Sikeston Schools Set To Open On Monday
Sikeston public schools plan a Monday start with over 1600 students enrolled. Only a half day for enrollment and book checkout, then full days begin Tuesday. Elementary schools start at 8 30 and the high school at 8.00. Bus routes serve Salcedo, Tanner, Miner Switch and nearby areas. Boundary changes outlined for South and Bailey schools.
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Sikeston
Salcedo
Tanner and
Miner Switch
Bailey School
Kingshighway
Lake
Ranney
Brief services for Mrs Clyde Meredith
Funeral services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery for Mrs Elise Bates Meredith of Foxworth Mississippi, a Sikeston native. Rev E D Owen officiated and interment followed. She was born January 18 1905 in Kemmons Tennessee, daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Bates, survived by husband Clyde Meredith son Carl, parents and two brothers Clyde Bates of Paducah Kentucky and Dennis Bates with the U S Navy at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
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Memorial Park
Elise Bates Meredith
Foxworth
Sikeston
E. D. Owen
Sikeston Baptist Church
Baptist Church of
Miss
Clyde Meredith
Meredith
W. D. Bates
Kemmons
Tenn
South
Carl
Baptist Bible Institute
New Orleans
Mrs. Bates
Clyde Bates
Paducah, Ky
Dennis Bates
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Mrs Mount Family Visit Details
Mrs F E Mount and daughter Miss Lucille and granddaughters Barbara and Jane Bray spent several days this week with the former's daughter Mrs Howard Turner and family in Deratur Ti.
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F. E Mount
Lucille
Barbara
Jane Bray
Howard Turner
Deratur
Stallings Begins Third Year as School Head
Tharon E. Stallings, Sikeston High School principal, enters his third year in that role and thirteenth as a Sikeston public school educator. He previously taught at Matthews and led South grade school before being named high school principal. Stallings earned a master's degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia after a Bachelor of Science from State College, Cape Girardeau. He lives on Ruth Street with Mrs. Stallings and their son Charles Kendall.
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Tharon E. Stallings
Sikeston Public School
Sikeston High School
Stallings
Matthews
Sikeston
South
Columbia
University of Mussouri
State College
Cape Girardeau
Charles Kendall
Ruth Street
Diehlstadt High Reports Record Enrollment
Superintendent E Earl Crader announces Diehlstadt high school has 278 pupils this year, up from 240 last year. By class: seniors 52 juniors 66 sophomores 57 freshmen 103. The student body includes 160 from Mississippi County 114 from Scott County and four from New Madrid County across 30 districts in three counties.
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Diehlstadt High School
E. Earl Crader
Charleston Marshal Hardy Pottinger Dies at 60
Charleston city marshal Hardy B. Pottinger 60 died at his home Tuesday afternoon after serving his fourth term. He was born December 6 1880 in Farmington and had lived in Charleston most of his life. Funeral services will be held at St Henrys Catholic Church Friday at nine with interment in the church cemetery. He is survived by two sons Hardy Jr and James at home a sister Mrs Edward Blomeyer Lake Geneva Wis and a brother Wm Pottinger Mobile Ala.
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Charleston
Hardy B. Pottinger
St. Henry’s Catholic Church
Mr. Pottinger
Farmington
Hardy Jr
James
Edward Blomeyer
Lake Geneva
Wis
Wm. Pottinger
Mobile
Alabama
Students Head Off To Colleges Across Missouri And Beyond
September sees Sikeston students heading to colleges across Missouri and elsewhere. Among those entering include Margaret Anthony and Mary Emma Allen at Stephens College in Columbia and many others at William Woods College Fulton and the University of Missouri Columbia. Others resume studies at Westminster College Fulton Central College Fayette and more, with several preparing for military academies and conservatories.
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Sikeston
Missouri
Margaret Anthony
Mary Emma Allen
Stephens College
Columbia
Mary Emma Donnell
Rose Mary Putnam
William Woods Colege
Fulton
Art Swacker
Walter Mill
Floyd Matthews
Peggy Donnell
University of Missouri
Tommy Rafferty
Carl Diehl
State Teachers College
Maryville
Dick Tongate
James Martin
Harry Gross
Westminster College
Richard McDougal
Columbian Preparatory School
Washington, D. C
William Hahs
C. D. Butler
J. E. Butler
James Turner
Betty Jane Taylor
Central College
Fayette, Mo
Colleen Rayburn
Mary Emma Waller
Margaret Mills
Mary Louise Montgomery
Betty Joe Matthews
Matilda Long
John Ponder
Elwood Taylor
Alex Waters Jr
Robert Montgomery
State College
Cape Girardeau
Joe Baker
Western Military Academy
Alton
Lee Bowman
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Electa Shankle
Ruth Hollingsworth
Helen Vera Dudley
Cape Girradeau
Gwendolyn Kirk
Vonda Lea Lufcy
Mary Lou Schroff
John Dover
Edward Matthews
Fulton, Mo
Eleanor Righter
Washington University
St. Louis
Loomis Mayfield Jr
Jean Klein
Rex Wyatt
State Teachers
Springfield
Bob Matthews
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
John W. Bowman
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Tommy McClure
Moses Brown School
Providence
R. I
Joe Dover
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Mary Jane Sikes
Julliard School
Anniston Schools Opened With New Courses and Lunch Plan
Anniston public schools opened last Monday for the fall term. Superintendent A Richmond reports a slight enrollment rise on August 25. The curriculum adds dramatics, introduction to music, and a girls' glee club. Hot lunches are planned for students at a small charge starting September 1.
