Cotton Producers Name Committees in Portageville Meeting
Missouri Cotton Producers Association executive committee members named in Portageville. W. P. Hunter chaired the labor committee with Robert S. Matthews as assistant chair of the finance and membership committee. Multiple chairmen listed for variety, education, drainage, health, legislation, livestock, resources, soil, taxation, and other areas. A directors meeting is set for June 20 at Portage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
Portageville
Tom F. Baker
Trailback
Hunterville
Charles B. Baker
Kennett
W. P. Hunter
Sikeston
E. A. Story
Wolf Island
Robert S. Matthews
Delbert C. Johnson
Caruthersville
S. Crews Reynolds
David Barton
Catron
W. S. Baker
E. Lindsey Brown Jr
Charleston
O. H. Acom
Wardell
Lynn Twitty
Lilbourn
George A. Shelby
James S. Kevil
Bremen van Bibber
W. S. Corrigan
E. P. Coleman Jr
John D. Hux
Jake Weaks
Leo Fisher
Thomas B. Allen
Jean Klein
Joe Cravens
Robert &. Matthews
Methodist Women Install New Officers
A Methodist Woman's Society meeting at the Methodist church featured a 12:30 luncheon and 2:00 PM business session led by President Mrs. A H Reese. Installation by Rev M G Joyce installed officers and circle chairs, with reports, awards, and numerous honors announced for Sikeston students and attendance records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
A. H. Reese
Arch Russell
Charles Barnett
Marionville
Rex Johnson
St. Louis
Sikeston
M. G. Joyce
M. E. Montgomery
Tanner Doe
A. J. Renner
Robert Dempster
Jack Bowman
Harry Dudley
WW. Wilkison
Osmiriive
Raymond Oakes
C. T Old
Leroy Leslie
Franz van Horne
Beck
Sng
O-Chamman
A. F. Lindsay
Harris Dover
Bertier
W. Savers Tanner
W.E. Hollingword
Jones
David Midd Tom
Corminna Russe
Lowe
Onewly
Corde
Harrison Tanner
Paul Shakere
Where the teachers will spend the summer
Sikeston area teachers map summer futures with many attending graduate schools and colleges. High School staff pursue Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau Training School programs while airport and Bailey group members enroll at Missouri University Arkansas State College and local summer workshops. Several teachers remain at home or in indeterminate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Joan Allen
W. Z. Baker
R. E. Collins
Missouri University
Margaret Coates
Joanne Galladay
Davis Hart
Ariel Haw
Cape Girardeau
Martha H. Jones
Kenneth Knox
Inogene McCormick
Merle Miller
Electa O'Hara
Denver University
Dean Owen
Earl Pepmiller
Almaretta Sidwell
Irene VanBibber
Southern Ilinois University
R. N. Walker
W. W. Wilkison
Ida Baker
Eldoris Daniel
Lucile Mount
Nell Vanson
R. J. Genins
Washington University
Sue Hinchey
F. A. Poe
Columbia
Missouri
Dorothy Powell
Arkansas State College
Jonesboro
Park
Bailey
Ruth Drexler
Irene Smith
Nancy Black
Berkely
California
Lauranna Mainard
East Prairie
Evelyn Barnett
Maryann Wingerter
St. Louis
Mignon Bess
Mary Daugherty
State College
Lilly England
Lillie Newton
Phoebe Rowe
Maude H. Montgomery
Martha Pepmiller
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lucille Snider
Dolores Cochran
Work
Holcomb
Pauline Foley
George Washington University
Washington
Lions Club Donut and Coffee Day at Lunn Hotel
The Lions Club hosts a Donut and Coffee Day next Wednesday at the Lunn Hotel starting around 6:30 in the evening. A later room time is not specified in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Lunn Hotel
Swaim Enters Race for County Collector
Lynn Swaim Sikeston barber and WWII veteran announced his candidacy for county collector. A 42 year old Scott county native, he served 28 months in the South Pacific with the Seventh Air Force. Swaim owns half of the Model Barber Shop and promises efficient county office service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Swaim
Sikeston
Mr. Swaim
Scott County
Sikeston High School
Seventh Air Force
South Pacific
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Amvets
Center Street
Swaim
East Side Construction In Sikeston And Around Town
Concrete foundation and steel girders rise for a Sikeston Cotton Oil Company storage building on Highway 60 east, about 50 yards by city block. A radio shop and grocery move into the Ellis Alcorn building on Highway 61 south, with a new south end addition going up at the A. Wayne Bess building. Williams and Merrick plumb a north-end addition, a new Standard Oil station goes up at Highway 61 and Tanner Street. Two building permits filed: Bryant adds a bedroom bath and utility room for 1250 dollars, Ed Cox repairs a garage apartment for 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Cotton Oil Company
Ellis Alcorn
Highway 61
A. Wayne Bess
Williams and Merrick
Standard Oil
Tanner Street
James F. Bryant
Ed Cox
Funeral Sunday for Aged Canalou Woman
Funeral services were held for Nelbra Ann Harrison 85 of Canalou last Sunday at the Welsh chapel with Rev A C Sullivant of Morehouse officiating Born November 30 1864 in Shawneetown Illinois she died May 13 at Missouri Delta Hospital after a long illness She is survived by three daughters Mrs O Jennings of Canalou Mrs George Kimmel of Leora Mo and Mrs Tom McShorely of Anderson Ind Her husband died earlier Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery with Welsh service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelbra Ann Harrison
Canalou
Welsh Chapel
A. C. Sullivant
Morehouse
Shawneetown
Ill
Harrison Grey
Missouri Delta Hospital
O. Jennings
George Kimmel
Leora
Tom McShorely
Anderson
Ind
Memorial Park Cemetery
Paint Kennett Library opens with paint blitz event
Nineteen painters completed a 54 minute mural at Kennett City Library on Saturday afternoon. The lowest guess for completion was 60 minutes. The event kicked off the Kennett Chamber of Commerce clean-up paint-up and fix-up campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett City Library
Kennett Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Extends Its City Limits Vote Adds Levy
Charleston extended its city limits and approved two school levies in Tuesday's election. The new boundary line will include additions to the east, west, and south of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Lilbourn Woman Dies At Cape Girardeau Hospital
Mrs. Bert Bynum of Lilbourn died Tuesday in a Cape Girardeau hospital at age 80. The Lions Club Donut and Coffee Day is set for next Wednesday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Dunn Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Bynum
Lilbourn
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Bluff To Have Bond Issue Election
The Poplar Bluff Board of Public Works asked the city council to draft an ordinance calling a bond election for 100000 dollars. The revenue bonds would finance a new boiler and other improvements to the municipal electric system mirroring plans for Sikeston water system funding. Also reported is the first case of infantile paralysis in Butler County, Coy Phelps seven, son of Ward and Mrs. Phelps, Route 4, Poplar Bluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Butler County
Poplar Bluff Hospital
Coy Phelps
Ward Phelps
Route 4
Lions Host Coffee and Donuts at Dunn Hotel
Lions club invites the public to a coffee and donuts event at the Dunn Hotel on Wednesday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Proceeds support local services and club activities.
