Junior Apollo Group hosts social meeting at public library
The Junior Apollo Group held its monthly meeting in the public library auditorium Monday night with many members and visitors. Mrs C. B Poage led the gathering. The Junior orchestra directed by Robi Head performed several selections. Girl Scouts Troop No 1 under Mrs A. Martin showcased folk dances including the English gavotte waltz polka and the Portland Fancy. Alice Martin presides over the Junior musicians.
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Apollo
Public Library
C. B Poage
Robi
Girl Scouts
A. Martin
Portland
Alice Martin
Woman's Club Holds Last Spring Meeting at Russell Home
The Woman's Club will hold its final spring meeting next Thursday at Mrs Arch Russell's home with Mesdames Ray Marsh Gid Daniel B F Blanton G W H Presnell M M Beck and C A Cook as assistant hostesses A covered dish luncheon will be served This annual affair includes a program by R A Harper featuring L M Standley on Sikeston Teentown A brief business session will elect a president and secretary and Mrs Russell will resign due to impaired health.
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Woman's Club
Arch Russell
Ray Marsh
Gid Daniel
B. F. Blanton
G. W. H. Presnell
M. M Beck
C. A. Cook
Russell
R. A. Harper
L. M. Standley
Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Ground School Secretary to Wed Flight Instructor
Miss Louise Dowdy, secretary at the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics ground school, travels to Dallas to wed OQ KE Gerrett, former local flight instructor now with the Air Transport Command in Dallas.
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Louise Dowdy
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics Inc
Dallas
Texas
KE. Gerrett
Air Transport Command
Engagement of Miss Sikes and Lieut Tanner Announced
Mr and Mrs W H Sikes announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Mary Jane Sikes to Lieut Charles S Tanner son of Mr and Mrs Sayers Tanner with no wedding plans yet. Miss Sikes a 1939 high school graduate and Stephens College alumna later attended Juilliard and now works at Rockefeller Center New York. Lieut Tanner a Sikeston High School graduate and former Missouri student left college to join the service and is awaiting sea duty as a senior flight officer aboard a cruiser.
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W. H Sikes
Mary Jane Sikes
Charles S. Tanner
Sayers Tanner
Sikes
Stephens College
Columbia
Sigma Gamma Gamma
University of Missour
University
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Tanner
Naval Reserve Base
Robertson Field
St. Louis
Air Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
N. Y
Legionnaires oppose government controls plan
The American Legion's national executive committee backed a postwar planning commission report urging the rapid end of government economic controls, provided the move does not risk harming the economy.
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American Legion
Organization
Postwar Planning Commission
Rats in Greater Germany Cited by Voelkischer Beobachter
The Voelkischer Beobachter reports an estimated 80 million rats in Greater Germany, attributed to Adolf Hitler's newspaper, outlining a startling pest figure amid wartime coverage and propaganda efforts.
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Greater
Germany
The
Voelkischer Beobachter
Adolf Hitler
Kiwanis Observes Canada Goodwill Week Across Nations
Kiwanis International marks United States Canada Goodwill Week April 23 29 praising mutual goodwill and cooperation between the two nations. President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King laud cross border friendship and joint efforts toward victory and peace while monuments along the border symbolize enduring ties.
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Kiwanis Internationals
United States-Canada
Roosevelt
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
W.L. Mackenzie King
King
New Reporter for Sikeston Standard
Elmer Brose of St. Louis has assumed his new duties as reporter for the Sikeston Standard and is making his home at the residence of Mrs. A. C. Waters. Brose succeeds Glen Kehr, who has joined the Navy. Fire engines are said to have been invented by Ctesibus in 250 B. C.
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Elmer Brose
St. Louis
The
Sikeston Standard
A. C. Waters
Brose
Glen Kehr
Navy
Ctesibus
Girls Sextet Performs at Sikeston Kiwanis Dinner
Old Southern Music directed by Mrs. H. E. Reuber was sung by a six member girls ensemble at the Sikeston Kiwanis club dinner in the Dunn Hotel last Friday. The group featured Dorothy Matthews Barbara Canady Peggy Lair Suzanne Lindley Joanne Botter and Audrey Aldrich with solos duets quartets and piano and accordion numbers. Reuber closed with Ole Man River. Kiwanians plan another meeting on Friday night May 5.
