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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
12
Members of the Woman's Club conduct an auction on Tuesday afternoon March 28 at Mrs. J W Foley's home 604 Park Avenue. Each member urged to attend and bring a guest plus an article for the auction block. Tea hostesses are Mesdames Ralph Williams G A Dempster and M E Montgomery.
The Auxiliary of the American Legion met at Dunn Coffee Shop on Tuesday night with president Mrs C Cummins leading the business program. Nineteen members attended and the group voted to buy books for the public library, provide clothing for three Easter children, donate 1 to the scholarship fund, 5 to the Red Cross Club mobile unit, and 10 to the local Red Cross. Hostesses were Mesdames C L Blanton B B Tatum and T A Slack.
Miss Eunice Jean Hopkins of Neenah Wisconsin and Aviation Cadet Ambrose B Plucker of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics will wed at Concordia Lutheran Church on Saturday April 1 at 4 P M. Pastor G C Schramm will solemnize. Maid of honor is Miss Doris Geske and best man is Dalton Plucker. Out of town guests include both families.
Miss Evelyn Dye daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Dye district farmers and Franklin Struwe son of Mr and Mrs Fred Struwe of Sikeston will marry at the Methodist Church on April 9 at 2 30 PM Rev E W Bartley will solemnize the ceremony A reception will follow at the Bartleys North street home The couple will take a two week wedding trip and reside on William street Miss Dye works in the J C Penney Co office Mr Struwe is a teller at the Bank of Sikeston
Invitations announce the wedding of Miss Mary Emeline Applegate of Jefferson City Missouri and William Miles Oakerson Jr of the US Army. The ceremony will be at the Methodist church in Jefferson City at 3 PM on Saturday. Miss Applegate is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ranney G Applegate former Sikeston residents known for charm and scholastic achievements.
Miss Vernice Howard and George Gillis of Sikeston were married Saturday night March 18 at the home of the officiating minister Rev. J. T. Self. Mr. and Mrs Howard Coates served as attendants and the couple will reside in Sikeston.
Eleanor Roosevelt named best dressed woman in journalism by Fashion Art Design Inc. The group also selects five other women in politics, motion pictures, opera and literature, including Clare Boothe Luce, Ellen Drew, Vivian Della Chiesa, Michael Stone, and Ann Delafield. Roosevelt cited for dignified, simple, appropriate attire in 1943.
Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a March 29 basketball game between M I A classes 44 H and 44 I at the armory to fund the summer softball program. Eleven members and two guests attended the bi monthly meeting at the Dunn Hotel.
Sikeston Lions Club luncheon heard James Kevil and E L Corbin of the C F McMullin Estate discuss hybrid seed corn history and genetics in Southeast Missouri. Ed Berry presided. W S Corrigan spoke on the Scott County Wildlife League and invited Snows Club members to join. A $15 Red Cross War Fund donation was approved. French and the speakers were guests.
High school music pupils under Miss Helen Campbell and Robert Head performed at the Sikeston Kiwanis Ladies Night event. Kiwani queens and women friends attended, as the club announced a Dunn Hotel gathering at 6:20 PM tomorrow night.
Members of the Veterans Auxiliary of Foreign Wars will meet at the USO center Wednesday afternoon March 29 to elect officers for the coming year. It was erroneously announced last week that the meeting would be held yesterday. Mrs. Roy Wagner is president of the group.
Herman E Niswonger, Boy Scout field executive, and L M Standley left this afternoon for Jefferson City to attend a Boy Scout conference. Thirty four Scout leaders of the Southeast Missouri Area are expected to attend the conference. Sikeston will be represented by George W Kirk already in Jefferson City for the Constitutional Convention as delegate from Scott County.
Future Magazine lists ten honored men including Major Joe Foss a Guadalcanal ace with 26 downed planes. Also named are Richard Tregaskis the foreign correspondent and six civilians plus leaders from Kaiser Oregon Shipbuilding and General Mills. The group includes Lt Col William Darby organizer of the first American Ranger battalion and Howard Chase of General Mills.
The Woman's Civic Club leads a Clean Plate Campaign tied to Food for Freedom in Sikeston grade schools. A poster contest and a second contest offer eight prizes totaling $100 each for first and second places at South Grade School and Bailey School, running from Monday to Friday, March 31.
The Sikeston hospital took in several patients this week, including 13-year-old Kewaunee youth Billy Nowell, Mrs Mary Watson, Miss Audrey Miller, and Mrs Lettie Foust of Sikeston. George Bragg of Morehouse suffered a hand injury at Himmelberger-Harrison Manufacturing. amputation unlikely. Albert Phegley, 58, of Vanduser sustained a compound leg fracture when his foot was caught in wagon wheel spokes. he is under treatment. Other admissions noted.
This week lists Joan Reid of Matthews Missouri and Mrs Lawrence Rettig, Sikeston, with treatments described as medical. Ivan Frost near Sikeston is noted for medical concerns, along with Mrs Geneva Griffith of Sikeston undergoing medical care.
New arrivals include two girls born at Sikeston General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Jack Coleman and Mr and Mrs Jim Shaw near Sikeston. George Franklin Fadler born March 15 to Mr and Mrs Lester Fadler. March 16 births continue for Howard Ward and Henry Cope families at Sikeston hospital. Read the ads theyre news.
Early Malcolm of Sikeston enters the race for Sheriff of Scott County at eight years old. He has long backed the Democratic party and plans an active campaign. He is married with three children, and after three years at Standard Oil, has spent his life farming and running a small dairy operation.
The Scott county chapter of the American Red Cross reports a March 1 on hand balance of 2535 dollars 11 cents with 2280.39 for the general chapter and 24872 for the Junior Red Cross Service Fund. February receipts include 20491 for the Junior Red Cross Service Fund 18.25 repaid advances to service men and 2030.25 from the War Fund. Disbursements totaled 961.71 including 54654 for home service and aid to ex service men 101.91 for civilian relief 19.33 for supplies and transport costs 144.09 for salaries and administrative expenses and 149.84 for telephone and telegraph costs.
A reader argues that ration points cannot compensate a soldier's wife or mother for their sacrifices, stressing that points fail to buy essentials or ensure fair sustenance for dependents.
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