June Weddings Tie Missouri Couple in Bloomfield Iowa
The marriage of Miss Vimta Voigt and Charles Leonard Kirk was announced after a June 3, 1938 ceremony in Bloomfield Iowa. Both attended the University of Missouri. he earned an AB in 1937 and studied law, she taught at Sophie Newcomb College Tulane. They plan to live at 1014 North Kingshighway.
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Vimta Voigt
Carl Voigt
St. Louis
Charles Leonard Kirk
George W. Kirk
Sikeston
Kirk
New Orleans
Bloomfield
Iowa
University of Missour
Sophie Newcomb College
Tulane University
George W Kirk
North Kingshighway
Mary Alce Graham Weds William A Beck er in Poplar Bluff
Miss Mary Alce Graham daughter of Major and Mrs W E G Graham of Sikeston and William A Becker of Point Pleasant married in Poplar Bluff on Sunday June 2. Attendants were Harry LaFont of Portageville and the ceremony was by Rev D R Wasson. Mrs Becker recently moved to Sikeston with her parents. Mr Becker is the son of the late Mr and Mrs L H Recker.
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Mary Alce Graham
Major
W E G Graham
Sikeston
William A Becker
Point Pleasant
Poplar Bluff
Harry LaFont
Portageville
D R Wasson
Becker
Caruthersville High School
140Th Infantry
Recker
L H Recker
R. Lee Williams
Fport Pleasant
Wayne Reed to Wed Louisiana Girl June 15
Wayne Reed son of Mr and Mrs S E Reed of Sikeston and Miss Elizabeth Hartley of Monroe La will be married next Saturday morning June 15 in Monroe. After the ceremony they will take a brief honeymoon in southern states and then establish their home in Monroe. They met years ago at the Inner State Natural Gas Company where Reed works in engineering and Hartley is in clerical.
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Wayne Reed
S. E. Reed
Sikeston
Elizabeth Hartley
Monroe la
Monroe
Inner State Natural Gas Company
Reed
Mrs Kirk Hosts Afternoon Tea For Mrs Kirk’s Daughter in Sikeston
Mrs George W Kirk will honor her daughter-in-law Mrs Charles Leonard Kirk with an afternoon tea on Wednesday June 19 at her home 1014 North Kingshighway Sikeston. Miss Gwendolyn Kirk helps host as more than a hundred friends receive invitations to welcome the new Sikeston resident.
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George W Kirk
Charles Leonard Kirk
North Kingshighway
Gwendolyn Kirk
Kirk
Sikeston
Prosecuting Attorney to Be Married Saturday
Polly Hearne of Poplar Bluff will wed Scott county prosecuting attorney David Blanton this Saturday at 4 30 PM in the Poplar Bluff Presbyterian church. Sikeston guests have been invited to attend.
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Poplar Bluff
Polly Hearne
Scott County
David Blanton
Presbyterian Church
Sikeston
Atkinson Launius Hitched In Bloomfield Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Robert E Atkinson welcomed congratulations at 433 Greer Avenue after their marriage last Sunday June 9 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Clyde Launius. Rev F Transue presided with Luke Reed assisting. Only immediate family attended. Miss Atkinson, Bloomfield high graduate, works as bookkeeper at Sizemore Tin Shop. Mr Atkinson employed at Sizemore.
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Robert E. Atkinson
Greer Avenue
Clyde Launius
F. Transue
Church of the Nazarene
Luke Reed
Atkinson
Bloomfield
Sizemore Tin
Sizemore Establishment
Robert Atkinson
Iikeston
Miss Hollingsworth Entertained By Friends
Miss Wootson Hollingsworth was toasted by more than fifty friends at a miscellaneous household shower hosted by Mrs Harry Young on North street Assisting were Mesdames Frank Schulte Earl Allen and Ralph Anderson The bride to be will wed Howard Haubein of Joplin Missouri on Sunday afternoon June 16 at the Methodist church where she has worked with the young people program
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Miss Wootson Hollingsworth
Harry Young
North Street
Young
Frank Schulte
Earl Allen
Ralph Anderson
Miss Hollingsworth
Howard Haubein
Joplin
Reading Club Book Reports Highlight Local Tales
Reading Club reports from Sikeston Library feature three tales by young authors Ruth Tidwell, Lenora Evelyn Brown, and Louise Wallace. The stories span fantastical animal kingdoms and farm life with moral endings and bright illustrations, reflecting a child reader audience.
