Sikeston Bulldogs Lose Doubleheader at Matthews
Sikeston boys and girls suffered a double defeat last Friday night as the girls trailed 16-11 at half and the boys fell behind late, hampered by missing players Red Davis and Jerome Fox. Jessie Holmes led Sikeston with scoring, while Matthews built momentum in the second half to seal both wins.
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Sikeston High School Bulldogs
Sikeston
Red” Davis
Jerome Fox
Mildred Lewis
Nora Engram
Dorothy Billings
Matthews
Dickerman
Sims
Mary Ford
Maeda Nelson
Pirates
Cowgar
Spalding
Dunham
Jessie Holmes
Mary Ellen Johnson
Pirate
White
Bulldog
Hugh Mays
Harold Lumsden
Robert E. Lee
Don Lumsden
Sikeston’s
Holmes
Jesse Cotton
Charles Rushing
Lee
Bulldogs
H. Lumsden
Depre
Rushing
Dillman and Sinkey Win Wrestling Bouts
Corinth Mass wrestler Charles Sinkey, 195 pounds, pinned Frank Barfoot in two straight falls using the rolling rocking chair hold. In the other bout, Joe Dillman, 194 pounds, beat Johnnie Marrs with an air plane spin and body slam, then prevailed in the third fall with a body pin. About 175 spectators watched as next week flags the final night for free admission for ladies.
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Charles Sinkey
Corinth
Mass
the Armory
Frank Barfoot
Barfoot
Sinkey
Joe Dillman
Johnnie Marrs
Mobile
Marrs
Dillman
Mike Meroney
Kiwanis Club Observes Anniversary Night
Kiwanis Club marked its twenty first founding anniversary with Ladies' Night. Forty seven members guests attended as Dr A L Bomer district lieutenant governor gave the main address on Kiwanis principles. G J Phillips presided for the ill George W Kirk. Vocal solos by Mrs E W Crear Mrs George Kirk and Mrs W N Hollingsworth with Kathryn Clark on piano. Tonight the club meets at Hotel Marshall with Supt Roy V Ellise discussing Modern Educational Trends.
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Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
A. L. Bomer
G. J. Phillips
George W. Kirk
Youth in despondency tries to end life with iodine
Brelsford Robinson is recovering after drinking diluted iodine in a late Sunday night suicide attempt at his uncle Barnett's home. An antidote was given and he was briefly in danger. He had lived with Barnett since his mother’s death months earlier, with loss of his job cited as the trigger.
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Brelsford Robinson
Barnett
Loeb slain in Stateville by fellow inmate Day
Joliet Illinois Richard Loeb, 30, co perpetrator of the 1924 Bobby Franks murder, was killed Wednesday in Stateville penitentiary by James Day, 28, who is serving a larceny sentence. Loeb suffered 52 cuts to the neck abdomen and arms.
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Joliet, Ill
Richard Loeb
Bobby Franks
Stateville Penitentiary
James Day
Loeb
Windsor Mourns King George V as Millions Pay Homage
In Windsor England after the monarch's funeral 10 000 people required medical aid as millions of subjects and five crowned heads paid tribute to George V who reigned for over a quarter century.
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Windsor
England
George V
Sikeston to Meet Morehouse Friday Basketball Clash
Sikeston high school basketball teams host Morehouse Friday in the second game of the two game series. Sikeston aims for a fifth win in eight starts while Morehouse seeks another upset after a 14 13 New Madrid County court loss on January 10. Red Davis and Jerome Fox return as Sikeston pursues momentum and a morale boosting victory.
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Sikeston High School
Morehouse
Bulldog
New Madrid
Sikeston
Invaders
Meyer
Sikeston Bulldogs Basketball Recap and Roster Updates
Last year the Bulldogs beat Matthews Pirates 24-19 and lost to them 38-25 in girls action. Butch Bandy led the boys with 14 points as Sikeston split games with rivals and the Cyods and Roadmen also competed. Dorothy Billings will play her final Sikeston game before transferring to Houston. The team eyes a slate with regional meet hopes and Southeast Missouri High School Girls' Basketball turnout at Diehlstadt.
