Gunn Cook Vows Repeated At Dexter Pentecostal Church
Miss Dorothy Jane Gunn and Rev Lee Cook wed at 2 p.m. June 19 in Dexter Pentecostal Church with a double ring ceremony. The bride wore white satin with baby pearl trim and carried carnations. Attendants included Mrs Eola Baby and Miss Glevida Dene Hudsons. Reception followed. couple to honeymoon at Lake of the Ozarks and plan to live in St Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Jane Gunn
William Gunn
Morley
Lee Cook
Amzie Cook
Pentecostal
Dexter
Robert Carrow
Eola Baby
Miers Pane
St. E
Glevida Dene Hudsons
Yvonne Cook
Gunn
St. Louis
Lake of the Ozarks
St. Paul, Minn
Uncle Sam Owe 24 Missourians Money
Missouri state service officer seeks 24 missing Missouri claimants so they may receive war claims funds under a May Eisenhower act. Names and last addresses include Cagie Poplar Bluff, Coffer Rolla, Dinwiddie Fayette, Howell Rolla, Klein Springfield, Merz Rea, Smith Joplin. Deadline August 1 for processing. Three hospital emergencies cited. Bertrand girl 12 steps on wall, Sikeston girl 15 cuts foot, Laveston boy 17 cuts hand in baler. Bolivia once called Upper Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower
War Claims Commission
Washington
Missouri
State Service
Roy L. Carver
Lewis R Cagie
Poplar Bhiff
Harold Roy Coffer
Rolla
Donald Jones Dinwiddie
Fayette
Bennett D Howell
John Cecil Klein
Springfield
Kurt Jo Merz
Rela
William A Smith
Joplin
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Nancy Parr
Bertrand
Beth Mayfield
Sikeston
James Meadows
Rt 1
Laveston
Portageville to Crown Miss Missouri 1954 at Soybean Festival
Portageville Missouri announces the Seventh Annual National Soybean Queen Beauty Pageant. Harold Jones portageville president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce says Miss Missouri 1954 will be chosen September 5. The winner will represent Missouri in the Miss Universe Pageant in Long Beach California and may win studio contracts. Contestants aged 17 to 27 must submit photos by August 15 and register by September 1. The pageant includes swimsuit and evening dress presentations with a two week trip to California. Revenue funds the Portageville Jaycee center south center project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portageville
Harold Jones
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tee Young Lady
Portage’ Ile
Ybean Queen ‘Will Represent the State of
Missouri
Long Beach
Calil
Universal International Studios
Jones
Joe DeLisle
P. O Box
California
Southeast Missouri
Arbutus Class of Baptist Church Holds Monthly Meeting
The Arbutus Class of the Baptist Church met Tuesday evening at the church for its regular monthly gathering. Fourteen members attended as Mrs Nola Brown opened with prayer. Mrs Jewell Allen, teacher, presided in the president’s absence, plans discussed included obtaining dish rag material and an ice cream supper for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbutus Clacss
the Baptist Church
Vicenday
Nola Brown
Jewell Alien
Malem Limbaizh
Alen
Jines Family Reunion Celebrates 69th Birthday
A family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Lyman Jines in Bloomfield gathered July 3 to honor Luther Jines of Sikeston on his 69th birthday. Ninety percent of the Jines siblings attended, the first reunion with all nine children together in 20 years, with relatives from Sikeston Bloomfield and beyond sharing stories, a noon birthday dinner, and hours of visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jines
Lyman Jines
Bloomfield
Luther Jines
Sikeston
Jerry
Palma
Valles Milles
Buck Jines
Anderson
Ind
Esse Jines
Gordie
Betty
Union
S. C
Jesse Jines
Sherman Jines
Bob
Don
Gene Jines
Rickie
Bushart
Gene
Dickey
Non
Boy Scout Troops Attend Camp Lewallen From SEMO Towns
Camp Lewallen in Silva Missouri hosts seven troops with leaders and dozens of scouts. Troop 54 from Gideon led by Gene Wolverton attends alongside Troop 58 of Kewanee led by Paul Trout. Troop 49 from Morehouse led by Don Taylor joins, plus provisional campers from Caruthersville Dorona Doniphan Dexter Cape Girardeau Fornfelt Malden and others under various sponsors and scoutmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewallen
