Joplin Diversified Across Industry Agriculture and Business
Joplin Missouri is highlighted for its broad diversification in industry from cigars and mining machinery to roofing and manufacturing. Agriculture includes dairy and strawberry raising with top nurseries. the city hosts parks, stockyards, a market, and educational civic efforts, while leaders note growth shifting from mining to manufacturing.
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Leslie G. Kennon
Missouri Division of Resources and Development
Joplin
Missouri
Feu
Tri-State
Leon S. Boucher Cigar Co
Cuban Cigar
Eagle-Picher
Junge Bread & Crackers
Meeker
Muller Manufacturing
MFA Fertilizer
Tamko
Thurston Chemical
NMA
NMA Feruizer
House of Lords
Schifferdecker
Shoal Creek Parkway
Joplin Stock Yards
Harris G Joplin
Greene County
Blytheville Family Visits and Reunions Highlight Week
Vanduser News notes Mr and Mrs Lloyd Boles conducted business in Blytheville Arkansas Saturday and visited Mrs Boley's aunt Mrs Ira Stumbaugh. Gene Waldo and family spent Thursday night with Dwain Boley. I P Woodward returned home after a week with daughter Mrs Norman Murphy of Morley. A family reunion gathered at Mrs Hannah Greer's home Sunday with all children present for the first time in years. Miss Lila Williams of Cape returned home for the weekend. Alma Miller of St Louis visited sister Mrs Woodrow Harshbarger and planned to stay about three weeks. Mr Pobst and daughters Ram and Debbie and Mrs Eugene Pobst and son David returned Friday after a week in Dalpre.
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Lloyd Boles
Blytheville
Ark
Theic
Boley
Ira Stumbaugh
Gene Waldo
Dwain Boley
I. P. Woodward
Norman Murphy
Morley
Hannah Greer
Lila Williams
Cape
L O Williams
Alma Miller
St Louis
Woodrow Harshbarger
John Pobst
Ram
Debbbdie
Eugene Pobbst
David
Dalpre
CWF Circles Meet for Monthly Christian Women's Fellowship
The Christian Women's Fellowship circles of the First Christian Church met Thursday for regular monthly sessions. Garner Circle met with eight members, McCord Circle with 11 members and two guests, Davis Circle with six attendees, and Keith Circle with six members. Programs covered topics from India to education in India and Pakistan, followed by prayers and benedictions.
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Circles
The
Christian Women’s Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Ben Carroll
McCord
Robert McCord
India
E. O DeField
Joe Miller
Keith
Ralph Bower
Mary Latham
George Doyle
Pakistan
Lillie Newton
Eye accidents injure many American children yearly
New York report details nearly 100000 child eye injuries annually across the United States. Some incidents lead to partial or total blindness, highlighting the need for prevention and safety measures.
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New York
SEMO Highways Report Shows 11 Fatalities in April
State Highway Patrol counted 141 accidents in April in Troop E area including Scott Mississippi New Madrid and Stoddard counties. Eleven people died total for the month, with 50 to 55 injuries and $79,915 in property damage. Year totals rise to 537 accidents and $304,855.
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Scott County
State Highway Patrol
Poplar Bluff
Scott
Mississippi
Final Rites Thursday For Vanduser Resident
Funeral services for John Ammon Batts, 73, of Vanduser, will be held at 2:30 pm Thursday at Vanduser Church of God with Rev Marshall Page officiating. Burial will be in Old Morles City Cemetery. A life long Vanduser resident, Batts was born March 24, 1882 in Scott County and died this morning at Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau. He was a retired farmer who operated a grocery store in Vanduser from 1925 to 1951. He is survived by his wife Barbara Batts. four daughters Cecil Boyette and Glenn Page of St Louis, Ralph Page of Rock Island IL, William Burke of Vanduser. a half brother Riley Batts of Dallas, a half sister Anna Leal of Sparks NV. nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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John Ammon Batts
Vanduser
Vanduser Church of God
Marshall Page
Morles City
Mr Batts
Scott County
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Barbara Batts
Cecil Boyette
Glenn Page
St Louis
Ralph Page
Rock Island, Ill
William Burke
Vandyser
Riley Batts
Dallas
Tex
Anna Leal
Sparks
Nev
Seven Sikeston Graduates to Receive Degrees at SEMO
Sikeston residents Willa Dean Alsup Lawanda Lee Calhoun Paul Adam Grimsley Anne Lee Hollenbeck Irene Berendes James Lenora Pearle Matthews Williams and Annette Smith French will earn BS in Education at the 81st Southeast Missouri State College commencement in Cape Girardeau. Baccalaureate services are Sunday evening with Dr A W Dick delivering the sermon and Dr Elmer Ellis MU president giving the commencement address Monday at 10 am.
