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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1940

Page

8

Oil Mill and Guard in Win Reinforced by Law's Home Run

The Cotton Oil Mill beat Southside 7 to 6 in Tuesday night action after Company K routed Reid Roofing 15 to 8 in the opener. Law hit a four-base homer to spark the Oil Mill rally, with Bruce and Lacy adding key hits as Southside miscues aided the comeback.

Law Bruce Southside Company K Reid Dace Watkins Lacy Cotton Oil Mill H. Aldridge McClellan B. Carter Crase Lockhart Ed Rose R. Lee Oil Mill Miller Carter

Ham League Sets Record With 89 Runs In One Day

Cincinnati's Reds and several teams exploded for a record 89 total runs as Millers beat Jaycees 23 to 22 and Lions defeated Legion 23 to 17 in a high scoring Friday night. Vanover pitched the Millers through 23 hits while Hooker, Lufey, and Culberson led with four runs apiece.

Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn Dodgers Millers Jaycees Lions Legion Hooker Lufey

Postponed softball games spark two nightcaps

Last Thursday night the May 22 postponed softball games were played. National Guard defeated Local Truckers 23 to 21 after a seesaw rally from Company K. Dempster's edged Southside 4 to 3 with Crabtree and Hale driving late scores. A triple play highlighted the Guard defense and several late-inning shifts decided both games.

National Guard Company K Dempster Southside

Office forms of every description at The Herald

Notice indicates that office forms of all kinds are available at The Herald for public use. This brief announcement lists no dates or additional details beyond the availability of forms.

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Cape Girardeau to Play Here Tonight

Cape Girardeau merchants arrive to face Sikeston All Stars after Bijou and Company K game rescheduled from June 19 to avoid camp-period conflicts. All Star lineup includes Miller Bruce Hill Mow Bandy Eaton Tandy Marshall Bray Tope Rafferty Blake Law Simmons Carter Crain as manager. Tomorrow Legion meets Millers. Lions vs Jaycees. Upcoming schedule noted with several league matchups and standings listed.

Cape Girardeau Sikeston All-Stars Bijou Company K J. Miller A. Bruce J. Hill R. Mow R. Bandy C. Eaton J. Tan Southside ISCO

Yankees Visit St Louis Browns Friday Night

The World champion New York Yankees travel to Sportsman’s Park to face the Browns on Friday night with an 8:30 p m start in the Browns’ second night game. A Ladies Day game follows Saturday at 2:30 p m and a Sunday doubleheader begins at 1:30 p m. The Browns expect large crowds after their first night game drew over 25 000 fans.

ST. Louis New York Yankees Sportsman's Park Browns New Yorkers Brownies Yanks

Lions Rally Fails as Legion Edges Ahead in Errors

Lions and Legion traded runs with Hazel allowing 14 hits for the Lions while Bean yielded 20 safeties to Rabb. Jackson led Lions with four runs including a homer while Ted Kirby and Miller connected for multiple homers. Armour and Bean each scored four for the Legion with Armour hitting the only homer for the losers. Lions led Legion 10 to 7 in errors.

Legion Moundsman Hazel Lions A. Marsh Bean Rabb Jackson Ted Kirby Miller Armour

Fredericktown Defeats Sikeston In Narrow Victory

Fredericktown edged Sikeston 4 to 3 as Young limited Sikeston to four hits. J C Boyd worked seven innings before Stacy finished. Stevenson led Fredericktown with a double and two RBIs, while Sikeston failed to capitalize with runners on base and committed three errors.

Southeast Missouri Tennis League announces 1940 schedule

The Southeast Missouri Tennis League led by Merlin Taylor announces a June 16 start for a season matching Charleston Doniphan Cape Girardeau Chaffee Steele Portageville Bonne Terre Sikeston. Each team meets all others with open dates for returns or playoffs and a year-end individual championship tournament.

Merlin Taylor Sikeston John Lloyd Blue Cape Girardeau Clint Denman Jr Charleston Doniphan Chaffee Steele Portageville Bonne Terre Tommy Marshall Clyde Long David Lumsden Harold Hinson Morehouse Chaffee Vs. Steele Steele Bonne Terre Steele Vs. Doniphan Bonne Terre Chaffee

Malone Leaves Sunday for Active Army Duty

Major C. L. Malone will depart Sunday for St. Louis to serve at the Third Army headquarters and Jefferson Barracks from June 17 to July 27. He will operate a reception center to process civilians into trained soldiers, aiding enlistment examinations and assignments for rapid mobilization. Civilian Military Training Corps members will pass through to test the setup and reveal any flaws.

