Malone Heads District Legion in Fourteenth District
Major C L Malone of Sikeston was elected commander of the Fourteenth district of the American Legion at a Kennett meeting. A S Reed of Cape Girardeau was chosen vice commander and appointed secretary. The Auxiliary elected Mrs C L Margone of Sikeston president with a slate of officers. The district has led state membership and conducted rehab work, child welfare, and Americanism activities. The next joint meeting will be in Kennett on Armistice Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Malone
Sikeston
Fourteenth District of the American Legion
Kennett
Malone
Max Clodfelter
Bexter
American Legion Auxiliary
C. L. Margone
Esco Alcorn
Cape Girardeau
Wm. Tackapury
Poplar Bluff
Oma Brewer
Charleston
W. Gwaltney
Jack Hart
Caruthersville
Kathryn Johnson
Johnson
American Red Cross
Cooperaion
District Legion Auxiliary
Kiwanis Press Week Observed by Sikeston Club
Kiwanis clubs nationwide mark press week with free press emphasis. Sikeston members invited local newspaper staff to tomorrow’s meeting at Palace Cafe. James Macabee reviewed his Gulf of Mexico trip including Havana and Panama trip highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Sikeston Club
Palace Cafe
James Mccabee
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
Lions Club Hearing From Two Local Business Leaders
A. B. Woodbury general manager of the Missouri School of Aeronautics and H. M. Zarkor superintendent of the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association were guest speakers at the Lions club luncheon at Hudson's Cafe. Woodbury outlined pilot training for the United States Army Reserve and Lieut G W Snyder of the Navy, visiting from Pensacola, spoke on his three years in the fleet. Also present were John W. Bryan secretary of the air school and Peal Clark of Plant City Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Woodbury
Missouri School of Aeronautics
H. M. Zarkor
Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association
Lions Club
Hudson’s Cafe
Sikeston
Mr. Woodbury
United States Army Reserve
Lieut
G. W. Snyder
United States Navy
Pensacola
Fila
Fleet
John W. Bryan
Air School
Peal Clark
Plant City
Fla
Ice Cream Social at Miner August 9
The Jolly Stitchers Club hosts an ice cream social in the Miner church basement on Friday night August 9. A playlet Catching the Train to Trash stars Miss Hunt Evelyn Masterson Henry Hunt Edwina Denton Tom Lillie Kaiser and Susie Nadine Ferrell. Prizes include prettiest girl and a soap for dirtiest feet per Nadine Ferrell. Ice cream and cold drinks raise funds for a club tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Stitchers Club
Miner
Miss Hunt
Evelyn Masterson
Henry Hunt
Edwina Denton
Tom
Lillie Kaiser
Susie
Nadine Ferrell
Nadine Ferrel
Former Sikestonian Entertained by Friends
Mrs. J A Macabee hosted a Del Rey Hotel house party for Mrs. J V Vaughn of Glendale Cal a former Sikeston resident Willine Greer. Guests included Etta Wilson George Kirk Frank Van Horne Steve Humphrey G C Baker and others. A covered dish supper followed at Palace Cafe and a lawn party was planned with about fifty friends attending later events with Theodore Slack hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Macabee
del Rey Hotel
J. V. Vaughn
Glendale
Cal
Vaughn
Willine Greer
Sikeston
Palace Cafe
Etta Wilson
George Kirk
Frank van Horne
Steve Humphrey
G. C. Baker
W. E. Hollingsworth
Florence Baker
Margaret Harper
Lacy Allard
Forrest Hobbs
Bertha Green
California
Lester Hunt
Villa Grove
Inl
Theodore Slack
Spanish War Veterans Meet At Sikeston Armory
Cape Girardeau Camp of Spanish American War veterans and their wives met at the Sikeston armory Sunday for monthly camp and auxiliary meetings and a noontime basket dinner. Visitors from Charleston Cape Girardeau Oran Lutesville Marston and Sikeston attended and toured the new air college and nearby sites after the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau Camp
Sikeston Armory
Charleston
Cape Girardeau
Oran
Lutesville
Marston
Sikeston
New Air College
New Rental House Underway for Kentucky Woman
Construction started Monday on a five room frame residence at Sikes and Woodlawn avenues for Mrs. Robt. Lillard of Arlington Ky with Grover Duncan as contractor. The rental house fronts east and includes two bedrooms a bath a living room dinette and kitchen with modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikes and
Woodlawn Avenue
Robt. Lillard
Arlington
Grover Duncan
Dr. Frederick A. Cook Explorer Dies in New Rochelle
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, 77, famed explorer whose claim to reach the North Pole sparked early 20th century controversy, died after a long illness in New Rochelle New York. His 1908 pole discovery claim was disproven, and Robert Peary, who claimed April 1909 ascent, was accepted as the discoverer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
New Rochelle
N. Y
Cook
Robert E. Peary
Peary
Light Improvement: Windows Near Stairways Permitted
Dark stairways can be daylighted by installing windows at the bottom side or top of stairways if the building is permitted to be constructed that way by code.