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Cape Girardeau
Elmer Ellis
University of Missouri
Construction Begins On Replacing 60 Bridge
State Highway Department crews start replacing the old Highway 60 bridge at Brown Spur Road. A by pass bridge will be used for several weeks while the reinforced concrete replacement is erected, measuring 70 feet total span and 28 feet wide across three sections.
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State Highway Department
Brown Spur Road
Mrs Glenn Forbis Named Woman of the Year at Banquet
The Junior Woman's Club Mother Daughter Banquet announced Mrs Glenn Forbis as Woman of the Year. Sixty five guests, including members and relatives, attended a buffet dinner at the Library with lavender and yellow decor. New officers, led by President Charles Branum, were installed by Mrs Matthews including Vice President Bennie Witt and Recording Secretary Glenn Forbis.
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Glenn Forbis
Junior Woman's Club
Durin
Ralph Boyer
Clyde Matthews
Stella Shankle
Fdna
Shankle
Ann Gentry
Wadine Malcolm
Matthews
G C Sutherlin
Charleston
Charles Branum
Bennie Witt
Glenn F.ibis
Bob Porter
Thomas Marshall
Jim Yimer
Forbis
Boyer
Don Castleberry
Ray Clinton
Herbert Cathey
Jim Palmer
Bertha Mae Joyce
Sikeston Pool Announces May 29 Opening
Sikeston swimming pool will officially open May 29 with a Labor Day close on Sept 5. Tickets go on sale soon at 15 dollars for a family, 8 dollars for adults, and 3 dollars for children. Junior and senior lifesaving classes, Red Cross swimming lessons, and free activities accompany the season. Wendell Hubbs assists Garrett O'Dell.
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Sikeston
Garrett O’dell
Peel
O'Dell
Wendell Hubbs
Agai
Delmar Street Home Gutted in Sunday Fire
Fire gutted a Delmar Street residence at 605 Delmar Stop after 9 Sunday. The Hart Gaza family had just left that morning. new occupants had not moved in and renovations were ongoing when the blaze began.
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Delmar Street
Troa
Delmar
Rod Chasten
CY Met Uries
Hart Gaza
Blaze Total Loss Anticipated After Early Monday Fire
Early Monday the blaze remained under investigation with officials stating the building will likely be written off as a total loss. No injuries were reported, and crews continued securing the site as flames were brought under control.
Annual Pop Concert At Sikeston HighFriday
The Sikeston High School Symphony Band directed by Keith Collins will present its annual Pop Concert at 8:30 pm Friday in the High School Auditorium. The event, linked to National Boy and Girl Week, features light programs with surfing marches, musical comedy, swing numbers, and a cornet trio with Leroy Anderson, followed by an Open House climax. Admission is free with no reserved seats.
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Sikeston High ‘School
Keith Collins
Lge
Vietu
Herbert
Leroy
Procince
Twenty one pass driving tests at armory on Monday
Twenty one people appeared for operator and firefighter license tests at the armory on Monday with most passing. Two failed the law test. Names listed include Harry Prod Davis Nora Bohan na Corintha Pitman Jerry Emmett Wallace Linda Marlene Fulker son Billy Jack son Bully Ray Adams Lallie Minerva Wainman IrTie Mae Smith Dorothy Ronald Scobey Elizabeth Short Gladys Betty Ann Brown Gerald Edward Kelly Ruby Audrey Vance Jacek Dale Richards Willam Randal Fetters Billy Delmus Haines Eloise Ruth Bennett.
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Harry Prod Davis
Nora’ Bohanna
Corintha Pitman
Matthews
Jerry Emmett Wallace
Vancyser
Linda Marlene Fulkerson
Gray Ridge
Billy Jackson's
Qran
Bully Ray Adams
Charleston
Sikes
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