Numerous Local Visits Highlight Weekend Travels
Mrs. Lee Williams and Mrs. Bob Odle with daughters visited relatives in St Louis and Dexter. Marshall Williams, Wralter Stancil and Beverly Ralphs hosted and visited in Bertrand Gideon and Cape Girardeau. Various residents returned from business trips to St Louis Carbondale and Florida, with social gatherings in Dexter Mayfield Paducah and East St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Williams
St. Louis
Bill Colp
Carbondale
Ill
L. M. Hollenbeck
Bob Odle
Dexter
Beverly Ralph
Poplar Bluff
Marvin Ralph
Fred L. Williams
Wralter Stanci
Mary Ann Wingerter
South
Lynn Fox
Kennewick
Wash
Castor Alsup
Glen Fish
W. R. Moore
Ella Moore
Ash Hill
Ben Harris
J. Howard Miller
Joe Crouthers
Florida
Hal Bedford
Kaiser, Ark
B. D. Workman
Travis Jackson
State College
Cape Girardeau
A. M. Jackson
Sikeston Woman's Club votes to buy audiometer for school testing
At the Palace Cafe meeting on Tuesday afternoon Sikeston Woman's Club members approved funding an audiometer for hearing tests of school children. The group planned a benefit card party soon. 40 members and 10 guests attended led by President Mrs E J Nienstadt. Mrs E C Matthews showed color films from her Mexico tour. Hostesses were Mesdames R L Harrison T F Henry and Fred Hetlage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Woman’s Club
Palace Cafe
E. J. Nienstadt
E. C. Matthews
Mexico
Mesdames R. L. Harrison
T. F. Henry
Fred Hetlage
Kewanee
Woman's Civic Club Meets February First
The Woman's Civic Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on February 1 at the Dunn Hotel. President Mrs. C. W. Hoover Jr. will preside during the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Civic Club
Dunn Hotel
C. W. Hoover Jr
Eastern Star Chapter To Meet This Evening
The Order of the Eastern Star will meet at Odd Fellow hall at 7 30 with Mrs El sner Poage acting as worthy matron. A special obligation service will be observed and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellow Hall
Elsner Poage
Leaders Named For Boy Scout Fund Drive In Southeast Missouri
Roy Ward announces campaign leaders for the Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council drive in February. District chairs include George Hale Jr for Sikeston Morehouse D L Fisher Matthews Wm Gemeinhardt Portageville James Meredith Lilbourn Raymond Lloyd Kewanee Hal Hunter Jr for New Madrid and A J Drinkwater Jr for Mississippi County with local chairs C H Denman John Hux James Moore Burt Rowe Ralph Williams W S Corrigan Earl Allen Earl Cook L M Standley David Blanton Z E McAmis G C Baker Jr E E Leighninger and Chas Bethune. A committee meeting for advanced gifts soliciting is set for February 2 at 7:00 pm in the public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council
Roy Ward
George Hale Jr
Sikeston
Morehouse
D. L. Fisher
Matthews
Wm. Gemeinhardt
New Madrid
James Meredith
Portageville
L. P. Budenholzer
Raymond Lloyd
Lilbourn
J. M. Spradling
Kewanee
Hal Hunter Jr
A. J. Drinkwater Jr
Charleston
Mississippi County
W. R. Webb
Albert Goodin
East Prairie
Bill McKinley
Bertrand
C. H. Denman
John Hux
James Moore
Burt Rowe
Ralph Williams
W. S. Corrigan
Earl Allen
Earl Cook
L. M. Standley
David Blanton
Z. E. McAmis
G. C. Baker Jr
E. E. Leighninger
Chas. Bethune
Red Cross Officials Meet in Blytheville Arkansas
Miss Margaret Donnell executive secretary J A Satterfield 1949 campaign chairman and Charles Boyce local chapter chairman attended the regional fund meeting of the Southeast Missouri and Northern Arkansas Red Cross chapters in Blytheville with William Schweitzer presiding Tra cie Cushman spoke on publicity Elmer Wood discussed present trend and plans for a Red Cross drive starting March 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Donnell
Scott County
William Schweitzer
Midwestern
Tracie Cushman
Elmer Wood
Red Cross
Miss Donnell
Junior Woman's Club hears book review in Palace Cafe
Mrs Burt H Rowe reviewed Came a Cavalier by Frances Parkinson Keyes at the Junior Woman's Club meeting. Business session led by president Mrs Harold Lane planned a benefit card party with date and place to be announced. Several locals and visitors noted at various patients, visits, and gatherings around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt H. Rowe
