Liquor Hauling Man Will Be Tested in Scott County Court
Harry Wesley Purcell of Ponca City Oklahoma faces circuit court trial on transporting intoxicating liquor through Missouri to an unentitled recipient. Deputy state and county officials seek confiscation of 600 cases seized en route. Purcell waives preliminary exam and posts a $1000 bond. He also faces a separate charge for transporting liquor without a Missouri license. The case tests the state liquor control law and license requirements for transporters and consignors.
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Scott County
Harry Wesley
Purcell
Ponca City
Okla
Missouri
Robert Dempster
George J. Liebig
Cape Girardeau
Covell R. Hewitt
Jefferson City
Oklahoma
Nichols
M E Montgomery
Atty Ted Henson
Poplar Bluff
State
Liquor Controlivision
Liquor Control Division
Hewitt
Progress Report on Campaign to Equip Polio Ward
Mrs John Sikes Scott county chairman reports progress in raising funds to equip St Francis Hospital Cape Girardeau polio ward. About 15 contributions still needed to reach $12 000 with a $1 000 Scott county share. She asks mailed gifts to Sikeston address to finish the drive. A Sikeston district Boy Scout leaders meeting at the Methodist church will elect officers and feature Rev Harold Nance and Homer Deevers on Strengthening the Arm of Liberty with awards for Scouts Girl Scouts Cubs and Brownies.
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John Sikes
Scott County
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Sikes
Sikeston
Methodist Church
Harold Nance
Malden
Homer Deevers
Lutesville
Arm of Liberty
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Distret
Sudden Death Of Paul J Trotter At 42
Paul J Trotter aged 42 assistant state farm placement supervisor died suddenly of a heart attack Monday at 9 23 am after suffering the attack in a local restaurant. Funeral services were held at 2 30 yesterday at 210 Wakefield with Revs M G Joyce and R M Talbert officiating. Interment in City Cemetery. Survived by wife Ruth Baker Trotter a son Paul Jr a sister Mrs Carl Jreckson two brothers Arthur and Richard and half brother Barney Miller. He was a Naval Reservist AMVET and Mason. graveside rites were supported by these groups.
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Paul J. Trotter
State Farm Placement
Arthur Trotter
Rolla
Trotter
Sie
Wakefield
M.G Joyce
R. M. Talbert
Ruth Baker Trotter
Paul Jr
School of Mines
Carl Jrckson
Birmingham
Ala
Richard Trotter
Jackson
Barney Miller
Naval Reserves
Amvet Organization
Masonic Order
Farmers Tour Experiment Field Sparks Defoliation Talk
More than 500 farmers toured the Missouri College of Agriculture Experiment Field near Sikeston learning about seed varieties and crop practices. William Murphy noted growing interest in pastures while Robert Langford urged defoliation for late cotton and explained 30 to 40 pounds of Calram Cyanimide per acre is now recommended for timely harvest efforts.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Sikeston
William Murphy
Fiedd Crops
Robert Langford
Langford
U. S
M. S. Zuber
University of Missouri
Missouri University
Four Fatalities in District Accidents During Past Week
Four men died in Scott and New Madrid counties over the past week from accidents. James Smith, 30, of Chicago, killed in a Highway 61 crash near Sikeston while a passenger in a car that collided with a truck driven by Harry Trousdale, 46, of Sikeston. Smith’s party included Akles Emory, 44, of Blytheville and two women from Steele, with Mrs Frakes critically injured. Emory and Mrs Cook later released, Mrs Frakes treated at Campbell's Clinic. Coroner’s inquest ruled the death an automobile accident. Funeral for Smith held in Steele. Pete Swain, Benton, arrested after a three-car crash on Highway 60 near Dunaver schoolhouse. charged with leaving the scene and drunken driving. Mrs Northern and George Hooper not injured. George Hearme, 57, of Ancell, killed when his tractor overturned, pinning him. funeral planned at St Augustine Catholic Church. Heuring survived by family, long-time farmer, born 1892.
