Oran News regional updates and obituaries
Oran news notes Miss Clara Marie Stone shopped in Cape Girardeau Monday. Mrs. Ida Bryeans visited Miss Lon Lloyd. Dotty Hamm of Perkins stayed with Zenia and Lila Bernard. Several local residents traveled to Cape Girardeau for shopping and church programs. James Stone and his son Billy visited Mrs. Lee Terry in Parma. Christmas events planned at Trinity Methodist and Baptist churches. Notable deaths include George Bowman age 69 and Mrs. Emma E. Seitman aged 3. A truck theft in Cape Girardeau and a 1947 cancer donation context are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Marie Stone
Cape Girardeau
Ida Bryeans
Vanduser
Lon Lloyd
Dotty Hamm
Perkins
Zenia
Lila Bernard
Bill Dennis
St. Louis
Clara Maddox
Marvin Purdy
Chaffee
Ed Graviett
Wancuser
Ralph. Cummins
Jeense Beklund
Jackson
Carrie Beklund
Frank Mier
Tony Compass
Ape Girardeau
Marguerite Dunn
Sikeston
M. C. Dunn
Trinity Methodist Church
Charles Carter Mave
Joe Watson
East
Prairie
Otis Bryeans
James Stone
Billy
Lee Terry
Sedler
Parma
Roy Hank
James Shaffer
Oran
Charles Baty
Roxie Baker
Frank Neal
Roy Smith
J. R. Smith
S. Rice
Walter Sheggley
Pave King
Wayne County
Sheggley
William Bates
Somerset
Ohio
Anna Freidman
Baltimore
Fred Harmon
Owens
Charles Trinkler
Nolen Reading
Hobert
Ind
Trinkler
John Leitman
The
Baptist Church
Phillip Hirschowitz
Keith Dennis
Elmer Dennis
Elmer
Cletus Welter
Ernest Reissman
American Legion
Benton
Fred Kelley
Michne
Paul Kelley
Carl Sipe
Mary Purcell
Scott County
Hope School
Lem Council
Emma E. Stitman
Guardian Angels Church
John Seitman
Charlies Tinker
Gary
John Seitman Jr
Fargo
N. D
Arthur Dirnberger
Local social notes from Matthews area events
Community members from Matthews and nearby towns are seen visiting relatives, attending dinners and religious events, and making travel plans. Notable mentions include Edgar Lee Watkins funeral in Sikeston, trips to Cape Girardeau, and attendance at a State College Messiah performance. Mentions include Herschel Yates, Roy M. Jones, Joe Duckett, W. Zimmer, L. D. Waters, Arnell Williams, Laura Burchfield, and major league training rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Yates
Cape Girardeau
Roy M. Jones
McLemoresville
Tenn
Joe Duckett
Advance
W. Zimmer
L. D. Waters
Edgar Lee Watkins
Sikeston
W. A. Gemeinhardt
Richard Gemeinhardt
Anniston
C. T. Hope
John Whittier
B. H. Cleaver
Roy K. Stanley
Arvie Williams
Arnell
Willie Williams
Canaloa
Clifford Sutton
Paul Jones
Hoover Greene
J. L. Burchfield
Conway
Ark
Laura Burchfield
Norman Hudson
Willow Springs
Bunlin
Red Sox
W. C. Moore
Burl Givens
the Messiah
State College
Lester King
Wm. Depre
Pearl Green
Murray State
W. A. Gemienhardt
Oscar Heldenbrand
Devere Denbow
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Earl Weis
E. M. Radcliffe
New Madrid
Charter Oak notes and paving resolution from Sikeston
Local society items list visits and family connections from Charter Oak and neighboring towns. A December 6 1948 city council resolution declares necessary paving on Coleman Avenue in Sikeston with cost borne by abutting property owners, including base work and asphalt surface, to be published in The Sikeston Herald.
Resolution to pave Branum Avenue in Sikeston Missouri
The city proposes to pave Branum Avenue from Ruth Street to the south right of way of U S Highway 61 as a continuous improvement with the cost borne by abutting property owners. Engineering and payment will be included in the improvement cost and levied as a special assessment. The resolution, approved December 6, 1948, directs publication in The Sikeston Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Avenue
Ruth Street
Clayton Addition
City OF
Sikeston
Scott County
State OF Missouri
Block
Clayton
General Revenue Fund
Branum Avenue
Sikeston Herald
Paving Branum Avenue Across William to Ruth Streets
City plans Branum Avenue paving from the north side of William Street to the south side of Ruth Street as a continuous improvement. A Modified Penetration Cut-Back Asphaltic Surface Course with a seal coat will be applied. Refer to plans and cost estimates adopted by Ordinance 1769 for full project details.
