Public Schools to Open September 2 in Sikeston
Sikeston public schools will open on September 2, Labor Day, under superintendent R. A. Harper, with a half day session. Registration was partly finished last term and will finish the last week before the fall session. H. L. Hughes resigns from junior high math and science to teach chemistry in Pensacola high school. Leo H. Angles, contracted as Sikeston high school coordinator, will teach at State Teachers College, Maryville, this term. Summer cleaning and renovations are underway.
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Sikeston Public
R. A. Harper
H. L. Hughes
Hughes
Pensacola, Fla
Leo H. Angles
Lexington
Board of Education
Sikeston High School
State Teachers College
Maryville
School Renovation Scrubs Bailey South Grade Buildings
At the high school Bailey and South Grade School are undergoing cleaning and waxing on stairways and floors. A general renovation is underway in all buildings, including Negro school structures which are being cleaned.
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Bailey
South
Ruth's Beauty Shop Opens In Sikeston
Sikeston opens Ruth's Beauty Shop at 205a North New Madrid Street. Mrs Ruth Ditto, recently with Louise's Beauty Shop in the McCoy Tanner building, greets former customers and invites them to the new location.
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Sikeston
Ruth
Ruth Ditto
New Madrid Street
Garner Motor adds third member to sales force
The Garner Motor Company this week added another member to its sales force when Ralph Carroll of Sikeston joined. Charles Dement heads the sales department and Ralph Tucker serves as the other member.
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Garner Motor Company
Ralph Carroll
Sikeston
Charles Dement
Ralph Tucker
Fresh-water Springs Found in Ocean Regions
Scientists report discovery of freshwater springs in multiple ocean regions, indicating isolated pockets where freshwater emerges within seawater. Researchers map flow patterns and potential ecological impacts on marine life and nutrient cycles across distant underwater zones.
Hotel to Reopen Coffee Shop in Sikeston Dunn Hotel
The Dunn Hotel reopens its modern coffee shop Sunday after a months long renovation featuring terrazzo floors rose blue and silver walls and seats for 70. Banquet room renovated for public use free of charge and hotel kitchens moved to the rear with new equipment including a steam table.
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Sikeston
Dunn Hotel
Dunn
Legion Post Names Convention Delegates
Henry Meldrum Post selects three delegates C L Malone Tom Lett and Harry Kirk for the State American Legion convention in Sedalia September 1 2 3 with Frank Dye L J Langley Loomis Mayfield as alternates Harry Blanton of St Louis past state commander is an at large delegate. Four district delegates chosen for Kennett August 4 are Malone Mayfield Langley and Dye. Nomination committee for next year organized. meeting August 12 at the American Legion Hut. Dye is commander and Langley is vice commander.
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American Legion
Sedalia
Henry Meldrum Post
C. L. Malone
Tom Lett
Harry Kirk
Frank Dye
L. J. Langley
Loomis Mayfield
Harry Blanton
St. Louis
Sikeston
Kennett
Lions Club Picnic At New Madrid Church Fray
Sikeston Lions Club members joined with Southeast Missourians for the annual New Madrid Catholic church picnic with wives and friends attending. The next regular Lions meeting is scheduled for noon on Wednesday July 30 at Hudson's Cafe.
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Lions Club
New Madrid
Sikeston Lions Club
Hudson's Cafe
Lilbourn to Form New Kiwanis Club Tonight
Sikeston Kiwanis Club members travel to Lilbourn to organize a new Kiwanis unit. District leaders R. A. Harper Dr. B. L. McMullin George W. Kirk and L. M. Standley assist. Kiwanis International official Warren D. Olsen arrives to aid the effort. Lewis Stone of Lilbourn serves as temporary chairman with about thirty charter members expected.
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Kiwanis Club
Missouri
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Lilbourn
R. A. Harper
Sikeston Club
B. L. McMullin
George W. Kirk
L. M. Standley
Warren D. Olsen
Kiwanis International
Chicago
Ill
Lewis Stone
Cleaning nickel with lemon juice and polish
A simple method to remove green corrosion from nickel uses lemon juice on a clean cloth. Wipe the item, wash, apply metal polish, dry, and buff with a clean cloth for a bright finish.
James McCabee to Tell About Trip
James McCabee, recently returning from a Caribbean cruise, will speak at Sikeston Kiwanis Club tomorrow night at the Palace Cafe. He will head the business session before the program hour. About 75 Kiwanians and guests attended last Friday’s club picnic at the Sikeston Cotton Mill grounds. George Hale cooked fried chicken and potatoes, wives brought salads, and games and visiting provided entertainment.
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James Mccabee
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Palace Cafe
R. A. Harper
Sikeston Cotton OF Mill
George Hale
Sikeston Officers Attend District Peace Officers Training
Sikeston and Scott county peace officers with the State Highway Patrol travel to Cape Girardeau for the second annual district peace officers training school. Trooper John Tandy of Sikeston serves as secretary, led by State Trooper Percy Little of Cape Girardeau, with Major A. D. Sheppard, former commander of the patrol, also in attendance.
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State Highway Patrol
Sikeston
Scott County
Cape Girardeau
John Tandy
Percy Little
A. D. Sheppard
Conscription Plan for September Training Start
A tentative registration under a pending selective service act targets September 1 with 400,000 conscripts to begin training the following month. The War Department reports states have begun preparations, with 21 to 31 year olds likely the first trainees and 42 million males overall eligible for registration.
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Congress
War Department
Senate Military Committee
East Prairie Woman Injured By Electrical Shock On Porch
East Prairie resident Mrs. Nat DeLeon was injured Monday after being thrown from her porch when she touched a live 110 volt cord while trying to unplug a washing machine. The accident occurred at her home and she received injuries during the shock.
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East Prairie
Nat DeLeon
City’s copper wealth linked to cables under New York
A fragment notes a finger burned and multiple bruises from a shock in a scene tied to a vast copper deposit beneath New York. It attributes the city’s copper wealth to man made cables and wires, hinting at a dramatic underground influence on the metropolis.
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City of
New York
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Dempster
Dempster Undertaking Co
Front Street
Legion Post Names Convention
Trip
Sikeston Officers
Malone Avenue
Elbertas
J. H. Hales
J. J. Reiss
Airport
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