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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
11
Caruthersville high school defeated Sikester high school 10 to 9 on the local court Friday night. The Sikester Bull Jogs fell 10 to 7 in the night’s other result, marking Caruthersville’s continued string of wins.
Sikeston High School opened its season in the high school auditorium with a loss to Chaffee High on the unicameral legislature resolution. Edward Matthew and J L Cox argued affirmative. Tommy Marshall and Clyde Ibone argued negative. judges were Robert Dempster and Conly Purcell.
Principal Wm. E. Mahen of Sikeston led 20 coaches and officials from Scott, New Madrid, Stoddard and Dunklin counties to New Madrid for a meeting on uniform officiating in basketball. Loris Myers of Morehouse was elected president and Lynn Twitty of Fenance vice-president of a temporary group. A rules discussion followed. The next meeting is set for Gideon on Monday night January 24 with Mr. Marew and Coach Veron Greer of Sikeston slated to attend.
Rev Hubert J Eggemann notes a credit union is a cooperative for a specific group with a common bond. Examples include factory workers telegraph postal police merchants farmers and church or school affiliated groups. Guidance lists local contacts for Southeast Missouri Credit Union with officers in New Hamburg Cape Girardeau Sikeston and related towns.
Classified notice advertises a Herald placement promising results from costume sales or rentals. Details unclear due to OCR garble but indicates an opportunity to place an ad to reach local readers and boost visibility for promotions or events.
Sikeston Fountaineers drop two rough games, losing 42 to 47 at Poplar Bluff after a three-quarter lead. Henderson of Poplar Bluff scored 20 as Sikeston’s Davis and Bandy combined for 30 of Sikeston’s 42 points in the Morley game, with Morley winning 41 to 6.
Former Sikeston resident Helen Kready and her husband BE Werner of St Louis purchased a home at 30 Oakleigh Lane Ladue Village. The acre property features a lower floor, five bedrooms and three baths and was highlighted in the real estate section of the St Louis Globe-Democrat. A surprise birthday party honored Mrs T W Lee at her Sikeston residence with guests from nearby families and towns.
The Nowman family extends heartfelt thanks for the kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs. Emma Festes Nowman. The Bowan and family express gratitude for support, prayers, and visits in this time of loss.
Sikeston High School Bulldogs under coach Vernon Green defeated Morehouse High School in two games on Morehouse court Tuesday January 11. The A team won 19 to 10 and the B team 25 to 15. SikestonNext faces Dexter High on Friday at home.
Dr. James Stewart president of the Missouri Tuberculosis Association urges continued support for the Christmas Seal campaign. He notes many seals are mislaid and emphasizes education clinics nurses and x ray programs funded by the sale to prevent and cure tuberculosis and reduce spread in 1937 Missouri communities.
Fred A. Groves of Cape Girardeau was reappointed by Gov. Stark to the Board of Regents of the Teachers College for a six year term ending January 1 1943. He was first named to fill an unexpired term of Julien N. Friant. Other board members include Ralph E. Batley George Munger Orville Zimmerman Eugene TL McGee and John F. Loites.
Miss Margaret Louise Gladish of Cape Girardeau died early Tuesday after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Centenary church in Cape Girardeau this afternoon. Survivors include her mother Mrs Elsie Miller Gladish and her father Perl Gladish, with grandparents Mrs C Gladish and Mr and Mrs J L Miller.
Russell Crosno and daughters shopped in Sikeston Saturday. Zelma Kemn spent Thursday in Neelyville with friends. Manon Shipman of Detroit visited. D. Atherton of Sikeston came with her ill daughter Mrs Paul Witt. Kem family gatherings in Chaffee and Oran. Hostlers visited relatives in Landers Ridge. Reverend Homer Gunn preached at Landers Ridge church. Margaret and Childred Cromo of Cape Girardeau guests of Crosno family. W M Dalton injured after fall, breaking two ribs. Lomax family and neighbors hosted and visited over the weekend.
A National Board of Fire Underwriters bulletin warns of risks from banked fires and oil burner issues. It explains proper banked fire method, dangers of smoke explosions, and the need for approved appliances, drafts, and visible instruction cards on heaters and stoves. Names mentioned include Mane Johnson, Les Edwards, Jason Lomax, and family references.
Dr. J. C. Miller, dean of the Maryville Missouri Teachers College, will return February 1 to Columbia to assume the presidency of Christian College. He succeeds Dr. Eugene S. Briggs, who resigned to become president of Phillips University in Enid Oklahoma.
The text stresses that proper electrical lighting greatly enhances home comfort. It argues for selecting fixtures carefully and locating them to avoid glare. It notes electric motors as convenient economical power sources for running water in the home.
The text notes that electric power is easiest to control and most convenient for driving a pump, washing clothes, and ironing. It cites the electric washer to reduce labor and time in laundry and the electric iron as often the first electrical appliance a household acquires after electricity is obtained.
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