Residency of Friends and Relatives Nets Weekend Visit List
A string of visits and travel notes fills the week as residents and former residents in Sikeston and nearby communities host relatives and friends from St. Louis Bloomfield Cape Girardeau and Jonesboro. Notables include Sgt ION MALLIALE Mrs H J Welsh and families with trips to Caruthersville Petersburg and Camp Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Welsh
St. Louis
W. W. Kingsbury
Jere Kingsbury
Caruthersville
Laverta Deardorff
Bloomfield
LeRoy Parmenter
Eva Ramsey
Cape Girardeau
John Rhodes
C. BE. Bratton
Floyd Roush
Jack Watson
J. O. Niswonger
Nettie Mae
Betty Jo
Parma
Herman
Niswonger
Herman Poe
Debra
Hildred
Petersburg
Wayne County
Houck Mitchell
Flat River
Chas. Stearns
Hugh Stewart
Mitchell
Harry Dover
Joe Dover
Quantico
Sgt
John Dover
U. S. Marine Corps
R. J. van Buskirk
Fort Totten
L. I
New York
Social round of Sikeston area visitors and gatherings
Local residents host relatives and friends from Paducah, Marion, Cairo, Indianapolis and elsewhere. Weekend guests include the Thomas and Morrison families, the Wiggs, Sells, and Gwaltney clans, and visitors to Sikeston. Rummage sale by Catholic Ladies set for June 3 in the Parochial Hall with other society notes throughout.
Senior Class Members Entertained at Dinner
Senior class members at a Sikeston area high school were entertained at a dinner last Monday night at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Grant north of Sikeston. Guests included Amy Wilkinson Grace Marie Sitzes Lorraine Graber LaVerne Yoffie Mary Ellen Bailey Betty Shiver Charlotte Strain Shirley Dillon Louise Skelton Louise Jackson Jeanne Jackson Margaret Lambert and additional guests from Sikeston and Jonesboro Arkansas. The same group was previously honored by Betty Shiver at a Dunn Hotel dinner last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Grant North
Sikeston
Amy Wilkinson
Grace Marie Sitzes
Lorraine Graber
LaVerne Yoffie
Mary Ellen Bailey
Betty Shiver
Charlotte Strain
Shirley Dillon
Louise Skelton
Louise Jackson
Jeanne Jackson
Margaret Lambert
Peggy Dalton
Betty Anne Northington
Glenn Gurley
Elaine
Anne Elrod
Jonesboro
Ark
Dunn Hotel
Bridal shower honors two prospective brides at Dunn Hotel
Miss Catherine Ann Cook hosted a dinner for Miss Ruth Holingsworth and Miss Mary Louise Montgomery at the Dunn Hotel Sunday night. The table featured spring flowers and bridal cakes with miniature brides bearing the honorees' names. Each guest received a crepe wrapped package containing defense stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Ann Cook
Ruth Holingsworth
Mary Louise Montgomery
Dunn Hotel
Ruth
Mary Louise
Dinner Party At Tanner Street Hosted By Miss Donnell
Miss Peg Donnell of St Louis entertained ten young friends at her Tanner street home Monday night during a two week vacation. Guests included Miss Ruth Hollingsworth and Miss Mary Louise Montgomery who are to be married in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peg Donnell
St. Louis
Tanner Street
Ruth Hollingsworth
Mary Louise Montgomery
Marylin Mayfield Hosts Decoration Day Outing and Dance
Marylin Mayfield daughter of Mr and Mrs Loomis Mayfield entertained with an outing at Wappapella Lake on Decoration Day with guests Joan Bishop Marilyn Yoffie and Jane Nix. Mr Mayfield accompanied the girls. That night she hosted a dance at the Armory with about forty friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marylin Mayfield
Cook-Dance nuptials unite Sikeston and Morriton pair
Miss Mary Kathryn Dance daughter of Mr and Mrs C L Dance of Sikeston and Paul E Cook of Morriton Ark were married at the Christian church last Saturday afternoon by Rev R M Talbert. They will honeymoon in the South then live in Sikeston where Cook will join his father-in-law in the plumbing and electrical business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kathryn Dance
C. L. Dance
Sikeston
Paul E. Cook
Morriton
Ark
Christian Church
R. M. Talbert
South
Cook
Sikeston Girl Weds In Arkansas Monday
Miss Hazel Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs John Gray of Sikeston and Lieut Howard Kramer of Minneapolis were united in marriage at the Blytheville Methodist Church Arkansas Monday night. The bride wore aqua blue two piece dress with white accessories and a corsage of red roses. Mrs Kirby wore brown and sister wore white with red accessories. Mrs Kramer a Sikeston high school graduate of 1934 and time keeper at Missouri Institute of Aeronautics since last February. Lieut Kramer, a student officer at the local air field, and his bride went to Independence Kansas where he is in basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Gray
John Gary
Sikeston
Howard Kramer
Minneapolis
Kramer
Sikeston High School
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics, Inc
Independence
Kansas
Sikeston Girl to Wed in Washington Cathedral
Miss Mary Louise Montgomery travels with her mother to Washington D C for a June 7 wedding at 8 30 p m in Washington Cathedral. Allen Starrett Waters of the United States Naval Academy will be the groom as he receives the rank of Ensign after Naval Academy exercises that morning. Guests from Sikeston include Electa Shankle Yeoman 2 c Spars S Sgt John Dover Mrs Harry Dover and Mrs Joe Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Montgomery
