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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
4
Local notes list visits and visits for residents and relatives. Names include fF Ervin Garvey Ebbs Cape Girardeau Charleston Ti nio Benton Michigan Camp Robinson Little Rock Benton Ky commerce and Detroit are named as places visited or where relatives reside. Continuous casual transfers and family gatherings appear throughout.
Of Imo and Mr and Mrs Dorman Muck with children and Vernon Buck of Sikeston noted among noted residents. identity details are sparse in the fragment.
Mr and Mrs Jim Gipson of Sikeston spent the week end with relatives here Miss Imogene Lesler employed in Sikeston visited her parents here Tuesday Mrs Earleen Taul Hill admitted to Sikeston hospital Tuesday suffering with pneumonia Mr and Mrs Hess Stephens of Wickliff Ky visited the former s sister Mrs Charles Asa and family here Sunday Mr and Mrs Amel D Taul spent the week end with Mrs Taul s parents Mr and Mrs J Duckett at Advance Flora Mays returned here to make her home with her son George Harry Joe son of Mr and Mrs Harry Chaney recovered from pneumonia and dismissed from Sikeston hospital Mrs Neil C Ashin was substitute teacher last week for Miss Marguerite Wells absent because of the sudden death of her mother caused by an automobile accident Miss Wells lives at Cape Girardeau Her father injured in the same accident is recovering Leonard Baughn Charter Oak school teacher escorted school children on a weekend outing in Jefferson City He was joined by Mrs Baughn and Mr and Mrs Aymon Newman They traveled in the Canalea school bus and stayed Saturday night with R H Weaks in Jefferson City
Willard Sanders and Paul Witt conducted business in St. Louis on Wednesday. Jake Kimblen from Kennett visited several days with his sister Mrs Gene Lawson. Mrs Albert Moore and Mrs Joe Seaton went to the matinee at Dylon theatre in Morehouse Monday. Mr and Mrs Russell Ciosno were guests of Mr and Mrs Charles Schurenberg at Kewanee Sunday.
The entire grade school will present a May Day program on May 16 under floodlights at the ball field. Each grade represents a month of the year in costume. May Queen LaRita Jean Dillon, and attendants Carol Jean Clarke Louise Harkey Marlene Detie.
Jackson celebrates Jacksonian Day on May 14 with a pageant titled Jackson Marches On and a five o'clock parade featuring 22 or more floats. A local Jack son Whiskers Club vows abstinence from razors until after the holiday and will jail violators in a doghouse on Cape County Court House grounds. Reverend W L Meyer, Methodist pastor and pageant director, is the first prisoner.
The article praises the modern closet as a useful household feature. It notes well planned closets ease daily life, with enough space for long evening gowns, and shoe storage beneath hanging men’s suits. It also mentions children needing areas for their possessions.
Mrs. E C Dancy spent the weekend in St Louis with friends. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Vergie Davis on Monday May 5. Various visits and gatherings feature residents from Oran, Sikeston, Cape Girardeau and Benton including weddings, travel, school awards, and church events. Jeremiah DePriest returned from Cape Girardeau hospital. Local families host relatives from Birmingham Michigan and other towns.
Standard Oil of Indiana will flood 1,721 Midwest newspapers with its 1941 advertising in 13 states, led by the Red Crown 2 to 1 campaign. Frank Kindred, the company’s agent, says motorists favor Red Crown 2 to 1 two to one and notes Iso-Vis motor oil is fortified for 41 with large illustrations and minimal copy.
Production of plows for tract or use has passed production of horse drawn plows in the United States. The shift marks a transition to modern farming implements and increased mechanization across agricultural sectors.
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