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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1956
Page
7
The Legion and Auxiliary held a 37th birthday dinner for the Legion. The event featured remarks by leaders and noted affiliations with local units, marking decades of service and community ties. A birthday cake was shared as part of the celebration.
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Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of VI Harold Kishme Thursday and elected new officers for the coming year. Mrs J Ko Robertson was chosen president with Nipbach Tope Ji as vice president and Ths Herbert Kindred as recording secretary. Mis H E Reuber named treasurer, and Vis Mulen Jones as dues treasurer. The group will again sponsor the Scout Troop and postpone a program on pictures. A social with refreshments concluded the meeting.
The Sikeston Junior Band will perform its annual spring concert at Sikeston High School Friday evening at 7 o clock. The program includes overtures, marches, and selections by the seventh and eighth graders from the Artport School and under the direction of KRoeh Collins, district music supervisor. The public is invited to attend. accompanist Mr Col dims will join the band for a musical showcase.
Bertrand Mi and Mrs Penny Wicker celebrated a sixtieth wedding anniversary with family from St. Louis and Granite City and Detroit. They hosted open house with coffee and cake as friends and relatives gathered.
Southeast Missouri Kennel Club members heard guest speaker Larsen recount a Denmark trip in August. He described smorgasbord dining on a ferry, visits to Assisi Rome and Switzerland, and reflections on St Bernard breeds used for sledding. Refreshments followed social hour.
Kearndall Stallings son of Mr and Mrs Thatou Stallings of 916 Palo part apited in the Poder and Music contest in Cape Girardeau on Saturday and won a scholarship to the Egyptian State Camp at DuQuoin, announced today by Keith Collins director of Sikeston schools. Stallings horn solo won the honor for him.
The Commercial Department at Sthesten High School receives two modern telephones with a central bell to teach students proper dialing tone and courteous usage. The instructor can ring, listen, and monitor conversations to illustrate the telephone as a key business and social tool in education and daily life.
Admission notes list patients at The Mais soul Delta Community Hospital Sikeston March 9 including Piints admitted and Sikeston area names. Discharges dated March 9 include Jack Smith Gideon Terry Vananer Canalou Bonne Burton Sikeston Tarn along with numerous Sikeston residents and staff notes.
Dr and Mrs Nat Snider and daughter visited Mrs Snider's aunt Mis J HO Herring in Wyatt. Mr and Mrs Charles Kennedy and sons from Manchester Moy were weekend guests of her parents. Kenneth Clark of St Louis visited his mother and joined her to St Louis for her 52nd birthday. Numerous relatives and friends clustered at homes in Cap Girardeau, Sikeston, Morehouse, and surrounding towns for dinners, shopping, and Sunday visits.
Weekend reports from Wissouri Delta Community Hospital include two emergency cases and a traffic accident. Jack Richarias, 31, of Stheston, was treated for facial lacerations and discharged after injury by a black scarf? Nellie Ross, 46, Sikeston, sustained injuries in a one car incident and was discharged after treatment.
The Busy Bee Club met on Wednesday afternoon with all members present. Miss Frasteel 319 Vitema Street attended. Members discussed plans to prepare articles for needy purposes. The next meeting will be held with Miss Chair 316 He'en. Refreshments were served by the hostess.
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