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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1949
Page
15
The Sikeston Herald lists Ward Denman as publisher and Clint H. Denman as contributing editor. The paper is published every Thursday from 119 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri with local telephone numbers 74 and 5.
Ad lists subscription pricing: $2.00 in Scott and adjoining counties and $2.50 elsewhere, with payment strictly in advance.
A Sikeston man overhears strangers disparaging Sikeston streets in a Virginia restaurant. He notes Malone avenue, a dirty street, carries heavy out of town traffic and degrades the town’s image. The piece argues Malone avenue should be a better advertisement for Sikeston.
A Christmas safety message urges caution during the holiday period. It highlights traffic as the top danger and offers simple tips to prevent accidents, such as waiting for lights, yielding, and discarding wrapping promptly to keep homes and families safe and preserve holiday joy.
Dennis Revelle, a Morley native and son in law of Bertrand residents Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hopper, teaches at the new Boys Town of Missouri in St James. The 120 acre facility, in its first year, aims to provide home and belonging to boys in need, modeled after Father Flanagan's Boys Town in Nebraska, born from Bill James and his postwar civic drive.
The Scott County Health Council discussed the 1950 budget for a county health unit to be established in Benton after approval. Fred Lewallen presided. Rex James of the Missouri State Health Department attended. Upon approval, two public health nurses, a sanitary engineer, and a clerk stenographer will be hired to serve the county.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Corvick of Illmo are the parents of healthy triplets all girls born Sunday morning in Illmo. Taken to St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon, they join a son born December 9 last year. Mr Corvick, a lineman for the Southeast Missouri Telephone Company, wed March 4 1948.
The homestead of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sikes on North Kingshighway is being re-roofed, repaired and remodeled this week.
Public notice announces new legal publication rates set by revised statutes for all notices by schools districts cities counties and states including proof of publication and notary services. The Scott County publishers group lists officers and multiple local newspapers. A Baptist church T E L class meets Tuesday with a potluck Christmas party and gift exchange. Radio canned foods ad touts quality and value with premium pricing.
Representing the Sikeston Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges at the Grand Master World meet ing in St Louis were Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sizemore Mrs. Bess Myers and Mrs. Carl Vinson. Ac companying them were John Fletcher of East Prairie and H. A. Jones of Cape Girardeau. New Sikeston lodge officers will be elected at a meeting next Tuesday December 6 at the 11 0 0 F Hall.
Mrs. Roger Bailey will give a book review at the Sikeston Woman's Club meeting to be held at the public library next Monday December 5. Hostesses for the afternoon are Mrs. J S Kevil, Mrs. Mattie McMullin, Mrs. H C Blanton and Mrs. J A Mocabee.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet this evening at Mrs. Pleas Malcolm's home. On Saturday at 9:30 a.m. the guild will hold a bazaar at the church with lunch served.
New officers for the coming year will be installed at a meeting of the Rebekah organization tomorrow night. All members and past grands are urged to attend. Mrs. Berniece Cummins noble grand will be in charge of the meeting.
Juvenile Judge Camille Kelley of Memphis is engaged by the Sikeston Woman's Club to speak in Sikeston on the evening of January 5. Those who heard her before will welcome a repeat and those who have not will hear a noted woman speaker and judge.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Gimlin announce the engagement of daughter Miss Irena Gimlin to Bill Porter son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Porter Miss Gimlin a Sikeston high school graduate class of 1944 now employed in Division 10 Missouri State Highway Department Porter a Sikeston graduate served two years in the Armed Forces during World War II with twenty months in the Pacific theatre discharged in 1946 January wedding planned
Mrs Bertie Felker and Harry Calloway were married by Rev M G Joyce in a small church ceremony at 10 this morning with only immediate family present. The couple plans to divide time between Lexington Missouri and Sikeson and will travel through the southern states after the ceremony.
