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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
8
Sikeston High seniors heard M. Montgomery, acting prosecuting attorney of Scott County, urge usefulness to taxpayers. He noted the district spends about 150000 yearly on the school and advised work in local industry and service to others as proof of sound use of funds.
The girls intramural basketball tournament began Monday afternoon with freshmen losing to sophomores and seniors defeating juniors in a tie late. Boys 12C and 11C won semis to meet in the final, while 9B and 8B led junior high divisions. Aeronautics class progresses on a meteorological unit and a wind tunnel for flight studies, with daily forecasts and growing investigations.
Bismarck the smallest school in the Missouri State tournament captured the title by edging Lebanon 40 to 38 with the winning basket in the final 15 seconds. Ozark took third by beating Jefferson City 45 to 29, while Union won the consolation bracket 33 to 24 over Cleveland of St Louis. The finals drew 2500 spectators and receipts of 2604, with the games played in Springfield.
Joel A. Montgomery of Sikeston Missouri is among new spring term students at Washington University St Louis. Montgomery, from 707 Southwest Street, is a freshman pre legal student in the College of Liberal Arts. A Class of 207 freshmen entered midyear marking one of the largest February enrollments in the university's history.
The United States is producing Easter lilies as a wartime victory figure. Japan sold 25 million bulbs to the U.S. in 1940 for 81500 dollars, Holland sent 1 million. Rex Beach leads the largest grower with 50 acres near Sebring Florida. Lilies bloom in Oregon and Washington under Dutch refugee care. Florists estimate Easter week sales at 80 million dollars at 7.50 to 12 dollars per dozen.
New York Electrical Society heard Dr. O H Caldwell of Electronic Industries describe postwar electronic auto steering using photo cells. White highway lines would guide the car, allowing drivers to enjoy scenery as in automatic flight systems.
A three car caravan arriving in Los Angeles after a 6739 mile trip at 35 mph reports drivers ignore speed limits. Leader Ted E. Allen of Keep 'Em Rolling says average motorists travel 53 mph, with thousands of cars passing them as the caravan claims it passed 31 on the road.
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