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Business This Holiday Season in the Sikeston District Was the Largest in Volume Since '29 and Most Concerns Showed 75 pet. Increase This will be the last edition of SIKESTON STANDARD The Standard published in We know whether The Standard or The Standard editor has beer, worth anything to the community or not during the year, but that is for the readers to say. We hope we have been. We have Southeast Missouri 9 Leading Semi'Weekly wanted to be helpful and in a way believe we have been. We have tried to live right, do right, pay our bills, live within our means, and set an example that our own family would not be ashamed of.

Whatever the new year has in store for us, is beyond us to predict, though we are hoping for the best. VOLUME 22 SIKESTON, SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 29, 33 According to It Or Christmas was forbidden in England for 18 years and in Mas- achusetts for 22 years. Auto Crash It looks like a prtty howdy-de- when four or five State Senators can hold up the program for which he called the extra session. And what is the matter with the other thirty members that they cannot force action? If the program suit them, pass it and lay the blame on the Governor.

At this time, we would like very much to know just where our Southeast Missouri State Senators stand on the program. The Democratic papers of the State should demand prompt and favorable action or declare war on the obstructionists. The Standard management was proud to see so many of our tradesmen and business men grateful enough for patronage during the year to spend a few dimes for an advertisement in The Standard to acknowledge eame. Rev. S.

D. Woods, of the building force of the Capitol at City, spent Christmas Jriends in Sunset Addition, and uNtile here paid a visit to The Standard editor. Santa Claus was mighty good to us this time, but what he will do us around January 1 will be a lenty. If the press wishes to guarantee their own freedom, they can accomplish the deed by re- to print all the bull pre- afid sent to the press by ferent Government agencies. sort of a boycott would soon lg a steer to his milk.

would like very much to see of our bootleggers who are for a CWA job be given of these grubbing hoes and Pained along one of these juicy phes with orders to tam his iy. le best campaign material the publicans of Missouri has had irenty years is now being man- tured by the Legislautre now sssion at Jefferson City, Demo- chout the State are led'tb the point of open re- Benton, December Hill, a drug store clerk of Webster Groves, was held in the county jail here in an investigation of an automobile accident, two miles north of Benton on Highway 61 early Saturday night in which Mrs. Arnold Robert, 50 years old, of near Benton was killed. Hill, Sheriff Joe Anderson said, was the driver of a Chrysler coupe automobile, which into the rear end of a model Ford coupe in which Mr. and Mrs.

Robert were enroute to services at the Catholic church here. Robert was driving the car and was cut and bruised in the crash. The car overturned on Mrs. Robert, crushing her and a artery in her left leg was severed, loss of blood proving fatal. Hill and Byron Woods, the latter the owner of the Chrysler, were only slightly injured.

Hill was driving Woods car and told Sheriff Anderson, according to the latter, he failed to see the other car. An inquest was conducted with a verdict that she lost her life in an automobile crash, the crash being caused by the car driven by Hill striking the rear end of the car in which she was riding. It was recommended that Hill be held for investigation. Definite charges had not been filed today, Sheriff Anderson said, but the officer said he intended to make a complete investigation before releasing the Webster Groves man. Woods, owner of the Chrysler, was released and allowed to return home.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert, who resided north of Benton on a farm, had just turned onto the highway from a side road and had gone but a short distance, Mr. Robert told officers, when a car, coming from the north, struck their machine. He said the rear light on his car was burning when he left his dwelling and presumed that it still was lighted at the time of the accident.

Both Hill and Woods told iff Anderson they failed to see the other car at all as they approacn- ed it. car overturned on the east side of the road and the other -toppled into a small ditch on the west side of the road. Both cars were practically demolished. Sheriff Anderson said he went to the scene of the accident as soon as he heard about it and took both Hili and Woods in custody, later releasing Woods. The both between 20 and 25 years old, said they were enroute to Rector, to spend the holidays with relatives.

services had not been arranged today pending communication with relatives of Mrs. Robert. Prior to her marriage she was Miss Ida Halter, and had spent all of her life in this community. -V5 SISAL FACTS REVEALED Spotlight 99 spending son, Eli The following were present a family dinner giveff Christmas Day by Mr. and Mrs.

Eli Williams: H. M. Shell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leman Shell and son and Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Williams and family of Zalma. Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Williams and family of Zalma are the week here with their Williams, and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Sells, entertained with a family dinner Christmas Day, the following being present: Mr. and Mrs. Gid Daniels, Rudell Daniels, Miss Jenalee Sells, Mr. and Mrs.

