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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
4
Alva Jones of Lilbourn and Arly Jones visited relatives while Mrs. V. O. Strickland hosted a party. Numerous locals hosted and visited across Lilbourn Parma Cape Girardeau and beyond with church services, a birthday dinner, and Evangelist preaching announced for Canalou and nearby towns.
Miss Betty Van Noy near Canalou spent Monday night with Miss Jane Averett. Mr and Mrs Sonny Poe Canalou spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs D D Garner. Mr and Mrs Everett Hessling and children visited friends near Sikeston last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Speedy Walden Portageville spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs C V Garner. Mr and Mrs Wiley Garner Lilbourn were guests of Mr and Mrs C V Garner last Monday. Mr and Mrs W F Fitzgerald Blytheville and Mr and Mrs John Mick Canalea were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs L J Garner.
Myles Stone traveled to Ash Hill on business. Joyce Northcutt returns to St. Louis for school. Roscoe Reynolds and children visited C. R. James in Essex. R H Ramsey and L. Merrick attended a Morehouse show. Lloyd Merrick visited Ethel Shaw in Sikeston. Ted Culp attended services with Rev. Smyth. Mert Hopkins and Terry and Shirley McArthur joined R C Cherry weekend visitors.
Local notices highlight a Community Clean-up Day at the cemetery on May 25. Several residents attend regional meetings, family visits occur in St Louis and Alton, and a large school event fills the gym with the Tom Thumb Wedding play.
Morehouse News reports visiting relatives and friends from Es sex Lilbourn Sikeston Bloomfield Richland Memphis and Sikeston. Notable entries include Bernie Joe Lacy in Es sex K O Lloyd in Lilbourn Cobb in Sikeston and Bonnie Edwards in Sikeston. Events mention Mrs Ina Feltner recovering from a fall and Mary Alice Hileman celebrating a birthday with about twenty guests at home. An Executive Board meeting of the W M N A with a covered dish luncheon was held at Mrs E D Owen’s Sikeston home.
A busy stretch of visits and gatherings fills Matthews life with relatives and friends. Notables include Rev and Mrs P R Bynum in St Louis and Rev and Mrs Pat Hayden hosting LaForge guests, while Lews Jones visits Sikeston hosts Paul Jones. Socials cover bridge parties in Paducah and Columbia trips tied to family milestones and a county extension tea.
Harry Simpson of Camden Alabama visits Mr and Mrs Jack Powers. Mr and Mrs Glen Bond and son seen in Morehouse Monday. Fred Young and family of Tu p tonville Tennessee visit relatives Sunday. Laveda Jean Rowland of Vand yser stays Friday night with Darlene Fansler. Mr and Mrs Hurley Guiling visit Ralph Carter’s Saturday night. Mrs Curtis Guiling with her parents P Fowler Malden Tuesday. Ir and Mrs Morse Lynn seen next.
Census Bureau in Washington reports about 4,000,000 people employed by state and local governments. October payroll rose to a record 795 million dollars. Federal payrolls, excluding armed forces, run about half as large and also reached a new high.
A short community cheer encourages cleaning and fixing up the area. The slogan calls residents to participate in a local improvement drive and to take pride in completed work.
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