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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
4
Mrs. Mary Purcell reports on numerous visitors including Dr. J C Burt and his father from Jamestown New Jersey. Local families welcome relatives from Flint Michigan Dixon Missouri and Memphis. A July Fourth picnic by the Oran Junior Chamber of Commerce and a large family reunion at the W D Cook home are noted with many extended family attendances.
The 4 H club will meet Friday evening in the church basement. Mr and Mrs Charlie Miller and Kay visited Mr and Mrs W A Beggs Sunday afternoon. Further visits include Arlett Beggs of Atlanta Ga and Cora Halderman with two grandsons from Anna Ill visiting W A Beggs and others. Roddy and Judy are with J F Nunnelee in Charleston while the Nunnelees are in Atlantic City N J. John was sent as a delegate of the Rotary Club. Mrs Beneta Graham Watkins joined Lt William Watkins in Paris France last Friday before moving to Germany where he is stationed. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Graham.
Mr and Mrs Leo Cornstalk and sons of Sikeston visited Mr and Mrs Walter McDowell Sunday. Lloyd Merick and son Lloyd Jr visited Henry Mouser, also Sikeston. Jim Beardsley brought neighbors to the Big Badge all day singing. Myles Stone returns from Kansas to home after three weeks in Veterans hospital. Betty and Frances Christopher and Ben Chambers attended the Sikeston Armory singing. Ted Culp and others joined Mar Culp for dinner. Mert Hopkins and son Terry of Cape Girardeau visited R C Cherry weekend. Carmelita Cherry returned home to protect the week.
A long community notices page describes a special election in Scott County Missouri to decide on a one mill annual tax for 20 years to fund a public health center. It outlines petition details, election procedures, poll hours from 6 am to 7 pm with sunset clause, and the authority of the County Court. Names include Harry C Watkins Jr as clerk.
Notice announces a special election in Sikeston Missouri with details pending. Voters will decide on a local question after the notice date and time is officially set, with polling locations and deadlines to be posted by city officials.
A proposed city boundary expansion for Sikeston Missouri will be placed before qualified electors. The measure describes extending boundaries across Scott and New Madrid counties along a detailed survey path. The special election will be held in all wards at designated polling places in Scott County Missouri.
Ella Vick sues Hubert Glasgow and others to quiet title to Lot 1 in Block 20 of the Chamber of Commerce Addition Sikeston Scott County Missouri. The State and defendants urged to answer within 45 days of June 16 1949. default judgment possible. Published in The Sikeston Herald.
City of Sikeston seeks to pave Moore Avenue from Wakefield Avenue north to Wakefield Addition boundary. Project funds via special assessment. polls open 6 am to 7 pm with wards listed for voting. Ordinance 1822 plans referenced. mayor and city clerk signatures on June 6, 1949.
Mr and Mrs Everett Hessling and family spent Sunday in Bell City. Mrs Russell Gains of Blytheville spent Sunday with relatives in Charter Oak. Mr and Mrs L J Garner and family spent the past weekend with relatives in Blytheville. D D Garner and K A Garner of Charter Oak left for Kansas to work in the wheat harvest. Mr and Mrs Roy Merritt of Gray Ridge spent the weekend with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs T C Faughn. Mr and Mrs Elmer Watson of Chicago spent the latter part of last week with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Averett of Charter Oak. Mr and Mrs Elmer Watson and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Averett visited Mr and Mrs Joe Thornton of East Prairie Friday evening. Mrs K A Garner and children spent Sunday night with relatives in Sikeston. She accompanied home by her mother Mrs W A Pearcy. Marlon Lusk and son of New Orleans visited sister Mrs C V Garner and family and brother Ormon Lusk and family of Charter Oak last week.
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