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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1940

Page

10

Sikeston area social notes show visits and health updates

Smartaie miss Olga Randolph of Bowling Green visits the F. E. Mount home. Several Sikeston residents entertain guests or travel to St Louis and Cape Girardeau for hospital stays, fairs, and social events. Notable items include Mrs. Jennie Stubblefield visiting Cape Girardeau, the Younts visiting St Louis, and many with relatives in Dexter, Caruthersville, and Festus.

Olga Randolph Bowling Green F. E. Mount Leroy Leslie Ruth Finney Morley Ralph Stites Elmer Sikeston Festus Earnhardt Jennie Stubblefield Cape Girardeau Leon Groves Henry Leon Jr St. Francis Hospital Ed Fuchs St. John’s Hospital St. Louis J. L. Cunningham Linda Charley Boyce Alfred Sneed City Ba Fuchs E. C. Robinson Lumber Company Bob Baker Washington, D. C Jas. Wilbur Baker George Allen Charleston Dessie Hydrick Poplar Bluff W. E. G. Graham Ralph Love Caruthersville J. G. Stennett The Western Union Dexter G. F. Pierce Rebecca Ben Carroll R. A. McCord Ray C. Marsh O. N. Watts Almeda Spring Valley Fredericktown James McClellan Lewis Miller Stella Moll A. B. Moll C. H. Harrison Jimmy Charles H. Harrison Ruth McCoy Camille Klein Kate Hardwick Clyde Hart Addie Abbell Bertrand Harry Garwood 3d Garwood Sharp Rube Thomas Hast St. Louis Viking Lines Gale Hoffman Marie Wilson J. W. Marshall Frances Webb R. H. Wagner Bill Helen Mary Elizabeth Wagner Chas. Rogers Bob Lutesville Ray Carl Marsh Virginia Evans Southeast Missouri Telephone Company Wilma Marshall Miss Marshall Marvin Wyatt Jr Martha Ruth Linn Smith Blytheville Hugo Cross T. C. Dye Veteran’s Hospital Memphis Ben Welter Ann Threlkeld F. S. Winford Mary Elizabeth Schulte Farmington Paul E. Brewer Nora Landers Wm. Graham Claude Henley Columbia Georgie Donnell Betty Belle Frances Reynolds Harry Young Sikeston Marble Works W. C. Reid David Lumsden Jr J. EB. Robinson B. J. Murback Judith Ann J. L. Tanner Porter Kendall H. L. Smith W. P. Wilkerson John Wilson Arkansas R. H. Montgomery James Paullus Sid Meesey Ellington Harold Brase Meredith Lee Lee C. L. Whitener Inlaw C. C. White Edgar White Whitener Hayti E. O. DeField R. E. Patterson D. W. Gilmore Benton T. R. DeField East Prairie Barnes Hospital Edith Mueller Herald Tom Allen F. D. Lair Batesville Ark Geo. M. Fowler Palace Cafe W. O. Carroll Dunn Hotel Ed Marshall C. E. Felker Margaret Harper John Russell Felker State Teachers College Francis Pfeffer 140Th Infantry Missouri National J. C Mary Jo Reid Kennett David Lumsden Orville Lumsden Ina Head Harry Dudley Lois Edwards Selma Robbins Louise Parrish Laura Kathryn Kornegger Lucille Todt Beatrice Dobbins Lorene Nere Helen Johnson Lillian Belle Taylor

Engraved and Printed Wedding Announcements Offer

The Herald offers engraved and printed wedding announcements for couples seeking a formal, lasting notice. The service highlights refined typography, durable materials, and customizable wording to capture the event details and celebrate the couple's union.

Washington Lie and Delegate at Large Jokes from Sikeston

A Missouri reader uses humor to question truth about Washington and explain a delegate at large going to a convention as a joke about wives. The note adds advice to delegate a trusted friend to decide on a used car condition.

Dusty Roades Orchestra to Play Harvest Ball at Sikeston Armory

Dusty Roades and his orchestra, dubbed the Fred Astaire of the bandstand, perform at the Harvest Ball sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce on Saturday October 19 at the Sikeston Armory. The band features four Dusters and a versatile lineup designed for easy listening and dancing with a strong rhythmic lead and a history dating to 1935.

Chamber of Commer Dusty Roades Sikeston Armory Fred Astaire Four Dusters Roades Ted Weems Ted Fio Rito Charles Agnew Whiteman School of Music

Lions Club to Sponsor Automobile Stunt Show in Sikeston

The Sikeston Lions Club will back a Sunday afternoon stunt car show at 2 30 o'clock to fund the annual Christmas program for underprivileged children. Ace Lillard and his team perform a two hour program with thrills including flaming aerial crashes and cars set afire before launching off a ramp. Tickets go on sale locally tomorrow and Saturday.

Santa Claus Sikeston Sikeston Lions Club Ace Lillard Herald Lillard Babe

Lillard Leads All Woman Drivers In Daring Car Stunts

Lillard, the only woman all around stunt car driver in the country, demonstrates piloting a car into and through a burning wall. A second car will be set afire and rolled. Ex rodeo performers headline the show, with Dodge cars chosen for durability. Stunts align with a national MGM news reel.

Lillard Babe Madison Square Garden New York City Pendleton Oregon Dodge Out

Salt bars as currency in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia salt bars worth about 54 cents serve as a regular form of currency. The practice highlights local barter systems and economic improvisation reflecting limited access to formal money in some communities.

Ethiopia

Free book on piles from McCleary Clinic

The McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a free 116 page booklet on piles hemorrhoids fistula and related colon disorders. Request a copy by postcard to the clinic address for no charge and potential relief.

McCleary Clinic Elms Blvd Excelsior Springs

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