Air School Here Gets Under Way
The Missouri Institute of Aeronautics operates as a civilian training school for Army Air Corps pilots. It reports 32 cadets in training, with three hours of daily classroom work, two hours of study hall, and four hours on the flying field. Solo flying begins in week three, and instructors come from Parks Air College and the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics. New Stearman PT-17 trainers arrive as field adjustments and auxiliary field readiness progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Army Air Corps
A. B. Woodbury
C. B. Root
James E. Christopher
Stearman
Sikeston
Highway 61
D H. Bridges
Infantry
Tusla
Oklo
Bridges
John W. Bryan
Oliver L. Parks
Clayton
Parks Air College
East St. Louis
Parks
Tuscaloosa
Trenton
N. J
B. B. Schade
Jackson
Alfreda Denton
Camille H. Stone
Henry R. Renninger
Alabama Institute of Aeronautics
Joe B. Lambert
William L. Walker
Carl W. Gregg
Guy E. Dixon
John F. Edwards
James C. Sanders
William S. Murphy
Albert E. Klamm
New Home for Boyce Farm Equipment in Sikeston
Sikeston welcomes a major business expansion as Boyce Farm Equipment moves into a 60 by 112 foot brick and glass showroom building on Highway 60. The site includes a large stock area, a parts department, two glass offices, a women and children’s waiting room, and a substantial workshop with fire resistant roof and pillarless interior. A 50 by 100 foot frame shed will provide additional storage behind the main building. staff include Esther Jane Shuppert and others, with A. Allen partnering with Charles H. Boyce in the used truck department. Boyce is linked to Miller and Boyce Implement Co at Poplar Bluff with Lewis Miller managing that venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Boyce Farm Equipment Company
Highway 60
Esther Jane Shuppert
John Wagner
Ezra Latham
Edgar Robinson
Marion Market
Gene Grant
Proffer Arnold
A. Allen
Charles H. Boyce
Boyce
Missouri
New Miller and Boyce Implement Company
Poplar Buff
International Harvester Company
Lewis Miller
Coffee price drop sparks patriotic toast in Sikeston
The Herald reports Eight o clock coffee three pounds for 37 cents at A and P stores, a historic low that lets Sikeston residents buy more coffee for less money. The piece notes past prices and ties the bargain to Pan American goodwill with Brazil and other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Clyde Matthews
the Herald
Brazil
Sikeston
Matthews
Southeast Missouri Sees Warm Week After Cold Snap
The region returned to normal after an extreme spell with a high of 98 degrees set yesterday and a low of 44 last Friday before summer heat returned. Forecasts predict slightly warmer weather and continued fair skies for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Shad Old Heads to Columbus to Enroll at Ohio State
Shad Old will depart Saturday for Columbus Ohio to enroll as a student at Ohio State University. The move marks the start of his college career and follows his recent plans with family and local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shad Old
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
District bankers to meet here October in Sikeston
Southeast Missouri bankers and bank employees will attend the annual meeting of Group Six of the Missouri Bankers Association in Sikeston on Thursday October 17. About a hundred members are expected. Frank C Hunt is slated as principal speaker. group covers Perryville north to the Arkansas line and west to Poplar Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Bankers and Bank
Sikeston
Missouri Bankers Association
C. D. Matthews III
Leroy Leslie
Bank of Sikeston
Dunn Hotel
Association
Frank C. Hunt
First National Bank of St. Louis
QO. J. O’bryant
Bank of Chaffee
Irvin Waller
Malden
Perryville
Arkansas Line
Poplar Bluff
Public Health Workers Hold Meeting Here
The quarterly regional conference of the Missouri State Board of Health personnel is in Sikeston today led by local representative Dr. Edgar Belden. Nurses meet at the library auditorium while doctors and engineers convene at city hall. A Dunn Hotel dinner accompanied both groups, with a general afternoon session at the hotel. Dr. Belden is assisted by Lillian McDonald Louise Howerton and clerk Jack Woodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Board of Health
Sikeston
Edgar Belden
City Hall
Dunn Hotel
Belden
Board of Health
Lillian McDonald
Louise Howerton
Jack Woodson
CAA Official Visits Air School on Sunday
Inspector Ellingson of Washington DC and two companions flew in from that city in a twin motor Cessna arriving about 3 30 PM to gather cost and other details on erecting the air school. General Manager A B Woodbury provided the information. The party left Washington at 10 AM, stopped an hour in Louisville for lunch and fuel, with planned stops in St Louis and Kansas City before California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAA
Ellingson
Washington
D. C
A. B. Woodbury
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
California
Fatal car crash cuts down young Mrs Russell
Mrs Arch Russell Jr mother of the bride of eight months dies after a Nashville Michigan crash that also killed a hostess niece. She had been on vacation near Nashville with friends. Funeral held in Braidwood Illinois with interment beside her mother. Survived by husband Dr Russell, father D B Walker, two sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Russell
Chicago
Arch Russell Jr
D. B. Walker
John Deere shipment signals strong farm demand in Sikeston
The Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company received three car loads of John Deere farm implements including grain drills feed mills corn binders and trailers signaling robust equipment demand in Southeast Missouri. The three car shipment is part of a larger order by the dealer reflecting sizeable business by manager W. E. Hedden and the firm serving local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company
John Deere
W. E. Hedden
Promotion in Rank for Major W. E. Graham
