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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1955

Page

12

Weiner Roast Guests Highlight Local News

KEWANEE NEWS covers a social week with Mrs A A Warf and others, church events, family visits, and a Sikeston trip. Notable mentions include a banquet in Sikeston featuring speakers, Mother’s Day gatherings, and Cub Scouts attending the Okeechobee District Fair with projects and a $25 ticket sales total.

Ada Snow W. K. Livemore Leslie Gaines Tray Tippett Paul Trout Mike Cubs Seaders Sikeston Eddie Schuerenberg Mildred Brotherton Cape Girardeau Tommy Lee Miers Ray Hilton Wendell Smother G. W. Hilton Hilton Ray Harris Glover the Tippetts

Blodgett News Highlights Local Visits and Graduations

Blodgett residents report visits with relatives in Columbus Morroy St Louis and Sikeston along with Memorial Day plans at the Methodist Church. Students and seniors are noted for graduations at Southeast Missouri State College and a senior class trip to the south, visiting Nashville New Orleans and Pensacola.

Debby Cline Mir and Flys Dyb Clice Sikeston Ed Cline Methodist Church B. F Marshall Ali American Legion Lennis James Blodgett Southeast Missouri State College Girardeau E. R. Rister Leon Brenda Gail Beggs Lemay Kentucky Lake C. L. Stubbs Robert Minner Charles Tubbs A. L. Davis Jim McIntosh Barbara Deason Molly Wade Betty Merrick Ruby Ann Riley Linda Crawford Betty Hampton Jean Graham Sylvia Merrick Gary Beggs Bob Deason David Hale Wardell Daniels Leroy Freed Clifford Gilland Jim Bell Louie Goetz Jimy Meadows David Deason Bob Howell Bill Lambert David Cleveland, O Verne Jackson Eleanor Peck Kennett Sherman Grant Madeline Mackley Gene Nunnelee Marie Lucile Ohmes Walter Windson Billy Rayburn Springfield Tommy Chat B. F. Marshall Cape Girardeau Skating Rink B. F. Nunnelee Sikestone Robbins Tours Qan Nashville Tenn Montgomery Aka Pensacola Fla Ship Island Biloxi New Orleans Vicksburg Memphis Mary Beth Gossett Barbara Latham Darrell Daniels Charles Stubbs

Magnolia Festival in Cairo Draws Big Hopes

Cairo Magnolias festival crowds loom large as preparations accelerate. Local groups including the Cairo Evening Citizen back the event with Magnolia Queen pageant, theater displays, and a Saturday parade at Schultz Field May 21.

Mary Travers Moss Barbara Stennes Vt Metheny Parieys Schultz Field Tivron TL Connell Henry Moreland Citizen Cairo

Morley School News Final exams and commencements near

Morley students prepare for end of regular classes with final exams this week. Roy Howard Rue of Moroe will deliver the baccalaureate sermon, and seniors have their class plans Tuesday and Wednesday as tests conclude Thursday evening. Commencement speaker Owens of Sikeston will address the Charles class of 1935, including Donald Cannon and others.

Coop Seftedh van Joser Thas Crear T & Webek Roy Howard Rue At & Weleck Rey Owens Sikeston Donald Cannon Kenneth Kirkpatrick Yvonne Oak Jerry May Kenneth Fimerson Fred Margat Jake Hare Motandy O'Neal Ieee Hardgraves Tzola Philips Ary Wolland Charles Tracy Austin Hudson Dean Traw Conrad Hudson John Wilkins Warren Hodges

Second Graders Present Concrete Bench At Hospital

About 30 South Grade second graders gathered at Missouri Delta Community Hospital to present a concrete bench as the final part of their beautification project. Under teacher Mrs Katharine Lohr, students arrived in three cars with Chief of Police Harold Wallace and parents Mrs Charles Heath and Mrs Homer Spridling. The bench was sent through Rosegate Garden Club president Mrs Dana Story to hospital administrator R J Genius. Also on hand were Bird houses made by Philip McConnell and Billie Greer, and guests elementary supervisor Tony Statler and South Grade Principal Robert Miller.

