Stags Triumph 11 3 Over Dowell Team Hero
Sikeston tallies 15 hits to run to an 11 to 3 win over Dowell Ill, as the Stags post their 25th victory in 31 games. Dubin adds a triple, and Cakenour and Helsley homer for extra-base hits. Bernie Here Friday night. Fisher to pitch against Wessell.
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Sikeston
Stags
Dowell
Ill
Dowell Kathleens
Nichols
Dubin
Cakenour
Helsley
Bernie
Leftie
Fisher
Wessell
Former drug store owner injured in scooter crash
Leroy Heisserer, once owner of a Center and New Madrid streets drug store, was seriously hurt last Sunday when his scooter failed to perform, veered, and slammed head first into a curb near 922 North Kingshighway. Heisserer was hospitalized at Delta Community Hospital with severe head injuries. his condition showed some improvement after initial treatment.
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T. Leroy Heisserer
Center
New Madrid
S. F. Duckworth
North Kingshighway
Heisserer
Delta Community Hospital
Scott Cape League Near Schedule End
The Scott Cape County Softball League moves into final games this week with Oran at Morley Benton Vanduser Cape at Sikeston and Kelso New Hamburg at Cape Girardeau. The schedule closes Friday night. New Hamburg already won the championship.
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Scott-Cape County Softball League
Oran
Morley
Benton
Vanduser
Cape
Sikeston
Kelso
New Hamburg
Cape Girardeau
Man charged with soliciting funds under false pretenses
In Sikeston a Magisterate Court session continued the case of William Fetzer arrested July 30 for collecting funds for the Brotherhood of Christ under false pretenses. Prosecution seeks time to call Chester Reid of Saint Joseph, Missouri. Fetzer, recently from Van Buren, faces about $20 alleged donations and says he had church authorization. The hearing resumes next Wednesday.
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M. E. Montgomery
William Fetzer
Robert Dempster
Chester Reid
St. Joseph
Early Malcolm
Fetzer
J. C. Penney’s
Brotherhood of Christ
Malcolm
van Buren
Sikeston
Sikeston Stags Baseball Season Complete Results
The Sikeston Stags completed their baseball season with a lengthy list of results across May to August. The schedule shows wins and losses against numerous opponents including West Frankfort, Charleston, Johnson City, Flat River, Delta, Benton, Morehouse, Armores, Buckner, Blytheville, Cape, Elvins, East St. Louis Colt, Clarkton, Pocahontas, Puxico, Armorel, Desloge, and Cape Girardeau among others, with several high scoring games and key victories. The record highlights multiple double‑digit wins and tight one‑run losses, finishing with an 11–3 victory over Dowell Til.
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Sikeston Stags
Sikeston
West Frankfort
Charleston
Puxico
Armorel
Ark
Desloge
Cape Girardeau
E. St. Louis Ad Club
Dowell. Til
Prowler Held for Drunkenness After Break-In Probe
Low ell S Jones, claiming Springfield Missouri roots, faced Police Judge Smith in a Mississippi wife case linked prowler incident. Buckles and night officer Davis testified the man prowled around Greer and South Prome home, arrested for drunkenness. judge ordered him to stay out for a year despite Buckles urging charges of attempted house breaking.
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Lowell S. Jones
Smith
Springfield
Mississippi
Buckies
Greer
South Prome
George Davis
Jones
Buckles
Jal
J. Omath
Temporary bridge on Route 60 opens after wreck
The temporary bridge on Highway 60 across St Johns drainage ditch east of Sikeston was placed in commission Tuesday morning after the prior structure was destroyed by a truck load of watermelons. R B Potashnick Construction supplied machinery and workers to complete the job.
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St. John’s
Sikeston
R. B. Potashnick Construction Company
Benefit Game at V F W Memorial Stadium Saturday Night
Sikeston Stags face Cape Capahas in a Saturday benefit game at V F W Memorial Stadium sponsored by the Semo Shriners Club. Proceeds go to Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital. Nichols for Sikeston vs Roy Smith in a pitching duel. Cape leads 1-0 this year after a 4-1 Sikeston win and a 2-1 Cape win. Gifts await attendees.
