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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
6
Notice requests prompt preparation for one day service calls. Customers should have garments ready for early morning pickup or bring them in early. For same day delivery please be at home or ensure door is unlocked or come after your clothes. Phone No. 127 for more information. Cooperation requested.
Mrs E A Loud and daughter Mrs Helen Jones of New Madrid visited their daughter and sister Mrs A J Renner yesterday. Many kinfolk and friends from Sikeston and surrounding towns are noted visiting, traveling, or attending graduations, hospital stays and church events, with multiple trips to St Louis, Cape Girardeau, Columbia and other places.
Elizabeth Mathewson of New Madrid died at her home yesterday after years of heart trouble. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church in New Madrid, with interment in the local cemetery. Aged 82, she had lived in New Madrid over fifty years and was active in church and civic life, a charter member of the Woman's Benefit Association. Surviving children include Eloise Mathewson, Pearl Trumbo, Mrs. Harry Hensley, Mrs. Luke Howlett, Mrs. Marian Humphreys, Ralph Mathewson, and Gilbert Mathewson who was with her at death.
Mrs. A. I. Foard, former Sikeston resident, died in Colorado Springs last week from burns after her clothing caught fire before a fireplace. She was daughter of R. E. Lee and sister of Charles Lee of Doniphan. funeral held in Doniphan. Her husband, once Scott County Farm Bureau secretary, later served as Missouri Farm Bureau secretary. The Foards moved from Sikeston around 1920 to St. Louis, then to Colorado.
Miss Kate Hurff leaves Tuesday for a one month health visit in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mr and Mrs Wm L Oliver now reside in Sikeston after moving from Corning Arkansas. Mr Oliver works in the Farm Land Division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr and Mrs F J Cole and daughter Miss Mary Frances of Kansas City Missouri visit this weekend to greet their new granddaughter and niece Catherine Frances Cook born May 29 to Mr and Mrs Charles A Cook. For Rent two furnished rooms 310 East Gladys Street. Wanted young men 17 to 23 for service station work no experience needed apply in person Friday or Saturday Standard Service Station Kingshighway and Center.
Bobby Gene Cobb three months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cobb of the Salcedo community, died at the family home on June 2 from a complication of illnesses. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday with interment in Carpenter cemetery. services by Taylor. Survived by parents, two brothers Wilburn Cobb of Sikeston and Edward Cobb with the U. S. Army, and sister Lavada Cobb of Sikeston.
War Production Board limits coffee shipments to 75 percent of last year. Pan American expert Enrico Penteado shares rules for better brew and waste reduction: buy fresh, grind right for your maker, store tightly, use cold fresh water, brew only what you need, reuse leftovers in desserts, keep pots and drip bags clean.
Sikeston police expelled two women from Red's Cafe on Malone Avenue Tuesday as part of the town clean-up drive. The detainees identified as Ella Louise Davis and Lucile, with Davis facing a liquor sale charge tied to the Lake Inn. Davis was jailed until Prosecutor Blanton arrived and warned she must leave town immediately or face charges. Lucille was similarly ordered to depart. Authorities from city, county, and the Army Air Forces detachment at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics are cooperating in the prostitute purge.
Mrs J R Andrews and daughter Mary Jo of Houston Texas will arrive Friday for a several week visit with her mother Mrs A H Reese her sister Mrs Paul Slinkard and other relatives here including the family Nurturing reunion plans and anticipated gatherings are noted for the stay.
Mrs Eva Ramsey travels from St Lews on Tuesday for an extended visit with friends. She plans to visit Spring field and Calden, and her daughter Mrs Harry Camden and family in Decatur, DL, before returning home.
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