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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
16
Sikeston Bulldogs opened their basketball season with a twin bill winning both games. The first string beat Fernfelt 32 to 26 while reserves won 23 to 19. The squad showed speed and growing cohesion with notable contributions from Fornfelt Hoffman and Shepherd as the game intensified in the final minutes.
Sikeston high school Bulldog eleven led Southeast Missouri Conference with 250 points from six players. Lee Bowman topped the list with 74 points including 12 touchdowns and two extra points, followed by Rex Wyatt with 60 points from eight touchdowns and 12 points via place kicks. Reece Matthews added 48 points on eight touchdowns, with Clem Beal and Art Swacker scoring 24 and 18 points respectively. D. B. Wag Gener contributed 18 points. The team’s strongest period was the fourth quarter with 92 points. Wyatt delivered an 80 yard kickoff return and a 75 yard punt return for touchdowns, while a 45 yard pass from Wyatt to Bowman stood out. Sikeston also beat Fornfelt in a BR team scrimmage 23 to 19 after overtime. The Baptist group notes Christmas fruit cake orders from Mrs. W. H. Sikes.
Sikeston hosts a continuous aerial circus as Army Air Corps PT-18 trainers train daily over the town. Spectators line sidewalks and yards to watch the synchronized maneuvers and sunlit wings carve patterns in the sky amid a wartime backdrop. The piece notes public approval of the homefront aviation activity and contrasts it with foreign conflict.
Representatives from Sileston farm implement firms attended the Mississippi Valley Implement Dealers convention in St. Louis at the DeSoto Hotel. Sileston participants included Charles Boyce Proffer Arnold Lewis Miller and Ernest Hedden with Hedden serving on the reception committee. Delegates from Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois farm equipment houses were present.
Major C. L. Malone, longtime head of the Third Military Area Reserve Officers in St Louis, leaves for Little Rock Arkansas to head Reserve Officers headquarters for Arkansas. He will work under Col. Carl H. Mueller and occupy the new Federal building office in Little Rock.
The Herald reports that office forms of every description can be obtained from the newspaper.
A glance at Sikeston High School’s 1934 football squad as a powerhouse that year, with a ten game schedule and only one loss to Jonesboro. Key players included Donnell, Venson Jones, Rushing, Donnell and Jones, plus Conrad and Hessling on the line. coach was W. B. Mahen.
Sikeston high school's varsity lost to Caruthersville 28 to 26 in overtime after leading 22 20 late in regulation. Michie and Searles sparked Caruthersville with key field goals while Swacker and Bowmen paced Sikeston with free throws and baskets. The rest of the game featured foul trouble and tight defense, ending with Caruthersville pulling ahead in the extra period.
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