Jno. Crosno and daughters, Mildred ad Margaret, and Mrs. Alice Edmondson. Mrs. C.

N. Harrel and son of Miama, came in Wednesday afternoon for a' visit with Mrs. Harrel's mother, Mrs. J. W.

Schroff. fe are in receipt of an In for Orval Sturgeon but because of the length kthe article and because of the of space to print same, we it. If the party con- woufd care to pay fc printed, we wou in our next issue. gladly FOUND TO SLAYERS OF MAN IN HOLDUP lew Madrid, December Madrid County officers were Ihout a clew today in what ll Relieved to have been a holdup hying four miles south of here play night, Cashion, 27, was slain Fa small store and filling station he was in charge, evidently bandits who met resistance they started to rob him. Bien ashion was substituting for anther man at the store and sta- Jon at the time.

7 He was shot three times with a mall bore pistol, after he evi- ently fired four times at the gs, according to Sheriff Sam rris. le farm on which the station ocated is owned by former riff A. F. Stanley, who lives the land. Mr.

Stanley said no ey evidently was taken, $9 in remaining in the cash said four exploded in the pistol had used, indicating he ought desperately with the bandits. One bullet mark found in the window glass, in the transom and one in the oor, Sheriff Harris said. Cashion was shot the side, and through the body back. His body was 8 p. m.

Sunday at the Highway 61, a few yards tation building. The Is Cashion may have the gunmen. He tennined if a car was how many thugs there is survived by his wid- three children. iKincy, Miss Ruth Kincy of and Miss Allie Kincy of spent Christmas Day here eir daughter and sister, E. Lathom, and family.

Berniece and Verna Lee Cape Girardeau spent here with their Mrs. Jack John- Cape Youth, Kidnaped By Bandit, Forced to Aid In Hold Up A MOVIE ACTRESS SHUNS MARY BRIAN FEATURED IN FOG DOES NOTDESIRJE STARDOM. SHE SAYS "AFTER yOU REACH THE TOP THE ONLY ROAD LEFT IS THE WAY OUT? SUPERSTITIOUS ACTOPS J. PH0T06RAPHIN6 HAD TO BE STOPPED FOR A DAY BECAUSE THE ACTORS REFUSED TO APPEAOJN EVEN SEANCE ON FRIDAY THE FOG. IN THE MOVIES It MADE BY SPRAYING AIR MINERAL OIL.

IT LASTS LONGER AND DOBS NOT WILT THE GARMENTS. AT THE COLUMBIA STUDIOS 1 WHEN PUTA I SKI RT ON THAT THBYAftE NOT TO AN ACTRESS ANDHER GARMENTS. A VKIRrtS AUGHT I FILTER AND IS ,1 A LAMP WITH TWO How a man whom he befriended turned bandit and forced him to assist in the Christmas Day holdup of a highway filling station was told today by 19-year-old Edward Nunnelee as officers pushed their search for the thug. En route to Sikeston, young Nunelee was hailed a short distance north of Morley by what appeared to be a mere hitchhiker. The man, about 23 years old, rode along and chatted with Nunnelee until near Sikeston, the covered Nunnelee with a pistol, making him turn and drive back north glqpg Highway The gunmah forced Nunnelee to drive him back by Cape Girafa6au and finally to the Greer Davis service station off Highway 61, two miles north of Jackson.

At that place the well dressed bandit held a gun on Mr. Davis and two others, forcing Nunnelee to take $19.87 out of pocket ad out of a cash register in the filling station building. A revolver was also stolen. The holdup at an end, the thug once more made Nunnelee get into the Nunnelee car and the thug He did so and when about three miles off Highway 34 he was told to stop. He did so and the gunman returned his gun to his pocket and gave Nunnelee 25 cents with which to buy motor oil, and let the latter drive away.

That was about 2 p. m. Nunnelee telephoned from a filling station to his mother, Mrs. Mary Nunnelee in Cape Girardeau. He then drove back to the Davis filling station, where he was met by Mrs.

Nunnelee and Deputy Sheriff Eugene Brunk, who had been called. The gunman was well dressed, with the exception of his shoes, Nunnelee sgid. His shoes were worn, out he wore a good brown suit end brown hat. He was aboiit 26 years old, weighed around 145 pounds, was about feet 8 inches tall and had light complexion. The thug seems to have a weakness for tattoos, Nunnelee observed.

