Picnic honors former Calloway residents in Sikeston
Mr and Mrs Jack McReynolds hosted an all day gathering near Sikeston to honor E K Stucker and other Calloway county natives now in Southeast Missouri. Guests included Dr and Mrs J W Berry Cape Girardeau Patricia McCollum and many families from Matthews Morley Anniston and San Antonio. The event will become an annual reunion with invites extended to more Southeast Missouri former residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack McReynolds
Calloway County
Sikeston
E. K. Stucker
Calloway
Missouri
J. W. Berry
Patricia McCollum
Cape Girardeau
Stafford Stucker
Wiley P. Wilkerson
J. T. Smith
Harold Gene
Mary Sue
Morley
Dick Drinkard
San Antonio
Tex
J. G. Sanders
Marvin Kenneth Sanders
Janet Rose
Anniston
New Members Added to Girls Club
At a meeting of the N T A Club last week five new members joined the group. They are Grace Marie Sittes Margaret Lambert La Verne Yoffee Phillis Harrison and Mary Lewis. The next meeting will be held on Thursday July 24 at the home of Miss Phillis Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. A. Club
Grace Marie Sittes
Margaret Lambert
LaVerne Yoffee
Phillis Harrison
Mary Lewis
Sikeston Masons Attend Meeting at Portageville School Gym
Sikeston Masons attended the 651st District Masonic meeting Tuesday night at the Portageville school gym. Attendees included Milburn Arbaugh L E Ford Loomis Mayfield Earl McClain Gene Kindred Clyde Fulkerson Bill Hayden Archie Hayden J H Hayden Jr and Geslie Rister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Portageville
Milburn Arbaugh
L. E. Ford
Loomis Mayfield
Earl McClain
Gene Kindred
Clyde Fulkerson
Bill Hayden
Archie ‘Hayden
J. H. Hayden Jr
Geslie Rister
Officers and wives honored with dinner in Sikeston
Capt. and Mrs. A. B. Woodbury hosted the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics officers and their wives at the Sikeston Country Club. The dinner honored Capt. C. B. Root Lt. D. H. Bridges and Lt. Paw George who will soon depart for Uvalde Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Woodbury
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Sikeston Country Club
C. B.root
D. H. Bridges
Paw George
Uvalde
Texas
Family of Ten Wins Big Family Award at Miner Carnival
The Elliott family of eight children and both parents won the largest family prize at Miner school carnival held last Thursday and Friday. The prize was a case of Coca-Cola. The event near Miner raised nearly one hundred dollars for the school, with a men's style show on both nights, plus a children's play and a free picture show on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Elliott
Miner
Gils Knitting Group Plans Monday Meeting
Mrs C T Old leader of the girls knitting group announces the next meeting at Sikeston High Schools home economics cottage at two oclock on Monday afternoon July 28 There are 18 members now and more are urgently needed Mrs Old will teach girls who do not know how to knit
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C. T. Old
Sikeston High School
Neighbor Reads The Herald Too
A brief note states a neighbor intends to read The Herald as well, indicating shared newspaper interest or routine reading habit. The sentence implies a casual observation about local readership and daily news consumption.
Couple Wed in Fayette Missouri Honeymoon Return
Mr and Mrs Charles Allen Cook III return today from a brief honeymoon after a July 20 wedding in Fayette Missouri. The ceremony was conducted by the college minister. The couple will reside in Matthews where Mr Cook works for the Roberts-Davis Grain Company after graduating from Central College in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Allen Cook III
Fayette
Matthews
Cook
Roberts-Davis Grain Company
Central College
Kiwanis Club hears U S Labor official on regional work
M B Brownfield of the Labor Department spoke at Sikeston Kiwanis at Palace Cafe Friday July 18 detailing regional structure with Kansas City as HQ for several states and types of inspections routine and complaint Southeast Missouri noted as challenging due to agriculture yet employers generally comply. Ralph Williams and M L Stewart screened a Ford Blitz Buggies film and two new members G A Dempster and Z B McAmis attended. W K Jackson was absent. Next meeting set for Palace Cafe at 6 20 tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Brownfield
United States Department of Labor
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
Brownfield
Kansas City
Missouri
Ralph Williams
Ford
M. L. Stewart
Sikeston High School
G. A. Dempster
Z. B. McAmis
Sikeston Lions Attend Dinner in New Madrid
Members of the Sikeston Lions Club traveled to New Madrid last night to join a chicken dinner served by the Catholic church ladies. The next regular meeting is set for noon Wednesday, July 20, at Hudson's Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Lions Club
New Madrid
Hudson’s Cafe
Sikelton Girls Attend Girls State in Fulton
Miss Shirley Langley Mary Frances Smith and Mary Jane Cummins attend the second annual Girls State in Fulton sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Tuesday’s model government election saw Betty Lou Young elected Governor and June Adkins as Lieutenant Governor. The group plans to visit Jefferson City tomorrow for legislative sessions and will return home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Jane Langley
Mary Frances Smith
Mary Jane Cummins
Fulton
American Legion Auxiliary
Betty Lou Young
Slater
June Adkins
Clinton
Jefferson City
The
Legion Auxiliary
Sikeston Lions Attend International Lions Meet
John G. Powell secretary of the Sikeston Lions Club and W. F. Woehlecke former president attend the International Lions Club convention in New Orleans this week. The Sikeston delegates left Saturday and are due home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Powell
Sikeston Lions Club
W. F. Woehlecke
International Lions Club
New Orleans
Sikeston
Don Ragon to Play at Cotton Club this week
Don Ragon and his 11 piece orchestra will perform Saturday and Sunday nights at the Cotton Club on Highway 61 south of Sikeston. The group returns next week from Tuesday through Sunday August 3. They have recent shows at the Continental Hotel in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ragon
Cotton Club
Highway 61
Sikeston
Ragon
Don Ragan
Continental Hotel
Kansas City
Peru Bridges Use Rope Cactus Fiber Supports
In Peru some bridge supports are fashioned from ropes made of cactus fiber, reflecting local material use. The practice highlights community adaptation and traditional engineering methods in regional infrastructure.
