Story Bewley Nuptials Performed Here Saturday
Miss Martha Story, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Story, married Gene Bewley of St. Louis at the First Christian Church in Granite City. The ceremony featured white décor, a garden setting, and a three tier wedding cake with Attendants in green dotted swises. After the service, the couple planned residence at 2418 Iowa St. Granite City Illinois, with Mr. Bewley employed at Carter Carburetor Corp in St. Louis and Mrs. Bewley as a music instructor. Out of town guests and local relations attended the event and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Store
Myr
Donald Stars
Sikes Ave
Gene Bewiex
St. Les
Lo. E. Bewles
Wardell
Bewlex
C. Wayne Davis
Huckleberry
Wallace Crake
Arnedel Gwinn
Crystal City
William Mace
Olathe
Claudia Scott
Sikeston
Mies Conte Moore
Matthews
Alrs
Jevone Berth
Belleville
Mr. Bewley
Jerome Renth
Cletus Bowles
Rowland Wind
St. Louis
Kenneth Swark
Milwaukee
Wise
Robert Plant
Troustom
Teaas
Airs
Ailwaukee
Wis
Richard Vigil
Kirkwood
Carol Alen
Dexter
Milton Dawson
Piedmont
Roy Stanley
Diehlstadt
Albert Sutton
Oran
Nelson Lumsden
Ruth Ann
Charles Lumsden
Canalea
George Simmons
East Prairie
M. Little
Con
Alan
Granite City
Helen Geroff
Joe Purcell
Orville Ables
Frant Merkler
Maxine Delisle
Cape Girardeau
E. W. Wilson
Charles Gardner
David Shell
Evan Gilpin
Paul Jones
Gaughter
Virginia
FE. C. Reed
Wm. N. Roberts
Val Williams
Billy Val Williams
Hugh Rogers
Engagement of Oma Leane DeWitt to J W Nelson
Mr and Mrs Howard DeWitt of Matthews announce the engagement of their daughter Oma Leane DeWitt to J W Nelson son of Mr and Mrs Orville Nelson of Matthews Both graduates of local high schools with class years 1953 and 1952 respectively They work for National Gas and Furniture Company in Sikeston No wedding date set
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard DeWitt
Matthews, Rt. 2
Oma Leane DeWitt
J. W. Nelson
Orville Nelson
Matthews, Rt. 1
Matthews High School
Nelson
Sikeston High School
National Gas and Furniture Company
Sikeston
Fire Insurance and School Safety Public Service Ad
A public service ad promotes fire insurance as part of school safety, citing the National Board of Fire Underwriters and a model building code adopted by 500 plus cities. It highlights the agent’s role in guiding homeowners and families on affordable life and property protection amid rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Capital Stock Fire Insurance
Che
Family Reunion Dinner At Colley Home
A Sunday dinner gathered Mrs. Gertrude Calley and her sisters Mrs. Leia Cockrell and Mrs. Nettie Turner of Sikeston and Mrs. Cora Laird of Metropolis Sr. Friends from Metropolis and several Colley relatives and their families attended, with Mrs. Willard Terrell of Chicago and Denise Colley among the guests. Additional attendees included Tommy Boardman of Memphis, James Terrell and Elzie Boardman families, and Jim Lambert group from Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Calley
Leia Cockrell
Nettie Turner
Sikeston
Cora Laird
Metropolis
Loren McGints
Pamela
Colley
Willard Terrell
Chicago
Standley Colley
Chesser-Petersen Engagement Announced
Canalou announces the engagement of Janice Chesser of North Chicago Illinois to James Petersen of Zion Illinois son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Petersen of Winthrop Harbor Illinois Miss Chesser a Canalou High School 1954 graduate and Mr Petersen a Zion Benton Township High School 1954 graduate both employed at Warwick Manufacturing Corp Zion No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canalou
Charlies Chesser
Janice Chesser
North Chicago
James Petersen
Arthur Petersen
Winthrop Harbor
Chesser
Canalou High School
Mrr
Petersen
Zion
Benton Township High School
Miss Chesser
Mr. Petersen
Warwick Manufacturing Corp
Lane-Stafford Wed in Rome Mississippi
Miss Madelyn Lane daughter of Mr and Mrs Graydon Lane of Tutwiler Miss wed Charles Lee Stafford former Sikeston native son of Mr and Mrs Chester Stafford of Memphis The ceremony June 19 at 3 pm at the Baptist Church Rome Miss with Rev R W Porter officiating A backlit altar with flowers and candelabra The couple will reside on Trige St Memphis after a short honeymoon in Pensacola Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelyn Lane
Graydon Lane
Tutwiler
Charles Lee Stafford
Sikeston
Chester Stafford
Branum Ave
Baptist
Jack Lane
Douglas Allen
Memphis
Tenn
Jackie Joe Davis
Rome
Biblie Joe Waldup
Royal Kimper
Kimper
Miss Lane
Lepanto
Ark
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Delta Motor Hines
Stafford
Morehouse High School
Craughton
Business College
Delta Motor Lines
Pensacola
Fla
Trige St
Average railroad car carries about sixty tons of cod
Aged phrasing notes that a typical railroad car can transport about 60 tons of cod. The statement reflects freight handling beliefs rather than a formal specification.
