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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
12
Oran and vicinity hosts multiple visitors and travelers from St. Louis Cape Girardeau Farmington and Cincinnati. Local births weddings and church fund efforts are listed with dozens of relatives visiting and returning home.
Mrs. John Reeves calls on relatives in Arkansas. Mrs. Bessie Alien conducts business at Morehouse Monday. Oscar Nickels family to Mount Vernon Illinois for work. Mildred Parks and Linda Faye visit Hornersville with Jack Gunter family. W E Haywood and N Har rison attend Caruthersville radio star jam. Thurston Morgan and daughter visit St Louis relatives. Albert Parks hosts Joan Dudley Carolyn Sue Vivian Culp and Betty Drummond from Bunker Hill East Prairie. U S Army uses far more V S mail than the navy.
Gary Scott McDowell son of E M McDowell born July 10 at Deaconess Evansville. Patsy Gentles is the mother and Jewell Gentles grandmother. Jane Wilkerson to Jewish Hospital St Louis for observation with mother W P Wilkerson. Virginia Taylor to wed George A Lowe July 23 in Cape Girardeau Metropolitan Memorial Church. Mrs Hunter Rafferty and Mrs John Marable to Memphis for several days. R D Mow in West Plains. W P Clayton injured by mule incident. O D Clayton had emergency appendectomy in Cape Girardeau. both reported stable. Mrs Charles Allen Cook and Catherine Frances to visit. Mrs Homer Williams to Modesto. sister Moss Bea Chaney leaves for Cleveland.
Births are recorded for Sikeston area families including Mr and Mrs Harley Shelby of Matthews daughter born July 7 at Sikeston General Hospital Mr and Mrs James Hopper Canalou daughter born July 11 at local hospital Mr and Mrs Paul Cannon Sikeston son born July 13 at local hospital Mr and Mrs Harvey Graham Matthews daughter born July 10 at Sikeston hospital Mr and Mrs Fo Anderson Morley daughter born July 7 at local hospital Mr and Mrs Reese Reeder near Sikeston daughter born July 3 at their home Also noted are medical patients Mrs Pearl Joyce I B Budwards Eirza Jones at Sikeston Hospital and reports from the German army on bread shop reductions and a Senate health plan proposal to combat 5 000 000 wartime 4 F cases The Herald note remains in place.
A brief note suggests using a Herald want ad to purchase sportswear. It promotes placing a small classified entry to find specific athletic apparel and related gear. The item list and prices are not detailed in the readable portion.
Let ters testamentary on the estate of Frank E B Mount were granted to the undersigned on July 6 1944 by the probate Court of Scott County Missouri. Claims against the estate must be exhibited within six months for allowance or be barred. if not exhibited within one year from the letters they are forever barred. Executrix Lucile Mount. Witness by the hands and seal of the Probate Court of Scott County. Iswal O L Spencer Probate Judge.
The administrator C T A T R Bailey seeks a final settlement at the Scott County Probate Court in Benton on August 14 1911. Creditors and interested parties are notified to appear or file claims as required by law. Rh EB Bailey
The estate of Viola Dye, deceased, will have final settlement by Etha Dye Russell, Administratrix C. T. A. at the next Missouri term in Benton on August 8, 19k. The administratrix will proceed at the court to close affairs and report on all estate matters.
USDA warns housewives to prevent costly mold in bread boxes during warm months. Ventilate boxes, remove stale scraps, cool bread before storing, wrap long kept bread in waxed paper and refrigerate. Discard moldy loaves, wash and sun the box, keep in a cool dry place, and wash weekly with hot soapsuds to halt mold spread.
War Food Administration notes that saving even one slice of bread per person weekly could yield 100 million loaves yearly, enough to feed a million soldiers for about 36 days. Toast stale bread, crush it, and store in a glass jar for later use in dishes and dressings.
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