Finishing Floors and 4 H Community Club Plans
The article outlines care for wood floors with shellac varnish or floor seal, recommending dry sweeping and a kerosene paraffin mix for mops, plus steel wool touchups and hand sanding for seal finishes. It also discusses 4 H community groups, leaders, project divisions, and the benefits for both youth and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lennox Goodwill
Benton Busy Bees
Rockview Cooperation
McMullin Friendly Neighbors
Diehlstadt Home Circle
Pleasant Valley
Dunaver
Miner Merry Home Makers
Commerce Riverside
Lusk Industrious
New Car Registrations Up 44 Percent Nationwide
Reports from 34 states show new car registrations totaling 211,613 units, a 44.14 percent rise from July 1939 when 146,807 units were registered. The increase reflects broad market momentum across the states reported.
Doubles tennis final ends in tight Nab win for Carroll Ables
In a high school doubles tennis final on October 16, J W Carroll and Clennis Ables defeated Charles Walker and Jimmy Collier 12 10 5 7 6 4. The article also lists new club officers at Sikeston Public Schools across several groups including Fur Fin Feather Electrical Engineers Golf Tennis and the Birthday Club celebrating Kent Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy’s
Charles Walker
Jimmy Collier
J. W. Carroll
Clennis Ables
Carroll
Ables
Gun Club
Supt
R. A. Harper
Dick McDougal
Dick Tongate
Emanuel Schorle
Electrical Engineers
John Ellison
Frank Stevens
Charles Proffer
Bill Foley
Lindell Hitchcock
Ramsey Garner
Bob McCord
Tharon Stallings
Kieth Collins
Marian Miller
Sherry Winford
Bob Burns
Margaret Boyd
Mildred Carr
Ida Marie Ables
Margaret Clymer
Kent Bailey
Pre-School Unit Meeting With Mrs Harwell
The Pre-School unit will meet at Mrs J R Harwell home at 2 30 Monday afternoon October 28 with Mesdames Garwood Sharp and P J Schlosser as assistant hostesses. Dr M G Anderson will speak on Vaccination for Small Children. Members and prospective members should telephone hostesses. The text notes a snake’s spring limit in non sequitur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Harwell
Mesdames Garwood Sharp
P. J. Schlosser
M. G. Anderson
Diversified Occupations Class Grows at Sikeston High
Our Public Schools outlines the progress of the diversified occupations program at Sikeston High. In seven weeks the program reached twenty four students with fifteen occupations represented including auto mechanics plumbers and electricians. Twelve evening classes for adults are forming to advance trades with popular courses in electric welding electricity metals and mechanical drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Stewart
T. A. Butler
Archie Cook
Norman Jonas
David Shy
Jesse Morris
Carl Launius
Jesse Carroll
Franklin Rodgers
John Marshall
Lavern Daugherty
Charles Green Durward Dover
James Martin
Joe Meiderhoff
Richard Murphy
Hiram Nickens
Claude Rowark
Harold Springs
Edward Shelby
Elwood Terrell
Elmer Greenlee
Hugo Aldrich
Billy Rister
Clyde Propst
Garland Parker
M. L
Assembly of God Pastor Gayle Jackson Services
Rev Gayle Jackson leads Sunday School at 10 and morning worship at 11 every Sunday Evangelistic sermon by the pastor at 7 30 p m Prayer meetings on Tuesday and Friday at 7 30 pm Everyone welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Jackson
Buchanan Returns From St Louis as Wife Improves
C C Buchanan came back from St Louis where he visited Mrs Buchanan a Barnes Hospital patient since Sunday. Mrs Buchanan who has been in the hospital for over four weeks is reported much improved. Mrs G W Clark and sister Mrs Al Daily of Painton transact ed business in Sikeston Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Buchanan
St. Louis
G. W. Clark
al Daily
Painton
Sikeston
Open House at Delta CCC Camp Sunday
The Delta CCC Camp will hold an open house Sunday October 27 inviting the public to inspect camp life and project work. Company Commander Ryland B Perry Superintendent Guy B Fasken and staff will greet visitors. A 140th Infantry band concert at 1:00 pm followed by a hardball game with Poplar Bluff CCC Camp, an open air picture show, and a dance close the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta CCC
Ryland B. Perry
Guy B. Fasken
140Th Infantry
O. T. Honey
Poplar Bluff CCC
Span for Mississippi near Jefferson Barracks in Clayton MO
Missouri and Illinois highway departments plan a 3626 foot concrete and steel toll bridge over the Mississippi near Jefferson Barracks linking Route 61 at Mehlville and Route 3 at Columbia Illinois. Estimated cost two and a half million dollars. Construction uses 5000 tons steel and 17000 cubic yards concrete. Toll until bonds retired, about five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Jefferson Barracks
Mehlville
Columbia
Ilinois
Missouri
Chester
Claryvile
Perry County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ella Fikuart
Scott County
Land Prairie Group
Bertram Bradford
Sikeston Public Schools
Student Council
Commercial Club
Electa O’hara
Bernice Howze
Avis Bishop
Virginia Gwaltney
Ruth Hart
Shirley Limbaugh
Rose Mary Putnam
Colleen Rayburn
Josephine Shuppert
Betty Jane Taylor
Barbara Sikes
J. E. Butler
Harry Gross
Alex Waters
Harwell
Francis Bros
America
Rodes Grove
Assembly OF God
E. H. Crear
Poplar Bluff
Mississippi
Philco
Pew Philco
Cionds
Absolute Electric Radio
the Lair Company
Sikeston, Ma
Ppikco Transitone Vyalue
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