Evangelistic Services At Sikeston Methodist Begin Next Sunday
The Sikeston Methodist church, part of the St. Louis Conference, starts an evangelistic mission next Sunday. Services run Sunday evening and every evening the following week at 7 30 with Dr. Joe D. Randolph preaching at morning and evening services. Bishop Ivan Holt aids preparation and attends events in the Cape Girardeau district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Methodist Church
St. Louis
M. G Joyce
Sikeston
Joe D. Randolph
Missouri Conference of the Methodist Church
Bishop Holt
Ivan Lee Holt
All Methodist
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
John L. Taylor
Oran
Centenary Methodist Church
Wm. B. Slack
Greenville
Texas
New Madrid
Slack
Earl Crader Guest Speaker At Rotary Club
Sikeston Rotary Club met at the Colonial Room with president L A Harris presiding Monday night. Guest was W E Skinner of Scottsbluff Nebraska. Earl Crader, superintendent of Diehlstadt high school, spoke on These Things I Believe based on 25 years in education. He urged defense of country, democratic voting, civil authorities over military, and direct public appointment of high offices. The club commended Missouri Utilities City Light and Power and the Telephone Companies for aiding restoration of lines, and Dr F L Sisson for sewer bond efforts. Next meeting at home economics cottage with Rev Earl Weis as program chair.
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Sikeston
Peabody College
Crader
Crader Belives
Earl Weis
Mrs Stepp Heads to Deerfield Beach for Two Months
Mrs Haide Stepp departed today for Deerfield Beach Florida to visit her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank E Riley for the next two months.
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Haide Stepp
Deerfield Beach
Fla
Frank E Riley
Sikeston Compress Increases Cotton Bale Processing
Sikeston Compress and Warehouse processed about 42 000 bales from the 1951 cotton crop, 200 bales more than 1950. Manager B. B. McCas says current storage in the compress warehouses is about 14 000 bales, fewer than at the same time last year.
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Sikeston Compress
B. B. McCas
Compress
McCan
Morehouse Lawyer Gets Bad Start in Circuit Court Trail
Elvis B Brownie Hinson a Morehouse lawyer faced contempt of court and a year and day jail sentence after a hearing in circuit court New Madrid. Judge D W Gilmore presided with Judge Joseph Ailen recused. The case arises from charges of illegal liquor sale and operating a bawdy house and his trial was set to begin. Hinson 39 has been active in Democratic circles and served in the State Legislature 1941-1948. The affair has been pending since his arrest in September 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis B
Brownie) Hinson
Morehouse
New Madrid
D. W Gilmore
Benton
Joseph Ailen
Hinson
Gilmore
Auto Wrecks Fatal to Three in Missouri
Three people died in Missouri highway crashes this week on Highway 61 and related routes. Orville Palmer of Portageville, 28, died Monday evening after a head on collision near Portageville. Claude Adam Woodall of Stuttgart, Ark., 53, was killed Tuesday near Hayti in Pemiscot County after his car struck a southbound trailer truck. Walter Andrew Sinks, 58, of Memphis Tenn., died Tuesday afternoon when his car collided head on with a truck in Stoddard County near Route MM and Highway 25.
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Missouri
Pemiscot County
Stoddard County
Portageville
Orville Palmer
Palmer
Virgil Lee Williams
Sikeston
Delta Community Hospital
Arkansas
Hayti
Claude Adam Woodall
Stuttgart
Ark
Highway 61
Woodall
Arthur Course
Dallas
Texas
Memphis
Walter ‘Andrew ‘Sinks
Crader
Bob Dean Menees
Ella
Sinks
Strinkland-Rainey
Dexter
Cobden
Ill
First Residence for New Sikeston Addition
A pre fabricated residence rises in the Joel A Montgomery Sub Division Sikeston part of the Chaney tract south of South Kingshighway about 20 acres in the new addition owned by Joel A Montgomery Construction Company to be offered for sale open house February 23 viewing the new residence and similar New Saratoga model for 100 dealers nationwide
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Joel A. Montgomery
Sikeston
Chaney
Korean veterans of district en route home
Korean veterans of Southeast Missouri have arrived at western seaports en route home. Named are Cpl. John W Dennis, Cpl. Richard A Wendt, Fredericktown. Stc. Leo W. Amelunke, Dutentown. Sgt Wilfred G Autry Hayt.. and Cpl Herschel L. Oliphant, East PrainE.
