Salvation Army opens annual fund drive in Sikeston
The Salvation Army launches its annual Home Service Appeal led by Rev John M Linden at Sikeston headquarters with a local quota of 800 dollars. Regional leaders include Carl A Luper of the American Legion and L C Leslie of the Bank of Sikeston. Tag day is set for Saturday across multiple towns to collect funds for disaster relief, family welfare, free employment, aid to unmarried mothers, prisoners, veterans, and Red Shield Clubs.
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Annua Salvation Army Home Service
John M. %Inden
Sikeston
Carl A. Luper
American Legion
L. C. Leslie
Bank of Sikeston
Fou
Chaffee
Commerce
Ancell
Vancuser
Tadgett
Kelso
Perkins
Diehl- Macht
Crowder
New Hamburg
Waener
Rockview
Salvation Army
Missouri
Linden
Army
Veterans use GI Bill to buy 406 homes in Sikeston area
VA officials report 2,980 local World War I veterans have purchased 406 homes under the GI Bill loan guaranty program through March 25. Scott County saw three farms purchased. new law raises guarantee to 60 percent with up to 7500 dollars max. Unmarried widows become eligible for benefits. processing for certain loans paused pending VA instructions.
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Sikeston
Scott County
Veterans Administration
George E. Seybold
Cape Girardeau
Washington
Honor Graduate Cummins From Southeast Missouri State College
Betty Wayne Cummins daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Cummins graduated from Southeast Missouri State College with a Bachelor of Science in Education majoring in physical education and English She was valedictorian of Sikeston High School 1946 active in Hesperian Society Women's Athletic Association Aquatic Club and Physical Education Majors Club She received the scarlet and black blanket for the most valuable graduating senior and served as intramural manager in multiple sports She will teach elementary physical education in Kirkwood Missouri next school year The article also notes a Niagara Falls helicopter rescue involving a woman and three others who were saved after a rocky mishap
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Betty Wayne Cummins
C. C. Cummins
Southeast Missouri State College
Miss Cummins
State College
Sikeston High School
Hesperian Society
Women’s Athletic Association
Aquatic Club
Physical Education
Colnial Tavern
Quachita
Lake Sylvia
Thornburg
Arkansas
Little Rock
Girl Scout Council
Cedarledge
St. Louis
Girl Scouts of Greater
Florence P. Greenberg
Chicago
Ilinois
Kirkwood
Missouri
Library shelves host Velikovsky Worlds in Collision tale
The At Your Library column reviews Velikovsky’s Worlds in Collision as a controversial work linking science and religion, plus notes on Mrs Mike and The House Without a Key. It also covers library donations, a May meeting, and summer plans for repainting, circulation stats, and the Orient themed exhibit with war souvenirs from Japan.
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Immanuel Velikovsky
Red Sea
Joshua
Manna
Velikovsky
Moscow
Berlin
Zurich
Vienna
University of Edinburg
Orient
Asia
China
Japan
India
Pearl S. Buck
Lin Yutang
East
Scott County 4-H Club Activities Report
Scott County 4-H clubs held regular meetings with eleven members at Diehlstadt led by Shelby Jean Guiling, demonstrations by Linda Summers and Guiling, and refreshments. Lusk Chapel 1-H met May 21 under Ernest Collier, discussed 4-H Sunday, a radio program, and a nature hike decision, with demos on inoculation of soybeans, a simple splice, and shining shoes. The Lush Chapel Band played at a church rededication, with many members and several visitors. an advertisement for Frigidaire appliances closes the item.
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Diehlstadt
4-H Club
Shelby Jean Guiling
Linda Summers
Lusk Chapel
Ernest Collier
Claude Collier
Oliver Kirkpatrick
Jewell Adams
Bennie
Harold Jones
Roy Colliflower
Welch
A. N. Yount
A. Summers
Edwin Birk
Lee Blaylock
Rutledge Freed on Bond Awaiting Appeal in November
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. and his wife Sydney vacation in Houston after being freed on bond. He may practice in Missouri until the Supreme Court of Iowa hears his appeal next November. Medical officials discuss potential restrictions or shift to research. board president notes any ban would require May meeting in St. Louis.
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Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Sydney
Houston
Texas
Liberty
Iown
Supreme Court
Missouri
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Rutledge
W. O. Finney
Chaffee
State Medical Board
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Sea Bhiston Gere
Niagara Falls
Tvro
By Louise Mainard
Mike
Benedict
Nancy Freedman
Katherine Mary O'Fallon
Boston
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
Kathey
Earl Derr Biggers
Hawaii
Charlie Chan
Hiwaii
Elizabeth Cook
Book Club
Library
Frank Schulte
Robert Dempster
Roger Bailey
Miles Limbaugh
H. E. Reuber
Oscar Carroll
AI Roca
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Cola Bottling CO
America
Lair’s
DR. Rutledge
Herald
Missouri Cotton Producers Association
Missouri Cotton Producers Ass’n
Portageville, MO
U.S
Agricultural College
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
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C.F. McMullin Estate
Sikeston, Mo
McCoy Tanner
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