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PAGE FOUR THE SIKESTON (MO.) HERALD THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1938 The Sikeston Herald Twenty Years Ago A A CLINT H. DEXMAN Publisher Ward Dennmn, Assistant PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston, MUsouri Telephone 99 Subscription Rates: Beott and Adjoining Counties 51.50. Elsewhere, $200. Terms, Stnctly Li Advance- Entered as second-class matter March 9.

190S. at the post office at Sikeston, Missouri, under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1S79. Ot'K There an? a few progressive steps The Hc-raK: v. like to Sikeston take duri-sr the coming year.

These v.h:ih may be called a program 1939 a Widen Front street. Continue the building of new homes. Improve, by re-painting, repairing and remodeling, the buildings now built. Evtend the white ivay to the intersection of Highwas 60 and 61. Enlarge the of the Southeast Missouri Jubilee.

There are. of course, many othe 'things and conditions which Sikeston needs, but here are some of "the most pressing ones. Additional parking space is al- wavs needed, and the widening of ITront street would help provide more parking space here it is most needed On December 27. 1918. The Sikeston Herald recorded the following news items: first municipal Christmas tree was a great success in spite of the fact that Tuesday as a cold, windy, damp day.

just about the worst kind of weather imaginable, unless, of course, it had been rainy. But the weather man didn't dampen the spirits of more than SOO children who attended Santa's fete and received their gifts. The Malone Theatre had the war picture. ''Crashing Through to Berlin." as its Christmas Ten Years Ago--Dee. 27.

1928 Christmas day and the two days following been nearly idea! The winter season has so far beer without snow- Rev. S. P. Bnte. pastor of the Baptist church here, will preach his last sermon to the congregation Sunday.

Rev. Brite recently resigned to accept the pastorate of the Baptist church at Ark. "Governor" Havden has been ordered to kill all the spiders in thv gvmnasium at the high school. Tlu- pests did some r.ighi work Friday and built a web over the Sikeston goal for the boys' game. They were broken in due course, however.

The resignation of C. Malone. commanding officer of the Sikeston Xational Guard unit Company K. has been accepted, i Although it has not been definitely i decided. Capt.

R. R. Reed, former commander of the company, may be selected as Major Malone's sue- cessor. GlT OUT. "DOOR AA1M AMERICAS PROCLAIM DEFENSE AGREEMENT FATHER OF ROY V.

ELLISE DIED HERE CHRISTMAS TRIPLE WEDDING FOR KIWANIS PANCAKE DAY THREE SHvZSTON COUPLES TERMED BIG SUCCESS Five Years Ago--Dec. 28. 1933. After January 1, the Sikeston emergency hospital will be discontinued, according to an announcement made by Dr. H.

M. Kendig. 1 surgeon and superintendent of the growing citv like Sikeston hospita The cause for disron- needs more homes, and the building of homes to keep pace i tinumg the hospital is that it has been operating at a loss because of too many charity cases it was said. -encouragea But our present homes and other buildings should not be neglected, and right now Sikeston buildings need tons of paint and much The Herald would like to tlonal Snoe Company's factory Last Year December 30. 1937.

Fifty emploj'es of the Interna- here were put to u. ork Tuesdav repair ace our lumber dealers, builders and others interested in building Preparatory to resumption of work enterprises make the repairing Monday by the entire force of 600 and preserving of our present i Ie following a vacation, w-hich buildings a major objective i be an on Wednesday of last week. I i At a joint meeting of the city i council and board of public works last night, it was voted to con- i tribute out of municipal light and power funds not to exceed SI 6 000 who would not like to see our white way system extended to the highway intersection in th? east part of town" 7 Such an exten- rfon is due the many people who as the cit art of constructing have invested in propertv in that i armory in Sikeston. Federal part of our city, and "it would also and State ll! complete the be a great advertisement for the Three Sikeston couples were married in a triple wedding on Saturday afternoon, December 24, when Miss Monica Kaiser became the bride of Rav Maxey; Miss Jes- sie Holmes the oride of Euart Tay- lor and Miss Evelyn Hitt the bride of Boone Wilford. The wedding took place at the residence of Rev.