C. L. Malone St. Louis Third Military Area Jefferson Barracks

Zaricor Attending REA Meeting Today

H M Zaricor superintendent of the Scott New Madrid Mississippi Cooperative Association returns home from Columbia where he attended a meeting of heads of similar organizations. Plans for the coming year were made and funds will be available July 1. The cooperative aims to add 47 spurs to 416 miles of lines in Scott New Madrid Mississippi Bollinger counties and possibly Cape Girardeau. The system now serves about 1110 members.

H. M. Zaricor Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Cooperative Association Columbia Scott New Madrid Mississippi Bollinger Cape Girardeau

Paducah Picnic Draws Shoe Company Workers

Twenty five carloads of Employees Aid Society members from the International Shoe Company visited Paducah Kentucky on Saturday for an all day picnic tied to the annual Strawberry Festival. Over two thousand workers from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois attended the regional event, with Gene Buckles as president of the local Employees Aid Society orchestrating the effort.

Employees Aid Society The International Shoe Company Paducah Rko Missouri

Sikeston Golfers Defeated Again by Westwood Hills

Sikeston Country Club suffered its second straight loss in league play last Sunday, out-stroked 30 to 1 by Westwood Hills of Poplar Bluff. The par 72 course stayed even as 10 players shot under 80, with Poplar Bluff taking control through scores like 73 by Parkins and Phillips and 77 by Lumsden and Cox Jr. Sikeston’s lone marker came from Alexander as Lumsden struggled on the greens. Sikeston heads to Hayti next Sunday.

Sikeston Country Club Westwood Hills Poplar Bluff Sikeston Parkins and Phillips Orville Lumsden J. F. Cox Jr E. Holland Baumeister Jim Belknap Westwood Hester Alexander Geo. W. Kirk E. E. Carr P. Taubert P. Mathis Westwood Links Alexander Lumsden Hayti

Dempster and Bijou Winners In Softball Doubleheader

Dempster defeated International Shoe Company 9 to 5 in the opener as Barr allowed eight safeties and four strikeouts for Dempster. In the nightcap Bijou routed Local Truck 17 to 8, with Rafferty driving in three runs and Hill, Williams, and Rafferty scoring multiple times for the Bijou.

Dempster International Shoe Company ISCA Barr R. A. Dempster ISCO R. Bandy F. Tope P. Crain Eaton Puckett C. Billington Jones George Hale B. Aldridge Crabtree Aldridge Ables Bijou Tech Bijou Carter D. Swaim Wilsor Simmons Nichols Solomon

Youth to Arcadia Camp From Epworth League

The Intermediate Ep worth League of the Methodist church selected Pat Ellise Betty Hirschberg Betty Shivel Virginia Graham Grace Marie Sittes Martha Stevens Margaret Ann Hatfield Betty Anderson and Betty Lou Deneke to attend a week's encampment in Arcadia.

Intermediate Epworth League of the Methodist Church Arcadia Pat Ellise Betty Hirschberg Betty Shivel Virginia Graham Grace Marie Sittes Martha Stevens Margaret Ann Hatfield Betty Anderson Betty Lou Deneke

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Win Co. K J. Gilbert H. Gilbert Hale W. Sherry Clark Young Westmorland Foster Keasler Campbell J. Marshall Ham Truckers Martin Alen Swaim Swaim R. Sherry Wilson Stacy Cox K. Vinson B. Vinson Engram Cline Ables Salkis Sutton Wright Parys Perey ST. Louis Browns Yankees Fredericktown Shades Millers Farmington Sikeston Millers Fredericktown Cameron Farmington Blues Lightscipal Athletic Park Moundsman Young Stevenson J. C. Boyd Harry Stacy Boyd Smatlien Madison County Thompson F. McGinnis A. McGinnis Crain R. Wagner Gilbert Sherry Roy Wagner Sikeston AB P. Marshall O Wagner O Eaton O Stacy R H Smith R. Smith Smallen T. Smith Claude Turner Scott Street Sikeston, Mo Malone Zaricor REA Shoe Company PBS Parkins Phillips J. F. Cox Jr H. Alexander G. W. Kirk Vv. Rost Fr. Borth Allis-Chalmers McCormick-Deering W. A. Victor Allis-Chalmers Tractor Oliver Tool and Implement Raymond Hale Grand Chain Ill Bacbh Stallcup Building
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