Friends compliment bride and bride elect
Mrs Harold Rodgers, a recent bride, was honored with a miscellaneous shower by Southeast Missouri Telephone Company staff at the home of Misses Jean and Wilma Marshall. Co-host Miss Vinita Harrell, future bride of Wilson Philips, received a coffee table and a magazine rack. both women were former telephone office employees.
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Harold Rodgers
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Jean
Wilma Marshall
Rodgers
Vinita Harrell
Wilson Philips
Miss Harrell
Bridal party members to be here Saturday
Members of the bridal party for the Haubein Hollingsworth wedding will arrive Saturday. They include Mr and Mrs Joe Dick Downing of Urbana Illinois, Miss Marian Freeman of Warsaw, Miss Lilian Wilkins of Rolla, Miss Geraldine Teufel of Sedalia Missouri, and John Grafius of Detroit Michigan.
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Methodist Church
Joe Dick Downing
Urbana, II
Marian Freeman
Warsaw
Lilian Wilkins
Rolla
Geraldine Teufel
Sedalia
John Grafius
Detroit
Michigan
Beetle Grub Stage Can Linger Years in Dry Wood
Furniture beetles survive for years as grubs in dry hard wood before maturing into adults, a lifecycle detail that explains long lasting infestations. The larval stage can remain hidden inside wooden structures, delaying detection and treatment.
What to wear and see in New York this summer
Penny Saunders offers fashion and travel tips for a stylish summer in New York. She endorses feminine colors like blue, frilly collars, and lightweight gowns, plus practical advice on comfortable shoes and large handbags. Readers are invited to write questions to The Herald for personalized suggestions.
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Paris
New York
Alice Faye
Penny
Penny Saunders
Tryion
Portageville Couple Welcomes Son Born in June Cape Girardeau
Mr and Mrs Joe Munger of Portageville announce the birth of a son on June 7 at a Cape Girardeau hospital. Mr Munger is athletic coach for Portageville schools. A federal project will let within a week for removing 4,000,000 cubic yards of earth to rebuild the Tilois levees east of Cape Girardeau along the Mississippi River, bringing total earth moved in levee rebuilding in the area to 5,592,000 cubic yards.
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Portageville
Joe Munger
Cape Girardeau
Munger
Cape Garardeau
Mississippi River
Sweden Holds Europe's Tallest Men by Average Height
Sweden is the home of Europe's tallest men with an average height of five feet nine inches. Scotland ranks second, its average just a quarter inch shorter than the Swedes.
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Sweden
Europe
Scotland
Mrs Trotter to Lead Sikeston Library Story Hour
Mrs Paul Trotter will lead the Sikeston library story hour at ten o clock Saturday morning. Librarian Miss Beatrice Dobbins announced a treat will be provided for the children during the morning.
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Mrs. Trotter
Paul Trotter
Sikeston Library
Beatrice Dobbins
Wolf spider brood carries young on back in large groups
The wolf spider bears her young on her back until they are ready to disperse. The brood can reach about 150 spiderlings, a sizable pack riding the mother as they mature.
Canalou Ladies Club hears garden talk
Miss Caverno was main speaker at the Canalou Ladies Club meeting last Thursday. She spoke on gardening with others including Miss Ellen Caverna Hazel Lee Blankenship and Mrs Marshall Myers. The club slated its annual ice cream supper for July 11.
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Miss Caverno
Canalou Ladies’ Club
Tell Your Neighbor He Toa Should Read The Herald
A terse community message urges a nearby reader to pick up The Herald for local news and insights May appear as a casual note in a public notice section.
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