Oran Residents Gather For Weekend Visits
Oran and surrounding area residents join relatives and friends for weekend visits and gatherings. Mary Purcell of Oran hosted an overnight guest in Sikeston. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Willa and Dorothy with a nephew and Wm. Willa of Whitewater visited the Lills. Wm. Wilkinson Jr. and daughter relocated to Cape Girardeau for work. L. E. Griffin family spent a weekend at Van Buren. Nora Tindall learned her son in law Bill Timmons of Charleston died suddenly. Walter Barrett of St. Louis and Sara Dennis of Patton visited W. C. Dennis family. Relatives attended John Thomas funeral at New Williams Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Willa
Dorothy
Ftephew
Wm. Willa
Whitewater
Harry Lynn
Wm. Wilkinson Jr
Cape Girardeau
L. E. Griffin
van Buren
Missouri
Nora Tindall
Bill Timmons
Oran News Highlights From Local Guests and Service News
Mrs J C Burt and daughter Lucinda of St Louis along with relatives from Advance visited Mrs Mary Sanders. St Louis guests Ethel Green and Mary Lou Finn joined the Younts. Menz family hosted Emma Nicholas and James Nicholas of Fisk. Raymond Jacove from St Louis visited his grandmother Elizabeth Scherer and Mary. Auxvases visitors Mr and Mrs Herbert Carr stayed with A D Carr and Lela McCarty kin. St Louis guests Wm Frank family stayed with Laura Lyle and Burl Crader kin. Elbert McBride and daughter Shirley returned to Oran after Kansas visit with Clayton family. L J Anthony and Charles Lyle trip to Racine Wisconsin visited James and Charles Anthony in St Marys Hospital. Cpl Huston Martin of Oran aboard Gen McMeigs now at Camp Carson. Sgt Richard Reynolds home on 30 day leave via Gen McMeigs en route to Fort Riley. Cpl Arthur Pope resumed at Ellsworth AFB after 15 day leave. PVT Billy D Branch and PVT Robert Phegley completed Fort Riley training awaiting transfer. Revival at Oran Baptist Church Aug 17 to 27 led by Rev John Outland and song leader Brady Evans. Everyone invite to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Burt
Lucinda
St. Louis
Advance
Mary Sanders
Ethel Green
Mary Lou Finn
G. J. Yount
Frank Menz
James Anthony
St. Mary’s Hospital
Charles Anthony
Cpl
Huston Martin
Bill Martin
Oran
Missouri
Gen McMeigs
Korea
San Francisco
California
Cpl. Martin
Camp Carson
Colorado
Richard Reynolds
McMeigs
Minnie Cruse
Fort Riley
Kansas
Arthur Pope
Air Force Base
South Dakota
Billy D. Branch
Willis Branch
Robert Phegley
Roy Golightly
Baptist Church of
John Outland
Tullanoma
Tennessee
Brady Evans
Canaloa
East Prairie man wounded in Korea
The Department of Defense lists Sergeant Paul V. Sams of East Prairie as having been wounded in the last days of fighting in Korea. Sams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Sams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Paul V. Sams
East Prairie
Korea
Sams
William P. Sams
SIKESTON AREA FOLK ATTEND VISITS AND EVENTS
Canalou Mrs Floy Jones correspondent notes numerous local visits from families including Jack Overfield of Lilbourn Willie Landers of Cavert City and Loren Evans of St Louis. A gospel meetings series begins August 24 at Church of Christ led by Evangelist E R Jerkins with Cletus Lemons directing singing. Several residents travel to Hammond Indiana for visits and business. A son was born to Phillip Newman and his wife at Delta Community Hospital Sikeston on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Overfield
Lilbourn
Carl Stoker
Willie Landers
Cavert City
Abe Landers
Loren Evans
St. Louis
Alva Evans
Church of Christ
E. R. Jerkins
Mayfield
Cletus Lemons
Bell City
LaVerne Sexton
Morehouse
Dale Lasters
Jim Bromley
N. E. Harrison
A. C. Sullivant
Ernest Muffett
Orval Harrison
Parma
Jim Sexton
Billy Newman
Larry Kinsey
Hammond
Ind
Herman Haywood
East Prairie
Norval Harrison
Harrison
Ben‘Hanes
Bloomfield
L. J. Harwood
Sikeston
Tom Harwood
Gray Ridge
Robert Emerson
Douglas Lyman
el Paso
Texas
Ralph Snider
Memphis
Ray Bidwell
L. L. Arbuckle
Phillip Newman
Oval Arbuckle
Johnny
Jack Waters
Wilson Moore
Gene Barnes
Bert McWaters
Willie Miller
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Roy Northan
Miner
Will Northan
Farrenburg
Prolonged Church Meeting Near Canalou Ends in Baptism
Jim Mabery of Bloomfield preaches Saturday night at 7 45 in Canalou as a two week revival concludes with Sunday baptismal services led by Evangelist Fred Killebrew of Senath. Distance visitors attend from Dundee Kentucky Wichita Falls Texas Bonne Terre Calvert City Salcedo Morehouse Bernie Bloomfield and the Dexter area. Labor Day program for Bloomfield expected. speakers include Bob Marshall Bernie Crum Jim Mabery and others. This marks the first such gathering in this region, continuing a Hammond Illinois tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mabery