J. E. Travis, pas- i tor of the Presbyterian church of Xew Madrid, who performed the ceremony. The three couples spent brief i honeymoons during the Christmas holidays, after which they returned to Sixeston. Mr.

and Mrs. Wil- ford and Mr. and Mrs. Boone spent the holidays in BIytheville, Ark I while Mr. and Mrs.

Taylor spent their honeymoon in Memphis. Ten- nessee The three brides are graduates' of Sikeston high school Mrs "Wilford is the daughter of Mrs Una Hitt. Mrs. Taylor is the' daughter of Mrs George Hawkins and Mrs. Maxey the daughter Mrs.

Lilly Kaiser. i "Wilford is employed at the May- tag-Long Company. Mr. Maxev operates Ichy's Service Station and Air. Taylor teaches in the rural schools of Scott countv Saturday was pancake day in Sikeston.

and with the efforts of the local Kiwanians. all Sikes- tonians wanting a taste of the cakes, with butter and syrup, should have been more than satisfied. "All the pancakes you can eat for a quarter" was the slogan of the club for the day, and the amateur chefs did their best to live up to it. The "feed" lasted from six o'clock Saturday morning until nine o'clock on Christmas eve. with a steady stream of prospective pancake eaters at the Hotel Marshall dining room, where the affair took place.

Members of the Kiwanis Club part in the management of the affair, and at one time the cook was so busy that he could not keep up with the orders. Again in the evening, orders came in so fast that there was a "waiting list All of the customers were apparently pleased with the service and with the quality of the cakes. The project was voted a complete success. Approximately SlOO was cleared from the sale, club officials said financing of the proposed building which is to be erected in Chamber OF THE PAST YEAR progressrv eness of Sikeston to have the white way system extend- of Commerce Park. ed to the one place which is seen by all visitors to Sikeston who do TOP STORIES not pass through the main business section of our city.

The Southeast Missouri Jubilee The top" stories of 193R. as which had its initial production picked by the Associated Press last fall, can be made" an 1 editors, is as follows: greater benefit than was this 1- Pact of Munich brings peace year. It is the hope of The Her to Europe but poses questions for aid that the Jubilee leaders will the consider the addition of livestock Treatment of Jews agricultural exhibits to many and elsewhere causes productions of the Jubilee. world-wide repercussions 3. Republicans achieve sweeping A all.

the old year has been gains in Xovember elections as to most of us than we de- ministration's "purge" meets fail- w-ill Most populous and richest area of country from devastating hurricane o. F. Donald Coster head huge drug firm. kills self served. The new probably as kind IT TO THE LEGISLATURE.

Governor a a si tomev-Gen McKitt 1 proceed a a i i and St 1 r.nd the SnvESTONlAN'S SISTER MARRIED HERE TUESD VY i Miss Mary Kathryn A and Joseph Groves of Poplar Bluff married Tuesday night. December 27. at the home of the bride's sister. Mrs. Arden Ellise.

on Xorth Scott street. The single i ring ceremonv was performed by Judge "Wm Smith. The bride. daughter of Mrs Ethel A and who has often visited here and is well-known wore a black velvet dinner dress with gold accessories Following the ceremony, the young couple left for a wedding trip to Xew Orleans. La and Fort Worth.

Texas, a which they will be at home in Poplar Bluff. Mr Groves is the son of Mr. ar.d Mrs. E. C.

