Holiday With The Savages

This chronicle of holiday cheer was published in the Thursday, 31 December 1953 edition of The Sikeston Herald: Morehouse Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Savage[1] had as Sunday[2] dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Thompson[3] and son and Mrs. Viola Sloan[4] of Flint, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Morley Watts[5] and children of Marshall, Arkansas; Mr.…

A Weekend With The Savages

This excerpt comes from the Morehouse, Missouri society section of the 29 May 1952 edition of The Sikeston Herald. MOREHOUSE Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Savage[1] had as guests last week-end[2] Mr. and Mrs. Morley Watts[3] and daughter[4] of Marshall, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lathom[5] of near Sikeston, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Graham[6] of…

A Small Source

Sometimes just a tiny line can fill in a lot of details. I was searching at NewspaperArchive.com today and came across this very brief birth announcement in the Sikeston Herald. Hospital Notes Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Graham, of Route 3, Sikeston are the parents of a girl born Saturday at the Delta Community Hospital. Mr.…