The Sikeston Herald from Sikeston, Missouri • Page 5

THURSDAY, APRIL M. IMt THE (MO.) HERALD FACE FIVE Local News of Nearby TOWM OKAN NEWS, Rube Smlddy. who to employed at Jackson, spent last week here i with his family. Miss Martha Radeiiffe of Louis spent last week here with Mrs. Georgia Wllnama.

Jack Limbaugh. who to em- ployed in St. Louis, spent last week here with his family. Mr. and Mrs.

Julius Trost of! Chaff ee were guests Sunday of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pip- i The Junior Class play, "LookhV Lovely," will he given tomorrow nigfct TW high school and grade school teachers, with the exception of Robert Lipseomb. have been re-employed for another year. The grade school operetta, "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." will be given at high school next week.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville. Elsperman and children of Sikeston were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.

C. Brann. Ed Byers. who is at Fort Leonard Wood, came Saturday to visit bis mother, Mrs. Byers.

and other relatives here. Mrs. Emory Mason. Mrs. Buddie Mason and Mrs.

Ben Burger I were business visitors in Cape Gir- ardeau Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Inman and children, who resided here for several years, moved to a farm near; Charleston Tuesday. Mrs.

Johnnie Hayden and daughter, Karen, and Mrs. Orville Dillingham of St. Louis visited rel-! atives here several days last week.j Mrs. C. R.

Rodgers left Mon- day for Pontiac. to visit! Mr. and Mrs. O. D.

Clayton and daughter of PortagevUle visited friends here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Campbell and children were guests Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs. Chester Campbell at Delta. Mrs. Annie Beardslee and CAXAI4M7 C. C.

Tucker, who to spent the week-end at bis here. Mrs. James Coppage J. D. Barnes shojipfl to last Satisrday.

Zome Weaterfiekl recently purchased the P. Banner restaurant and began bustoesa operations MEWS. and Mrs. of Omro are guests this week of their parents, Mr and Mn. Arthur Clayton.

I rormmAL worn, or PIONEER FAMILY MONDAY J. H. Whitener, prominent er of community for Mrs. Emma Patton left for Hartford. Ky-.

where she will visit her sister. Mrs. Harriett Ralph, who is UL Miss Kathryn Baughn and brother. Cecil, who had been visiting here since last week, left Saturday for their homes in East! Chicago. Mrs.

Amel D. Taul spent the week-end with her parents at Advance. Mr. Taul, who is now located at Scott Field. IlL.

also spent the week-end at Advance. Mrs. Lude Midcalf. who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Clarence Leach of Camp many years and an esteemed Polk, La, arrived hut week on a dent of Sikeston for the past twenty-two years, died at the home of his daughter.

Mrs. J. M. Sitxes. in Sikeston last Saturday following a complication of illnesses which had confined him to hto home for more than two I ten-day la i lough and is visiting bis parents.

Mr. aMl Mrs. Charles Mrs. Etta Wernaka. who has been seriously in at the Leach home for the past month, remains un- Los Angetea, CaL Four great- grandchildren and one brother.

A. L. Whitener of Fredericktown. also survive. FOB MONDAY BMMLLJK HAJUm Funeral services were conduct- The children and the ed at the Baptist church at three children, with the exception of! o'clock Monday afternoon for Mrs.

DeweU Robinson of California, and his brother, attended the last ser- vicea. FOBMKR INSURANCE AND changed, years. Mr. ajMl Mia. Clarence Sutton Brief funeral services were con- Mollie Anae Harper, who died at her home on North Kingshighway early Sunday momfcsg following a long illness of a complication of diseases.

Rev. E. D. Owea, pastor of the and son. Jimmy, visited MUs nia Jean Morley Sunday Miss Ida Mae Mainord of New Madrid was the her guest of rents.

Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Mainord.

Members of the Junior class entertained members of the senior class with a welner roast and a theater party last Wednesday night. Faculty members accompanying the group were Miss ducted st the residence here at 11 o'clock Monday morning with Rev. EL W. BarUey. pastor of the Methodtet church, in charge.

The body remored to Union church near Marquand. where funeral services were conducted at o'clock that afternoon by Rev. Lev! Bess, pastor of the Methodist church at Benton. Interment was made in the church cemetery witb Welsh service REAL ESTATE MAX DEAD church, conducted the services Funeral services were conduct- Interment was siade in the City ed at the Taylor Chapel at two cemetery beside the body of her o'clock this afternoon for J. W.

husband. John R. Harper, who Stone, who died at his farm home! near Essex Monday of a heart ailment with which he had been suffering for several years. preceded her in death sixteen years ago. Mrs.

