Drum and Bugle Club Hosts Mrs Carroll For Christmas Party
The Drum and Bugle Club of the American Legion was entertained Wednesday night at Mrs W O Carroll’s home near Matthews. The annual Christmas party featured a gift exchange. Mr and Mrs Paul D Higgins and Lewis Conley of Decatur DL will spend Christmas holidays with local relatives.
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The
American Legion
W. O. Carroll
Matthews
Paul D. Higgins
Lewis Conley
Decatur, DL
Triple Wedding Set for Sikeston Couples on Dec 24
Three couples from Sikeston plan a 2:30 p.m. Christmas Eve ceremony at the New Madrid Presbyterian church home of Rev J E Travis. Brides are Evelyn Hitt Monica Kaiser and Jessie Holmes, with grooms Boone Wilford Ray Maxey and Euart Taylor.
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Evelyn Hitt
Boone Wilford
Monica Kaiser
Ray Maxey
Jessie Holmes
Euart Taylor
J. E. Travis
Presbyterian Church
New Madrid
Miss Hitt
Una Hitt
Wilford
Jonesboro, Ark
Miss Kaiser
Lilly Kaiser
Sikeston
Maxey
Arthur Maxey
George Hawkins
Taylor
Scott County
Babes
Sikeston High School
Northrup and Miss Mott Wed at Christian Church
Miss Evelyon Mott of Blooming ton New Jersey and M D Northrup of Hot Springs Arkansas were married at the Christian church Monday afternoon with Rev R S Rains officiating. The groom s brother Byron Northrup and Mrs Susie Walden witnessed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Hot Springs.
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Evelyon Mott
Bloomington
M. D. Northrup
Hot Springs
Ark
The
Christian Church
R. S. Rains
Byron Northrup
Susie Walden
Sikeston
Ada Black and Roy Boney Quietly Marry at Morley Home
Ada Black of near Morley and Roy W. Boney of the same community were quietly married Monday night December 19 at Ada Black’s home. Rev Ralph Dodson of Rich Woods Church at McMullin performed the ceremony with only the bride’s immediate family present. The couple will reside at the bride’s home.
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Ada Black
Near
Morley
Roy W. Boney
Ralph Dodson
Richwoods Church
McMullin
Charleston Couple To Live In Blytheville
Mr and Mrs C E Brown reside in Blytheville Ark after their marriage last Saturday night in Charleston Mrs Brown formerly Miss Beechy Brown daughter of Alfred Brown of Charleston Mr Brown works in engineering in Blytheville.
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Charleston
Blytheville
C E. Brown
Ark
Brown
Miss Beechy Brown
Alfred Brown
Mr. Brown
St Louis Grand Jury Reopens Probe Into Ballot Counts
The Missouri Supreme Court denied a writ of prohibition blocking the grand jury inquiry into alleged discrepancies in the November election tally. Election judges Frank Rad er and Glennon Loehr had sought to halt inspection of ballots and records, arguing secrecy requirements were violated during a precinct recount.
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St. Louis
Supreme Court
Election Board
Back Seat Drivers Control Car Speed Patent
The U S Patent Office granted Felix Berseford Millington patent 1 884 804 for an attachment fitting any automobile that lets a back seat occupant slow or stop the car by shifting a lever. The inventor claims the control’s rear placement aids comfort and could slow speed in robber-infested areas. Also mentions bananas and their medical use in diets for various groups.
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United States Patent Office
Felix Berseford Millington
Millington
Missouri Elder Pensioners Receive $1.375 Million Monthly Aid
A Social Security Commission report shows about 74 500 Missourians aged 70 plus receive old age assistance totaling roughly 1 375 000 monthly. Most had no income besides aid. 59 percent are Black. 58.4 percent are ages 70 to 74. payments average $2 more for those living alone.
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Social Security Commission
Associated Press
Missour
Germany
1857 Divorce Boom Amid Marriage Slump in Reno
University of Chicago sociologists report 1957 divorce rate at 1.93 per thousand, a record high, while marriage ceasers bureaus show more couples seeking licenses. Nevada shows a 400 percent divorce rise, but Reno divorces fall while national rates rise. Maryland posts largest marriage increase in the survey.
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Reno
University of Chicago
Marrige Ceers
L&4
Stouffer
Nevada
Staes
Florida
Michigan
Massachusetts
South Dakota
New England
Maryland
Ste Genevieve Church to Have 150th Mass
The Ste Genevieve Catholic church marks 150 years of annual midnight mass on Christmas Eve as Father Van Tourenhout prepares to begin his 50th year as parish head on January 3. The church’s origins trace to 1732 with Jesuit ties and the patronage of Ste Genevieve.
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Ste. Genevieve
Charles L. van Tourenhout
van Tourenhout
Ste Genevieve
St. Joachim
Philibert Watrin
Kaskaskia
France
Sainte Genevieve
Red Cross Aids 60 000 Children in Spain
The American Red Cross reports flour sent to loyalist Barcelona kept at least 60 000 children alive while 3 715 000 under age 11 face acute undernourishment. Ernest Swift, Red Cross vice chairman, says distribution of 65 090 barrels of flour and other goods is under way and thousands may starve this winter without aid. A further shipment of 71 000 barrels of flour is planned for January.
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American
Red Cross
Spain
Barcelona
United States
Ernest Swift
Swift
Noman Davis
Taylor Smith Named Tax Attorney for State Auditor
Cape Girardeau lawyer Taylor Smith Jr. will join the state tax department in Jefferson City on January 1 to assume new duties. Practicing since 1937 with Rush H. Limbaugh, he trained at Washington University and is the son of Judge Taylor Smith of the 27th circuit. He was the Democratic nominee for Cape County prosecutor in the last election. Pancakes offered for five cents Saturday at Hotel Marshe dining room.
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Taylor Smith Jr
Cape Girardeau
Tax Department
The
State Auditor's Office
Jefferson City
Rush H. Limbaugh
Washington University
Taylor Smith
Cape County
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Herald
Missouri
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