Barrick in Spearhead Exercise at Fort Hood
Sergeant First Class Marvin L. Barrick, a supply sergeant in the 1st Armored Division, takes part in Exercise Spearhead at Fort Hood Texas. Barrick, who joined the Army in 1944, is from Vandyser Missouri and is married to Jewel with parents Mr and Mrs Miles Barrick listed in Vaenduser Missouri.
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Fort Hood
Tex
Marvin L. Barrick
Jewel
Miles Barrick
Vaenduser
Ironsides
Barrick
Vandyser
Walter Cornells Celebrate Fifty-Third Anniversary in Morehouse
Mr and Mrs Walter Cornell observed their fifty third wedding anniversary at their Morehouse home on May 12. Cornell, 76, relocated from Wisconsin in 1899 and his wife, ages 40, moved from Essex. They married May 12, 1901 and have lived here most of their married life. They are parents to four sons including Dr William Cornell of Lutesville and Mayor James Cornell of Morehouse, plus Henry and Carl of El Paso. They have six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was a slave joiner at a local mill and retired at 70 from Himmelberger Harrison Mfg Co. in Morehouse.
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Morehouse
Walter Cornell
Cornell
Wiell
Essex
James Cornell
Henry
Carl
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Cornell
Arthur Woolson
Himmelberger-Harrison Mfg. Co
Moreho
Josie ‘Berson
Two Cars Collide on Salcedo Road
Mrs Clarence Cantrell of Salcedo and her daughter Glenda 10 with Mrs Homer Starnes as passengers and Buddy Springer Jr driving alone were in a two car wreck on Salcedo Road near the second ditch from Sikeston at about 430 pm Wednesday. The Springer car crashed into the Cantrell car throwing it into a ditch bruising the occupants. No hospitalization required. Both vehicles damaged.
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Clarence Cantrell
Salcedo
Glenda
Homer Starnes
Buddy Springer Jr
Salcedo Road
Sikeston
Barbecue by Masons Draws Large Crowds at New Temple
Sikeston Lodge No 310 A F and A M and the Eastern Star hosted a barbecue at the new Masonic Temple on Kingshighway. By midnight around 800 to 900 people had enjoyed chicken and fish with trimmings after serving began at 5 am. Organizers reported continued arrivals and extended cooking to feed the crowd.
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Sikeston Lodge
A. F
Masonic Temple
Kingshighway
Gilbert
Good Citizen Awards Won In South Grade and Nearby Schools
At South Grade School and nearby, several students earned good citizen awards. Allen Joe Byrd, Linda Byrd, Harriet Byrd, and John Byrd were recognized in their classrooms along with Judy Spradling, Gary Spradling, Joe Bean, and other siblings from Potashnick and Wissman families.
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Allen Joe
Clara Hall
Linda
Patsy van Hook
Harriett
Dorothy Powell
John
Opal David
Byrd
Margaret Cain
Homer Spradling
Edmonson
Judy
Violetta McGee
Gary
Harold Bean
Harris
Potashnicks
Night of January Sixteenth senior play at Sikeston High
Sikeston High School seniors present a three act court room drama Night of January Sixteenth in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets cost 50 cents, available from seniors. Reserved seats at Harris Drug Store 1 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Friday. Karen Andre faces trial for financier Bjorn Faulkner's murder in a juried courtroom setting with witnesses in the audience.
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Sikeston High School
Harris Drug Store
Karen Andre
Bjourn Faulkner
New York
Empty pistol frightens shopper at Grimsley Grocery
Mrs Margie Grimsley faced a startling incident at Grimsley Grocery on Scott Street when a man entered asking for a paper sack then produced an unloaded large caliber pistol on the counter claiming he needed it to take downtown. He reassured her as she stood transfixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Grimsley
Grimsley Grocery
Scott Street
Wreck Victim Dies In St Louis Hospital
Mrs John W Butt Tey aged 63 died in a St Louis hospital after a car crash on Mas 2? neo Benton. She had pneumonia contracted during her injuries from a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by Lews Geard ner. Ida Henshaw, the driver, died at the scene. Arrangements are incomplete with Bisplinghet Funeral Home.
