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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
4
Mil ton Cope of Sikeston visited Blodgett on Wednesday. Many friends and relatives from Sikeston Poplar Bluff Memphis Cape Girardeau and St Louis are noted visiting Blodgett and area towns. A baby daughter for Mr and Mrs Ed Richmond of Cape Girardeau is reported along with other family visits and social gatherings. Funeral services were held for Frank Baker at Bertrand Methodist Church.
W H Johnson of Paducah visited Mrs Addie Abell Friday. Kenny Mercer broke his arm above the wrist this week. Mr and Mrs J N Bush of Charleston were guests of Mr and Mrs Dick Bethune Sunday. Pauletta Hurley of Charleston stayed this week with Vanita Phillips. Otto Deweese employed in Memphis spent the weekend with his wife. Bobby Hardwick left for Camp Lewallen for three weeks. Mrs Albert Rushing visited Poplar Bluff Friday and Saturday. Odeliah Daniel of Texas Bend spent the weekend with Miss Marian Elliott. La Donna Hurley of Charleston stayed this week with Josephine Hurley. Miss Mable McDowell of Fruitland spent last week with her sister Mrs Albert Voelker. Mr and Mrs Albert Voelker spent the weekend in Fruitland visiting relatives.
Missouri highway records show 426 traffic deaths in the first six months of 1941, up from 322 in the same period last year. Southeast counties such as Scott, New Madrid, and Pemiscot show increases, while Cape Girardeau and Ripley stay level. several counties improve, others worsen.
Matthews Missouri July 24 Mr and Mrs Tom Krebs announce their marriage which occurred February 15 at Caruthersville Mrs Krebs formerly Genevieve Huls daughter of J T Huls Mr Krebs son of Lovella Krebs is a farmer here Other Matthews News trips visits and guests are noted including Fred Story Donald their son Clifford Proffer Jackson Mrs Webb Sibley visiting Canada Dc O Hawkins business in New Madrid Joe Henry Taylorville and more community items
The week features a Black River camping trip. Visits unfold as Sikeston residents Mr and Mrs C C Buchanan call on friends in Matthews. Morley and Jackson guests arrive for gatherings with local families including the Stowe, Sibley, and Pope households. The stretch includes Arkansas travel by Artie Burch family and a Morehouse visit by Barney George and Beverly Helen. Bill Sharpe and Billy return from St Louis with B B Conrad accompanying Bonnie for a short visit at St Charles.
Mrs. W H Werner and daughter Mrs Rosella Bandy visited friends at Hayti on Sunday. Dan Kreps of Hagerstown MD visits son Harry and family this week. Paul Deem of Alton IL spent past week with sister Mrs Charley Asa and family. Ruth Fowler of Farmington visited daughter Mrs Jim Newman from Thursday until Sunday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs J Smith on July 12 named Donald Ray. This is their third child. Mrs Lewie Dean had been in Sikeston General Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Ott Burnett visited Rolla to see Mrs Burnett's army trainee brother at Camp Leonard Wood. Miss Winifred Turner returned from Cincinnati after visiting her sister. Mr and Mrs Lester Poe and children visited Mrs Caroline Robinson in town. Arthur Freeman of Chillicothe Mo will preach at the Church of Christ starting Sunday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Denham of near Piggott Ark spent weekend with Mrs Denham's parents. Owen Taul and Appalone Taul traveled to Camp Lewallen. Taul attended a Boy Scout leaders meeting. In five weeks Camp Lewallen has hosted 27 troops and about 450 boys with near 80 weekly. Lilbourn Boy Scouts held a campfire on the softball grounds last Thursday with Scoutmaster Carl Jones and Kewanee troop attending. Kewanee lads head to Camp Lewallen for a week. Read the Ads they’re News.
Mr and Mrs O D Edwards hosted a reunion for their children at Morehouse with Vera Flint Vanita Jefferson City Virginia Detroit Lacy in US Navy Jack Sikeston and others present Repairs on city hall exterior underway J Val Baker critically ill after two strokes Intermediate Nazarene class held a park party Miss Irene Christian and Harold Leek wed last week now living with groom's mother Mrs L Blagg Melvin Rogers moves into Rolley Rogers home Herschel Hellem and Shirley Ferris visit son Charles Henry in Paducah Ky Chas Henry attends Draughon s Business College Mrs C Armstrong hosts granddaughter Mrs H Foster and husband of Cincinnati then travel to Kansas City to visit mother-in-law
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