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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1953
Page
6
Local shoppers encounter numerous LAIR'S offers from plastic rockers to four piece bedroom suites with easy terms and down payments. The page also reports a span of visitors and travels including Burley Hogue family departing for Anderson Indiana and guests of the Gimlin, Poage, Hogue families with hospital updates and a wide round of social travel notes.
The Rev Vernon Guttenfelder pastor of the Tanner Street Church of God will resume preaching this Sunday after a nine week absence due to an August 12 automobile accident. Supply pastors Alvah Crim and Carl Rouintree helped maintain church morale and attendance while the pastor convalesced. Rally Day set a local Sunday school attendance record with 273 present.
Eleven hundred delegates are expected to arrive in St. Louis October 13 to attend the 38th convention of the Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers. Hotel Jefferson will host forums, conferences, film festivals, panels and exhibits. Key speakers include Mrs Rollin Brown and Miss Ethel Kahin with sessions on action and democracy. Dr M Earle Collins will speak at the convention dinner. Mr and Mrs Earl Cook host their niece Mary Helen Fuller this week. Famous Delker platform rockers advertised.
Danville duo Boyce and Catherine Pierce, long recognized as radio singers, have been engaged as song evangelists for the Church of the Nazarene revival in Sikeston running through October 18 with daily 7:30 p.m. services. Linda Ruth Pierce, their daughter, joins as part of a trio with instrumental emphasis and special "Request Night" performances.
Forty five seventh and eighth graders spent a weekend at Camp Latonka on Lake Wappapela. They focused on forest fire prevention posting signs, raking leaves, and carrying out safety measures. Activities included nature study hikes cook outs campfire and Scouts Own program with attendees from Poplar Bluff Kennett Steele Dexter Sikeston Caruthersville and Cape Girardeau areas.
Miss Carmen Cook of Cape Girardeau spent last Friday and Saturday with her parents, Mr and Mrs Randolph Kemp. Matthews and family were in Kennett Sunday to visit Joe Kemp and family. Mrs Joseph L Matthews Jr and Mrs Bill Galladay joined Mrs Dewey Urban to San Diego California last Saturday. Mrs Matthews and Mrs Galladay will visit in California before returning home.
The D A R will meet Saturday afternoon October 10 at the home of Mrs. A J Renner 204 Tanner street. Mrs Kermit Goddard of St Louis visited her daughter Miss Joan Fuller at State College in Cape Girardeau and her parents Mr and Mrs L B Patterson of Sikeston last Saturday.
Citizens are urged to send news items to Th Herald by mail or telephone. The call to action emphasizes accessible submission channels and the paper’s readiness to publish local notes, events, and notices from readers. The item foregrounds practical contact details for community reporting.
Rev Ellis Lewis of Bethany Oklahoma has begun a Church of the Nazarene revival in Sikeston that runs nightly through October 18 at 7 30 p m He has pastored St Charles and Wellston and now works full time in evangelism under Nazarene auspices with noted parish impact and evangelistic success
Arnold Daniel of Benton was found dead in his bed at the Idan Ha Hotel on Monday noon after medical treatment for arthritis. A World War I veteran and former deputy circuit clerk of Scott County for 15 years, he resigned as special deputy two months ago. Survived by an aunt, Mrs. Charles Bonnifin of Charleston.
Baldwin pianos are praised for tone and quality, with easy terms offered at Lair's. Aimed at showcasing pre-eminent instruments, the ad highlights accessible purchase options in Los Angeles. The copy positions Lair's as a premier dealer for Baldwin pianos.
Local notice requests residents to report tips by calling 74 or 7 percent to aid community safety. The snippet emphasizes neighbor cooperation and quick communication with authorities.
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