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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
4
Sikeston Bulldogs drop a 19 14 decision to the Jackson Indians on Tuesday night at Jackson. The game stayed tight, with Sikeston leading 14 10 at halftime mainly on field goals while the second half produced no field baskets and all points came on charity tosses.
Sikeston high school claimed grand tournament honors at the Southeast Missouri Invitational debate at Jackson High School. The team posted seven wins in eight debates and won the B division while tying Kennett for first in the A division. Gwendolyn Kirk and Mary Louise Montgomery led the affirmative side in A, Ellwood Taylor and Eddie Crear went undefeated on the affirmative in A, and four B division debaters also finished undefeated against peers. Competing schools included Kennett Perryville Jackson Chaffee Morley Sikeston Paxico Doniphan Clarkton Piedmont Fruitland and Cooter. Garland Parker coaches while Norman Schwab Billy Bess C D Butler and William Marsh assist. The yearly motion asked whether the United States and Great Britain should form an alliance.
Over 100 students in Sikeston High School’s freshman class received grade cards on Tuesday with only one earning an F, suggesting the future senior class may be unusually strong scholars.
Sikeston high school hosts Charles ton high school in a basketball doubleheader starting with the B game at 7 30 p m This is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
The Sikeston Chicks defeated the Charleston Independents 22 to 21 on Charleston's court, extending their record to five wins in six games this season under their new name. Standouts included Sikeston players Davis Eaton Hale and Ferguson who scored, while Gust Zacher was out with an injury.
The Sikeston Chicks, an independent basketball team managed by Brown Jewell, beat Parma 24 to 17 on Parma's court Monday night. Scorers included Sikeston Lee 5 Hale 10 Zacher 1 Ferguson 0 van Davis 8 and Parma list Ammold 5 Wilbanks 4 Bollinger 0 Gee 2 Hon 6 Eddington 0.
Richard Dement of Bailey School's fourth grade won the spelling contest held last Friday. Highest scores in silent reading tests were achieved by Willa Arthur, Phil Sadler, Doris Cunningham, and Dot Matthews.
A collection of items from Sikeston and surrounding districts covers efforts by the 5S Club to locate Sikeston high school alumni with information sheets offering a free ticket to the homecoming game for signups. Also noted are school construction in Morehouse, an eye clinic at the New Madrid courthouse, speech clinics in Kennett and Caruthersville, Rosenwald library purchases for Lilbourn, and several school board changes including relocations of several superintendents.
Principal Wm. E. Mahew reports Sikeston High School honor rolls and proficient rolls for the second quarter. Senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman lists include many students with three or more S or E grades and no I’s for honor roll, and two or more S or E with no I’s for proficient roll across classes and months.
Men teachers of Sikeston public schools will travel to Cape Girardeau Saturday night after the Southeast Missouri Schoolmasters Club meeting. Lloyd W King, state superintendent of schools, will be chief speaker on proposed school legislation to be discussed before the Missouri General Assembly.
Ida Marie Ables was elected president of the Junior Homemakers Club at a Wednesday morning meeting. Officers elected include Josephine Shuppert as vice president Gweniel Taylor as treasurer Gloria Carr as historian and Mars Carolyn Simpson as reporter. An executive board and program committee will plan bi monthly meetings. Sponsor of the club is Miss Isabel Hess.
Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Poplar Bluff 25 to 12 then lost to Cape Central 35 to 18 on a weekend stretch. Art Swacker led Sikeston with 19 points in the Poplar Bluff win as the Bulldogs suffered earlier Cape Central losses on the local and Cape courts.
Sikeston area students achieved perfect attendance in the first semester at Streston High School and South Grade School formed Hobby Club with officers William Porter president and Judith Baker secretary under sponsor Ruth Bateman.
Rodney Sutterfield was elected president of Sikeston High School's new Photography Club. Officers include John Dover as vice president Frank Green secretary treasurer Eos Reed council sergeant at arms Orville Northrust and H L Hughes. Instructors are sponsors with a limited 15 member cap. Membership requires ownership or access to a camera and proof of interest through a photo the member took.
Basketball coaches and officials from Southeast Missouri gathered at the high school auditorium last Thursday for the second of three seasonal rules interpretation conferences after the Central Sikeston game. Attendees included Vernon Green W FE Mahen Tharon Stallings and numerous coaches from Sikeston Charleston Poplar Bluff New Madrid Canalou Morehouse Holcomb and Essex area communities. Also reported: James Earl Gaines was born January 17 to Mr and Mrs Earl Herbert Gaines near Essex.
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