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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
21
Sikeston School district R-6 patrons approve a 225,000 bond issue by 1015 votes for Lincoln and Bailey school projects. Planned work includes a gymnasium auditorium cafeteria two new classrooms and extensive repairs at the high school including west wing strengthening and furnace replacements district wide.
A hay drier saves money by producing better feed with less waste. Plan a drier with a slatted tunnel or main duct and fans powered by 2 to 714 hp motors, reducing field dried hay moisture to about 12 percent. Barn dried hay grades higher, with more leaves and color, and cows prefer it. Dried hay lowers concentrate needs, improves cow condition, and reduces spontaneous combustion risk. Consult your co op manager and county agent for help.
The Howdy Doody clown Clarabell will appear at Jim Farmer's Shoe Store on Wednesday August 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. He will perform and greet children and distribute free gifts to all attendees with no obligation to buy. Farmer emphasizes the gifts are free and store business will continue during the event.
Sikeston National Guard will mobilize the headquarters company of the 140th Infantry for a two week encampment at Camp Ripley Minnesota. The group departs Sikeston at 4 30 a m Saturday by bus passes through Dexter then by train from Dexter at 7 50 a m and arrives Camp Ripley at 2 p m Sunday. Listed are officers noncommissioned and private soldiers including Lt Col Herbert Wickham Major Lewis Conley Capt Robt Hunter and many others with Maggie Totty visiting Marston Thursday.
J B Butler son of Mr Mrs Charles H Butler of Sikes ton is singing in the Riverside Church choir while pursuing graduate music work at Columbia University Teacher’s College. He describes the church and tower, notes the 72-bell carillon weighing 100 tons, and mentions seating capacity about 2476.
Sikeston's Little Leaguers about 60 strong traveled to St Louis to be guests of Brownie owner Bill Veeck at the Browns White Sox game Tuesday. The youngsters also visited Forest Park Highlands, a popular amusement park in St Louis.
Pre Kindergarted classes for 3 and 4 year olds begin Tuesday September 2 registration day Friday August 15. Classes in the new Educational building of the Methodist Church conducted by Mrs C W Blee contact 1091R Sikeston Missouri.
Hospital notes list admissions across departments, naming patients by name and place from Sikeston to New Madrid. New births reported include daughters to Shain of Sizeston Scots of Canalea and Woolverton of Dexter, and sons to Jones Lynxwiler Kimbel Hardin Phillips Hopkins. Harley Dover of St Louis visited family in Georgetown and Portageville.
Pvt Wendell Shain from Camp Chaffee Arkansas visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Bill Shain Sr.
For sale vetch seed at 17 cents per pound and Certified Kentucky 31 Fescue at 45 cents per pound. Harold Hill offers seeds nine miles north of Sikeston on West U S 61 Highway.
Judge F H Smith presided over a busy weekend in police court with 12 defendants fined a combined 267 dollars. Names include Noah Price and Phillip Henley for drunkenness, Bud Stacey for drunkenness, James Tubbs for careless driving, Dolores Parks for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, James Cox for drunkenness, Joseph Michael for drunkenness and disturbing increase, David Dre for speeding, Jimmie Michael for drunkenness, and Arkansas drivers Cloyce Bailey and Claude C Algood for speeding. Rarmond R Watson charged with speeding in Charleston. officers Terrell Davis Wallace and Keller made arrests. Magistrate M Montgomery saw Onmus Bruce fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 30 days, sentence stayed on payment. similar charges against Leroy Holman were dismissed.
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