Silva
Missouri
Gideon
Gideon Kiwanis Club
Gene Wolverton
Jimmie LaBrot
Bruce French
Fred Moore
Johnny Reynolds
James Gurlin
Dale Walker
Billy Spell
Alex Hopkins
Mentice Osburn
Billy Grimes
Gene Waverton
Kewanee
Kewanee Men‘s Club
Braggadocia
Board of Education
Charles Grinstead
Cale Davis
Don Tilman
Gary Bruton
Jerry Riggs
Jimmie Grinstead
Walter Walton
Dorona
Methodist Men's Club
Larry Dick
Raymond Markum
James Bozeman
M. B. Henley
Doniphan
Kiwanis Club
Harley H. Thomas
Ralph D. Hall
Richard M
Dexter
Robert Allen
Cape Girardeau
Jay Hunze
Grace Methodist Church
D. H. Allard
Fornfelt
Samuel Harbin
Cleatis Davis
Chester Pedago
Arlie Smith
Charles Adams
Bruce Sanders
Kenneth Johnson
Tri City Kiwanis Club
Malden
Jerry Shelton
Malden Lions Club
Rev
G. R. Schreiber
Sikeston Resident Dies At Hospital
Sikeston resident Satu J. W. Jones Jr 71 West Gladys died early Saturday at the local hospital after three weeks of illness He was born August 27 1882 in Indiana and moved to Sikeston as a boy He married Julia Simpson in 1902 He owned and drove a truck Survivors include his wife a son J W Buddy Jones Jr a daughter Mrs Dorothy Serree of Philadelphia Pa and three grandsons Funeral arrangements await the daughter's arrival from Pennsylvania Local resident injured in Alma Ga Jean Mason injured in automobile wreck while returning from Palm Springs Fla Mrs Mason hospitalized in Bacon County Hospital condition not known
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
J. W. Jones Jr
West Gladys
Jones
Indiana
Julia Simpson
Julia Simpson Jones
J W .Buddy Jones Jr
Dorothy Serree
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
John Mason
Lynn
Alma
Jean
Mason
Bacon County
Palm Springs
Fla
William H Deane III Prepares for Air Force Flight Training
William H Deane III, son of Mr and Mrs William H Deane Jr of Sikeston Missouri, an Air Force ROTC Cadet at the University of Missouri, will take part in an orientation flight in a T 33. He completed his junior year in ROTC and will attend four weeks of summer training at James Connally AFB Texas as part of reserve officer training. After graduation he may be appointed second lieutenant and enter flight training to earn silver wings. James Harper of Lilbourn Missouri, serving in Korea, marks the Army Engineer Corps 179th anniversary. he is a platoon sergeant in the 11th Engineer Combat Battalion aiding revitalization projects in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H Deane UL
William H Deane Jr
Sikeston
Missouri
University of Missouri
Provires
William H. Deane
James Connally Afs8
Texas
William H. Deane III
United States Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Korea
James Harper
Hardy Pegues
Lilbourn
Army
Engineer Corps
Harper
11Th Engineer Combat Battalion
South
Travel and family notices from a midwest visit wrapup
Miss Dorothy Miller of Washington DC leaves after visiting with her mother Mrs Lillian Miller and relatives. Mr and Mrs Kelsey Short and baby son Kelsey Dean depart for a Warsaw Missouri vacation to visit his mother. The Marsh family travels from Kokomo Indiana via Princeton Kentucky, Dixon Kentucky, and Henderson, after visiting ill relatives and sharing news of a broken hip recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Miller
Washington
Willow Springs
Maine ‘Scott
Ao Marsh
Mc. Marsh
Korean War Soldiers Feature in Overseas Service News
In Korea 23-year-old Corporal Armon J. Keaster of Lilbourn Missouri plays for the Projos, leading the Corps Artillery league after one month with nine wins. Pvt. Louis Jimerson, 18, Sikeston Missouri, took part in Operation Lift as an ammunition bearer with the 25th Infantry Division's 27th Regiment. Great Lakes recruit Bob D. Crawford, Sikeston native, trains at the U S Naval Training Center, marking another step in his naval service journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Armon J. Keaster
