Bulldogs Lose to Dexter Five 44-38
The Dexter Bearcats A squad defeated Sikeston 44 to 38 on Tuesday night at Dexter. Sikeston led 7-7 after one and 17-15 at half before Dexter pulled away in the fourth, aided by 17 two-pointers to Sikeston's 13. Dexter forced 26 fouls to Sikeston's 17, and Sikeston shot 12 free throws to Dexter's 10. The Sikeston B squad won 40-39 in a sluggish second game with balanced scoring and close finishes.
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Dexter Bearcats
Sikeston Bulldogs
Dexter
Terriers
Bulldogs
Sikeston
Bearcats
Dogs
Summer basement motor tune up advice from Willard Crandall
Ted Kesting reports advice from Willard Crandall on preparing an outboard motor for winter disassembly. Check that the engine turns freely, compression is good, replace rings, clean carbon and dirt, smooth intake manifold, and verify timing and ignition parts. Ensure lower unit grease, proper propeller sizing, and attention to the propeller as key to speed gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Crandall
Boats and Motors Authority
College exemptions ruling on tax for religious institutions
Attorney General J. E. Taylor ruled that educational institutions supported by religious organizations are exempt from payment and collection of the normal 2 percent retail sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Taylor
Our Public Schools On Health And Well Being
Pansy Faris argues health extends beyond absence of illness to physical mental and emotional harmony. She links security self expression companionship and education to lasting well being and urges active responsibility in personal health and community health promotion.
Annual Report of the Southeast Missouri Boy Scouts
The Southeast Missouri Council reports 1814 Cubs 3963 Scouts 155 Senior Scouts and 1865 Leaders, an 8 percent rise, in 219 units across 14 counties. Camps Lewallen Lake Wappapello and Hamilton hosted over 1000 boys. Girl Scouts camped too. Plans for 1948 include a $48,500 budget and a district finance drive starting Feb 6 led by T H Winyard with district chairs across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri Council of the Boy Scouts
Fred Lewallen
Chaffee
Lewallen
Wayne County
Lake Wappapella
Hamilton
Poplar Bluff
Black River
Cape Girardeau
Cimarron
N. M
Philmont
Tommy ‘Shields
Kennett
France
United States
T. H. Winyard
James Allen
van Buren
Truman Lewis
Marble Hill
J. R. Mabrey
Jackson
Jack Himmelberger
Paul H. Moore
Charleston
W. F. Shelton IT
Roy Ward
Earl Graham
Fredericktown
J. S. Berryman
Piedmont
Raymond Lloyd
Lilbourn
Hershel Kaiser
Hayti
Herb Schlattman
Perryville
Robert C. Hyde
George Hale Jr
Sikeston
Glenn F
Public Parks Group Opposes World’s Fair Site Plan
Fifty residents near a 300 acre tract south of Forest Park in St. Louis formed the Public Parks Protective Association and voted to launch a city wide petition drive for 30 000 names opposing use of park and nearby homes for a contemplated World’s Fair site.
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Forest Park
St. Louis
Public Parks Protective Association
Chinese Freeze Claims 150 Waif Children in Shanghai
About 150 Chinese children aged 6 to 13 froze to death during a bitter Shanghai cold snap last weekend. Their bodies were laid in an improvised morgue, with many found near shelters that failed to protect them.
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Shanghai
Record-setting Mississippi towboat voyage ends in victory
The Kokoda of Federal Barge Lines completed an 1040 mile run from New Orleans to St. Louis in 11 days 17 hours 5 minutes defeating the diesel Helena. Each boat started with four barges around 10 000 tons each. Kokoda finished with all four while Helena retired one barge at Cairo. Nearby Jefferson Barracks greeted the winner with officials and press aboard Tom Sawyer. Also noted is the Humane Society of Missouri seed drops for birds using airplanes over a 40 mile radius of St. Louis.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Federal Barge Lines
St. Louis
Helena
Jefferson Barracks
Tom Sawyer
Cairo
Camne
The
Humane Society of Missouri
Top Ranking Pupils at Sikeston High School News
The Barker high school publication lists 26 students as top honor pupils for the quarter. Junior class leads with nine students. seniors, sophomores, and eighth grade each have five. freshmen have two. Highest grades go to Carolyn Jackson and Charles Jerome McCoy with multiple E grades. Other honorees span eighth through twelfth grades, including Eddie McAmis Peggy Knupp John Ed gar Moll Michael Lewis Sally Sadler and more.