Miss June Cathey daughter of Mr and Mrs H G Cathey wed Roy Pryor son of Mrs Elizabeth Pryor last Thursday in Piggott Arkansas. Elmer Pryor and his wife attended. Both couples are Sikeston High School graduates of 1949. Mrs Pryor resumes studies at Central College Fayette. Pryor works at Front Street Kroger.
Advertises openings for several neat appealing men to travel in Southeast Missouri. Earnings above average with transportation furnished. Sales experience not required. See Ralph O Neill at Dunn Hotel between 6 and 8 p m Monday December 5. Read the News.
A Thanksgiving morning ceremony at First Baptist Church united Virginia Lee Vaughn and Linley Wayne Forbis in a double ring service conducted by Rev. E D Owen. The bride wore forest green and white, with family attendees from Blodgett High and Southeast Missouri Telephone. guests traveled from Missouri and Kentucky to celebrate at 807 Greer Street.
Miss Virginia Lee Lathom and Walter Lee Beck wed in a double ring ceremony at 5 p.m. at the groom’s West Gladys street home with Rev. R M Talbert officiating. Attendant was Bertha Mae Lathom, sister of the bride. After a family dinner they began a week’s southern honeymoon and will live with the Beck family near Matthews after their new home is ready. The bride is Sikeston High School class of 1947 and the groom, Matthews High School class of 1946, works with his father in farming.
Miss Betty Lucille Kindred daughter of Mr and Mrs N G Kindred Morley wed Gordon William Deason son of Mr and Mrs W D Deason Blodgett in a 2 30 pm ceremony at First Baptist Sikeston Rev E D Owen officiated organist Shirley Aiten played I Love You Truly and Always Bride wore gun metal gabardine suit with red accessories and red corsage Best man was Charles Rister Bride attended by Laverne Kinsey. The couple will reside in St Louis where Deason works for Fisher Body.
Forty two Lions Club members meet at Rustic Rock Inn with two guests from St. Louis. Ward Denman presents Co. W. Hoover to Special Activities Committee. Square dance Dec 17. tickets 50 cents for spectators, $1.50 per couple admission. Proceeds fund Junior League baseball and playground equipment. Club also to host football squad dinner Dec 14 at the Country Club.
Kiwanis Club members and guests attended a Tuesday night program at the Dunn Hotel with organ music by Rev Vernon H Guttenfelder and an improvised male quartet. Mrs Guttenfelder assisted at the piano and group singing accompanied requests. The next meeting will feature U S Congressman Paul Jones of Kennett as speaker. Four Sikeston members joined a divisional Kiwanis conference at Kennett with Governor elect and district officers in attendance.
The Rotary club met at the Dunn Hotel Monday evening. Maurice Armstrong, program chairman, introduced guest A. J. Day who spoke on The Salient Facts Regarding 1949 Income Tax Forms. He noted Missouri has 1,200 certified public accountants and 350 public accountants. Next meeting is December 5 with Jim Hoover as program chairman.
Freeman Cain 73 longtime Morehouse grocery merchant died Saturday night. Funeral services were held Monday at the Baptist church in Morehouse, Rev. A V Sullivant officiating. Interment in Memorial Park cemetery Sikeston with Taylor service. Born February 4, 1876 in Saline County Illinois, he lived in Morehouse for 50 years and once served as police chief. Survived by wife Mrs Cain two sons Cleo F. Cain Washington DC and Harry T. Cain Morehouse four daughters Mrs Lewis Bends Sikeston Mrs L E Mitchell Washington DC Mrs Claude Michael Poplar Bluff Mrs Alfred Smith Morehouse a brother Rev Arthur Cain McConnell Illinois a sister Mrs Julia Wier Harrisburg Illinois a half sister Mrs Lillie Harold Carrier Mills Illinois four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services for Michael Lynn Pree two day old son of Mr and Mrs Hasken Price were held Monday afternoon at the home of his grandfather Lynn Price. Rev J W Hoffert pastor of Nazarene church officiated and interment was in Dexter cemetery with Taylor service.