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Tae
Southeast Mussouri
Nems
John W Dennis
Cooter
Rchard A Wendt
Fredericktown
Stc
Leo W. Amelunke
Dutentown
Wilfred G Autry
Hayt
Herschel L. Oliphant
East Praine
Religious Medal Shown to Sikeston Scout for God and Country
Larry Lathom, son of Ezra and Mrs. Lathom of Sikeston, received a For God and Country medal from Rev. M G Joyce, pastor of the Methodist church. It is the first such award in the city, earned by showing church knowledge and service of about 150 hours with Troop 44. District Scout supervisor A C Willm Jr. spoke at the ceremony.
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Larry Lathom
Ezra Lathom
Sikeston
M. G. Joyce
Methodist
God and Country
Larry
A. C. Willm Jr
Methodist Church
Willm
Annual Lincoln Day Banquet in Sikeston February 13
The Lincoln Day Banquet will be held at the Colonial Inn in Sikeston next Wednesday night at 7 30 p m Tickets are on sale with leaders across the district planning to attend Principal speaker is Thomas Curtis congressman from Missouri 12th district and toastmaster is Rev Owens Tickets available at Harris and Bowman's drug stores Scott Insurance Sizemore's Tin Shop Fremont Goetz M Greer AFF Landsay and Gene Potashnick Buy tickets now.
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Colonial Drive-Inn
Sikeston
Sizemore
Thomas Curtis
St Louis
Rev
Owens
Harris Drug Store
Bowman’s Drug Store
Scott Insurance
Sizemore’s Tin Shop
Fremont Goetz
M. Greer
AFF
Landsay
Gene Potashnick
Chemical Weed Control Meeting in Sikeston Armory
An all day meeting of cotton farmers ginners and processors in Sikeston discusses chemical weed control and foreign growths in cotton led by agricultural experts. Sponsored by the Missouri Cotton Producers Association based in Portageville Hilton L Bracey presides and a lineup includes William J Murphy Sam McMurray Roy Broyhill Dixie Paulling Max D Miller Jr Godfrey White E F King detailing pre and post emergence experiments demonstrations and farmer perspectives.
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Sikeston Armory
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
Portageville
Hilton L. Bracey
William J .Murphy
Missouri College of Agriculture
Missouri
Sam McMurray
Dow Chemical Company
St. Louis
Roy Broyhill
Braymll Company
Dakota City
Nebraska
Dixie Paulling
Deering Farms
Deering
Max D. Miller Jr
Marianna
Ark
Mr Murphy
Godfrey White
Mid-South Chemical Company
Aemphis
E. F King
King Sales Company
Memphis
Milligan Heads Scott County Farm Bureau
Raymond Milligan of Benton was chosen president of the Scott County Farm Bureau for the coming year at a Benton executive committee meeting held at the Farm Bureau office. Roy Harper of Oran was named vice-president, with Mrs J L Buck of Commerce and Joe Stricker of Route 2 as secretary and treasurer respectively. The officers were selected by the committee formed at the annual Benton meeting Tuesday.
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Scott County Farm Bureau
Benton
Raymond Milligan
Farm Bureau
Alwin Gasser
Sikeston
Roy Harper
Oran
J. L. Buck
Commerce
Joe Stricker
Charleston
Girl Scout Meeting Held at Rustic Rock Inn Sikeston
The second annual district meeting of the Girl Scout Council in Sikeston heard Rev. Floyd Brower challenge leaders to greater efforts. Reports covered 107 troops in 15 southeast Missouri communities with 1669 girls, 327 trained adults, a new Lake Wappapello camp built for 320 people, and a paid-for camp investment of 32000 dollars. Officers include H V Sewell as president and E C Matthews Jr as vice president.
