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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
6
Sun Born son of Mr and Mrs Owen Ray on Sunday May 8. Sikeston society notes include visitors from Dexter and Kennett events, funeral attendance, illnesses and hospital updates, plus local outings and social gatherings around Sikeston.
Mrs Clara Payne of Frederick town visits friends here this week. Mr and Mrs Norwin Houser of Perryville were guests of relatives Mr and Mrs Tom Allen and daughter Mary Emma. Mrs Anna Winchester, after weeks in Hot Springs Ark for health, returned home Tuesday. Miss Adajean Bowman, student at Teachers College Cape Girardeau, spent weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Joe Bowman. Mesdames Walter Buchholz and Melvin Mydland hosted a miscellaneous shower Saturday night at Mrs Gene Bowman home for Mrs Melford Taylor.
Announcement in Poplar Bluff Saturday states Mrs Harold Brase will buy an interest in Greer Insurance Agency where she has worked for two years. She is Irene McDaniels formerly of Sikes ton, daughter of Mr and Mrs W McDaniels. The firm will keep the Greer Insurance Agency name with A W Greer as co owner.
The 1935 Ozarks Jubilee in Poplar Bluff features a pet parade on May 27 at 2 50 p m in Vine Street in front of Poplar Bluff High School. Prizes total 20 with 15 for first, 3 for second, 2 for third. no entry fee. pets from any animal kingdom allowed within limits. judges from other towns will decide.
Dr F L Sisson Jr opens offices at 138-A Front Street after 19 months in Chicago with Kabana Kabana. He gained extensive chiropractic experience with Chicago associates and previously practiced in Sikeston for two years. Mrs Sisson plans to join him soon.
Missouri reports 508155 wage earners insured against unemployment based on 1937 payrolls. Unemployment benefits begin January 1. The Missouri Unemployment Compensation Commission notes 11762 employers’ units have paid 15301502 into the unemployment compensation fund on wages payable in 1957 totaling 742544. ST4.
John Dover who won first in the state trumpet solo contest in Columbia was set to leave Tuesday for Omaha to compete regionally but was ruled ineligible because his registration papers failed to reach on time. Registrations closed last Thursday.
B F Harshbarger, district Social Security worker from Sikeston, attended a joint meeting of supervisors and employees from Fredericktown Van Buren and Poplar Bluff in Poplar Bluff. The conference covered the Social Security Commission workings procedures and policies for about 21 Southeast Missouri counties.
Miss Cora Woolf daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Woolf of Piggott Arkansas and John C Lewis farmer of that community were married at the Freemout church at 6 oclock Saturday evening with Rev D D Ellis performing the ceremony Attending were the groom s sister Mrs L J Langley of Sikeston Mr Langley and their daughter June After the wedding the couple spent the weekend in Sikeston and returned to Arkansas to reside on a farm near that place
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