Local People Share Holidays Across Town and States
Floyd Seeleigh attends business college in Memphis. Buddy Mason now works at Oran State Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McDowell welcomed a daughter born December 31. Families from Blytheville St Louis Bardwell Sikeston and Benton visit relatives and attend gatherings. Weddings include Endora McCarty and Tammas Gravitte on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Seeleigh
Business College
Memphis
Buddy Mason
Oran State Bank
Ed McDowell
Wm. Robinson
Blytheville
Ark
Georgia Williams
St. Louis
Mollie Ellis
Bardwell
L. EB. Jennings
Jesse Layton
Imo
John Bollinger
Benton
Paul Burger
Jack Maddox
Weldon Maddox
Jessie Layton
Tommie
Puxico
G. K. Patterson
R. O. Stone
Dexter
A. O. Carr
Byron Wade
Blease
Allan Magner
Birmingham
Ala
Jacob Smith
Earl McCallister
J. P. McCarty
Randles
Noel Robinson
Freda Carr
Ruth Zahner
Blanche Foulte
Albert Zalmer
Emory Mason
Madge
Mason
Grant
Sikeston
Leon Bryant
Louise Hildreth
J. H. Bryant
James Coats
Lenard Coats
Oscar Kittles
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Vincent Boisaubin
Jackson Matthews
Vandalia
Gaither Marshall
Raymond Brinker
Brinker
Minnie Emglen
Clarence Carr
Jack Brooks
Festus
Mr. Carr
Brooks
Elle Steel
Thelma
Doniphan
van Steel
Jimmie Steel
Earl Crader
Diehlistadt
W. B. Dillingham
Laverne
Local Social and Bar Association Notes
Mrs Mae Fullenwider confined to home due to illness. Numerous visits and forthcoming moves noted among residents of Oran Bryeans Fornfelt and surrounding areas. Butler County Bar Association holds quarterly luncheon, tradition of circuit court opening lunch confirmed by Sam Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Butler County Bar Association
Sam Phillips
Morley Social Roundup Notes Visits and Guests
Local families share visits and holidays with relatives in Morley and nearby towns. The list includes Morley residents hosting visitors from Cape Girardeau and Sikeston, trips to Benton and Fredericktown, and attendance at Vanduser basketball. extended family and friends from Wanchyser, Bernie, Bernie, Vanclyser, and Yuma Arizona are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Tomlinson and Sons
Fornfelt
J. B. Smith
J. E. Smith
Cape Girardeau
Walter McQuay
St. Louis
J. B. McQuay
H. D. Tomlinson
Morley
Goldsmith
Dallas Wallace
Sikeston
Marvin L. Taylor
Benton
Sherwood Smith
Joyce Emerson
Denver
Colo
S. E. Sebaugh
Harry Daugherty
Poplar Bluff
Smith Edmiston
Frankie
Wanchyser
Floyd Pyles
Bell City
H. M. Andrews
Loretta
Vandyser
Henry Vtnage
A. T. Looney
Delores Jean
Muriel Alford
P. J. Newsom
Lucy Buck
Ruth Finney
Frank L. Sisson
M. E. Montgomery
Fred Black
Vanclyser
Creal Black
Bernie
Silas Randol
Silas Randol Jr
Yuma
Ariz
Leonard Carroll
Lula Ruth Ragains
W. C. Porter
Thomas Crites
Crites
Martha Haw
Emily Kendall
Miss Kendall
Kevil
Joe Emerson
Forest Watson
St Joseph public schools' early growth and Neely era
Floyd C. Shoemaker outlines St Joseph public schools from 1845 incorporation through 19th and 20th century developments. He highlights Professor Edward B. Neely’s 40-year leadership, the opening of high and elementary schools, evolving curricula, and the growth of Negro education from 1866, alongside enrollment, staffing, and funding details for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Platte Purchase
Isreal Landis
Board of Public Education
Edward B. Neely
Neely
Eastern Normal Schools
N. Wilbur
St. Joseph's
St. Louis
Bird feeding groups formed in Cape Girardeau area counties
Wildlife agent Ralph G. Ranney says Bollinger Perry and Cape Girardeau counties are organizing cape girardeau bird feeding units after ten days of subfreezing weather and heavy snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Girardeau
Bollinger
Perry
Ralph G. Ranney
Fire kills at Marlborough apartment hotel in Minneapolis
In the early morning blaze at the Marlborough apartment hotel in Minneapolis at least 18 people died. Firefighters battled the flames as the building burned, with emergency crews gathering victims and transporting others to hospitals. Local authorities planned a full investigation into the deadly fire and its causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Marlborough
Chevrolet to Observe National Truck Week
Chevrolet dealers nationwide will host National Truck Week from January 13 showcasing the 1940 truck line with 56 models across nine wheelbase lengths. W. E. Fish says exhibits highlight mechanical features and invites fleet operators to visit dealerships as about 30,000 wires go to truck operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Detroit
W. E. Fish
Fish
State Finance Department Sued Over Bank Conditions
Jefferson City date January 3 The State Finance Department is sued a call today for the condition of all State banks at the close of business Saturday December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Finance Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oran Rural News
Mae Fullenwider
Orville Hanselman
Vernon
Frank Walters
Oran
Millard Mansel
R. Q. Black
Dora Day
Bryeans
Dixie Dell Marton
Marston
Mae Fulenwider
Catherine
Lavana
J. L. Usery
Martha Clara Rogers
Humboldt
Tenn
H. M. Gateley
C. M. Reynolds
Gordon
Clara Dannenmueller
Waldo Reynolds
Loyd McBride
Ben Jansen
Leon
Herman
Robert McBride
Stegall
Shirley Jean
C. L. Gravitte
C. L. Gravi
Ond
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Missouri Historical Society
East Prairie
PWA
W. T. Stubblefield
Carroll Farm
McMullin
Lennox School
John Deere
Laredo
Rash
Anna Stubblefield
R. A. McCord
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