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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
2
National Safety Council warns fall harvests heighten farm machinery risks as more older workers and new hands operate tractors and harvesters. Fatigue, long hours, and rush increase chances of injuries. advise on safe starting, neutral gears, cautious turning, avoiding edge ditches, proper guarding, stopping for maintenance, and remaining alert at all times.
The Office of Price Administration announced another shoe ration stamp will go into use on November 1 while Airplane Stamps 1 and 2 in War Ration Book Three remain valid indefinitely. A formal action designating the exact stamp will occur shortly before Nov 1 to aid stock preparation and consumer certainty.
Butler county has a new draft board after the previous panel resigned over a dispute with State Selective Service officials about the draft status of 67 young farmers aged 18 to 26. Appointees waiting federal approval are former mayor Ira M. Bradley Harold E. Gamblin and Edwin Walters of Poplar Bluff.
Starting as utter strangers in spring, Air and Mrs. Bell Wee vil foresee building a family of 30 million before frost. The remark frames a bold, unlikely forecast attributed to the pair, highlighting a humorous and speculative stance on population growth.
Dogs for Defense Inc announces additional war dogs are urgently needed by the Army and Marine Corps for overseas service. The Army seeks 200 animals aged 14 months to two years, grey or tan. The Marine Corps requests 60 male Doberman pinschers and German shepherds aged one to four years weighing at least 60 pounds.
The Office of Price Administration announced new price ceilings for straight flavor hard candies including lemon drops and peppermints. Effective Sept. 28, single flavor hard candies will retail at 33 cents per pound in bulk and 35 cents in one-pound bags, with the policy aiming to boost output after the March 1942 freeze discouraged domestic production.
Archaeologists cite cotton remnants discovered in dry caves and burial sites of the Southwest as evidence of advanced ancient weaving. In Grand Gulch Utah a tapestry apron was found wrapped around a naturally mummified body in a dry cave and is believed to predate the Christian Era.
The Southeast Missouri Teachers Association will hold its annual meeting at State College in Cape Girardeau on October 12 and 13 with speakers including Dr. Earl E. Harper of the University of Iowa and Robert Kazmayer. Others include Congressman Walter H. Judd and Roy Scantlin. The final night features a football game between State College and Normal, Ind. University.
The cotton seed house of the Farmers Gin Company at Marston burned in an unexplainable fire early Friday. The blaze destroyed several loads of cotton and twenty tons of seed, with the gin operating until midnight and the fire found too late to save the structure. Loss is insured. rebuilding will begin once materials and labor are secured.
A sequence of land transfers in Scott County includes Dickie Taylor to Herbert Moore for land in section 24 township 28 range 13 at 1600 dollars, and numerous other deeds across Sikeston Oran and nearby additions with prices ranging from 1 to 3750 dollars. Names include Lumsden Grose Craig Bruhl McCord Reynolds Shipman Barton De Roush Little ton Wood Clin ton Smith Pickett Carter Waggener Lipe Royston Finley Cooper Couch Herron and Bruce among others.
Missouri’s indigent blind received about 225,019.04 in pensions by September 20 for the quarter ended June 30, 1944, with Scott County payouts totaling 1,909.17. Auditor Forrest Smith noted many pensioners fail to file requisitions, which could raise the total by about 1,500. St Louis City has the most beneficiaries, followed by several rural counties. De Kalb has the fewest with one pensioner on the roll.
Designers focus on decorative soles as open-toe and open-heel shoes gain attention. The International Shoe Co. perfects a smooth plastic edge roling for a platform look with no stitching visible on the bottom. Plastic color adds potential for varied decorative effects.
R Kip Binney and Yewell Lawrence transfer lots 129 and 130 on Crowe Place to R A McCord for $1. Woodrow Holder transfers land in section 33 township 30 range 14 to Otto Leist for $1.
Dr. Carl R. Rogers, former Ohio State professor and USC director, urges understanding and patience to help returned servicemen reintegrate. He lists four steps for families and USC workers focusing on acceptance, time to readjust, recognizing lingering resentment, and active listening. Rogers studied aerial gunners at Buckingham Army Air Field, Fort Myers, Florida, last year.
Army officials endorse Byrnes V E Day concept but keep using X Day to mark the unknown date when European hostilities end. They say the term remains the popular designation for Victory in Europe while official communications still use X Day for the unannounced moment.
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