Mollie Anne Edmondson Harper was born in Je-hnson coun- Elizabeth Shanks. Norman Dee' Joseph Headley Whitener was weeks, returned to her borne; in Owensboro. Sunday. Mrs. Allen has been seriously ilL Her condition is i Powell.

Conrad. Clifford bom on the farm near Marquand on October 26. 1858. For sixty.two a Mr. Members of the Nazarene con- iy for Mrs, daughter.

Miss Emma, visited at Dick the G. W. Marshall home at Com-' merce Sunday Mint Ada Camille Adams of Cape Girardeau spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and 0 Albert Adams. Jack and sister, Mary Sue, were week-end guests of their Funeral sen-ices for Mrs grandmother, Mrs.

Mary Finney. i Lucinda Baughn, who died Mon- left Monday for Prescott. erty in this vicinity in Cape Girardeau. Rev. S.

P. Brite of Eureka ty. IlL. September 28. 1874.

With Springs. Kansas, a former pastor her family she moved to Sikeston in 1912, where Mr. Harper engaged in busmess. During her residence in Sikeston. Mrs.

Harper Interment was made in Memorial was active in church and civic Park cemetery with Taylor ser- I circles, having taught the T. L. of the Baptist church, conducted the services. Rev. E.

D. Owen, pastor of the church, assisted. vice. class of the Baptist church for James Wesley Stone was born, several years, in addition to her in Kentucky on January 19. 1879.

work in the Woman's Missionary Following his residence in Sikes- Union. Mrs. Harper gave up her gregation entertained Saturday! Whitener remained on the farm ton for more than 20 years, dur- work as teacher to become super- be im- i ni nt witn a covered dish dinner! which had been in possession of ing which time he engaged in the intendent of the adult department complimentary to Rev. and Mrs. i the Whitener family for four insurance and real estate busi- the Baptist Sunday school.

Charles Chancy and son. Joe generations. Twenty-two yean' ness, Mr. Stone and his wife mov- where she served cstumendably for David, at the home of Mrs John ago he came to Sikeston and be-1 ed to a farm near Essex, years She was also Shell. Rev.

Chaney and family came owner of real estate prop- he had since resided. The last active member of the Mrs. White- years of his life were spent in! Club until iU health forced her ne- day in East Chicago, were held -where they will make their home. ner, the former Miss Frances Tuck- Forest who had been re- Thursday afternoon from the As- Private Fred Mainord of Tyson, er. whom he married in 1879, ceiving instructions in a defense sembly of God Church at Can-1 spent the week-end preceded her husband death school in Kansas City, Mo, came alou with Rev.

Otis Virgin of Sul-' relatives here. fifteen years ago managmg his farm and in con-' Urement. Friendhness was apart ducting an insurance business of Mrs. Harper's Beside his widow. Mrs.

Lena a cheery smile always Stone, a daughter. Mrs. Harry her cordial greeting her mother and other relatives- i I expects to be away two i weeks. Mrs. A Cline, who had been a medical patient in a Cape Girardeau hospital for the past two weeks, was brought to her home here Monday.

i Mr and Mrs Wilburn Hooker and son. Jay, were guests Sunday of the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. W.

W. Hooker, in the Bryeans district Mr. Cardwell. who had been visiting his daughters in SL Louis and at Messier, is here visiting another daughter. Mrs.

E. Brann, and family here. Jack Maddox. who spent the past week here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. D. Maddox, has returned to San Antonio. Texas, where he is stationed in an Army camp. Leon P.

Driskill of Camp Walters, Texas, and Mrs Eversole and Barry Finley and daughter. Miss Pamela Sue, of St. Louis came Wednesday to attend the funeral of L. P- Driskill. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Cook and Miss Dora Cook attended a miscellaneous household shower given for their sister. Mrs. Louie Dickie, at the home of Mr. an'l Mrs.

