Miss Norma Gillham Bride Monday of John Griffin Jr
Miss Norma Gillham married John T Griffin Jr in a Monday ceremony at Lands Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Sikeston. The couple left for Flint Michigan where Griffin works at Buick Plant. Bridesmaids and out of town guests from St Louis Ames Cairo and Alexandria attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Gillham
John Griffin’ Jr
John T Cyriffin Jr
Luther Moore
Landers Ridge Missionary Baptist Church
Morehouse
Rich Gillham
Rt 4
Sikeston
M. Griffin
John T. Griffin
Rt. 1
Bob McReynolds
Dade Briyant
Flint, Mich
Griffin
Buick
Navy
George Curryard Jane
Cairo i
Charles Hopnish
San Antonio
Texas
Gene Brown
St Lous
Aril Gieheist and
Daugher
C J. Jameson Jr
Ames Town
Arnold Ray Wyrick
Alexandria
Bob Koehr
St Louis
Orville Nelson
Bernie and
Jack Anderson
Great Lakes
I Remember Distinctly by Agnes Rogers at New Madrid Library
New Madrid County Library offers access to over 165000 books magazines records and films. Arriving in the new year is I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY a 500 page reminiscence with 7000 words of running commentary on life between World War I and World War II, illustrated by candid photos and period ephemera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Agnes Rogers
Former Sikeston Student Receives Trainee Award
Pst. Edward P. Suchman, a former Sikeston High School student and grandson of P H Buchholz of Sikeston Bull Service, earned the best trainee award in B Company, Reserve Forces Training Regiment Provisional. He will report to Camp Lee, Virginia, after leave. 18-year-old Suchman volunteered early under the 1955 Reserve Forces Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P H Buchholz
Sikeston Bull Service
Highway 60
Edward P. Suchman
Sikeston High School
Reserve Forces Training Regiment
Frank O Bowman
6Th Armored Division
Fort Leonard Wood
Suchman
Homer R. Suchman
Collinsville
Camp Lee
Young Suchman
Army
Hospital Notes From Missouri Delta Hospital Details Admissions and Discharges
Patients admitted December 23 include Jean Byassee Sikeston Savannah Householder Liulbourn Lynn Claycomb Charleston Virgil D Williams Sikeston Discharged December 23 Mrs James Davis and Baby Girl Route 1 Essen Lenzie Beck Sikeston Gregory Flowers Lilbourn Sylvia Philips Morley Dorothy Wiggins Sikeston Michael Hopkins Cleveland Tenn Lillie Crow Sikeston George Gasser Sikeston Mrs Lowell Davis and Baby Joy Route 4 Sikeston December 24 George Brazeah Hughes Ark Hazel Stroud Matthews Gertrude Sullinger Lilbourn Norman Bennett Sikeston Eva Dixon Catron Evelyn Bullard Augusta Kansas DISCHARGED December 24 Mrs Wm Edmondson and Baby Girl Route 2 Sikeston Mrs James Gammons and Baby Boy East Prairie Mrs Robert Thurstow and Baby Boy Route 2 Matthews Mrs Wm L Klinger and Baby Boy Route 3 Sikeston Catherin Osborne Sikeston Carol Riddle Portageville Ralph Carter Sikeston Lynn Claycomb Charleston George Brazeal Hughes Ark Isadore Payne Charleston Robert Waldman Sikeston Patients admitted December 25 By Morrison Lilbourn Nehie Milam Blodgett Alfreda Milam Chicago IL Mary Collins Sikeston Leroy Bassey Colored Catron David Martin Woodriver IL DISCHARGED December 25 Evelin Bulkard Augusta Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Byassee
Sikeston
Savannah Householder
Liulbourn
Lynn Claycomb
Charleston
Virgil D. Willams
James Davis
Baby Girl
Essen
Lenzie Beck
Gregory Flowers
Lilbourn
Sylvia Philips
Morley
Dorothy Wiggins
Michael Hopkins
Cleveland
Tenn
Lillie Crow
George Gasser
Lowell Davis
Baby Joy
Wm. J. Edmondson
James Gammons
East Prairie
Robert Thurstow
Matthews
Wm. L. Klinger
Catherin Osborne
Sikesotn
Carol Riddle
Portageville
Ralph Carter
George Brazeal
Hughes
Ark
Isador
Holiday Dinner for C of I and Guests
The Daughters of Isabella of the Catholic Church hosted a pot luck supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Wednesday evening with five members in attendance. Attendees included Rev Richard Soren Monsignor O Neil and Inspector Michael Bovjan, recently from Limerick Island and now in Bermuda’s Colonial Police, slated to leave for the US Army in about two weeks. Gifts were exchanged after the meal. Committee members were Mary Paylor chairwoman Dorothy Meunet Elizabeth Meu net and Stella McReynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus
Richard Soren
Monsignor O Neil
Michael Bov- Jan
Limerick Island
Colonial Police
Bermuda
US Army
Mary Paylor
Dorothy Meunet
Elizabeth Meunet
Iaa Mae
Conduct Services for Caruthersville Merchant
