Cope-Negated Wedding Report From Charleston Ceremony
Socithes Mr and Mrs Don Cope announce their wedding held Sunday night July 87 at Rev W H Eckroth’s Charleston home. Attendant Mrs Wyman Pratt. Bride, daughter of S T Bloomfield, worked at Southeast Missouri Telephone Co after Sikeston high school 1920. Groom, Kelly Oil Station attendant, 1911 ed school graduate. They reside temporarily with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cope
W. H. Eckroth
Charleston
Wyman Pratt
Cope
S. T. Bloomfield
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Sikeston High School
Kelly
Ed School
July weddings announced this week
James Leslie Batts of Paducah Kentucky and Martha Sue Stubblefield of Mayfield Kentucky wed July 12 at Sikeston with Rev J T Self officiating. Jack M Harpole of Dyer Tennessee and Marguerite Hastings of Trenton Tennessee wed July 19 in Sikeston with Rev Self presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leslie Batts
Paducah
Martha Sue Stubblefield
Mayfield
J. T. Self
Sikeston
Batts
Glenn Stubblefield
L. B. Harper
Chicago
Self
Jack M Harpole
Dyer
Tenn
Marguerite Wastings
Trenton
Harpole
Tom Hastings
Danning Aldrich Marriage Highlighted in Arkansas Ceremony
Miss Dorothea Mae Dunning daughter of Mrs Stella Dunning Poplar Bluff and Frank Aldrich Sikeston wed Sunday July 20 in Corning Arkansas. Chester Reed pastor officiated with attendants Frances Ann Sitzes and Jack Shelby. The bride is a Poplar Bluff High graduate and Cape Girardeau State Teachers College alum. The groom a Sikeston High graduate and former State College football player is a Missouri Institute of Aeronautics mechanic. They will reside in Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Mae Dunning
Stella Dunning
Poplar Bluff
Frank Aldrich
Sikeston
Corning
Arknev
Chester Reed
Corning Christian Church
Frances Ann Sitzes
Jack Shelby
State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
Aldrich
Sikeston High School
State College
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
S.keston
Dill Family Reunion at Giant City Park Illinois
Fifty Dill family members gathered for a reunion and picnic at Giant City Park near Carbondale Illinois on Sunday. The eldest attendee was Mrs A B Dill of Sikeston aged about 85. Attendees included J Shupert Esther Josephine John Raymond Billy Charles Doris Jamieson Olin Hitchcock and relatives from Charleston Sikeston Flint Michigan and Sikeston. Mrs A B Dill planned to visit for several weeks in Carbondale after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dill
Giant City Park
Carbondale
Ill
A. B. Dill
Sikeston
Jack Shupert
Esther
Josephoe
John Raymond
Billy
Charles
Doris Jamieson
Olin Hitchcock
Richard Lutz
Charleston
Jack Dill
Chldren
Flint, Mich
Long-service group forms George Durant Chapter in Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company staff formed the John Trapek Council of the George Durant Chapter of Telephone Pioneers of America at the Colonial Tavern in Cape Girardeau. W C Boutin was named chairman, with Margaret Powell as vice chairman and A Werry as secretary treasurer. Directors elected were John Pettit and Alvin Kempe. Members must have 21 years or more of service. first such council in the state aside from St. Louis and Kansas City. The council honors John P. Trapek of St Marys. A J Gillis attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
John Trapek Council
George Durant
Telephone Pioneers of America
Colonial Tavern
Cape Girardeau
W. C. Boutin
Margaret Powell
A. Werry
John Pettit
Poplar Bluff
Alvin Kempe
St. Louis
Kansas City
John P. Trapek
St. Marys
A. J. Gillis
Sikeston
Local woman heads district auxiliary in Cape Girardeau
Kathryn Johnson of Sikeston was elected president of the Fourteenth District American Legion Auxiliary at the Cape Girardeau meeting last Sunday. She succeeds C. L. Malone, who resigned to remain with his husband in Little Rock. Officers named include Champ Neavill, Edward Schrader, Grace Pigman, Oma Brewer and Fred Lewallen. A district secretary will be appointed. A.S. Reed named commander, R. V. Tackbury vice commander, Lloyd Crader delegate to Milwaukee, L. C. Snider alternate, with Poplar Bluff to host the 1942 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Johnson
Sikeston
Fourteenth District
American Legion Auxiliary
Cape Girardeau
Johnson
C. L. Malone
Little Rock
Champ C. Neavill
Edward Schrader
Grace Pigman
Caruthersville
Oma Brewer
Charleston
Fred Lewallen
Chaffee
Neavill
American Legion
A.S. Reed
R. V. Tackbury
Poplar Bluff
Lloyd Crader
Jackson
Milwaukee
L. C. Snider
H. D. Bashore
June Langley
Mary Frances Smith
Fulton
C. C. Cummins
Columbia
Roy Wagner
L. J. Langley
Tanner C Dye
Armory
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting
The Sikeston Chamber of Commerce will host its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Palace Cafe. After dinner Otto Nundorf of Sikeston General Hospital will speak on X ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Palace Cafe
Otto Nundorf
Sikeston General Hospital
Methodist Mission Hosts Regular Services This Week
Regular prayer meetings occur at Smith addition Methodist Mission tonight. Sunday services start with classes at 10, preaching at 11, and evening worship at 8 led by Rev. H. H. Harper. The public is invited to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Smith Addition
H. H. Harper
Swimming Party for Junior Women’s Group
The Women s Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts a swimming party and picnic on Tuesday night August 12 starting at 6 45. After swimming the group goes to Miss Helen Virginia Keith s home for a picnic supper assisted by Mrs Sidney Messey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Virginia Keith