Pratt Sikeston Tuesday night- Mr, and Mrs. Dale Bellinger and daughter, Linda Lou, Bobbie Gene Daugherty of Morley, and J. O. Laughlin went to SL Louis Friday and returned home Monday They visited at the Johnnie Laughlin, Bill Clubb and- Anthony Clubb homes. Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Carter and daughters, Maude Dean and Jean, of Deenng spent the -week-end here with Mrs Dora Day and Mr and Mrs Charles Carter. Mr and Mrs. Charles Sanders of Risco were also guests at the Charles Carter home Mrs. Mary Eddleman and Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Ditterline of Cypress. 111., and Mr. and Mrs. Elda Eddleman of Bamngton, were guests Sunday of Mrs.

Fannie Cooper. All returned home Sunday evening, with the exception of Mrs. Eddleman. -who remained for a longer visit with her sister. Jack Ates.

who spent the past ten days here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs J. F. Ates, has returned to Selfridge Field.

Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wood of Mars ton and Mrs. Herbert Doyd of Caruthenrville attended the band concert given by the Oran nigh school band Tuesday.

Mrs Barry -Finley. who had been visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs L. P. Driskill, returned to her home in SL Louis Sunday, but she was called back Monday by the death of her father.

L. P. Driskill. which occurred that day. Another daughter, Mrs.

Wm. Mirenburg. and husband and their son also came Monday. Ritrs HeM Yesterday for L. P.

DrMdB. Funeral services were conducted at the Oran Methodist church yesterday afternoon for Driskill. who died at his hoirie at Oran Monday following a long illness Rev McDaniel conducted the services Interment was made in Fnend cemetery Leomdas Dnskill was born in Trenton. September 5. 1867.

where he Spent his early manhood On January 13, 1895. Mr. was united in marriage to Miss Effie Rhoades of Alamo. Tenn. The couple moved to Oran in June, 1902, where for many years Mr Dnskill was employed as bookkeeper by the f.rm of C.

A. J. Matthews and the Scott County Milling Co. Later he became postmaster at Oran and served for eight years. The survivors include his widow and five children, who are George P.

of LOB Angdea, Mn. J. home Sunday for a visit. livan. officiating.

Interment Mrs Cecil Beeson of Kewanee Mr Whitener was a member Lewis of Sikeston. and a son. J. Among the are her Guests of Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. i was made in the Sikeston City was the guest Tuesday of her par- i the Sikeston Methodist church and W. Stone of St. Louis, sur- son, J.

Ernest Harper, and daugh- Smith Sunday were Mr and Mrs. I cemetery. ents. Mr and Mrs. Clarence for many years was an active' vive He is also survived by i ters.

Mrs. John "Welter of Sikes' Mrs. Baughn was bom in Ohio Sutton. i member of the Men's Bible Class' N. Willis Compton.

Cal M. W. ton. anil Mrs. Clarence Vogelsang H.

B. Tomlinson of Cape Girardeau, Mr. and Mrs. -Doc Smith county, December 15. 1867.

L. Hindman She had resided in Canalou for about 26 years. Seven children. Mrs. Ernest Muffett and Mrs.

P. Scott of Canalou, Mrs. B. F. Graham of Greely, Mo.

Mrs. H. L. Albright of St. Louis, Mrs.

Harvey Dunn of Essex and Miss Katherine and Cecil Baughn of East Chicago, and two brothers. Lon Ralph of Hartford, Ky. and John Ralph of Dundee. survive. HerTiusband, J.

W. Baughn, preceded her in death fourteen years ago. ThorBburg-BteakeoeUp. MUs Hazel Lee Blankensihp of Canalou and Maurice Thornburg of Matthews were married Monday night, April 20, at the residence of Rev Homer Gunn at Neelyville. with the Baptist pastor, officiating.

Attendants Mrs. V. M. Gaines and Mr and Mrs. of Chaffee.

Mr. and Mrs Wilbur Hieme of Angeles, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Roincheck and daughter of SL Louis were week-end guests here of E. J.

Funke and Mrs. Garrett Verhmes. Mrs. Nora Sullivan, who spent the past few months in DetroiL with her daughter, Mrs. Percy Stuckman, and family, has returned to Morley, where she will spend the summer Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Dame and Mrs. Ida Prindle of Crowder, Mr. and Mrs F. C.

Dankel and children and Mrs. Vena Proctor of Cape Girardeau were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Prindle. Mesdames H.

Emerson, Mr Robert Foster, Harry Daugherty. I of Matthews H. F. Emerson Alford Bryant, Lutie Leslie, Mary Earles, Anderson. J.