Groves and is employer 7 by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in Poplar Bluff. kground revealed in ex a i a i fir.ar.ci.-il quiz 6. Doiigla-, Cnrngan rains 1 1 i i i in sensational G- i to Ireland "crate Hughes calmlv but i sets in I hours and 17 i The Stat it blue chips i i i a r.o-T no.e! 1 WeIVs' fro-! a Pr nf Generpl a ness to do sr, but that it more now fice Th-s rr cerity the it will run AT -s the bol' 3 who are rov all but i 1 of the T-- stances i-- 5- es. it v. i ficer? 1 crirr.ina'.s It is General 1 i that is lives and i i in Kansas City St elsewhere in the State lature will a i a money.

You can co-int on a But here is a need more pressing than many of those i regularly and readily get the attention of way i to Ir and OU la 7 TM kers 6. Xew England hurricane. The funds can be provided 7. Orson Welles' "Martian- General Assembly members a broadcast them provided. Taxes in Mi.s.scn.r, John Warde's Gotham Hotel are high enough to enforce the a i 9 Enactment of wages and SIKESTONIAN'S SON MARRIED ON I Miss Helen Watson a of Mr.

and Mrs. Charts Watson, an Landis Chunn boti: of Prairie, were a i at noon o-; Christmas day at the resilience o- Rev. a i i a of Prairie The croon 1 is the son A J. Chunr. of Sikeston and is an in the Fas' Prp.ii hicr.

si yov.r.g couple honeymoon :11 a tr Prairie St Ixiuis Thev vear's as The i a Ll a I i gest stories rr- 1 Sudeten cris's Munich a 2. Germany i i A i a 3. Republican gair.s off-vear 4. Germany's a i i cam- aign 5. Douglas Corrigan's "wrong law and bring criminals to tice.

The extent to which hours law legislators appropriate need- Development ed by the Governor and Attorney- States' foreign policy General in their declared war on crime will be the measure of their crisis dedre to see a victory for law and ar0er in this good tSate. of United Franco-Italian colonies Confession of Richard Whit- I A TO r.VKIVET POSITION a i liopkins. head of th- Works A i i i biggest spender of Xew Deal agencies appointed Secretarv of Commerce Friday by President Franklin IX elt Col. Francis C. Harrington.

army engineer who has been an assistant WPA administrator, was named acting head of the organization. Hopkins moves into the cabinet vacancy created by the resignation of Daniel C. Roper His appointment was indicated almost immediately by Senator Davis (Rep.) of Pennsylvania as a move to groom him for the presidency in 1940. Legislative reaction to Hopkins' appointment indicated that his handling of WPA was likely to be subject to a general investigation before the Senate acts in confirmation of his appointment. TO INSTALL KIWAXIS OFFICERS FRIDAY NIGHT L- Standley.

retiring president of the Sikeston Club, will be installed as lieutenant-governor of the district of Kiwanis at installation services to be held Friday night December 30. at Hotel Marshall. Dr. A L. Bomer of Poplar Bluff, past lieutenant-governor, will be the in Stalling officer Following the formal induction of Mr.

Standley into office, he take charge of the installation of the officers of the local club for the coming year These officers are Earl M. Allen, president: A Harper, vice-president: L. Mullin. secretary, and Leroy Leslie, treasurer. The board of directors is composed of A Sutler- field.

J. i Frank Mount Leroy Leslie. George Kirk A H. T. Coney and A.

Harper. Friday i also be "Laches Xight" and wives and lady friends of club members v. ill be invited to a the services i the new van the Sikeston i A a Club will begin its fourth vear of activitv. a i been organized in Past presidents of the club are George W. Kirk.

Sutterfield and L. OFFICIATES BLUKF KIWAXIS INSTALL VTION i i i Governor Standlev of Sikeston Poplar Tuesday i to officiate at the i a a i of ficers of the Club there Xew officers of the there are pre.siiier.t. Tom Boyce. vice- presidents. J.

