Sikeston Bulldogs Top Jackson 28 27 In Tight Battle
Sikeston under Coach Dean Owen edged Jackson 28 27 in a hard fought main game as Bob Smith and Porter helped seal a late lead after a see-saw fourth quarter. B team from Sikeston fell 19 15 to Jackson despite early momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade Jackson
Jackson
Sikeston
Bulldog Basketeers
Dean Owen
Bob Smith
Porter
Boardman
Indians
Bulldog
Sikeston and Sikeston opponents scoreline details
Sikeston beat Sikeston side with D Smith 8 and Porters 4 Bryant 5 Boardman 9 while Jackson's side led by Illers 8 and Bunting 6 with Thomas 7 Blackman 2 Pair 4 Blaylock 0 totals shown for a multi player scoring roundup.
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Sikeston
D. Smith
Davis
Porter
Bryant
Boardman
Jackson
Thomas
Blackman
Pair
Bunting
Blaylock
Illers
Basketball Scoring Summary for Jackson and Sikeston
Jackson players: Wilkening 3 Elliott 0 Anderson 5 Dickerson 4 Sides 0 Clippard 5 Whitledge 1 Blaylock 1. Sikeston players: Cox 1 Joyce 1 Vick 1 Scott 3 Nickens 9 Buckles 4 Duncan 0.
Sikeston Entrants Named in Golden Gloves Tournament
Sikeston entries for the 1947-48 Southeast Missouri VFW Golden Glove Tournament include Curtis Bryant and Jerry Jones of Sikeston. Tournament director Lynn Twitty announced the event will run January 19, 21, 22, and 24 at Lilbourn High School gym. Bryant, a standout at Sikeston High and All-Southeast Missouri football guard, will box in the Novice class and is Otis Bryant’s nephew, the famed local boxer. Jones, Sikeston football center last season, makes his boxing debut and will likely box in the Novice middleweight class.
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Lilbourn
Lilbourn High School
Curtis Bryant
Jerry Jones
Sikeston
Lynn Twitty
Bryant
Sikeston High School
Otis Bryant
Harry Greg
Kansas
Jones
New Officers for Boy Scout Troop 244
Boy Scout Troop 244 at the Tan ner Street Church of God met last Thursday evening and elected officers for 1948. Gene Johnson was named senior patrol leader, Jimmy Keasler patrol leader, Jerry White assistant patrol leader, Walter Bizzell quartermaster, Ray Vandermark scribe. Committee members are Hubert Keasler, Harry Lewis and Lester Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Tanner Street
Church of God
Gene Johnson
Jimmy Keasler
Jerry White
Walter Bizzell
Ray Vandermark
Hubert Keasler
Harry Lewis
Lester Lewis
Professors Call for Radical Spending Cuts in Policy Probe
In Washington this week fifty three members of the Economists' National Committee on Monetary Policy, a private New York based group formed in 1938, urged radical government spending reductions and action on multiple fronts. The statement emphasized urgent fiscal retrenchment as key to economic relief.
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Economists’ National Committee On Monetary Policy
Washington
New York
Bulldogs and Jays prepare for twin bill in Charleston
Sikeston A and B squads travel to Charleston tomorrow for a twin bill with the Jays in a anticipated top notch doubleheader. Morehouse beat Charleston 40-39 Monday while Sikeston improved under Coach Bob Miller. The State College Preps visit Tuesday with A and B games, after ousting Sikeston 34-25 in Houck Field House. The district tournament pairings will be drawn in Benton Saturday for Feb 2 6.
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Sikeston
Charleston
Jays
Morehouse
Bob Miller
State College Preps
Preps
Houck Field House
Dean Owen
Bulldogs
Benton
Malden farmer and son killed in wreck
Caleb Jones, about 60, a Malden district farmer, was killed instantly when the jeep he rode in on Highway 25 west of Malden collided with a truck. His son Caleb Jones Jr., 20, died later at a Paragould hospital. Bud Smith fractured skull and his brother Clarence suffered arm fractures and other injuries. The truck driver J H Davis escaped injury.
