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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
14
Mrs Mary Purcell and Phillip Hirschowatz visit. multiple families host relatives and friends across Sikeston Paducah St Louis and Cape Girardeau. Numerous dinners, hospital news, and New Year greetings mark holiday travel and local gatherings among Smiths, Carters, Halters, and other Oran residents.
Wes Hutcheson shows improvement after illness. Henry Smith visited his mother in Kennett. Roscoe Reynolds and Henry Smith traveled to Dexter on business. Jimmie Young and daughter Pat moved to Lairin Ohio. Dorothy Miles visited Elbert Miles family near Blodgett. Terry Dale, son of Benne Hesselrode, born Dec 30. Reynolds family returned from Lamar Arkansas visit. James Hill and daughter visited Ray Mainard near Matthews. A Locke and Rosie visited friends near Bertrand. Warren Powers family spent Sunday with Robinett near Kewanee. James Boyd of Dexter visited Glen Bond family. Curtis Guiing and Charles visited Malden and Hunterville over weekend. Lee Fane of Sikeston spent Sunday with his parents Orla Fansler. Claude Lee family and Darlene Fansler were dinner guests of William Newman.
Lloyd Poe, editor of the Bloomfield Vindicator for ten years, has been named census supervisor for the Tenth Congressional district. The district office will be in Dexter. Poe has resigned as editor. the Tenth District covers Scott, Mississippi, New Madrid, Cape Girardeau, Pemiscot, Stoddard, Dunklin, Bollinger, Butler, and Ripley counties.
Mrs W A Beggs will host the Extension Club Friday January 27. Many residents reported visitors and trips including Mrs John Taylor in Sheboygan Wisconsin Mrs Cinda Parker visiting Cape Girardeau and relatives in Sikeston. Families shared Christmas time with kin in Tennessee Kentucky Missouri and Illinois and plans to relocate included Rev Paul Phillips new Baptist minister moving here. A Woman's Club Christmas penny gathering hosted by Ray Rister featured a welcome address games gifts and refreshments.
The Exapire Craft Corporation employees held their first meeting of the game on Wednesday evening at the Dunn Hotel. Mrs Lora Dale of Kennett gave an instructional talk with a movie screening, followed by a steak dinner to honor the club directory's 1949 work. A silver pin was awarded to top performers. Directors present included Mrs Della Little and Dale Balk of Cape Girardeau, Mrs Ella Hahs Jackson Miss Edna Newcomer, Mrs Louise Brown Charleston, Mrs Bonnie Gallian Kennett Miss Sue Barnes Hayti, and Mrs Bernie Hart Sikeston.
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