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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1944

Page

4

Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Nettie Shipman At Morehouse

Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church in Morehouse for Mrs Nettie Shipman who died at Sikeston General Hospital on November 30 after illness. Rev A Sullivant officiated and burial followed in Sikeston City Cemetery. Survivors include husband A W Shipman five sons Cecil Howard Ezra Shipman Cairo Anes Denton and Wayne Morehouse Ensign Leon Shipman US Navy and daughter Mrs Velma Rose Bolton Morehouse plus a grandchild Barbara Shipman and sisters Mrs Ida Gray Mrs Thula Green. Keywords: Kentucky birth March 16 1889.

Baptist Church Morehouse Nettie Shipman Sikeston General Hospital A . Sullivant Sikeston City Albritton Shipman Kentucky A W. Shipman Cecil Howard Ezra Shipman Cairo Anes Denton Wayne Leon Shipman U. S. Navy Velma Rose Bolton Morriston WN. J Barbara Shipman Ida Gray Thula Green Laws

Morley News Visitors and Guests Tour Cape Girardeau Area

Miss Mary McDonough visited friends in Cape Girardeau Sunday. Roy Turner of Los Angeles is the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs O. W. Boley. Mrs. John Boley of Lamar Ark is visiting Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Staumbaugh this week. Miss Joy Wolpers of Cape Girardeau visited her aunt Mrs. Lutie Evans here last weekend.

Dave Colliers Sikeston General Hospital Chas. Hall Charles Wappapella Lake Henry Hart Memphis B. Black East Prairie H. Black Bowers Miss Rutledge Nadine Bocchus Oran Ruth Staumbaugh Mary Jane Gibbs Mary Ann Smith Mildred Ray Benton Sue Finney Mary Ann Anderson St. Louis Norma Bryant Alfred Bryant Floss Nelson Elizabeth Burchfield Betty Murdock Sikeston Marada Dora Mabrey Tom Baty Harry Williams Mary McDonough Cape Girardeau Roy Turner Los Angeles Cal O. W. Boley John Boley Lamar, Ark I. B. Staumbaugh Joy Wolpers Lutie Evans

Red Cross Gifts Deductible From 1944 Taxes

Red Cross officials announced that contributions to the 1945 Red Cross War Fund are deductible from 1944 income for tax purposes if made before year end. Corporations with rough 1944 earnings estimates can still donate at a low net cost after allowable deductions, and individuals may follow the same approach.

Red Cross War Fund Red Cross

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Fire destroys half of Naylor business houses

A Sunday night blaze at the B. C. McCarl motion picture house in Nay lor, Ripley county, destroyed the theater and six other business buildings, damaged two more, injured two people including a man seriously burned, and caused about 100000 dollars in losses. The fire engulfed the business district as the Missouri Pacific depot and Jackson garage also caught fire before firefighters from the US Forest Service and nearby towns contained it around midnight.

B. C Metz Cora Owens J. C. Ward Victor's M. C. Hawk Albert Lee Naylor Ward Missouri Pacific Jackson United

John Henry Brooks dies after illness at Sikeston area

John Henry Brooks 72 died Thursday night at home of his stepdaughter Mrs Melvin Burrus in Sikeston after intestinal flu. Funeral Sunday at Applecreek Baptist near Pocahontas with Rev R A Mecklin. burial in church cemetery. He was a retired farmer in Sikeston district 23 years. survived by two brothers Elam and Francis both of Jackson, two sisters Mrs Emeline Lett and Mrs Martha Wright of Jackson, and three stepdaughters Mrs Melvin Burrus Sikeston Mrs Eldo Hirte Beardstown WI and Mrs Louis McFadden Sacramento Cal.

Applecreek Baptist Church Pocahontas John Henry Brooks Melvin Burrus Sikeston R. A. Mecklin Taylor Brooks Elam Francis Emeline Lett Martha Wright Jackson Eldo Hirte Beardstown Louis McFadden Sacramento Cal

Central College Leader Dr Fleet Dies at 74

Dr Robert Ryland Fleet long time Morrison Observatory director and former Central College mathematics head died December 1 in Fayette hospital at 74 after heart illness. He previously taught 25 years at William Jewell College eight as dean, also taught at Missouri University and Clarksburg. Funeral held December 3 at College Church. Survived by widow, son Ryland of Kansas City Kansas, daughter Mrs Edwin L Kemp of Chicago. Pearls are procured from Sulu seas and other regions. Thoreau quote.

Robert Ryland Fleet Morrison Observatory Central College Fayette Fleet William Jewell College Wiliam Jewell College University of Missouri Clarksburg College Church Ryland Kansas City Kan Edwin L Kemp Chicago

U S Casualties Rise By 6878 In Week

United States military losses total 436,950 through November 15 with Army casualties at 461,058 and Navy at 75,892. The week shows Army killed 89,840. wounded 258,106. missing 57,514. prisoners 55,598. Navy figures: killed 29,480. wounded 32,000. missing 9,326. prisoners 4,486.

Washington Pearl Harbor Stimson Navy

The Old Reliable Herbine Advertisement

An old pharmacy ad touts Herbine as a reliable laxative and remedy for headache biliousness and lazy tired feeling caused by temporary constipation. It urges shoppers to ask for Herbine at all drug stores.

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