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James Smith
Chicago
Sikeston
Smith
Akles Emory
Blytheville
Ark
Bethel Frakes
Hattie Cook
Steele
Frakes
Harry Trousdale
Highway Patrol
Emory
Cape Girardeau
Delta Community Hospital
Cook
Campbell
Scott County
Clyde Poe
Memorial Park
Pete Eugene Swain
Crewe
Benton
Dunaver School
John W Northern
Swain
Northern
George Hearme
Inanz
Ancell
George Jr
Wo Theser
St Augustine Catholic Church
Kelly Worth
Tae
New Madrid Man Drowns in Mississippi River
J Thomas Anderson a 62 year old New Madrid resident drowned in the Mississippi River north of town Tuesday afternoon. He was a commercial fisherman and may have fallen overboard when his boat overturned or while in a boat with others. His body has not been recovered. Born May 31 1887 in Linden Tennessee he worked at a sawmill before moving to New Madrid about 15 years ago. Surviving are his wife two sons John Thomas Anderson Jr and Grady of Hohenwald Tennessee two daughters Victoria Ailen of Kewaree Chiora Mie Hanbac of Graysen Alabama and Hazel Grimes of Hohenwald two brothers Amos Anderson of Linden and Charles C Anderson of St Louis two sisters Mrs A Hensies of Cape Girardeau and Mrs John Debbds of Portageville and several stepsons.
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J. Thomas Anderson
New Madrid
Mississippi River
Anderson
Mr Anderson
Linden
Tenn
Lena Anderson
John Thomas Anderson Jr
Grady Anderson
Hohenwald
Oiree
Victoria Ailen
Kewaree
Chiora Mie Hanbac
Graysen
Ala
Hazel Grimes
Hohenwaldo
Amos Anderson
Liden
Chiries C Anderson
St Lows
A Hensies
Cape Girardeau
John Debbds
Portagesille
Sis
Hotel Robbery at Cape Girardeau Yesterday
A youth robbed the Marquette Hotel at Cape Girardeau yesterday taking $590 after locking three employees in a linen room He then stole a guest’s car and kidnapped the storage attendant before later releasing the person unharmed.
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Marquette
Cape Girardeau
Cus
Aime
Weather forecast and past week temperature report
Temperatures returned to normal after an unusually cool spell last week. The coldest reading was 49 degrees on Tuesday morning, with other lows between 50 and 65. The midpoint was reached Monday and yesterday afternoon. Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with a few scattered thundershowers in the southeast. A rise in temperatures is expected thereafter.
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S& Forecast
Nation Faces Broad Labor Strikes Across Industries
Nationwide labor unrest widens as Missouri Pacific rail workers strike continues and coal miners halt work. Steel, auto, and cotton sectors threaten job actions with a Ford Motor Company walkout deadline looming. In California 10000 cotton pickers strike and Chicago printers win a wage increase of ten dollars weekly after a lengthy dispute.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
CIO Steelworkers Union
CIO United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
California
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Funeral Services for Former Sikeston Man Essary
Funeral services were held at Albritton Funeral Home for Calvin Lafayette Essary former Sikeston resident and McKnight Keaton Grocery salesman for 24 of 27 years in Sikeston He died at his daughter Mrs Helen Brannans home between Marston and Lilbourn after a two year illness Survivors include his daughter a sister and three brothers with three grandchildren and other relatives. he was a Mason and Shriner born March 16 1875 in Decaturville Tennessee
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Alburton Funeral
Calvin Lafayette Essary
Sikeston
McKnight - Keaton Grocery Co
Helen Brannan
Marston
Lilbourn
D. Owen
Memorial Park
Albritton
Essary
Masonic Lodge No
Caruthersville
St Louis Order
Missouri Consistory
Catherine Law
St. Louis
Wyle Essary
Sharron, Tenn
G R. Es
Lilbourn Man Killed In Auto Truck Wreck
John Allen Myers 32 of Lilbourn died in a midnight collision on Highway 62 two miles west of the Route 61 62 junction. A 1916 Chevrolet truck driven by Fins Sylvester Mason of Bernie collided with Myers’ 1941 Plymouth coach. Passenger Edgar W Link, 43, was treated for cuts and bruises. Mason and Link were jailed in New Madrid County. Coroner Leo Hedgepeth said no inquest. Funeral services were held for Myers at the Risco church. Richards Funeral Home of New Madrid handled burial.
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John Allen Myers
Lilbourn
Highway 62
Mason
Link
New Madrid
New Madriid
Leo Hedgepeth
Myers
Risco Church
Richards Funeral Home
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C. D. Foster
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Chaffee
Christina Myers
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New Hamburg
Cotton Belt Railroad
the Weather Report
Ewspa Perarchiv
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