C. Bnce and A McCarthey secretary. a-i? treasurer. A a Dover Mr. Standley also president of the Kiwanis Ciub BABY NAMED "RECESSION" The 21 republics of the Western Hemisphere proclaimed Thursday night, December 22, their decision to maintain and to defend" their continental solidarity "against all foreign intervention or activities Following more than two weeks' exhaustive discussion they arrived at a unanimous decision to declare their "common concern--in case the peace, security or territorial integrity of any American repub- lie is threatened by acts of any.

nature that may threaten them." i The official English translation of the continental solidarity decla- ration, following a preamble stat- I ing the essential unity of the' American continents and their re: publics desire "to work together in the cause of universal accord." i follows: "The American republics declare: "First, that they reaffirm the-' continental solidarity and their purpose of collaborate in the main- purpose to collaborate in the main- which said solidarity is based. "Second, that, faithful to the above-mentioned principle and to their absolute sovereignty, they reaffirm their decision to maintain and to defend them against all foreign intervention or activities that may threaten them. "Third. and in case the peace, security or territorial integrity of any American republic is thus threatened by acts of any a 1 that may imperil them they pro- claim their common concern and their determination to make effective their solidarity, co-ordinating their respectix-e sovereign wills by i means of procedure of consulta- tion established by conventions in force and by declarations of inter- i American conferences. using measures which each case cir- cumstances may make advisable, i i "It is understood the govern- ments of the American republics will act independently in their in dividual capacities.

recognizing fully their juridical eauality as sovereign states. "Fourth, that in order to facili: tate consultations established in this and other American peace instruments, the ministers of foreign affairs of the American republics. when deemed advisable and at the initiative of any one of them, will meet in their several capitals by rotation and without protocolary character. "Each government may. under i special circumstances or for special reasons, designate a representative as a substitute for its I Minister of Foreign Affairs.

"Fifth. that this declaration shall be known as the Declaration of Lima Funeral services for Albert Ellise, aged 82 years, father of Roy V. Ellise of Sikeston. were held Monday at the Troy Methodist church, of which he was a lifelong member. Interment was made in the Troy cemetery- Mr.

Ellise sustained a stroke Tuesday. December 20. at the home of his only son here. He did not recover from the effects of the stroke, succumbing on Christmas morning. The body was prepared for burial at the Arden Ellise Funeral Home here and then removed to the family home at Troy.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ellise and son. Arden. accompanied the body to Troy and attended the funeral services.

The two Messrs. returned to Sikeston Tuesday, while Mrs. Ellise remained for a visit of several days. Mrs. Ellise was accompanied to Troy by her mother.

Mrs. Mollie Brandes. of Troy, who is spending the winter with her here Surviving Mr. Ellise is his son. Roy V.

Ellise. grandson. Arden Ellise, and two great-g'-andchil- dren. Patsy and Arden Andrews Ellise. all of Sikeston.

Mr. Ellise. a former business man of Troy, was a resident of that town and community all his life His wife passed away about 20 years ago. AGED RESIDENT DIED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING Will H. Harrison.

72-year-old Sikeston resident, w-ho suffered a stroke of paralysis early last Thursday morning, died Christmas morning at St. Francis Hospital. Cape Girardeau. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home of his nephew. Ben Ward, of near Matthews and interment was made in the Dexter cemetery with Dempster service.

Air. Harrison, who had lived in Sikeston for the past four years, suffered a stroke while apparently en route home early Thursday morning, and was found unconscious on Malone avenue, an estimated two hours later. He never recovered from the effects of the stroke and the exposure. Surviving Mr. Harrison is a daughter.

Mrs Albert Thompson, of Caruthersville and two sons. Abe Harrison of South Bend. and Guy Harrison of Flint, Mich. A. A.

Harrison of Sikeston Ls a FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR. V. A. CAMBERON MANY DKAAV FINES IN COURT FOR VIOLATIONS Herbert Hoover Depression Rogers has a new brother. His name Franklin Delano Roosevelt Recession Rogers.

The baby, ninth born to 'r. and Mrs. John Rogers who live at the fairgrounds in Shenandoah. Iowa, was named by Dr. J.

