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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1957
Page
3
Mississippi County 4 H work judged at the Achievement Day held in Canarleston High School on August 1. Members demonstrated agricultural and home economics projects from 1957 with a movie and ribbons awarded. winners advance to district competition.
A stream of relatives and friends visited Sikeston, Malden, and Lilbourn after the sudden death of J. R. James Sr., with Dara James and many others arriving for services and condolence. Families from Sikeston, Memphis, and Chicago joined mourners while a funeral and travel arrangements were noted for James.
Frap around Cape Girardeau area shows Mr and Mrs Welton Simpson and daughter Margaret Ann. Marcia Kay and Bobby Lloyd return from visiting relatives in Cape Girardeau. Families from Memphis, Webb City, Maiden, Oak Island, Sikeston and St. Louis visit kin, attend events, and share news of births and trips. Michael Lynn born July 30 at Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital in Hayti weighs 7 lbs 8 3/4 oz, both mother and baby fine.
The Sikeston Herald notes that husbands require feeding three times daily and constant supervision across seven days a week for 92 weeks a year. They need guidance on purchases, health checks, praise for successes, sympathy in failures, and reminders about retirement planning, with love seen as worth the trouble.
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