Miss Keith
Sidney Messey
Mayfield reunion held near Patton Missouri Sunday
Dr and Mrs A A Mayfield attended a Mayfield family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Columbus Mayfield near Patton Missouri Sunday About sixty family members gathered for annual dinner and celebration The Mayfield brothers Columbus George Lee and Hamilton both of Marble Hill and Patton Dr Eli Mayfield of Manila Arkansas and Dr Mayfield of Sikeston plus sister Mrs Alec Masters of near Marble Hill attended The combined age of the group is 510 years with all but Dr Eli present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Mayfield
Mayfield
Columbus Mayfield
Patton
Mayfield Brothers
Columbus
George
Lee
Hamilton
Marble Hill
Eli Mayfield
Manila
Ark
Dr. Mayfield
Sikeston
Alec Masters
Near Marble Hill
Two New Directors for Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Sikeston Kiwanis Club elected two new directors to serve until year’s start. The appointees are J. S. Kevil and L. M. Standley. President W. P. Walkerson led a routine meeting at Palace Cafe with the next gathering set for 6:20 PM tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
J. S&s. Kevil
L. M. Standley
W. P. Walkerson
Guest Speaker for Junior Chamber Dinner
The Junior Chamber of Commerce held its regular dinner at the Palace Cafe with twenty four members present. Dr. Edgar A. Belden served as guest speaker and discussed aspects of his public health work using educational motion pictures. An organization meeting is planned for August 19 at the Palace Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Palace Cafe
Edgar A. Belden
Kiwanis Charter Night Planned for Cabool Event
L M Standley George W Kirk Dr B L McMullin and Dr B F Blanton plan to attend the Kiwanis Charter Night near Willow Springs tomorrow night. A banquet will be held and District Governor Hubert L Minton of Conway Ark will present the charter to the new club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Standley
George W. Kirk
B. L. McMullin
B. F. Blanton
Kiwanis
Cabool
Willow Springs
Hubert L. Minton
Conway
Ark
Brief Meeting of Sikeston Lions Club
Sixteen Lions met at noon at the Dexcelonian for a regular session led by President Charles Dement. They said the heat kept action light and planned a fish fry for August 27 with additional details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Lions Club
Dexcelonian
Charles Dement
The
Lions
Delegate to Sorority Meet in California
Miss Catherine Ann Cook left Tuesday night for Cocoanut Grove, Cal. to attend the national convention of the Sigma Alpha Iota Sorority as a delegate from the chapter at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio, of which she is president. She plans to continue her violin studies at the Conservatory. All expenses are paid as a delegate. In California she will stay with a school friend spending the summer on Catalina Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Ann Cook
Cocoanut Grove
Cal
Sigma Alpha Iota Sorority
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miss Cook
Cincinnati Conservatory
California
Catalina Island
Sikes ton Set To Welcome Flint Michigan Visitors
Mr and Mrs T F Henry host tonight guests from Flint Michigan including Mr and Mrs E E Smith Sr and son C F Smith and family arriving in Sikes ton on their journey from Memphis to Caledonia and Potosi Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Henry
E. E. Smith Sr
C. F. Smith
Flint
Mich
Sikeston
Memphis
Caledonia
Potosi
Senate Rejects 12 Month Army Duty Restriction
The U S Senate defeated 50 to 21 a plan to cap extra army service for selectees guards and reserves at 12 months. The vote clears the way for an 18 month limit backed by the Senate Military Committee with Senators Clark and Truman of Missouri opposing the 12 month cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Chamber
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Military Committee
Clark
Truman
Missouri
Dr and Mrs M G Anderson Visit in St Louis Today
Dr and Mrs Anderson and their daughter were visitors in St Louis today, signaling a brief social or professional stop in the city. The family’s presence draws local attention amid ongoing town events and engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Anderson
St. Louis
St Louis German Jew Changes His Name
Henry G. Grant formerly Hugo Gutmann, a German Jew who served in the same World War regiment as Adolf Hitler, now a typewriter salesman in St. Louis, had his family names changed in circuit court. Grant said they wished to disassociate from anything German after harrowing experiences under the Nazi regime. The wife Mathilda Gutmann became Mary Tedi Grant, son Heinz Werner became Howard Charles, and daughter Hella Maria became Helen Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Grant
Hugo Gutmann
Adolf Hitler
St. Louis
Robert L. Aronson
Grant
Germany
Mathilda Gutmann
Mary Tedi Grant
Heinz Werner
Howard Charles
Hella Maria
Helen Mary
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Socithes
Danning—Aldrich
Illinois
Telephone Employees
Torm Long
Woman Heads
New Legion
Chamber OF Commerce
Legion Auxiliary
Rustic Rock Inn
Mesdames W. O. Carroll
Gus Martin
Roger Bailey
Kiwanis Club
Junior Chamber
Stray Dog
Board OF Health
City OF
Senate
Minchi
Pete Foster
Olive St
Fiesslit
Epllons
Firestone
Indianapolis
Sikeston Firestone Store
P. J. Ponder, Jr
E. Malone Ave
Sikeston, Mo
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