South Side School Missouri Delta Community Hospital Harold Wallace Charles Heath Homer Id Spradling Dana Story Rosegate Garden Club R.J. Genius Sandra Catt Doris Alsup Philip McConnell Billie Greer Tony Statler Robert Miller Charles Barnett Garden Club South Grade Katherine Lohr Donald Story Genius Homer Spradling

MDDC Office Moves to Dexter in Southeast Missouri

Missouri Delta Development Commission plans to move its headquarters from Portageville to Dexter after a Monday vote. Charles Baker of Malden named first vice president. Frank Sisson of Sikeston serves as president. Commission is sponsored by six Southeast Missouri Chambers of Commerce to attract industry.

Kennett Missouri Delta Development Commission Portageville Dexter Charles Baker Malden Frank Sisson Sikeston Chambers of Commerce Missouri

Health For All Warns About Outdoor Snake Hazards

A health note urges caution in outdoor activity as fear and venom effects complicate rattlesnake bites. It explains two beliefs on meeting snakes, notes that young snakes have weaker venom, and recommends a snake bite kit and prompt medical care with anti snake serum.

Tickets On Sale For Sikeston High Senior Play Goodbye My Fancy

Tickets are on sale for Sikeston High School’s senior play Goodbye My Fancy at 8 p.m. Friday in the High School Auditorium. Fifty cent tickets can be bought from seniors. call 440 for delivery. Exchanges to reserved seating at Bowman's Drug Store run Wednesday 1 p.m. to Friday 6 p.m. The Broadway run and film adaptations are noted, with a plot about a liberal Congresswoman visiting a university and presenting a harsh wartime documentary, amid a large local cast.

Sikeston High School Bowman's Drug Store Madeline Carroll Agatha Reed Shirley Dooth Miss Reed Woody Conrad Nagel Ian Meir Bam Wandimaker Mittale Iso Omaide Javie Dean Crawford Agatha’ Reed Linda Boyce Roxy Dunvey Bill Moll Tom Murchison Barbara Clinton Barbara Schumacher Arlen Crouch Dick Vaughan Tom Kendig Jo Ann Goetz Harold Ragains Ann Fugate Louise Maxwell Ann Woodward Eloise Rowe

Twenty-one Applicants Take Driver Tests At Armory

Twenty one persons appeared at the Armory Monday to take operator and chauffeur license tests. Three failed the traffic laws written test, one was incomplete, and four were awarded chauffeur or operator licenses. Licensees include Charles Wayne Roberson Mickey Sue Kerr and Santford Ellis all of Morehouse Howard Wilson Brown of Gray Ridge Marjorie Jean Biv ans of Essex Betty May Rowland of Matthews Kenneth Ferrel Hamilton and others in Sikeston and Matthews with operator licenses granted to several residents and chauffeur licenses awarded to Clarence Earl Snider Imlmy dewell William David Herschel Joseph Hellem Morehouse and Walter Lee Miles Sikeston Rt 2.

Charles Wayne Roberson Mickey Sue Kerr Santford Ellis Morehouse Howard Wilson Brown Gray Ridge Marjorie Jean, Bivans Essex Betty May Rowland Matthews Sikeston Kenneth Ferrel Hamilton Edmondson Harold Eule Buchanan Clara Jean White Lanning Joanne Ida Mae Bacher Norval Ruby Laura Smith William Suzanne Martin Moore Helen Louis Meeks Clarence Earl Snider Ilmy Dewell William David Agnes St Herschel Joseph Hellem Walter Lee Miles

Notable names listed in a partial notice

Marilyn Grant Susie Bailey Allen Blanton Melvin Cokenour and John Harrington appear in a partial readable notice. The fragment provides only these names with no clear event date or action and limits further detail.

Marilyn Grant Susie Bailey Allen Blanton Melvin Cokenour John Harrington Se Sete

Former Resident At East Prairie Dies

Russell Howard Bryan 37, a former East Prairie resident, died Sunday at a Marine Hospital in Savannah, Ga. Born January 25, 1918, he was World War I veteran and foreman of an Savannah auto garage. He is survived by wife Edna Delock Bryan, three daughters, a son, a step daughter, his parents, three sisters, and a brother. Funeral was held Wednesday in Savannah.

East Prairie Russell Howard Bryan Marine Hospital Savannah Edna Delock Bryan Carolyn Patricia Nancy Mary James Robert Bryan Ft Pierce, Fla L. E. Gregory Floyd Robbins Jr Charleston L. A

Infant Injures Throat After Fall At Home

Allen Heusser, 17 months old, fell on a stick at his home and cut his throat. He received emergency treatment at Missouri Delta Community Hospital on Monday and was dismissed.

Allen Heusser Missouri Delta Community Hospital

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