Big Circus Brings First Giraffes To Sikeston City
The Al G Wells Miller Bros and Rengline Barnum Circus claim a rare giraffe exhibit, noting giraffes as the continent’s tallest land animals and describing routines, feeding times, and educational outreach to school students visiting Sikeston. The article also mentions community events and local social notices intertwined with the circus story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al G. Wells- Miller Bros
Rengline-Barnum Circus
Netion
Sikeston
al G. Keily-Miller Bros. Circus
America
Ivy
Gnuohe
A. G. Kelly-Miller Bros
D A R Plans Constitution Week Observance Sept 17 23
The King’s Highway Chapter D A R met with Mrs. David E Blant. New member Mrs C F Barron joined from Lyman Hall Chapter. Mrs Helen Jones outlined Constitution Week Sept 17 23 and a city flag proclamation request. They plan school flag code displays and a library flag display with DAR cards in public places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Highway
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
David E. Blant
C. F. Barron
Lyman Hall
Waycrock
Joel Nunn
Terre Haute
Ind
A. J. Renner
Helen Jones
Chas. Barnett
Kings Highway
Sikeston
Aublic Library
Isabell Heros
United States Flag of American
Scott County
Cily
Potosi
Audrew Chaney
Kings Highways
Lucy Jefferson Lewis
New Madrid
Audres Chaney
Jones
U. S
Washington
United States
John Wreliffe
Enthusiastic Group Attends Kick-Off Dinner for Concert Drive
About 300 workers from Sikeston Community Concert Association attended a kick-off dinner at Clarus Restaurant to start a town wide campaign for memberships. Miss Margorie Coones of New York urged help, noting strong support and calling for more volunteers to contact headquarters. Dick Waths announced officers and reported 99 memberships secured locally, with upcoming Te'tsechiks duo piano team on Oct 9 and Mimi Penzell on Feb 2. Deadline for memberships is Saturday at 12 noon with draws for ten adult memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cormmrunity Concer Association
Clarus
Cod
Matjorie Coones
New York
Cane Vgs
Cane
Stheston
Carnegie Hal
New York City
Coreen
Eit Vyens
Sikeston
Te'tsechiks
Mimi Penzell
Lee Hunter Add.tomus
Morehouse News Holiday Visits With Families Abroad
Morehouse residents recount visits totaling several families from Rochester Indiana, Houston Texas, Salt Lake City Kentucky and St Louis. The group toured Canada and planned reunions while some relatives prepared for moves to bases in California and Missouri. A later note mentions a capping ceremony for Gail Allbright and Sue Black at Barnes Hospital in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Mortis
Overland Man
Hubert Mortis
Charleston
Do L. Heaton
Morehouse
Bernie Joe Lacy
Ruth Briant
Gilly Owings
Tatter
Char Morean
Dvdsburg
Tonn Park
Herbert Bohannon
Flint
Mich
Mico
Eugie Bohannon Herbert
Gail Allbright
Charles Allbright
Sue Black
Hunter Black
Barnes Hospital
St Louis
Hospital Notes Missouri Delta Community Hospital Admissions
Patients admitted on Sept 10 include Calvin Hhitl Parma Karl Ro Jovece Sikeston Alpha Freeman Benton Robert Bryant Sikeston Discharges Sept 10 include Joann Woods Bertrand Wilson Fenimore Sikeston Margaret Fay Hardin Fast Prairie Harold Powers Fast Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Calvin Hhitl
Parma
Karl Ro Jovece
Sikeston Alpha Freeman
Benton
Robert Bryant
Sikeston
Joann Woods
Bertrand Wilson
Fenimore Sikeston
Margaret Fay Hardin
Fast Prairie
Harold Powers
What America Means to Me on a Crowded Train
A reflective piece describes a train as a microcosm of America. Passengers from diverse backgrounds share seats, read papers, discuss politics, and defend opinions while imagining equal opportunity. The train’s crew and engineers symbolize civic duties and collective responsibility, ending with a pledge to keep the journey on a straight track with communal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Paine