Bloomfield
Chaffee
Church of Christ
Fred Killebrew
Senath
Dundee
Wichita Falls
Texas
Bonne Terre
Calvert City
Salcedo
Morehouse
Bernie
Dexter
Bob Marshall
Kansas City
Bernie Crum
Lyons
Ind
Borden Higgenbotham
Farm events and visits fill local week notes
Dismissal of Bobby Minner from St. Francis Hospital follows surgery. Farm Bureau dinner at Rustic Rock Inn in Sikeston hosts Raymond Galemore, Jane, W A Beggs and others briefing on new member recruitment. Revival meetings run by Rev Chastain and Church of Christ draw large crowds. Visits span St Louis to Detroit with family news and upcoming showers for Tommy Evans. Local residents attend weddings, training in Korea, and travel plans to Indiana and Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Minner
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Farm Bureau
Raymond Galemore
Janie
A. E. Davis
Bud Davis
J.m. Bob
Joe Bill
Jimmy Edmondson
J. L. Edmondson
W. A. Beggs
Donald
Gary
Gai
Bobby Beggs
Flint
Mich
Roy Howell
Rebecca Robinson
Isaac Marshall
St. Louis
Annis Marshall
The
Baptist Church
Chastain
Miner
Church of Christ
Tom Mooney
Ben F. Marshall
W. O. Graham
Martha Jean
Sue
Louise
Detroit
Otis Wiliams
Sfc
Ronald E. Williams
Korea
Japan
George Childers
Tommy Evans
Rister
Rex Rister
Charleston
E. R. Ruster
Benny Marshall
Jane
W A. Beggs
Rustic Rock Inn
Sikeston
Farm Bureau Board
W. F. Bradley
Oakland City
Indiana
Ditching Helps Portageville Farmer Boost Crop Income
Henry A. Wilson of Portageville Rural Route 1 faced a 1951 crop failure from excess rain. He secured a Farmers Home Administration loan to build 1.5 miles of ditches and improve the farm with lime fertilizer seed pasture and home upgrades. By 1952 the Wilsons earned 8400 from cotton and soybeans and benefited from timely field work and improved water management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Wilson
Portageville
Wilson
Farmers Home Administration Office
Farmers honor garden resilience amid dry weather
Henry H. Watson of the Farmers Home Administration notes a family has produced a very nice garden despite dry weather. Wilson predicts they would still harvest a crop even if another wet year like 1951 occurs, expressing confidence in their farming efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Watson
Farmers Home Administration
Wilson
Three Building Permits Issued by City Clerk
City Clerk A C Barrett issued three building permits last week. Chester Oldham receives a six room brick veneer house on Clayton Addition lots 19 and 20 block 16 valued at 15000 dollars. James W Lee gets a 10 by 28 foot carport at 629 Branum valued at 200 dollars. Cliff Morris of Morris Feed Fertilizer Co. secures a 22 by 46 foot steel building on Lynn street valued at 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Barrett
Chester Oldham
Clayton Addition
James W. Lee
Branum
Cliff Morris
Morris Feed & Fertilizer Company
Lynn Street
Small in Size Big in Results Herald Classified Ads
Classified ads highlight compact listings delivering strong outcomes for buyers and sellers. Local merchants, job seekers, and residents find diverse items and opportunities packed into concise notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
East Prairie Man Ends Life with Shotgun
Thomas Mitchell, 68, of East Prairie, is found dead at home the previous Saturday, apparently by a 20 gauge shotgun. Despondency over ill health and the drowning death of his son Richard last year is given as the motive. Survived by wife Myrtle, daughter Dorothy Pratt of Poplar Bluff, sons John of East Prairie and Albert of Ontario, California, along with thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Two children preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mitchell
East Praiie
Richard
Mississippi River
Mitchell
East Prairie
Neighborly news tips by phone numbers 74 or 75
A local note invites readers to share news of interest by calling 74 or 75. The brief maintains the newspaper’s neighborly tone, urging community members to report happenings promptly and keep the town informed.
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Mary Purcell
Minneapolis
Prorirey Reese
DeKrick Farm Equipment Company
Sikeston, Mo
Jennie Peck
Orval Jones
Reba
Doris Norton
Bill Elderbrook
Helen
Mailey Strickland
Alman Strickland
Mary Strickland
Ronald Yeager
Akron
Ohio
Kenneth Williams
Hoyt Williams
Agatha Parks
Peabody College
Nashville
Blodgett
Wm. Beggs Jr
Ernest Wilson
Jimmy Rogers
the Herald
A. M. Jackson Hardware Co
Sikeston, Missouri
Scott
C. Clarence Scott Insurance Agency
Packard
Jarvis Motor and Equipment Company
Dearborn
Weed Bros
Dearborn-Weed Bree
Dearborn-Weed
Mee
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