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Palace Cafe
Harold Lane
Hiram Williams
William Bess
Lu Craft
Rebekah Lodge Meeting Set At Odd Fellows Hall
Members of the Rebekah Lodge will meet at the Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow evening at 7 30 for their regular weekly meeting. Mrs Carl Vincent grand noble will have charge of the meeting. Drive slow children move fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Carl Vincent
Grand Noble
Ladies Honored At Dunn Hotel Luncheon
Mrs. Harry C. Young Jr. and Mrs. Charles Armstrong were complimented with a noon luncheon at the Dunn Hotel yesterday. Mrs. Young plans to move to Cape Girardeau and Mrs. Armstrong to Wood River Illinois. Brid ge followed at Mrs. Harwell home. a handkerchief shower was given. Guests included Mrs. Bucher and Mrs. Harwell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Young Jr
Charles Armstrong
Dunn Hotel
Rotary Club Meeting Highlights and Film Program
Wayne Dixon as program chair introduced Rotarian Harold Pitman who presented forty minutes of kodachrome travel film. A district governor letter urged a six month inventory and plan review. Merle Denedy and Paul Meyer may attend Rotary in a neighboring town. Next Monday is Rotary Ann night featuring a film New York Calling for inspiration toward the June International Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dixon
Harold Pitman
Rotary
Pitman
Merle Denedy
Paul Meyer
New York
Sikeston Kiwanis Hear Speech Students On Franklin
Three Sikeston high school speech students spoke to the Kiwanis Club on Benjamin Franklin. Sue Stone discussed his private life and public uplift aims, Richard Lewis described his early statesmanship, and Graham Sadler imagined Franklin as a living person who might win three Nobel prizes for science, peace, and literature. Guests L L Christofferson, R L Jackson, and T F Jackson attended. R A Dempster presided. Earl M Allen oversaw the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Kiwanis Club
Benjamin Franklin
Sue Stone
Franklin
Graham Sadler
L. L. Christofferson
R. L. Jackson
T. F Jackson
Morehouse Kiwanis Club
R. A. Dempster
Earl M. Allen
Harper Approved for U S Judgeship
Senate subcommittee approves United States District Judge Roy W. Harper of Missouri among seven nominees. Senator Forrest Donnell opposed Harper at hearings, alleging a link to a Southeast Missouri vote lottery. hearings found no Harper involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Roy W. Harper
Missouri
Senate
Harper
Forrest C. Donnell
Donnell
Democratic Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
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C. D. Matthews IX
Charles
John W. Stokes
Mayfield, Ky
A. R. Scott
Ruth Ann Struwe
L. E. Scott
Paducah
Wakefield Avenue
Jean Klein
Veterans Vocational Agriculture
East St. Louis
National Stock Yards
Leroy Leslie
Ed Marshall
Louise
R. G. Waggener
Emma White
Julian Thompson
E. F. Weidemann
North Ramney Street
Keith Patterson
Dorothea Miller
Edna Pinnell
Almaretta Sidwell
Paul Heckemeyer
Tony
Harold Sharp
Alen Blanton
Jimmy Ponder
Charles Springs
Wendell Hall
Linda Boyce
Paul Northington
Patsy Murbach
Nancy Bowman
Jo Ellen Standley
Manda Goetz
Frances Schumacher
Johnny Corrigan
Heckemeyer
Fremont Goetz
Presteline
Small Shipping
Gibson
Hrerive
Woman’s Club
Junior Woman’s Club Hears Book Review
Nathan Yoffie
Hunter Albritton
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Elsie Martin
Kansas City
Jeanne Crader
Alice Reed
Jennie Gardner
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Helen Williams
Newburn
Tenn
Glen Hill
Bob Ralph
Thomas Grady
Fred H. Cole
Bill Bess
Milford Estes
Barney George
Bernice Abernathy
C. W. Osborne
Atlanta
Rebekah
G. I. Loans
Metropolitan Farm Loans
Scott Insurance Agency
Mesdames Armstrong and Young
Rotary Club
Richard Lewis
Mr. Franklin
Theatre Center Street
Joan Fontaine
Gunsmoke
Tex Ritter
Canadian Mounted
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Richard Arlen
Anthony Quinn
Hagan
Shirley Temple
Colorado
Glenn Ford
Holden
Denver
Allan Lane
Dick Tracy
Southern Yankee
Red Skelton
Marlene Dietrich
Musketeers
Lana Turner
Gene Kelley
UG Ff
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Vogue Dress Shop
E. Front St
Sikeston, Mo
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