June Weather Blues Hit Sikeston Farmers and Brides
Sikeston and Southeast Missouri face an unusual June with cold rains delaying planting and dampening plans for brides. The piece notes a historic shift from expected June stability to a month of unsettled weather, alongside references to holidays and lunar phases amid wartime memory of Bunker Hill and a note on Flag Day.
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Trousseaux
Encyelopedia Brittanica
June
Romulus
Caesar
Bunker
Win Prescott
Israel Putnam
Bunker Hill
Massachusetts
Sikeston
Sikeston High School Home Economics Projects Review
Miss Margaret Rumph evaluated the Sikeston high school home economics students last week at the home economics cottage. Over two weeks after term end, she visited each girl enrolled in Home Economics 1 and 2. A total of 117 school term projects and 39 summer projects were completed across the program.
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Sikeston High School
Margaret Rumph
Miss Rumph
American planes fly The Hump amid fierce weather planning
American air efforts over The Hump between China and India rely on one of the world’s most intensive weather services. Meteorological teams monitor storms, jet streams, and monsoon patterns to improve survival and delivery of supplies to allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
Sikeston Kiwanis Speaker Highlights Youth Health Drive
Sikeston public school nurse Mrs George M Faris spoke at the Kiwanis dinner on health work in Sikeston schools. She urged a better future plan, noting free or low cost care from local physicians and service clubs, and cited successful small investments benefiting children. Lieut Doyle Price shared war stories, and the group opposed the Quinn bill amid highway development debates. The club also endorsed George W Kirk for governor of the Missouri-Kansas-Arkansas Kiwanis district, with October elections planned. A separate note described a wheat dump in El Dorado Oklahoma as farmers faced glut.
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George M Faris
Sikeston
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Dunn Hotel
Faris
Kiwanians
Doyle Price
E F Schorle
Frank van Horne
Lieut Price
MIA
Germany
Quinn
Missouri
George W Kirk
Mussouri- Kansas
Arkansas
Kiwanis International
Kirk
Special City Election Proclaimed in Sikeston Missouri
The city of Sikeston Missouri proclaims a special election on Thursday June 28 1945 to fill the mayoral vacancy caused by the death of Dr G W Presnell. Voting occurs 6am to 7pm at four ward locations including City Hall 300 Maud Street Walton Williams Garage 127 West Malone Avenue and E C Robison Lumber 100 S Praine Street.
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Missouri
Sikeston
G W 4H
Presnell
City Hall
Maud Street
Draughon Cotton Company
Walton & Willams Garage
West
Malone Ave
E C Robison Lumber Company
Praine Street
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Ghame
Mussour
Tite
Goodyear
Paia
F. & M. Oil Co
Bailey & Bailey Attorneys-at-Law
McCoy-Tanner
Sikeston MO
George W Hikh
Applegate
Siklston
Front Street
Howard A. Dunaway
Mc-Coy-Tanner Building
Sikeston, MO
F L. Sisson
North Kingshighway
Optometry
W. L Sidwell, O. D
Mc Coy-Tanner
Kiwanis Club
Kansas- Oklahoma
Herald
Missour Waters
Aissourt
North ““Y
Marvin L Carroll
City of Sikeston, Missour
Roy
E. Gladys
Sinclair Products
Courteous Service
NORTH
Marvin F. “Frank” Sneed
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