D. Kerlin. attending physician. The home of Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Stephens was the scene of a surprise Christmas dinner. Sunday, given by the couple's children, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stephens and sons of Cape Girardeau. Mr.

and Mrs. O. T. Finley and children of nimo and Mr. and Mrs.

Otis Mouaer and daughter of Slkeston. Police court did a thriving business during the past week with fines and jail sentences being handed out freely to offenders. Richard Vmson. as arrested December 12 and fined eight dollars with a 10-day suspended jail sentence. brought into jail again last week on a drunken charge, assessed 10 days in jail and placed on probation for six months Eugene Oliver and Mac Harring- ton paid an eight-dollar fine each i for their firewater while David McXewell's drunk cost him S12.35.

Figuring in a free-for-all brawl at Jovner's Tavern. Ray Pickard Clarence Stephen and Willie Baker fines of eight dollars each. A stp.gmg a one-man bargair day sale. Willie Wilson was arraigned before the State court and en 60 dpys in the county jail at Benton He had stolen it was charged five or six pounds of dry salt meat from Ward's Grocer-Store, a bat from Gtaber's and ten-dollar overcoat from Buckner- The meat and hat IT- sold for "two-bits" each and prob- ablv reeded only a customer a i over th" orco.it for twenty-five more cents, casn on the barrel head. Sexcrpl fines assessed double a i of cars Mildred was fined O'" 1 and costs for i i the on a complaint signed hy Dr Waters.

GREY RIDGE MAN TO SERVE SENTENC r. Virgil Crouch of Gray Ridge who was sentenced in to 10 vears in the penitentiaiy for a ing fatally shot Jake Walker on Xovcmber 4. following an argument over a craps game, was taken into custody last week. He is to be taken to Jefferson City to serve his sentence. i The Supreme Court of Missouri I last week upheld the decision of i the Dunklin county circuit court 1 jury which resulted in Crouch's ar! rest.

I Crouch maintained that he acted i in self-defense, but the testimony showed that he left the stock pens, where the game of craps was being played, went home, got his gun and returned and shot Walker Funeral services for V. A. Camberon. 72-year-old Marston merchant, were held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Xew Madrid Saturday morning. December 24.

Interment was made in the Marston cemetery with Ellise service- Mr Camberon. had spent most of his life in the vicinity of Marston. was well-known in Southeast Missouri, having engaged in business in Marston for many years. He had been ill for the past several months and died on Fridav. December 23.

of the infirmities of advanced age- Surviving is his wife and son Claude Camberon. of Marston HOWARD EDWARD BLEDSOE Funeral services for Howard Edward. the eleven-month? old son of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Bledsoe. held at the home on William street Saturday. December 24.

Interment was made ir. the Sikeston city cemeterv The child had been ill for past three months. TRLAL FOR MURDER. OF A IS POSTPONED CARI'THERSVILLE Posey of Steele and Otis Fowler Cooter taxi driver, were granted f. continuance i the March term of the circuit court by Tuesdav Thev p.i-e charged the of Mrs Marv Vaughn, near Harry- Inn Cafe ice stp tion at r.zsrht September 11 The defendants" ask-- a i a because Fowler is in a rk suffering from head wh'ch it is said he received in an at.tomo bile wreck Christmas day The application for a continuance states that if Fowler were able to be present he would testify that both he and Posey were not present at the i of the alleged beating.

Mrs. A a Ancell. who has been ill at her home on Sikes avenue for the past several days, is reported to be much improved today. UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN WAGES The Xational Association of Manufacturers said today that a. study under its auspices had proved that the "real wages" of American workers were much higher than those in totalitarian countries.

"A factory worker in the United States can buy four times as much food and clothing with an hour's wages as a German worker, nine times as much as an Italian worker, and nearly 12 times as much as a Russian worker," a report de- i clared. i BUCHAXAX COUNTY Buchanan County, the "Central Western Gateway." situated on the Missouri River in the famous Platte Purchase country, was organized on December 31, 1838. one hundred years ago this week. The county became a. part of the state by the final annexation on March 28.