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IUMO
John W Butt- Tey
Neo
Benton
St. Louis
Imo
Jees
Lews Geardner
Bell
Ida Henshaw
Bisplinghet Funeral Home
Sikeston CAP Cadet Program Members Named
A list of Sikeston CAP Cadet Program participants includes Richard Edwards Ray Painter Boykin McCaa Tony Heekemeyer John Faucett John Allard Watts Richard Briggs Bill Headlee Richard Tate Singers Don Happe Bob Limbaugh Bobby Sores Ne Dicky Hart Dale Ha Glenn Hodges Allen Blanton Bill ei Jay rtank dmisten Bob Lapel Prt Rowe Jr Jerrie Turner Darrell Wright Levis Chadd Andy Hill Earl Underhill Gale Hastings Johnny Lester.
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Richard Edwards
Ray Painter
Boykin McCaa
Tony Heekemeyer
John Faucett
John Allard Watts
Richard Briggs
Bill Headlee
Richard "Tate
Don Happe
Bob Limbaugh
Bobby Sores
Dicky Hart
Dale Ha
Glenn Hodges
Allen Blanton
Bill Ei Jay
Rtank
Dmisten
Bob Lapel
Prt Rowe, Jr
Jerrie Turner
Darrell Wright
Levis Chadd
Andy Hill
Earl Underhill
Gale Hastings
Johnny Lester
Vacation Reading Program Inaugurated By Booster Club
A vacation reading program for Perry Care and Scott counties will be launched as the Booster Club's first project. Miss Merribeth Cook announces a bookmobile schedule to visit counties during the summer to serve children and adults. Adult sponsors will verify records of books read, with schools earning paces based on enrollment, reading percentage, and books read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Care
Scott Counties
Merribeth Cook
Badzex
Inventor Stockholm Anders Velsius Credited With Centigrade Thermometer
Stockholm native Swede Stockholm Anders Velsius is generally credited with inventing the centigrade thermometer in 1742, marking a key milestone in temperature measurement.
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Stockholm
Anders Velsius
Fifth Annual Polio Bowl Game To Feature SEMO All-Stars
The Fifth Annual Polio Bowl set for August 13 will pair all star players from the Little Seven and Big Eight. Vic Reeves will coach the Little Seven with a second coach to be named. Dutch Wyatt and Payne Mur head the Big Eight squad. Players from Portageville, Dexter, Malden, Charleston, Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, and other towns are listed by position for both teams.
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Charleston
Missouri
Little Seven
Iterein
Charleston Kiwanis Pony
Dickerson
Barnes and Glass
Hoyt
Vic Reeves
Portageville
Dutch Wyatt
Kennett
Deckies
Iavelour Cape
Forbes
Poplar Bluff
Scaping
Cairo
Melton
Sikeston
Shell
E. Montgomery
McKinley
Stearns
French
Moodie
Carthersville
Wyatt
Cape
Steward
Lovelace
Cocke
Brennecke
Stovall
Stout
Young
Lewis
Hospital Notes and Cairo Mayor Named to River Commission
The Missouri Delta Community Hospital admissions list includes Thedamay Creek Sikeston Larry Crowe Lillie Sexton Margaret Allen and more with surgical and medical cases. Discharges include Jake Stone Dorothy Young Wesley Hodges and others. Cairo Mayor Egbert A. Smith is named to the Mississippi River Commission succeeding Albert Culbertson, in a $75,000 annual post. Belgium reports coal as its key natural resource. New baby announcements note births to Scudder Lipand, Duffel, and others at the Delta Community Hospital.
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Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Thedamay Creek
Sikeston
Larry Crowe
Lillie Sexton
Canalou
Margaret Allen
Essex
Jake Stone
Malden
Dorothy Young
Negro
New Madrid
Wesley Hodges
Delores Coots
Opal Kidd
Vanduser
Jackie Traughber
Gray Ridge
Cairo
Egbert A. Smith
Eisenhower
Mississippi River Commission
Albert L. Culbertson
Delaven, Ill
Cradle Shower Honors Two Mothers in Palme Parry
A cradle shower honoring Mrs. Jewell Ross and Mrs. Yvonne Moore was held Friday evening at 8 at the home of Mrs. A. D. Brown with Mrs. Irene Cox and Mrs. Barberr hosting and leading games. Blue and pink streamers and bath storks decorated the room. refreshments included salad, party crackers, and tea. Gifts came from Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Sue Covington, Mrs. Virgie Patton, Mrs. Neely Lee, Mrs. Leigh Orman, Mrs. Lavetta Armstrong, Mrs. Gertrude Hatcher, Mrs. Clyda Absher, Miss Ruby Dickerson, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Kerr.