He had eight separate figures imprinted on his left hand alone, these including a big one on the the figers of his right hand. Nunnelee described the thug as having a medium or fine voice, drove the car northwest on High- but said that he used rough lang- way 61 to Route 34, then westward. The gunman evidently had planned a second robbery at a Millersville filling station, but that was passed up when it was found the station was closed on account the holiday. When the road leading south toward Laflin was reached, Nunnelee was told to take that road uage and talked all the time. The Girardean related today that he picked up the hitch-hiker who appeared to be cold, at 10:30 a.

m. Monday, just south of Morley. He was going to Sikeston to get Woodrow Leslie, who had visited there, to bring him home. Missourina. Benton and Morley Divide Twin Cage Bill Benton, December Benton and Morley high school basketball teams divided a doubleheader last night on the Benton court, the Benton girls winning 16-11 and the Morley boys emerging victorious, 13-12.

Virginia Eldridge, star forward, led the socring with 10 points in the opener, Leslie Allen scored the other 6 points for the Bentonians. Miss Keessee, with 3 and Miss Stanley with 8 scored for Morley. The game was very slow and uninteresting. Benton takig the lead all the way thru. The game was a little more exciting than the opener, the Morley boys clinching the gtvme by a long shot in the final moments of play.

Miles, Morley guard, led the scoring with seven ints. Buhs and Steck, forward and guard, respectively, scored points to lead the Benton team. The Pritchard brothers, George and Don, were the officials for tne games. The line-up: Benton 12 Boals, 3 Buhs, 4 Porter 0 Smith, 1 A. Buhs 0 Steck, 4 Harrison, 0 This was a Scott-Mississippi Morley 13 Mize, 1 J.

Brasher, 2 Parker, 3 M. Brasher, 0 Miles, 7 Sullivan, 0 Black, 0 County League game and was the last game for Benton until after the holidays in the league. Benton will play the Vanduser tournament, the tourney starting on December 28 and lasting through to the 30th. Cape Man Died In Theatre Here Wednesday Night W. Reick, age 68, of Cape Girardeau, died of heart failure at 7:05 Wednesday night in the Malone Theatre here.

Reick, a former roadmaster for the Frisco railroad, was employed at present by that line as watchman at the Gravois crossing. Reick had been an employee of the Frisco railroad for about 52 years. Reick came to Sikeston Tuesday to visit with J. H. Bryant, also an employee of the railroad.

He toas driven to New Madrid that day by Marguerite Bryant, where he paid taxes on a farm he owned near Parma. He had intend returning to Cape Girardeau Thursday. He died in the theatre about five minutes after his arrival with Arlene and Marguerite Bryant, whose father he was visiting. The girls stated that soon after being seated, one at each side of Reick, they noticed that he acted as something was making him uncomfortable, but that he did not make a sound and did not complain. As he slumped in his seat, the girls became concerned and asked for aid.

A doctor was called for and Dr. Whittaker of East Prairie, who was present, went directly to the seat and examined the man. Reick was pronounced dead by the physician immediately- His family has resided in Cape Girardeau for about 12 years. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Freda, and three sons, Huey and Albert of Texas and Irving of Girardeau, The Dempster ambulance was called to the theatre and removed the body to their parlors. Irving Reick was notified and came here at once.

The body was removed to the Walther Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. JAMES A. McPHEETERS FORMER SCOTT COUNTY OFFICIAL, DIES Jackson and Essex Independents Meet Saturday Essex, December Essex Aces meet the Schade Specials, independent basketball quintet sponsored by the Schade Bros. Cafe and Confectionery, Jackson, in the local high school gymnasium Friday night, December 29. The Aces will face their toughest opposition when the Essex independents angle for their seventh victory in nine starts this season.

Victories were at the expense of the Fornfelt Red Balls, Canalou Tomcats, Fornfelt Stags, Poplar Bluff Blue Eagles, the Fornfelt teams being victims of double reverses. Information reaches Essex that the visiting lineup presents some of the fastest amateur independent basketball talent in this section of the State. The Specials have won easy victory ever the Will Mayfield College quintet at Marble Hill and the Milius Speedsters at Festus. The Essex lineup will inclde Lester Helsley and Dudley Prater at forwards, Tom Taylor at center, Clarence and Howard Taylor at guards. Reserve men include Dejournett, Montgomery, Gould, Reed and West.

