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Sikeston Herald in Sikeston, Missouri

13 Jul 1944

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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1944

Page

4

Local News of Nearby Towns Highlights and Visits

Mr and Mrs W C Critchlow visited relatives at Ellsinore last Sunday. Mrs Frank Merkle of East Prairie spent last weekend here with Mrs Bill Givens. Frank Alan son of Roy and Mrs Stanley sustained a tonsillectomy in Cape Girardeau. Mrs F E Sibley called to Cape Girardeau for ill brother Webster Pell. The Critchlow list continues with gatherings in St Louis Marble Hill and Royal Oak Michigan visitors. Ach Day planned August 16 4 H Club aims for milestone. Meantime Boy Scouts enjoy Ozark camping with Hawkins and Gemeinhardt returning home.

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W C. Critchlow Ellsinore Frank Merkle East Prairie Bill Givens Frank Alan Roy Stanley Cape Girardeau F E Sibley Webster Pell Clifford Sutton Hugh Rogers St. Louis Mary Johnson Colleen Royal Oak Mich Wm. Depro Chas. Lumsden Evan Gilpin J. H. Thornburg Nelson Lumsden Charter Oak B. Conrad Bonnie Ruth George Conrad Marble Hill Matthews Woman’s Club Fairview Extension Club Lencil Crouthers Matthews Ozarks Charles Hawkins Wm. Gemeinhardt Bill Shupe Shupe C. A. Critchlow Roy Waters Hill New Margrid County J .F. Nunnelee Betty Rister Poplar Bluff Blodgett W. H. Allen I. H Marshall W. Pearman Oran E J. Nienstedt Louise Wallis Altom Sikeston G. B Chppard R. R. Reynolds Addison Reynolds Jack Wagoner Jimmy St Lews Tom Ohmes Eugene Nunnelee Charleston E. J. Nienstedt Lewise Alvin Myers Veterans Hospital Marion Hil Lula Coble G. M. Teeter Caruthersville Norval Brundrette Birmingham Ala Melvin Smith Imo J. C. Smith A. W. Anderson Elizabeth Bull State College Ada McNeely Russ Gentry Geneva Caldwell Guy Caldwell Tom Clymer F. C. Ervin E. B. Daughtery R. E. Reynolds Jane Barnett Elaine Davis Ebert Hugerich Charles Heuchan Farmington Julia Dodge Wm. Lumm Arthur Penn Harry Brewer Bonnie Lee Lewisburg Tenn
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Commerce News Highlights Weekend Visits and Local Moves

Residents and visitors appear in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston with MO stops, hospital births, and home improvements. Notable items include Norval Brundrette from Birmingham visiting friends, Trudy Gentry in Charleston, and a new theatre project by Charley Conn. Community figures attend luncheons, while families welcome newborns and recoveries improve.

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Starching Rayon Dresses With Gelatin Dip

Rayon dresses that sag after washing can regain body by dipping in a gelatin and water solution. Plain gelatin softened in cold water then dissolved in boiling water is used, with two tablespoons for most dresses. Soak, dissolve, cool, and dip the dress after washing, then roll in a towel to dry before ironing.

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Tips on caring for shoes and crop forecasts

Shoes should be aired after wear to dry perspiration and prevent odor and leather injury. Clean interiors occasionally with damp cloth and soap, then wipe dry. Do not wear bare feet. use stockings. Store with shoe trees or paper. Repair and polish before storing, then box in a dry place. Nail polish on lace tips prevents raveling. Agriculture forecast: 2.98 billion bushels corn, 1.13 billion wheat. corn area 97.5 million acres, yield 30.6 bushels per acre.

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Agriculture Department
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Rites held Sunday for Matthews octogenarian

Funeral services were held at Taylor Chapel for William Stansfield of Matthews who died after a stroke at Sikeston General Hospital. He was born May 8, 1860 in Murrayville Illinois and had lived in Missouri for over 40 years. He leaves brothers sisters nephews and nieces across Illinois Missouri and California. burial followed at Murrayville.

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Murrayville Mr. Stansfield Ill Missouri Canaloa Stansfield Emma Vortrees J W. Lumsden Matthews Charles Lumsden George Stansfield Jacksonville John Stansfield Lindsay Calif Anna Stansfield Hugh Lumsden Memphis Archie Stansfield Herbert Lumsden
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Check-Up Planned for Ration Currency

The Office of Price Administration announces verification centers in eight regions to screen ration coupons and confirm currency authenticity and sufficiency for depositor sales. It notes the only known counterfeit in sugar coupons amid high demand from illicit distillers. Eight southern state sugar dealers were found to overdeposit, averaging 346 coupons per 250. they have been suspended and face criminal prosecutions.

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Office of Price Administration OPA
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Thanksgiving set for fourth Thursday in November

Missouri will celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday, November 23, aligning with federal law. Governor Forrest C. Donnell announced the date, noting it follows the President Roosevelts earlier preference before returning to the traditional final Thursday. The 1941 federal law designates the fourth Thursday, subject to state proclamations.

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Missouri Forrest C. Donnell Donnell Roosevelt
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Bread Presented On Normandy Beachhead To Bradley

The first loaf of white bread baked on the Normandy beachhead was presented to Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley by the quartermaster bakery. Bradley thanked the baker but asked that the bread be given to a wounded soldier instead.

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Normandy Omar N. Bradley Quartermaster Bakery Bradley
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