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H. E. Reuber
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Dunn Hotel
Dorothy Matthews
Barbara Canedy
Peggy Lair
Suzanne Lindley
Joanne Botter
Audrey Aldrich
Legion Auxiliary Regular Meeting Held Tuesday
The Auxiliary of the American Legion met Tuesday night at the Palace Cafe with president Mrs. C. C. Cummins in charge. War Activity chairwoman Mrs. C. L. Blanton reported eight crib blanket linings completed and a quilt donated to the widow of a World War veteran whose home was destroyed by fire. Hostesses for the social hour were Mrs. C. E. Golladay, Mrs. Ida Bone, and Mrs. Ethel Armstrong.
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Auxiliary of the American Legion
Palace Cafe
C. C. Cummins
C. L. Blanton
C. E Golladay
Ida Bone
Ethel Armstrong
Advertising Praised In War On Inflation
President Roosevelt lauds the War Advertising Council for its role in fighting inflation. A letter released this week notes the cost of living index has declined in the year since the hold-the-line order. The council runs an educational program using donated ad space in 480 magazines with 92 million readers and is complemented by insurance company ads reaching 30 million readers.
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Roosevelt
War Advertising Council
Kennett Woman Killer Found Insane in Court
Mary Henson, 27, mother of two, was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a Dunklin county circuit court jury after a trial for the ax murder of her mother, Mrs Henry Lell, at a Kennett area farm home on January 15. The defendant allegedly struck Mrs Lell with an ax during a dispute over plans to attend a local nightclub. The stepfather, who came upon the scene, was struck a glancing blow but unharmed as Henson fled toward Kennett and was later arrested.
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Mary Henson
Dunklin County
Henry Lell
Lell
Kennett
Henson
Hospital Notes From Sikeston General Hospital
Mrs Hardin Garner of Charter Oak and Mrs Wm Gruen of near Sikeston receive medical care this week. Dolly Brashear of Morley is treated for a broken hip from a home fall April 29. Charles Voltz of Canaloa had an appendectomy at the local hospital on May 1.
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Hardin Garner
Charter Oak
Wm. Gruen
Sikeston
Dolly Brashear
Morley
Charles Voltz
Canaloa
New Arrivals and Flood Aid Ask Congress
New arrivals from Matthews and Sikeston include a son born May 1 at Sikeston General Hospital to Mr and Mrs C L Winters and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Cord Grissom both of Matthews. Twin sons born to Mr and Mrs Floy Pearcy of Sikeston on May 1. Marvin Gale born April 20 to Mr and Mrs J B Wyatt of Sikeston. Congress was asked to fund flood relief with farmers eligible for aid from a 15 million dollar appropriation, as invaders report 677 Japanese dead at Hollandia through April 30 including four enemy airfields captured.
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C L Winters
Matthews
Sikeston General Hospital
Cord Grissom
Sikeston Hospital
Floy Pearcy
Sikeston
J. B. Wyatt
Marvin Gale
Congress
Mississippi
Rep. Cannon
Missour
Hollandia
Thylanding
Peach Trees Need Spraying Despite Poor Weather
In the district, insects have weakened peach trees after a wet past month. Wade Tucker recommends spraying as essential, citing a mixture of Zinc Sulphate, Arsenic of Lead, hydrated lime, wettable sulphur, and water to combat curculio and brown rot.
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Wade Tucker
Camacho Ends Mexico Siesta With All-Day Workday
Mexico City reports that a presidential decree by Manuel Avila Camacho ends the siesta starting June 1. Stores will no longer close for midday breaks. most businesses move to a continuous 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. schedule. Only multi-shift enterprises are exempt.
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Mexico City
Siesta
Mexico
Foreign Office
Manuel Avila Camacho
Hoover to Address Republicans at National Convention
Former President Hoover and Rep. Clare Booth Luce will address the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Spangler announced the speakers to unify conservative and liberal party factions as Hoover’s name links to a Dewey presidential boom. English peaches retail in London at $1.50 to $4.25 per fruit.
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Herbert Hoover
Clare Booth Luce
Connecticut
Chicago
Harrison . Spangler
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Luce
Wendell L. Willkie
Home Canning Guide Reissued By University of Missouri
Extension Circular 490 A promotes home canning as a way to ensure year round food supplies and balanced meals. It details jar equipment, rubber rings, lids and sealing methods for four lid types, plus processing steps and safety notes. Also notes Gripsholm war prisoner exchange sailing to Barcelona May 17 and repatriates arriving New York in early June under safe conduct.
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University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Gripsholm
Germany
Barcelona
Spain
New York
Toads Help Gardeners by Controlling Pests
The note praises toads as allies in the garden for destroying cutworms and other pests while noting the capitol in Washington has 679 windows.
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Capitol
Washington
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