Thirty-Five Years Ago in Sikeston National Guards Visit
A retrospective from Sikeston notes Mayor E J Malone returning from Nevada Co with Company K Guard unit training at Camp Clark Missouri. Attendee Ralph Bailey and Malone’s son Captain L Malone led diverse civic ties as the camp impressed with extensive WWI mobilization.
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Sikes
Sikeston National Guardsmen
E. J. Malone
Nevada, Co
Company K
Sikeston
Comit &F W
Camp Clark
Nevada
Missouri
Malone
Co. L. Malone
Sikeston area recalls events from 25 years ago
A Niagara of local notes from Sikeston and nearby towns recounts a lightning death of Canalou farmer George Allen Engram, moves by architect A F Lindsay to Cape Girardeau, a Pigley Wiggly opening in Sikeston, and a 115 pound watermelon shipped from Arkansas. Also notes Sikeston to Pais France trip for American Legion meeting and other civic updates from Sikeston, Charleston, Morehouse, and surrounding communities.
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George Allen Engram
Canalou
A. F. Lindsay
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau
North New Madrid Street
Sikeson
Arkansas
Lyman R. Bowman Robles Lennox
Harold Hebbeler
Pais
France
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Jasper Wilson
John Wilson
Billy Boy Donnell
Moore Greer
Marshall
Birmingham
Alabama
Teddy Anderson
J C. Penney
Richmond
Ind
A. A. Mayfeld
McCoy-Tanner
Allen James Harrison
Morehouse
L. E. Allard, Jr
Dixie Lee Sanders
Poplar Blair
Charleston
Cc. J. Stevens
Division 10
Missouri Highway Department
First Daily Overland Stage From Missouri to San Francisco
The first daily overland mail coach left Missouri on July 1, 1861, reaching San Francisco in 17 days. The Concord type coach cost 1000 dollars and carried four to six horses. Winter brought snow, mud, and delays. letters took 30 to 40 days. Overland Mail Company under Ben Holladay persisted until 1865 when rail improved, and by 1869 the Concord coach became obsolete with the Union Pacific line expanding.
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Overland Mail
S. Joseph
Missouri
San Francisco
Overland
Overland Mau Company
Ben Holladay
Concord
Mark Twain
Transcontinental Railroad
Holladay
Wells, Fargo and Company
Union Pacific
City of Sireston Officials Named in Public Roll
City government list shows Mayor Thos P Rafferty and six Aldermen Thos P Rafferty W L Aorby Cline Ables Earl Cook Orville Taylor Jess Chapman. City Clerk Leroy C Leshewu Treasurer Joe Mathis 2000 City Collector Dwight Crader City Attorney A C Waters .20 City Engineer Harold Wallace Chief of Police.
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Joe Cravens Wu
Board of Aldermen
Thos P. Rafferty
W. L. Aorby
Cline Ables
Earl Cook
Orville Taylor
Jess Chapman
A. C. Barrett
Leroy C. Leshewu
Joe Mathis
Dwight Crader
A.C. Waters
Harold Wallace
Sireston Riwanis Club Officers
List of Sireston Riwanis Club officers includes Jim Hannah as president Baker Garsson as first vice president Harry Lynn as second vice president Beal Poe as secretary Manx Chandler as secretary, Frank Van Horne as treasurer, Don Paaxon Lynn Twitty and A C Wim also named in the officer roster.
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Jim Hannah
Baker Garr
Harry Lynn
Beal Poe
Manx Chandler Wo
Frank van Horne
Don Paaxon
Lynn Twitty
A. C Wim
Junior Chamber of Commerce Officers Named
The local Junior Chamber of Commerce lists officers with Bill Sikes as President Nat Watkins as 1st Vice President Bill Bess as 2nd Vice President G B Greer as Secretary Bob Mitchell as Recording Secretary and Bill Swacker as daily Tavister.
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Bill Sikes
Nat Watkins
Bill Bess
G. B Greer
Bob Mitchell
Bill Swacker
Dail Tavister
Officers and Directors of Sireston Lions Club
George Hale Jr serves as President and John Wilson Furst as Vice President among a list of officers and directors for the Sireston Lions Club. The note also lists a separate Sikeston Masonic Lodge meeting schedule and its officers including Gaz H. Cline as W M and Caris Francis as treasurer.
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Sireston Lions Club
George Hale, Jr
John Wilson Furst
C.L. Wal Sharp
W. A. Anthony
Lee A Bowman
Loonis Mayfield, Jr
Noah E. Gray
den Keefer
Earl Cook
Gaz H. Cline
W. M. Caris Francis
A. A. Harrison
Sikeston Rotary Club Officers and Directors Named
The Sikeston Rotary Club announces its officers and directors including L A Harrison as President Bob Morgan as Vice President Darwin Cleek as Secretary John Hubbard as Treasurer S F Duckworth Maurice Armstrong Bill Modersbach and Boyce Bazzell serving as Sgt at Arms.
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L. AL Harrison
Bob Morgan
Darwin Cleek
C.c
John Hubbard
S. F Duckworth
Maurice Armstrong
Bill Modersbach
Sgt. At Arms
Boyce Bazzell
Officers and Directors of Sikeston Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Layton serves as President and J BE Robinson as Vice President for the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce alongside vice presidents Marshall Craig and Ed Matthews Jr. The lineup includes Treasurer Charles Joliff and Manager Charlies Conn with Tom Baker T A Martin Lee Bowman and L M Standley in key posts.
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Kenneth Layton
J. Be, Robinson
I Marshall Craig
Ed Matthews Jr
Charles Joliff
Charlies Conn
Tom Baker
T. A. Martin
Lee Bowman
L. M. Standley
Religion In Everyday Life
A devotional piece asserts that a light relationship with God relieves burdens by aligning life with Jesus Christ. It highlights Jesus’s closeness to the Father, His wisdom, power, and peace, and urges readers to attend church every Sunday.
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Jesus Christ
Chris
God
Father
Old Cathedral Site in St Louis Recounts Founding
Fragmentary notes describe a historic church site in St Louis of France where a for'yT gal settlement planned a log church and a cathedral area, with references to St Leas and evolving religious structures.
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St. Louis
France
Sint
St Leas
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