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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
3
First Baptist Church held a Candlelight Service Friday night ending the second week of Vacation Bible School. Commencement featured each department and a display of handiwork as 222 attendees gathered with Pastor Rev. E. D. Owen and principal Mrs. F. L. Sisson listed among faculty.
Local residents share visits across Kentucky Illinois and Tennessee. Frank Elliott and family host guests while Rev Boyt Willis and children stay with the Elliotts. Travel and church events include baptisms and weekend gatherings. Sympathy extended to the Hilton family on the death of George W Hilton.
Morley residents hosted visitors from Chaffee St Louis and Olney including Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Warner and Dr. and Mrs. John Helm. Muriel Rodger funeral attendance with Mrs Pete Kinsolving. National Guardsman Donald Ray McMullin at Arcadia Rifle Range. W S C S group at Morley Methodist Church with Wm Black in charge. Missouri University plans noted. Kentucky Lake fishing trip by local youths.
Mr and Mrs Junior Scott and their children near Parma were Sunday guests of the Webb Snow and Charlie Schuerenberg families. Mrs C Barry visited her mother. Mrs Polly Fauller enjoyed a Sunday afternoon at More hose.
A long weekend brings Davis and Davis family members to Clinton Kentucky to visit her parents and relatives while Galemore family visits Springfield Missouri for the Midwest Farm Bureau Meeting. Cousins Dix ie Byrd and Janie join Youngs for the week. Local church groups and reunions are noted plus a missionary program by Operation Missionaries from Tinian Island.
A small business voice urges cutting government expenses citing GAO testimony on tax wastage in the army and mismanagement at the State Department. The GAO notes a $250 million SPENT abroad surpassing Treasury and Coast Guard budgets, a flawed real estate deal with Baron Rothschild, and fragile prestige tied to miswritten terms. It warns public funds shape national respect and defense alignment.
Ira C. Lowe of Estus Missouri filed a 400000 dollar damage suit in Circuit Court against R J Reynolds Tobacco Co claiming heavy cigarette smoking caused his lung cancer. Lowe had withdrawn a prior 250000 dollar federal suit against Reynolds and three other tobacco firms and a market. His attorney declined further comment. Pat Mariam of Shop Ezy Market is named as co defendant.
Ronnie Gene McCulloch, 16, of Parma, sustained a compound fracture of the left leg in a tractor accident. He received emergency treatment Thursday at Missouri Delta Community Hospital and was later transferred to a Cape Girardeau physician for further care.
The Sikeston Production Credit Association board approves three sectional meetings instead of one central session. Secretary-Treasurer Thatcher Seism says dates are not fixed, but the gatherings will occur during the first week of August at unspecified locations.
A local advisory committee from Sikeston Sikeston and Risco met in the Sikeston office Thursday night to discuss tentative plans for the Sikeston meeting. Attending were Paul Bradley president of the board Carl Raidt Thatcher Seism and Ray Edmonds. A follow up meeting will finalize details for the 21st annual association gathering.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel May Willis Owen 78 a longtime New Madrid practical nurse were held at 2 30 p m at the New Madrid Presbyterian Church burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery Richards service Born November 22 1875 in Union City Tennessee she moved to New Madrid at age 11 and lived there since She died in a St Louis hospital after a heart attack Survived by two sons Sam Willis and James Cobb both of New Madrid and a brother John Cobb of New Madrid.
Joe Leslie returned from a three day session of the second annual Institute of Insurance at the University of Missouri. 130 agents and brokers attended the classes in the Student Union Building. Leslie presided over a session on Workman's Compensation Insurance. Layse Swan accompanied Leslie to the meeting and they were housed in the dormitory. Principal speaker was C Lawrence Ergett, Superintendent of Insurance of Missouri.
Mrs. Robert Dempster and Mrs. Burt Rowe lectured at the Matthews Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting in Sikeston on Youth Work after returning from the Milwaukee National Convention. Officers were re elected for the new term as ten members attended and social time followed.
The National Labor Relations Board released an Intermediate Report on the Gala-Mo Arts dispute with Local 157 of the Federation of Glass, Ceramic and Silica Sand Workers of America CIO. Ten union members are recommended for immediate reinstatement, while two economic strikers and two complainants are not. The report also calls for back pay to make workers whole, a stipulation the company says could force plant closure. The matter moves to full NLRB review and possibly to the US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Anderson Air Activities officials extended the Malden base contract to July 31, 1955 after a Dayton conference with Air Force leaders. E Merritt Anderson, company president, said nine Air Force primary flight training schools will operate on a competitive basis to boost efficiency and training quality for students.
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