Local News Briefs From Cape Girardeau and Surrounding Towns
Local notes record visits and guests across Cape Girardeau area including Miss Nell Hodges from St Louis and Adiel Dodge of Miami visiting Emma and Julia Dodge. Commerce School opens with 98 in grades and 24 in high school. Macedonia district sends pupils to Commerce. bus schedules, repairs, and famed watermelon feast noted. Community events include Legion installation at Houck Field House, Christian Church address by Prof True Taylor, and birthday observances for Mrs Radcliffe and Mrs Dickerman.
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Commerce School News
Commerce Public Schools
Macedonia
Commerce School
Myrtle Kimbell
Flossie Hopper
Juanita Bryant
Wm. Lasley
Lem
Bollinger
Osetta Allen
Commerce
Benton High School
St. Denis
Benton
Sam Varnon
Dorman Buck
Luther Wise
Sim Lane
Kimbell
Hopper
Joy Jean Johnson
Commerce High School
Gladys Diebold
Perkins
Vandyser
Legion and Auxiliary Officers
Houck Field House
Cape Girardeau
Weekend Guests and Visits Across Local Homes
A sequence of social visits fills the Sunday through Tuesday period. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sutton hosted Morehouse visitors, with several other couples and individuals including Mrs. Marshall Meyers of Canale visited Giddens, Miss Jacqueline Zarecor of Risco stayed with Wanda Waters, and others hosted guests from Sikeston Cairo and Chicago. Nearby ties include Lews, Lumsden, Winlmurth, and Leigh households entertaining family, friends, and city guests across New Madrid, Bertrand, Stuttgart, and Hayti.
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Clifford Sutton
Morehouse
Marshall Meyers
Canalea
Larkin Giddens
Jacqueline Zarecor
Risco
Wanda Waters
Henry Crouthers
Near Sikeston
W. M. Leigh
Burl Billington
New Madrid
Wiliam Depre
Kenneth Sullivan
Cairo
Til
Arthur Clayton
Fred Mainard
Anderson
Ind
Elizabeth Shanks
Marell
Nellene Ezell
B. B. Conrad
Charles Lumsden
Dora Winlmurth
Local Notices Roundup Of Visits Births And Illnesses
Jim Odgen returns from Lansing with business notes. Mrs Alford Bryant and Norma Jean shop in Cape Girardeau. Adrian Williams of Anna visits parents near Morley. Cynthia Cummins goes to Bush to visit Kitty Allen. Ralph Page family of Crowder visits brother Glenn Page. Evelyn Miller of Farmington weekend with uncle Harry Daugherty. Mrs H H Robinson ill at Sikeston General Hospital. A son named James Stephen born to Alfred and wife. T H Lett returns from Marston cotton vacation. Dean Gilliland and Detroit visit. Lita Foster returns from Vienna Metropolis Reevesville. Dr and Mrs Frank Sisson welcomed daughter Ann Elizabeth. Teachers dine with Superintendent Sebaugh. Wim Followell and party spend weekend in St Louis. Recent guests of Rev M Andrews were Mr and ?
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Jim Odgen
Lansing
Mich
eAlford Bryant
Norma Jean
Cape Girardeau
Adrian Williams
Anna, Il
Harry Williams
Morley
Cynthia Cummins
Bush, Ill
Kitty Allen
Ralph Page
Crowder
Glenn Page
Evelyn Miller
Farmington
Harry Daugherty
H. H Robinson
Sikeston General Hospital
Alfred Parker
James Stephen
T. H. Lett
Marston
Dean Gilliland
Detroit
Dean Loflin
Lita Foster
Illinois
Vienna
Metropolis
Reevesville
Frank L. Sisson
Ann Elizabeth
S. E. Sebaugh
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Wim. Followell
James Curd
Ernest Reitzel
Monroe
St. Louis
M. Andrews
Blodgett Notes From Weekend Visits And Local Events
Miss Opal Welker attended the Du Quoin Fair in Illinois over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Gil Wyson of Cobden visited trends here last weekend. Miss Margaret Thacker, a Blodgett Schools teacher, spent the weekend with her parents in Morley. Beth Thomason enrolled as a student at Southeast State Teachers College in Cape Girardeau Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nunnelee hosted dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John Nunnelee, Rodney Nunnelee, and Eugene Nunnelee of Charleston. Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Nurenstedt and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Spencer of Benton visited the Green home in Dexter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leom Sharrock spent Friday night with the latter’s parents and drove to Memphis Saturday. Mrs. Sharrock teaches in Vanduser. Mrs. E. J. Nienstedt and others attended an Eastern Star meeting in Morehouse Friday night. Miss Louise Nienstedt hosted a party for Miss Madeline Mackley who leaves for Amesia soon to attend the university. Attendees included several Sikeston residents and Charleston and Dexter friends. Mackley received a miniature suitcase with linen handkerchiefs as a gift. The Methodist Young Women’s Society met at Ruth Reynolds’ home with ten members and the sponsor present. Miss Pauline Stanfill led the program with help from Opal Welker and others. Officers elected: president Mrs Evans, vice-president Irene James, recording secretary Louise Nienstedt, correspondent secretary.
