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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
2
Oran notes show a flurry of visits and events as residents travel to Texas, St Louis, Blytheville, and Baltimore during the holidays. Announcements include weddings Elfrank-Dickey and Bickings-Daugherty, plus church watch services on New Year’s Eve and many stays with local families.
Luis Munoz Marin was inaugurated as Puerto Rico’s first popularly elected governor. The island, a U S possession since 1898 after the Spanish-American War, had governors appointed by the U S President until now.
Veterans entering any type of training may be eligible to receive subsistence allowances.
Mrs. Martha Crenshaw is ill at home this week. Families from Charleston Sikeston Tulsa and Dayton visit relatives in Bertran d area. Re v Alcorn and daughter visit Annapolis and guests join Young People class at the Methodist church. Mr and Mrs Robert Bush move to Charleston and Peterses buy a farm north of Bertran d. H L McKinley celebrates seventy second birthday with Ohio and Morehouse kin attending.
Tanner News reports visits and updates across the region. Tanner News C Hubbard of Blytheville visited Mr. and Mrs. Wallace King. Curtis Guiling and son visited friends in Dexter last Sunday. Darlene Fansler spent last week with Juanita Matthews in Sikeston. Glenn Bond and son visited friends in Sikeston. Charles Hutcheson remains ill but improving. Herbert Guilng and daughter from Dexter visited Tanner last Sunday. Bob Carter of Sikeston returned home after visiting his mother Jennie Hutcheson. E P Jones of Sikeston moved to their farm purchased from Freeman Holmes. Gregor Hearing and Roff Holmes attended a wedding in Chaffee. W E Shupe of St Louis and Ernest Kellett and children from Sikeston visited A D Hull family last Thursday. Saturday dinner guests at A B Hill included Bernard Johnson, his daughter, Dorothy Hill of Sikeston, Hayward Brewer and sons of Miner, and James Hill.
Veterans Administration domicile care is available now at 12 VA homes with three more planned to open in early 1949. The Bertrand area lists families including Mrs Harvey Jobe and relatives, the McKinley and Harp er families, and Revie McKinley among others.
BLODGETT NEWS notes holiday gatherings and travels. Coach Robert Summers spent the holidays with his parents at Delta. Several families, including the Risters, Davises, Beggs, Altoms, Clippards, and Manner, visited relatives in Illinois Missouri and attended a 4-H Recognition Night and a party in Sikeston.
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