Three Killed On Highways Over Weekend
A rough weekend for the State Highway Patrol with 25 traffic accidents, three fatalities, and several injuries. Victims include Vincent Wells, 61, of Watt, struck on Highway 60 E near the Watt junction. Richard Ray Wolford, 22, cadet at Malden Air Base, killed when his car overturned while passing. and Andrew Jones, 36, of Portage Site, hit by a tractor trailer while standing beside his car on the highway shoulder.
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Wyatt
Vincent Wells
Watt Junction
Wells
Aberdeen
Miss
Watt
John Wesley Wells
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charleston
Poplar Bluff
Richard Ray Wolford
Malden Air Base
Amherst
Floyd Eugene Weldon Jr
Veterans Hospital
Hayti
Andrew Jones
Portagesite
Arthur Berry
Remot
State Highway Patrol
Anes
Berry
Alisseard Sethean Ca
An Hay
Berrey
Patel
Hess Porter Elected Head of Scott County Cancer Society
Hess Porter of Benton was elected president at a Scott County Chapter meeting held in the Benton courthouse. George Pearman of Oran is treasurer and Mrs. Leon Garnett of Sikeston secretary. Mrs. Ray Marshall of Sikeston chairs the finance committee. Julia Morgan of Dexter attended to aid future plans. The chapter will focus on education cancer control, patient services, and support of research.
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Hess Porter
Benton
Scott County Cancer Society
Scott County
American Cancer Society
Court House
George Pearman
Oran
Leon Garnett
Sikeston
Ray Marshall
Julia Morgan
Dexter
Missouri
Porter
Myers. Marshall
Therma Cl Burkthorpe
Chief Bruce Reorganizes Police Force
Sikeston’s police department undergoes modernization under Chief Arthur Bruce with new cars radios and gear. The force adopts uniform standardization eight hour shifts daily days off and centralized arrest and accident records to improve efficiency and intercity communication.
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Bruce
Sikeston City
Arthur Bruce
Cline Ables
Charles Barnett
Wayne Cummins
Chas
H. Butler
S.P.D
Sikeston
John Dennis
Charleston
Morehouse
Cairo
State Highway Patrol
Poplar Bluff
Johnny Taylor
Heraghel Deal
Virgil Ramsey
Lawrence Woodward
Thomas Bailey
Glenn Green
William Kiefer
Howard O'Dell
Eyal Heacox
Six Emergency Cases At Hospital Weekend
The Missouri Delta Community Hospital treated six emergency cases over the weekend. Virginia Brent, 23, Advance, injured in a car wreck. Curtis Hunt, 12, Sibeston, in a broken leg, stable. John Mo Tatum, 68, Aniston, in traffic accident, fair. Lawrence Smith, colored, New Madrid, pronounced dead on arrival. Benny Gene Dunn, 20, St. Louis, car injuries, fair. Harold Barbie, La Forge, in a car crash, satisfactory. Also notes tax dollars from motor vehicle sources.
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Patina
Guadalupe Alexander
New Martie
Lawrence Robert Formes
New Macid
Harold Roy Barbe
TaForge
Barbre
Jones
Barbie
John Morgan Tatum
Anniston
Mississippi
Tatty
Missouri
Horpital
Virginia Brent
Advance
Curtis Hunt
Sibeston
John Mo “Tatum
Aniston
Lawrence Smith
New Madrid
Benny Gene Dunn
St. Louis
Harold Barbie
la Forge
Services Held Saturday for James Ray Fugate
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 am in Shelby Funeral Chapel East Prairie for James Ray Fugate 46 who died Wednesday of a heart attack while working at the Fisher Body Plant in St. Louis Rev Will Bryant officiated and interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery Charleston He was born November 18 1909 in Miller community near East Prairie and later lived in St. Louis He married Farline Bill on June 4 1947 who survives in St. Louis Also surviving are three sons his mother four sisters and three brothers in Illinois Missouri and Indiana
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East Prairie
Shelby
James Ray Fugate
Fisher Body
St. Louis
Will Bryant
Oak Grove Cemetery
Charleston
Mr. Fugate
Miller
Farline Bill
George
David
Joseph
Fannie Fugate
Floyd Miner
John Cockman
Lindell Smith
Eunice Fugate
Herman
Buddy Fugate
Hammond
Ind
Miss Sue Carlock Queen Candidate For Homecoming
Miss Sue Carlock daughter of Mr and Mrs M G Carlock Sikeston Missouri is among nine candidates for Queen of Illinois Wesleyan Universitys 39th Homecoming. A sophomore she represents Brokaw Hospital School of Nursing Festivities begin October 18 with candidate introductions in front of Memorial Center The queen will be crowned October 19 in Presser Hall by last years Queen Mary Alice Ray.
