Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill Grounds Named One Of Sikeston’s Beauties
The Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill grounds east of Sikeston cover 13 acres with four acres of gardens and tennis court. Chief gardener and manager P B Bartmess oversees a variety of plants fertilized with home grown cottonseed hulls. The sunken goldfish pond, rose arches, and well kept lawns draw visitors, with facilities for employees and friends.
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Sikeston
Missouri
O Mall
P B Bartmess
Bartmess
Herald
Senator Jones Wart in Wreck Monday
State Senator Paul Jones of Kennett was slightly hurt when his car struck a horse on Highway 60 about twelve miles east of Van Buren at 9:45 PM. The windshield shattered, the horse died, and Jones, after first aid, continued to Jefferson City.
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Paul Jones
Kennett
van Buren
Jefferson City
Jones
Former Siketonian Announces Marriage
Announcement received this week reports the May 14 marriage of Mrs Honora Bailey Fink of Philadelphia to Dr Frederick C McKay of Colorado Springs. Mrs Fink is daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Bailey and spent her early life in Sikeston. The couple will reside in Colorado Springs where Dr McKay practices dentistry.
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Honora Bailey Fink
Philadelphia
R E Bailey
Frederick C McKay
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fink
Sikeston
McKay
Engaged Miss Martha Estes to L Allan Baker of Columbia
Announcement from former Sikeston residents notes the engagement of Miss Martha Jane Estes daughter of Mr and Mrs S R Estes of Columbia to L Allan Baker son of Mrs Mabel M Baker of Columbia The couple plan a June wedding Baker grandson of J W Baker Sikeston and A J Matthews Sturdivant Baker a 1940 University of Missouri graduate and head of an insurance firm in Columbia Estes a 1939 Christian College graduate and MO AB candidate in June
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Martha Jane Estes
S R Estes
Columbia
L. Allan Baker
Mabel M Baker
Sikeston
J. W Baker
A J Matthews
Sturdivant
Young Baker
University of
General American Insurance Company
Miss Estes
Christian College
University of Missouri
Walker Uht Hosts Lawn Party for L. A W Class
Mr and Mrs Walker Uht entertained sixty five members of the Ladies Aid or Women’s Christian class of the Christian church with a lawn party at their home on Moore Avenue Monday night.
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Walker Uht
L. A W
The
Christian Church
Moore Avenue
Miss Moore to Wed Capt Root Saturday
Miss Henrietta Moore will wed Capt Charles B Root in a small ceremony at the bride’s mother Mrs A J Moore residence Saturday afternoon May 31 at four o’clock Rev John L Taylor will officiate in the presence of relatives and close friends Miss Olga Matthews of Sikes ton will attend the bride with Capt H A Schmid of King City California as best man Tapers around the altar will be lit by three girls before the ceremony and music will be provided by Mrs Ralph Anderson A reception at the Moore home will follow and the couple will depart for a honeymoon to an undisclosed destination
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Henrietta Moore
Charles B. Root
A. J Moore
John L Taylor
Methodist Church
Olga Matthews
Sikeston
Capt. Root
H A Schmid
King City
California
Sarah Sue Keller
Eleanor McClure
Betty Anderson
Moore
Miss Jean Matthews Bride of Stoy Hughes
Stoy Lee Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hughes and Miss Jean Matthews wed at 9 30 Friday night in Morehouse Rev A C Sullivant officiated The bride is daughter of Mrs Sally Matthews of Quincy Illinois Hughes recently graduated from Sikeston High School and works for International Shoe Company in Sikeston They will live with the groom s parents in Sikeston
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Stoy Lee Hughes
Walter Hughes
Jean Matthews
A CC Sullivant
Miner Switch Baptist Church
Morehouse
Sally Matthews
Quincy
Thinois
Hughes
Sikeston
The
International Shoe Company
Olga Matthews Engaged to John B Hux in Social Event
Announcement says Miss Olga Matthews daughter of Mrs E C Matthews became engaged to John B Hux. The couple’s plans include a summer wedding at the bride’s home. Miss Matthews is a National Park Seminary alumna and Rollins College graduate who has traveled extensively with her family.
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Olga Matthews
E C Matthews
John B Hux
Matthews
Ted Weems
Olga
Johnny
National Park Seminary
Washington DC
University of Missouri
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Edward
Local groom-to-be linked to multiple regional figures
Sikeston native Mr. Hux, son of Mrs. J A Hux of Essex, attended State College in Cape Girardeau and Massouri University and graduated from the University of Arkansas. He is affiliated with EP. Coleman & Company. The announcement party drew out of town guests including Mrs Hux and Dick Hua of Essex, Katherine Harris, Marie Esther Rigdon, Madeline Bergmann, Burton Gerhardt of Cape Girardeau, Lily Heyde of Jackson, and Herbert Thrower of Dexter.