Donors to Camp Lewallen Improvement Fund
The Camp Lewallen Development Committee in Scott County conducted a fundraising drive to remodel and enlarge the dining hall for Camp Lewallen. Major donors include Chaffee Manufacturing Co 150.08 and Sports Specialty Shoe Co 150.00 in Chaffee. Langford Drug Co 25.00. Fred Lewallen 25.00. Paul Ebang 65.00. Fred Thornton 20.00. W A Hubbard 20.00. Charles Pruitt . Buckner Ragsdale 50.00. Scott Insurance Agency 25.00. Scott County Milling Co 50.00. McKnight Keaton Groc Co 100.00. Coca Cola Bottling Co 50.00. plus other smaller contributions from nearby counties. The committee has spent about 25,000 dollars in four to five years on Camp Lewallen improvements and begun work on the Senior Camp at Wapapella. The public and Scouts supporters are invited to visit both camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Leallen
Scott County
Chaffee
Chaffee Manufacturing Co
Sports Specialty Shoe Co
Langford Drug Co
Fred Lewallen
Paul Ebang
Fred Thornton
W. A. Hubbard
Charles Pruitt
Sikeston
Buckner-Ragsdale
Scott Insurance Agency
Scott County Milling Co
McKnight Keaton Groc. Co
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Lewallen
Wappapella
Tarred and feathered couple found in Houston County
A man and a woman were tarred and feathered Monday night in Houston Missouri county. Sheriff D C Kirkman said yesterday the two were not identified and the reason for the attack was unknown. The tar was not burning, and neither person was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas County
D. C. Kirkman
Dexter Man Injured by Chain Hit in Truck Collision
A 28 year old Dexter man Eugene McCulley was injured Tuesday when two trucks met and a chain from the other truck struck him as they passed. He sustained painful injuries and was hospitalized for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Eugene McCulley
McCulley
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Robert Barnes
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Carol Boyer
Jerry Lee
Joyce Moring
Gene Rudd
Janet Stevens
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Marie Bechel
Cecilia Boyer
Laquitta Branum
Bonnie Clain
Barbara Ferrell
Tommy Gwaltney
Dayne Kirtley
Jimmy Lester
Jimmy Aduddell
Grace Alsup
Martha Baker
Pearl Bacon
Betty Bechel
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Charles Bethune
Dick Bloomfield
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Robert Bower
Anita Brown
Jerry Bryant
Robert Carter
Dorothy Cooley
Frances Cox
Phillip Cox
George Crews
Lillie Mae Crosno
Billy Joe Crouthers
Barbara Cummins
Shirley Dickson
Sue Dover
Tommy Dunaway
Linden Duncan
Norma Embry
Raynette Ford
Grates
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Mona Carol Scobey
Fielding Potsashnick
Richard Springs
Carl Wukinson
Marilyn Grant
Ballex School
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Keith Ziegenhorn
Salix Sadler
Eddie McAnns
Die Schwab
Mary Norman Pabdher
Armetha Ray
Sam Bowman
Betty Sue Keasler
Glenda Humphrey
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Fielding Potashnick
Buddy Jo Harwell
A. D. Reynolds
American Red Cross
Margaret Donnell
University of Missouri
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Sue Calhoun
Marilyn Tucker
Donna Howard
Mary Jane Faris
Thelma Cooper
Billie Taylor
John Weston
Marion Parks
George Mize
Allis-Chalmers
Tourneau
Caterpillar
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General Motors
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Wall Lake, Iowa
Clarence Cantrell
Salcedo
Phil Sadler
Millie Ragsdale
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Oat Home
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Howard University
Washington, D. C
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Lincoln University
Jefferson City
Geneva Ford
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Jimmie Geeter
Philander-Smith College
Little Rock
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Josie Harvey
Dunn Hotel
Camp Lewallen
Leet Hayward
Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co
Application Service
Likeston Memorial Airport
George S. Martin
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