Loy N. Roberts is manager. The Aces are playing under their present name for the first time Hus season, formerly going under the name of Parker. Bucs. Under the name of Parker Bucs the majority of these same players were classed as one of the best independent teams in this section.

Two of the present gquad namely, Prater and Dejournett, were on the team that won over the Cairo Aces at Dexter for the independent tourney championship of Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Northeast Arkansas. A similar championship was captured in 1932. The visitors in previous games have been playing with high school graduates in the vicinity of Jackson, who later made good in district and State competition. Frank Owen, College star will officiate for the tilt, which is scheduled for 8 Friday night, 29. BIRTHS A daughter, Glenda Jean, was born Christmas Day to Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence F. Johnston, who reside north of Sikestpn. A son was born Christmas Day to Mr. and Mrs.

Goz Cflne, who reside north of Sikeston. A daughter was bom December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hutson of Miner Switch. Funeral services for James A.

McPheeters, 80 years old, who died early Sunday at Farmington, were held this afternoon at the Walther Funeral Home. Rev. W. C. Ellzey, pastor of the Methodist Church at Benton, assisted by Rev.

C. H. Morton, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, conducted the services, and burial was in Lorimier cemetery. Pallbearers were officials of Scott County, Collector Emil Steck, Probate Judge 0. L.

Spencer, Recorder H. F. Kirkpatrick, County Clerk Sherwood Smith, Surveyor R. L. Harrison and Prosecuting Attorney M.

E. Montgomery. Mr. McPheeters, who was the father of Mrs. W.

E. Walker, 442 North Frederick street, was born at Santa Fe, 111., across the Mississippi river from Commence, November 16, 1853, and early in his life went with his parents to Commerce. He clerked for a while in a drug store there For 36 continuous years he was clerk of the Scott County Circuit Court, beginning his service in 1878 and completing it in 1914. For several years he was a member of the board of directors of the Southeast Missouri Trust Co. here, and also was president of the Scott County Bank at Morley for some time.

He was an active member of the Democratic party and had served as a committeeman many times in Scott County. He also was an active member of the Methodist Church Benton and of the chapter and council of the Masonic order. During the past two years he had resided at the Waiker home here. Besides his daughter here he also is survived by a son, Chester McPheeters, who is engaged in the life insurance business at Webster Groves. There are four surviving grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs.

Lou Hutton and Mrs. Georgia Frazer, the latter a widow of Dr. T. F. Frazer, reside at Missourian.

HOSPITAL NEWS Mrs. Harry Dudley entered the hospital Wednesday for an operation. Mrs. Dudley withstood the operation well, but was reported Thursday as resting rather uncomfortably. NUMBER 26 The Sta Wishes AU Prosperity During 934' MOREHOUSE MAN STABBED TO DEATH WEDNESDAY NIGH! Charley Swan, age 61, of Jjore- house, was found stabbed to death there about 6:00 Wednesday night.

Swan, a restaurant cook, was found dead in a shack on Little River, occupied by Arch Height. body when he retimed 08 a grocery store, where he had gone to buy food. Height stated that when he left the shack, Swan and a man named Jimmie Hines, were there together. When he returned, Hines had disappeared and lifeless body was lying on the floor. Sheriff Sam Harris of New Madrid County, was called to Morehouse, but a widespread search failed to reveal the whereabouts of Hines, who, if not the actual slayer, probably knows the facts of the slaying.

Swan had taken a day off from his cooking duties and had spent the day visiting at the Height place with Height and Hines, were old friends of the aged It is thought that the men some drinking during the day that this might have had bearing on the slaying or events leading up to the alt tion. About 5:30 o'clock day afternoon, Height went to grocery to secure food for evening meal and left Hines Swan alone in the cabin. He turned to the shack about 6:1 o'clock and found the aged stabbed to death. He hnmedi ly notified Constable James, called in the other officers started the search for Hines. A nearby resident said that heard someone running away froi the shack shortly before Heii reported finding the was thought to have been Hinei The three men have resided il Morehouse for a number of yeai and are well known there.

MADRID SLAYER CAP- I TURED SATURDAY NIT Henry Hicks, 42, alias Henry Hickman, colored, wanted for the murder of Wm. Eaton, negro at LaForge, on October 7, 1933, was arrested in Sikeston Sunset Addition, Saturday night by Constable Brown Jewell and Ifficer Gid Daniels after they had received a tip that he was wanted in New Madrid County. Hicks was captured about 2:00 Saturday night and turned over to Sam Harris, Sheriff of New Madrid County. He confessed to the slaying but insists that it was done in self defense. Officers are investigating further on the theory and two unknown negroejT'rt and killed Eaton.

