County to vote on reorganization of school districts
Scott county Board of Education set August 2 as the county wide election date to approve or reject a plan to reorganize into six high school districts. Each district would include the center high school and nearby rural districts, expanding enrollments and valuations. examples include Sikeston district absorbing Greer Hunter Lennox Stringer Baker Tanner, totaling 3439 students and 6,629,125 assessed value. Other districts would center on Silmo Fernfeld Chaffee Oran Perkins Vanduser Benton Morley and Blodgett Diehlstadt high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott county
Board of Education
Sikeston
Miner
Greer
Hunter
Lennox
Stringer
Baker and Tanner
Silmo-Fernfelt
Chaffee
Oran, Perkins and Vanduser
Benton and
Morley
Blodgett
Diehlstadt
Soybean Producers Asked to Join the National Association
Wardell Missouri reports soybean growers urged to join the American Soybean Association this fall to fund a program to raise prices. The plan mirrors cotton funding by collecting 1/5 of a cent per bushel from buyers, boosting county income if successful. Paul C. Hughes coordinates efforts with local handlers to collect the fee with minimal cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardell
Scott county
American Soybean Association
O. H. Acom
National Cotton Council
Acom
Paul C. Hughes
Association
Future of Miner School Faces Unusual Problem
Miner School patrons confront a difficult decision after a fire destroyed the four room Minner elementary building. The district faces rebuilding costs estimated at 30 000 to 40 000 with limited insurance and looming district reorganizations that could shift enrollment to Sikeston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miner School
Miner School Board
Minner
Sikeston
Miner district
Nine Sikeston lads attend Boy's State in Boonville
Nine Sikeston boys join thirty-three peers from the district at Boy's State in Boonville this week. Return date next Saturday, June 2. Attendees include Tommy Hahs sponsored by Post 114 American Legion, Richard Keller Zion. Charles Neves Lions Club Voiture 460. Richard Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce. Eddie Dodd Rotary Club. Paul Holden Kiwanis. Cartel Pharms Chamber of Commerce. Harold Shy Knight of Columbus. Harold Coleman Methodist Men. Charles Bethune Jr and Eddie McAmis fund the Methodist program Arcadia this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Boonville
Tommy Hahs
Richard Keller
Charles Neves
Lions Club
Richard Bloomfield
Chamber of Commerce
Eddie Dodd
Rotary Club
Paul Holden
Kiwanis
Cartel Pharms
Harold Shy
Knight of Columbus
Harold Coleman
the
Methodist church
Date Chosen for Cotton Carnival in Malone Park
The American Legion Cotton Carnival Committee set September 29, 30 and October 1 for the 5th annual fair in Malone Park. The grand street parade and crowning of the Queen will occur on October 1, followed by the Queen's Ball. Merchant booths and numerous concessions will be available for three days of entertainment. Committee members include Loomis Mayfield Sr, Herb Walton, Carl Luper, G. W. (ill) Gardner, Ben Welter, Claude Jameson, T. A. Martin, Harry Dudley, Keith Collins, Carl Elam and Eddie Mathis with further appointments anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Malone Park
Butter
Loomis Mayfield Sr
Herb Walton
Carl Luper
G. W
ill) Gardner
Ben Welter
Claude Jameson
T. A. Martin
Harry Dudley
Keith Collins
Carl Elam
Eddie Mathis
Legion
Lions Club Backs City Limits Extension
Thirty five members and three guests attended the Lions club meeting at Rustic Rock. Lion David Blanton moved the club to record support for extending the city limits, praising Lions Clay A Mitchell and Loomis Mayfield Sr for presenting the proposal. Guests included Alexander Klein of Independence Missouri Joe Walker of St Lews and S Check of Atlanta Georgia. Donna Lee Athoff of Miner is visiting Miss Helen Clark this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions club