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Caleb Jones
Malden
Highway 25
Caleb Jones Jr
Paragould
Ark
Bud Smith
Clarence
J H Davis
New Arrivals in Sikeston Area Families
Mr and Mrs H C McGairty of Essex welcomed a daughter born January 10 at Sikeston General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Tommy Kidd of Sikeston welcomed a son born January 13 at the local hospital. Mr and Mrs Albert Jones of Sikeston welcomed a son born January 13 at the local hospital. Mr and Mrs John Mills of Lablourn welcomed a son born January 10 at Sikeston General Hospital.
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H C. McGairty
Essex
Sikeston General Hospital
Tommy Kidd
Sikeston
Albert Jones
John Mills
Lalbourn
State AMVETS Convention Heads to Sikeston Date
The State Convention of the AMVETS will meet in Sikeston February 14 and 15 with a banquet and dance. The Mussouri AMVETS Auxiliary also holds its convention at the same time and speakers will be announced later.
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The
Amvets
Sikeston
Paul Trotter
Mussouri
Trivoli Hotel in Biloxi Sold by Caleb Smith
The Trivoli Hotel at Biloxi Mississippi was sold Saturday by Caleb Smith a local real estate merchant Beall and Miner from Texas and Indiana purchased the property which has 69 rooms and 24 efficiency apartments The hotel is a fine fireproof hotel on the Gulf coast.
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Biloxi
Miss
Caleb Smith
Builox
Beall and Miner
Texas
Indiana
Gulf Coast
Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Monday
Benton circuit court granted divorces to Virginia Knowlton from Joseph Knowlton and Ruby Wheeler from Cleve Wheeler. Modene Morris was divorced from Robert Morris Jr. J T Hull pleaded guilty to carrying a gun and was fined 100 dollars.
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Benton
Virginia Knowlton
Joseph Knowlton
Ruby Wheeler
Cleve Wheeler
Modene Morris
Robert Morris Jr
J T Hull
Medical patients listed at Sikeston General Hospital
Patients at Sikeston General Hospital this week include Mrs Ruth Bowers Robert Couch Jr Mrs Dorothy Overby Elizabeth Dockins Sikeston Mrs Wilda Mae Volz Canalou Miss Marie Rainey Ivy Clayton New Madrid Mrs Elbie Massey Essex Miss Lorene McRoy Matthews and Martha Skaggs Bertrand.
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Sikeston General Hospital
Ruth Bowers
Robert Couch Jr
Dorothy Overby
Elizabeth Dockins
Sikeston
Wilda Mae Volz
Canalou
Marie Rainey
Ivy Clayton
New Madrid
Elbie Massey
Essex
Lorene McRoy
Matthews
Martha Skaggs
Bertrand
Ether Wall Blocks USA Broadcasts to Bavaria Border Zone
U S military officials report a so called ether wall at the Russian zone border blocking American broadcasts to a large Bavaria region while Soviet broadcasts flood into the American zone.
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United States
Bavaria
Bollinger County Builds Public Library on Main Street
A new library building on Main Street in Marble Hill will soon be ready to serve all Bollinger county residents. The project will be supported by a special county tax to fund the library.
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Marble Hill
Bollinger County
Stoddard County License Sales Reach $14911.67
County Clerk John F Edmundson reports hunting and fishing license sales in Stoddard County for the past year totaled 14911.67 dollars. The figure reflects activity across local vendors and conservation programs.
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Dexter
John F Edmundson
Stoddard
Clyde Swank Named Charleston City Manager
Clyde E Swank will become city manager of Charleston effective February 1. Swank, currently residing in Fort Pierce Florida, has previously served as city manager in Fort Pierce Lake City and Panama City Florida.
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Charleston
Clyde E Swank
Fort Pierce
Fla
Mr Swank
Lake City
Panama City
Mississippi farmer and daughter journey for study tour
Thad Snow and his daughter Miss Emily depart Charleston for San Francesco Cal Traveling via Pan American Lanes to visit cities in New Zealand, Australia, China and England They travel representing the National Planning Association to study fiscal monetary and agricultural issues.