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Sikeston
Hux
State College
Cape Girardeau
Massouri University
Unversity of
Arkansas
J A Hux
Essex
EP. Coleman & Company
Dick Hua
Katherine Harris
Marie Esther Rigdon
Madeline Bergmann
Burton Gerhardt
Lily Heyde
Jackson
Herbert Thrower
Dexter
Former Sikeston Boy to Wed Atlanta Girl
Walter H. McGee Jr son of Mr and Mrs Walter H McGee will marry Grace Ernestine Cass daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Bryant Cass of Atlanta Georgia on June 1 at 5 pm at St Marks Methodist Church Atlanta The McGees now live in Monroe Louisiana and plan to make their home there
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Sikeston
Walter H. McGee Jr
Walter H McGee
Grace Ernestine Cass
Eugene Bryant Cass
Atlanta
St. Mark’s Methodist Church
McGees
Monroe
Sikeston Couple Married Sunday in Smith Addition
Miss Mary Andres and William Haynes of Sikeston wed Sunday at the Methodist Mission in Smith Addition with Rev H M Andrews officiating. Witnesses were Mrs M Harper and Rev H H Harper. The couple plan to reside in Sikeston. The bride’s age was listed as 15 and the groom’s age as unknown.
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Mary Andres
William Haynes
Sikeston
Smith Addition
H M Andrews
Motley Methodist Church
M Harper
H H Harper
Cadets to Have Further Training at San Angelo Texas
Fifty one flying cadets from the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics will depart this week for advanced training at San Angelo Texas after completing the initial phase as United States Army flyers. The class includes David Baugher Myria H Cole Chester Conrad Howard D Cory Dyson Cox and many others. the neat class of 110 students is expected at the air school the end of next week.
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Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
United States Army
San Angelo
Texas
David Baugher
Myria H. Cole
Chester Conrad
Howard D. Cory
Dyson Cox
William P Daniels
Roy M Day
Charles H. DuBois Jr
George M Elmore
Willard E Wawcett
Hubert P. Foreman
Robert P Fortune
Grover J. Gardner
Wilbert R Gerkin
John M Gibson
Robert S. Holmes
Arthur Howard J
John §. Hudson
Garwood Judah
Lloyd V. Julian Albert W Kellams
George A Kirsch
George H Kraus
Coleman D Kuhn
Vernon H. Lewis
Raymond T MecCaslin
Glen J. McClerdon
Quentin F. wifeDonald
Robert H McGee
Verne H. Malloy
Archie C Muller
Henry E Miller Jr
Joseph T Moore
Joseph D Nave
Ralph F. Newman
Daniel M. Osborne
Jean 8. Pierson
Cyril D Ruddell
James R Schrompi
Jack G Shriver
Leroy W Smith
Orwell J. Staugffer
Roger F Stemen
Eldon E. Stratton
Vernon A Strawser
John F Stroup
Kenneth 4H. Stroup
Richard F Sturges
Gerald A White
John P Wolfe
John W Wuethrich Jr
Air School
Mrs Hollister Improves After Hospital Stay Return Home
The condition of Mrs W C Hollister at St Anthony Hospital in St Louis has greatly improved after a weeklong stay. She was brought home Tuesday by Rev Joseph P Read.
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W. C Hollister
St. Anthony Hospital
St Louis
Joseph P. Read
Mrs Sims Begins Receptionist Role in Dr Presnell Office
Mrs James Sims started work as receptionist in the office of Dr. G W H Presnell last Friday.
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James Sims
G W.H Presnell
Farmington Man Heads Press Group
Mack F Denman of Farmington elected president of the Southeast Missouri Press Association at its Perryville convention. New officers include Charles L Blanton Jr., vice president. Polly Fink, recording secretary. G R Derby and Gideon as corresponding secretaries. Gideon named 1912 meeting site after Derby bid, with Puxico band support. Banquet at Perryville high school highlighted program with Mound City Barber Shop Quartet and speaker Robert Kratky addressing the foreign situation. F D Lair spoke on The Buyers Viewpoint in a notable afternoon session. Sikeston attendees included C L Blanton Jr and C H Denman. Mrs Thurman Travelstead to spend summer in Dexter with her parents. Travelstead to attend University of Missouri.
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Mack F Denman
Farmington
Southeast Missouris Press Association
Perryville
Charles L Blanton Jr
Sikeston
Polly Fink Scott
Bloomfield
G. R Derby
Puxico
Gideon
G R Derby
Derby
Perryville High School
St Vincent’s High School
Alden Pinney
Scott County
Benton
Mound City
Barber Shop
Sild
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet
America
Robert Kratky
St Lowuis
Lair
F. D Lair
Sikeston Merchant
C L. Blanton Jr
Sikeston Standard
C. H. Denman
Lillian Belle Taylor
Christine Cauthorn
Sikeston Herald
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Sikestonian
Philco
Philco Super Power System
Armstrong
E. Malone Ave
Miss Moore
Ralph Anderson
Miss Jean Matthews
Bride OF Stoy Hughes
Mrs Walter Hughes
Farmington Man Heads Press Group
Thurman Travelstead
A. Ross
Travelstead
University of Missour
Advirnnse
Melnison
MIEN
WOMFN
Homes
Electric, Gas and Water Companies
Missouri Association of Public Utilities
West High Street
Jefferson City, Missouri
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