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From: "Melanie Rickmar" <>
Subject: "Local Items" from the Bismarck Gazette -- 14th Feb 1947
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 15:20:39 -0500


"LOCAL ITEMS"
Published by
BISMARCK GAZETTE
Bismarck, St. Francois Co. MO
Fri. February 14, 1947

Dr. F. W. GALE was in St. Louis on Thursday where he visited his wife, who
is a patient in the Missouri Baptist Hospital. Mrs. GALE will return home
Saturday afternoon.

Mr. L. E. LOGAN informs us that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leslie LOGAN of
Baltimore, Md., are the proud parents of a baby boy, Charles Leslie.

Byron and Edwin McCABE of Ironton were Bismarck visitors on Wednesday.

Bill SIMANE is going about on crutches as the result of a badly sprained
knee he suffered Friday when he slipped on his way to the fire station to
answer a call to the WALLEN farm. Bill is a member of the Bismarck Fire
Department and seldom misses a fire. We hope he will be able to navigate
under his own power within a short time.

Mr. and Mrs. John REAGAN and Miss Annabelle HORTON were in Cape Girardeau on
Tuesday evening to attend a basketball game in which their son, Johnny Lee,
of Murray College, Ky., participated.

Mrs. R. E. THOMPSON was a business visitor on Tuesday.

Mrs. Martin DETTLING is in St. Louis under the care of a doctor.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman HENDERSON are the proud parents of a baby boy born
Monday night at the Ironton Hospital.

Mrs. Freeman DURHAM was taken to the Ironton Hospital by ambulance on
Thursday morning. She has been ill here at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. SCHEIHING, for the past two weeks.

Jess SHANER of St. Louis was a week-end visitor here with his mother, Mrs.
Louella SHANER.

The Board of Education has decided that tripping the light fantastic in the
high school gym shall be tabooed in Bismarck.

On Sunday, February 9th, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. BAKER attended Zion Evangelical
Church in St. Louis, at which time Mrs. BAKER sang a solo, "Lord, Thy Will
Be Done" as a surprise to the D.O.N. Sunday School Class, which was
organized 32 years ago on this day. At 5 p.m. a buffet supper was served at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George VonBEHREN for the class and their families,
and Mr. and Mrs. BAKER were guests. Mrs. BAKER was a former member of the
class.

FOOD SALE -- by Past Matrons Club, Earl Wright Building, on Saturday,
February 22nd, 2 p.m.

The Bismarck Independents won the tournament at Ellington last week by
defeating Elsinore 34-27; Ellington 56-29, and in the finals took the
measure of Salem by a score of 43 to 30. Members of the Bismarck team are:
Toby WELCH, Orville McDOWELL, Sonny COLLINS, Bill MASTERS, Buck CLOPPER, Bob
COX, Kenneth HENDERSON, Don WHITE, Herman McCUTCHEON, and Albert WEST. The
team plays on Thursday nights. See them in their next game. The boys play
some good basketball. Lloyd BOARMAN is manager of the town team.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul DOOLEY of St. Louis County spent Saturday and Sunday here
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. GROAT and Mrs. V. DOOLEY and Clarence
DOOLEY.

Orville RIEHL of St. Louis was a week-end visitor here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John RIEHL.

R. F. JOHNSON was a business visitor in St. Louis on Wednesday of this week.

Mrs. George ANDERSON, Mr. and Mrs. Albert DITCH and Mrs. Rosa MASTERS
attended the funeral of Mrs. ANDERSON's mother, Mrs. Tilda THOMPSON, at the
Belleview Baptist Church on Sunday.

L. V. BOURGEOIS of St. Louis spent the week-end at his home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Oran KEATHLEY of St. Louis spent the week-end here with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. HELVEY and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. KEATHLEY.

John REAGAN spent the week-end in Murray, Ky., with his son, Johnny Lee, and
Mrs. REAGAN returned home with him after a visit of several weeks in Murray.

Chas. HAMM of St. Louis spent the week-end at his home here.

Bus JOHNSON and Tom SCEHIFER of Missouri University at Columbia, spent a few
days here with homefolks the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Ancel WHITE of Ironton were business visitors here on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. J. O. BUTTS have purchased a home in Farmington and moved there
the past week.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse ROBINSON of St. Louis purchased the Roy McDONALD 3-acre
tract and buildings west of town and are preparing to move to it about the
middle of March.

Chas. W. and Annabelle LEWIS have purchased two lots from John WICHMAN of
Farmington and have started a home. The lots are in north Bismarck.

Lawrence SMITH of St. Louis bought the 10-acre tract west of town from Nora
LaMOTTE and will move here later.

Ray and Helen WIDGER bought the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. JOINER and are
preparing to move here from Weingarten soon. Mac Mateer Agency handled the
above deals.

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