Sikeston High Holds Banquet For 1940 Grid Squad
Nearly 50 members of the 1940 Sikeston high school football squad, guests, and officials gathered at the basement Christian church for the annual banquet. Dr W W Parker of Southeast Missouri State Teachers College delivered the main address and, after, moving pictures of 1939 and 1940 games were shown by coach E R Stuber.
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Sikeston High
Christian Church
W. W. Parker
Southeast Missouri State Teachers College
Cape Girardeau
E. R. Stuber
Teachers College Indians
R. E. Bailey
Board of Education
R. A. Harper
Sikeston High School
Joseph P. Read
The
John Russell Felker
Colleen Rayburn
Supt. Harper
Tom Chidester
Clint H. Denman Jr
Howard Dunaway
Ed Edelen
Leroy Heisserer
Shelly Hudson
Pete” Medley
Chas. H. Moose
Lynn Waggener
Billy Walker
Dr. Parker
Billy Tinder
Harold Taylor
Donald Cope
Art Swacker
Eugene Watson
Lee Bowman
Rex Wyatt
Carl Diehl
Dexter
T. E. Stallings
Vernon Green
Raymond Palm
Southeast Missouri
Green
Palm
Keith Collins
Stuber
Nebraska- Indiana
Wisconsin-Northwestern
Cape College-Springfield
Cape College
Sikeston Bulldogs Top Central Tigers 27 to 22 in Cape Girardeau
Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Central Tigers 27 to 22 at Houck Stadium to improve to 2-1. D. B. Waggener led Sikeston with several long shots and key steals, while Vernon Langraf and Art Swacker contributed earlier scoring as the slow, tight game progressed.
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Terriers
Sikeston High School
Tigers
Central High
Cape Girardeau
Bulldog
Bengals
Houck Stadium
Bulldogs
Dogs
Sikeston
Art Swacker
Vernon Langraf
Tiger
D. B. Waggener
Waggener
Swacker
Landgraf
Carl Diehl
Central
Diehl
Bill Glass
Bock
Rex Wyatt
Bob Bohnsack
Charles Rafferty
Bowman
Wagegener
Bohnsack
Clem Beal
Sikeston to Sponsor Golden Gloves Boxing Events
The Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce votes to sponsor Golden Gloves bouts with Cape Girardeau and Clarkton Jaycees forming a committee led by John Sikes. Plans call for elimination bouts in three cities and fights likely in late January at the Sikeston armory.
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Commerce
Golden Gloves
Sikeston
J. F. Cox Jr
John Sikes
C. R. Auten
Conley Purcell
Frank Miller
Howard Dunaway
Benton
Cape Girardeau
Clarkton
Jaycees
Small Attendance at Dairy Meeting At Dunn Hotel
Eleven farmers attended the dairy school at the Dunn Hotel Tuesday. Pat Brady, dairy specialist of the Missouri College of Agriculture, spoke on dairy industry trends, likely sustained high prices due to cow scarcity, and cow feeding with ration composition. A followup dairy school is planned for Sikeston next February.
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Dunn Hotel
Pat Brady
Missouri College of Agriculture
Columbia
Highway 25 partial reopening with detours noted
A new section of Highway 25 between Bloomsdale and Ste. Genevieve opens to light traffic. A weather detour remains on a county road and Route 32 via Well. A one mile all weather detour is used for the section south of Delta per State Highway Department bulletin.
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Bloomsdale
Ste. Genevieve
State
Delta
Not At All Nice Primate Namesake Mary Christmas
Princeton Maryland private secretary Mary Christmas, 21, rejects jokes about her name, saying they disrespect Christmas. She is daughter of Poseyville farmers Mr. and Mrs. William Christmas and was named for a grandmother. She loves her name and will not rush to change it.
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Princeton, MD
Mary Christmas
She
William Christmas
Poseyville
Dexter Health Official Visits Sikeston
Dr. P. L. Waddell, connected with the State Board of Health office in Dexter, was a Sikeston visitor this morning.
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P. L. Waddell
State Board of Health
Dexter
Sikeston
Red Cross Seeks Clothing For Scott County Relief
Mrs. A. W. Swacker, Scott County Red Cross officer, appeals for clothing of any kind to aid relief work. Donations will be distributed locally to those in real need as cold weather increases hardship. Fuel funds are limited. donations of food, clothing, or money are urged and will be called for by Red Cross members.
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The
Scott County Red Cross
Swacker
Red Cross Organization
Engraved and Printed Wedding Announcements Heralded
A Herald note announces new engraved and printed wedding announcements available for couples and families. The brief item highlights craftsmanship and availability through the Herald office and local printers.
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State College
Harry E. Dudley
Parker
England
Eton
Paul Bock
Bengal
Sikeston Junior Chamber of
Poplar Bluff
Tiny Beauty Salon
Sikeston, Mo
Claussner Hosiery
Elite Hat Shop
Welter Building
Center Street
Red Cross
A. W. Swacker
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