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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
12
Several Sikeston residents and guests are listed in a long social column. The report covers visits by Rev. and Mrs. D. D. MacAdams to Muncie Indiana, Mrs. A. R. Scott in Paducah Kentucky, Tom Phelps in East St. Louis Illinois, and numerous local families hosting, traveling or returning from illness, schools, and community events across Missouri and neighboring states.
Mrs. Hazel Weltecke spent last Friday at Kennett transacting business. Indianapolis visitors A Woehlecke and family came for a visit with their son Wm. Woehlecke. Mrs. E C Matthews returned from St Louis where her brother-in-law Gus Frederick’s illness improved. Cape Girardeau guests W P Caruthers and daughter Miriam visited Sikeston friends. Local mourners attended Rev J Linn Haw’s funeral in Cape Girardeau.
A series of birth notices from Los Angeles to Sikeston announces newborns in May. Julia Jean, daughter of Dr. C. J. Pancoast and Irene Cox Pancoast, born May 21 in California. Other families welcomed sons and daughters on May 19–22, including Holdman, Cox, Deason, Ward, Godwin, and Marshall families, noting streets and hometowns.
A state supervisor will visit the New Madrid county superintendent’s office on Tuesday June 18 at 10:00 a.m. to approve transportation routes for the next school year. Boards must send a representative. state approval is final and required for state aid.
The Woman's Club will hold its last meeting of the year next Tuesday May 28 at the country home of Mrs Arch Russell south of Sikeston A covered dish luncheon will be served after which a brief business session will be held and the club disband until fall Mrs T A Martin presides Hostesses include Mesdames G H Dover C L Blanton Sr L M Stallcup L E Ford Hans Baasch Georgie Donnell G W Presnell H G Sharp A W Swacker and R V Ellise
Funeral services were conducted at the Bertrand Methodist church for Mrs. Elmer L Cobb wife of a prominent Mississippi county farmer. Born Aural L Mainard in Matthews February 26 1885 she married Cobb in Blodgett in 1911. She was active in Bertrand and East Prairie churches. Survivors include husband son Murray mother Mrs Laura Mainord sister Mrs Elmer Drew brothers Frank and Byron Mainard. She was a niece of the late Wm Graham.
O Bannon Henry J French and Elizabeth Allen appear for colored school names. Higgerson J B Horton Jr and Dawson Sylvia Dunn Charles Wesley Addie Hatcher Edna Smith also listed for colored school. Broadwater Juanita Martin Lucille Jones Marcella Riggs Edith Lee and Mrs James S Carrens. Fresh flower bouquets for Decoration Day. Phone 777 Sidwell's Flower Basket.
The Senate passed a 1.823 billion army appropriation measure backing most of President Roosevelt's emergency defense asks. The bill, sent to the House for amendments, carried by a 74 to 0 voice vote. It funds 2566 military airplanes, anti-aircraft weapons, tanks and guns, with 2237 training planes, 309 combat planes, 20 other types, and raises the army to 280,000 peacetime strength from 227,000.
Miss Mary Emma Allen daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Aller performed at a spring piano recital in Cape Girardeau Tuesday night given by pupils of Miss Clara Drew Miller.
Mrs Elmos Taylor is anticipated to be brought home from Barnet Hospital in St. Louis early next week if her condition continues to improve.
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