Ripley county sheriff candidates race in Ripley county Missouri
Seventeen men vie for the sheriff nomination in Ripley county Missouri five Republicans and twelve Democrats. In Pemiscot county voters will decide on bonds of 123000 for new school buildings and to redistribute school funds among districts. Charleston marks 111th birthday May 12 with town history. Poplar Bluff nears completion of Southeast Missouri Telephone Co exchange building and expects July 1 activation. Fredericktown calls May 11 election after repeated failed tax levy attempts for local schools.
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Doniphan
Ripley County
Caruthersville
Pemiscot County
Charleston
John Rodney
Scott County
Poplar Bluff
Southeast Missouri Telephone Company
Fredericktown
Lyles Observe Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Lyles marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with family and friends celebrating a half century of marriage. The couple’s journey together highlighted a longtime partnership and shared memories from both spouses’ lives.
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Dexter
James M. Lyles
Army Training School Discussed At Meeting
Kiwanis Club heard Carl C. Wilkinson describe his two weeks at Fort Riley Army officers school in Kansas. He outlined new training methods aimed at rapid indoctrination of large trainee groups as the Army tests improved approaches. The gathering included singing led by Dr. H. H. Cornwall and notes on Good-Will Week.
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Bartley R. Schwegler
Carl C. Wilkinson
State Highway Department
Army Reserve
Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
Kiwanis Club
Dunn Hotel
Wilkinson
H. H. Cornwall
Charleston
Vernon Guttenfelder
Burt H. Rowe
Portageville
Harry Dudley
Rowe
Harry Truman
Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Local Home
A couple marked their wedding anniversary at their home on April 27, with family and friends gathering to celebrate the milestone in a intimate turnout.
Death of Mrs. R. L. White in Malden
Mrs. R L White died at her home after a months long illness. Her husband publishes the Malden Merit. She leaves a daughter Mrs Ira Morns and a surviving family notices in Charleston report fire at R R McBride Cooperage Company destroying more than half its plant. The factory employs about 60 workers and will be rebuilt.
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Hialden
R. L. White
Malden Merit
Ira Morns
Charleston
R. R McBride Cooperage Company
Veterans Admin voluntary service committee meets in St Louis
Representatives of 21 prominent national service organizations from Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma attend a VA Voluntary Service Committee meeting in St Louis. The group coordinates locally sponsored volunteer assistance for patients in VA hospitals at Jefferson Barracks Springfield Excelsior Springs Mo Wadsworth Topeka Wichita Kan Little Rock Fayetteville Ark Muskogee and Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
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Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Veterans Administration Voluntary Service Committee
St. Louis
Veterans Administration
Jefferson Barracks
Springfield
Excelsior Springs
Wadsworth
Topeka
Wichita
Kan
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Ark
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
VA Construction Expands Seven Veterans Hospitals
Lee D. Mark of the VA announced that seven Veterans Administration hospital projects in Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma are under construction or planned by the Corps of Engineers and the VA. The effort adds 5195 beds with new facilities at Jefferson Barracks St Louis and several new general medical and TB units including Kansas City Little Rock Norman Oklahoma City and Topeka. Contracts total about 88.7 million dollars since January 1 with 194.3 million for 23 hospitals under contract nationwide. The VA Voluntary Service program, formed in 1946, reports strong volunteer growth aiding VA hospitals with thousands of hours monthly.
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Veterans Administrator
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
Lee D. Mark
VA Construction and Supply Service
Jefferson Barracks
General Medical
TBVA
Kansas City
General Medical Hospital
Little Rock
Norman
Oklahoma City
Truman
Poplar Bluff
St. Louis
Topeka
Kan
Mark
United States
Outboard Cruisers Offer Affordable Compact Boat Comfort
A boating authority explains the outboard cruiser as a lightweight stable craft with the cabin built into the hull. Most under 20 feet, these boats cost less to build and run, can be trailered to waterways, and provide shelter with basic comforts including heating and a toilet.
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Willard Crandall
Boating Authority
Puget Sound
Naval Reservists Train During 1947 Active Duty Cruises
A total of 79 000 Naval Reservists took part in two week active duty training cruises during 1947 focusing on seamanship, gunnery, and convoy procedures aboard assigned ships and shore facilities.
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Main Street
Saturday Evening Post
Better Homes & Gardens
Glamorug
Sige
Meil
WNPA
Army Training School
Kendall Sikes
Kiwanians
Wasp House
New York Naval Shipyard
Brooklyn
Bayonne
N. J
VA Voluntary Service Program
Washington
D. C
Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross
Disabled American Veterans
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
National Ladies Auxiliary of Jewish War Veterans
U. S. Masonic Service Association of
U. S
G. I. Loans
Metropolitan Farm Loans
Scott Insurance Agency
By Ted Kesting
Delmar
FOX Furniture Company
Morehouse, Missouri
Edgar Stephens
Cairo, Il
R. Paul Buchmueller
Sikeston, Missouri
Dysart-Auer
Sikeston, Mo
Reiss Dairy
Lewis Sales Co
Highway 60
West
Sikeston
America
Sikeston Steel Building CO
Tanner C. Dye
Mer
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
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