Local News Roundup From Morley and Nearby Towns
Local residents and visitors are noted in a string of social notes. Names include Mrs Alfred Deane, Mr and Mrs Clifford Reed, Mr and Mrs William Depro, Mrs Hester Depro, Mr and Mrs Don Story, Mrs J P Rice and son Joe Perry, Miss Jessie Fox, D J Berry, Mrs Jack Bynum and children, Mr and Mrs Geo Ellerbrooks, and many others. Community events feature bake sales by the Ladies Aid at the Christian church on June 15, plus hospital visits, house moves, and local travel between Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, Lilbourn, New Madrid, Poplar Bluff, Montauk, and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Deane
Clifford Reed
Cape Girardeau
William Depro
Sikeston
Hester Depro
Wiliam Depre
Don Story
J P. Rice
Joe Perry
Chaffee
Jessie Gordon
Malcolm Radcliffe
Jessie Fox
D. J. Berry
Festus
Roy E Alsup
Jack Bynum
Rector, Ark
J. D Cole
Geo. Ellerbrooks
Lavalle
Ellerbrooks
Tenny Burch
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
William Deane Jr
Roy E. Alsup
Poplar Bluff
Bully Deane
Brandon Hospital
Agnes McGee
Matthews
Laverne
Lorene Sides
New Madrid
Margaret Alexander
Lilbourn
Montauk
Big Spring
Harry Brown
St. Louis
Larry
Hubert Lumsden
Marion
Ill
Don
Missouri University
Columbia
Local visits and church event listed in Sikeston notices
N. F. Anderson of Sikeston visited relatives at Commerce on Sunday. The Baptist church ladies plan an ice cream supper on July 13. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Reynolds of Cape Girardeau spent Sunday with Mrs. Elizabeth Bull. Mrs. A T. Bom and her grandson Jimmy Drew Austin are visiting relatives in Jackson. Mrs. J. B. Wise and children Joan and Cynthia are visiting relatives in St Louis this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Leckey of Cape Girardeau were guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs Geo. Buck. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pell and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Anderson
Sikeston
Commerce
Ladies of the Baptist Church
O. L. Reynolds
Cape Girardeau
Elizabeth Bull
A T. Bom
Jimmy Drew Austin
Jackson
J. B. Wise
Joan
Cynthia
St Louis
Ollie Leckey
Geo. Buck
W. W. Pell
Local residents and visitors list from Sikeston area
Co. D Cummins Jr of Sikeston visited relatives here Monday. Charles Miller of Blodgett was a business visitor here Sunday. Leonard Cassidy of Crowder was a Morley visitor Tuesday. Joe Leslie of Sikeston visited his grandmother Mrs Lutie Leslie here Saturday. L R Graves of California is visiting his daughter Mrs Alfred Bryant and family. Mrs Ernest Jones was guest of Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones in Sikeston. Rev H M Andrews left Monday for Fayette to attend a pastor's school. Ivan Dunn a public school teacher at Advance transacted business here Tuesday. Dr and Mrs Richard Whiteaker of Fredericktown were Sunday visitors at the Maude Daugherty home. Mr and Mrs Mac Emerson and son Jimmie were guests of Mr and Mrs H D Ragains in Sikeston Sunday. Robt A Dempster Sikeston attorney delivered laymen's day address at Morley Methodist church Sunday. Mrs Rilla Smith returned Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Ivan Dunn
Advance
Richard Whiteaker
Fredericktown
Maude Daugherty
Mac Emerson
Jimmie
H. D. Ragains
Sikeston
Robt
A. Dempster
Morley Methodist Church
Rilla Smith
Social notes from Blodgett and surrounding area
Mrs. Dollie Tyler of Charleston visits daughter Mrs. Geo Haws and family. Numerous local residents attend events in Blodgett Manila Kentucky St. Louis Bourbon and Charleston with family, friends, and clubs. Obituary: Pete Whitt, 67, dies after illness. services held at Baptist church. survivors listed.
