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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
14
A busy drift of visitors and travelers fills Sikeston and nearby towns as residents make trips to St Louis Cape Girardeau Monroe Memphis Memphis and Evansville. The social circuit includes family gatherings Mother's Day visits Kiwanis conventions and hospital stays with numerous relatives hosting and being hosted across Missouri Illinois Arkansas and Kentucky.
Mrs Ruby L. Smith state president of the AmVets Auxiliary spent weekend in St Louis preparing for the State AmVets Auxiliary meeting at Post 4 on May 27. She visited past president Mrs Josephine Bonlanger and joined a hospital program tour at Jefferson Barracks.
Government figures show that from 1946 to 1949 the public paid 18.1 billion dollars in Federal income taxes while aggregate personal savings totaled 11.8 billion. This yields a savings ratio of 65 cents for every dollar of income tax, highlighting the growing cost of government and the gap between taxes and private saving.
Grover Singleton is spending this week in St. Louis on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Horsley and children Mary Lou and David of Rolla arrived today for a few days visit with Mrs. Horsley’s parents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Taylor. The Horsleys will return Sunday and the children stay with their grandparents until after the School of Mines graduation on May 29. Mr. Horsley will be among the graduates.
Captain Martha Schuchart resumes duties in Washington D C after days with her parents on Sikeston Rural Route One. She is accompanied by her mother Mrs R P Schuchart who will spend weeks in Washington and St Louis before returning home.
A major threat to women in cancer of the uterus is addressed. The article notes 17,608 deaths last year and that many could be saved with radiation or surgery. It promotes periodic physical exams and the Papanicolaou smear as early detection aids, plus ACS efforts to train pathologists and expand doctor office cancer detection centers. Funds from the 1950 Cancer Crusade support these programs.
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