Rustic Rock
David Blanton
Lions Clay A. Mitchell
Loomis Mayfield Sr
Alexander Klein
Independence
Joe Walker
St Lews
S. Check
Atlanta
Boone Family Reunion at Morehouse Celebrates Father’s Day
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Boone Sr of Morehouse hosted a multi generation reunion on June 19, first gathering in 12 years to honor Father’s Day with a covered dish dinner. The five generation attendance included L. A. Tickell 89 and numerous Boones from Missouri Illinois and Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Boone Sr
Morehouse
L. A. Tickell
Boone
Mary Sue
G. A. Boone
Ronnie
Carolyne
Quantico, Va
J. H. Boone Jr
Jody
Susan
Jefferson City
Frank E. Boone
Springfield
Robert Boone
St. Louis
Brady Feltner
Camp Lewallen To Open Sunday
Nine Scout Troops from Deering Cape Girardeau Matthews Senath Hornersville Kennett Cardwell Gideon plus a Granite City group will attend Camp Lewallen in Wayne County on Sunday June 26 at 2 p m to begin the summer program. Camp director Willin Jr Willin and manager Craig return from a regional camp school. The camp adds a large skill lodge and museum for nature Scoutcraft and conservation education. Donations of nature specimen displays are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewallen
Wayne County
Deering
Jack Clayton
Cape Girardeau
Harold Fesler
Oliver Hope
Matthews
Thomas Romines
Senath
L. C. Martin
Sikeston
Charles Craig
Poplar Bluff
Camp Lewallen
Scout Council
Scout museum
Scout Office
Broadway
Sikeston sorority to back hot lunch program at airport school
Bremen Van Bibber announces that Sikeston public schools need funds and moral support to provide a hot lunch room in the airport area. Beta Sigma Phi plans to fund the project with proceeds from a biblical drama The Light Eternal set for June 30 and July 1 in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen Van Bibber
Sikeston public schools
Beta Sigma Phi
Bennie Morrison
Sikeston
Van Bibber
Beta Sigma Phi sorority
airport
Jean Scharfenburg
Leavenworth
Kansas
Central Missouri State College
Michigan University
auditorum
East Prairie Seeks Route 62 Redirection Plan
East Prairie and Matthews groups ask the State Highway Commission to reroute U S Route 62 from its current path near Matthews onto Route 105 to Route 55 and then to Charleston. Officials note Route 105 may be in poor condition and seek more input before a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
East Prairie
Charleston
American Association of State Highway Officials
Weather Brief: Week Precipitation and Temperature Range
The week recorded 1.22 inches of precipitation. Temperatures varied from 60 to 88 degrees, with the high of 88 reached four days. Tonight and tomorrow expect 15 partly cloudy skies, warmer in the north and west. Mrs JW Folex returned Saturday from a twelve day visit with her son, Butcher Washington DC, where he works for Westinghouse Electrical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JW. Folex
Washington, DC
Westinghouse Electrical Company
Republican Leaders Meet in Dexter Missouri
Republican leaders of the Tenth Congressional District met in Dexter Missouri to map future party activities. Merl Spitler of New Madrid presided with Gene Potashnick of Sikeston present. Eight of ten counties were represented and a district questionnaire showed split views on the Brannan plan and federal agricultural policy. Voters backed no subsidies for small businesses and opposed higher government spending taxes social security socializing industry and new bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Tenth
Merryl Spitler
New Madrid
Sikeston
Gene Potashnick
Scott County Republian
Brannan
Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs Hopper
Friends announce the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hopper at their farm near Bertrand on July third. The Hoppers plan an open house for friends from early afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hopper
Bertrand
Mr. Hopper
Jon Soviesan
Wheat Haulage Under Rain Delays Hits Scott County Mills