Abe Lincolm
Amelia
Philade India
America
George Washington
Pepe
Amenea
Blanton
Jones
Roy Greens Entertain For Old Friends Of Blodgett
Cape Girardeau couple Roy and, with guests, hosted a basket dinner at Horseshoe Bend Fishing Club cabin for Blodgett’s old friends. Gifts and a large decorated cake marked birthdays this week, with Mrs M C Cope and Mrs OL Spencer among surprised recipients from Sikeston and Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Blodgett
Roy Green
Cape Girardeau
Horseshoe Bend Fishing Club
M.C Cope
Sikeston
OL. Spencer
Benton
Notable Guests Attend Occasion From Regional Towns
The guest list reads like a regional roll call with E. C. Graham and families from Sikeston, Cape, Charleston, Piggott, and St. Louis. Included are Mr and Mrs. Robert Graham and son, Mr and Mrs. O. L. Spencer of Benton, Mrs Hay Stubbs Sr and Harry Stubbs Jr. of Cape, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Graham
Robert Graham
Tom, Mic
Woodrow Graham
Eddie
O. L. Spencer
Benton
Hay Stubbs
Harry Stubbs Jr
Cape
R. Hi. Mackley
Harold Cope
Mary Jane
Lynn Smith
Sikeston
Marvin McClane
Elgins, Mo
Claude Barnes
Frances
Edmund Burke
Charleston
B. Embry
Piggott
Ark
Neal Embrs
Nike
Brad
St Louis
Stork Club Babies Born at Missouri Delta Hospital
Stork Club reports two births at Missouri Delta Community Hospital on Sept. 10. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Freeman Yaley of Morehouse. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Morris Edwards of Route 1 Bertrand.
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First Baptist Tabernacle
Benton
Morehouse
Harold Bailes
Dewey Savage
Charley Neal
Gene Adams
Women’s Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Pat Adams
Lela Jane Crowley
Lele Jane Crowley
Janice Glover
Ferrell Shipman
Minnie Hall
Bernice Bryant
Georgia Henning
Marie Neal
Martha Clark
Harold Bailey
Betty Cook
Bertha Savage
Eva Laminack
Helen Gurlex
Flory Crain
Winnie Carrington
W FO Wofford
T. H Wofford
Aid
Wofford-Williamse
Cavern Rock
Florence Renow
Ray Peck
Diersburg
Markie Sullisant
A C Sullivant
Lizzie Glass
Emer. Legate
Metropolis
Loren Glass
Sgt Loren Glass
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Dias
New Jersey
Germany
Little Stevie
Connie Gregoro
Sikeston
C W Gregory
C W Gregors
Frank Marshall
Wot Wofford
Pat Rowell
Charles Rauch
Wot. Wofford
Alton Bohannon
Wood Green
Neorboca
Julia Green
Murrell Bisant
Delta Community Hospital
Stkeston
Mtr
Mis T F Jackson
Memphis
Busness
Mie Maude Stewart
Charles Warren
Flint
Mieh
Mis Helen Howell
Cape Garatrdeau
Mo Mico
Herbert Brown Sr
East St Louis
Sanday
Kentucky Lake
Paducah
Mary Ballett
Oden
Case
Harold Case
Mr. Case
Harald Case
Jim Case
Loggcic
Neva Mae Brown
Teressa
Edgar Warble
St. Loui
Kenneth Brown
29Th Palms
Calif
Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Freeman Yaley
Moreris Edwards
Rt. 1
Bertrand
Also Mentioned on This Page
Betty Case
Southwestern Belle Telephone Coom
Sikeston Meralds
D.A.R
Mrs. Chas. Barnett
Jamestown
New World
Benjamin Franklin
Convention
Leslie Rister
Marthasville
Jess Warren
Pons
Morehouse News
Paul Sherrard
Thes
Mare
Velnon Sherrard
Rochester
Detroit
Jewel Johnson
Alo Mroo
Earnest Crumpedh U O
Houston
Texas
Johnston
Canada
Pnmoute
Mroo
Crewe Crads
Saltrick Ky
Shirley Klob, R.E
Linden
N. Pacific St
Cape Girardeau, MO
Tacom
ALC. R. C
Kohler City Supply CO
Kowler City, MO
St. Louis
Stork Club
Numeree Funeral
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston Water Tower
Stokely
Wieners
Mayrose
Swift
Peg
Hhchly
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