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Palme Parry
Jewell Ross
Yvonne Moore
A. D. Brown
Irene Cox
Barberr
Cox
Sue Covington
Virgie Patton
Neely Lee
Leigh Orman
Lavetta Armstrong
Gertrude Hatcher
Clyda Absher
Ruby Dickerson
Brown
Kerr
Piedmont townspeople to get money back on shoe factory
The Piedmont Chamber of Commerce said $14,800 of the $37,000 donated to build a Brown Shoe Co. factory will be refunded. Initial need was $35,000. $37,000 was raised within 30 days. The building is about 20 percent complete.
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Piedmont
Chamber of Commerce
Brown Shoe Co
Allen Swaim Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at Manlius School
Allen Swaim a former Sikeston resident has been promoted to lieutenant colonel and serves as an Army instructor for the ROTC program at the Manlius School Manlius New York a preparatory institution Swaim a Cape College graduate entered the service in World War II and has remained there Mrs Swaim and their four children three boys reside in Marlius with Swaim
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Allen Swaim
Sikeston
Manlius School
Manlius
N. Y
Swaim
Cape College
90 Year Old Emma St Aubin Dies in Marston
Emma Jeanette St Aubin aged 90 lifelong Marston resident died at 2 this morning at her home. Born November 12, 1863 in Marston she was daughter of the late Hopp and Mars Jane Toney. Survived by two sons Charlie and Gene Cutler of Marston, five half sisters and two half brothers, 33 grandchildren and numerous great and great great grandchildren.
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Emma Jeanette St Aubin
Marston
Hopp and
Mars Jane Toney
Charlie
Gene Cutler
J W Gray
May Harris
Lizzie Cloud
St Laws
Catney Taylor
Lincoln
Kan
Charity McClanahan
Brentwood
Tenn
Bill Toney
St. Louis
Charles Tones
Charleston
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Louis
Joh. J. Bauer
St.’ Michael’s Aan Catholic
Fred+ winetown
Alexianders Hospital
Jackson
Masons
Horace Byrd
Murray Lane
South
Batley School
Millie Ragsdale
Margaret Potashnick
Ragsdale
Frances Potashnick
Walter McFarland
Ralph F. Potashnick
Mike Wissman
Erma Allen
Steve
Vincent Wissman
Woodlawn
CAP
Tee Sikeston Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Patsy Allard
Rhoda Bernstein
Elizabeth Slinkerd
Kay Tetley
Phylis LaPlant
Judy Layton
Linda Hulmes
Bark Row
Susie Martin
Barbara Ellis
Sue Scobey
Karen Major
Peggy Nickens
Patsy Alcorn
Anice Hale
Maria Monan
Sikeston Cap Squadron
Donald L. Sten Dens
Ray Hisgusn
Joseph Barton
Gary Wake
Bran Burns
Darryl Cobb
Bill Holloway
Dean Garner
Malcolm Higdon
Richard Rd
Bertis
Blackburn
Donny Gaits
Kennethy Nickens
Don Allen
Eugene Swinney
Ro Winchester
David Hale
Tommy Shain
Wally Altom
Gordon Jones
Jerry Foster
Ernest T. Wallace
James Moore, Jr
Charles Springs
Chattanooga Fors* Vocational School
Tennessee
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Jung
Og Sio aNwes
Willie Smith
James
R Chandler
Webster Clark
James Russell
Virgil Cowan
Lilbourn
Ollie Jones
Los Angeles
Calif
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Archie Burch
Matthews
Annie Bradley
Pauline Burch
Louise Herron
Willis J. Page
Jewell Brown
W. J. Benthal
Eva Baker
Thedamae Cleek
Helen Oliver
Ill
Irene Abernathy
Green B. Duffel
Missouri ‘Delta Community Hospital
Charles E. Scudder
Delta Community Hospital
Belgium
Coal
Paigs
Delta Coxbornity Hospital
Niestvest
William
Lipand
Buick
Aeerry
America
Aaton Belle
Sharp Buick Company
Sikeston, MO
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