Weekend Visits Span Several States and Alaska Trip
Pfc. Satan Gregg and Mrs. Jimmie Gregg spent three days with the former's mother Lula Gregg. A. C. Barretts were in Doniphan visiting family. Bill Virden of Evansville Indiana stayed with Sikeston friends and dined with H. D Friend and others. Marvin Waldron hosted dinner with W. O. Larker and John Waldron's family. John J. Reiss and granddaughter Jo Ellen Standley plan a five week trip including Yellowstone Seattle Victoria and Vancouver aboard SS Alaska with stops in Anchorage Kotzebue Nome.
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Pfc
Jimmie Gregg
Lula Gregg
A. C. Barrett
Doniphan
Ran
Bill Virden
Evansville
Ind
Sikeston
W. O.larker
John J. Reiss
Jo Ellen Standley
Yellowstone National Park
Seattle
Wash
Victoria
Vancouver
British Columbia
Alaska
Anchorage
Kotzebue
Nome
Weekend visits and gatherings noted in New Madrid area
Local society notes list week end guest appearances by Matthews and Hopkins in Sarasota and Cape Girardeau visitors Colleen Moore. The Church of the Nazarene group attended a camp in Trenton. Various families from New Madrid and surrounding towns hosted, visited, or traveled to attend dinners, picnics, or hospital events, with notes on a number of home gatherings and a Florida vacation.
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Farm Bureau_ Insurance
Farm Bureau
Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau
Missouri Life Insurance CO
M. J. Hopkins
Sarasota, Fla
Pearl Green
Colleen Moore
Cape Girardeau
P. R. Bynume
Marilyn Palstring
Walter Palmer
Catron
Church of the Nazarene
Trenton
Eaton guests host kin from Cape Girardeau and St Louis
Mr and Mrs Wm Eaton hosted Sunday visitors including Mr and Mrs Bob Lincoln of Cape Girardeau and Mr and Mrs Loren Langston of St Louis. Lincoln and Langston are siblings of Mrs Eaton. Also visiting were Mr Edward Shelby and two sons Barry and Bruce from Chicago with relatives P H Buchholz Lena Shelby and Mrs Buchholz Marmaduke Ark. W E Cotten and daughter Mara Lee entertained Bob Phillips of St Louis last weekend.
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Wm. Eaton
Bob Lincoln
Cape Girardeau
Loren Langston
St. Louis
Mr. Lincoln
Mrs. Langston
Eaton
Edward Shelby
Barry and
Bruce
Chicago, Ill
P. H. Buchholz
Marmaduke, Ark
Lena Shelby
Buchholz
New State Gas Tax Startled Area Gas Stations
In accordance with the new State gasolene tax which went into effect Tuesday gas stations in this area raised the price of gasoline one cent per gallon. The tax hike brings the total to three cents per gallon and Massour remains among the nation’s lowest rates. Bulk stations must now send the state a written report showing current gasoline on hand at the time of the increase.
Woods Dairy Building Destroyed by Fire Near Sikeston
A frame building at Wood's Dairy east of Sikeston burned Friday night with undetermined cause. Firemen lacked water power to fight the flames. the dairy's processing equipment was housed there. Witnesses saw smoke one mile southeast of Miner as boiler and ammonia tanks exploded and walls collapsed.
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Wood’s Dairy
Sikeston
Miner
Girl Scout Day Camps Begin Next Monday in Sikeston
A Sikeston Girl Scout day camp starts next Monday at City Park, run by Cotton Bell council executive director Mrs Charles Hicks. The camp lasts through Thursday with daily 8 30 am meet at Malone Park, transport to City Park, noon meals at the park, and girls prepare lunches on site after the first day. Non scouts aged 7 to 16 are invited.
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Sikeston
City Park
Charles Hicks
Cotton Bell Council
Malone Park
Youth Killed in Freak Accident Near Tanner
Robert Young Jr. age 15, son of Mr and Mrs. Robert Young of Tanner, died in a St Louis hospital after a swimming accident two miles west of Tanner. He fell from a boat striking his head, suffered a crushed vertebra, and was rushed by Welsh ambulance. He left behind his parents a sister and three brothers.
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Robert Young, Jr
Robert Young
Tanner
St Louis
Young
St. Lows
Youngs
E. P. Coleman
Funeral Services Held for Wolf Island Farmer Calvin Wiley
Funeral services were held at Charleston Monday for Calvin Wiley 65 year old retired negro farmer from Wolf Island. The rites were at Shilox Baptist Church with Rev A R Hazlett officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery with Sparks Service. He died at home Thursday after a long illness. Survived by sister Miss Vera Wiley of Dayton Ohio.
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Charleston
Calvin Wyley
Wolf Island
Shilox Baptist Church
A. R. Hazlett
Oak Grove
Sparks
Vera Wiley
Dayton
Ohio
Familiar names share weekend at Arcadia visit
Mr and Mrs Marvin Ralph and daughter Waleah spent the weekend at Arcadia. They were joined home by Miss Sondra Wagegener of St Lows who will be the guest of Miss Walheah this week. Miss Genevieve Allen of Chaffee visits aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Cletus Doolittle and family. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Allen of Chaffee.
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Marvin Ralph
Waleah
Arcadia
Sondra Wagegener
St. Lows
Walheah
Genevieve Allen
Chaffee
Cletus Doolittle
Chas. Allen
Mr and Mrs Lee Visit Sister in Silmo and World Cruise News
Mr F A Lee and Mrs Lee of Silmo spent Sunday with his sister Mrs W H Schuer enberg and family. George Juddy Dye radio officer on the SS Keystone State said in a San Francisco call that he is leaving immediately on a cruise around the world and expects to return to the United States in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Lee
Silmo
Mr. Lee
W.H. Schuerenberg
George ‘“‘Juddy
Dye
Keystone State
San Francisco
United States
Vacation updates from Northwest and Cody trip plans
Dr and Mrs A P Sargent and children returned Sunday evening from a four week vacation in the Northwest. Dr and Mrs T C McClure left Tuesday for Cody New Brunswick where they will visit until September with Mrs H E Hetherington. They will be joined next week by Mr and Mrs George Story and son of Wolf Island.
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A. P. Sargent
Northwest
T. C. McClure
Cody
New Brunswick
H. E. Hetherington
George Story
Wolf Island
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Ee John Waldron
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Alfred Gossett
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Wayne Lee
Mary Marsha
Florida
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Chicago, Il
J. F. Thornburg
Johnnie
Ronnie Ashley
Lester King
Bob Green
Larry
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St Francis River
Bill Evans
Muissouri Delta Community Hospital
Gerald Atwill
Herman Boardman
Geo Duff
J C Godwin
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Clifford Sutton
Sutton
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Jesson
Devele Denbow
Bill Denbow
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Gene Moore
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