M. E. Montgomery
Washington, D. C
Miss Montgomery
Allen Starrett Waters
United States Naval Academy
Washington Cathedral
Capitol City
Naval Academy
Sikeston
Electa Shankle
Yeoman
Spars
John Dover
Quantico
Harry Dover
Joe Dover
Hemphill Soy Products Puts Out Two Carloads Daily
Kennett mill Hemphill Soy Products Co ships over 24 car loads of soy bean meal this season and uses three tank cars of 8 000 gallons for soybean oil. Thirty persons are employed at the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett
Hemphill Soy Products Co
Miss Hollingsworth to Wed Marine Lieutenant Sunday
Miss Ruth Hollingsworth accompanied by her mother and Miss Ruth McCain of Dyer Tennessee travels to Corpus Christi Texas for a Sunday wedding to Lieut Charles B. Liles of the Marine Corps. En route they join Mrs E H Orear of Poplar Bluff who will attend and visit her son Eddie Orear in Naval Air Corps training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Brewer
Memphis
Tenn
O. M. Houser
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Gid Daniels
A. T. Bird
Lucy Bird
Birds’ Point
Missouri
W. H. Simmons
Sally Anna
Janice Simmons
Baltimore
Simmons
Sam Bowman
Bettie Matthews
J. C. Corrigan
Ann Corrigan
Poplar Bluff
Morris Jones
Lake Wales, Fla
South Dakota
Matthews
Paul Cornell
Paducah
Catherine Ann Cook
Wesleyan University
Bloomington
O. T. Hitler
Ruth Hollingsworth
W. & Hollingsworth
Ruth McCain
Dyer, Tenn
Corpus Christi
Texas
Miss Hollingsworthh
Charles BE. Liles
Marine Corps
E. H Orear
Eddie Orear
Naval Air Corps
Bertrand Youth And Jackson Girl Wed
Miss Charlotte Kasten daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Kasten of Jackson and Leon Schwab son of Mr and Mrs J Schwab of Bertrand were married May 21 at St Paul Lutheran church Jackson. The ceremony was at 730 pm candlelight with the pastor officiating. Bertrand guests and the reception followed at the bride’s parents home. They will reside in Vandalia where he is employed as a ceramic engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Kasten
Walter Kasten
Jackson
Leon Schwab
J. Schwab
Bertrand
Marrage
St Paul Lutheran Church
L. L Voelker
Julia Ellen
Albert Voelker
John Gary
Catherine
Williaman
George Fennimore
Schwab
Vandalia
Treasure Hunt Gift For Miss Hollingsworth
Miss Frances Ann Sitzes hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Ruth Hollingsworth at her North Kingshighway home. After games, guests followed ribbon trails to different areas of the house to discover a number of household treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ann Sitzes
Ruth Hollingsworth
North Kingshighway
Air travel costs then and now per mile
In 1927 air transport charged passengers 13 cents per mile, a stark contrast to today’s roughly 5 cents per mile. The comparison highlights how air travel affordability has improved despite inflation and evolving industry economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Transport
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Jack Long
Augusta
W. O. Carroll
Geraldine Moll
Malden
C. M. Taylor
Bettye Jane
C. H. Denman
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Leda McCollum
W. C. Edwards
Hobart Ashby
Sherry
Etta Comer
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Dessie Hydrick
Hydrick
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Ed Elrod
Anne
Elaine Elrod
A. M. Jackson
Louise
Caroline
Travis
R. C. Matthews
Phoenix
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James E. Matthews
Lawrence
Elizabeth
Jimmy
Dillon
Morehouse
Washington
Lam and
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Joel. McCrea
Barbara Stanwyck
Guadalcanal
Preston Foster Lloyd Nolan
McGuire
Brooklyn
Arleen
William Bendix
Hitler
Marjorie Woodard
Louise Rainer
Jos. A. Leslie
Ann Casuakey and Surety Company
Hartford, Conn
C. C. Thomas
Carbondale
Chester
Wm. Holder
Tom Shepherd
J. S. Morrison
James Warner
C. R. Foster
Fred Williams
K. H. Wiggs
Oakland City
L. J. Langley
Ben Sells Jr
Judy
Lucille Alexander
John Moll
Jay Walker
Kathryn Tindell
Thomas Gwaltney
Loren Moore
Sue
Mabel
Exleen
J. W. Griffith
Forest City
C. C. Birkichit
Ada Mays
St. Mary Infirmary
Cairo
West Malone Avenue
Welsh Ambulance
James
Hall
Eldorado
Charles Hall
A. N. Overton
Dick Richardson
KE. R. Taft
Campbell
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Gray Ridge
J. H. Yount Jr
Mr. Yount
J. H. Yount
Robt. Lillard
Arlington
C. D. Matthews 3d
Anna Winchester
L. Hitchcock
Avon Park
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RAF
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Borden
Walgreen’s Fountain
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Miss Donnell
Dance
Arkansas
Theatre Center Street
Helen Parish
Dick Purcell
Hoot Gibson
Ken Maynard
Happy
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Dixie Dugan
James Ellison
Klondike
Ann Savage
Tom Neal
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Jackson Girl
Malone Ave
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