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Sue Carlock
M. G. Carlock
W. Wakefield Dr
Sikeston
Queen of Illinois Wesleyan University
Carlock
Brokaw Hospital School of Nursing
Memorial Center
Charles Gwaltney Joins Kennett Church Staff
Sikeston native Charles Gwaltney has joined the First Baptist Church of Kennett as head of all youth activities and four youth choirs. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Gwaltney Jr of 123 Delmar and is a Sikeston High School graduate class of 1953. He attended State College at Cape Girardeau for three years majoring in music and speech and served as music director for Red Star Baptist Church Cape Girardeau and Baptist Student Union. The Kennett church is expanding its youth program under Abney supervision.
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Charles Gwaltney
Sikeston
First Baptist Church
Kennett
Charles
Charles Gwaltney Jr
Delmar
Sikeston High School
State College At
Cape Girardeau
The
Baptist Student Union
Red Star Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
Abney
Ruth Walden BWC Elects New Officers at Meeting
Eight members of the Ruth Walden BWC of the First Baptist Church and advisor Mrs Miles Limbaugh elected new officers for the year at a Tuesday Oct 2 meeting hosted by Mrs Phillip Sadler. Officers include Chairman Mrs Johnny Taylor First Vice Mrs Leo Brown Program Mrs J N McVey Secretary and Publicity Mrs Harold Bean Treasurer Miss Myrtle Andres and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Walden
Tiles Long
Sadler
Ernest Dunagan
Two Local Teachers To Serve On Panels In Cape
Two local teachers, Mrs Violetta McGee and Mrs Katherine Lohr, will serve on panels in the Elementary Department at the District Teachers meeting in Cape on Oct 18 19. McGee a third grade teacher at Lee Hunter School will talk on arithmetic and Lohr a second grade teacher at South Grade School will discuss Art. Mr and Mrs James Terrell and children Jamie and Terri Ann attended the football game at Poplar Bluff Friday night and remained until Sunday afternoon visiting relatives.
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Violetta McGee
Katherine Lohr
Cape
McGee
James Terrell
Jamie
Terri Ann
Poplar Bluff
Birthdays Observed At Collins Home Sunday
October birthdays of Randy Pat and Bud Collins and Arthur Ziegenhorn were celebrated at a dinner Sunday at the Collins farm home. The menu included birthday cake and ice cream. Guests included Gene and Mary Collins, Debbie Collins, Bud Collins family, Ziegenhorns, Thompson family, Bobby Crenshaw, Marvin Collins and son Wayne, of Caruthersville, among others.
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Randy
Pat
Bud Collins
Arthur Ziegenhorn
F. F. Collins
Gene Collins
Debbie
Terry
Mike
Ziegenhorn
Becky
Cindy
David
Keith Ziegenhorn
Mary Collins
John
Hospital Notes From Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Admissions on Oct 13 include Cynthia Bilx Dexter Curtis Hunt Sikeston. Discharges Oct 13 include Mrs Ralph Logan and Baby Girl New Madrid John Ferrell Sikeston John Young Blodgett Elbert Evans Sikeston Pearlie Ellison Sikeston Charles King Sikeston Grover Baker Sikeston Roger Butler Charleston Dorothy Spradling Matthews Stella Freeman Sikeston Lester Lewis Sikeston George Turner Sikeston. On Oct 14 admissions include Morgan Tatum Anniston Benny Dunn St Louis Harold Ray Barbie Matthews Rt 1 Jimmie Lee Duke Rt 3. Discharges Oct 14 include Betty Vasquez Len ton Harold Mills Lilbourn Henry VanPool Bertrand Oliver Noyes Sikeston Anne Crutcher Essex Mrs Floyd Cooksey Jr and baby boy Canalea Mrs Billy Brown 415 Fletcher St Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Logan
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Morgan Tatum
Anniston
Benny Dunn
St. Louis
Harold Ray Barbie
Rt. No
Matthews
Jimmie Lee Duke
Betty Vasquez
Lenton
Harold Mills
Lilbourn
Henry VanPool
Bertrand
Oliver Noyes
Sikeston
Anne Crutcher
Essex
Curtis Hunt
Floyd Cooksey, Jr
Canalea
Billy Brown
Fletcher St
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