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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1949

Page

20

Health Council elects officers and board members

The Scott County Health Council met at the courthouse in Bent on Monday evening. Fred Lewallen was named president E L Corbin vice president and Mrs R Clinton Scott secretary treasurer. New board members were elected for three year terms Dr A D Martin Mrs W C Arnold and R H Henson others serve two or one year terms. By Laws and constitution were accepted and 22 memberships paid. A film County Health Unit in Action was shown afterward.

Scott County Health Council Benton Fred Lewallen Chaffee E. L. Corbin Sikeston R. Clinton Scott A. D. Martin W. C. Arnold Ancell R. H. Henson Oran H. J. Mellies New Hamburg Ward Hunter Morley Albion Anderson Commerce R. H. Mackley Blodgett Joseph A. Leslie Charles L. Blanton Jr

Father of Sikeston Man Dead at Malden

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Thomas Houchin 71 a Malden resident who died at 3 a.m. Monday at his daughter's home Mrs Dewey Green He was father of Roy Houchin manager of the Front Street Kroger in Sikeston Survivors include five other children Marion and Gene Houchin Nevada Chalmer Houchin Hannibal Aubrey M Houchin Malden and Mrs Jim Richardson Paragould Ark

Thomas Houchin Malden Dewey Green Roy Houchin Front Street Kroger Sikeston

Training Courses for Leaders of Girl Scouts

A two week training program for Girl Scout leaders is announced for March 7 8 and March 14 15 from 730 to 930 p m for senior and intermediate troops with a Brownie session March 10 930 am to 330 pm at the Methodist church in Sikeston. Mrs Charle A Hicks former Roanoke field director assists. No charge. Send name address and current scouting role to Mrs T A Martin 720 North Kingshighway Sikeston. Sikeston has six Girl Scout troops and five Brownie troops, with potential for more if more women volunteer.

Methodist Church Charle A. Hicks Roanoke Virginia Sikeston T. A. Martin North Kingshighway Harold Pitman

Elmer Poage Declares Candidacy For Fourth Ward Alderman

Elmer Poage announces his bid for fourth ward alderman in the upcoming city election. A first time candidate, Poage is a 23 year Sikes ton resident and manager of C. B. Poage & Son metal working business.

Elmer Poage Aldreman Poage Sikeston C. B. Poage & Son

Bank Official to Speak to Farm Loan Group Sikeston Meeting

The National Farm Loan Association of Sikeston holds its annual meeting March 10 in the Dunn Hotel banquet room, starting 11 am. Ralph Anderson, secretary treasurer, announces speakers including Willie Robert P Mills of the Federal Land Bank and Heartsill Banks of Wardell. Luncheon at 11:30 precedes program with music by Mesdames Poage and Canedy. Board of directors to be elected for two and three year terms. current officers Maxwell Williams and Lawrence Simpson lead the group.

National Farm Loan Association of Sikeston Dunn Hotel Sikeston Ralph Anderson Willie Robert P Mills Association Service Division Federal Land Bank of Maxwell Williams Gideon Lawrence Simpson Charleston

District Farmer Named to State Board of Education

Governor Forrest Smith appoints T A Haggard of Steele Pemiscot to the State Board of Education succeeding Charles G Ross who died. New members include Clarence H Havens Jr of Joplin replacing John H Flangan Jr and Charles F Lamkin Jr of Kansas City replacing James Nugent. Re-appointed are J E B Mitchell of St Louis and Olin Drennan of Kirksville. Mitchell and Lamkin are Democrats. others are Republicans.

T. A. Haggard Steele Pemiscot County Forrest Smith State Board of Education Charles G. Ross Caruthersville Clarence H. Havens Jr Joplin John H. Flangan Jr Charles F. Lamkin Jr Kansas City James Nugent T That

Local public works meeting details disclosed

Roy M. Johnson of Sikeston, Joe Dirnberger of Oran, George Doerr of Dexter, and assistant secretary treasurer Mrs. Doris Meldrum are named. The territory served covers Scott, New Madrid, Stoddard and Mississippi counties. Offices are in the Board of Public Works building in Sikeston. The meeting will feature annual reports from association offices.

Roy M. Johnson Sikeston Joe Dirnberger Oran George Doerr Dexter Doris Meldrum Scott New Madrid Stoddard Mississippi Board of Public Works Association

Death of McCarthy Brothers firm member at 51

Merry L. McCarthy of St Louis, 51, secretary treasurer of McCarthy Brothers Construction, helped erect Missouri Delta Community Hospital in Sikeston. He died at St Mary’s Hospital of a heart ailment. Funeral at St Roch’s, burial at Calvary. Survivors include wife Gertrude, four sons, parents, a brother, and two sisters.

Merry L. McCarthy St Louis McCarthy Brothers Construction Company Missouri Delta Community Hospital Sikeston St. Mary's Hospital St. Louis St. Roch’s Catholic Church Calvary Cemetery McCarthy Beig Rock Hill Quarry Company McCarthy-Pohl Company Missouri School of Mines Rolla Gertrude Finney McCarthy Francis John Robert Timothy Timothy McCarthy John E. McCarthy Robert S. Carr Fort Myers Fla Sidney L James Rye N. Y

Promotion for Former Sikeston Man

Robert H Mow, former Sikeston resident and son of Mr and Mrs Robert D Mow, 409 North Kingshighway, has been appointed director of industrial and public relations for A B Chance Company in Centralia Missouri. He has risen from office manager to industrial relations director and now heads employee and public relations as a board member. He previously worked with Berry Palmer and Day in Sikeston and is married to Ann Beck.

Robert H Mow Sikeston Robert D. Mow North Kingshighway A. B. Chance Company Centralia Mo Mow The Chance Company J In Sikeston Berry, Palmer and Day M. M. Beck College At Vernon Ann Beck

Mayfield Seeks Twentieth Term as Sikeston Alderman

Loomis Mayfield announces candidacy for alderman in Sikeston's second ward. He has served the ward since April 1929 with a record of progress and city economy.

Loomis Mayfield Sikeston Mayfield

Eight Criminal Cases Set for Scott County Circuit Court

Eight criminal cases are slated for trial when the Scott county circuit court opens in Benton next Monday. Defendants include True Wharton, charged with the hammer slaying of his mother near Oran last summer, with Geo W Kirk appointed as Wharton's defense attorney. Other cases involve manslaughter charges against Otto Leonard, juvenile delinquency filings against Gary and Jerry Holloway, careless and reckless driving against Joseph Darwin Williams and James Powell, burglary and larceny against Ed Bruce, and grand larceny against F L Barerrick. Twenty divorce suits are also scheduled for trial.

Scott County Benton True Wharton Oran Atty Geo. W Kirk Wharton Otto Leonard Gary Holloway Jerry Holloway Joseph Darwin Williams James Powell Ed Bruce F. L. Barerick

Lair's Endures Fifty Years of Trusted Home Furnishings

The ad suggests LAIR'S has served steady customers and their families for fifty years, highlighting longstanding trust in home furnishing needs. It evokes a durable, reliable local business identity without detailing specific products or events.

Lair’s

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