Another promotion for a Sikeston army officer was announced when Major W. E. Graham of the 140th Infantry Missouri National Guard was advanced to lieutenant colonel. He has been a resident of Sikeston since the regimental HQ moved here earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
W. E. Graham
140Th Infantry
Missouri National Guard
Col. Graham
District Athlete Joins Army Air School as Cadet
Marshall Reeves of Charleston and Lyle L Short of Eldon are welcomed as the two Missouri youths entering the Army Air School class, joining 32 in the initial group. Reeves, ex-MU track captain-elect and Big Six half mile record holder, is noted for near conference record times. Arkansas leads with 19 enrollees, Iowa 10, Tennessee 1, with a long list of names and home towns released by Sgt Maj Arthur McGiheny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air School
Marshall Reeves
Charleston
Reeves
Southeast Missouri
University of Missouri
Missouri
Lyle L. Short
Eldon
Arkansas
Iowa
Tennessee
Maj
Arthur MccGiheny
Walter Allen Jr
Forrest City
Robert L. Andrews
Eldorado
John M. Bennett
Little Rock
John T. Berry
Bearden
LeRoy G. Brown
Blytheville
Jay J. Brown
Rayford Camp
Hope
John A. Crockett
Stephens
Perry C. Ford
Ashdown
Denison
Terrill O. Brown
Council Bluffs
Llewellyn W. Hughes
Coburg
Robert L. Markey
Des Moines
Paul C. May
Charles H. O'Neil
Ames
Charles H. Richards
Whiting
Glenn D. Schneider
James V. Wilke
Webster City
Joe L. Bynum
Sikeston Births Add New Local Arrivals
New arrivals. Mr and Mrs James Kelly of Sikeston welcomed son Ray Allen born September 15. Patricia Ann born to Mr and Mrs William Turner of Sikeston September 14. Donna Sue born to Mr and Mrs Robert Dickerson of Sikeston September 16. James Smart and Mrs Smart of Sikeston welcomed son Merlin Eugene born September 15. Laurence Knepper and Mrs Knepper of Sikeston welcome a son born Wednesday September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James (Junior) Kelly
Sikeston
Ray Allen
Patricia Ann
Wm. Turner
Donna Sue
Robert Dickerson
James Smart
Merlin Eugene
Laurence Knepper
Sikeston High School
Compress Work Opens as Cotton Movement Returns
After months of idleness the Sikeston Compress & Warehouse Company resumes operations with an expanded capacity of 38 000 bales including a new 7500 bale shed. Over 150 bales have arrived with 75 today as daily intake is expected to climb to 150 309 bales once the rush starts. Weather delays put this season two weeks behind last year’s bumper yield. Last year’s total was about 58 000 bales with 52 000 domestic and nearly 6 000 for export. carryover is expected to be low but could rise, prompting possible new shed and water tower if uncompressed totals justify it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Compress & Warehouse Company
H. B. Lanier
C. R. Manly
Cotton in Sikeston District Starts Slow for Season
Local gin owners report cotton in Sikeston district is still green and slow to come in though quality remains good. Only 88 bales ginned so far across three gins. Trailback Plantation official says picking starts Monday with over 1000 acres ready for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Trailback Plantation
Governor Appoints St Louis Man as Circuit Court Judge
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark named Frank B. Coleman of St. Louis to fill the late Judge Thomas J. Rowe’s unexpired term on the St. Louis Circuit Court. Coleman, approved by the St Louis lawyers committee led by Jesse McDonald and by the bar association, will serve through December 31 at a salary of 666 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Lloyd C. Stark
Frank B. Coleman
Thomas J. Rowe
Editor Speaks at Chaffee Boy Scout Installation
The Sikeston Herald editor Co. H. Denman was principal speaker at the installation of Boy Scout troop No. 52 in Chaffee Tuesday night. The troop is sponsored by National Garment Company employees. Denman and Harold Nootz, new district executive, represented Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. H. Denman
Sikeston Herald
Chaffee
National Garment Company
Denman
Harold Nootz
Boy Scout
Sikeston
Danville farmer S H Hayward visits Sikeston this week
S. H. Hayward of Danville Kentucky, a local farm lands owner in the district, conducted business in Sikeston during the week, signaling ongoing regional agricultural activity and connections between communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Hayward
Danville
Sikeston
Final Plans for Jubilee Monday Night Meeting Sets Third Edition Plans
Southeast Missouri Jubilee committee will meet Monday night at President Murray Phillips office to finalize plans for the third edition of the Jubilee show. Dusty Rhodes and his Orchestra were signed for the October 19 Jubilee ball at 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Jubilee Committee
Murray Phillips
Dusty Rhodes
Supervising Committee Named for Sikeston General Hospital
Mayor G W H Presnell appointed aldermen C H Butler Loomis F Mayfield and T P Rafferty to supervise Sikeston General Hospital operations. City council ratified the committee at a special meeting. Paving plans include the alley behind Malone Theatre from South New Madrid to O W McCutchen property and Kathleen avenue from South New Madrid to Scott street. Sidewalk work to begin on Lake and Linn streets. Rev Gale Jackson's church erection application at Matthews avenue and Warner street tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. H. Presnell
Sikeston General Hospital
C. H. Butler
Loomis F. Mayfield
T. P. Rafferty
Malone Theatre
New Madrid Street
O. W. McCutchen
Kathleen Avenue
South
New Madrid
Scott Street
Lake and Linn
Gale Jackson
Matthews Avenue
Warner Street
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Air School
Russell
Join Deere
Graham
Compress
Thos District
BOY Scout Meeting
Sikeston Markets
Harry G. Sharp
Ralph Potashnick
Charles Dement
Ted Kirby
Edward Allard
Milburn Arbaugh
M. S. Tomerlin
R. T. Coney
Prince McDougal
George W. Kirk
Ralph Williams
H. Mount
B. R. Schwegler
Tharon Stallings
Dorothea Miller
Edwin Hartford
R. D. Sorrells
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