Christmas Bridge Party at Rustic Rock Inn
Saint Mrs. W. O. Carroll hosted a dessert bridge for her club at Rustic Rock Inn on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. C. D. Matthews Jr. plans a Christmas Eve dinner at her North Street home with immediate family. Mrs. L. M. Standley hosted a Tuesday night dinner at Moore Avenue for her husband’s birth anniversary, with ten gentlemen guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Carroll
Rustic Rock Inn
C. D. Matthews Jr
North Street
L. M. Standley
Moore Avenue
Mr. Standley
Musical Test Given by Woman's Civic Club
A Woman's Civic Club gathering in the library auditorium featured an interesting musical test directed by Mrs C D Matthews 3d. Mrs A D Martin won first prize with Mrs Randol Wilson second. The business session, led by Mrs Paul Heckemeyer, approved sponsoring a Girl Scout troop under Miss Virginia Cook, a South grade school teacher. Fifth and sixth graders may join. The group also voted to basket food to five needy Sikeston families with toys for the children. Mrs A B Woodbury will lead baskets distribution. Mrs Allan Libby joined as a new member. Tea hostesses were Mesdames Dale Fulton James Smith and Charles L Kirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Matthews 3d
Woman’s Civic Club
Library
A. D. Martin
Randol Wilson
Paul Heckemeyer
Virginia Cook
Sikeston
A. B. Woodbury
Allan Libby
Dale Fulton
James Smith
Charles L. Kirk
Party for Methodist group at Kathryn Clark home
Miss Kathryn Clark entertained the Wesleyan Service Guild and the Philathea Sunday school class of the Methodist church Tuesday night at her Stoddard street home for a Christmas party. Twenty nine young ladies attended, sewing two dolls to give away at Christmas. Games and refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Clark
Wesleyan Service Guild
Philathea Sunday School
Methodist Church
Stoddard Street
Women Jaycees to Devote Meeting to Welfare Work
The Junior Women's Chamber of Commerce will dedicate their final meeting of the year to preparing clothing and toys for two Sikeston families. Mrs. Wm. Mariam will lead the effort as volunteers assemble gifts for fifteen children and their parents in the Lindsay apartments basement on North Ranney Street Friday night. The group will also assist the Cadets entertainment program at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Christmas Day, contacting seventy five members to attend the reception and dance at the Country Club at 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Women's
New Officers Elected for Rebekah Lodge
Mrs Thomas Meyer was elected noble grand at the Rebekah lodge meeting held Friday night at the Odd Fellows hall. She succeeds Mrs Claude Roark who held the post. Other officers elected were vice grand Mrs R L Wilson secretary Mrs Charles Bethune and treasurer Mrs William Hannan. Appointive officers to be chosen by Mrs Meyer at the first January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Meyer
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Claude Roark
R. L. Wilson
Charles Bethune
William Hannan
Meyer
D A R Cooperates With Red Cross Program
Alma Harris hosted the King's Highway Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at her North New Madrid home. Audrey Chaney presided as regent as the chapter voted five dollars to the Red Cross and discussed selecting a high school girl for the Washington Pilgrimage in April. Members reported sewing and knitting for National Defense and a ten dollar gift to the School of the Ozarks. The program featured Christmas themes and carols by Mrs. Van Horne, Mrs. Canedy, Mrs. Poage, and Mrs. Mott, followed by a Christmas party with gifts exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Harris
King’s Highway
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Madrid Street
Audrey Chaney
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
School of the Ozarks
A. J. Renner
F. W. van Horne
M. L. Canedy
Elmer Poage
Dellar Mott
Eastern Star Chapter Elects New Officers
The Eastern Star Chapter elected Mrs. F. F. Converse as worthy matron at the Odd Fellows hall meeting. New officers include I. G. Lewis as worthy patron and Mrs Pleas Malcolm as associate worthy patron, with multiple officers named for secretary treasurer conductress and others. Installation set for January 8 at Odd Fellows hall by officers Candace Green and Robert Mow assisted by Lottie Beasley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Converse
Eastern Star Chapter
Odd Fellows Hall
Eleanor Hahn
Ruth
Paul Trotter
Esther
G. M. Fowler
Martha
Buel Sizemore
Electa
George R. Gregory
Warden
Mildred Jackson
Sentinel
Frank Kindred
William Woehlecke
Marshal
Elmer Poage
L. E. Ford
Candace, Green
Dexter
Robert Mow
Lottie Beasley
St. Louis
Hugh Stewart
Steward Hoover
Jallopy Breakfast Aids Pre School Unit Benefit
A Jallopy breakfast was given at the home of Mrs. L. M. Standley this morning to benefit the Pre School unit. Mrs. R. A. Harper assisted in entertaining. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wm. Foley hosted a Christmas party on Park Avenue Wednesday night with Drmana Bugle Corps members, their husbands, and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Standley
R. A. Harper
J. Wm. Foley
Park Avenue
Drmana Bugle Corps
Adagene Legan Weds Flight Instructor Here
Adagene Legan daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Bowman married Guy Dixon Jr of Hendersonville NC at 8 30 Sunday morning in the Methodist church Rev E W Bartley officiated Witnesses were close relatives Afterward the couple left for Augusta Ga where Dixon has been employed as an instructor at the Georgia Area Tech The couple were entertained with a dinner and later by Mr and Mrs Joe Lambert on Park Avenue prior to the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Adagene Legan