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Peru
Federal plan trims auto output amid shortages
Washington reports a tentative program by Leon Henderson to cut production of automobiles, refrigerators, and laundry equipment up to 50 percent over 12 months due to acute material shortages. Cars and light trucks will average 200,000 monthly, with a 600,000 three month peak in August, then steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Model Plane Contest at Parks Air College
Dates are set for the Ninth Annual Mississippi Valley Model Airplane Contest with indoor events at the Arena in St Louis on August 16 and outdoor events at Parks Air College Auxiliary Flying Field near Belleville. Co sponsors include Stix Baer Fuller and the Young Men's Division of the St Louis Chamber of Commerce. Honorary chairman is Arthur Baer with honorary vice chairs Col Wolcott Hayes Scott Field Oliver Parks and Herbert Humpert.
Wise Buying Makes Rollar Go Farther
A national food authority urges careful shopping to curb rising costs. It cites higher farm loans, defense jobs, and lack of price restraints, then offers household steps: stabilize housing, plan meals, watch meat costs, eat seasonal produce, and avoid sacrificing fruits and dairy. It also notes vitamin B-2 and calcium in milk, with army rules mandating half a pint of fresh milk daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Twice as much milk now on army menus
Washington D C The daily diet of the soldier today contains twice as much liquid milk and its equivalents such as cheese dried and canned milk as did that of his World War predecessor The War Department announces Army nutritionists in the Surgeon General office after long study of the subject decided upon one pint of milk and its equivalents as a minimum safe amount in the daily diet of soldiers to protect them against de-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Army
Surgeon General
The Merry Widow at St Louis Muny Opera
St Louis Mo July 28 opens an all star run of The Merry Widow Franz Lehar romance in the outdoor theater Gladys Baxter stars as Sonia with Wilbur Evans as Danilo in a lavish production featuring a dance ensemble and the famous waltz. Bob Lawrence also stars after D Artagnan fame this summer.
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ST. Louis
Franz Lehar
St. Louis Municipal Opera
Gladys Baxter
Sonia
Balkan
Wilbur Evans
Babette
Prince Danilo
L Lehar
Merry Widow
Bob Lawrence
D’artagnan
Musical comedy at Municipal Opera includes star cast and dances
The production features M. Raoul de St Brioche role by a young mining engineer from Nina Rosa, with Hollywood’s Charles Williams and Broadway’s Howard Freeman in lead male comedy parts. Eric Mattson, Dorothy Sandlin, Joseph Macaulay, William Mercer and Frederic Persson also star. Favorite melodies like Maxim’s I Love You so and Villa accompany lively dancing by Harrison and Fisher, Barry Barratt sets, and a modern Merry Widow adaptation planned for August. Norma Terris and Robert K Shafer lead Bitter Sweet following the August 4 week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villa
Harrison and Fisher
Terpsichorean
Watson Barratt
Municipal Opera Chorus
Noel Coward
Norma Terris
Robert K. Shafer
Luncheon salad: anchovy cottage cheese tomato cups
Mix diced anchovies with cottage cheese and fill small tomatoes for a light luncheon salad. The recipe yields bite sized, savory cups suitable for quick service or a casual gathering. Ensure tomatoes are well hollowed and refrigerate briefly before serving.
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Ikeston
Jocieries
Sikeston Masons
Family OF Ten
BIG Family Award
Gils Knitting Group
the Herald
MR. and
Mrs. Cook
Kiwanis Club
Sikeston Lions
Sikelton
Powell Insurance Agency
Welch Building
Sikeston Mae
Parks Air College
Rollar
National Food Authority
Reiss
Milk Industry Foundation
U. S
Muny Opera
Dicky
Woods Dairy
Ca Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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