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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
14
The column catalogs numerous Thanksgiving and weekend visits by residents and relatives to and from Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Poplar Bluff, and nearby towns. Names include Alberson, Boyer, Sizemore, Fletcher, Turner, Denman, Ancell, Woods, Humphreys, Yount, Winthrop, Van Horne, Foster, Teel, Hogg, and Smitten among others, with travel to St Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Tokyo, and Portageville noted.
This article urges individual action in fighting tuberculosis now the seventh leading cause of death and stresses early detection via chest X rays and annual physicals. It also explains diabetes management, insulin treatment, and the role of doctors, with sponsorship by the Missouri Tuberculosis Association.
Mrs R E Bailey and her son Kent spent last Sunday with the former's son John Bailey and family at Portageville. Mr and Mrs Carl Launius of Morehouse and Miss Edith Darby were Thanksgiving Day guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Atkinson. Mrs F G Phillips and daughter Miss Edith visited their daughter and sister Mrs Charlie Gettings and family in St Louis during the holiday.
Pfc. Walter O. James of Sikeston, with the 24th Infantry Division on Kyushu, Japan, passed a set of military training tests including map reading, weapon firing, physical training, drill, courtesy and tent pitching. He is married to Eolia James, with a year-old son Donnie W. He previously worked on a farm before joining the Army in April 1948. His brothers Charlie T. James and James L. James also serve in Japan.
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