagers. He notes singing together, lively talk, and then narrowly missing the German line as they moved on.
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Lewis Conley
France
Ensign Orear and Nadine Taylor wed in Lexington
Ensign and Mrs Edwin L Orear visited Sikeston Saturday after their marriage at Nadine Ann Taylor's home in Lexington Missouri. Orear, known locally as Eddie, is son of Rev E H Crear and now teaches in Corpus Christi Texas. Nadine Taylor, daughter of Mrs Ann D Taylor, is a Central College Fayette graduate. The couple plan to live in Corpus Christi. Cape Girardeau public sale of Sturdivant Bank assets set for Monday Sept 25 at the Common Pleas courthouse per Roscoe Brune.
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Ensign
Edwin L. Orear
Sikeston
Nadine Ann Taylor
Lexington
Ensign Orear
Eddie" Orear
E. H. Crear
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston Methodist Church
Corpus Christi
Texas
Cape Girardeau
Sturdivant Bank
Common Pleas
Roscoe P. Brune
Missouri Women in Mediterranean Army Grow to 1800
Pvt. Bernice Husher of Sikeston is among 37 Missouri women in the 1800 strong Women’s Army Corps serving with Allied forces in the Mediterranean. Lt. Col. Westray Battle Boyce reports rapid growth from 265 to 1800 as WAC personnel support operations from Algiers and Tunis to Naples and Rome. The first all-WAC communications company of 260 enlisted women and 17 officers arrived in Africa.
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Bernice Husher
Sikeston
Women’s Army Corps
Missouri
Westray Battle Boyce
Women's Army Corps
Boyce
Africa
Algiers
Casablanca
Tunis
Naples
Rome
All-Wac
Tele
U.S. A
Italy
University of Naples
Fifth Army
Clark
Caserta
Mediterranean
Sikeston Home Guard adds new member at meeting
J F Cox Jr joined the Sikeston Home Guard at Monday night’s session. Regular members drilled in close-order under Sets. Kirby Feverston and Cook. Missouri Home Guard ranks first among 44 states per recent Federal reports, with Texas previously leading. Capt Howard Dunaway spoke on his work with the Missouri Home Guards Camp near Troy. Guests included Leo Cunningham of Murphysboro Illinois and Miss Margaret Ditterline of Equality Illinois. Delia Cunningham hosted Delia Cunningham’s son and Mrs Alfred Byrd and daughter Jane visited Matthews residents.
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J. F. Cox Jr
Sikeston Home Guard
Sets
Kirby
Feverston
Cook
Missouri Home Guard
Texas
Howard Dunaway
Sikeston
Medical Department
Poplar Bluff
Missouri Home Guards
Troy
Leo Cunningham
Murphyspore
Ill
Margaret Ditterline
Equality
Delia Cunningham
Alfred Byrd
Jane
Matthews
Cunningham
Notify The Herald If Paper Is Missed
When readers do not receive The Herald by carrier or mail they should notify the newspaper at once to ensure delivery. The Herald aims for 100 percent delivery and is published weekly on Thursday afternoon with immediate carrier or post office delivery.
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Herald
Poplar Bluff farmer nets about four hundred dollars from broom corn
H. Starwalt planted a 50 acre broom corn crop near Poplar Bluff this year, yielding one ton per four acres and projecting $300 per ton. Seed cost $10 a bushel and harvest ran 39 cents per acre, with land at 350 per acre. After planting and harvesting, he realized roughly $400, per The Herald.
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Poplar Bluff
R H. Starwalt
Starwalt
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Ollie Osburn
Sikestonian
Purple Heart
Lieut. Conley
Eddie
Orear
Bride
International
Harold’ Pitman
Pitman
del Rey
Home Guard
The
Sikeston District
the Bank of Sikeston
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