Crenshaw Receives $100 Scholarship At Girls State
Miss Carolyn Crenshaw daughter of Mr and Mrs Bridwell Crenshaw earned a $100 William Woods College scholarship for outstanding record at Girls State She ranked behind only the Lieut Governor in Fulton among 20 girls sponsored by the local American Legion Auxiliary Also noted is Rosemary Alexiou of Cape Girardeau as another Southeast Missouri recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ State
Fulton
Carolyn Crenshaw
Bridwell Crenshaw
William Woods College
Southeast Missouri
Rosemary Alexiou
Cape Girardeau
Miss Crenshaw
American Legion Auxiliary
Family Dinner Sunday at Elvis Eaton Home
Mr and Mrs Elvis Eaton hosted a 12 o clock Sunday dinner in Bloomfield to honor Ora Scism of Bakersfield California. Attendees included Chester Scism Max Scism Edgar Scism Allen Quick Paul Graham Bland Eaton and Guy Linsman plus Bobby Crawford Kathy Junior and Carlo Graham and others from Bloomfield and Sikeston. Ora Scism visited two weeks with his sister and brother and returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Eaton
Ora Scism
Bakersfield
Calif
Chester Scism
Max Scism
Edgar Scism
Allen
Claude Quick
Bloomfield
Paul Graham
Kathy
Junior
Carlo
Charleston
Bland Eaton
Guy Linsman
Bobby Crawford
Sikeston
Scism
Chester
Second Annual Horse Show Draws Wide Interest at Charleston
Charleston Lions Club hosts July 8 event at Charleston High School Arena with 100 plus entries from Kentucky Tennessee Illinois and Missouri. Twelve classes include a western and English equipped pleasure class. Awards exceed 1500. Buck Farmer Jr registrar. Grand Parade July 1 1 30 p m departs Eugene Field School led by Shrine drill team Palomino riders from Sikeston local participants. Charles Tinsley leads show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleson
Lion’s Club
Charleston High School
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ilnois
Missouri
Charles
Buck) Farmer Jr
Carl Layton
Eugene Field School
Shrine
Sikeston
Charles Tinsley
Bailey Class Hosts Fish Fry and Meeting at Boyer Home
Twenty members of the Bailey class of the First Christian Church plus guest Bill Barrow held a Sunday evening Fish Fry on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyer. Mrs. Weber Gilmore presided, with a program by Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCord reviewing "The Fourth Witness." The group announced that the July meeting would be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
First Christian Church
Bill Barrow
Ralph Boyer
Weber Gilmore
Joe McCord
Floyd Matthews
Miss Dirickson Bride Of Pfc Robert C Tate In Midnight Ceremony
Miss Louise Dirickson and Pfc. Robert C Tate wed in a midnight candlelit ceremony at Tanner Street Church of God with Rev. Vernon Guttenfelder officiating The bride daughter of Mr Mrs Lewis Dirickson of Sikeston and Private Tate son of Mr Mrs Orville Tate of Sikeston Attendants were Mrs Frankie Ellis and Mrs Herschel Tate Following the ceremony a reception was held at the bride parents home The couple plan a short honeymoon in Nashville and other points south with the bride continuing work at International Shoe in Sikeston and the groom soon reporting to Fort Harrison Indiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dirickson
Pfc
Robert C. Tate
Tanner Street Church of God
Vernon Guttenfelder
Louise Dirickson
Lewis Dirickson
Broadway
Sikeston
Tate
Orville Tate
Rt. 1
Hershel Tate
Dirickson
Frankie Ellis
Herschel Tate
Nashville
Tenn
Sikeston High School
International Shoe Company
U. S. Army
Fort Ben Harrison
Ind
Washington area of the United States estimated at 820 million acres
The original extent of the United States was estimated to be about 820 million acres, constituting roughly half of the land area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
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Bewley
Mr. Story
Rosemarie
Faden
Eceremony
Tee Eephcon
Read Ino
Girone Roos
Velde Mitchell
Wisconsin Dells
Oma
Leane DeWitt
Hampton Sewing Machine Store
South Ramney Street
Bank Burrs LE
Bank OF Sikeston
Mules School Safey
Powell
Agency
Colley Home
Chesser-Petersen
Lane-Stafford
Mississippi
Elvis Eaton Home
Bride
White's Drug Store
Davey and
North New Madrid
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