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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1939

Page

6

Local society notes highlight visits and travels

Page columns document Mrs W T Malone hosting her grandson William Clifford Brown of Blytheville Arkansas and multiple guests visiting Cape Girardeau St Louis and other locales. Entries cover tonsillectomy recovery, parties at homes in Morehouse and Cape Girardeau, business trips for cattle buying, family visits in Sikeston Poplar Bluff Dexter and Cairo, and plans for trips to New York Chicago and California with numerous relatives and friends named.

Reunion of Geo Johnson Family Held Sunday

A reunion of Mr and Mrs George Johnsons children and relatives was hosted at their Greer avenue home. Guests traveled to Hunter school grove north of town for a picnic dinner. Attending were Sidney Johnson Sikeston Walter Johnson Farmington George Jr Farmington and many relatives including Mrs Walter Johnson and five children Mrs Pete Yancey Denver Col Donald Orvall Lec ond Opal Farmington Mrs George Jr Farmington and several sisters of Mrs Johnson from St Louis and nearby towns.

George Johnson Johnson Sidney Johnson Greer Avenue Hunter School Grove Sidney Sikeston Walter George Jr Farmington Walter Johnson Pete Yancey Denver Colo Donald Orvall Lecond Opal Louis Worseck Walter Betterton Cora Flia Ane Ordrop St Sams Betterton Arnel. Jacobs St Lous

Sikeston Woman's Junior Chamber to Hear PTA Leader

Mrs George Fowler past president of the Sikeston Parent Teacher Association will speak at the Sikeston Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce semi monthly meeting in the Sikeston public library auditorium Her talk titled The Parent Teacher Association's Work with Undernourished Children will cover the lunchroom at the south grade school and the spring garden project Miss Helen Virginia Keith president of the group will lead the meeting.

George Fowler Sikeston Parent Teacher Association Semmonthly Sikeston Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce Sikeston Public Library

Eastern Star Club Plans July 19 Birthday Luncheon

Members of the Eastern Star Birthday Club will enjoy a luncheon at Hotel Marshall on Wednesday July 19. Hostesses for the afternoon will be Mesdames Ben Hahn Ira Fennimore O N Watts J O Hufstedler and W T Malone. Mrs J A McCabee is president.

Eastern Star Birthday Club Hotel Marshall Ben Hahn Ira Fennimore O. N. Watts J. O. Hufstedler W. T. Malone J. A Mccabee

Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for Tuesday Night

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting at 7 30 Tuesday night July 15 at the Legion hut on Highway 6. All members are urged to attend. A pot luck supper will be the main event of the evening.

American Legion Auxiliary Highway 6

Legion Picnic On Castor River At Frederick Town

Members of the Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion held their annual picnic on Castor River near Frederick town, drawing about 100 Legionnaires with wives and children. The day featured eating and games with no speeches, timed for the Sunday after July 30. Morgan made a business trip to Tallulah, Louisiana earlier in the week.

Henry Meldrum The American Legion Castor River Fredericktown Legion B Morgan Tallulah, la

Annual Picnic for Woman's Benefit Association Held July 21

Members of the Woman's Benefit Association and their families plan the annual picnic for Friday July 21 at the Buchanan Tourist Camp in Sikeston. Committee leaders include Mesdamies C. C. Buchanan John Fox and Dean Marshall with Mrs Nora Shannon and Mrs Fred Cole coordinating entertainment for children and adults. Games and contests will feature the day and members are urged to bring well filled baskets. Arrangements were finalized at a regular LO OF hall meeting Monday night with Mrs Dean Marshall presiding.

Woman's Benefit Association Familles Buchanan Sikeston Mesdamies C. C. Buchanan John Fox Dean Marshall Nora Shannon Fred Cole

Foster-Woods Wedding Announced This Week

The marriage of Mr and Mrs Carter Foster occurred in Jefferson City last January 16 and was announced to friends this week Mrs Foster sister of Mrs Tori Allen is well known to Sikes friends and has worked in the E P Coleman & Company office for two years Since the first of the year Mrs Foster has been secretary to Representative J S Wallace of Sikeston Mr Foster a Tulane graduate and former superintendent of the Coleman cotton oil mill here for six years will reside in Helena Ark where he is superintendent of a large cotton oil mill The couple were visiting here with Mrs Allen before departure

Carter Foster Jefferson City Foster Tori Allen Sikes E P. Coleman & Company Stephens College Columbia J. S Wallace Sikeston Tulane University New Orleans Coleman Helena Ark

Designer of Missouri flag is honored as life member

Mrs Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver of Cape Girardeau has been elected a life member in the Order of the Flag, the Legion of Honor of the United States Flag Association. The honor cites her patriotic service as chairman of the State Flag design project and notes Col. Charles A Landberg as head of the Order.

Marie Elizabeth Watkins Oliver Cape Girardeau Order of the Flag Legion of Honor United States Flag Association Charles A Landberg Mars. Oliver Missouri

Missouri DAR flag designer Mrs Oliver gains state adoption

The committee formed for the annual DAR conference in Columbia 1908 honored Mrs Oliver by naming her committee chairperson. She crafted a significant Missouri state flag and pursued legislative adoption, achieving success on January 21 1913 after tireless work.

Columbia Oliver Missouri

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