__Nov. 10, 1923__
• With Armistice Day falling on Sunday, Nov. 11, this year, the chief celebration of the holiday will be in the churches of Poplar Bluff. All ministers, at one or both of their Sunday services, will give Armistice Day messages. Mayor G.N. Davis has issued a proclamation asking the people of Poplar Bluff to commemorate the day and give thanks by attending church.
• Mild fall weather has been ideal for construction of the road between Poplar Bluff and Cairo, Illinois. Contractors have announced unless the weather interferes or the highway department orders them to stop, they plan to continue to pour concrete for the road until the first of the year.
__Nov. 10, 1948__
• The trustees of the Northwood Hills subdivision are attempting to get an opinion from every lot owner on Big Bend Road in the new subdivision to ascertain whether or not the majority favors improving the main traffic artery leading into the subdivision from Highway 67 north.
Trustees have sent postcards to the 70 people owning the lots and are urging all Big Bend Road lot owners send in their ideas about the proposed improvements to the Chamber of Commerce office immediately.
• The Malden High School safe was robbed last night (Tuesday, Nov. 9), with the thieves getting away with $700, $550 of which had been raised in the school carnival which ended at 11 p.m. Tuesday. A back window on the first floor of the school was broken and the door to the principal’s office, where the safe was located, also was broken open.
__Nov. 10, 1973__
• Mike Moss ran for one touchdown and caught another TD as the Poplar Bluff Mules secured the SEMO North Conference title outright by defeating Sikeston 14-6 Friday night (Nov. 9) at Fred M. Morrow Stadium. The Mules’ defense recorded three interceptions, one each by Steve Cash, Jerry Pyles and Bill Turner, while also recovering three fumbles, one each by James Boyd, Ron Kerr and Bob Persons. With the win, the Mules finish 6-0 in the SEMO North.
• Three stolen cars were recovered Friday as Stoddard County Sheriff’s deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol converged on a rural dwelling northeast of Bloomfield. Charles Henry Green, the owner of the property, has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle.
Stoddard County Sheriff Ralph Mouser said he believes all three cars were stolen in St. Louis by an auto theft ring and indicated other arrests were likely to be made.
__Nov. 11, 1948__
• The breakfast habits of this area may be in for a change if the price of eggs continues to skyrocket as it has the last few days. A survey of food markets in Poplar Bluff found eggs selling between 65 and 69 cents a dozen. The wholesale price for eggs in St. Louis yesterday (Nov. 10) was between 62 and 65 cents a dozen, with nearby products selling between 51 and 53 cents. No explanation was offered why locally produced eggs are so much more expensive here.
• The Southeast Missouri Sportsman’s Association board of directors outlined plans for the annual membership meeting and feed to be held at the armory at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22. Bill Toellner, president of the Sportsman’s Association, said it will be one of the most unusual programs ever offered.
The menu for the dinner will include barbecue elk and deer, while Speed Swift, a well-known fisherman from Kansas City, will give a 30-minute demonstration at the meeting and present motion pictures of fishing activities on Roaring River, Bennett Springs and the lower White River.
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__Nov. 12, 1923__
• A mass meeting of citizens at the Butler County Courthouse this afternoon went on record favoring speeding up the road program in Missouri, and a resolution was passed at the meeting voicing these sentiments. There has been an effort to get Gov. Arthur M. Hyde to call an extra session of the General Assembly to get the road built faster.
It is estimated it will probably take eight years for the roads provided under state law to be built in Butler County unless things change.
• Two Naylor youths, Emery A. Burgin and John M. Rinnert, are headed to Hawaii. The pair enlisted in the U.S. Army Saturday (Nov. 10) and were sent the next day to Little Rock, Arkansas for preliminary training before embarking to Hawaii for insular service.
__Nov. 12, 1948__
• Missouri Baptist College, which was chartered in Poplar Bluff last July 10 and opened its doors as an educational institution in September, is off to an excellent start, said college president Rev. Chester B. Pillow. He said there are 85 students now enrolled and the college has a staff of seven instructors and one administrative officer. The athletic department also has 19 college basketball games scheduled with other colleges for the season.
• Testimony in a $15,000 damage suit against the Missouri Pacific Lines and the Missouri Pacific Transportation Company started this morning before a jury in circuit court in Poplar Bluff. The suit was filed by Ernest Hall, 56, a watchmaker and World War I veteran, who alleges he was evicted from the local Missouri Pacific depot last December while waiting for a bus to Sikeston.
__Nov. 12, 1973__
• Butler County has become a strong market for cars and for major household appliances, according to the latest figures. One set of figures shows 44% of county residents have air conditioners; that number was 15% in 1960. Another set of figures shows 75% of households have home telephone service, in contrast to 51% in 1960.
• In keeping with the United States’ trend toward metrication, the Poplar Bluff R-I school districts have made some modifications to the elementary, junior high and senior high curriculum levels to integrate in the teaching of the metric system. W.T. Brian and Frank Lyles, chairmen of the math departments at senior and junior high, respectively, will work with assistant superintendent Vencil W. Wilson and others on the changes.
__Nov. 13, 1923__
• Mrs. Helen B. Paulsen, noted lecturer, addressed Kiwains Club noon luncheon today and will speak at the high school building this afternoon. At the luncheon, her magnetic personality electrified the audience. She told Mother Goose rhymes, saying in those simple words are found the fundamentals of life and the philosophy of right living. Paulsen said the only purpose for existence is that one may make the world better.
• Mrs. J.F. Higgins, chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call campaign, today started the active solicitation of funds for the fundraising campaign. The Roll Call officially opened Sunday (Nov. 11), with Monday being spent dressing up the city in preparation for the campaign. The town has been effectively placarded and windows provided with handsome heralds announcing the Roll Call.
__Nov. 13, 1948__
• Bill Bollinger, project engineer for the State Highway Department, announced Pine Boulevard between Ninth and 10th streets will be closed Monday, Nov. 15, when work begins on a new catch basin as part of the Pine Boulevard street widening and resurfacing project. The rest of Pine Boulevard will remain open and traffic will be re-routed around the closure onto Vine Street.
• Tom Minetree sparked a 99-yard drive in the fourth quarter and scored the game’s only touchdown on a two-yard run as the Poplar Bluff Mules defeated Charleston 7-0 on Friday night (Nov. 12). It was the Mules’ first victory over Charleston since 1941. Poplar outgained Charleston 325-68 in total yards for the game.
__Nov. 13, 1973__
• A Poplar Bluff couple convicted on Oct. 31 on federal charges related to an insurance fraud scam were sentenced Monday, Nov. 12. Eugene Junior Britton, 33, will serve 10 years in federal prison, while his wife, Linda, was sentenced to five years’ probation. The two staged an automobile accident in 1972 and faked injuries in order to receive insurance money.
• A fire at the Klassic Kitten Salon at 204 Bartlett St. caused an estimated $8,000 in damage early today. Police said they suspected arson as the building had been entered. The intruder allegedly climbed a ladder and broke a window glass to gain entrance. A soda machine in the business also had been opened.