Community Weekend Visits Across Canalou and Nearby Towns
Canalou area residents shared a busy weekend visiting relatives and hosting guests. Gene Drake and son Jim visited Matthews relatives while Bonnie Blankenship stayed with Freda Jones. Les Sexton and family visited Sikeston friends, and Jessie Blankenship spent time with Betty Newman. A. J. Standridge joined Bernie hosts C D Sparks, and Clara Gross and Bud visited Mary Jones in town. Numerous other hospitality exchanges occurred among Jonesboro College students, local families, and area hosts, with weddings, nursing visitations, and birthday gatherings noted. Julie Arlene was born to Lizzie Crawford's relatives in Essex area, and Richard Hicks prepared to spend five months at home after release from Memphis Veterans Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Drake
Jimmy
Matthews
Bonnie Blankenship
Near Lilbourn
Freda Jones
Les Sexton
Sikeston
Jim Sexton
Jessie Blankenship
Betty Newman
A. J. Standridge
C D Sparks
Bernie
Clara Gross
Bud
Arkansas
Mary Jones
J. P. Smith
Wes Smith
Gordy Evans
Miss Geneva
Allen Evans
John Ling
Portageville
Lois Newman
G . Drake
Cc. C. Blankenship
Mary Belle Blankenship
Cape Girardeau
T. Drake
G. D. Drake
Marvin Tierney
Chaffee
Riley Johnson
Shirley
Lary
Johnson
Lizzie Crawford
Essex
W C Smyth
Sikeston General Hospital
Julie Arlene
Lester Shell
Lee Shell
St. Louis
Seaman Shell
Maud Adams
Normal
Richard Hicks
Veterans Hospital
Memphis
C J Hicks
Oscar Waes
Leachville
Ark
Lee Ray Smith
Mary Jo
Leslie Powers
Miss Sue
Jane Todd
Maxine Harrison
Vanduser High School to Hold May 20 Commencement
Vanduser high school will close May 20 with graduation exercises in the auditorium. Atty David Blanton of Sikeston will deliver the commencement address. Valedictorian is Bessie Rowland and salutatorian Evelyn Griffin. Baccalaureate service is Sunday at 11 AM with Rev. P. T. Haupt delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanduser High School
Atty David Blanton
Sikeston
Bessie Rowland
Evelyn Griffin
Jo Ann Linman
Jewel Matthews
Alice Matthews
Mary Howard
Zeda Barnett
Clyde L Wisdom
Glen Rogers
P. T. Haupt
Vanduser Baptist Church
Local News Roundup From Blodgett and Surroundings
Blodgett residents and visitors are listed in a lengthy community notes column. Several relatives travel, visits occur in Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Sikeston, and Nashville, and illness and family events enliven the week. Notable items include a Mother-Daughter banquet in Charleston, 4-H Sunday plans, and a 77th birthday dinner for W A Beggs Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Selmer Campbell
Baptist Church
E. E. Eaton
Velma Crawford
Sikeston
Paul Graham
Ralph Scudder
Kansas
Scudder
H. B. Bradburn
Benjamin and
Norman
Annie Marshall
Doyle Foster and
Charles Scudder
Vancuser
Anna Miller
Methodist Church
J C Montgomery
Charleston
J. F W Nunnelee
John Nunnelee
E . Rister
Brenda
Glenda
J B. Moore
Ray Glenn
Dexter
The
Bailey
Car Collision Injures Mrs Garner and Father
Mrs C V Garner sustained a sprained ankle when her car collided with another vehicle on Monday between Canalou and Morehouse. Her father M G Lusk was hospitalized at Sikeston for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C V Garner
Canalou
Morehouse
Garner
M G Lusk
Sikeston Hospital
Essex visitors call on Canalou area last Sunday
Mr and Mrs Joe Schacherbauer and Mr and Mrs Daley Thorp of Essex visited Mr and Mrs Roy Johnson at Canalou last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Schacherbauer
Daley Thorp
Essex
Roy Johnson
Canalou
Tanner News: Local Socials and Visits Chronicle Week
Mrs A D Hill reports a flurry of visits and small town travels. Bud Fowler of Kewanee, Henry Becker in London, Ark., and many families from Tanner and surrounding areas are noted visiting relatives and attending events. The Tannerball team beat Smith Addition in Sikeston for the spring. Several households hosted guests from Sikeston Marston and Minner, with trips to Morehouse and Memphis mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fowler
Kewanee
Roy Locke
Henry Becker
London
Ark
Jay Worth
Bob Young
Curtis Guiling
Dexter
A Guiling
Helen Latimer
Marston
Riley Young
Marvin Young
Point Pleasant
Mary Ellen Bridges
Bob Dozier
Ilkeston
Wesley Hodges
Joe Miller
Oran
Loma
Morehouse
Edgar Crouthers
L. Weeks
Sikeston
Linda
Patricia
Wanda Williams
Bell City
A. Guiling
Herman Newman
Lee Newman
Smith Addition
G. W. Norman
Poplar Bluff
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canalou News
Floy Jones
Vanduser
A. D. Baughn
Martin D. Mayfield
Frank Clare
Juhin Lee Clare
Ruth Dial
Alma Mayfield
Wille Marshall
Roy Bixler
Shirley Mary Jane Whittle
Alice Jean Harrison
Betty Mewman
Donna Powers
Judy Powers
Marjorie Bixler
Sandra McGrew
van Whittle
Harley Bixler
Mat Metcalf
Lawrence Lockhart
Kansas City
Odis Harris
Olin Harris
Henry Metcalf
J T. Crow
Howard Lasters
Owen Carroll
Dovie Jo Kochel
Blodgett
Wm. Beggs Jr
Roy Ruister
Minty Nickle
Charles Hutchison
Tanner
Hannah Whitt
Anna Muller
Ward Enterline
Miner
Wm. Murrel
Thomas J. Evans
Sherman Grant
R. H. Rackley
Alfred Marshall
Annis Marshall
G. B. Clippard
Alta Blackwell
Louise Prost
Betty
Cape
Jim Peal
Everett Masters
Crowder
W. O. Graham
C. Finney
Lenmis James
Wm. Berendes
Ronny
Jody Nunnelee
J .F. Nunnelee
Nan Branson
Sam Branson
Aubrey Lee Davis
Kenny
Clinton
Will Hodges
Oakland City
Ind
W . Bradley
Bessie McDaniel
Mary Jane Bougouret
St Louis
EH. R. Risters
Lamar Ingram
Blytheville, Ark
W D. Deason
Dave Gilliland
Cape Hospital
S . Vandergrift
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Co
Center Street
Freez
Gibson
SY Ferms
Kookall Electri
Willard Guiling
A Guilig
Herbert Guiling
J. W. Thomas
Chip’s Shoe Service Telephone
Young Styles
Cynthia
Peamey
U.S
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