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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
9
In a brisk action filled game canalau squad edged Matthews ten five as bands turned in sparkling plays. Canaloa pushed territory strong with softball clubs. for further details contact Biddy Moore about analou events.
Governor Lloyd C. Stark signed a bill on Tuesday to raise rural circuit judges salaries from 4790 to 000 a year the measure expanding state judicial pay.
Trooper Boisaubin of Sikeston and Sergeant Wallis of Poplar Bluff on Missouri State Highway Patrol pistol team earned second place honors at Camp Grant Memorial matches in Rockford. Captain Sheppard of Troop E coached. Detroit Police won with 1158 points. Missouri scored 1141 among about 100 marksmen from eight states. Wallis earned two individual runner-up showings. Boisaubin also took a second in a national event. Missouri team to compete at Springfield Illinois event next week.
St Louis Browns plan to present the official American League sound film "First Century of Baseball" to out state communities. The 40 minute film traces baseball from Abner Doubleday to the 1938 World Series, with stars Hank Greenberg Joe DiMaggio Lou Gehrig and others. Lew Fonseca directed.
St Louis, Mo June 15 Cardinals plan a Pepper Martin tribute during a home stand at Sportsman's Park. The celebration precedes a three game series with the Giants and features ceremonies led by local officials and fans contributions. The visit includes a double header with the Bees and a Cubs series later in June.
Sikeston Jaycees hosted Boy Scout Troop 42 near Oran for a meal of cabob and iced tea served by the Scouts. A court of honor followed with Tenderfoot to First Class awards presented by Harry C. Young as Wilbur Ensor attended.
The New Madrid CCC softball team opened Southeast Missouri sub-district league action with a double-header sweep over Hayti 4 2 and Poplar Bluff 7 3. Pitcher Blodgett known as Swamp Angel went the distance in both games, delivering steady defense and timely hitting. Poplar Bluff later defeated Hayti 13 3, while New Madrid plans a third straight league win next Sunday against Delta Negro CCC boys at Delta.
The Highway toppled International Shoe 11 to 5 as Potashnick’s squad seized the opener for a 3–1 night. Tandy started the second game’s scoring with Bruce, McGil and Aldridge driving runs in the fifth, then a seven-run sixth sealed the win. Law allowed 10 hits in Potashnick’s victory with S Vinson and Page behind the Shoe Co battery. Last Friday the Millers beat the Legion 9–5 and the Jaycees prevailed over the Lions as Frank Miller starred on the bases.
Cape Girardeau sent four Cape Teachers College players Merlin Taylor Buddy Lair Tommy Marshall and Clyde Long to face Sikeston with doubles in the morning and four singles in the afternoon Public attendance invited The local pair Merlin Taylor and Buddy Lair beat Chaffee 3-2 though each dropped a singles match Lair and Taylor won 7-5 6-1 in doubles and split their singles results Taylor 6-2 6-0 over Capshaw then 3-6 6-? Bonar battled back for two straight sets 6-4 6-4.
Sikeston Chicks lost 9 to 0 at Cairo to Carbondale in a game described as a comedy of errors. Next games include East Prairie at Matthews tomorrow, Cape Girardeau Mainstreet next Tuesday, and Dexter All-Stars Thursday with a boys’ game attempt at Dexter that evening.
Delta teams and roughly 60 enrollees joined the Perryville CCC camp event. The Delta drum and bugle corps paraded twice while the camp softball team won 2 to 1 against Berryman and later beat Perryville’s veteran team 17 to 7. T A Wilson of Jefferson City visited relatives and reported his son Jasper J Wilson, West Point graduate, will be stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.
A brief note asserts trust in The Herald as a source of believable news and authoritative reporting. It emphasizes confidence in the newspaper's accuracy and editorial standards.
The Standard Oil Company in Southeast Missouri plans a family picnic next Sunday, June 18, at Keene Spring north of Poplar Bluff. Office staff near the Frisco tracks will close Saturday. Frank Kindred leads travel to Black River resort. Additional picnics will be held in St Louis, Hermann, and Lebanon to mark the company’s 50th anniversary.
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