Centenarian Mrs Essary Honored At Family Birthday Dinner
Mrs Jane Essary marked her 100th birthday with a Sunday dinner at daughter Mrs Wall Dye’s McMullin home attended by relatives from Morley Holcomb Sikeston Blytheville Clarkton Gideon and Caruthersville. She recalled wartime memories and enjoys hearty meals daily.
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Sikeston
H. M. Kendig
John
Tommy
Chas. Yokeley
Walter
Naomi
Brock
Kennett
Claud Holt
Lela Edwards
Mauriene
Dixie
Blytheville
Ark
Hattie Oakes
W. H. Williams
Daght
Emily Presley
Jerry
Roy Hilderband
Caruthersville
Vestal Essary
Despondent Sikeston Woman Dies in Tragedy
Funeral services for Marie Phillips 38 conducted in Clayton Mo. after a self inflicted gunshot ended a despondent month. She died at home in Kirkwood leaving husband and 16 year old son Donald at Western Military Academy. Sister Bessie Houchins survives. extended family attended. FBI arrested Sgt Forrest Moore on bribery charge connected to draft deferral.
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Clayton
Marie Phillips
Kirkwood
Oak Hill Cemetery
Eastern Star Chapter
Phillips
Bessie Houchins
State Highway Department
Hirkwood
G. C. Baker Sr
Ed Coon
Charleston
C. L. Moore
Poplar Bluff
Division No. 10
Forrest R. Moore
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
FBI
Frank Brandt
Moore
Brandt
Mississippi River Crest Expected as Floods Hit Missouri
Floods in Lincoln Pike and St Charles counties affect 600 families and cause crop losses of 50 farmers. Cape Girardeau river crest seen at 1.5 feet by tomorrow if rainfall holds. St Louis river crest reached 28 feet yesterday, 2 feet below flood stage. Towboat operator Eddie Erlbacher says river traffic remains normal.
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Lincoln
Pike
St. Charles
Mussour
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Commerce
Eddie Erlbacher
Mississippi
Mrs Ruth Putnam joins ill father in Oquawka Illinois
Mrs Ruth Putnam left Sunday night to be with her father Rev Charles Holmes who is seriously ill at his home in Oquawka Illinois. Mr and Mrs Philp Sadler and sons plan a trip to Moline Illinois tomorrow night to visit relatives until Wednesday. Mrs Ruby Marshall of the Vogue Shop returns tonight from St Louis where she has been transacting business.
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Ruth Putnam
Charles Holmes
Oquawka
Ill
Philp Sadler and Sons
Moline
Ruby Marshall
Vogue Shop
St. Louis
Iron and Steel Scrap Placed Under Full Priority
Washington D C Donald M Nelson director of priorities of the OPM today placed iron and steel scrap under full priority control to avert a shutdown risk of mills working at defense speeds. The order authorizes him to issue instructions for deliveries and may designate source destination or amounts for any person to acquire or deliver scrap.
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Washington, D. C
Donald M. Nelson
OPM
Nelson
Visitors from Benton and Jackson in recent social mix
Mr and Mrs John Young and Mr and Mrs Steve Humphrey with Little Dickie Young visited friends in Benton last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Sharon Pharris and son Jimmie spent Sunday in Jackson with Mrs Pharris parents, Mr and Mrs C D Cottner. Harry C Blanton, past State commander of the American Legion, will install new officers of the Henry Melchum Post Tuesday night at the Sikeston Armory.
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John Young
Steve Humphrey
Little Dickie Young
Benton
Sharon Pharris
Jimmie
Jackson
Engraved or Printed Visiting Cards at The Herald
The Herald presents a feature on engraved and printed visiting cards and wedding announcements. It notes styles, materials, and formality levels for formal events, inviting readers to select cards that reflect personal taste and occasion.
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Herald
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Mrs. Essary
Jane Essary
Wall Dye
McMullin
Tennessee
Dye
Sally Robinson
Holcomb
Dosha Champ
Pontiac
Mich
Essary
H. C. Robinson
Patsy
Clarence Dobbins
H. C Troxell
W. J Haundred
Betty
BE. A. Rogers
Glen
J. H. Brown
Vanita
George Barnes
Doyle Lackey
Mary
Barbara
Chas. Cain
W. V. McArthur
Rube Blankenship
Ray Marshall
Mr. Chism
Chas. Dye
Nick Kindred
Rev
R. P. Basler
Elmer Grant
Will Dye
James Alcie Waltrip
Emily Waltrip Pressley
James Waltrip
Jerry Pressley
Pressley
Ward
Riverside
Ferrell Oil Company
Sikeston, Missouri
Mississippi River
Sam
America
Farmall
Mr. Farmer
Boyce Farm Equipment CO
Highway 60
Sikeston, MO
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