Eaton known to have had between and $100 on his person at the til The absence of a part of clothing from the body of dead man also lead to the bel that the man had been robbed. Hicks and Eaton were knon have had some trouble earls the night of October 7 di crap game near LaForge. on the morning of October 8, ton was found in a lane near place shot to death. Confession toi I Slugging Chaffee Drivei Benton, Dec. 27, Robert Franklin McKerley, possessing all of my mental faculties, and being of legal age, do make the following statement to Prosecuting Attorney M.

E. Montgomery and Sheriff Joe Anderson, voluntarily, knowing the same to be true, without threats or duress, or promise of any character whatsoever having been made to me, and knowing the same may be used as evidence against me in court I am 33 years of age, reside at Chaffee, Mo. I am single. My occupation is as a cook. I have not cooked for about two years have been doing river work and farm work.

About 6:30 p. m. Monday, December 18, 1933, I called Bolin, a taxi drive at Chaffee, Mo. I was at Chaffee at the time. I told him to meet me at the corner of Gray and Third streets in Chaffee at 7:00 p.

that date. He said he would be there and I met him there. I got into the cgr and told him to drive to Blomeyer, which he did. On the road to Blomeyer, I told him that Joe Anderson, Sheriff, was to meet me at Blomeyer and he (Bolin) and I waited at Blomeyer for about 30 minutes for Anderson. I had told Bolin that I was an officer and that Mr.

Anderson was to meet me there to assist in catching a man. From there we went to Oran on pretense of locating Mr. Anderson. We then drove to Cape Girardeau and ate supper at Cafe on Main Street. I paid for the supper.

I told Bolin that we would drive on to Patton, we did. At the Log Cabin at ton, I wept in and inquired if had seen anything of a maty certain description. They tof that a man had just left thi that description in a 'T Ford. I came out, after leai the man was headed for Fradc town, and told Bolin to drive to which he I At we stopped! the Highway Junction and iiffij ed for the same man and era. We learned there that! car was headed for Poplar and I told Bolin to drive on to Poplar Bluff, which he didl drove around in Poplar BldB a while looking around at parked on the streets.

We I not see anything of a car of above description and I toldl to drive on to Sikeston andl would look around thereJHH ped at Sikeston and somewhere about the town. It was then about mSm BDeoember 19, 1933. Im Bolin we would just drive on through Oran, which we did, did not stop. We drove on il Chaffee and drove through and looked for the car I was tending to be looking for. I Bolin then to drive me to Girardeau and I would night there.

He drove me Girardeau. We stopped atj Cafe again and we ate drihre to the St. Charles' and the Park Hotel for mej a room but they were We went to the Park Hotel (Continued on Page 5) Progressive Dinner Preceding Christmas Enjoyable Affi One of the outstanding social affairs of the holidays was a progressive dinner preceeding the Christmas dance Monday night, given by a group of the young married couples. The hors ouvres was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Bowman and from there the party went to Mr. and Mrs. French for the salad course. The main course and coffee was then served at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey S. Johnson with the following assisting: Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Graham, Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Bill De Kriek. The intermission party was given by Mr. and Mrs.

Arden Ellise and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker. The party was joined there by Mr. and Mrs.

Herman Henry, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Matthews III and Mr.

and Mrs. M. C. Cunningham of Desloge. Out-of-town guests at the dinner were: Mis.s Hilma Black of Oklahoma City, and Mr.

and Mrs. Dubart League of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs.

T. Dubart League of St. Louis spent Xmas wit the sister, Mrs. H. Welsh and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnsoi drove to St. Louis Wednesday ettend a dinner dance at the Jei erson Hotel given by Mrs. Johr cousin, Miss Virginia Flit Miss Hilma Black of Oklahc City, is visiting friends Sikeston.

She drove up with brother Spencer Black and who are visiting family in Cape Girai Mr. and Mrs. Louis spent Christmasr witt parents, Mr. and M. Stallcup.

Mr. and Mrs. Herm! spent Xmas in Carbone with Mrs. Henry's Milton W. Blanton ol and Joe Mack, of Cl ga, are visitors at of C.

L. Blanton, Sr. Atlanta at 6:05 arriving in Sikeston at' evening. They will return trip Sunday Sorry their wives and could not come with.