SIKESTON - C.H. Butler was elected as chairman of the Scott County chapter of the American Red Cross at the chapter's annual meeting.
SIKESTON - The post office announced that applications are being accepted for civil service examinations for substitute clerks and carriers. Changes in regulations make it possible for a person to apply at an post office, regardless of residence.
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SIKESTON - The Rev. T.A. McDonough, pastor of the First Assembly of God Church, announced that his denomination will conduct an evangelism study to be released in 1968.
EAST PRAIRIE - Tractor-trailer trucks will not be allowed to park within a 300-
foot radius of a residential area and leave the refrigeration units running during the hours of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The decision to ban the units was made by the City Council with the proposed ordinance passing on a four to one vote.
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SIKESTON - Those who play with fireworks may face the "calaboose." The city fathers wrote in 1874: "Whoever shall discharge any firecracker within 50 feet of any dwellings, store or any other building, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall pay a fine therefore of 50 cents or be imprisoned in the calaboose for one hour for the first offense and for the second offense, shall pay a fine of one dollar and be imprisoned in the calaboose for two hours." Today, fireworks are totally prohibited within the city limits and the fines are a bit stiffer for violations.
SIKESTON - Jason Tritch, of Paragould, Ark., won $1,000 and first place in Super Pro at the Sikeston Drag Strip on Saturday night.
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SIKESTON - Anthony Tobias, a second grader at Lee Hunter Elementary, was the lucky winner of a new bicycle. Only students with perfect attendance during summer school were eligible for the bike drawing.