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Floyd
Brower
Caruthersville
Cotton Bell Girl Scout Council
Rustic Rock Inn
Sikeston
L. M. Standley
Missouri
Charolyn Baker
Kennett
Lake Wappapella
E. C. Matthews
Tom Chidister
Lake Wappapello
Charles Baker
Many Ulen
Joe Radican
Margaret Mill
Charles A. Hicks
Uena Ashlin
T. A. Martin
William B. Seabaugh
M. Standley
Recognition Meeting Planned for 100 Bushel Club
The Southeast Missouri 100 Bushel Corn Club with 49 members will be honored at a dinner at Rustic Rock Inn on Tuesday February 19 at 6:30 PM. Speeches by J R Dixie Paulling and R Q Brown will accompany recognitions to members in Mississippi New Madrid Scott and Stoddard counties. Local leaders A J Renner Pete Smith and Kiwanis support the event with program details discussed at a Rustic Rock Inn meeting.
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Southeast Missouri
A. J. Renner
Sikeston
Pete Smith
Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club of
Kiwanis Club
Corn Club
J. R. “Dixie” Paulling
Kennett
Deering Farms
R. Q. Brown
Mississippi County
George Harrison
D. B. Harris
Matthews Schools
New Madrid County
John Hubbard
Farm Home Administration
Scott County
Tom Brown
Stoddard
Rustic Rock Inn
A J. Renner
Tom Stroup
Stoddard County
Alfred Byrd
New Madrid
Stanley Guinn
George Harnson
D B Harris
Matthews
Frank van Horne
Ralph Williams
B B McCan
Don Paxson
C. H Denman
W C Reid Named Alderman Ward 1 in Sikeston
Sikeston city council named W C Reid as alderman for Ward 1 to serve the remainder of the current term after He Berry resigned. Billy Walker was chosen for the baseball committee, Jos L Matthews remained on the Road District Commission, and the city marshal chief salary rose from 250 to 350 dollars monthly starting after the April election with Harold Wallace continuing as chief.
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W. C Reid
Sikeston
East Center Street
HE. H. Berry
Billy Walker
Clay A. Mitchell
Jos. L. Matthews
Sikestone Special Road District Commission
Harold Wallace
Semo Medical Society Formed by Four Counties
About 25 physicians from Scott New Madrid Mississippi and Stoddard counties organized the Semo Medical Society at Delta Community Hospital last Sunday. Dr. W J Ferguson of Sikeston was named president Dr E Charles Rolding of Charleston vice president and Dr W C Critchlow of Sikeston secretary treasurer. The group replaces former county medical societies and will meet monthly on the third Wednesday evenings at the hospital.
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Scott
New Madrid
Mississippi
Stoddard
Semo Medical Society
Delta Community Hospital
W. J. Ferguson
Sikeston
E. Charles Rolding
Charleston
W. C. Critchlow
Scout Council Honors Camp Committees at Wappapella Lodge
At the Cotton Bell Girl Scout Council annual meeting a bronze laque was presented to the Camp Site Development and Camp Committee. Mrs. H V Sewell of Kennett presented the plaque to a committee member. The event occurred at the Girl Scout camp dining lodge on Wappapella Lake with several local residents in attendance.
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Cotton Bell Girl Scout Council
Wappapella Lake
H. V. Sewell
Kennett
Sewell
H. D. Ficklin
Charleston
Edward Matthews
Sikeston
Charolyn Baker
Charles B. Baker
M. C. Mill
Margaret
Joe Radican
Dexter
Glen Drew
Poplar Bluff
W. J. Ulen
J. C. Edmonston
Hornersville
O. H. Acomn
Wardell
Ernest Moxley
March of Dimes Drive Extended in Sikeston Area
Sikeston’s chairman Bob Sze urges residents to contribute to the March of Dimes as rain floods extend the campaign in Scott County to February 15 1952. Only Vancyser reports $107.41 this year while Chaffee raises an estimated $1000.00. national chapter lent $2725.00 last year and may provide more if an epidemic hits in 1952.
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Sikeston
Bob Szemore
Scott County
Vancyser
Chaffee All Committee
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Earl Crader
Rotary Club
Wilford Photo
Lincoln
Colonial Inn
Chemical Weed
I Milligan
Paul Buchmueller
Edward Matthews Jr
Pleas Malcolm
Darrell Alcorn
Cecil Boyer
M. C. Mil
William Corrigan
C. D. Melhes
Bertha Buhs
Frank Frankforter
Knaus
Pauline Henry
Amy Allen
John Wilson
H. C. Young Jr
Lockburn Field
Columbus
Ohio
W. C. Reid
District Medical Society
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