__Dec. 6, 1923__
• R.C. White, general superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, spent an hour or two today in Poplar Bluff en route back to St. Louis from the south. He was traveling in his private car and spent the time he was here in a brief inspection of property and a conference with division officials.
• It looked like Christmas Eve at Sykes McBride O’Neal today on the opening day of its big suit and overcoat sale. This sale replaces the late winter sale which the store has held for many years. The full stock of suits and overcoats is offered at a 20% reduction.
• The Poplar Bluff football Mules were shut out of first-team selections on the Southeast Missouri All-Star team, but did have a pair of second-team selections in quarterback Raymond Kinkead and end Victor Moore. The team was chosen from players at Poplar Bluff, Charleston, Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Sikeston.
__Dec. 6, 1948__
• Missouri’s five-day deer season got off to a slow start today. Only one deer was taken at the Van Buren check-in station, and that was by 17-year-old Marvin Jewel of Broseley. The Butler County hunter bagged a 121-pound fork-horned buck in Carter County at 7 a.m., 30 minutes after deer season opened. It was his first and only shot of the day.
Other area hunters had more success in the deer woods. Ivan Sheppard of Route 3 in Butler County killed a 10-point buck, while Jeff Qualls Jr. of 728 Mill St. took a six-point buck. Additionally, Clyde Joyce of St. Louis took a seven-point buck in Wayne County.
• Dorcas Ann Yarber, a well-known Poplar Bluff woman, died at her home on North Main Street at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5. She had celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 30. Mrs. Yarber moved to Poplar Bluff about 90 years ago from Louisville, Kentucky and was an active member of First Christian Church and often told of Civil War events in this area.
__Dec. 6, 1973__
• “We will never see oil as freely as in the summer of ‘73,” Dr. Paul S. Nadler, a professor of business at Rutgers University in New Jersey told a packed audience at the Holiday Inn Turquoise Room Wednesday (Dec. 5). He said he was directing his remark to people complaining about the fuel shortage. He also predicted gas rationing and even higher gas prices were coming to the United States soon. Nadler made his remarks at the annual economic conference of Commerce Bank, which had about 200 people in attendance.
• John Kadlec, offensive line coach for the University of Missouri football team, was the speaker for the Letter Club’s 28th annual Gridiron Banquet last night (Dec. 5) at Poplar Bluff High School. Kadlec was accompanied by Leroy Moss, a tailback for the Tigers and former Poplar Bluff Mules football player. The Mules (SEMO North), Dexter (SEMO South) and Illmo-Scott City (Bootheel) also were presented with their conference championship trophies