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Opal Welker
Ilinois
Gil Wyson
Cobden
Ill
Margaret Thacker
Blodgett
Morley
Beth Thomason
Thelma Thomason
State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
J. E. Nunnelee
John Nunnelee
Rodney
Eugene Nunnelee
Charleston
E. J . Nurenstedt
O L Spencer
Benton
Green
Dexter
Leom Sharrock
G W Pearman
Sharrrock
Memphis
Sharrock
Vanduser
E. J. Nienstedt
Order of the Eastern Star
Ruby Graham
Audrey Nunnelee
Goldie Pearman
Agnes Hvans
Pauline Stanfill
Louise Nienstedt
Ruth Reynolds
Georgia Ferguson
Graham
Mrs Evans
Irene James
Secre
Morehouse Minister to Open Centennial Sunday
Rev. Marvin T. Haw, pastor of the Methodist church, will open the three weeks centennial celebration at St. Pauls church in St. Louis Sunday morning September 14. He helped build the church nearly forty years ago and served as presiding elder there for four years. In his career he aided erecting several churches and parsonages, including the McKendree church at Jackson in 1910. In Rev. Haw’s absence Rev. J. T. Self will conduct the morning service at 11:00 and Charles Allbright will lead the evening service.
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Marvin T. Haw
Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Church
St. Louis
St. Paul
Haw
Charleston
Cape Girardeau
McKendree
Jackson
J. T. Self
Sikeston
Charles Allbright
Morehouse State Bank
Morehouse
Bill McFarling
Royal Oak
Mich
Lowell Wiliams
Joel
Donald
Clauson
Marvin T Haw
Jos. L. Byrd
Wiliham Holloway
Morton Brown
J. Moore Haw
Moss Lindsay Brown
The
Baptist Sunday School
F. W. Sherrard
Lee Riley
Trailback Plantation
J. H. Yount
Ada Tottie
Long Island
N. Y
Alpha Nia
St Louis
W Watson
Georgia
Long Island, N. Y
Anna Shanks
TD Mercer
East St. Louis
Til
Pleasant Valley Attendees at County Council Meeting
Mr and Mrs F M Forbis and Mrs Elmer Gilliland attended a county council meeting held at Benton last Friday. Mr and Mrs Levi Hendricks and children Marshall Levi Jr and Marjory Lee spent Sunday.
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F. M Forbis
Elmer Gilliland
Benton
Levi Hendricks
Marshall, Levi Jr
Marjory Lee
Community Meeting Recap and Social Hour Remarks
The report lists officers including secretary treasurer Thelma Thomason and Pauline Stanfill, with Irene James named head of Mission Study work. Refreshments followed the social hour, and Murray D. Sharon of Parma, a former Blodgett High School teacher, visited the Evans residence.
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Tary
Thelma Thomason
Pauline Stanfill
Irene James
Murray D.sharoon
Parma
Blodgett High School
L. F. Evans
Community Socials and Club Meeting Notes
Residents hosted guests from Mounds Illinois Morehouse East St Louis Naylor and Skeston at several homes. The White Oak Extension Club met with Mrs Elmer Gilldana to study Child Development taught by Miss Ella Fikuart. The next meeting will be at Mrs Forbis on October 13.
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L. D. Murschel
Mounds, Il
Floyi McMullin
Morehouse
Homer Humphreys
Skeston
Henry Smith
Carl Devore
White Oak Extension Club
Elmer Gilldana
Ella Fikuart
Forbis
Homemade Tomato Dishes At 205 Sikes Avenue Ad
A small ad promotes good home made hot tomatoes at 205 Sikes Avenue with supporting local advertisers including Rerald.
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Sikes Avenue
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Ozarks
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Navy Air School
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Floyd Pyles
J. D. Andrews
James Mangan
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H. M. Andrews
Margilee
Alma
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Fairground Park
Davey the Plumber
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Welsh Building
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