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Barker
Carolyn Jackson
Charles Jerome McCoy
Mary Lackey
Carolyn Wilkinson
Eddie McAmis
Peggy Knupp
John Edgar Moll
Michael Lewis
Sally Sadler
Thomas Hahs
Betty Sue Keasler
Emily Lair
Frances Mattingly
Barbara Canedy
Jay Dowden
Mary Ann Hitchcock
Richard Lewis
Joan Pixley
Patsy Rafferty
Viva Ramsey
Leonard Vaughan
Joe Blanton
Bob Dye
Travis Jackson
Alice Martin
Ann Schulte
Betty Keasler Advances in County Legion Oratorical Contest
Betty Keasler and Frances Stone competed in Friday's elimination for the county division of the American Legion oratorical contest. Keasler's speech titled The Constitution the Temple of Liberty impressed judges, and she earned a spot to advance to Benton Friday of next week for further competition with other county contestants.
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Betty Keasler
American Legion
Frances Stone
Betty
Temple of Liberty
Benton
Debating squad grows after tryouts and Jackson tourney
Following tryouts last Thursday, 20 students join the debate squad and 13 alternates are chosen. The team will discuss a federal arbitration resolution with members Dowden Northington Sadler Caverno Bowerman Kendy Lewis and others. Twelve debaters will compete at the Jackson tournament on Saturday January 31.
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Mr. Walker
Jay Dowden
Bill Northington
Graham Sadler
John Caverno
Jack Bowman
Buford Baker
John Kendy
Richard Lewis
Sally Sadler
Betty Jo Roberts
Fielding Potashnick
Carroll Fox
Harold Coleman
Glenda Humphery
Tommy Hahs
Betty Keasler
Peggy Caverno
Ann Newsom
Mary Jane Wasson
Ann Schulte
Jackie Arbaugh
Hope Edwards
Wanda Crosno
Peggy Baker
James Sturgeon
Leonard Vaughn
Paul Holden
Dick Keller
Dorothy Cooley
Red Pepper Group Collects for March of Dimes at Two Theaters
Members of the Red Pepper organization collected donations for the March of Dimes at the Malone and Rex theaters. Most Red Peppers participated in the drive with four girls working at each show nightly.
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Red Pepper Organization
Malone
Rex
Red Peppers
Coach Owen Attends Sub-Regional Meeting in Dexter
Coach Owen goes to Dexter on Monday for a Sub-Regional Tournament meeting to schedule games for February 23 to 27. Officials, game times, and admission prices are set. Supt. Van Bibber covers the coach's classes in his absence.
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Owen
Dexter
Supt. van Bibber
New Officers Elected for Second Semester in Home Room TB
Armetha Ann Ray is elected president with Dale Joyce as vice president and Mary Ann Hayden as secretary treasurer for the second semester in home room TB. The announcement lists the officers and their positions.
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Armetha Ann Ray
Dale Joyce
Mary Ann Hayden
Piano King of Oklahoma Sings at Assembly Program
Rev. Joe Ragsdale an Assembly of God evangelist appeared before the student body in an assembly program Monday afternoon. Introduced by Rev. Gayle Jackson he sang and played several hymns for about half an hour. Numbers included Negro spirituals and a Chinese hymn.
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Joe Ragsdale
Assembly of God Church
Gayle Jackson
Ragsdale
Oklahoma
Students earn type progression certificates for weekly speed test
On Wednesdays typing class conducts a speed test. Students reaching at least 30 words per minute for ten minutes with no more than five errors receive a Typewriting Progression Certificate. This week’s recipients are Frances Sue Stowe 39 words three errors Peggy Thom as 36 words two errors Pat Moore 36 words four errors Le Wanda Calhoun 34 words three errors Lenora Lewis 30 words five errors.
