Daphne du Maurier novel highlights Mary Anne Clarke saga
New Madrid notes review Daphne du Maurier’s Mary Anne Clarke based historical chronicle portrays the famed mistress of the Duke of York amid George III era politics. The piece discusses her survival lessons, patronage scheme, and the court scandal that shattered many, including Wardle and the Duke, with exile to France.
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Mary Anne
Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca
Rachel
Mary Anne Clarke
Duke of York
George III
House of Commons
Fleet Street
Wardle
France
Jordan
Hartzell
Gideon
County Library Service
New Madrid School Graduates 14 Students
In New Madrid on May 23 the Immaculate Conception School eighth grade held graduation after the nine o'clock mass. Fr. Capizzi delivered the address and presented diplomas to fourteen graduates including Ray Akins and Howard Crister. display featured blue caps and gowns. First and second grade diploma bearers wore white caps and gowns. A farewell party and picnic for the eighth grade and Sister John Mary followed the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception Church
Fr. Capizzi
Ray Akins
Loyal Akins
Howard Ed Crister
H. E. Crister
Steve Dawson
Ralph Dawson
Thomas Hall
Geraldine Hall
Elmo Hall
John Hunter
Peter Rost
Vincent Rost
Thomas Thompson
Lennie Thompson
Agnes Jonakin
Ter
Linn Coosins
Anna King
Robert King
Earlene Martin
Daisy Martin
Sally Recker
L. H.recker
Mary Elizabeth Shibley
Daugh
John Shibley
Sallie Marie Sterling
Sallie Sterling
Paul Druelinger
John Wilkins
Billy Dawson
George Hall
John Robbins
Jerry Henry
Calvin Broughton
Lauradele Riley
Jacqueline Long
Ann Avery
Mary Elia Hunter
Martha Marie Riley
Nancy Kay-Habter
Mary Dawson
Sister John Mary
New Madrid High names valedictorian and salutatorian
Samuel Leo Hedgepeth named valedictorian of the 1954 New Madrid High School senior class and Betty Lou Brewer selected salutatorian. Hedgepeth, active in sports and student government, led his class as president in freshman and sophomore years and earned the D. A. History Medal as a junior. Brewer, also very active, served as class secretary and treasurer, was carnival queen in freshman year, Class Sweetheart, led senior class play, and headed the F H A chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A
Sandra Kay Blom
Robert W. Blom
Rost
T. F. Hunter
New Madrid
Supt. Schuette
Tommy Krebs
Babe Ruth
Norvel Johnson
Betty Brewer
Donald Littrell
Robert Aston
Edward Lee Wadley
Peggy Shelby
Lynette Jonakin
Nancy Gullion
Ann King
Robert King
Immaculate Conception
Samuel Leo Hedgepeth
Leo Hedgepeth
Parma
Miss Brewer
Betty
Heve
F.H.A
East Prairie community news and social notices
East Prairie residents report club nights church events and family gatherings including Lions Club Dinner at Velma's Cafe teachers attending Eastern Star School of Instruction and local celebrations. Visitors from St Louis Parma and Indianapolis share weekends in town as graduation commencement preparations and a municipal band drive boost community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Velma’s
Ed Felts
Joel
Savell
Sewind’ Club
Eastern Star
Herbert Pickett
Cecil LaPlant
Grace Jackson
Eddie Cummins
St. Louis
C. C. Cox
J. C. Cox
Opelousas
East Prairie
Howard Schneider
Marilyn
Cherie
Melvin Bryant
Carolyn Reynolds
Alvin Powers
Jim Bogle
Faust
D. J. Sanders
Gaydean
Lou
Memphis
Otto Conn
Calvert City
Heer
Church of God
Air Boss
Helen Gregory
Lucan Haslaver
Carolyn Jones
Caro Lee Weaver
Carolyn Presson
Cecila Ann Falkoff
Lou Sanders
Sandra Pritchett
Myrieen Watson
Brenda Preter
Carol Schletter
Evelanduine Williams
Commie Jo Wali
Girte
Slate
W RO Gregory
Everenes
Southeast Mesonym College
Robert Read
Parma
Parma Highlights Local Visits and Family Trips
Parma residents share visitors and travels as families visit Bertrand Salisbury Mo Bloomfield Alexandria Ind Kennett Holcomb and Flint Mich. Ellie Smith Flossie Bowman Sue Ulysses Blankenship Clarenee Smith George Overfield Elbert McFall and others hosted or visited this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meddie Smith
Jerry
Ellie Smith
Bertrand
A. B. Smith
Flossie Bowman
Flint
Mich
Clarenee Smith
Howard Watkins
Salisbury
Charles ‘Waltrip
George Overfield
Mart Mayo
Bloomfield
Elbert McFall
George Vaught
Alexandria
Ind
Ulysses Blankenship
Sue
Ella Rigdon
Kennett
Sammie Fisher
Holcomb
John King
Washington and Small Business Budget Waste
C. Wilson Harder argues that wartime fiscal strain demands businesslike efficiency in the military. He cites GAO findings on waste at army commissaries and depots, calls for removing financial fat from defense, and recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s reforms as a model for trimming excess in the armed forces.
