Rebekahs Hold 46th District Assembly in Sikeston
About 250 Rebekah lodge members attended the 46th annual District Assembly in Sikeston held at the Odd Fellows hall. Dr. Cleo Bilyea of Louisiana Missouri led sessions with Mrs Mildred Vincent district president presiding. New officers elected include Margaret Sharp Forsfelt president and Beulah Musenheimer vice president.
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Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
Sikeston
Cleo Bilyea
Louisiana
Missouri
Sikeston Lodge
Cape Girardeau Lodge
State Assembly
Johnnie Taylor
Noble Grand
Fannie Brigman
East Prairie
Dunn Hotel
Charleston Lodge
Liberty
Fornfelt Lodge
Margaret Sharp
Fornfelt
Beulah Musenheimer
Cape Girardeau
Emma Jo Rowe
Nellie Coleman
Charleston
Thelma Wicholas
Steele
Cleo Robertson
Grace Darnell
Alma Sherrard
Morehouse
Ruby Wells
Magic Rewark
Bernice Cummins
Carrie Petiford
Dorothy Hill
Lucy Irvin
Hayti
Ethel Timmons
Edna Hale
Ruth Smithson
Opal McCollum
Hattie Golightly
Freda Davidson
Nina Wyrick
Fire damages Nash Parts Department at Kelley Brothers Nash
About 8:45 last evening the parts department on Highway 61 South sustained extensive fire damage. Most items burned, tires damaged, front plate glass broken, building smoke damaged, two new cars in showroom and repair shop, two customer cars affected. Defective wiring suspected. Cost estimate unavailable.
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Kelley Brothers Nash Sales and Service
Highway 61
Meeting of Irrigation Tonight Discusses Farm Needs
Engineers of the Carioss Well will be at the Story Plantation on Wolf Island and the Reiss Dairy in Sikeston to discuss farm irrigation with farmers. Messrs Laupo and Webster supervise a large system and have just completed a deep well.
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Messrs
Laupo
Webster
Story Plantation
Wolf Island
Reiss
Sikeston
Funeral Attendees Remember Mrs Emme Dempster
Out of town attendees gathered for the funeral services of Mrs Emme Dempster held last Saturday. The ceremony drew mourners from nearby communities and reflected on her life and contributions.
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Emme Dempster
Presbyterian minister resigns Sikeston pastorate
Rev Joseph N Suitor who came from Millersburg Kentucky to lead First Presbyterian Sikeston resigns effective November 16 After three years the church grew from 38 to 140 members He will move with his wife and three children to Mayfield Kentucky to take a larger post in the same denomination
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Joseph N. Suitor
Sikeston
Millersburg
Kentucky
First Presbyterian Church
Suitor
Mayfield
Suttor
Kiwanis Club
Joy
Jimmy
Mabeth
Gus T Ray Victim of Traffic Accident
Funeral services were held for Gus T. Ray former Sikeston resident who died from injuries in a car crash on October 11 at Crittenden Hospital West Memphis Arkansas. He was born July 27 1873 in Lyon County Kentucky a retired gardener who lived in Sikeston then Poplar Bluff. He survived by his wife four daughters three sons and many stepchildren and grandchildren.
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Gus T. Ray
Sikeston
Crittenden Hospital
West Memphis
Arkansas
Taylor
J. W. Hoffert
Church of the Nazarene
Memorial Park Cemetery
Mr. Ray
Lyon County
Kentucky
Daniel Street
Poplar Bluff
Ann Ray
Cora Mae Shaw
Alton
Illinois
Vida Dozier
Chicago
Bettie Brightwell
Alice Klein
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Clarence Ray
Elmo Ray
Noble Arnold Ray
Garrett
Indiana
Tom Ray
Tennessee
Irene Abney
Jackson
Mississippi
Bettie Hillhouse
Dodgeville
Genevieve Beard
Cleveland
Marie Lawson
Mildred William
Rouseville
Miss
John and
Ira Kitrell
Dodgesville
Chalmner Kitrell
Clarksdale
Robbery at Stanfield Store Near Morley
Merchandise and cash valued at about 450 dollars were stolen last Thursday evening from the J. W. Stanfield store on Banetine Road west of Morley. Entry gained through a side window. a truck was noted near the window. Stolen items include 200 pounds of flour, salt meat, 25 pounds of lard, 40 pounds of coffee, cigarettes, cigars, sugar, canned meat, cheese, corned beef, length of bologna and 25 dollars in cash.