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Charleston
Thad Snow
Mississippi
Emily
San Francesco
Cal
New Zealand
Australia
China
England
National Planning Association
Concordia Seminary Chorus to sing in Jackson
On Sunday January 18 the Concordia Seminary Chorus of St. Louis will present a sacred concert at the public school auditorium in Jackson. The choir comprises 68 male voices and also sings on the Lutheran Hour. Stone Manes of St Louis directs the chorus.
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Jackson
Concordia Seminary Chorus of
St. Louis
Lutheran Hour
Stone Manes
St. Paul Lutheran Choir
St Louis
Stolen Cattle Reported From Poplar Bluff Pens
Four head of cattle valued around 1200 were stolen from the Missouri Pacific railroad stock pens in Poplar Bluff Sunday night. B C Hudson who runs the pens reported the theft to police. Sheriff Bill Brent said the livestock were loaded into a large trailer truck.
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Poplar Bluff
Missouri Pacific Railroad
C Hudson
Bill Brent
Funeral services held for Dr John C Boone in South Bend
Charleston notes funeral services were conducted at South Bend Indiana Monday for Dr John C Boone 81 a former resident of Charleston Survivors include a son John R Boone of Dayton Ohio a daughter Mrs H C Thompson of South Bend a sister Mass Katherine Boone of Charleston two brothers Thomas Boone of Palo Alto California and J J Boone of Louisiana and four grandchildren
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Charleston
South Bend
Ind
John C. Boone
This Place
John R Boone
Dayton, O
H C Thompson
Mass Katherine Boone
Thomas Boone
Palo Alto
Cal
J. J. Boone
Louisiana
Poplar Bluff Retired Teacher Dies After 43 Years Service
Miss J Minnie Smith 80 a Poplar Bluff public schools teacher for 43 years died at her home Monday. Surviving are brother J H Smith Clarkton Mo and two sisters Mrs Margaret Nolen Jackson Tenn and Mrs R A Jewell Poplar Bluff.
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Poplar Bluff
J. Minnie Smith
William Stanley Elected President of Big Springs Association
William Stanley of this place is chosen as president of the Big Springs Country Association which aims to promote the Big Springs area as a vacation district.
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van Buren
William Stanley
Big Springs
Crowe to Lead Poplar Bluff Methodist District
Rev Fletcher S Crowe of Childress Texas will succeed Rev BE White as district superintendent of the Poplar Bluff Methodist churches. Crowe is a son of the late Rev H P Crowe who served several Southeast Missouri congregations. A generation age.
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Poplar Bluff
Fletcher S Crowe
Childress
Texas
BE. E White
Crowe
H P Crowe
Mussouri
Kennett Dunklin County Library Opens January 5
The Dunklin County Library began functioning on January 5, one month after it was organized for service to the county.
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Kennett
Dunklin County
Southeast Missouri Funeral Directors Meet in Cape Girardeau
Clyde Poe and Raymond Crews attended a meeting of the South east Missouri Funeral Directors Association in Cape Girardeau last night. A banquet followed at the Colonial Tavern at seven o clock.
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Clyde Poe
Raymond Crews
Southeast Missouri Funeral Directors Association
Cape Girardeau
Colonial Tavern
Government Costs Everyone Plenty
Truman releases budget for 1949 showing 1948 per capita government cost at 274 dollars. Comparison with 1939 shows major shifts in defense and veterans outlays while other expenses rise modestly. Projected debt per person falls from 1772.54 to about 1699.98 by June 1949.
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Truman
Europe
Congress
Business visitors in St Louis for Welsh Funeral Home event
Business visitors called on Welsh Funeral Home in St Louis yesterday, meeting with staff and viewing services. The group included local professionals and regional associates seeking information on memorial arrangements and service options.
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Clyde Poe
Raymond Crews
St. Louis
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P. H. Davis Custom Tailors
Cincinnati
Ohio
Malone Ave
P. H. Davis
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Lin
Fay the Bear
Iracle Wall Fish
Sikeston Paint and Wallpaper Co
E. Center Street
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Stinx Ao
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