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General Accounting Office
Washingston
Theodore Roosevelt
Defense
Parish Social Notes and Visiting Guests
A long list of visitors and residents called on friends in the area over the weekend. Recurring names include Mrs. James Youngdal and family of New Orleans with Mrs. Lucy. A. S. Noble and Sen ath neighbors. and families from Sikeston Dexter Joliet and Jonesboro. Several church events and a reunion at Calhoun City are noted along with hospital visits and a fishing trip to Lake Wappapella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. King
James Youngdal
New Orleans
George B. Lucy
A. S. Noble
Senath
Woodrow Hon
Nathaniel Lewis
Barnard Hospital
St. Louis
Alyce Porter
Maggie
Paul Grimsley
Sikeston
Marvin Douglas
Bloomfield
Orlando Smith
Dexter
Earl Norman
Joliet, IL
Corbitt Anderson
Sacramento
Calif
Lenoah Norman
Bill Norman
Jonesboro
Ark
Richard Gipson
Ida Belle McNeil
Broadwater
Estel Warren
Baskin
Mary Lindsey
Dorothy Mitchell
Phil Wolford
A. D. Brown
Bill
Barl Kerr
Hick Overfield
Ronald Stanley
Lake Wappapella
Henry Howell
Williamsville
Trellis Howell
Albert Wilson
R. S. McGarity
Parma
Zelma Heath
Clara Doss
Desloge
Detroit
Fred M. Prater
Saratoga Hospital
Trenton Named for William Trent Buyer of City Site
Trenton, the New Jersey capital, derives its name from William Trent who purchased the city’s site in 1714, a fact highlighted in local histories.
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Trenton
New Jersey
William Trent
Trustee Sale Planned on Missouri Property
A trustee sale is set for June 4 1954 at the East front door of the Court House in Anton Scott County Missouri. The note secured by a deed of trust by Lawrence Leon Cannon and Georgia Darline Cannon covers Lot Fourteen in Block Four in Replateet Blocks Three and Four of Stalings Addition to Sikesy Missouri. The sale will occur between 9 00 p m and 5 60 p m to the highest cash bidder to satisfy the deed of trust and related costs.
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Lawrence Leon Cannon
Georgia Darline Cannon
Wile
County of
Scott
Missouri
Anton
Massouri
Sikesy
Yes
Recorder of Deeds
Truste es Sale in Scott County Missouri
Default on a deed of trust by Delia Hadder and husband G Hadder triggers a trustee sale. On June 12, 1954, between 9 am and 5 pm, at the East Front Door of the Benton Court House, the North Half of Tract 7 Lot 5 Lillian A Smith Addition East of Sikeston will be sold for cash to satisfy the debt and trust costs.
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Delia Hadder
Hadder
Recorder of Deeds
County of
Scott
State of
Missouri
Benton
Missour
Lillian A. Smith
Sikeston
Scott County
Recorder's Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glee Club
Hogh School
Supt
L. L. Schuette
Lucy Jefferson Lewis
Daughters of the American Revolution
American History Award
New Madrid School
Sammy Hedgepeth
Joel Savell
Dorthy Fussell
Mary Margaret Miller
Dorthy Sawyer
Edward Kammerer
Southeast Missouri
Judy Walden
Roy Walden
Eunice Fay Walden
Marilyn Schneider
Sandra Zike
Mary Teeters
Verna Sue Hinsolving
Shirley LaPlant
Shirley Falkoff
G. R. Ellis
Michigan
Alfred Smith
Charleston
Methodist Church
Frank Johnson
Alonzo Swinney
Indianapolis
Pete Sams
Everett Robertson
W. S. CS
Cape
Elgin Davis
Elain Davis
Kathryn Boone
Joseph Webb
M. F. Dawson
Walters
Clift
T J King
Connie Rvai
Farmington
Virginia
Fast Praire
Rval
Frank Mainerd
John Clevidence
Mary Ruth
Robard
H H.rixsell
Dre
Leo Bruce Sundas
Rene Videho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
VN Paperanig
Washington and
By C. Wilson Harder
U. S. General Accounting Office
GAO
Army Post
Army
Continental
U. S
Army Jeffersonville
Columbus
Air Force
O. A. Denson
St. Luke’s Hospital
C. W. Harrison and Son
W. W. Stuart
Clarkton
Stuart
Martha Battles
Barnhart
C. E. Lindsey
Gertie Nolan
Jack
George
Robert
Husted
Grandpa Husted
John M. Leigh
Corbin
Reelfoot Lake
Tenn
Thelma White
Monuments of Distinction
Likeston Monument Company Hy
Cape Storm Window & Weatherstrip Co
Good Hope Day
Cape Girardeau
CCC
Sikeston Steel Building Company
Highway
Devenser Sunsies Ant
Great Lakesite Corporation
Service Department
Dearborn
Ford
Sikeston, Mo
Atre Sohd
Lake Price
Mittee Ty
Sat
Coe No
Sondidarm
Asi
Garave Road
Black Top
Sikeston School
Artorrel
Firstellis Alcorn
Alcorn
Matthews St
Alcorn Thone
White's
Louisiana Lumber Company
Keller Laundry & Cleaners
Telephone Us
Dead Animal Disposal Co
Roger A. Bailey
Sisson
Highway 61 North
L. E. Bechtold Chiropractor
Front Street
Sikeston, Missouri
Ehner' F
Matthews
Crown Finance
Bucknor-Ragedals Ball
Katter-Blox
Peres
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