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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
9
A long list of local residents and visitors is documented with travels to Poplar Bluff to visit Veterans Hospital and trips to Cincinnati Memphis St Louis Sikeston and Cape Girardeau. The notes mention births sick lists new arrivals and community events plus a Frisco depot update and a charity softball game at H A Memorial Park.
MSgt and Mrs P E Weisgram with children Tony and Susan arrive at New Madrid from Brooks Air Base Texas. Mrs Weisgram and kids plan to visit her mother Mrs Mae Boyer while she relocates to Whitehorse Canada for military posting. Also noted are multiple local visits, vacations and community events including girl scout camp trips, a two week vacation at Camp Lewellan, a New Madrid Woman's Club potluck, and church activities with Immaculate Conception pastor Father Craig and Mary Kathryn Maxwell birth announcement.
A man recovering from tuberculosis narrates how friends reacted. He faces nonbelievers dismissing his illness, avoiders changing the subject, fascinated yet depressing questions, and the overly optimistic types who ignore limits. He recounts visiting days as the best, wishing others understood his perspective.
East Prairie reports a social round with Mrs W H Haslauer and family guests at Kentucky Lake. Also listed are Mrs Bill Winchester and sons, Mrs Gordon Hemphill and daughter Ann, Mrs Glenn Lycans and daughter Shelby Ann, Mrs Blanton Traylor and grandson Claude Roland Andrews, and Mrs John Servatius with guests Boots Conn and daughters Jeanne Jerileen of Calvert City, and Velma Oldham. Also noted are surgeries for Mrs Mary Barber at St Marys and Mrs Velma Oldham, sick at home Mr Clifton DeLeon at home in wheelchair. Former teacher Miss Beatrice McMullin visited East Prairie. taught here 1942-45 in Maplewood. Mrs Addie Tidwell and daughter helped clan with Chester Lucas family. Tidwell formerly wife of deceased Chester Lucas.
Scale insects threaten trees nationwide as cold wet spring limited spraying. Davey experts advise oil spray at crawler stage and, if infestation is severe, use a mix of pyrethrum rotenone and light summer oil. After illness, DDT and nicotine oil combos may help.
Services were held for Emma Frances Oldham 53 of East Prairie at the East Prairie Methodist Church. Burial followed at Oak Cemetery. Born March 14 1901 she was a school teacher who last taught Cade. She leaves a Nashville son Lamy a Nashville daughter Odham two brothers W J Clay and Beat Morgan two sisters Ruby Maddock and Opal Barker and a grandson.
Edward Louis LaPlant 66 of East Prairie died at his home at 1130 p.m. Sunday. Funeral rites are planned for Tuesday with details to be announced by the family.
A fire broke out shortly after 3 p.m. Monday in an empty shed behind 415 Dorothy Street, former home of J Otto Hahs. The blaze was quickly extinguished with negligible damage, and the cause remains unknown as both structures were vacant.
Mrs. Charlie Wise of Morehouse brought a potato vine to the Standard office showing three tomatoes growing on it. She noted her potato bite had produced several such tomatoes this season. Similar incidents were reported elsewhere in the area this spring.
Yale White, manager, reported a break in at the Highway 60 Club between midnight Saturday and 1 pm Monday. An east window was broken and 20 cartons of cigarettes were stolen along with about 25 dollars from the juke box. Other machines were undisturbed.
In Magistrate Court Judge Eric Wright levied a record fine of $987.50 against a truck operator for carrying an overload. The Wertham Bay Corp. vehicle was 10 450 pounds overweight when weighed at the State Highway Patrol station on Highway 61 near Matthews.
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