Joe Bowman
Guy Dixon Jr
Hendersonville
N. C
E. W. Bartley
Augusta
Dixon
Georgia
Tech
Guy Dixon
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
O. T. Elder
Joe Lambert
Park Avenue
Pleasing Concert by Mrs Honora McKay at Colorado Springs
Mrs Honora Bailey McKay daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Bailey presented a recital at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs Colorado according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. Her voice training has been chiefly with Oscar Seagle in New York who is a noted teacher. She has appeared with orchestras in oratorio and on the concert stage and possesses a dramatic soprano voice of rich warm texture. The program included Wagner Lohengrin aria Elsa s Traum Bach Patron das macht der Wind Handel Mozart Schubert and modern French Czech and English songs to display her interpretive abilities. She has delighted Sikeston audiences on many occasions on solo programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Honora Bailey McKay
R. E. Bailey
Fine Arts Center
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado Springs Gazette
J. 8
Bach
Handel
Mozart
Schubert
McKay
Sixty Sixth Wedding Anniversary Observed in Sikeston
Mr and Mrs J H Vowels of Sikeston will mark their 66th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve at their North Stoddard street home. Mr Vowels is 90 and recently ill, Mrs Vowels 82. Four of their nine children Nora Minner Don Vowels Sayers Tanner and R L Warner will join, along with family members spending part of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Vowels
Sikeston
North Stoddard Street
Mr. Vowels
Vowels
Nora Minner
Don Vowels
Sayers Tanner
R. L. Warner
Tulsa
Okla
Sikeston Girl Weds in St Louis Friday
Miss Marjorie Hocker daughter of Mr and Mrs T H Hocker and Ralph Mayer were married Friday morning at 10 o'clock by Rabbi Julian H Miller at his home in St Louis The bride a Sikeston high school graduate has been employed in a clerical position The groom a Stuttgart Germany native has lived in the United States for two and a half years and is employed with the Sizemore Tin Shop They are living at the bride's parents home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Hocker
T. H. Hocker
Ralph Mayer
Julian H. Miller
St. Louis
Sikeston High School
Stuttgart
Germany
United States
Sizemore Tin Shop
Reiss Dairy Heads to Entertain Employees
Mr and Mrs J J Reiss and Mr and Mrs L M Standley will entertain with a turkey dinner and Christmas party on December 23 for Reiss Dairy employees. The dinner will be at the Standely home on Moore avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Reiss
L. M. Standley
Reiss Dairy
Hedden Hosts Employee Christmas Party at Sikeston Firm
Mr and Mrs W E Hedden hosted a Christmas party for Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company employees on Tuesday night at their home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Walker Uht Mr and Mrs W O Scott Mr and Mrs Howard Myers Mr and Mrs Bess Myers Mr and Mrs Phillip Caverno and Mr and Mrs Bob Melton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hedden
Sikeston Tractor and Implement Company
Hedden
Walker Uht
W. O. Scott
Howard Myers
Bess Myers
Phillip Caverno
Bob Melton
Mrs Arch Russell Discusses Sikeston Library History
Mrs Arch Russell described the history of the Sikeston public library during the monthly meeting of the district WPA library training class at Sikeston Public Library. Miss Ross Floyd Crigler of Cape Girardeau led with the district librarian in charge as about 30 WPA library workers attended. The gathering included a filing lesson and talks on technical subjects aiding workers operating under limited supervision in Southeast Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Public Library
Arch Russell
WPA
Ross Floyd Crigler
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Dublin Officials to Hold Day Meetings During Fuel Shortage
In response to a fuel shortage, Dublin Ireland officials announce daytime meetings to conserve electric light usage. The move aims to reduce energy consumption while maintaining essential services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eire
Elephant Pulls Nails From Boards With Trunk
A story notes an elephant using its trunk to pull nails out of boards. The observation highlights the animal's strength and dexterity in manipulating metal fasteners. No other people or organizations are involved.
Recapp Tire Co Advocates Rubber Conservation Drive
Ethridge Recapp Tire Co promotes recapping to conserve rubber for national defense. The ad urges motorists to recapp smooth tires now, claiming 40 to 60 percent savings and new tire safety, plus vulcanizing for damaged tires and tractor tires. It notes a government tire and tube ban lift uncertainty and cites a location between St. Louis and Memphis with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
St. Louis
Memphis
Ethridge Recapp Tire CO
Savory one-dish meals with spicy baked apples
Cookbook style line highlights comfort foods featuring spicy baked apples as a savory main and old fashioned sugar cookies baked by mother. The text emphasizes nostalgic home cooking and simple desserts to accompany hearty dishes.
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Cape Central
Sikeston Armory
Woman's Civic Club
Rebekah
Wwf
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Honora McKay
Reiss Dairy Heads
Malone’s Drug Store
Bill
Santa
Hi-Top
Jacknife
Peoples Store
Likeston
Merry Christmas
Stuart
TEXAN
N. New Madrid Streets
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