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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1950

Page

13

Oran News Honor Roll of Local Events and Deaths

Oran notices include numerous family visits and medical updates. Christopher Myers, longtime Oran resident aged 88, dies at his Fornfelt home. funeral in Oran with friends and relatives attending. Mayor and local figures attend. Families in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston also report hospital stays and recoveries.

Pfc Dennis Kappler Tokyo Japan Stoneman Calif Oran Pete Kappler Ft. Bliss Texas Joyce Menz Mary Beth Menz Flint Mich Joyce Frank Menz Beth Ida Menz Christene Emma Menz Freddie Schlosser Kate Schlosser J. R. DePriest Fannie Cooper Emelia Bollinger Freddie Schlossers Baptist Junior Girls’ Auxiliary Sunbeam Band Ray Robinson Charles Wagoner C. E. Warren Williamsville John Wagner Roy Goodwin Jackson Boyd Crafton Decatur Ben Myers Murray Myers Washington, D. C Lee Mabrey Fornfelt Billy Ohio Claud Patterson Cape Girardeau Adam Rechert St. Louis J. W. Reeves Etta Linnie Chaney Eva Mitchell Audrey Lydia Chaney Sikeston Sllmo C. C. Myers Leo Dannenmueller Javada Patsy Guardian Angels Joe Hahn Mike Schott Ste. Genevieve Louis Dannenmueller Victor Heisserer A. J Sylvester Earl Smith Shirier Halford Carol Jean Womack Eileen Mattingly Jo Ann Heisserer Ramona Miller Dorothy Schaefer Kelso Clifford Dannenmueller Christopher Myers

Oldest Confederate veteran dies at 108 in Missouri home

John Thomas Graves, 108, died Tuesday at the Missouri Confederate Veterans Home in Higginsville. A former Confederate Army member discharged for poor health after two years of service, he was the last veteran in the home once housing 325 former soldiers. The institution's future is uncertain as it costs the state $25,000 annually to operate.

John Thomas Graves Missouri Confederate Veterans Home Higginsville

Canalou News Highlights Local Social Ties

Canaleu area social life is chronicled with visits and duties. Residents include Mrs. L. M. Hunter hosting near Bertrand, Charley Gruen and Esther visiting Sikeston, and many others sharing weekend gatherings, church plans, and community notices across Canaleu Dexter Lilbourn and surrounding towns.

Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Benton Week

In Benton circuit court this week a divorce was granted Thomas from Louise Monan. Ruby W. Beard was granted a divorce from Charles E. Beard and awarded $30 per month for child support and $20 per month alimony.

Benton Thomas Louise Monan Ruby W. Beard Charles E. Beard

Wind gusts in Kansas City send welder’s helper to hospital

A 44-year-old welder’s helper, John Gumm, was swept from a viaduct by strong winds this week in Kansas City. He fell about 20 feet, fracturing his right arm and sustaining head injuries. In St. Louis, 45 mph winds toppled trees, knocked down wires, and uprooted a 120-foot steel tower that had not been fully secured.

Kansas City John Gumm St. Louis

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