Veteran Highway Department employees reach 25 year milestone
Luther B. Van Cleve of Sikeston and Leo F. Beckett of Jefferson City have reached the 25th anniversary of service with Missouri State Highway Department after long tenures in divisions 10 and 5. Van Cleve, beginning as an instrumentman in 1925, later became chief of party and currently serves in the surveys and plans division. Beckett started as an estimate checker in 1923, held multiple posts, moved to division 10 in 1935, served in military duty, and returned as engineer and later assistant engineer for Supplementary Highways and Local Roads. They each took leaves of absence during their careers and are now longtime department veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Highway Department
Division 10
Department
Luther B. van Cleve
State Highway Department
Sikeston
Surveys and Plans Department of Division 10
van Cleve
Malden
Leo F. Beckett
Missouri Highway Department
Beckett
Highway Department
Bureau of
Jefferson City
Woehlecke marks twenty years in Sikeston florist business
William Woehlecke arrived from Streator Illinois twenty years ago and built a modern florist unit in Sikeston Southeast Missouri with six greenhouses and 12000 square feet of glass a large stock room and workshop plus a Charleston branch. He and family run the business with six other employees and donated eleven baskets of flowers to local churches.
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Missouri
Streator
William Woehlecke
St. Louis
Memphis
Woehlecke
Sikeston
New Fire Proof House For C Berthe In Sikeston
A three level eight room residence named The Missourian, designed by C J Berthe on Sikes avenue, features 1800 square feet, casement windows, a recreation room, forced air heat, and a September completion target. Andy Kappler is contractor for a nearby Chaney addition home with five rooms, full basement, asbestos siding, hardwood floors, and an oil furnace. A Guthne family home on Hardin street progresses toward superstructure with six rooms and full basement. C G Ziggenhorn is contractor. Also noted is a Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at the Methodist church with a catered lunch and officers training.
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Sikeston
C. J. Berthe
Sikes Avenue
The
Missourian
Herman Poe
Hardin Street
Chaney
Andy Kappler
Robert Guthne
C. G. Ziggenhorn
Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church
You See It before You Buy It at Your Favorite Grocer's
A shopper advisory notes the display of items at a local grocer inviting customers to inspect choices before purchase. The article highlights shelf layouts, product variety, and pricing cues guiding consumer decisions while emphasizing confidence in selecting quality goods.
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Veteran Employees of Highway Department
Montgomery
Major Tate
Sunset Addition
Cowniv Jad
Hank Wallace
Wallace
John A. Adcock
Smith
Lair
S. Sppr
Charles Berthes
Poe
Guthrie
Methodist Women
Hart’s
Revolutionary
HART
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