King’s Highway D A R chapter organized in 1914
Mrs C A Cook traced the history of the King’s Highway Chapter D A R at its regular meeting in the home of Mrs Frank W Van Horne. Charter members included C A Cook E P Crowe Jennie Green G B Greer Emma Kendall Laura Smith H L Smith Frances Tanner Anna Winchester Lydia Chaney Audrey Chaney. First officers: Cook regent Crowe vice regent Kendall registrar Winchester secretary Greer treasurer Chaney historian. They voted a $5 Red Cross donation and noted Eglena Ruth Scott of New London as State Citizenship Pilgrimage winner with a $100 war bond prize. The program by Arch Russell featured Ozarks, piano solo by Dot Matthews, and guest Jeanne Jackson with others attending. A birthday cake with thirty candles marked the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Cook
King’s Highway
Daughters of the American Revolution
Frank W. van Horne
Cook
G. B. McFarlane
E. P. Crowe
Jennie Green
G. B
Eglena Ruth Scott
New London
Washington
Arch Russell
Ozarks
Dot Matthews
Rachmaninoff
Jeanne Jackson
W. W. Kingsbury
Anna Winchester
van Horne
Women’s Chamber donation aids Scott county lunch fund
The Women’s Junior Chamber of Commerce gave 25 dollars on Tuesday to the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored lunch fund. The money will feed young men at the embarkation center before induction. VFW Commander Claude B. Turner and post members thank the group. The Auxiliary plans weekly Friday meetings in the surgical dressing room to make bandages.
March anniversaries observed by quartet
Misses Lydia and Audrey Chaney hosted a March dinner honoring relatives with birthdays in March. Kate Harris is 84 today. Dr. H L Smith marked his anniversary March 13. Porter Kendall and E P Crowe of Dexter have March 14 and 18 anniversaries. Guests included O E Kendall and Linn Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Audrey Chaney
Kate Harris
H. L. Smith
Porter Kendall
E. P. Crowe
Dexter
O. E. Kendall
Kendall
Linn Smith
Dr. Smith
Skepted club urged to sponsor Sikeston youth council
T M Travelstead Sikeston Grade School principal and Lions Club Cub Master challenged the Woman's Club to sponsor a youth council to organize Brownies Intermediate Brownies Senior Girl Scouts Cub Packs and Boy Scout troops. He noted only 5 Boy Scout troops and 2 Cub Packs serving 165 Scouts and urged broader leadership training. The meeting also voted to bazaar bake sale on March 28 donate 10 to Red Cross and 10 in defense stamps, reported War Loan success 15818 in bonds sold and announced book review April 11 by Mrs. Ray Keller with St Patrick theme notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
T. M. Travelstead
South
Lions
Woman's Club
Library
Travelstead
Missouri
M. C. Mill
Arch S. Russell
J. Wm. Foley
Ways and Means
G. A. Dempster
Red Cross
Jefferson City
B. F. Blanton
Federated Clubs
Hotel Jefferson
St. Louis
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for March 21
The Auxiliary of the American Legion will gather at the Dunn Hotel Coffee shop on Tuesday night March 21 at 8 o'clock with president Mrs C C Cummins in charge. Helpers for entertainment include Mrs C L Blanton Mrs T A Slack and Mrs B B Tatum. Business visitors in Cape Girardeau Tuesday included Mesdames W O Carroll Chris Francis J Wm Foley and J M Pitman. Miss Doris Seeble of Memphis visited last weekend with Miss Mary Lou Swanagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Dunn Hotel
C. C. Cummins
C. L. Blanton
T. A. Slack
B. B. Tatum
Mesdames
W. O. Carroll
Chris Francis
J. Wm. Foley
J. M. Pitman
Cape Girardeau
Doris Seeble
Memphis
Mary Lou Swanagon
Throop Throop Wedding at Blytheville March 9
Miss Kathryn Binford daughter of S L Binford Puxico and Staff Sergeant J C Throop son of M Throop Sikeston wed at Blytheville Methodist Church with Rev Wilford officiating on Thursday afternoon March 9. Attendants Ruth Townsend Mildred Foster Cpl Britt Chism. Bride a Morehouse high school graduate and Missouri Institute of Aeronautics employee. Groom a Matthews high school graduate serving with the armed forces at Camp Barkley Texas. Mrs Throop resides at Mc Mullin apartments Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Binford
S. L. Binford
Puxico
J. C. Throop
Mark Throop
Sikeston
Blytheville
Ark
Wilford
Ruth Townsend
Mildred Foster
Cpl
Britt Chism
Fort Knox
Kiwanis Club hears Rev Orear on We Build motto
Sikeston Kiwanis Club heard Rev H Orear of Poplar Bluff former Sikeston Methodist pastor speak on the Kiwanis motto We Build. Scout Troop 41 members urged attendance at the March 31 Scout circus at the armory. Directors donated 15 to the Red Cross and planned Ladies Night for March 17 with St Patrick's program at Dunn Hotel. C D Matthews II received a parting gift as he enters armed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Orear
Poplar Bluff
Sikeston Methodist Church
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Orear
Kiwanis
Billy Warren
Bobby Dye
Scout Troop 41
Armory
Board of Directors
Red Cross
St. Patrick's Day
Dunn Hotel
C.D. Matthews II
Armed Services
Holy Spirit Subject At Tanner Street Church
