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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1944

Page

3

Red Cross to Hold Water Safety Instructors School

Eddie A. Knapp of the American Red Cross met with Lois Hans in Sikeston to plan a Water Safety Instructors School at the Sikeston Municipal Pool the week of July 17. Southeast Missouri Red Cross chapters will be invited to send candidates for training to teach Swimming and Life Saving courses and the new functional swimming course for service men and women. Open to all 17 and older, no prior life saving training required. contact Miss Hahs or the local Red Cross office.

Red Cross Eddie A. Knapp American National Red Cross Sikeston Lois Hans Scott County Missouri Hahs

New owner for Co and M Oil Company

R W Crowe son of Mr and Mrs W T Crowe of Sikeston will assume duties this week as operator of the C and M Oil Company on Highway 60 West He has been running an automobile service station at Grenada Mississippi for the past year He invites the public to visit The C and M Oil Company was purchased from Arthur Ziegenhorn and will be operated as Crowe's Service Station

R. W. Crowe W. T. Crowe Sikeston C. & M. Oil Company Highway 60 West Crowe Grenada Miss Arthur Ziegenhorn

Bach Studio Opens In New Sikeston Home

Open house for the Bach Studio in Sikeston is postponed to Friday July 14. Owners Mr and Mrs H A Bach invite friends and customers to visit their new West Malone Avenue location, the studio's fifth move in 14 years. The site features a redesigned building and grounds for improved customer and staff convenience.

Bach Studio West Malone Avenue H. A. Bach Sikeston

Rustic Rock Inn Opening Delayed to July 8

The Rustic Rock Inn opening, announced for last Saturday, is postponed to Saturday July 8. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Clark with Mrs. C H King plan a well prepared menu featuring fried chicken and steak dinners with hot and cold drinks. Courteous service is emphasized as the public is invited to make Rustic Rock their regular eating place.

Rustic Rock Inn Lloyd Clark C. H. King Palace Cafe City Drug Store Rustic Rock

Annual Sikeston Kiwanis Picnic Slated Tomorrow

Sikeston Kiwanis Club members will hold their annual picnic dinner Friday night July 7 on the grounds of the Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill. Wives and friends of Kiwanians are invited. Guest speaker at the June 30 meeting was Lloyd Poe editor of the Bloomfield Vindicator, with the topic Things for Which We Should Be Grateful. Also attending were Don Robinson, Sikeston. Dave Kevil, Shreveport La. Stanley Poe, Bloomfield. and Gene McCormick of Metropolis Il as a guest.

Sikeston Kiwanis Club Sikeston Lloyd Poe The Bloomfield Vindicator Clyde Poe Don Robinson Dave Kevil Shreveport Stanley Poe Bloomfield Gene McCormick Metropolis, Il

Large bond purchases omitted in report

The Herald left out the General Contract Purchase Company in reporting War Bond buys that aided Scott county to exceed expectations last week. Total bonds purchased reached 125000 with Industrial Finance Corporation at 20000, General Contract Purchase Corporation at 55000, and General Contract Purchase Company at 50000. Herbert Brownell Jr has been unanimously chosen as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Scott County The Herald General Contract Purchase Company Industrial Finance Corporation General Contract Purchase Corporation Herbert Brownell Jr Thomas & Dewey Republican National Committee

Young People Hurt in Wreck Sunday Morning

Five youths were badly but not seriously injured in a head on collision at 2 30 Sunday morning on Highway 60 near Reiss Dairy farm east of Sikeston. Louis Rockett Jr. East Prairie drove a 1940 Oldsmobile east and hit Loomis Mayfield Jr. Camp Campbell Ky whose car belonged to his father Loomis Mayfield Sikeston. Mayfield was with Lavon Click Camp Campbell. Passengers in Rockett car were Julian Douglas Wolf Island Maxine Allen and Reva Woodard East Prairie.

Reiss Dairy Farm Sikeston State Highway Patrol Louis Rockett Jr East Prairie Loomis Mayfield Jr Camp Campbell Loonis Mayfield Mayfeld jLavor Click Rockett Julian Douglas Wolf Island Maxine Allen Reva Woodard

Sikeston Woman Hurt In Automobile Crash

Mrs. Robert Weeks of near Sikeston sustained a back injury after losing control of a 1951 Chevrolet sedan on Highway 1 seven miles south of Sikeston. The car left the road, struck a telephone pole, snapping it in two and collapsing its top onto the vehicle. Wires remained intact. Weeks was alone.

Robert Weeks Sikeston Weeks State Highway Patrol Highway 1

Cotton fashions for vacations and sunback styles

The article surveys aristocratic cottons for holidays both at home and away, highlighting sunback outfits, boleros, jackets, and daring backless designs. It notes beach wear trends including two piece cotton outfits and leopard sarong looks, then shifts to rugged vacation wear and sailing style. It closes with War Department figures on Army separations totaling 1.2 million since war began, plus breakdowns for discharges, deaths, and prisoners of war.

Sun and Surf War Department Army

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Co. & M. Oil. Company Serkeston Kiwanians Scott FHA Federal Housing Administration St. Louis C. C. Scott Insurance Agency Powell Insurance Agency E. C. Obinson Lumber Company Sikeston Lumber Company Rte Saha Kbs
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