Women’s Club votes to aid library and honors students
At a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs Arch Russell the Women’s Club voted a library donation and gave 15 to librarian J J Lair for new books. About 40 members heard a year end recap noting war bonds sales 6875, donations to Salvation Army Red Cross Boy Scouts Teen Town and more, plus awards to local high school pupils for Citizenship Manual Training and Home Economics. Hostesses included Mesdames Ray Marsh and Gid Daniel. The gathering closed the season until fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Club
Arch Russell
South Kingshighway
J. J. Lair
W. G. Funk
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Teen Town
Algoa Farms
War Chest Fund
Funk
B. F. Branteon
Ray Marsh
Gid Daniel
Burt Rowe
Frank Schulte
West Virginia F W Auxiliary Meeting Notice
The Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet on Wednesday night May 16 at the Dunn Hotel. President Mrs C E Galladay will preside and all members are urged to attend. Pfe James T Johnson Jr being reassigned from Molucca Island to the Philippines.
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the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dunn Hotel
C. E. Galladay
Pfe
James T. Johnson Jr
Molucca Island
East Indies
Philippines
Auxiliary Meeting At Mrs Herbert Fox Home
The Auxiliary of the American Legion will meet next Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Herbert Fox on Vernon avenue. Mrs. Sid Schillig, president, will preside. Hostesses for the social hour include Mesdames Paul Smith, R. A. Greene and Gene Saalweachter.
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Auxiliary of the American Legion
Herbert Fox
Vernon Avenue
Sid Schillig
Paul Smith
R. A. Greene
Gene Saalweachter
O. E. S. Birthday Club Meeting Noted
The Eastern Star Birthday Club will meet next Wednesday at 2 o clock at the Dunn Hotel with F E Mount, the president, in charge of the meeting. Hostesses for the desert pinochle will be Mesdames Jake Sutton, Ila Adams, Steward Hoover and Wm. Woehiecke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Birthday Club
Dunn Hotel
Pores
F. E. Mount
Jake Sutton
Ila Adams
Steward Hoover
Wm. Woehiecke
Legion to Meet Tuesday Night
The Henry Meldrum Post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting at the Armory at 7:45 PM Tuesday night May 15. Commander C F Mathis announces all members are urged to be present.
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Henry Meldrum
The
American Legion
C. F. Mathis
Lions Hear Talk On War Situation At Luncheon
Attorney Ralph Bailey spoke at the Sikeston Lions Club weekly luncheon about the war situation. The meeting at the Dunn Hotel dining room closed with no business transacted.
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LIONS
Ralph Bailey
Sikeston Lions Club
Dunn Hotel
Sikeston High Seniors Stage Enjoyable Play Friday
Sikeston high school seniors presented Who Killed Aunt Caroline last Friday night to a full auditorium. The show featured musical numbers by Helen Campbell's public school class, including Bobby Dean Crawford and Barbara Daney among others, enhancing the evening's entertainment.
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Caroline
Sikeston High School
Helen Campbell
Bobby Dean Crawford
M. L. Faucett
Barbara Daney
Mary Sue Manly
Shirley Weekley
Rosalie Boyer
Ann Gentry
Willa Dean Richards
Janet Lewis
Virginia Ruth Hambrick
Caroline Jackson
Peggy Earl Knupp
Much Wanted Planes Now For Sale Here
Twin engine Cessna cabin monoplanes and Vultee Valiant single engine basic instrument trainers are on sale at Harvey Parks Airport announced by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in charge of selling surplus aircraft. Cessnas priced from 3900 to 8500 dollars while Vultee trainers sell for 3600 to 4000 dollars. Both models are in high demand for civilian use.
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Harvey Parks
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Carrolls announce California wedding of Sikeston pair
Wm L Carroll son of Mr and Mrs Ben I Carroll of Sikeston married Imogene J Temme of Ripon Wisconsin on April 27 at the Little Church of the Flowers in Glendale California. The ceremony was by Rev Merle Fish with maid of honor Flavia Carroll and best man Frank Atkinson. The couple will reside in Glendale.
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Wm. L. Carroll
Ben IF. Carroll
Sikeston
Imogene J. Temme
Ripon
Wisconsin
Little Church of the Flowers
Glendale
California
Flavia Carroll
Frank Atkinson
Horace Hudson
Lee Atkinson
W. F. Temme
John M. Kulstad
Merle Fish
Christian Church
Major Chester Conrad Weds California Girl
Major Chester Conrad, formerly of Sikeston, married last week in Los Angeles to a woman from that city. No details or the bride’s name were given. He serves in the Army Air Corps and will report to Santa Ana after a brief honeymoon. he has spent weeks in the Pacific war theater. His sister Mrs George Wallace of Long Beach announced the marriage.