The Tanner Street Church of God plans morning sermons on The Evidence of the Holy Spirit by Rev. H. Mc Donough at 11 o clock next Sunday and an evening message Why You Should Be Sanctified at 7 45. Sunday school starts at 10 with Hubert Keasler. prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 45. Baby Chix approved and pullorum tested by Miner Hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Street Church of God
H. McDonough
Oran Railroad Agent and Morley Girl Wed
Miss Mary Faye Dennis daughter of Morley residents and A M Eachus son of Ste. Genevieve residents were married by Rev. Anderson on Friday March 10 at Morley. The bride is a Morley High School graduate noted for basketball. The groom, a Missouri Pacific agent at Oran, will reside there with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Faye Dennis
W. C. Dennis
Morley
A. M. Eachus
Arthur Eachus
Ste. Genevieve
Anderson
Don Dennis
Eachus
Morley High School
Bachus
Central High School
Cape Girardeau
Frisco Lines
Missouri Pacific Railroads Company
Oran
Dinner Sunday Honored Uncle Bill Marshall
Mrs J W Marshall hosted a Sunday dinner in Sikeston for her husband known as Uncle Bill who on March 13 joined the octogenarian group and marked his 80th birthday. Attendees included his brother J D Marshall, sister Mrs Fred Horath and others from Effingham Dexter Sikeston St Louis and family. Letters from nephews in the Marines and Army were read as additional gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Marshall
Bill
Sikeston
Mr. Marshall
J. D. Marshall
Fred Horath
Marshall
Horath
Cpl
Jean Wilson
Marines
South Pacific
Pvt
Grayden Horath
U. S. Army
Aleutians
H G Sharp attends Chevrolet post war planning meeting
H G Sharp of the Mitchell Sharpe Chevrolet Co. returned Tuesday from Kansas City where he attended a regional meeting of the Chevrolet post war planning committee. The gathering included two delegates from each zone and a final meeting will be held in Detroit soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Sharp
Mitchell- Sharpe Chevrolet Co
Kansas City
Chevrolet
Mr. Sharpe
Memphis
Detroit
Busy meeting of Sikeston Women’s Junior Chamber group
Sikeston Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce members began Red Cross knitting at Mrs. Ralph Tucker's home. Eleven members and three guests attended. The group, teaching Navy sweaters, invited all young women to join. They voted to donate 25 to the Red Cross War Fund and 25 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for refreshments to draftees leaving Benton for Jefferson Barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Woman's Junior Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
Ralph Tucker
Helen Virginia Keith
Edna Pinnell
Howard Dunaway
Helen Prokes
Orville Taylor
Mesdames Herschel Tyer
Harry Hancock
Elvis Nickles
Mary Keaton
Kathryn Carter
Duke Weidemann
Neva Mae Taylor
Wayne Dickson
Doris Ragains
The
Red Cross War Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Benton
Jefferson Barracks
Lions Hear Talk by Air Forces Captain
Capt. Joseph Di Salvo of the Army Air Forces spoke at the Sikeston Lions Club luncheon about his Tunisia Italy and England service. He flew 48 missions in the European theater. Tech Sgt. G R Brandon joined as a recruiting team guest. Twenty four members attended. The club referred Red Cross donation to the finance committee. No report on the proposed rat eradication program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph di Salvo
Army Air Forces
Sikeston
Tunisia
Italy
England
Sikeston Lions Club
di Salvo
Lions Club
Tech
G. R. Brandon
Red Cross
Family Sedan Destroyed By Grass Fire Tuesday
A grass fire behind a Park Avenue garage destroyed the family's 1940 Oldsmobile sedan as neighbors spotted the blaze. Mrs. E R Taft slept through the incident until the fire department contained it. Insurance partially covers the loss. replacing the car is the pressing concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
E. R. Taft
O. T. Elder
Fire from Burning Rubbish Destroys Coal Shed
A fire Tuesday afternoon caused by burning grass and rubbish destroyed a coal shed at the rear of Mrs. W. R. Burks residence on Trotter Street. A second grass fire on Taylor Avenue caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Burks
Trotter Street
Taylor Avenue
Scouts Seek Large Attend at Sikeston Circus
Sikeston District Boy Scout executive Herman Niswonger urged the public to attend the Boy Scout circus at the Sikeston National Guard Armory on Friday night March 31, stressing a big turnout over profit and promising a full view of Scouting’s work for boys. The notice concludes by promoting Baby Chickens from Miner Hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Niswonger
Sikeston
Niswonger
Sikeston National
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Women’s Chamber OF Commerce
Youth Council
Federated Clubs of the
Ninth District
Presbyterian Church
George Haskins
Malden
Ray Keller
Cairo
Mesdames Jas. Kevil
Jack Bowman
Calvin Greer
BE l L. Corbin
Bert Rowe
St. Patricks Day
Rowe
Legion Auxiliary
Missouri Discount Corporation
Keith
Phive
Throop-Binford
Rev. Grear
Kiwanis Club
Tanner Street
Miner Hatchery
Oran Railroad
Uncle Bill” Marshall
AIR Forces
Agency
Center Street
Life — Farm Insurance
A Se. Penney CO
Herald
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