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Sikeston Stags
Cape Capahas
V. F. W. Memorial Stadium
Semo Shriners Club
Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital
St. Louis
Sikeston
Nichols
Roy Smith
Cape
Stags
Sikeston Declared Larger City by Council Vote
Sikeston city council on Monday night accepted July 12 extension election returns of 716 to 154, officially making Sikeston a larger city. The council ordered payment of the swimming pool bills from general funds, postponed paving on College avenue, issued paving ordinances for Coleman avenue and Edmondson through Lake streets, and ordered stop signs at Ruth and School as well as Warner and Gladys. Licenses were issued for beer at the Pop Inn and liquor for Clinton Baugher. The Moore avenue paving bid from Sikeston Concrete Products Co. was approved. police logged 29 July arrests and $229 in fines, with fire fighters answering seven calls.
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Sikeston
General Revenue Fund
College Avenue
Ranney
Highway 61
Coleman Avenue
Edmondson
Kathleen
Lake
Jack Elliot
Pop Inn
Clinton Baugher
Moore Avenue
Sikeston Concrete Products Co
Sprayer Wade Tucker Promises Pest-Free Sikeston Alley
In Sikeston, Wade Tucker's spraying left the alley clear of flies and other insects. Local business owners praised the effectiveness, joking that flies are as scarce as Republicans in Truman's cabinet, highlighting the notable reduction in pests and the sting of political humor.
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Sikeston
Wade Tucker
Truman
Tall Tales From Pemiscot County Go Global
A Hayti report says Pemiscot County Missouri vied for the nation’s most rumor plagued district last week. Tales of a “Wolf Man” spread from Caruthersville to Sikeston and nearby farms, while a fatal snake story circulated with changing origins from Brage City to Bakersville. City Marshal Bob Brooks led the search for facts as Missouri Herald reporters sought confirmation.
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Hayti
Pemiscot County
Sikeston
Caruthersville
LeRoy Whitener
The
Missouri Herald
Brage City
Braggadocia
Kennett
Bakersville
Bob Brooks
Admits and births at Delta Community Hospital
Medical and surgical patients admitted to Missouri Delta Community Hospital over the past week are named, with several from Sikeston and surrounding towns. Eight births occur this week, including babies born to Sikeston couples and others from Malden Gideon Chaffee Canalou Essex and Bloomfield. A Cape Girardeau birth and a local sale promotion close the report.
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Missouri Delta Community Hospital
Evelyn Pinnell
New Madrid
Leora Newman
Canalou
Allie Tucker
Matthews
Charles Taylor
Harry Wilson
Memphis
Anna Crutcher
Essex
Inez Walton
Frances Forrest
Sikeston
Margaret. Prince
Danny Ray William
Ronald Barham
Portageville
Jessie Gibbon
Dallas
Texas
Donna Kay Garrett
East Prairie
Bestella Price
Parma
Norman Driver Lilbourn
Judy Cox
Emma Clack
Morley
Jimmie Ivie
Anita Stanley
Bertrand
Charles Jones
Painton
Jack O. Edwards
LeRoy Heisserer
Corrine Faulkner
Della Causey
Ruth McMillin
Oran
Carl Raidt
Joe Voelker
Clay Wood
James Duke
Bobbie Jo Day
Stancel Stewart
Bloomfield
Dan Hope
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Hope
Attend the Air Conditioned Me Lone and Rex
A brief note highlights two theatres, Attend the Air Conditioned Me Lone and Rex, as the first and second run venues in town.
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Rex
Charis Nylon Foundations and Girdles Ad
Woman’s undergarments advertised including nylon foundations and girdles plus bras. Call Mrs. Finley at 785 for details and fitting.
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Finley
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Peter Ers Enee
Ill Stags
Rudd
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Aie Hayden
Owens
I Limbaugh
Spapere
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Leonard Bailey
John Peal
Peal
Tong
Russell Stewart
Roy Bridges
North Y
Pete Harwell
Yates Pate
Harwell
Fred Martini
James Garcia
Wallace
Sunset Addition
Bill Martin
Martin
Fred L. Hoodt Jr
Hoodt
First National Bank of
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Johnson City
Flat River
Brockett (Hayti
Delta
Benton, T
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Morehouse
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D Jne
Blytheville
Elvins
East St. Louis
Colt
Clarkton
Brockett
Pocahontas, Ark
Lair
Rederes
Hope's Music Mart
E. Malone
Sikeston, Mo
Stags’ Tilt
Ruth
School
Warner
Gladys
Tucker
Barney Woods
West Gladys
Missouri Community Delta Hospital
Main Street
Benny Jack Hall
Robert Young Jr
Route 1
Ira Mosier
Lair’s
QLD
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