R. Lee, dive Schotz and C. A. Stallings attended the Associational Baptist Missionary The bride, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. Blankenship, graduated from the Canalou high school last May She has attended the business college at Cape meeting held at Vanduser last Girardeau since September and week. The Woman's Missionary Union met at the home of Mrs. Robert Foster on April 22, with Mrs.

Har- will continue her work there. PvL Thornburg is the son of Mr. and Mrs F- Thomburg of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lumsden visited friends at Chaffee Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Sibley Jr. of Siketson and Mr and Mrs W.

L. Guldens were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs F. E. Sibley.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Waters of St. Charles. were week-end guests of the former's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. D. Waters. Mr.

Waters left Tuesday for Jefferson Barracks for induction into the army. Kestner Story. Donald Lumsden and Harvey Graham be inducted into the army today. Members of the Matthews high school alumni association received, invitations this week to the eighth annual banquet, which will be held on May 8. Officers formulating the plans are president.

Wm N. Roberts; Mrs Irbie Burch; secretary. Miss Lucille Moore, and treasurer. Radcliffe. RITES WILL BE HELD TOMORROW KOK FARMER Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Assembly of God church for Charles Hunt, 55 year- Matthews.

He has been with the i old farmer of the Sikeston district. at the church He was a regular attendant and derived his greatest pleasure in life frcm the church until defective hearing and failing health prevented. He was known to many friends as "Uncle Joe" and always had a kind word and pleasant smile for all. Among the survivors are two daughters, Mrs. J.

M. Sitzes of Sikeston and Mrs. A. Robinson of Portagevule, and three sons, John of St. Louis, C.

E. of Fredericktown and Clyde Whitener of Baxter Springs, Kansas. There are also ten grandchildren. Mrs Jack Shelby, Grace Mane and Bob Sitzes of Sikeiton, Sitzea of Fort Knox, Wilma Zee Whitener of Baxter Springs; Lavona Whitener and Mrs. Don Pearson, Willis of Portsmouth.

and of Cape Girardeau. Three grand- Roy Hover of Jamesport. Mo his! sons. John and BUI Harper and step-sons One sister. Mrs Eddie Watts of Durant.

Okla. and a brother. Hardy Stone of Alton, 111 and three half-sisters Mrs. L. Heath of St Louis.

Mrs W. V. Bone of Cairo, and Mrs. J. Burciaga of Cape Girardeau, also survive.

All were here to attend the last rites All new stocks of plumbing and heating equipment have been "frozen" except for retail sales of $5.00 or leas, or for any sale on an A-10 or better preference rating The purpose of the order is to prevent this equipment from being used for non-defense building, modernization, or unneces- St. Louis, Miss Dorothy Robinson, I sary replacements The order does Belleville. HI Mrs. Ed Cannon, not cover used plumbing and heat- Poplar Bluff, and Dewell Robin-1 ing equipment. Bob Vogelsang, the latter of Cape Girardeau.

and two brothers, J. Edmondson of Portsmouth, and W. P. Edmomlaon of Brawley. also survive Natural reeins have become so scarce that the War Production Board has prohibited their use in paint for barns, farm equipment finishes, floor finishes, interior house paints, and other uses.

Synthetic resins already have been taken over for purposes. In the meantime, the Office of Pnce tem- which consumers must pay for oil paints and varnishes. Administration has fixed porary maximvm' prices Read the Want-Ads--they're news. ry Daugherty, assistant hostess Army Air Force since last January, and was stationed at Barks- Plans were discussed for a church library and a linen shower for the dale Field, Shreveport, La. Since March 31 he ave, reports of personal service and but will return to the field the young people's work, memebrs last of June.

who attended the Associational at Vanduser made reports Mrs. Alford Bryant was leader of I the devotional program and Mrs. I Foster the Bible topic. Re- I freshments were served by the STOREHOUSE NEWS. Ed Murphy of Homersville was the day.

of friends here Mon- hostesses during the social hour. Dlck Fowler left Monday for Cleveland, Ohio, to seek employ- KEWANHE NEWS. Mrs. Sterling Moore of Lilbourn is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

Hunter Moore. The Ray Crest family spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Eiceman at Marston. Mr and Mrs.

Ed Hilton of East Prairie were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hilton. Miss Martha Jane Blalock of Murray, Ky spent the week-end here with her sister. Miss Murellc Blalock.