Missouri Governor Forrest Smith reports on basin governors meeting in Omaha to discuss flood control in the Missouri River valley. Dams in upper regions could have reduced 1947 floods by over five feet at Kansas City. He notes state progress, Thanksgiving services, Missouri football win over Kansas State, portrait for the Mansion, and a peculiar prison request. He also cites cotton production in southeast counties and weather impacts on yield.
In magistrate court Judge M E Montgomery heard five cases with one concluded. W W Walters Isaac Mills and Robert D Evans were fined ten dollars and costs for shooting migratory birds after legal hours. Edwin Yammitz and Roy Johnson of Pittsburg Perryville had their case continued to December 24. Bennie Bond Lilbourn faced a separate charge over inadequate brakes and will appear December 7. Davenport Lilbourn and Waldo Oran had cases continued to December 7 for resisting an officer and careless driving while intoxicated respectively. G B Greer III and family visited Kennett then returned home.
Pat Schafer, 16, named honorary art student among South Philadelphia schools. His winning painting was displayed at Convention Hall during the World Hobby Show last Friday. Former St Francis Xavier pupil, he now attends a Philadelphia school as a freshman and lives with sister Mrs M L Farris.
Mrs. Jessie McCreery Oliver of Cape Girardeau died at home after a yearlong illness. Wife of R. B. Oliver Jr. and mother of Circuit Judge R. B. Oliver III of the Twenty Eighth Circuit. She was 60. Funeral services held at Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau with Dr. B A McHhany officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs Lillie Nealy Oglesby died Monday afternoon at 2 30 at her daughter's home in Sikeston. Brief prayer services were held at Taylor Funeral Chapel. Rev M G Joyce officiated. The body was taken to Deerfield Florida for funeral and interment. She was born December 17 1875 in Hornbeak Tennessee. Survived by three children Mrs Hardee Stepp Sikeston Mrs Fred Riley Deerfield Fla Kyle Oglesby Chicago DL seven grandchildren five great grandchildren and several siblings.
The Delta Community Hospital admission list includes Charles Raper Harry Lynn Herman Mattingly from Sikeston Baby Delores Leake Bertrand Mrs Emma Baird and Mrs Minnie Moody New Madrid John Meadows Lilbourn Julian Morales Morley Baby Elizabeth Ann Wren Canaleu and Richard Wilson East Prairie for medical care Those admitted for surgery include Robert Edwards Ruth Welsh James Littleton and Mrs Mary Little of Sikeston Others include Mrs Minnie Storey Essex Robert Bush New Madrid Mrs Armin Fuller Portageville Hugh Newingham New Madrid Mrs Daisy Edwards Essex Harold H Brigance Portageville Ernest Blackwell James Turner Mack Carroll Charlie Hodge Marion Stone Preston Harlston Jim Stegall Wallace McGee Bud Freehart John White Ted Cook and Vernis Joe of East Prairie Births recorded at the hospital: Vernon Stallings daughter Nov 25 J D Merrick son Nov 25 Charles Rister daughter Nov 26 Henry Bell daughter Nov 26 From Sikeston Other births: John Camden Bloomfield son Nov 24 Homer Hammel Bloomfield son Nov 24 Dewey Rush Matthews son Nov 25 Melvin Washburn Anniston 2 son Nov 25 Earl Andrews Matthews son Nov 26. Treated for Burns Michael Boardman 17 months old burned hand after sticking hair pin in a socket. Child is son of Harold Boardman treated at the Delta Community Hospital. Injured in Traffic Accident Two youths Edward Baker 17 Chaffee and Robert Edwards 17 Route 3 west of here injured on Highway 60. Edwards fractured left arm released after treatment Baker released after lacerations to nose. Samson new card tables and folding chairs Lair's.
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