Lyman Bowman and Earl Allen report the first loads of new wheat arriving last week. R C Turner brought in the initial lot for Scott County Milling Company, with general movement continuing into the weekend before rain interrupted the flow. Quality is better than last year but yields are down. $1.80 per bushel set for Number 2 wheat, not loan-eligible due to moisture and conditioning needs. Southeast Missouri Elevator received its first wheat from Omer Hubble on June 17, with generally fair quality amid ongoing wet harvest conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Bowman
Scott County Milling Company
Earl Allen
Southeast Missouri Elevator Company
R. C Turner
Campbell
Bowman
Elevator Company
Southeast Missouri
Omer Hubble
Hubble
McMullin
Allen
Fabick Teletype Adopts Busy New Machine in Sikeston
Fabick Brothers Equipment Company on Highway 61 installs a Western Union teletype system linking Sikeston St Louis Marion Flora and Salem Ill offices. The five stations run 8 am to 5 pm handling up to 18 messages daily to speed service and parts orders from the St Louis order department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fabick Brothers Equipment Company
Highway 61
Sikeston
Western Union
Fabick
St. Louis
Marion
Flora
Salem
Ill
Prince and Princess contest opens Saturday Beta Sigma Phi
A baby contest to choose the Prince and Princess of Beta Sigma Phi opens Saturday morning. Contenders aged one day to five years will have voting jars and contestant photos in stores with a daily score sheet in Penny’s window. Voting costs one cent. contestants to appear at the Beta Sigma Phi play Friday July 1 at 8 15. The winner will be crowned Prince and Princess and prizes awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi
Pennyy's
Two Counties Viewed from Air Yesterday Morning
The summer Soils and Crops Air Tour, second of its kind in the region, ran yesterday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, viewing farms in Scott and New Madrid counties. Flyers observed soil saving terraces, windbreaks, flooded fields, and crops in good condition despite heavy rains, with 31 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
New Madrid
Scott county
Sikeston
Sikeston Ridge
Oran
Blodgett
Lusk Chapel
Diehlstadt
Edward Matthews
Frank Van Horne
Sterling Marshall
McMullin
Morley
Kansas
Lake Slough
Tom B. Stroup
Lee Hunter
Pat
Paul Ranson
Pat Ransom
Peter Scherer
Commerce
Ed Berry
Bob Matthews
F. L. Sisson
Don Robinson
E. Z. Newsome
John Leesing
John Lunstrum
Cape Girardeau
New Madrid county
Buckexve
Sikeston Women Guest at Charleston Club Meeting
The Business and Professional Women's Club in Charleston hosted guests from Sikeston including Miss Sally Swank and Mrs. Dorothy Garnett. President Mrs. E F Smith led a Travelogue on Mexico while hostesses were Mrs. Hazel Harmser and others. 36 members attended. Also noted were visiting families of E L Corbin and Frank T Hutchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Charleston
Sally Swank
Dorothy Garnett
Bonnie Strickland
Della Foe
Sikeston
E. F.Smith
Mexico
Hazel Harmser
Robert Lane
Leonard Ballinger
Boone Howle
Sue Atteberry
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Charles Bethune Jr
Edde MecAmis
Arcadia
Donna Lee Athoff
Helen Clark
yeek
Glen Gay
Rose Taylor
Eida Grider
Harry Hunter
L. A. Tickell Jr
L. A. Tickell III
Forrest City
Ark
Lloyd Tickell
N. C. Anderson
Gideon
A. J. Pinnell
Wm. Pinnell
Lillian Dawson
Harry Minton
Gene Hipes
J. S. Wallace
Grady Kaiser
Buchholz addition
ial
Israel
Joseph
Egypt
Moses
Mississippi
State Highway Commission
Lions Club of
MR. AND
MRS. HOPPER
Moe Hayees
Wye
east Moss
eric of &keston
Prince
S. E. Reed
Hiram Stark
Santa Barbara
Calif
L. A. Formy
Monroe
Florence Stark
Reed
Stark
Homer Deats
Houston
Tevrvas
Deats
R. E Ethson
ant
Huhister
Texas
W Hammer
Salt Lake Cris
Utah
ani
STKESTON WOMEN
CHARLESTON CLUB
E LL Corbin
Evans Corbin
Ingleside
Frank T Hutchison
Fort Collins
Colo
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