Life Sculpture by a Sculptor Boy and Doane Vision
A short verse pair depicts a sculptor boy before marble carved with an angel vision. Doane’s lines frame life as a carving process, urging divine command and the creation of heavenly beauty from unshaped lives.
Education Clash with Communism Crisis Quoted Parts
A public bulletin blends Cold War era cautions with local social notes. It quotes Communist and Socialist authorities on education and morality while listing Christmas gatherings and family visits across Sikeston and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Strachey
Random House
New York
Lenin
Christmas Family Dinner Notices Rich Local Gathering
News in brief details a large Christmas family gathering spanning Sikeston Charleston Fulton and Dallas with many relatives present and visiting. The piece lists dozens of attendees from the McCollum Matthews Simpkins Bailey and related clans, sharing gifts and meals across multiple homes and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McCollum
Elizabeth Ann
Bill Aten
Susan
Christopher
Wade Malcolm
Clarence James
Lee Williams
Sara
Ronald Baker
John Adams
Sikeston
E. C. Matthews
N. Kingshighway
C. D. Matthews
Harold Courtney
Handy Moore
Hunter
Charleston
Jos. L. Matthews
Dave Thompson
Dorothy Lee Thompson
Ken Stafford
Karen
William Corrigan
John
Sheila
Bit
Joe
Ann
Dan
Edward C. Matthews Jr
Peggy Lee
Ned
Phil
Walker Frank
Fulton
Santa
Robert Matthews
Dallas
Texas
Matthews
Kate Simpkins
North Ranney
Paul Simpkins
Earl D. Simpkins
Kathy
Pollard Finley
Glenda
Betty
Paula
J. T. Simpkins
Pauline Black
Ray Dodge
Connie
East Prairie
Marion Bailey
Charles
Jerry
Donald
Sandra
Detroit, Mich
Carl Bailey
Cairo, IL
Cummins-Chaffin Nuptials Here Christmas Day
Marine Sgt. Betty Wayne Cummins and S Sgt. James Earl Chaffin wed Christmas Day in a Methodist Church ceremony. The event featured a poinsettia filled setting, organ music, and a reception at the church. The couple, both stationed at Cherry Point NC, will reside there after honeymooning in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wayne Cummins
Clarence Co. Cummins
Ruth St
Mr. Cummins
James Earl Chaffin
Haskell Chaffin
Columbus
Ohio
M. G. Joyce
Jerry Watson
James Spivey
Bill Guess
Cummins
St. Louis
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Corps Air Station
Christmas Holiday Guests Across Families in Sikeston Area
A long list of local families hosted relatives from St. Louis Louisville Indianapolis Dallas and beyond over Christmas and New Year. Visitors included Beck Mathis Chandlers Carrs Parrishes Osorios and Turners among many others, with gatherings at homes in Sikeston and nearby towns.
Coltharp Perkins wed on Christmas Day in Matthews
Miss Prudence Coltharp became Mrs Gene Perkins of Hallsville in a 6:30 p.m. ceremony at the Christian Church. Rev J E Coltharp led vows with maid of honor Miss Betty Perkins and brother Duane Coltharp giving her away. The bridal party included twin Paul Coltharp as best man and ushers Bobby Alsup Jerry Vann Jimmy Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallsville
Betty Perkins
Patty Buchanan
Prudence Coltharp
Eugene Perkins
Grover Perkins
George Gaines
Conway
L. D. Waters
Wallace Waters
B. B. Conrad
Glenn Waters
St. Louis
Nelle Blair
New Madrid
Waters
Floyd Clark
Dennis
Brian
Diane Elaine
C. B. Clark
Lilbourn
Heartsill Burchfield
J. L. Burchfield
W. W. McCoy
Jo Mildred Bromley
Memphis School of Commerce
Ethel Brombey
Donna Jo Reid
Cape Girardeau
Cline T. Hope
Jean Frances Reid
State College
Lyman Whitten
Jean Reid
Albert Sutton
Louanna
Ellis V. Reid
Buddy
Donna Jo
Billy
Whittens
Clifton Stokes
A. G. Houston
John Heldenbrand
Canaleu
