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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
3
Edith Low outlines the school library cataloging move to the Standard Dewey Decimal system to improve service. She notes open shelf access by year end, current holdings including nearly two thousand books, fifty two magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, and a reference shelf with encyclopedias and almanac. The piece details library aims for student and teacher use and parental and pupil expectations.
Miss Coleen Rayburn, blonde daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Rayburn, was chosen as football queen by Sikeston High School’s district champion squad. The banquet was postponed from tomorrow night to a later date due to a basketball game conflict. Rayburn is a senior active in Red Peppers Forum debate squad National Forensic League and Commercial Club.
A three act mystery comedy Small Town Romeo will be staged in the high school gym at Morehouse at 7 30 Friday night December 13 by the Dramatic club. Flora Hart directs with cast members Leon Shipman Sally Wofford Charles Hellem Clyde Worley Catherine Hendon Betty Lou Collier Margaret Bryant Tim Spence Ralph Givens and Patsy Lou Glass.
Regular Scott Mississippi County Schoolmasters meeting held December 2 in Morley with Prof W T Doherty of State College Cape Girardeau speaking on the war. Attending teachers named along with students and clubs. Activities include hospital toy project, birthday party, dramatics contest judging, intra mural sports plans, carnival committees, chili supper, and upcoming theatre program.
Judge L Stauffer Oliver of Philadelphia ruled a newsstand on a street corner is a proper public use of the sidewalk and not a nuisance if it does not obstruct passage or become excessive. He declared liberty of circulating newspapers as essential to freedom of the press and refused to remove the stand.
The Statue of Liberty, completed in 1883, was unveiled on Bedloe's Island on October 28, 1886, honoring its completion and public display in New York Harbor.
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