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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1954

Page

5

Village Socials Fill Latest Weekend Update

A flurry of visits and gatherings fills a Marked Tree Arkansas weekend as families converge from nearby towns. Guests include Mrs Gerald Payne and relatives. Columbia Future Homemakers attendees travel with teachers. numerous Kongston area locals host out of town visitors and attend church and armory events.

Couple visits Lake Wappapella. Sisson receives care

Mr and Mrs O E Critchlow spent Sunday at Lake Wappapella. They accompanied home Mrs Vergil Sisson who had spent the weekend in Poplar Bluff for medical check up and treatment after an attack of food poisoning.

O. E. Critchlow Lake Wappapella Vergil Sisson Poplar Bluff Bill Sizemore U. S. Navy U. S. S. Hornet W. K. Sizemore Gladys Hood Jasper Hood Walter Schuerenberg Paul Trout Mildred Brotherton Women’s Society of Christian Service H. C. Gill

Matthews Students Attend Music Contest in Columbia

Matthews High School music students who earned a No 1 rating at the Southeast Missouri District Festival in Cape Girardeau traveled by two buses to Jefferson City for Capitol visits and a Class C division contest in Columbia. Accompanied by teachers and staff, they performed piano and clarinet solos, bands, quartets, and glee club selections, with plans to return by midnight and participate in the Lilbourn County instrumental festival Friday night.

Carolyn Pearson Ava Janice Pearson Janice Ragsdale Ellis W. Reid Donna Jo Reid Jean Frances Reid James Reeder Joyce Ray Ted Roberts Barbara Settles Jeno Silverthorn Connie Lou Shepard Sue Tilley Nedra Throop Wayne Voss Neal Wagley Wanda Wagle Jimmie Dean Walls Wanda Walls Emma Lee Wheeler Marshall Yates Wilson Yates Jerry Ruth Young Sammy McVay Glee Club Carla Acord Doris Allen Ethel Bridger Jo Mildred Bromley Myrna Sue Clar Jackie Faulkner Shelby Jean Garner Dorothy Kelso Shirley Keel Betty Lollar Betty McCoy Jackie Millwood Jeris Merideth Barbara Miller Peggy Myrick Carolyn Nance Anna Lee Ogden Judy Osteen Frieda Reeder Olene Roberts Emma Lou Shelby June Sc

Navy Faces First Doctor Draft Call in June and July

Washington reports the Navy is sued over its initial draft call for physicians seeking 480 doctors during June and July. Previously only the Army and Air Force had issued doctor draft calls.

Washington Navy Army Air Force

Dust Bowl Patch Reaches 16 Million Acres in 1930s

The dust bowl spread across about 16 million acres in the dry 1930s, enveloping the southwest and Tulsa area in pervasive dust storms and agricultural ruin.

Dust Bowl Tulsa Southwest

Kewanee Folks Attend Cape Girardeau Events

Mr and Mrs Shelton Rhodes traveled to Cape Girardeau for a district Farm Bureau Insurance Agents meeting and stayed for the Choral Festival at Houck Field House where Kewanee High School Mixed Chorus performed among 2801 participants. Teachers Mrs Spradling and Mrs Gaines led the seventh and eighth grades on an annual outing, with several family members also visiting Cape Girardeau and nearby communities over the weekend.

Shelton Rhodes Cape Girardeau Farm Bureau Cape Houck Field House Kewanee W. K. Sizemore Spradling J. W. Hill Paul Jones J. R. Boyer Kathy Jones Matthews Jeff Northern Holland G. H. Fairless Charles Fairless Kennett Cletus Brotherton St. Louis Mildred Brotherton Billy Wat Williams Richard Gaines Eddie Schuerenberg Roy Harris Linda Poplar Bluff T. Tippett I. G. Puckett C. L. Martin Truman Ward May McClain James McClain Air Corps China Brotherton Nancy Misgrave Chaffee Robert Daugherty Clara Brotherton J. A. Daugherty Sikeston Dewey Rogers Vernon Walter Schuerenberg Jerry Alice Byers Lee Crisler

LIME SOIL TO FEED CROPS- NOT TO REMOVE SOIL ACIDITY

Local notes cover community life in Kewanee and surrounding areas with updates on visits, hospital stays, and family events. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Martin, Mrs. Vernie Spradling, the Trouts, Tippetts, and many neighbors, plus church society planning and officer elections. Modern Peiping data appears briefly amid assorted items.

A. Snow Webb Snow W. Snow J. R. Boyer Kathy Vernie Spradling Sikeston Tippetts Roscoe Davis Hillsboro Mr. Davis Davis Kewanee

Rail Service Moves Most Troops By Rail In WWII

Sacramento report notes Lake Tulango as the highest in the U S at 12 865 feet, while wartime logistics show about 97 percent of domestic troop movements handled by the railway passenger sector.