Francis Brotherton, -who is employed in St Louis, is visiting his parents, Mr. and R. Brotherton, this week- Junior Chadd. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Virgil Chadd, who is station- i ed at Great Lakes. was the guest of his parents several days this week. i Mrs. Mayme Wagley and Miss Gertrude Brotherton visited Mrs. ment.

PvL Bob Wnght of Rantoul. is the guest of his father. Lee Wnght. Lloyd Cox, who is employed St. Louis, is visiting his family this week.

Mr. and Milton Meal of Sikeston spent the week-end here with their parents Mrs. Leland Love of SL Louis is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

P. P. Ferrell. Mr. and Mrs.

Royal spent the week-end in Mounds. relatives and Mrs. V. Ferrell and Mrs. Viola Boone motored to Wappapello Dam Sunday.

Misses Inez. Kathryn and Willie Higdon of Matthews transacted business here Monday. Wmard Ledbetter of Caruthersville spent the week-end here with his aunt. Mrs. Rosa Belt Mrs.

Ruth Kelley. manager of who died a Cape Girardeau hospital yesterday morning of stomach ailment Rev. Gayle Jackson, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Interment wJl be made in Memorial Park cemetery with Welsh service. Mr Hunt is survived by a daughter.

Miss Myrtle Hunt of near Sikeston. and two sisters, Mrs. Bell Harman of Matthews i and Mrs. Ma Rile of Manon, Ky. Three brothers, Ed Hunt of Phil- lipaburg.

Kansas, and John and Lee Hunt of also sur- Mr. Hunt, who was born in Marion, September 12, 1886, had resided in Southeast Missouri for the past twenty-five years- Farm wives can take cheer from the news that every person holding a War Ration Book can get a special allotment of five pounds of sugar a year for home canning or preserving fresh fruits and vegetables for home consumption. Application must be made to your local rationing board. Because of the scarcity of iron and steel, the government has is- I sued a warning to homeowners to clean their heating equipment and preserve it against summer rust and corrosion Replacements will be hard to get, and besides such equipment in poor condition may Charles Carroll, who is a patient; the Conoco Cafe, transacted busi-" waste several tons of coal in a at the Sikeston General Hospital ness at New Madrid Monday single winter Coal, too, will be this week, Mrs Maxine Westbrooks of hard to get due to the fact our A meeting of district Boy Scouts Dallas. Texas, is visiting her par- railroads are busy hauling war was held at New Madrid last night ents, Mr.

and Mrs. Slim Ferns. I materials. The government troops from Lilboum, Kewa- Pvt. Baker Reynolds of Ft.

vises buying next supply nee and New Madrid were present, Leonard Wood visited his father, now. The program consisted of emer- Clabe Reynolds, here last week- A ARE MOVING gency service training. end. Guest of Mr and Mrs. Virgil Mr and Mrs.

Odell Gaston and Sweet last Sunday were Mr. and children, Marian and of Mrs. Paul Sweet and children of Kalamazoo. Mich are visiting the Farrenburp. Mr.

and Mrs. W. former's father. Bob Gaston. Perry and son of Parma, and Mrs.

Mesdames Martha Clarke. Lena Eve Haynes and children of Sikes! Wofford and Elsie Sherrard at- We wish to announce that ton tended the Women's Missionary we located in our new Mr. and Mrs Paul Lewis, Union meeting held at Nora Moss and Miss Pauline Glide- i last week. well visited the former's father, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Penninger Charles Lewis of and the former's mother. Mrs. who is a patient at St. Francis Theo. Dunlap.

of Chicago and Mrs. Hospital in Cape Girardeau last D. O. Boswell of Cape Girardeau Sunday. i spent Thursday of last week here 1 Mr and J.

H. Spradlmg with Mr. and Mrs F. Sherrard. and children.

Mr. and Roland Bill Headlee, Walter Hostler and Barry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Raidt, Red Harrison left Wednesday Mrs. Elizabeth and son.

Tommy, morning for St. Louis, where they Dewitt Barry, Mrs. Clymer, Miss will take their examinations for IJllian Anderaon and Manuel Faria the Army. Jim Walls and Air 1 enjoyed an outing at Reelfoot Hostler will leave Thursday for Lake last Sunday. 8t Loots for their examinations.

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