Electric eye counts traffic on Missouri highways
On U S Highway 61 six miles south of Sikeston the electric eye traffic recorder tracks 24 hour counts. Averages show 2530 vehicles daily near Sikeston and 474 on a farm to market road south of Portageville. The peak 18525 vehicles were counted on Route 66 in St Louis County on July 4. Eighteen recorders and three portable machines are in use nationwide for permanent stations and special studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Highway No. 61
Sikeston
Portage
Pfefferkorn Named Chaffee Postmaster
Otto T. Pfefferkorn was nominated as postmaster at Chaffee on Tuesday as part of a batch sent to the Senate for confirmation. The district also includes K Ezra Jackson nominated for East Prairie postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto T. Pfefferkorn
Chaffee
Senate
K. Ezra Jackson
East Prairie
Missouri Sees Early 1940 Fatality Drop in Four Months
The text notes peak months for automobile fatalities lie ahead while reporting Missouri reduced its fatality record during the first four months of 1940, urging continuation of progress and caution for the coming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Highway Engineer Returns to Division 9 in Missouri
Charles W. Francisco resumes Division No. 9 duties at Willow Springs as head of Missouri State Highway Department, replacing Norman N. Ropes who moves to Jefferson City. Francisco, native of St. Louis, served previously in Willow Springs 1929–1932 and Macon Division No. 2, and has been with the department since 1919 after wartime service with the A E F. He is married with one son, Dr. Thomas T. Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Francisco
Missouri State Highway Department
Willow Springs
Norman N. Ropes
Jefferson City
Francisco
Missouri Highway Department
U. S. Engineers
Supplementary Roads Bureau
St. Louis
Highway Department
St. Francois County
Lead Belt
Thomas T. Francisco
Hattie E. LeMaster
Aurora
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. L. Hutton
Commerce Woman's Democratic Club
Marvin Heuchan
Mr. McBride
Wade Mutchler
Wade Ross
Robt. Ross
Bob Walker
Quincy
Bom Cafe
Bob
Paul Anderson
Tillman Anderson
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
W. B. Sander
Chas. Wylie Jr
Memphis
C. M. Wylie
Farmers Bank
H. T. Proetz
Cora Kent
Frances Armstrong
Doc Smith
Mary Sue Finney
Lois Porter
Caruthersville
Lutie P. Leslie
L. C. Leslie
J. W. Crichlow
Morley
Roy Kilmer
Dexter
Ralph McCullough
G. D. Harris
Peggy Lou
R. J. Tomlinson
Fornfelt
Harry Tomlin
W. C. Porter
Benton
AETNA
IZE
Etna Caesarty and Surety Company
Hartford, Connecticut
T.C Dye Insurance Telephone
Sikeston, Mo
Dollie Tyler
Charleston
Geo. Haws
Sam Lee Branson
Rex
Evelyn Rister
Blodgett
Earl Isaac
Mona Gaither
Oran
Ed Walker
George Haws
Gordon Deason
Manila
Ark
Ethel
W. D. Deason
J. A. Schneider
Leon Rister
Dick Jefferys
Christine Ferguson
Jasper Miler
Monroe McClain
Miller
Sunshine Extension Club
W. W. Spears
B. H. Chism
Isaac Marshall Jr
R. H. Mackley
Ed James
A. E. Davis
Mrs. Jackson
Tennessee
Davis
Gary Reames
Mett Moss
Ben F. Marshall and Sons
Woman’s Club
R. C. Marshall
J. F. Nunnelee
E. J. Nienstedt
Millersville
J. C. Schneider
Pfefferkorn
Chas. W. Francisco
Clarence Scott
Atlas
Ante
Peale
Tire Service
Jack
West Pone
White Way
Tanner
Orville Smith
Mcmullin
Sid
Tire Shop
Tanner and Killgore Kings Highway
Ford
Mercury
Walton & Williams Motor Co
Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Missouri
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