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Stanfield
Morley Merchand Tse
J. W. Stanfield
Banetine Road
Morley
Southeast Missouri Teachers Association Elects Twitty President
At the 78th annual Southeast Missouri Teachers Association meeting in Cape Girardeau, Lynn M. Twitty of Sikeston was named president after serving as first vice president. Twitty has a long career including roles in Lilbourn and Kewanee, with wartime service in World War II and the Korean War.
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Southeast Missouri Teachers Association
Cape Girardeau
Supt
Lynn M. Twitty
Sikeston Public Schools
Supt. Twitty
Sikeston
Marine Corps
Marine Air Force Training Camp
Naval Station
Glenview
Illinois
Harold Hill Reports High Corn Yield Near Sikeston
Harold Hill reports an average of 151 bushels per acre from five plots on his black sandy loam field nine miles north of Sikeston along Highway 61. One plot yielded 172.8 bushels per acre, and Hill notes only 1.85 inches of rain since planting through Sept 1, with potential 200 bushels per acre under normal rainfall and fertilizer cost about 36 dollars per acre.
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Harold Hill
Hill Farm
Sikeston
Highway 61
Hill
The
Herald
All Day School of Politics for Republicans in Sikeston
Mrs. L. C. Davis vice-chairman of the Missouri Republican State Central Committee will lead an all day school of politics for Republicans in Sikeston Thursday October 29. Morning and afternoon sessions begin at 10 and 1 with Rustic Rock Inn Highway 61 as the venue. A worker's kit and visual aids will be provided under courtesy of the National Committee. Active Citizenship is the theme. Newcomers and longtime Republicans from the eleven counties of the Tenth District are invited to train for service. Hosted by the Women's Federated Republican Club of Sikeston with State Committee support.
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Missouri
Republican State Central Committee
Sikeston
Rustic Rock Inn
Highway 61
Davis
Eisenhower
National Committee
Women's Federated Republican Club of
State Committee
Funeral for Mrs Bernstein Held at St Louis
Funeral services were held at 10:30 this morning for Mrs Mary Bernstein 50 wife of Milton Bernstein manager of Graber's Store in Sikeston who died Tuesday evening at 8 15 at the Jewish Hospital in St Louis after a short illness Rites were at Rindskopf Chapel in St Louis She is survived by her husband and one daughter Miss Rhoda
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Mary Bernstein
Milton Bernstein
Graber's
Sikeston
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Rindskopf
Legislature Passes Drouth Relief Bills in Missouri
Both Missouri House and Senate approved drouth relief bills authorizing state spending. The House seeks up to 6.5 million dollars from the surplus, while the Senate aligns with 5.5 million as proposed by Governor Donnelly. A final agreement was expected soon.
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Missouri General Assembly
House
Donnelly
Senate
Funeral tomorrow for Mrs. Lutie Price Leslie
Mrs. Lutie Price Leslie aged 93 died yesterday at her Morley home after months of illness. Born near Murray Kentucky October 14 1860 she moved to Morley in 1870 and married Charles Edward Leslie in 1880. Surviving sons Leroy Sikeston and Robert Fredericktown and 7 grandchildren. funeral Friday 2 p m at Morley Baptist Church with burial at Morley Cemetery. Welsh service. Pallbearers named from Morley community.
