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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
9
Residents of Princeton Vanduser and nearby areas are mentioned in social notes. The piece lists visits, travels, birthdays, and gatherings, including Murs Sresth relatives, Murrell reads birthday party attendances, and local outings to Memphis Murray and Arcadia. Multiple names, places, and events highlight community ties and weekend activities.
Ben Jansen toured Cape Girardeau on business while many Oran residents hosted visitors. Virginia Brown and Kathleen Gateley stayed with local families. Maurine Gateley and Jessie Jansen joined Morley and Cape Girardeau gatherings. The piece notes multiple Friday and Sunday visitations among families from Oran Chaffee Morley and nearby towns.
Miss Margaret Leisennorn spent the week end in St Louis with relatives. Mr and Mrs Roe Hill spent Sunday near Tanner with Mr and Mrs Alfred Hill. A large number of citizens from Matthews attended the air circus in Sikeston Sunday. Miss Pauline Kennedy of Charter Oak is spending the week with
Conoco products are listed with multiple seller locations across Missouri and nearby towns. Notable sellers include Schrader station on S Kingshighway, Schroff & Aufdenberg, Archie Cook on S Kingshighway and Highway 6, Noxall stores in Noxall IO, Spann Vanduser, DeField Station East Prairie, Brake Auto Service in Charleston, Kluge's Hill on Highway 61, and Oran and Morehouse outlets.
M F Anderson of Sikeston visited friends Sunday. Ralph Darby and Hattie Fllis of Cape Girardeau guest of relatives here. W W Smith and M F Pell transacted business in Cape Girardeau Monday. Mr and Mrs W W Pell of Cape Girardeau transacted business at Commerce Saturday. Bertie Moore Davis of Cairo IL guests of A H Anderson. Teresa Carroll of Cape Girardeau visited Mrs Jennie Worsley Sunday. Chris Claussen of Tmo guests at Bondurant home Sunday. M F Pell and daughter Jane spent time with friends at Matthews. Marvey Moore of Benton community visited at Commerce Sunday. Sunshine Circle birthday party at Mrs Dave Vinson’s last week. G V Windmuller of Los Angeles returned home after visiting parents here. John Penn and Clyde Daily of St Louis and Gipin of Matthews were dinner guests of Arthur Penn. Emma Beardslee visited friends in Sikeston Tuesday. Lucille McDonough spent days in St Louis. Roy Kilmer of Dexter guest of his mother Mrs Mary Harris Sunday. R L Harrison and son Jack of Benton guests of Mrs Mary Harris Sunday. Church of God youth rally at Doe Run last Friday and Saturday. Harry Tomlinson of Cape Girardeau and J E Smith hosted guests Wednesday. Billa Smith spent days at Chaffee with Doc Smith and relatives. M L Taylor and daughter L E Bowman of St Louis guests of Mrs V BaLaVal at Chaffee Saturday. Annie Beardslee and daughter Emma visited Mrs Bertie Davis and relatives in Commerce Thursday. Joe Leslie of Sikeston and grandmother Lutie P Leslie hosted dinner last Sunday. Priscilla Coleman of
Evelyn Porter spent the weekend in Sikeston with friends. Mr and Mrs Joe Porter of Chaffee were guests Sunday afternoon of Mr and Mrs W Porter. Rev Herbert Oliver of Canaloa preached at the local church Sunday night. Mr and Mrs James Lamar and daughters attended church services at Jackson last Sunday. Harry Lynn of Canalea and Louis Kern transacted business at Dexter last Sunday. Beatrice Adcock of Diehlstadt is spending this week with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Chester Stafford. Lois Johnson Robert Willis and Paul Freed were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Doyle Foster and Clodine Mathis. Daniel Fletcher and daughter Mrs Mable Thomas were called to Decatur TL last week to attend funeral services for the former’s nephew Clarence Fletcher. En route home they visited Mrs Grace Cox in Edwardsville Ill. Senath Luther McWhirter 52 died in a Paragould Ark hospital following injuries from a highway incident near Senath.
Rev W E Forsythe of Commerce met with the Morehouse Methodist pastor Rev M H Markley and church members to plan a vacation school for Morehouse children. Seven of ten proposed projects were to be developed including harmonica playing dramatization and a three foot square model of Solomon's temple. Eleven sessions begin May 29 with a similar program planned for Bernie starting May 15.
Canalou residents reported visits to Lilbourn and Poplar Bluff, with trips to Cape Girardeau and Sheridan for gatherings. West Lake area families hosted relatives from East Chicago, Ill. and Moore family reunions linked to Cape Girardeau. The city clerk noted a letter about a city wide street improvement project in Canalou pending labor availability for grading and graveling all streets.
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