1837, of the Platte 1 Purchase country, which also included the present counties of Platte. Andrew. Holt. Xodayay, and Atchison. Possibly as early as 1803.

thirty-four years before. Joseph Robidoux was trading with the Indians at Blacksnake Hills. In 1S26 he again landed his keel boat at the mouth of Roy's branch, at the foot of the hills, and began laying the foundation of the Great West. Between April 1 and June 15. 1S49.

over 2.0OO wagons bound for California and the far west crossed the ferries at St. Joseph, for those were "The days of old. The days of gold. The days of'49." During the spring of 1850 it was estimated from 40,000 to 50,000 gold seekers camped within the county. The first westbound rider of the pony express left St Joseph on April 3, i860 William A.

Davis, assistant postmaster at Joseph, invented the railway postal car and in 1862 introduced the system of distributing mail in transit. Buchanan, named for James Buchanan, a prominent statesman of 193S who later became the fifteenth president of the United States, is Missouri's sixth smallest county, but in spite of its size (408 square miles), it ranks third in population, third in the number of retail establishments, and is an outstanding manufacturing and distributing center among Missouri's 114 counties. For the five year period. 1931-1935. it was fourth in the average yield of corn per acre and in 1936 was fourth in the production of potatoes, second in tobacco and an important producer of dairy products.

It is a horticultural center too. and ranks second in the production of apples, third in the production of cherries, and fifth in the production of grapes. In 1924 the first of the Apple Blossom festivals, in whicii the neighboring apple-growing counties participate, was held in St Joseph. St. Joseph, named by Joseph Robidoux for his patron Saint, is Missouri's third largest citv.

with a population of 80.935 in 1930. The town was platted in 1843 and incorporated in 1845. It won the county seat from Sparta in 18451846 and soon took precedence over all other towns in northwest Missouri as a rendezvous for mountaineers, emigrants, freighters, and gold seekers. Today the city is an important railway, truck and bus line center, and is rapidly developing an an air transportation center. The first steamboat to ascend the Missouri river above eastern Chariton count.

the "Western Engineer reached Buchanan coun- tv in 1819 The Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad was completed in 1S59. and during the railroad buildir.sr era the --ounty cintribut- ed 000 for railroad construction. Today it is crossed by seven raiKvayp and six fecit ral highwavs. The countv's first newspaper, the Weeklv Gazatte was established in St Joseph in 1S45.

and was closelv followed bv The A'henturc. the county hr.s eleven newspapers and magazines, ten of i are published in St Joseph. Among these are two daily newspapers, the St. Joseph Xews-FVess a the St Joseph Gazette The first school proV.pblv located in Crawford township, near Halleck. taught by Francis Ferguson in 1S3P The St.

Joseph Institute incorporated in 1S51. State Hospital Xo. was founded in the Memorial Ho-ie in 1874' Saint Joseph Hospital, usual!" called Sisters in I860: Xoyes Hospital in 1912; ar.d the Missouri Methc- Hospital in 1921. The cr.unty also has two osteopathlc an-i one Xegro hospital. Among the county distinguished citizens was Joseph Robidoux.

trader, one of the incorporators of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad and founder of St. Joseph. Others of importance are Governors Willard P. Hall.

Robert M. Stewart, and Silas Woodson; Brigadier General M. Jeff son. "The Swamp Fox:" Joseph A. Corby, business promoter; James B.

Gardenhire. attorney general for the State; Mary Alicia Owen, folklonst; Jessie L. Gaynor. composer; E. B.

Xeely. educator, and Dr. Daniel Morton, author and physician. Mr. and Mrs.

Cleonard Coatea spent the Christmas holidays in Cairo, 111., as guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Moll.

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