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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1939
Page
3
Kirk McCoy Hardware Co offers a selection of garden seeds and related supplies for customers seeking to start or enhance home gardening efforts.
The column lists varied local social activity including Charles Boyce’s successful tonsillectomy in Cape Girardeau, trips to Miami and California cities, family visits in Blytheville and St Louis, and numerous weekend hospitality events. Several residents report illnesses with flu, hospital care, or convalescence, alongside ongoing purchases and sales notes and a one cent sale at Kirk McCoy Hardware.
The Woman's Civic Club met Tuesday afternoon at the public library and endorsed Front street widening resolutions presented by John Sikes and Conly Purcell of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The club aims to boost attendance as a campaign progresses, with winners to entertain losers at the May meeting. Delux picture books purchased from recent fundraisers were displayed in the reading room. A food sale plan was discussed by the ways and means committee for Saturday, March 15. Mrs Wal Sharp presided. Mrs Elmer Poage gave a talk and intelligence test with prizes awarded to several members. Hostesses Mesdames Gene Patashnick Louis Flewelling and Glenn Matthews Jr. provided refreshments with Saint Patrick motif.
Sikeston Kiwanis Club holds regular dinner at Hotel Marshall with R Harper in charge of the program and President Earl Allen leading the business session. A high school debate on United States alliance with Great Britain featured team members Gwendolyn Kirk Mary Louise Montgomery Elwood Taylor and Eddie Crear under coach Garland Parker. John Sikes attended as a guest representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Front Street widening proposition. Additional guests included Mrs E Crear Mrs M E Montgomery Mrs Geo Kirk C M Taylor and R Streigel.
At a Thursday Lions Club meeting in the Young building with Boy Scout Troop 43 as guests, the Front street widening project was endorsed. At the Palace Cafe luncheon the club also endorsed H. B. Masterson for governor of Lions clubs in District 26 A, with Jesse Miles and Mr. Kahn of Hayti as luncheon guests. Ralph Potashnick presided.
Thirty Junior Chamber of Commerce members attended the Tuesday night dinner at the Palace Cafe. Tom Logan, president, led the business session while John Sikes outlined plans to widen Front Street for absent members. Sikeston high school boys’ glee club provided entertainment.
Mrs Wallard Bennett was appointed captain of the guards by Mrs Dean Marshall president of the Woman's Benefit Association at a recent meeting. Cheer committee chairmen were appointed: Mrs Elijah Inman ward one Mrs John Young ward two Mrs Neal Kornegger ward three and Mrs Willard Bennett ward four. The next meeting will be Monday night March 15 at the I O O F hall on North Kingshighway. Mr and Mrs Elmer Tribble were guests of Mr and Mrs M Gresham Tuesday night while en route to Jefferson City from Memphis where they had been visiting the former's brother in Sikeston.
In cooperation with the American Legion Auxiliary of Missouri the Sikeston unit at 2 a meeting held Tuesday night at the home of Mrs H E Docley voted to buy an acre of pine trees for the memorial park near Salem Mo part of the government's reforestation projects Mrs Wm A Smith president presided over the meeting with twenty members present.
Mrs. Ralph Anderson, head of the Woman's Club program, will give an organ recital on Tuesday afternoon March 13 at her North Kingshighway home. The recital follows a brief club business session led by Mrs. M. Hollenbeck, the club president. Hosts for the afternoon are Mrs. C. A. Cook, Mrs. Jas. Revil, and Mrs. J. R. Nolen.
Miss Alma Harris will host the Kingshighway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Saturday afternoon March 11 at the home of her sister Mrs Walter J. Clymer. Miss Aduda McCord will lead the program with the topic Present Day Problems.
Members of the Eastern Star Chapter hold a St Patrick's Day party this evening in the IOOF hall. Entertainment committee members include Mesdames Converse Malcolm McMullin and Burns. Guests are limited to members. St Anne's Altar Society to host a card party at the parish wall on St Patrick's Day March 17.
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