Services for Wiliam W Corbett were held at Eatwood Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. Floyd Brower presiding. Burial followed in Maple Cemetery under LaForge Funeral Home. The 73 year old retired Caruthersville merchant, born March 7, 1909, died Sunday. he leaves a wife Mary, five daughters Julia Cook Juanita Corbett Mary Jane Oates Cienda Holland Genevieve Holdman a sister Mars Numelke a brother Sam J. Corbett Sr nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Wiliam W Corbett
Eatwood Memorial Methodist Church
Floyd Brower
Maple Cemetery
LaForge Funeral Home
Liti Ga
Mary Corbett
Julia Cook
Juanita Corbett
Mary Jane Oates
Retired Caruthersville Farmer Jesse Speight Dies
Jesse Speight, 72, longtime Caruthersville resident and retiree, died Friday at Pembiscot County Memorial Hospital in Hayt after infirmities. Services were held Sunday at Church of Christ with Rev Ira Woodward officiating. Burial followed in Little Prairie Cemetery. Survived by wife Cora Speight, three daughters Hazel Sullivan Louise McGahey Ruby Merrick, five sons Knox Finis Frank Arlen Jesse A Speight, a sister Della Anderson, two brothers Charlie and John Speight, 13 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Jesse Speight
Pembiscot County Memorial Hospital
Hayt
Church of Christ
Ira Woodward
Burnal
Little Prairie Cemetery
Smith Funeral Home
Speight
James Speight
Obion County
Tenn
Cora Speight
Hazel Sullivan
Louise McGahey
Memphis
Ruby Merrick
Chicago
Knox Speight
Union
Finis Speight
Frank Speight
Arlen Speight
Jesse A Speight
Miss Letsinger Weds John Elston Cerny in Webster Halls Church
Miss Patricia Ann Letsinger of Rock Hill and John Elston Cerny were married December 21 at Webster Halls Methodist Church in a ceremony attended by close family. Rev T Cecile Swackhamer officiated with organ music by Mrs Mary Hooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Letsinger
Walter E Letsinger
Plainfield Drive
Rock Hill
John Elston Cenny
Webster Halls Methodist Church
T Cecile Swackhamer
Mary Hooster
William H Clary Dexter Resident Dies Suddenly
William H Clary a 74 year old retired farmer died of a heart attack in his Dexter yard at 7 30 am Monday. His son in law Greg Woodruff found him and he was already dead. Born July 1 1881 in Tennessee he lived in Missouri for many years including a recent move from Bloomfield. Survived by wife Mary Clary seven children Irvin Clary Ethel Woodruff Enock Clary Paul Clary Gilbert Clary Raymond Clary Titus Clary a brother Claude Clary a sister Hattie Pigman Vanduser 18 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
William H Clary
Greg Woodruff
Clary
Tennessee
Misouri
Bloomfield
Mary Clary
Irving Clary
Ethel Woodruff
Enoch
Paul Clary
San Pedro
Calif
Gilbert Clary
Morehouse
Raymond Clary
Whnois
Titus Clary
Claude Clary
Bloomficks
Hattie Pigman
Vanduser
Christmas gatherings across Illinois and Missouri families
Sutherland Dene Chamberlain of Essex joined J C Haappe and family in Chicago for Christmas. Haappe relatives in Chicago included Bonnie Bull and others. Essex and Granite City hosts hosted numerous kin from Sikeston Cape Girardeau Chaffee St Louis and Memphis. Various spouses and children gathered in plural family reunions across multiple towns over the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dene Chamberlain
Essex
J C Haappe
Cher
Happes
Bonnie Bull
Fred and
Wilma Haappe
Chicago
Martha Boardman
Huches Blake
Carol Sn
Granite City
Walter Post
Cape Girardeau
Raymond Dame
Girald, Philip, Martha
Mars
Chaffee
M Jdson Boardman
Judson Jr
Sikeston
News in Brief Healthful holiday visits across cities
Coleman Carlisle of St. Louis visited his mother Mrs. John Smith over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Yoffie spent the Christmas holidays with their daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hecht and children and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Pollack and sons, all of Cape Girardeau. Miss Patricia Williams of Chicago and Markelene Moore of St Louis visited over the holidays with Alice and Barbara Happe and Judy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Altom Sr
Mass Shirky Artom
Mulford Minner
Janet
Jane
Linda
Cape Girardeau
Frank Altom, Jr
Wally
Rfd. 1
Sikester
Robert Irby
Memphis
Coleman Carlisle
St. Louis
John Smith
Nathan Yoffie
Martin Hecht
Sidney Pollack
Cape Garardeau
Patricia Williams
Chicago
Markelene Moore
St Louis
Alice
Barbara Happe
Judy
Stevens Engage Janet Stevens to Bob Moore
NMio and Mrs J Stevens announce the engagement of their younger daughter Janet Stevens to Bob Tee Moore of Cav Girardeau. Janet holds a BS in Elementary Education from the State College Cape Girardeau and is on the Webster CLOVES school faculty. Moore is a US Navy veteran and a junior at State College Cape Girardeau majoring in Industrial and Fine Arts with plans to teach. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nmio
J Stevens
Sikes Ave
Miss Janet
Bob Tee Moore
Mroo
Mis NJ Lipps
Cav Girardeau
Stevens
State College