Chicago Sacramento U. S Tulaingo California

Canalou People Share Weekend Visits And Events

Canalou residents host relatives and friends from Truman, Hayti, St. Louis, and Sikeston over weekend visits. Local events include the W. M. A. Week of Prayer closing, Church of Christ talks, and a large funeral for Fannie McDonald. Community dinners, Sunday gatherings, and local travel to PreScott Ark are noted among town residents and visiting families.

Dan Melton Dan Powel Darrel Truman, Ark B. P. Melton Debbie Greer St Louis Emmet Greer J. D. Barnes Johnie Duke Smith Bernice McWaters Berta Jane John Smith Jack Smith Hayti Crissie Lea Smith Jim Mabrey Bloomfield Betty Toul Willie Landers Calvert City Abe Landers Baptist Church Calvin Wilson Roy Westbrooks Advance L. C. Baughn Donald K Flat River Gene Barnes Bonnie Jeane Bertice McWaters Everet Newingham David and Garland Risco Crisie Lea Smith Baughn Elgin Field Fla Okinawa Clarence Adams Bill Landers St. Louis Johnne Duke Smith Jonesboro Ark Johnnie Smith John Newman Sikeston W. M. Moore Herbert Oliver Fredericktown Lola Westerfield Jimmie Bess Moore Sunshine Boys The Kentuckians I. C. Westerfield J. C. Engram Vandyser Harley Barnes, Jr Morley Joe Thornton East Prairie Kenneth Averett and Sons Charter Oak Harley Barnes Sand Springs Okla Eclas Greer Jewel Whitten Matthews Claudia Latham Fannie McDonald Lowell Robinson Robinson Morehouse McDonald Baptist Bertha Bridwell Kennett Lizzie Yount Paul McColloch Buster Crumpecker

Helium Liquid Pittsburgh Experiment Details

A report explains that helium gas can be kept liquid when shielded by a bath of liquid hydrogen and protected by a surrounding bath of liquid nitrogen, under specific cooling conditions.

Pittsburgh Helium

Also Mentioned on This Page

Glends Conrad Bobby Throop Marked Tree Gerald Payne Throop William C. Zimmer George Knight Pine Bluff Levi Ham Granite City F. A. Woodward Bement Ed Zimmer Helen Rhodes Donald Lee Horner Veletta Martin Grace McCoy Joe Shanks Jesse Nichols Herbert Morgan Bernice Rogers Columbia Ace Rogers Home Eooles Miss Settles Southeast Missouri Future Homemakers of America Malden Southeast Missouri Hospital William Depre Bruce Rebecca Melvin Kasten W. E. Shupe Carl Eisinger Oakland Tenn Louise Wooddell Marjorie Adkins Memphis E. C. Reed Reed W. D. Gaines Burrel Gunn Herbert Bailey J. F. Thornburgh L. D. Waters Clifford Sutton M. H. Radcliffe Albert Sutton Louanna Oran Lyman Whitten H. H. Rogers Dean Haber Lutesville Lake Killarney Arcadia Leonard Reid William McCullough Connie Kay Oak Ridge Ellis V. Reid Linda Burch Elaine Hawkins Vera Sue Gillis Sikeston Armory George Doles Deering Luther Hathcox Alice Frankie Deane Pad Clara Clara Waughter Shirley Fague L D. Waters Nell Blair New Madrid M. H Thompson Melvin Thompson Wm. McFarland Bill, Jr David Sheil J. H. Gibson Gaither Daugherty Oliver Daugherty Pearl Green Buri Givens Lake Wappapelio Tom Moore Kansas Saraias J R King Tim Moore Robert King Casper Tom Picore King Kovac Howard McGill Mgr Sikeston City Limits Kewanee Wews Mrs. C. H. Martin Javada Hornback Mary Elizabeth Schuerenberg Linda Nuckols Betty Sue Harding Janet Davis Marvine Davis Margaret Ruffin Kay Marcus Dixie Odom Ann Fowler Janet Martin Marie Hairston Gail Sandra Parks John Parks Sandra Peiping Ind Schuerenberg Kewanee W.S.C.S. Kewanee Women's Society of Christian Service Methodist Church Ellis Noah Heath Fred Hetlage John Parker Heath Jefferson City Church Board W.S.C.S Trout Gill Hetlage Parker Ed Blankenship Especialis Aft TeseTs Interniss P-Le Sures OF Missouri Life Insurance CO Mutual Insurance CO Raymond Galemore Benton, Missouri Kingsdale Canalou News Clifton Stokes Claudie Latham N. G. Hewitt Kenneth Pointer Delta Community Hospital May Hart Addie Hill Clifford Newman Conrow Mary Newman Alvie Evans Loren Ann Harbor Assembly of God Church James Hewitt C. A Larry Kinsey Hammond Jim Sexton Delta Hospital Clarence Laster Howard Laster Dale Laster Missouri Highway Research Board LAK _ 13 SYNDICATE Cew Missoure
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