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Lutie Price Leslie
Leroy Leslie
Sikeston
Robert H. Leslie
Fredericktown
Morley
Leslie
Morley Baptist Church
Morley Eastern Star
Joe A. Leslie
Phil Leslie
Hollywood
California
Rikki Leslie
Alameda
Carl
Robert Leslie Jr
St. Louis
Robert Denecke
S. D. Aubuchon
Baptist Church
Cairo
Morley Cemetery
Robert Foster
J. R. Lee Jr
Ranney McDonough
Caie McDonough
Alfred Parker
Ward Hunter
League of Women Voters discusses tools of government
The League of Women Voters met at Sikeston public library to discuss Tools of Government and Public Health and Sanitation. Morning session led by Mrs A C Waters and evening session led by Mrs Buford Baber.
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League of Women Voters
Sikeston Public Library
A. C Waters
Buford Baber
Ten Churches form Sikeston Inter-Church Council
Ten churches affiliated with the Sikeston Inter-Church Council organized at a Dunn Hotel meeting Tuesday evening with ministers and lay representatives from Assembly of God Apostolic Pentecostal First Baptist Christian Tanner Street Church of God Episcopal Lutheran Methodist Church of the Nazarene and Presbyterian. Officers were Owen president Guttenfelder vice president Wooten secretary Day treasurer. The council will meet quarterly and each church will include a minister and one lay member. It will donate 50 to the Community Chest and hold a shared Thanksgiving service. It also discussed curbing alcohol in school dressing rooms and offered help to officials to stop the practice.
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Sikeston Inter-Church Council
Dunn Hotel
Assembly of God
Apostolic Pentecostal
First Baptist
Tanner Street Church of God
Episcopal
Lutheran
Methodist Church of the Nazarene
Presbyterian
Loren Wooten
Johnny Marshall
Assembly of God Church
Billy Butler
The
E. D Owen
A. J. Day
Vernon Guttenfelder
O. C. Lewis
John Tierney
Kenneth Smitten
EE. Weis
R C. Kiehne
M. Groyce
Maurice Armstrong
Methodist Church
J. W. Hoffert
Marvin Wallace
Church of the Nazarene
Joseph N. Suttor
Paul Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Christian Church
New Church
C. H. Butler
H Denman
Herald
Fred H. Steward
D. Owen
Community Chest
Funeral Tomorrow for George Thomas Reed
George Thomas Reed 74 retired farmer of Matthews died Wednesday at Missouri Delta Community Hospital. Funeral Friday at 2 30 p m at First Christian church Matthews with Rev B H Cleaver officiating. Burial in City Cemetery Sikeston Albritton service. Survived by Lena Reed wife Matthews one son E C Reed two daughters Miss Flossie Reed and Mrs Lora Sutton two grandchildren five great grandchildren. Body lies in state at Albritton Funeral Home until services.
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George Thomas Reed
Matthews
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
First Christian Church
B. H. Cleaver
Sikeston
Albritton
Beech Creek
Penn
Reed
Lena Reed
E. C. Reed
Flossie Reed
Lora Sutton
Woman Found Dying on Kennett Street
Alberta Guthrie, 32, of Kennett and mother of two, died at Dunklin County Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull after being found on a Kennett street. Sheriff Barnes and Trooper Logaden took a local man to Jefferson City for a lie detector test. No arrests have been made.
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Alberta Gutherie
Kennett
Dunklin County Memorial Hospital
Kennnett
Jack Barnes
Harold Logaden
Jefferson City
Attorney General Dalton Speaks to Lions Club
John M. Dalton, Missouri attorney general, was the guest speaker for the Lions Club yesterday. He delivered an engaging talk outlining the work conducted by his office and its impact.
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Dalton
Lions Club
The
John M. Dalton
State of
Missouri
Mr and Mrs Carroll and Charles Shuppert Attend Floral Clinic
Mr Ralph Carroll Mrs Carroll and Charles Shuppert travel to St Louis for a floral design clinic this weekend.