John Keaster
Lilbourn
Corps Artillery
Projps
Keaster
159Th Field Artillery Batallion
Lous Jimerson
Carrie Jimerson
Great Lakes, Ill
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bob D. Crawford
Guy Linsman
Matthews Ave
Sikeston, Mo
Crawford
Naval Service
Cape Girardeau
Marquee of Visits and Travel Highlight Regional Families
Local notes recount extensive travel and family visits across states and countries. Uncle George Powell ill in Sikeston, Missouri, and Mrs. R L Hardwick with heart attack and stroke in Evansville, Indiana. daughter Gene Highman flying from California to aid her mother. Trips include Detroit, Niagara Falls, New York, Knoxville, Roanoke, and trips by several residents to see relatives and attend funerals or celebrations. Dr Joe Allen named Vanderbilt resident physician after radiology study in St. Louis. July 1 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Vernon Masterson
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York
Gold Discovery in Australia in 1851 Reported
The record notes that gold was first found in quantity in Australia during the year 1851, marking a significant moment in the nation's mining history. It signals the start of a major gold rush era influencing settlement and economic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Ex-POWs Entitled to Benefits Sought in Missouri
The President on May 13 1964 approved Public Law 250 extending the filing window for World War II ex-prisoners of war claims for inhumane treatment and enforced labor to August 1 1954. The War Claims Commission aims to contact all eligible ex POWs listed, via Roy L. Carver Missouri State Service Officer, to publish the outreach and forward required forms with a postmark by midnight August 1 1954. Ex-prisoners whose whereabouts are known should contact E L Crader Assistant State Service Officer Sikeston at the Basement Post Office on Mondays or Wednesdays for help securing the forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Claims Commission
Roy L. Carver
Missouri
Lst
Sikeston
Ronald Dumay Heads Two Month NROTC Cruise
Midshipman Ronald Dumay son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Dumay left St Louis for Norfolk to board ship for a two month NROTC cruise as part of University of Missouri training. He will visit Dublin Ireland and Portsmouth England during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Dumay
Oliver Dumay
St. Loui Friday
Norfolk
N.R.O.T.C
University of Missouri
Dublin
Ireland
Portsmouth
England
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Mrs. Lee Cook
Sam
Bolivia
Upper
Peru
Arbutus
Lewallen
Semo
Sherman D. Greenlee
Us.n
Great Lakes
Valene
W. Malone
Mike
Cetl Greenlee
Lilian
lAnga
John Crossman
David
Knoxville
Tenn
Danto Thrower
Francis BeVier Ani DeSoto
Lydia
Audrey Chaney
Margaret Harris
Colorado Springs
Ben Chaney
T P Scherer
George Frey
Frey
Mary Young
Old Mines
G. R. Swoboda
Gibby
Nancy
Pattersons
Robert E. Yorke Jr
Robert E. Yerke
Branum St
Charles R. Bethune
Vernon
Florida
Charles Jr
Ao.a.n
Cecil Fields
Mediterranean
Coral Sea
Genie Blanton
Bull Gladden
Peggy Adams
Lynn Ewing Jr
Memphis
Miss Blanton
Janet Nelson
Charles Creschin
Blytheville
Miss Nelson
Gladden
Raymond Lewis
Cyntha
Columbia
Lewis
C. L. Blanton Sr
Otto Lenon
Mary Wayne Carpenter
Sue Lenon
C. E. Robbs
Matthews
Alice Fayerby
Carl Thomann
West Virgina
Leman Duncan
Ora Swain
Hoskins
Peggy LeGrand
Pansy Alexander
Mary Etta Duncan
Kentucky Lake
Paul Bowen
P. J
Energy
Iiland
Peoria
James B Martin
Ela Dee
Sarah Lou
Johnny Fausett
Bethesda
Jimmy
Washington, D. C
Arlington
Joe Allen
Washington University
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Ryt
Rex
Theatre Center
Enorma Sremecren
Wanes
BROS
Ourrost
Montana
Wild Bill
Bao
Viana
Bled Arts Privee
Rplus
Herbert
Yates Joan Crawford
Johnny Tfrucolor
Republic Picture
Badman
Wayne Morris
Henry Slane
Jorus
Oe Warner € Bros
Joan Weldon
Mal Roach
Charles
Jane Powell
Marya
Vogue Dress Shop
East Front Street
Sekeston
Jubilee
Ren
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