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A. Richmond
Anniston Publi Schools
Chaffee Schools Ready for September Opening
Chaffee public schools will open on September 2 with higher enrollment expected. Buildings have been repaired and readied, and officials plan a successful school term this year.
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Chaffee Public
Chaffee
Beasley Promoted to Paducah JC Penney Assistant Mgr
Archie Beasley longtime assistant manager at the Sikeston J C Penney store departs Monday for Paducah Kentucky to assume duties as assistant manager of that store. The transfer marks rapid advancement in recognition of his service with the company. A successor at Sikeston is not yet named.
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Archie Beasley
J. C. Penney
Paducah
Paul Brown
Beasley
Sikeston
Brown
The Herald Report Full of Believable Claims
A brief feature notes the paper's trusted reputation and its stance on reported events. It emphasizes confidence in the Herald's coverage and suggests readers rely on its reporting for local and regional happenings.
Where Sikeston Teachers Live As School Year Opens
As the school year begins next Monday Sikeston teachers arrive and settle in town housing. Several out-of-town instructors have yet to decide permanent living places while others have already located homes with addresses listed for their residences.
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Sikeston
Frances Burch
Moore
Uriel Haw
H. D. Bashore
Edith Low
W. P. Wilkerson
Adilda McCord
Marian Miller
Moore Greer
Agnes Erley
John O’hara
June Johannaber
Carolyn Weltecke
Marjorie Banks
Wilbur Ensor
Virginia Lee
Marguerite Coffman
Robert Walker
Mae Louise Pfotenhauer
C. H. Denman
Virginia Anne Cook
W. E. Hilingsworth
Jane Logan
B. V. Forrester
Emily Sue Fletcher
Mary Rose Miller
W. E. Hollingsworth
Sikeston Teachers Resident at Home List Revealed
The article names Sikeston area teachers who maintain homes in the city during the school year. It lists R A Harper Tharon E Stallings Isabel Hess Electa O Hara Helen Campbell Myra Tanner Jewell Mouser Helen Baker Lydia Chaney Irma Allen Georgia Houchens Lucile Mount Lucille Finley Lillian Putnam Lucille Stubblefield Nell Yanson Margaret Clymer and married teachers Keith Collins Vernon Green Wm C Hopkins Laurence Knepper Raymond Palm Maurice L Stewart James Sims Thurman Travelstead Edwin W Hartford.
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Sikeston
R.A. Harper
Tharon E. Stallings
Isabel Hess
Electa O'Hara
Helen Campbell
Myra Tanner
Jewell Mouser
Helen Baker
Lydia Chaney
Irma Allen
Georgia Houchens
Lucile Mount
Lucille Finley
Lillian Putnam
Lucille Stubblefield
Nell Yanson
Margaret Clymer
Keith Collins
Vernon Green
Wm. C. Hopkins
Laurence Knepper
Miss Jennalee Sells and Mrs Sutton Return From Vacation
Miss Jennalee Sells and Mrs Louis Ellen Sutton return today from a month in Baltimore Maryland where they stayed with Mr and Mrs P D Malone. On their trip they visited New York Washington and other points of interest and met Miss Mary Frances Middleton in Washington and Mrs Dan C Beattie daughter of Mrs W S Smith.
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Jennalee Sells
Louis Ellen Sutton
Baltimore
P. D. Malone
New York
Washington
Mary Frances Middleton
Dan C. Beattie
W. S. Smith
Mrs Matthews and sister return from St Louis visit
Mrs E C Matthews and her sister Miss Lillian Bergman of Santa Monica California and Mrs C C Matthews Jr returned Tuesday night from St Louis where they had visited friends since Sunday.
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E. C. Matthews
Lillian Bergman
Santa Monica
Cal
C. C Matthews Jr
St. Louis
Catholic School opens Tuesday
The St Francis Xavier Parochial School will open for the fall term on Tuesday September 2. Two Sisters of Mercy who have been active with the school will not be present this year Sister Mary Florence principal and Sister Mary Peter kindergarten instructor. Sister Mary Anthony will head the school this year. Other instructors include Sister Mary Cleophas and Sister Mary Ruth.
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St. Francis Xavier Parochial School
Sisters of Mercy
Mary Florence
Thos. R. Woods
Mary Peter
Mary Anthony
Chaffee
Mary Cleophas
Mary Ruth
Webster Groves
Chains to Talk Defense Stamps Meeting in Sikeston
At the Palace Cafe tonight a meeting will discuss how Defense Savings Stamps will be sold in Sikeston chain stores. Paul Brown, manager of J. C. Penney, will preside and the gathering will be attended by all local chain store representatives.
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Palace Cafe
Sikeston
Paul Brown
J. C. Penney Company
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