Wesley Heldenbrand
O. S. Heldenbrand
Wayne Cummins
Jane Cummins
Sharon Guess
Bill Guess
Jimmy Spivey
James Spivey
John Douglas Chaffin
Columuus
Ohio
Jerry Watson
Bill Keefer
Lawrence Parks
Becky Ann
Memphis
Tenn
Roy Beck
John F. Mathis
Thomas Mathis
Hazel Mathis
Rita Ann
Mathis
Vernon Anderson
Randy
Albert Chandler
Louisville
Gene Chandler
Anderson, Ind
Anderson
O. V. McReynolds
Norma Gilliam
John Gr
Hallesville
Christian Church
J. E. Coltharp
Duane Coltharp
Kansas City
Paul Coltharp
Mr. Perkins
Janice Parsons
Bobby Alsup
Jerry Vann
Jimmy Sanders
Reed and Gaines Families Dine Together in Sikeston on Christmas Day
Mr and Mrs E C Reed Mr and Mrs Richard Gaines and son Lynn joined other relatives for a festive Christmas Day dinner at the home of their mother Mrs W D Gaines in Sikeston. Readers note: fragment ends with PWSPAPERB text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McVey
R. M. Willard
McVey
Wilard
Chico
Calif
Frank Parrish
Sikeston
Ida Parrish
Morehouse
Joe M. Allen
Bill Allen
Susan
Christopher, Ir
Glynn Duncan
Jeff
April
du Quoin
Nathan Noyes
Ronald Boboboy
Lake Charles
Sherman Boone
Jimmy
David
Cairo
Ruth Turner
Claude Turner
Bobby
Cape Girardeau
Russell Turner
Turner
Oda Webb
Flint, Mich
Ina Fowler
Dexter
Webb
Fowler
Arthur Eachus
Ste. Genevieve
Richard Balser
Kansas City
Balser
Delphi
Ind
Edwin Knox
Brazeau
R. Co. Finley
Maxine Scott
Jackson
John R. Cox Jr
Finley
Deals
A. G. Schuerenberg
Ethel Avery
Lucy Shankle
Roger Barnard
Los Angeles
Schuerenberg
Clyde Matthews
Bill Matthews
Butch and
Mart Jane
Roscoe Bennett
Donald Miller
Don
Carroyce
Daryl Maria
A. E. Davis
Blodgett
Arlen Miller
Frank Altom
Delbert Thackery
Floora, Ill
Ben
Carl Vincent
Roy M. Beck
Bobby Ralph
M. C. Cope
Emma Marshall
J. W
Bill Marshall
Grant City
Raymond Marshall
Raymond Lee Marshall
Debbie
Sally Ann
Charleston
Carrie Moss
Floy Chewning
Jersey City
N. J
Harold Cope
Harold Jr
Mary Jane
C. M. Harris
E. C. Reed
Richard Gaines
Lynn
W. D. Gaines
Gaines
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Washington Doane
George 5. Benson
National Education Program
Joseph Stalin
New York Times
Soviet Republic
International Publishers
Soviet Union
Sochineniya Gospolitizdat
Moscow
Communist Party
Uchitelskaya Gazeta
Pravda
Wm. Morgan, Jr
Helena
Ark
Reeds
Paul Moore
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Doyle Lynn
Wesley Depro
Flint
Mich
Mia
Wm. Depro
Mary Sample
Vernon
L. S. Barnes
Pearl Green
Greenville
Miss
Norman Hudson
Coleen Moorev
W. C. Moore
Critchlow & Sons
Elsie Stepp
Moore
Devere Denbow
Pinkney Denbow
Kennett
Raymond Denbow
Henderson, Ky
Doyke Denbow
Jonesboro
Albert Slinkard
Dub Kelley
Jimmy Denbow
Mat Colvin
Gene Moore
Norfolk, Va
Estel Yount
Bill Lancaster
Clarence Stevens
Marquand
Melvin Kasten
Mark
Michael
Wm. C. Critchlow and
Tommy
W. C. Critchlow
C. A. Critchlow
Edna Wieland
Florida
South
W. A. Montgomery
J. C. Montgomery
Bloomfield
Archie Burch
Billy Morgan
Carl Romines
Janice
Gossett
Chism
Delbert Yancy
Mrs. Gossett
Neva Yancy
Sandra Atwill
Dennis Parsons
Emma Ford
Clifford Sutton
Masonic Lodge
Marine Corps
Douglas Chaffin
Alice Austin
Benton, Il
Martha
Libby Sander
Marble Hill
Oscar Duncan
Morley
Coltharp
Miss Perkins
Carrie
Parsons
Bonnie Ruth Conrad
Norval Beck
Charles Allen
George King
Mike
Patty
Roy Lindell Beck
Linda Ann
Marzee Walker
Wayne
Beck
Homer York
Marvin Ralph
Waleah
Claude Rowark
Claude, III
Ralph
Mrs. Glenda Conrad
Bey
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Powell Insurance Agency
E. Center
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmer’ Sales and Service
Sikeston Farm Equipment CO
N. Ranney
Sikeston, MO
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