Marriage at Baptist parsonage ties Ada Oliver's daughter
Ada Dunning daughter of Charles and Mrs Oliver married Lum Miller of Blodgett at the Baptist parsonage with Rev C E Warren officiating. Attendants were Gilbert Hopper and wife. Miller's family farmed in Blodgett and the couple plan to live in Oran. Several relatives and friends attended the ceremony including Hopper, Crabtree, Frey, and others visiting nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Dunning
Charles Oliver
Lum Miller
Blodgett
Baptist Parsonage
C. E. Warren
Gilbert Hopper
Randies
Miller
C. A. Miller
Oran
Shirley Hopper
Sikeston
James Crabtree
Stanford Frey
Social notes from Kings Mills and area gatherings
Mr and Mrs Walter C Scott and children Jean Harold and Barbara of Kings Mills Ohio with others spent last weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs J P McCarty west of Oran. Families from Wilmington Morehouse Catron Williamsville and St Louis visited Mr and Mrs W R Hillis and Mrs S W Hillis remained for a week with her son and daughter. The Women’s Missionary Union and Girls’ Auxiliary of the Baptist church held an all day meeting at Chaffee with several members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Scott
Jean
Harold and
Barbara
Kings Mills
Ohio
Sherman Long
Roger
Wilmington
W. R. Johnson
St. Louis
J. P. McCarty
Oran
Joe Thompson
Morehouse
Lee White
Catron
S. W. Hillis
Williamsville
W. R. Hillis
Women’s Missionary Union
Girls’ Auxiliary
The
Baptist Church
Chaffee
Ralph Maddox
Local Household News Highlights Regional Visits
Oran Rural News reports Mr and Mrs Bill Martin hosting their Cape Girardeau niece this week. Orville Hanselman and sons visited friends in Springfield from Saturday to Monday. Mildred Witt stayed with cousin Rosalee Graviett in Bryeans district. Bill Witt, working in Louisiana, visits his brother and sister-in-law Hubert and wife. Lou Bollinger and family visited Jim Bollinger in Poplar Bluff on Sunday. Mrs Cecil Crabtree of Blodgett visited her brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
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M. E. Smith
Lafayette
C. R. Rodgers
George Mouser
Cape Girardeau
Dora Day
Claude Day
Salem
J. R. Cline
Inez Foster
Bert McAdams
Chaffee
Detroit
Mich
Johnnie Hayden
Ray Stuckey
Ed Graviett
Hurstell Snider
Harold Graviett
Henry Pobst
Vandyser
R. O. Stone
R. O. Jr
Myra
Dexter
A. O. Carr
John Gleason
Jackie
Harry Gleason
Mary Finley
L. F. Driskill
St. Louis
Raymond Craft
Glenda Ruth
R. A. Rollinson
Janet
Catherine Bryeans
Rolla
Clyde Poe
Joe
Bill
Michigan
Leon Driskill Jr
Los Angeles
Cal
L. P. Driskill Sr
California
Bill Martin
Orville Hanselman
Springfield
Mildred Witt
Rosalee Graviett
Bryeans
Bill Witt
Louisiana
Hubert Witt
Lou Bollinger
Jim Bollinger
Poplar Bluff
Cecil Crabtree
Blodgett
Sis
Wilburn Hooker
Frank Glastetter
Ethel Adell
Rita Keiffer
Theodore Keiffer
Eloise Graviett
Evan Stegall
Henderson Howard
Local social notes detail weekend visits and family events
The column lists visits and gatherings around town including Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wagner, Mrs. W Patterson of Harrisburg, Ill, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Reynolds, the Hooks, the Keiffers, Eloise Graviett, and others. Attendees at a funeral for Mrs. Gernain Tenkhoff at Guardian Angel Catholic church in Oran are named, along with local relatives and friends noted as guests or travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Wagner
W. Patterson
Harrisburg
Ill
C. M. Reynolds
Thomas Hooker
Jackson
R. E. Newton
Family notices list extended names and relationships