Moles May Signal Cancer Changes with Wart Alert
A wart or mole that changes color or size may indicate cancer. Early cancer is often curable with prompt treatment. See your physician at once.
Tanner News Highlights Local Social and Travel Notes
Roscoe Reynolds made a business trip to Arkansas. Miss Joyce Lang of Dexter visited her sister Mrs. Glen Bond. Mrs. Morse Lynn traveled to Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Hez Ozment of Sikeston visited her sister Mrs. Jack Powers. Mr. and Mrs. James Hill visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Phillips in Vander last Sunday. Alwin Gasser party shopped in Cape Girardeau. Cates family returned from Halls Tennessee. Bond and son Larry visited Essex relatives. T L Gasser and Carry joined Donnellson relatives for weekend. Gasser guests visited Oscar Gasser. Household shower for Mrs. George Hustedler. Cradle shower for Mrs. Bud Woodhouse with attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Reynolds
Arkansas
Joyce Lang
Dexter
Glen Bond
Morse Lynn
Cape Girardeau
Hez Ozment
Sikeston
Jack Powers
James Hill
Roy Phillips
Vandyser
Alwin Gasser
T. L. Gasser
Oscar Gasser
Gray Ridge
George Hufstedler
Cletus Lemons
Herman Newman
Bud Woodhouse
Norman
Chapman of
Wallace King
Earl Nave
Arla Fancier
Robert Holmes
Mary Ellen Bridges
Curtis Guiling
Nurse Lynn
Eugene Spears
Bailey
Myles Stone
R. L. Newton
Marston
G. W. Reynolds
Lamar
Ark
R. C. Cherry
Union City
Tenn
Carrol Harden
John James
Hagarville
R. M. James
Knoxville
C. A. James
Essex
W. E. Hesselrode
Glenn Miller
Parsonage Dedication Service At East Prairie
East Prairie held a dedication service for the new Methodist parsonage last Sunday led by Rev. John L. Taylor district superintendent of Methodist churches in the Cape Girardeau area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Prairie
John L. Taylor
Cape Girardeau
You Can't Catch Cancer
Public health note cautions cancer is not contagious and painful mainly in advanced stages. It urges regular medical exams as best safeguard. Traffic safety reminder warns to drive slowly as children move quickly.
Blodgett News notices and local social events summary
Mrs Wm Beggs Jr and Mr and Mrs Charles Miller hosted guests at their Blodgett home. Robert Milner was discharged from St Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The Methodist church to hold its annual Christmas program on December 23. Extension Club Christmas party on December 21 with gift exchange. A school carnival drew a large crowd and crowned three queens Carolyn Dirickson Glenda Rister and Arlene Nichols. Mrs Robert Davis and Mrs Aubrey Lee Davis hosted a stork shower for Mrs Alfred Walton with pink and blue decor. Frisco Railroad appoints A H Taff as assistant superintendent River Division based in Blodgett, succeeding L W Menk now Eastern Division assistant superintendent at Springfield or Newburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Hay
W. A. Beggs Jr
Robert Milner
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Methodist Church
Ray Rister
Extension Club
Carolyn Dirickson
Glenda Rister
Arlene Nichols
Robert Davis
Aubrey Lee Davis
Cape Girardeau Man Fatally Injured After Truck Crash
Arthur Ballard 51 of Cape Girardeau was fatally injured when his truck struck a concrete structure on an Illinois highway east of the traffic bridge last Sunday morning. He died Monday at St Francis Hospital. Drive slowly children move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
Arthur Ballard
St. Francis Hospital
Larimer Ridge Social Notes and Local Visits
Mrs R C Cherry reports visits and shopping trips by local families in Sikeston and Lamar Arkansas. Roscoe Reynolds visits his parents in Lamar while Mrs Cherry travels to Union City Tennessee for surgery recovery. Several Arkansas and Missouri residents, including James and Reynolds families, are noted as visiting or hosting in the area. Drive slowly as children move.
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R. M. Talbert
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Thayer, Mo
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