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Chester Conrad
Sikeston
Los Angeles
Calif
Conrad
Army Air Corps
Santa Ana
George Wallace
Long Beach
Scouts Award Ceremony Recognizes Local Boy Scouts
In Sikeston District awards were given at the Benton ceremony ending the Camporee. Billy Haters received the Bronze Palm and Eagle at the Court of Honor. Star Scouts Larry Lumsden Matthews Donald F. Matthews Miner. Life Scouts Joe B. Beck Royal Deane Stowe Roger H. Carter Leonard Throgmartin Walter Mills Jr. Matthews First Class Arnold Gemeinhardt A Jerry Masterson Miner. Second Class Dick Keller Sikeston Kenneth Rudisill James Poeppelmeyer Wallace Kernell Miner Merit badges John Kendig Jack Bowman Gene Nicholson Bill Calhoun Sikeston Wayne Baker Howard Brown Charles Allen Sullivant Thomas Jackson Morehouse Walter W. Mills Leonard Throgmartin David Shell Charles Jones Joe Beck Arnold Gemeinhardt Larry Lumsden Roger H. Carter Royal D. Stowe Matthews Donald F. Matthews Donald S. Mullin Clarence L. Dowden Jr. Mickey Thomas Jerry Masterson Miner. Roy L. Chaney Sikeston became a Tenderfoot Air Scout. You can believe what you read in The Herald.
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Star Scouts
Larry Lumsden
Matthews
Donald F. Matthews
Joe BE. Beck
Royal Deane Stowe
Roger H. Carter
Leonard Throgmartin
Walter Mills Jr
Arnold Gemeinhardt
A. Jerry Masterson
Miner
Dick Keller
Sikeston
Kenneth Rudisill
James Poeppelmeyer
Wallace Kernell
John Kendig
Jack Bowman
Gene Nicholson
Bill Calhoun
Wayne Baker
Howard Brown
Charles Allen Sullivant
Thomas Jackson
Morehouse
Walter W. Mills
David Shell
Charles Jones
Joe Beck
Royal D. Stowe
Donald S. Mullin
Clarence L. Dowden Jr
Mickey Thomas
Jerry Masterson
Roy L. Chaney
Navy calls for more WAVES women recruits at Cape Girardeau
The United States Navy Recruiting Station Cape Girardeau urgent for women ages 20 to 36 to enlist in WAVES. Current WAVES on active duty number 82,000 with 2,000 new recruits needed monthly. Recruits receive eight weeks of training at Hunter College. About half will be assigned to the Hospital Corps, which requires an extra two months of training. Hospital Corps recruits assist in patient care without serving as nurses, studying anatomy chemistry hygiene minor surgery bacteriology and related subjects.
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United States Navy
Cape Girardeau
Hunter College
New York
N. Y
Naval Service
Mrs Leonard McMullin Recovering at Missouri Hospital
Mrs Leonard McMullin, a surgical patient at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St Louis, is making satisfactory recovery. If her condition improves she is expected to be brought to her home here the latter part of next week.
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Leonard McMullin
Missouri Baptist Hospital
St. Louis
Putnam Engagement Shower Planned in Cape Girardeau
Miss Rose Mary Putnam, recently announced to be engaged to William Vandivort, will be honored at a miscellaneous shower Saturday at the Colonial Tavern in Cape Girardeau. The event is hosted by Mrs. Francis Rigdon of Cape Girardeau and Miss Sally Drury of DeSoto.
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Rose Mary Putnam
Wiliam Vandivort
Cape Girardeau
Francis Rigdon
Sally Drury
DeSoto
Scout Circus Rehearsal Set For Tuesday May 15
Rehearsal for the Boy Scout Circus will be held at the Sikeston athletic field Tuesday night May 15 at 7 30 announced by Scout Executive H E Niswonger. All troops and packs of the Sikeston District are urged to attend. The circus will occur Thursday night May 24. Mrs A B Proffer, recently critically ill in a Poplar Bluff hospital, is reported slightly improved.
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Sikeston Athletic Field
Scout
H. E E. Niswonger
Sikeston
A. 3B. Proffer
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Jackie Powers Wounded in Germany Earns Medals
Private Jackie Powers 19 was wounded in the face in Germany on April 13 and hospitalized there. He has served since June 1944 and overseas since last November. Powers was awarded the Combat Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Jackie Powers
Germany
Pte. Powers
Baby Higdon Died of Colitis in Sikeston
Rebecca Jane Higdon six months daughter of Pvt Thos Higdon and wife died Tuesday at Sikeston Hospital of colitis. Funeral at Baptist church at 2 pm conducted by Rev Owen. Burial Memorial Park cemetery. Pvt Higdon stationed at Fort McClellan Ala is here with Mrs Higdon. Grandparents A F Higdon Sikeston and M Guy Kevanee listed as survivors.
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Rebecca Jane
Thostigdon
Sikeston Hospital
The
Baptist Church
RE. D. Owen
Memorial Park Cemetery
Taylor
Pvt. Higdon
Fort McClellan
Ala
Higdon
A. Ff. Higdon
Sikeston
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Oceies
Woman’s Club
Wv. F. W. Auxiliary
O. E. S. Birthday Club
Legion
W. L. Carroll
Billy Haters
Benton
Herald
U.S. Navy
Putnam
Scout Circus
J. O. Knapp
Life Insurance
Scott County
Prc
Jack Powers
Near Sikeston
Pfe. Ee Ee
C. H. Yanson
America
Llet
Scott County War Bond Committee
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