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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
Mrs Virgil Dillinger and family report a new baby born December 26. Numerous relatives and friends visited or stayed with households across Missouri including St Louis, Kansas City, East Prairie, Moline and Pulaski during Christmas and holidays.
Reports from Porter Switch and nearby areas recount holiday visits and gatherings. Richard Jefford visits relatives in Peoria while Gordon Deason, John Carter, and others spend Christmas with kin in Manila Ark Benton and Bemis Tenn. Several families hosted or joined relatives, with a note on George Haws injuring a finger haltering a colt. The Porter Switch 4-H Club plans a January 4 meeting at Mrs David Sellers home.
Canalou residents hosted guests and attended gatherings as families visited from nearby towns. The Canalou boys basketball team placed third at Vandyser after two overtime games against Oran. An attractive holiday window display drew attention at Grover Drake’s filling station. Several residents attended a show in New Madrid, and Miss Wilda Mae Lesler sustained minor foot injuries in a recent auto accident. Continuous family visits were noted with Mr. and Mrs. Barnes in Oran hosting Canalou students for lunch.
The Herald reports on soil health, crop progress, and weather impacts across farms in the region. Local growers discuss corn and soybean planning, irrigation needs, and market outlooks with input from extension agents and cooperative leaders.
Commerce notes report illness keeping F C Ervin home and travel by Thomas F Johnson to Charleston while Andrew Alexander and his son Owen visited Henderson. Sam Darnell of Bell City was brought to Commerce for burial at Oak Dale cemetery. Numerous relatives and friends gathered across town for Christmas visits, dinners, and social events including a Wo mans Society meeting, with many families hosting kin from Cape Girardeau Benton LeClaire and beyond. Mary Carter Mann wed William Crabtree in Paris Kentucky as both hold academic credentials and plan careers in Kentucky.
Paul Neal of Caruthersville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Ed Ward. Mr and Mrs W N Jackson and family visited Mr and Mrs Floyd Hornback at Hayti Sunday. Miss Corene Conrad of Paducah Ky spent Christmas with Mr and Mrs BE C Conrad. Kenneth Streeter spent Christmas week with his parents in Woodland Mississippi. Kewanee schools convened December 29 after Christmas break. Mr and Mrs W L Jenkins welcomed a daughter Alma Marie born December 21. Miss Alma Wilma and Frances Williams of Kewanee visited Morristown Arkansas relatives over Christmas. Miss Mary Katherine Poole of Winsor is spending the week with Weha Ross. Mr and Mrs Carl Moore visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Alvin Howell of Gideon on Christmas Day. Mr and Mrs Billy Bagby and daughter Gale of Lilbourn spent Sunday with her parents. Mr and Mrs W H Robertson and children of Keota Oklahoma spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Guy Vines. Almont and Chester Watson and Ray Liedheiser of Vermilion Ohio spend the week with Russell Gladish of Farrensburg. Cletus Brotherton and Wesley Sizemore returned from the CCC camp at New Madrid to visit their parents. Mr and Mrs W M McGuire and children Sonny and Margiette spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Matt McGuire of Malden. Students and teachers welcome Janevee Vines.
The Family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for aid during illness and death of Minnie M. Simpson. Special thanks to the minister for comforting words. Poignant note of missing mother and faith in a reunion in the world above.
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