Election Postpones Jaycee Meeting in SikesTon
The SikesTon Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting set for Tuesday night was postponed due to the primary election. The next meeting will be at the Palace Cafe with president J. F. Cox Jr. in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Palace Cafe
J. F. Cox Jr
Boy Scouts Tour Philturn Camp and Southwest States
Four Sikeston Boy Scouts and a larger group completed a 3000 mile trip visiting six states and the Philturn Rocky Mountain Camp near Cimarron New Mexico the world’s largest scout camp. They hiked 22 miles and rode 18 miles on horses over six days at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Philturn Rocky Mountain
Cimarron
N. M
Co. D
J. E. Butler
C. H. Butler
Lewallen
Silva
Canalou
Aymon Newman
Springfield
Joplin
Camp
Colorado
Pueblo
Manitou Springs
Pike’s Peak
New Mexico
Philturn
Rocky Mountain Camp
Texas
New Jersey
Kansas
Taos
Big gain in civilian pilots in the United States
The Civil Aeronautics Authority reported a 56.9 percent rise in certified civilian airplane pilots from 26,144 to 41,006 between July 1 1939 and July 1 1940. The increase was released Monday via an Associated Press dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Associated Press
Candle Light Ceremony for Sikeston Bride Colleen Clinton Weds Fred Elfrank Jr
Miss Colleen Clinton daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Clinton of near Sikeston and Fred Henry Elfrank Jr son of Mr and Mrs F H Elfrank of Lutesville were married Saturday night August 3 at the home of Rev Don Schooler in Cape Girardeau. The candle light ceremony began at 8 36 o clock in the presence of Mr and Mrs J W Kelley Jr sister of the bride. The couple spent the weekend at Keener resort in Butler county. The bride wore pink silk with powder blue accessories and pink rose corsage. Mrs Kelley wore blue printed silk with Baby Breath corsage. Elfrank attended both Lutesville and Sikeston high schools and the State Teachers College in Cape Girardeau and Rolla School of Mines. He now works for a Cape Girardeau loan company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Clinton
Ed Clinton
Sikeston
Fred Henry Elfrank Jr
F. H. Elfrank
Lutesville
Don Schooler
Centenary Methodist Church
Cape Girardeau
J. W. Kelley Jr
Elfrank
Lutesville High School
State Teachers College
Rolla School of Mines
Rolla
Girl Gets Inspiration From Alphabet Soup in Akron
Betty Byrd, 16, of Akron Ohio, turns letters from alphabet soup into wooden brooches and builds a one woman business. She saved money to buy a glee club uniform by selling handmade pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Byrd
Akron
Ohio
Betty
Glee Club
Marshall Reunion set for August 11 at Applegate's Grove
The fifth annual Marshall family reunion will be held Sunday August 11 at Applegate's Grove north of Sikeston in the McMullin community. Mrs M C Cope Blodgett is president of the reunion committee with Ray Marshall Crowder as vice president Marshall Meyers Canaloa secretary and J H Yount Jr near Sikeston treasurer. The reunion draws many members from several states, often traveling long distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Applegate’s Grove
Sikeston
McMullin
M. C. Cope
Blodgett
Ray Marshall
Crowder
Marshall Meyers
Canaloa
J. H. Yount Jr
Near Sikeston
Annapolis Cadets Expected Here August 16 Visit
Clay A. Mitchell Jr and John W Bowman cadets at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Md on the U S S Ark ansas at Guantanamo Bay Cuba are expected here August 16 for a month long visit with their parents Mr and Mrs C A Mitchell and Mr and Mrs Lee Bowman George Stivers of Piedmont also a cadet at the academy is expected to accompany the two Sikeston youths to this district Guantanamo Bay is noted for its deep harbor which provides a refuge for a great number of men of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay A. Mitchell Jr
John W. Bowman
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arkansas
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
C. A. Mitchell
Lee Bowman
George Stivers
Piedmont
Sikeston
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. S. Reed
Major Malone
Missouri National Guard
Federal Reserve Officers Corps
Southeast Missouri Reserve Officers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Lilbourn
R. A. Harper
George W. Kirk
Kathryn Clark
Loins Club
Herald
Sikestonian
Kentucky
DR. Cook Explorer
New York
Joe
Harry
C. Clarence Scott
Likest
Sarry
The
Sikeston Laundry
Boy Scouts
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns
Alaska
Missouri
Roswell
Sayre
Okla
Nih- Ka-Ga-Hah
J. E
C. D. Butler
Orville Ables
Jakie Bill Foster
George Schwietzer
Allen Garner
Elben Sigler
J. W. Mothershead
Bob Foster
Junior Eagas
Keith Sheppard
Bill Jones
Charles Craig
Time
Richard Ashley
Bloomfield
Tynn Buckley
Puxico
Ed Mannon
Sikeston Bride
GIRL
Alphabet Soup
Izzard
Moore
Philco
A. B. C. Washers
Bendix
Lane
Ezydo
Florence
Chrome Breakfast
Konine Boards
S. E. Missouri
St. Louis
Memphis
KFVS
the Lair Company
Sikeston, Missouri
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