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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
8
In a special double-header Cape Girardeau ISCO defeated Sikeston Reliables 5 to 2 in the finale. The Sikeston Girls team lost to Cape Girardeau 39 to 9. A box score follows detailing the scoring and players.
The American Legion Auxiliary knitting class will meet Monday at 2:00 PM at the Sikeston Armory. Forty sweaters are packed for Red Cross headquarters in New Jersey and more garments are ready to mail. Mrs. Tanner Dye oversees the class and notes one member has knitted sweaters this period. Pearl buttons are made from mussel shells.
The St Louis Browns host the New York Yankees at Sportsman's Park with Joe DiMaggio extending a 45 game hitting streak. New York leads the circuit as tackles face DiMaggio on July 10, with an afternoon game to follow July 11 and a Ladies Day July 12. Browns offer mail and phone ticket orders from the Arcade Building office.
National Farm Security Administration chief C B Baldwin visited Sikeston with Maj John O Walker and others as part of an inspection tour through Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas and Missouri. He noted about 5000 local families participate in FSA programs in Southeast Missouri, outlining nationwide activity and Baldwin s rise from 1935 prior roles.
Malden man Malden resident 21 year old Grady L Dowdy was killed in an automobile accident last Thursday at Fort Leonard Wood. Funeral services were held here Monday. His parents Mr and Mrs Shelby Dowdy Malden survive.
In a rare four way tie, all league teams stood at three wins and three losses after Monday night play. ISCO beat the Flying Cadets 3 to 2 as Dempsters topped the Oil Mill 11 to 9. The Shoemen plated all three runs in the second inning aided by two hits and four walks while the Cadets struck once in the second and fifth. Pitcher Carter limited the Cadets to four hits.
The national semi pro baseball congress approved CCC and Army camp teams for state tourneys nationwide. Previously, camps needed state permission to enter other states events. Army units at Camp Robinson Arkansas and McDill Field Florida have been certified. Pro players in camps may compete in state tournaments if they have not played pro ball since June 1, 1941.
Willie Hibler, a Negro, pleaded guilty in a police court before Brown Jewell, justice of peace, and paid an $8.00 fine for fighting with his wife. He was arrested last night by Henry Bartlett, a Negro policeman.
The Sikeston Chicks softball team will play Saturday night July 12 in Little Rock Arkansas and Sunday night July 13 in Memphis Tennessee.
The bulletin urges Texas as the leading cotton producer and provides feeding guidance for animals. It recommends a grain ration with at least half oats for horses in hot weather and advises gradual changes in turkey diets from mash to growing mash and grain after ten weeks. It warns that excluding yellow corn requires ample succulent green feed for Vita min A.
A collage of kitchen advice covering breakfast ideas such as toasted buns with jam and minty honey dressings, notes on Limburger cheese origin, thermometer use for cooking, yolk color and vitamin A, vegetable storage guidance, easy desserts with ice cream and toppings, and tips for homemaker canning planning to supplement CSA and surplus foods.
A simple recipe for Gold Cake uses egg yolk leftovers. Cream butter and sugar, add lemon extract and rind, salt, yolks, milk, pastry flour, and baking powder. Beat three minutes, bake in two pans 20 minutes at 350 degrees, cool, and frost with orange or white icing.
Sikeston Millers beat Poplar Bluff Merchants 4 to 2 as Wagner held the Merchants to six hits. Barber scored twice, Marshall added a double driven run, and Sikeston exploited errors and base running. The club hosts Paducah Sunday with Elam Vangilder or Roy Smith on the mound.
Mayor G W H Presnell of Sikeston and president of the South east Missouri Municipal League will oversee a Cape Girardeau meeting tonight. The agenda includes discussion of civic and city topics and a report on the recent State meeting.
A hippo yawns four feet wide and a kitten is a cat at nine months per cat clubs. Raw beefsteak won’t cure black eyes. use a cold compress. Texas Christian football are the Horned Frogs. A dirty windshield hurts visibility most at dusk. An engine inhales about 1200 cubic feet of air per gallon of gas. Using the clutch as a foot rest wears engine parts.
The Herald reports on farm activities and crop conditions. Timely notes cover planting progress, weather impacts, livestock updates, and market prices affecting local growers. Names of farms and agencies appear with regional details and dates for upcoming events and auctions.
Missouri's 24 counties represented at State College Cape Girardeau report 358 men and 810 women enrolled. Cape Girardeau leads with 76 men 140 women. Scott County 27 men 65 women. Bollinger 31 men 58 women. Eight states are represented, led by Illinois 15 men 31 women and Arkansas 1 man 3 women. Women greatly outnumber men in summer, unlike other terms where enrollments are closer.
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