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Frances Sue Stowe
Peggy Thomas
Pat Moore
Lewanda Calhoun
Lenora Lewis
Church of God and Nazarene Win Sunday School League Games
The Church of God basketball squad defeated Methodist 26 to 10 in Sunday School League play. Nazarene beat Baptist 21 to 14 as Church of God led 14-3 at halftime and held the margin after the final period. Chandler led Church of God with 10 points, Lavendar paced Nazarene with 7, while Moll and Reed topped Baptist scorers.
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Church of God
Nazarene
Baptist
Nazarene-Baptist
Chandler
Bryant
Lewis
Russell
Suchman
Lee
Methodists
Blanton
Slinkard
Baber
Sikeston Ranks Third In Dexter Tourney Seedings
Sikeston earned the No 3 seed in the Dexter regional bracket for the February 23 27 tournament with Morehouse Bloomfield and Essex drawing top positions Dexter opens versus Essex at 7 30 pm Tuesday Bloomfield Canalou follows Morehouse faces Vancreer Sikeston meets Gray Ridge at 8 45 pm Wednesday Semi finals Thursday finals Friday officials Know and Schublom of Cape Girardeau.
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Sikeston
Dexter
Bearcat
Morehouse
Bloomfield
Essex
Bloomfield-Canalou
Vanclyser
Gray Ridge
Know and Schublom
Cape Girardeau
SIKRESTON STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY RANKS HIGH
Miss Lu Craft, daughter of Mr and Mrs T B Craft Jr of 705 N Kingshighway, is named on the Honor Rank List of the University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences for 1946 47. She is the sole Scott county student on the list, which includes 448 of 4900 students. her average is 330.303.
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Columbia, Mo
Lu Craft
T. B. Craft Jr
N. Kingshighway
University of Missouri College of Arts and Science
Craft
Scott County
Elmer Ellis
Winter Snow Stays As Southeast Missouri Frozen
Southeast Missouri endures deep cold with fresh snowfall from a near blizzard Monday. Temperatures dip to one degree above zero, not rising above 22 soon, with 2 degrees recorded this morning and little relief expected for days.
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Missouri
Magistrate Court Convictions In Local Hearings
Cleatus Pete Curtis of Mathews pleaded guilty to assault and was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Judge M E Montgomery in magistrate court yesterday morning. Fines for Velma Patterson totaling five dollars and costs were imposed for transporting automobiles from Arkansas through Missouri without a dealer license. William Marvin Spencer pled guilty to non support of minor children and received a six month county jail term with sentence stayed upon costs. Sam Cooper, Sikeston carpenter, received 30 days in county jail for obstructing traffic while under the influence. Jesse Patterson was arrested with his wife by the State Highway Patrol.
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Cleatus
Pete” Curtis
Matthews
M. E. Montgomery
Curtis
F. L. Yarbrough
Sikeston
Limbaugh
William Marvin Spencer
Velma Patterson
Arkansas
Missouri
Jesse Patterson
State Highway Patrol
Sam Cooper
Sikeston Carpenter
Stale cake crumbs used as topping for applesauce
A recipe note suggests mixing stale white cake crumbs with melted butter or margarine and brown sugar to create a topping for applesauce. This transforms leftovers into a simple dessert enhancement.
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Sakeston
Dexter Five
Barkers
D. Smith
B. Smith
Davis
Dye
Porter
Bowman
Boardman
Young
Estes
Alen
Pruitt
Wheeler
Swinger
Weber
Cox
Duncan
Joyce
Nickens
Scotty
Buckles
By Ted Kesting
Newspape
By Pansy Faris
Boy Scouts
Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sikeston High School News
Scott County Advisory Health Council
Bona
Galladay
E. A. Belden
V.D. Control
Leland L. Hanchett
Midwestern Medical Association
V.D
Church OF God and Nazarene Win
Dysart-Auer Studio
Jaccioe
Jos. A. Leslie
Insurance Agency Telephone
Welter Bldg
Etna Casualty and Susexy Company
Hartford, Conn
S.H.S
Sikreston
Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Thrower
A. C. Thrower, Jr
Highway 61
North
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