Thanksgiving Observed In Sikeston 30 Years Ago
Thirty years ago Sikeston celebrated Thanksgiving after World War I with a monster parade following religious services at the Methodist church. Rev S P Brite preached at the Baptist church. A patriotic meeting at the Methodist church reported war charity totals 31806.53, war bonds 725000, Thrift Stamps 160000. Sikeston Bul Dog football lost 14 to 0 to the ROTC team from State College at Cape Girardeau.
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Sikeston
S. P. Brite
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
A. J. Matthews
Red Cross
Salvation Army
United War Work
Army Training Corps
State College At
Thanksgiving Services and Local Football Result, 1923
Twenty five years ago on November 29 1923 Union Thanksgiving services were held at the Methodist church with Rev. T B Mather delivering the sermon. Sikeston Bull Dogs lost the Thanksgiving football game to the Charleston Blue Jays 6 to 3.
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Union
Methodist Church
T. B. Mather
Sikeston Bull Dogs
Charleston Blue Jays
Sikeston Pastor Resigns for Newport Ark Post
Twenty years ago on November 29, 1928 Sikeston witnessed Rev. S. P. Brite resign from the Sikeston Baptist Church after 11 years to accept the pastorate at Newport Arkansas. Sikeston reported its first snow of the season as local football honors were named. Dick Swaim plus Smoky Sutton earned spots on a Southeast Missouri all star lineup while the Bull Dogs and Blue Jays tied on a rain soaked Thanksgiving game field in Charleston.
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S. P. Brite
Sikeston
Baptist Church
Newport
Ark
Dick Swaim
Southeast Missouri
Smoky Sutton
Charleston
Sikeston Bull Dogs
Blue Jays
Fifteen Years Ago Fatal Gun Accident Near Blodgett
A 13 year old Oroville boy Owen Wallis was killed by an accidental gun discharge while hunting near Blodgett. The Wallis family were visiting Mrs Glen Clippard. Norman Terry was frightened to death during a burglary on his farm near Sikeston. Sikeston beat Charleston 6 to 0 in the Thanksgiving game. Sikeston public schools enrolled 1250 students with November attendance averaging 1165.
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Owen Wallis
Leonard Wallis
Oroville
Cal
Blodgett
Wallis
Walls
Glen Clippard
Norman Terry
John Calvin
Sikeston
Charleston
Sikeston Public Schools
Sikeston Catholic church dedicated. new cotton compress planned
Ten years ago on December 1, 1938 Sikeston's new Catholic church was formally dedicated by Bishop Winkelmann of St. Louis with assisting clergy including Rev. O'Neill and former pastors Revs Ryan and Woods. Announcement made that Federal Compress Co. of Memphis would build a new cotton compress in Sikeston. Fred D. Harris was named en-
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Sikeston
Cc. H. Winkelmann
St. Louis
J. J. O’neill
G. M. Ryan
Thos. Woods
Federal Compress Company of
Memphis
Fred D. Harris
Engineer Named to Lead Missouri Highway Division
The Missouri Highway Department appointed a new division chief to replace F J Noonan who resigned. Meanwhile Sikeston students benefited from hot lunches funded by the Parent Teacher Association. A fatal crash near New Madrid on Highway 62 claimed farmer Charles Swain’s life. The Little River Drainage District refinanced bonds totaling nearly eleven million dollars, aided by a 2,208,500 dollar loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Reiss Dairy ran a contest for duties writing and sketch advertising Reiss milk products.
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Gineer
Missouri Highway Department
F. J. Noonan
Sikeston
Parent- Teacher Association
Charles Swain
Risco
New Madrid
Little River
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Reiss Dairy
Reiss
Local WWII Death and Honors Reported in Sikeston Area
Mr and Mrs T J Stephens hear their son Sergeant Wayne Stephens was killed in action in Italy on November 10 Lieut Richard L Fisher son of Mr and Mrs Glen Fisher of Morehouse earns his third European theater decoration Mrs Charles L Kirk of Sikeston and Miss Mildred Finney of Chaffee begin teaching in Sikeston public schools
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T. J. Stephens
Wayne Stephens
Italy
Richard L. Fisher
Glen Fisher
Morehouse
Charles L. Kirk
Sikeston
Mildred Finney
Chaffee
Local Farm Bureau elects leaders. War assets sale noted
F S Hunter of New Madrid was reelected president of the New Madrid County Farm Bureau at the annual meeting in New Madrid. John M Zarecor of Risco was reelected president of the Sikeston Production Credit Association at its annual meeting. H G Cathey of Sikeston was chosen vice president and Thatcher Scism secretary. Surplus government property at Sikeston airport was being sold by the War Assets Administration. Postmaster Pleas Malcolm spoke of a visit to Alcatraz with U S Marshal Otto Schoen. Americans will spend over 50 million dollars on stamps for Christmas cards, about one twentieth of the Post Office Department's annual stamp revenue. Drive slowly children move fast.
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F. S. Hunter
New Madrid
Alcatraz Prison
San Francisco Bay
United States
Otto Schoen
Post Office Department
Ousting Ordinance Turmoil in Missouri Supreme Court Fight
In 1865 radicals pushed an ousting ordinance to purge state judiciary. Governor Fletcher installed Wagner and Lovelace on the Missouri Supreme Court, sparking a clash with Bay and Dryden who refused to yield. A tense pursuit ended with arrests, court interference, and later resignations.
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Missouri
State Supreme Court
Fletcher
David Wagner
Walter L. Lovelace
William V. N. Bay
John D.S. Dryden
Supreme Court
Nen
Circuit Court
James G. Moody
David C. Coleman
Judges Bay
Dryden
St. Louis
Coleman
Bay
Card of Thanks for Bettie Frala and Silent Guest drive
The family thanks relatives and friends for kindness, sympathy and flowers after the death of Bettie Frala. They praise Rev Sulivant pallbearers flower girls singers and Rev Taylor and the Strickland Rainey Mortuary. Also notes contributions to the Silent Guest Campaign via checks to Bert Cooper.
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Bettie Frala
A. C. Sullivant
Taylor
Strickland Rainey Mortuary
Silent Guest campaign planned for Thanksgiving to Christmas
Jefferson City reports a Governor's Committee under Governor James H. Duff aims to raise one million dollars for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. The fund will feed about 230 million hungry children in the Far East, the Middle East, and Europe through the extended Thanksgiving to Christmas drive.
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Jefferson City
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Far East
Middle East
Europe
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Almanac
John Brown
Wisconsin
Michigan Territory
Edith Cavell
Insh Free State
Delaware
Washington
Delaware River
John Frala
Valentine Frala
Russell Frala
Floyd Flanigan
Ernor Donnelly
Silent Guest
Bert Cooper
Aumites
Sor
AME
World Book Encyclopedia
James Monroe
Spain
New World
Monroe
THE
Cwspaper Ralalye
Tuberculosis Association
Scott County Tuberculosis Association
Sikeston, Missouri
Tos. A. Leslie
Wm. S. Corrigan
Allard-Matthews Insurance Agency
Center St
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