A garbled list names many relatives and spouses including Andy Kappler Jr Amelia Bollinger Cornelius Witt Mildred Elmer Joyce Phylis Howard Alice Cauttrell John Whiffler Agnes Charlie Oneta Martha Bollinger J Bingley Bill Martin Orville Hanselman Marion Stuckey Frank Glastetter Maxine Gilbert. The fragment reads as a social or wedding notice with numerous families connected by marriage and birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Kappler Jr
Amelia Bollinger
Cornelius
Hubert Witt
Mildred
Elmer Joyce
Phylis Howard
Alice Cauttrell
John Whiffler
Agnes
Charlie
Oneta
Martha Bollinger
Frank Glastetter
Maxine
Gilbert
Roosevelt urges national daylight time plan for defense
President Roosevelt asked Congress to enact daylight saving time on a regional or national basis for part or all of the year to aid national defense. He cited a projected annual savings of 736,282,000 kilowatt hours and noted urgent power shortages, especially in the Southeast. He pointed to existing summer daylight saving in New England, the Mid Atlantic, and the North Central states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Rayburn
Wallace
Rayburn and
New England
Middle Atlantic
North Central States
Delta CCC Camp Open House Marks Sixth Anniversary
Open house Sunday at the Delta CCC Camp in Delta Missouri celebrates the camp's sixth anniversary. Visitors can inspect the camp area, view exhibits including barracks and equipment, meet personnel, and ask questions. A band concert starts at 6 p.m. followed by an open air motion picture at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta CCC
CCC
Delta
New York Poll Favors Staying Out of War by Margin
The New York Daily News reports a postcard poll of 696,011 voters asking if the United States should enter World War II to aid Britain. Of 174,309 responses, 122,802 (70.5%) chose no, while 51,507 (29.5%) chose yes. President Roosevelt cited the poll at Hyde Park, noting most would vote against war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Daily News
United States
New York State
Britain
Hitler
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Deer strolls onto Fort Stevens softball field
A deer wandered onto second base during a soldiers' softball game at Fort Stevens in Astoria Oregon. The animal paused for a closer look then scampered away unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Oregon
Fort Stevens
Air conditioning approved for Missouri legislature chambers
Missouri lawmakers facing potential heat during a long session approved air conditioning for both chambers. The final appropriation includes 20 000 dollars for the House hall and 10 000 dollars for the Senate installation, amid efforts to beat the 1941 record of 186 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate
House
Rumored Australian Bushmen Marry Within Extended Kinship
A discussion of traditional Australian bushman marriage patterns notes the practice of unions with relatives tied through the mother’s line, including daughters of brothers and cousins across generations, illustrating a complex kinship network described in regional lore.
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Norma Jean Baty
Chicago, Il
Doris Lee Maddox
Memphis
Cora Adams
Dick Benson
Dick Alfaltis
Kay
East Prairie
G. J. Slickman
Bob
Eleanor Kay
Earl McCallister
Joan Dunning
Albert Cook
Ade Felty
W. F. Baker
Charlie Eaker
Sue
Patsy Swanegan
Jonesboro
Ark
Alfred Brady
Joe Brady
G. K. Patterson
George
Houston
Texas
Jewett Cook
Rock Island
Cecil Cook
Wade Butler
C. L. Halford
Roy Hymes
Estella Queary
Dora Wood
Albert Lienberger
Cincinnati
Matthews
Conran
Portageville
N. D. Cook
Jeff Roberts
Walter Cook
Louis Dicken
George W. Heslar
Hatfield
Emma Baker
Bell City
Raymond Myers
Ray Allen
Carolyn Jeanette
Carbondale
I. C. Mattingly
Oran Rural News
Southeast Missouri Telephone Compa
America First
Australia
Mary Lee Taylor
Apple
Dr. Jar
Rosedale Pineapple
Rosedale
Scott CO. Pork & Beans
Scott CO
Pen-Jel
Parowax
Mack’s Bread
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