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Bulldog
Matthews Pirates
Fruitland
Bulldogs
Bill Donnell
Paul Jones
Butch” Bandy
Pirates
Battling
Cyods
Bennett
van ‘Horne
Moore Greer
Walker
Denman
Baker
Canal Ou
Cairo
Sikeston
P D. Malone
Hunter Limbaugh
Paul Engram
David Keasler
Clinton Caldwell
Charles Watson
Walter Weekley
Leonard Watson
Beans” Rosinson
Hubert Burris
Ross Kilgore
Bill Baker
Morley Bull Weevils
Crain
Hequembourg
Griffith
Mathis
Trowbridge
Ensor
Wedell
Johnston
Company K
Chaffee
Houston
Texas
Dorothy Billings
Bulldog Sextet
Miss Billings
Diehlstadt
Sites and teams chosen for Missouri regional basketball meets
The Missouri State High School Athletic Association assigned sites and teams for fourteen regional high school basketball meets across Missouri for the week ending February 29. Regions 5 6 and 8 will stage events in Flat River Cape Girardeau and Gideon with numerous area schools listed, and Sikeston shifts from region 6 to 7 to face new opponents at New Madrid. The regional winners advance to the state championship at Columbia March 12 13 and 14.
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Missouri
Missouri State High School Athletic Association
Sikeston
New Madrid
Bulldogs
Anniston
Canal Ou Caruthersville
Hayti
Kewanee
Lilbourn
Marston
Matthews
Morehouse
Parma
Portageville
Wardell
Dexter
Fruitland
Jackson
Caps Girardeau
Gideon
Flat River
Bismarck
Bonne Terre
Caledonia
Crystal City
Desloge
de Soto
Dee Run
Elvins
Esther
Farmington
Festus
Herculaneum
Irondale
Ironton
Leadwood
Potosi
Cape Girardeau
Advance
Bell City
Benton
Blodgett
Cape Girardeau Central
Cape Girardeau College High
Charleston
Diehlstadt
Fornfelt
Illmo
Pairings For County Meet Announced For Scott Mississippi
Officials of the Duel County High School Athletic Association announced the annual county tournament pairings. The boys meet will be at Benton February 18 to 21 with night games, while the girls meet will be at Charleston March 3 to 6. Seedings place Sikeston in the lower bracket against Vanduser. East Prairie and Fernfelt receive byes in the upper bracket.
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Duel County High School Athletic Association
Fernfelt
Benton
Charleston
Loren Tomlinson
Fornfelt
T. E. Stallings
Sikeston
Vanduser
Bulldogs
Sikeston Hoopsters
Anniston
Diehlsstadt
Cnaffee
Blodgett
Oran
Silmo
East Prairie
Diehlstadt
Chaffee
Morley
Association
Death of James Nelson Burnes chronicled
The State Historical Society of Missouri recalls Colonel James Nelson Burnes born 1827 in Indiana, moved to Missouri, pursued law and business, served as Union colonel in name, helped found Weston Atchison and Leavenworth, and built a vast fortune through real estate and hemp trade before dying in 1889.
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Atchison Railway Company
Chicago Southwestern Railway
Leavenworth and Atchison
Elden
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Missouri River
Atchison and Leavenworth
Colonel Barnes
Weston
St. Joseph
Bank of
Barnes
Court of Common Pleas
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Burnes
Burness
State Historical Society of
Missouri
Columbia
Floyd C. Shoemaker
James Nelson Burnes
Marion County
Indiana
Indianapolis
Platte Purchase
Waston
Harvard
Buchanan
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas
Western
For Rent or Sale Items Near Steele Missouri
Cash down or terms offered for 40 acres improved property near Steele and Harvey Gibson in Steele Missouri. Also for sale one circulator and one Diesel Oil Heater from Prentis Crawford at Crossroads Tourist Camp on Highway 60.
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Steele
Harvey Gibson
Steele, Mo
Prentis Crawford
Crossroads
Marriages Licensed in New Madrid County
Marshall E Higdon and Delphia Rose of Matthews. G W Wheeler and Vivian Carr of Parma. Francis A Mathew of Zack Ark and Emma L Stroud of Matthews. Grant Dixon of Joplin Mo and Gladys Woody of Matthews.
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Marshall E. Higdon
Delphia Rose
Matthews
G. W. Wheeler
Vivian Carr
Parma
Francis A. Mathew
Zack, Ark
Emma L. Stroud
Grant Dixon
Joplin
Gladys Woody
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Williams
McCord
Radcliffe
D. Lumsden
c.Spalding
Ai Troop
Depro
Ee Deane
Randolph
Nora Ingram
Warren Corwin
Collins
Corwin
Juanita Bandy
Armory
University of Alabama
Sikeston Basketball
Cape District
Houck Field House
Vancuser
Mary Johnson
Vandyser
Patronize Herald Advertisers
White’s
Gale and Ward
Albert Mills
Monmouth
Cincinnati
American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
New Madrid County
Scott County
Benton, Mo
Harris DD
Rogers
Manager
U.S A
CROSS
Phor
Ic Powell Insurance Agency
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Nat Alg Transportation Company
Missouri Pacific
Missour
Pacific Stage
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