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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
11
The Sikeston Herald lists Wann Denman as contributing editor Clint Hh. Dinman and notes publication every Thursday at 19 West Malone Avenue Sikeston Missouri. It lists yearly subscriptions 26 in Scott and adjoining counties and 2.50 elsewhere, with terms strictly in advance and formal postal registrations.
Congressman Jones reports on key 1950 measures affecting Southeast Missouri including the Agricultural Adjustment Act and crop control for cotton. He cites rural power and telephone loans, public housing progress, and postwar economic policy while noting many bills were duplicates. Local and civic events follow with plans for a December square dance jamboree and chimes dedication in Fredericktown.
Admissions list includes Miss Dolly Lou Cowger and multiple residents from Sikeston Essex East Prairie Matthews and Parm a with both medical and surgical cases. Births span Dec 2 to Dec 7 for couples from Sikeston Essex Matthews Wolf Island Bell City Morley Blodgett and St Louis area. Notable entries include Linda Carol Chandler born Dec 6 at a St Louis hospital to Mr and Mrs A C Chandler formerly Louise Davis.
Ben Mouser 64 of Kewanee died Sunday morning in a Cape Girardeau hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the family home with Rev. Flannagan officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Sikeston. He married Della Knighton in 1903 and is survived by 11 children, three brothers, three sisters, 38 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mouser was born February 2 1885 in Calvary Kentucky. Job's Daughters will meet Sunday evening December 11 at the First Baptist church with Rev. E D Owen and Mary Jane Farris in charge.
In Charleston the Methodist church will host the wedding of Becky Brown daughter of Mrs Riley Brown and Bob Foley son of Mrs J W Foley on December 31. Becky is a Charleston native and Missouri University junior. Bob is a Sikeston High School graduate and Missouri University senior. The notice also covers engagements and local social updates throughout Canalou and surrounding areas.
Members of the Odd Fellows lodge elected new officers for 1950 at a Tuesday evening meeting. Elected noble grand was Carl Vincent, vice grand W N Crowell, secretary Willard Sexton, treasurer Herschel Cook, and trustee Vodrell Kirby for three years.
Clarence Dowden was elected Worshipful Master of the Sikeston Masonic lodge for the coming year. Ira Keller Gazoline Linn Smyth and A A Harrison were elected senior junior warden treasurer and secretary respectively. Dowden will be installed in January with appointments to other offices.
The Rebekah Lodge elected new officers for 1950 last Friday. Noble Grand Mrs. Raymond Wright, vice grand Miss Marguerite Wright, recording secretary Mrs. Johnny Taylor, financial secretary Mrs. Bob Crowe, and treasurer Mrs. Dick Shanks were chosen. Three Morley members attended the meeting, which had 31 members present.
Miss Lois Heaton reports on visitors and travel among Morehouse residents. Mrs. Oscar Smith Jr shopped in Sikeston. Preach Springs spent the weekend in St. Louis. Maude Patterson returned from a St. Louis trip. Kin nard Dillon conducted business in Dexter and Willis Rankin visited from Essex. P J Sherrard and others visited, with several trips to Cape Girardeau and Oxford Penn noted. A fire destroyed the Earl Vaughn home in the McCord addition at 2 a.m., with unknown origin.
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