Vets Divide Twin Bills with Cape And Cairo Sunday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars split a two game set, beating the Cairo Steelers 12-5 and losing 9-6 to the Capahas of Cape Girardeau. Sikeston’s Bloomfield homered and drove in runs, while Capahas mounted a late rally in game one. Cairo connected for multiple innings, and Sikeston tallied again in the nightcap as the Vets batted around in the eighth.
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Bloomfield
Legion Cops Take Sikeston Softball Championship
The American Legion clinched the Sikeston softball title with a 9-1 defeat of the Junior Chamber of Commerce after Dace forfeited the consolation bracket to VFW. Legion ace Schwab limited the Jaycees to two hits in five innings as Skelton’s three hits fueled the offense.
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Cardinals Battle for Sizeable 17-Game Home Stand
In St Louis at Sportsmans Park the Cardinals face a 17 game homestand starting with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday and Saturday August 20 and 21 and Sunday August 22. Pirates star Ralph Kiner and teammates Wally Westlake and Frankie Gustine pace the long ball threats as Ed Die Dyer guides the club through a pennant race stretch. Eastern teams Braves Giants Dodgers and Phillies visit in order beginning August 24 with all night games at 8 30.
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Phillies
State's Supplementary Road System Growing
Missouri's supplementary farm to market highway system nears 9000 miles as Chief Engineer C W Brown reports at the State Highway Commission August meeting. Each month additions are officially taken in, with 63.071 miles in ten counties added, bringing the total to 8958.825 miles and likely exceeding 9000 miles next month.
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State Highway Commission
C. W. Brown
Policy Statement From Missouri Highway Commission
The Missouri Highway Commission issued a statement at its August meeting reaffirming it will neither support nor oppose highway programs proposed by groups. It will provide factual information within its power to interested groups or individuals and regards itself as an administrative agency carrying out the will of the people through official state channels.
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Senior Life Saving Course Under Way in New Madrid
A senior life saving course is being conducted at the municipal pool in New Madrid this week. Nine boys and girls are enrolled under the direction of Bill Baker of Sikeston.
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New Madrid
Bill Baker
Sikeston
Highway Condition Bulletin Details Open Closures and Repairs
Highway condition bulletin lists US Rt 60 in Butler County with pavement repairs and alternating traffic, Cape Girardeau County Rt V- and Olings operations, Dunklin County Rt FF closed for bridge work, Mississippi County Rt DD closed for bridge construction, New Madrid County Rt P closed east from Laforge for bridge work, Stoddard County Rt AAQ ing operations. Avoid the affected routes to reduce delays.
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Poplar Bluff
Cape Girardeau County
Rt. V
Dunkim County
Rt. FF
Mississippi County
New Madrid County
Rt P
LaForge
Stoddard
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Missouri July Traffic Fatalities Reach Sixty-Four
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports sixty four traffic deaths in July. Rural and small city roads accounted for 51 fatalities, while 13 occurred in larger cities. Patrol recorded 847 accidents with 738 injuries alongside the fatalities. Statewide seven month deaths rose 5 percent to 402. Excessive speed, inattention and fatigue cited as leading factors with a call to stay alert to stay alive.
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Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Hugh H. Waggoner
Texas Born Mexicans Return to Lone Star State
A caravan of 316 Texas born Mexicans traveling in a large covered truck stopped for breakfast at a Sikeston cafe last Friday morning while returning to Laredo Texas from Michigan. They had visited the beet and cherry harvests with the cherry season ending and the beet harvest continuing. Three dark-eyed babies were noted among the travelers.
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Sikeston
Laredo
Texas
Michigan
Texas Homes
Tri-county meeting of superintendents and boards urged
The counties of Stoddard Scott and New Madrid plan a tri county meeting in New Madrid on Friday August 27 at 9 am. Participants include county superintendents a physician a primary methods specialist and state education officials. The writer urges including Negro teachers and notes the law allows three days yearly for group purposes. Also mentions first World War Navy flying boats and a paid advertisement line.
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Scott
New Madrid
State Department of Education
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