Cape Girardeau
Webster Cloves
Caruthersville
Travis Jackson Named To Wheaton College Honor Association
Travis Moore Jackson son of Mr and Mrs A M Jackson at 623 Moore Sikeston a senior student at Wheaton College Wheaton IL has earned scholastic honors for the second semester of the 1954 55 school year at the college Semester honors are granted to students carrying twelve or more hours and making an average per semester hour These honors are awarded to students to encourage scholarship and culture The Wheaton Class 9 Trophy first presented by the Faculty in 1930 has a symbol bean won by the Freshman class This is the fourth time a Freshman class has won this honor at Wheaton College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Moore Jackson
Former Resident's Home Wins Decorating Prize In Jeff City
Mr and Mrs Joe Mayer of Jefferson City won third place in the large homes division of the final Christmas decorating contest in that city. Mrs Mayer, formerly Miss Imogene Albritton, featured a gray and white theme with a white lawn tree, window lights, a spotlighted door splash with pink fleck, and a 6 ft Santa Claus centerpiece. The Santa, made by Mr Mayer from wood and foam, waved and held a sign wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Winners were announced Christmas Day and the event aired on local media and TV that evening. hundreds of homes entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Mayer
Jefferson City
Mayer
Imogene Albritton
John Albritton
Albritton Pheu
Santa Clius
Maver
Commercial teachers attend national meeting in Cincinnati
Sikeston high school commercial teachers Mrs Freda OHarra Miss Alma rette Sidwell and Mrs Har ole Vogel left early Tuesday for Cincinnati Ohio to attend the National Business Teachers Association meeting. They are accompanied by Mr Vogel and Mrs OHarra is secretary of the association's business machine section. Sessions will be at the Netherland Plaza Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Freda O’harra
Almaretta Sidwell
Harole Vogel
Sikeston High School
Cincirnna
National Business Teachers’ Association
Ma. Vogel
O'Hara
Netherland Plaza Hotel
Christmas Dinner Gathered Many Relatives at Cope Home
A Christmas Day gathering at 521 Smith Ave hosted by Mr and Mrs W E C Cope drew 45 attendees. Relatives from St Louis Rockford Sikeston and nearby towns joined family members including the Copes Turles Greer Springy and Williams clans and friends from Sikeston Poplar Bluff and Sacramento among others. Some guests stayed through Tuesday with nephews Lee and Ned Snider visiting from Wash University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ec Cope
Smith Ave
Paul Cope
Famiy
St Louis
Henry Cope
Fami
Rockford
Lawrence Tate
Emius Greer
Richard Springy
Salcedo
Lous Turles
Famus
Sikeston
Tester
Washington University
Nyssa Oregon
George Freeman
Oalif
Ali
Val
Christmas Guests of Mr and Mrs Witt
Long list of visitors from multiple towns joined Mr and Mrs Paul Witt during Christmas week. Wilkening family, Watts relatives, Mott family, and others from Cape Girardeau, Peoria, Los Angeles, and St Louis stayed or visited for two weeks, then departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miajor Marshall Stubbh
Faubown
L. L Satterindd
Day
Miro
Chester Wailkening Ald
Robertson
Paul Witt
Wilkkenings
Wilkenig
Watts
Mi Wilkening Mrs Watt Justice Turned Home Thusday From the St Francis Hospital
Cape Guardeau
Wilma Schove
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Charles Jennings
Michigan
Marchoise High School
Powell Insurance Agency
Missour Delta Community Hospital
Sas
C. of
Caruthersville Merchant
Patricia Ann
E*s'nger
John Elston Ce
Keith Ziegenhorn
Rob Jeske
Ferguson
Missour
Ushars
Keith Liegenhorn
Alfred Miles Burton
St Laws
Tetsinger
Rippens Estate
Prides
Theodore Letsinger
Ann
College of Education
University of Missour
Pr Lamba Theta Prive
Chi Omeru
Pi Lamba Theta
Cerny
College of Agriculture
Missouri University
Phi Gamma Delta
Columba
University of Missouri
William H. Clary
Clyde Matthews
Lynear Carter
Lige Inman
Jeis Dannan
M H Gant of
Denter
Elmer Matthews
Cildren
Stephen
Janie
Janet Stevens
Bob Lee Moore
Travis Jackson
Wheaton College Honor Association
Jeff City
Walt
Marsha
Nanu
Mme
Jain Laston
Vanduset
Maro
van Williams
Rchitad
Sikesten
Juatita Willams
Rex
Theatre Center Street
Morn Sian
Michael Mango Rey Mirror‘o Shelley Gas Winieas A Param Putoe
S Crawford
Hale
Thcinicior
Buddha
Centuey
Jennifer Kolop
Cellee
Menry Noster
Ea Ea
Une Ys Bose
Lex Barker
Mara Corday
Stephen McNally
Universal International
Garest
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Melb Mathias At
James Sotewart
Awllam Goetz Production
Moore
Petting Party
Glenn Ford
Dorothy McGure
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