This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
5
Members gathered at Miss Helen Virginia Keith’s home Tuesday night for a casual social hosted by Mrs. Sidney Meesey. Eight members and three guests attended with no business conducted and plans for the next meeting on August 26 to be announced later.
The Eastern Star Birthday Club will meet at 12 30 on Wednesday August 20 for a covered dish luncheon at the I O O F hall. Hosts Mesdames Earl Malone Edna Johnson Lee Lawrence James Johnson and Mrs Marie Schroff will oversee the event. After lunch guests will play bridge and pinochle.
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday night, August 19, at the Rustic Rock Inn with three hostesses. President Mrs. H. D. Bashore will conduct the business session. Members are urged to attend to learn new knitting plans as the class grows. One member has finished nineteen sweaters since April.
Twenty eight members of the Fairview Community Club enjoyed a swimming party and outing at the Dexter Swimming Pool Park Friday night August 8. The next meeting will be September 10 at Mrs. Carrie Andersons home.
The Henry Meldrum post of the American Legion will hold a special 7:30 p m meeting at the Sikeston armory on Monday August 18 to elect officers for the coming year. Nominating committee members Loomis Mayfield Ben Welter and Dr W A Anthony were named at the regular meeting and delegates to the State convention in Columbia on Sept 1 were appointed Tom Lett Morley and W O Carroll with Mayfield and Dr C W Limbaugh as alternates. Jean Hirschberg commander urges full attendance.
The Sikeston Lions Club met at the Palace Cafe and authorized a Christmas Committee plan with the WPA to provide about 400 dresses for girls aged six to ten. The club will supply material for 200 dresses and membership was capped at 50. The next meeting is set for August 20 at the Palace Cafe.
Sikeston Kiwanis Club members and guests met at Palace Cafe on Friday night August 8 to discuss baseball. A sound film titled Batting Around the American League showcased training and back-stage scenes. Guests W. L. Haters Guy Thompson and Austin Cameron attended. The club slated another Palace Cafe 6:20 p.m. meeting tomorrow night.
Announcement of the marriage plans for Miss Eula Hahn of Jefferson City to Edward F. Huss of Salisbury Missouri. The ceremony is set for September 5 at Immaculate Conception Church in Jefferson City. Hahn is a Sikeston High School and Chillicothe Business College graduate and has worked in the Secretary of State office while Huss is employed there as well.
Miss Levita Cobb daughter of Mr and Mrs B L Cobb and Glenn Jobe son of Mr and Mrs Fred Jobe of Salcedo married at 4 00 pm Saturday afternoon by Rev J T Self at his home in Salcedo The couple will reside in St Louis where Mr Jobe works for Century Electric Company
The regular meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday night August 19. The meeting place had not yet been decided.
The Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday night at Palace Cafe for their monthly dinner. With president Milburn Arbaugh absent, Frank Miller led. Otto Mundorf, technician at Sikeston General Hospital, spoke on The X-Ray.
Office workers, amid hot afternoons, benefit from short rest breaks to stave off exhaustion. Regular recesses are now common in many offices, helping white collar staff sustain energy. Light refreshments like bottled carbonated drinks provide quick sugar energy and quench thirst during demanding hours.
Miss Harriet Elliott, associate price administrator, urged women to refuse higher prices for silk hosiery. She said retailers exploiting a raw silk shortage reap windfall profits and advised buying only for current needs as rayon, cotton, and nylon productions expand.
The Marshall family held their sixth annual reunion at Hunter School Grove near Sikeston on Sunday August 10, drawing 114 attendees from seven states California Michigan Illinois Arkansas Tennessee and Missouri. Officers elected included President Mrs J H Yount and first vice president Ray Marshall with many Marshalls and Branch members listed as attendees from Sikeston DeSoto St. Louis Jonesboro Cros by s Cape Girardeau and other communities.
Mrs. Dorothy McCain was admitted Friday for medical treatment and dismissed Tuesday. Mrs. Dale Alcorn was admitted Friday for treatment. Robert Warren of Blodgett was admitted Sunday after an accident with possible concussion and bruised shoulder. he was dismissed Tuesday. Mrs. E. L. Clayton was admitted Tuesday for minor surgery and dismissed yesterday. Glenn Elsperman had a tonsilectomy Monday. Donald Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs. C. Lewis, underwent a procedure. Mrs. Farrell Miller was admitted Monday for minor surgery and dismissed yesterday. Mrs. Harry Hambrick was admitted for minor surgery on Tuesday. E. B. Cosby of Springfield was treated Tuesday night for a fractured shoulder and six broken ribs, re-admitted Wednesday night. Harold Baker of Bertrand had a tonsillectomy this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Vaughn hosted a birthday picnic Saturday night at the Cotton Oil Mill with guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hedden, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Walker Uht, Bob Rush, and Dorothy and Virgil Vaughn. croquet followed dinner.
Mrs A J Meunier accompanied her son Robert Meunier and wife of Baggs Oklahoma who had been visiting here for weeks to Southern Indiana last week for a visit with relatives in Rome Magnet and other cities They are expected home Sunday.
The Cotton-Textile Institute reports cotton dominates summer hat styles from high fashion to budget lines. From flower trimmed bumper-sailors at Easter to large and small sailors and turbans, cotton appears in hats such as berets fedoras pillboxes and bonnets with various fabrics like cotton lace and organdie.
Harry Young Jr. of Richmond Virginia son of Mr and Mrs Harry Young of Sikeston has been ordered to report to Fort Meade Maryland for a two week period before a permanent assignment is announced He is a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve and has been employed by Proctor and Gamble since graduating from Virginia Military Institute Mrs Young will stay at their Richmond home until his permanent location is set.
A series of births reported from Missouri locations. Wesley Lair, Cape Girardeau, at St Francis Hospital. E H Laseter Morley parents of a son. Merlin Gayle to G Dr Hagg Crowder. Patricia Ann to J A Ditto Matthews. Ruth Ronald to H F Hillis Bell City. Albert Larry to A V Holt near Sikeston. Whitt Wilson near Sikeston with daughter born at Sikeston General Hospital.
Dr. T. C. McClure and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fisher left Sunday morning for a trip through the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. They expect to be home Monday.
Rev J W Hoffert honors George Porter superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene Sunday school for 12 years. Porter began Jan 1 1929 with 64 present and on Aug 10 1941 his last Sunday had 243 in attendance and 10.17 in offering. The average was 233, with a February 1929 low of 41 and February 1934 high of 689. The best year was 1934 with 332 weekly attendees. The tribute notes many blessings and fruits to come in Heaven.
Mr and Mrs P A McDougal report their son Dick is enjoying Columbian preparatory school in Washington DC He met boys from around the world and likes the association He started Aug 1 but left for Washington about two months ago He was taken to St Louis by his parents and flew to Washington from there.
Thomas G. Blair of Fort Custer Michigan formerly of Sikeston has been promoted to Staff Sergeant. He belongs to the Seventh Engineer Battalion which saw action in the St Mihiel offensive during World War I. The battalion is part of Fort Custer's motorized Fifth Division and will accompany the division south this month for the Second Army Corps field maneuvers.
Milburn Arbaugh of Sikeston the local fire chief and Chamber of Commerce president was elected vice president of the Southeast Missouri Firefighters at their annual meeting and school of instruction held in Portageville last night Chief Louis Parrott of Bonne Terre was named president.
Mr and Mrs John Sellards welcomed Mrs A L Wilson and her husband from Flat River as weekend guests, staying Saturday night and Sunday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.