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Ralph Carroll
Charles Shuppert
St. Louis
Mission Rally at Concordia Lutheran Church
The Concordia Lutheran church in Sikeston will host its annual mission rally on Sunday October 25 with services at 1030 am and 230 pm A noon covered dish dinner will follow the morning service Rev Paul F Harre of New Minden Illinois will speak in the morning and Rev W Maring of Silo Mo will speak in the afternoon The Lutheran quartet will perform in both services The public is invited to attend any or all events.
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Concordia Lutheran Church of Sikeston
Paul F. Harre
New Minden
Ill
Pastor Harre
W. Maring
Silmo
Four Sikeston Girls Vie For Missouri Maid Of Cotton
Four Sikeston girls compete for the Missouri Maid of Cotton crown Saturday October 24 at the National Guard Armory in Poplar Bluff sponsored by the Poplar Bluff Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Cotton Producers Association. Contestants are Marcella Miles Dorothy Matthews Pansy French and Barbara Lennox.
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Sikeston
Missouri Maid of Cotton Crown
Poplar Bluff
C. D. Matthews III
Sikeston Lions Club
Pansy French
Mary Webber
Junior
Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Lennox
Robly Lennox
Kiwanis Club
Butler
Dunklin
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Scott
Stod
United States
Paris
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Hamilton
All Offenders Were Drunk Except Two
Police Judge F H Smith heard thirty one violators last week on drunkenness disturbing the peace assault prowling and careless activity. Fifteen arrested for drunkenness with fines totaling 190 dollars. Twelve for drunkenness and disturbing the peace with fines 174 dollars. One charged with careless and reckless driving fined 15 dollars. One charged with assault fined 12 dollars. Two arrested for drunken and prowling with fines 27 dollars.
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F. H. Smith
Beginning of Community Chest Fund Campaign Next Monday
Sikeston readers are urged to contribute as the 1953 Red Feather campaign opens next Monday morning. The Community Chest, representing nine agencies, seeks 30600 to support the City Welfare Office, Hospital, and services for children, scouts, and seniors, with a ten percent budget reduction from last year.
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Community Chest Fund
American Cancer Society
Missouri Heart Association
Polio Foundation
City Welfare Office
Children's Home Society
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Sikeston
Red Feather
Community Chest
the Chest
Colorado
New Orleans
Sikeston Bulldogs Fall As Poplar Bluff Upsets 14 13
Larry Nickens reports Sikeston’s 51 game unbeaten streak ends in a 14 13 upset at Poplar Bluff. Fred Steward connects twice with Muzz Dance for Sikeston scores, Stout adds key TD run and extra point for the Mules. Bulldogs drive late but fumble ends comeback bid as East Prairie game upcoming.
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Larry Nickens
Poplar Bluff Mules
Sikeston Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Fred Steward
Muzz Dace
Garland Castelberry
Steward
Mules
Stovall
Stout
Muzz Dance
Paul Sadler
Poplar Bluff
Sapp
Bulldog Rooters
High Masonic Honors For L Mollenbeck And Davis
Lawrence M. Hollenbeck of Sikeston and Caleb L. Davis of Braggadocia are among 369 recipients of the 33rd Masonic degree at the Southern Jurisdiction meeting in Washington tomorrow.
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Lawrence M. Hollenbeck
Sikeston
Caleb L. Davis
Braggadocia
Washington
Tomorr
Halloween Party Promises Prizes for Sikeston Juniors
The Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a Halloween party at the football field on Saturday night October 31 at 7 00. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume the funniest and the small fry. Jaycees will not judge.
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Sikeston
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Kewanee
Joseph Parks
Lillian Blackwell
Flat River
L. H. Strunk
Dean Forrest H. Rose
State College
Department of the Teachers Association
Department of
Sue B. Hinchey
Margaret Spence
Opal Welker
Blodgett
Harold Vogel
Millie Ragsdale
Mary Hopkins
Chaffee
Lillie Newton
Association
ALL Day School OF Politics
L. C. Davis
Mrs. Bernstein
Churches In Religious Council
Council
Kennett Street
Lutheran Mission Rally
Eand
Sikeston High School
L. M. Bollenbeck
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