Sikeston Man Seeks county clerk seat in August primary
Charles M. Mitchell of 810 East Gladys Street announces his candidacy for county clerk as a Democrat. He and his brother operate Sikeston Fruit and Produce Market after his father Clay Mitchell's death in 1952. Born in New Madrid, he moved to Sikeston in 1931 and graduated Sikeston High School in 1942. He has served in local clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and the City Planning Commission, and married Mary Etta Cravens in 1948 with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Mitchell
E. Gladys St
Clay Mitchell
Sikeston
aHe
New Madrid
Automo
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
The
Lions Club
Young Democcrats Club
City Planning Commission
Jaycees
Mary Etta Cravens
Mont
Mary Jane
M. Y. F. Meeting in Parma and Malden notes
The M Y F of Parma met Monday with Malden Gideon and Bernie, electing officers Polly Daugherty Clarkton as president, Garth Leigh as vice president, Muriel Johnson Malden as secretary treasurer. Members discussed Good Will Industries and recreation, with regional commissioners named from Malden Bernie Parma and Gideon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MM. Y. F
Parma
Malden
Gideon
Bernie
Good Will Industries
Polly Daugherty
Clarkton
Garth Leigh
Sec
Treas
Muriel Johnson
James Summit
Norma Penick
Vonda Wilcoxson
Barbara Jewett
Sarolyn Smith
G. E Spitzer
Norwalk
Ohio
Margarete Weaver
Jewell Ross
Ross
Sikeston
East Prairie Senior Reception Hosted by Woman's Club
Twenty five senior girls were guests of the Woman's Improvement Club at a Monday reception held at the home of Mrs Jim Bogle. The affair featured iris and yellow orchid decor and satin rose name tags. Pantomimes and songs followed by a tea service. Several local residents and families were noted as attendees and visitors. A calendar of school events, community gatherings, and a baritone schedule appears, along with obituaries and notices. The Sikeston area death of Randolph Stafford is announced with service details and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Improvement Club
Jim Bogle
A. P. Halbrook
Jean Glidwell
Frances Hubbard
Joan Hunt
Sweet Mamma Tree
Toa Tall
Betty Martin
Love
Marilyn Schneider
Warren Hearnes
Mayda Emory
Hero
James Savell
W. H. Haslauer
Joel Savell
Bery Hamilton
St. Louis
R. E. Hamilton
Kansas City
Kansas
Amos Riley
Lilbourn
Hamilton
Sam Hinchey
Raitt Lee
Brack Hinchey
Charleston
Eugene Ponder
Southeast Missouri
Ncs
Webb DeField
Buddy Malone
Sikeston
Pairc
Big Oak State Park
James Bruce Jr
Olor, Fistchcock
Richard Falkoff
W. D. Presson
Rochester
N.Y
San Angelo
Texas
R E. Combs
W. C Combs
Carlew
W. J. Combs
Pauline Corlew
J W Gullion
Jess Gullio
Bul Givens
Linus Haber
Jia Tyler Jr
Morehouse
Judy
H. W. Vandover
Randolph Stafford
Route 4
Missouri, Delta
Dexter
Schweinfurt lives on in Swiss watch imports risks
Washington and Small Business argues that American jewelry watch bearings, crucial for wartime precision, face a flood of Swiss imports since 1936. With 500% import increase and a 36% drop in domestic jewel bearing production since 1951, defense needs could falter on mobilization days. The piece warns policy and tariff protection threaten U S industry and jobs, likening current trade to Schweinfurt without bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U S
Switzerland
Polkmarke
America
Schweinfurt
U. S. Schweinfurt
Health For All You Can Relax
A concise guide on relaxation and reducing tension. It explains how overeffort worsens nerves during tasks like public speaking, and outlines steps to recognize and release muscle tension. Practical tips include a daily practice of tense then release on forehead abdomen jaw and hands, with a final analogy comparing life to a cross country run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Charleston Rews Met Sixteen Members of the Western Guild
Sixteen members of the Western Guild of the Methodist Church of Charleston attended a Patriotic District meeting at East Prairie Church. Hostesses served supper. Miss Mars Childress presided. Mrs Edith Gilmore sang. Miss Vera Finn spoke. Rebekah Lodge and Kiwanis notes follow with mixed local social updates and announcements about meetings and visits. The Azores lie 300 to 1,200 miles west of Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Guild
Methodist Church of
Rebekah Lodge
Ph McLauri Noble
Odd Fellows
Wyatt
A. B. Cooper
Rebekahs
Hall
Salia Grisham
W B Simmons
John Dotson
Charles M Lough
W H Parlew
Findlay
Frank Biht
Kiwanis Club of
Charleston
Corporal Bill V Quick Promoted at Fort Lawton Washington
Armed Forces Fort Lawton Washington reports Bill V Quick 24 son of Mr and Mrs James Quick Portageville Missouri promoted to corporal in the 20th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion Battery A He joined the Army December 1952 and trained at Camp Roberts California He serves as gunner in air ground defense for Fort Lawton and the Seattle Tacoma Puget Sound region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lawton
Wash
Bill V Quick
James Quick
Portageville
20Th
Quick
Seattle- Tacoma-Puget Sound
Army
Camp Roberts
Calif
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Charles Mitchell
Earl Baskin
Risco
R. W. Baskin
Scheel News
Marie Coffey
Estep
Cape Chardeau
Detsy Wiseman
Darlene Wage
Joan Smith
Uth Cole
James Calhoun
Christine Greenlee
Marvin Williams
Bill Oliver
Celia Lindsye
Daylene Fowler
Connie Johan
James Blaylock
East Prairie
Joel Lavell
Star Missionary Society
John Coevidence
Geo
Rge Stanfield
Gordon Hemphill
Sewing Club
Louisville
Masonic Lodge
East Prairie Lumber Company
Ed Moss
Arkansas
Jewell Thomason Stafford
Anylene Delp
Beatrice Gist
Elsie Fuller
Clifford D Staffoerd
Paducah
John
Farmington
Freeman
Mhilton
Willie
Theodore
St Louis
Treasie Whitehead
Detroit
Mich
Albritton Funeral Home
Nazarene Church of
Billie Butler
Bernie Cemetery
Bank of Sikeston
Washington and
By C. Wilson Harder
Alamo
Maine
Pearl Harbor
A. S. Air Force
C.W
William Brandes
Elgin
National Federation of Independent Business
Brandes
National Security Resources Board
Risco Kiwans Ci
Gordon Hill
Henry Freasher
Sylvester
John Nunnelee
Robert DeLaney
Riseco Club
A. Ashley
Ethel Rolwing
Kennett
Federated Music Clubs of the Sun District
Tuesday Music Guard of Charleston
Ashley
Vernon Goodin
St. Mars‘s Hospital
Cairo
J. W. Huckstep
Kay
Jack
Lyman Chronister
Ellington
Bess Boone
Bull Chronister
Clarence Quertermous
Azores
Portugal
Armstrong
Home Appliance CO
Sikeston, Missouri
GRAD
Brioher
Gamsonite
Samsonite
Pullman
Nick Tripper
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