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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
2
Local notes report Miss Mary Hull of St Louis as the guest this week of Mrs EB B Daughtery. Various townsfolk visit family, travel, or host gatherings, including visits by Arthur Penn and relatives, and a Canlub Scout camp report.
Mr and Mrs W Zimmer spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Joe Duckett in Advance. Mr and Mrs Elgin Davis of fast Prairie were guests of Mr and Mrs Donald Story. Mrs R H Ashmore of St Louis visits her mother Mrs J H Dickerman. Mrs Nelson Lumsden of Canaloa and Mrs Charles Lumsden visited Mrs Vincent Wissmanana.
Community update lists residents and visitors including Frank Stanley who had a tonsillectomy in Cape Girardeau, Cpl. Fred Mainord visiting from Texas, Irene Sutton visiting relatives, 4-H Leaders meeting in Risco, travel to Marble Hill, students at State Teachers College home for holidays, hospital admissions for Will Stanfill after a paralytic stroke, and family trips to Wappapella Lake with Shupe, Critchlow, and Hawkins families, plus hospital moves and a back injury of Marie Weeks lingering at home.
Miss Jeanette Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs I C Graham and Sgt John Rieber of Philadelphia Pa were married at the Blodgett Methodist Church. Rev J J Willis officiated as palms and flowers adorned the altar. The bride in dotted Swiss carried a prayer book and pearls. Bridesmaids and music enhanced the ceremony. The couple will reside in St Louis after the ceremony. Attending out of town were relatives from Truman Ark Charleston Cape Girardeau Benton Camp Tyson Tenn and Sikeston.
Thursday afternoon a woman driving alone on Highway 61 fainted and collided with a telephone pole near the Proffer residence. She is reported recuperating satisfactorily.
Members of the Blodgett church communities will sponsor a town picnic in the park on Friday July 21. Meals are to be served at noon and evening with light refreshments throughout the day. Contests amusements a free picture show and talks by prominent citizens will entertain the crowd.
Mr and Mrs Truman Mayfield of Pekin spent several hours Tuesday with Mrs B J Nienstedt and daughter Louise. Mrs E C Graham of Charleston and daughter Mrs Clarence Sadler of Sikeston visited friends and relatives at Blodgett on Monday. Mrs Wallis Clippard and son Jimmy returned to Clarkton after a two week visit with Mr and Mrs G B Clippard. Guests of Mr and Mrs J.
Nunnelee party from Charleston and guests from Jonesboro visited Cecil Crabtree family this week. Harry Pieters and wife of Chicago joined, while B F Marshall and sons vacationed in St Louis with Mrs. J P Mooney. Pauline Stanfill and Sgt Robert Minner were dinner guests of Dr and Mrs E J Nienstedt and daughter Louise. Seaman 2c Charles Dale Rister spent nine days with his parents before returning to Farragut Idaho for assignment.
Rubber Director Bradley Dewey released inner tubes from rationing and made 3,900,000 passenger tires available for distribution to civilian motorists during July and August.
R A Harper retiring Siketon Schools superintendent was the Sikeston Lions Club luncheon speaker. Twenty seven members attended. Officers to be installed on Wednesday night July 12. The program will include a magician and other features. Wives and friends will be invited.
An order of the day broadcast from Berlin Friday reports the sudden death of Col. Gen. Friedrich Dollman, artillery expert and commander in chief of the German Army on the French invasion front. Details are not provided in the broadcast.
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