Sikeston High School News Highlights Holiday Events
Sikeston High School organized a candlelight service involving junior and senior classes for December 20 with a star candle ceremony. Music pupils performed at the Armory luncheon, featuring Jo Ann Botter and others, and Emma Gee Nicholson sang a solo with Betty Lynne Sizomre. The article notes attendance records for November and a poster contest won by Alice Martin and Carlos Tidwell. Football banquet set for Dunn Hotel with speeches by C D Matthews III and Rev Owen.
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Production Credit Association
Armory
Jo Ann Botter
Dick Dement
John Kenny
Gwin Langley
Travis Jackson
Richard Lewis
Dot Matthews
Jean Baker
Ann Newsom
Janice Myers
Jane Schuh
Emma Gee Nicholson
Betty Lynne Sizemore
Baste
Bob Foley
Bill Salter
Head
Chamber of Commerce
Alice Martin
Carlos Tidwell
Uncle Sam
Ag Ow
Sikeston Agh School
Dunn Hotel
Morehouse Five Defeat Sikeston 28-22 In Upset Bid
Morehouse boys basketball, led by Doyle Ferrell with 14 points, beat Sikeston Bulldogs 28 to 22 to push their record to seven wins in eight games. Sikeston’s B team won 26-24 over Morehouse junior quintet.
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Sikeston
Sikeston Bulldogs
New Madrid County
Doyle Ferrell
Sikeston Bulldogs Open Home Season in Doubleheader
Sikeston high school basketball returns home against East Prairie Eagles at Symnasium after two away games. The Bulldogs seek smooth play after forfeiting football season practice into December and, once in stride, look to be tough to beat.
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Sikeston High School
East Prairie Eagles
Bulldogs
Sunday School Basketball League Opens with Close Games
The Sunday School basketball league opened at the high school Symnasium with Methodist and Christian winning opening games. Christian beat Miner 13 to 10, and Church of God lost 23 to 14 to Methodist. Next Monday Miner Baptist meets Sikeston Baptist at 7:30, while Christian vs Methodist closes the night. Individual scorers include Smith, Brannum, Weekley, Foley, Martin, French, and Porter among others. The Student Council plans to donate three Christmas trees for the school. Junior officers were elected with Dick Dement as VP and Aideth Kirby as secretary, Bull Halter elected president. Visitors included Billy Shankie and Corporal Bill Edwards, both veterans. Edwards plans to attend University of Wisconsin in January for business studies.
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Lee
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Johnson
White
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Nickelson
Jones
Martin
French
Tanner
Bulley
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Lallar
Wyman
Young
Kernell
Uht
Porter
Randolph
Caverne
Lipxvalar
Trousdale
Puards
Silveston High School
Billy Shankie
Naval Air Force
South Pacific
Bill Edwards
Italy
15Th Air Force
Ai Force
University of Wisconsin
Wilkison Elected Vice President at Missouri Science Teachers
At the St Louis Teachers Meeting in November W W Wilkison was elected vice-president of the Missouri Science Teachers Association. His duties include aiding program formation, promoting memberships, and helping attain objectives. Next year Wilkison will automatically become president of the organization.
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St Louis
W Wilkison
Missouri Science Teachers Association
Wilkison
Waloson
Sikeston Tops Cape Central In Overtime Thriller
Sikeston high school opened the season with a 25 to 24 overtime victory at Cape Girardeau Cape Central. Bill Greer scored the winning field goal as Sikeston relied on free throw accuracy seven of twelve in the last half to edge the hosts. Hoyt Mothershead tied the game late, and Tiechman supplied a key free pass in overtime as Sikeston improved despite limited practice under coach Dean Owens.
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Cape Girardeau
Cape Central
Bill Greer
Sikeston
Central
Tiechman
McLaughlin
Arnold
Cape
Hoyt Mothershead
Cape Girardeau Tops Sikeston in Preliminary Contest
In a preliminary contest refereed by Oldfield and Miller at Cape Girardeau the Cape Girardeau B team defeated Sikeston B 21 to 7. The scoreline reflects quarter scores and team play as reported in the Southeast Missouri bulletin.
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Sikeston
Central
Oldfield
Miller
Cape Girardeau
Cape
Chinese paper charges $30 a word ad rate
Roanoke VA reporting a soldier in Pieping China sent home a copy of the Pieping Chronicle noting a single issue cost ten dollars, equal to five cents in American money. The classified column announced a rate of thirty dollars per word per day with a three hundred dollar minimum. Twenty five years of protection has increased shore bird numbers in America.
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Pieping
China
Pieping Chronicle
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