Sikeston High School to Graduate Class of Seventy Four
Sikeston High School will confer diplomas on 74 graduating seniors on Monday night at the high school auditorium. Superintendent Willard Goslin of Webster Groves will deliver the commencement address. Scholarships and trophies will be announced. baccalaureate services will be held Sunday night with Rev. Joseph P. Read delivering the sermon. Students listed include George Alexiou, Boss Reed Council, Billy Edwards, Charles Engram, Jimmy Garrison, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Goslin
Webster Groves Public Schools
Sikeston High School
Lee Bowman
Board of Education
Tharon Stallings
Supt
R. A. Harper
Sikeston Schools
R. D. Sorrells
Joseph P. Read
Sikeston Christian Church
Sikeston Seniors Plan Southern Trip
About 50 Sikeston high school seniors and ten adults plan a May 21 trip to New Orleans and other Southern stops. Travel uses private cars to Memphis then Greyhound buses. return meets in Memphis. Itinerary includes Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge New Orleans Gulfport with tours. cost 20 to 40 dollars per person plus extras. A $10 deposit is paid by each traveler to fund transportation and lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Sikeston
New Orleans
Memphis
Greyhound
Vicksburg
Miss
Natchez
Baton Rouge
Gulfport
Sikeston Debating Squad Plans Annual Banquet at Hudson's
The Sikeston high school debate squad will hold its annual banquet at Hudson's Cafe on Wednesday night May 8 with Board of Education members and faculty as guests. Dr. Forrest Rose of State College Cape Girardeau will be the main speaker, with squad members giving brief talks on year’s activities. Coach Garland Parker leads the team, aided by Mrs. Parker. squad members include Betty Lou Barger, Mary Emma Donnell, William Marsh, C D Butler, Eleanor Righter, Mary Lou Schroff, Mary Elizabeth Waldman, George Alexiou, Russell Wilson, Loomis Mayfield, Ruth Ann Middleton, Betty Brown, Colleen Rayburn, Matilda Long, Mary Louise Ritter, John Hahn, Mary Emma Waller, and Vonda Lea Lufcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn L. Holmes
Betty Anne Johnson
Ruby Mildred King
Vonda Lea Lufcy
Marie Lewis
Mildred Lynn
Marjorie McCoy
Nana Lou Marshall
Martha Ellen Mason
Daffodil Matthews
Joella Patrick
Mona June Provance
Bertha May Ray
Eleanor Righter
Martha Rucker
Mary Lou Schroff
Electa Shankle
Esther Shuppert
Gwendolyn Shy
Doris Skidmore
Lyndall Taylor
Sikeston High School
Hudson's Cafe
Board of Education
Forrest Rose
Department of
State College
Cape Girardeau
Garland Parker
Parker
Betty Lou Barger
Mary Emma Donnell
Wm. Marsh
C. D. Butler
Mary Elizabeth Waldman
George Alexiou
Russell Wilson
Loomis Mayfield
Ruth Ann Middleton
Betty Brown
Colleen Rayburn
Matilda Long
Mary Louise Ritter
John Hahn
Mary Emma Waller
Buchanan Couple Spends Sunday with Relatives in Metropolis and Golconda
Mr and Mrs C C Buchanan spent last Sunday visiting the former s brothers Eugene Buchanan in Metropolis and W R Buchanan in Golconda Illinois The social note highlights family connections and travel between towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Buchanan
Eugene Buchanan
Metropolis
W. R. Buchanan
Golconda
Faculty Named for Vocational Clinic in Sikeston
More than four hundred Southeast Missouri high school juniors and seniors will attend a Kiwanis sponsored vocational guidance clinic in Sikeston on Saturday May 4. Attendees from numerous local districts will pick four classes from twenty eight session offerings, with Dr. W W Parker State College president addressing the group after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Sikeston
Kiwanis Club
Calendar of activities for Sikeston 1940 graduates
The Sikeston public schools closing and 1940 commencement plans list events from May 3 to May 26. Readable entries include May Fete on May 3, debate banquet May 8, Red Pepper banquet and dance May 10, senior play May 14, senior day assembly May 15, junior senior prom May 17, baccalaureate services May 19, commencement and dance May 20, and the senior trip May 21–26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Public Schools
Senior Class Play to Be Given May 14 Sikeston High
Sikeston high school senior class presents a three act comedy Tue Mad on May 14 directed by Miss Frances Burch. Cast includes Penny Wood Mary Emma Waller Church Harris Jean Klein and others with Sonny Waggoner Jack Johnson Frankie Engram and Raymond Palm overseeing set and props. Music by R D Sorrells the music instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston High School
Frances Burch
Penny Wood
Mary Emma Waller
Church Harris
Jean Klein
Mrs. Wood
Electa Shankle
Elmer Tuttle
Jesse Lee Hamby
Effie
Evelyn Holmes
Dr. Wood
William Marsh
Milly Lou
Mary Elizabeth Waldman
S. Mervyn Roberts
Shad Old
Roger van Vieck
Loomis Mayfield
Mr. Harris
Bois Reed Council
Shirley Wentworth
Nina Vern Taylor
Ralph Wentworth
DeWitt Lambert
Julie Marris
Betty Barger
Sonny Waggener
Jack Johnson
Frankie Engram
Raymond Palm
R. D. Sorrells
Sikeston High School English Teacher Resigns This Week
Miss Leilah Rickus, English and study hall teacher at Sikeston high school for the past year, resigned this week after being recently re elected by the Board of Education. She will return to Wardell where she taught previously. The board will consider several faculty vacancies at its next regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leilah Rickus
Sikeston High School
Board of Education
Dexter Woman Guest Of Arch Russell Family
Mrs. Marion McFarland of Dexter was the weekend guest of Mrs. Arch Russell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion McFarland
Dexter
Arch Russell
May Day Fete Friday Night On High School Field
Miss Doris Skidmore will be crowned May queen at the May Fete of the Nations hosted by Sikeston public schools under Miss Helen Flint. Dances from many nations, a hillbilly square dance, and the Star Spangled Banner will close the program with the Sikeston high school orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Skidmore
Sikeston
Helen Flint
Doris
Jonny Waggener
Mary Emma Waller
Jean Klein
Shirley Jean Smith
Billy Holley
Mary Frances Smith
D. B. Waggener
Phyllis Harrison
Harry Wilson
Lee Austin Bowman
Sam
Miss Flint
America
Denmark
China
England
France
Switzerland
Holland
Norway
Mexico
Finland
Hungary
Sweden
Poland
Italy
United States
Sikeston High School
R. D. Sorrells
Isabel Hess
Agnes Erley
Commercial classes at high school end
The 20 week commercial classes directed by Mrs. H. D. Bashore ended Monday night with 33 graduates. Next September she will resume 18 weeks of nightly instruction in shorthand typing and bookkeeping and may offer advanced accounting if sufficient interest exists. those seeking summer sessions should contact Mrs. Bashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Bashore
School Health Program speaker at final PTA meeting
Mrs Marie Heyenga, Webster Groves school nurse, spoke on School Health Program at the last PTA meeting of the term held in the high school study hall. Newly elected officers were installed with Mrs G M Fowler as president, and others named as C R Auten, W P Wilkerson as vice-presidents, H M Kendig as secretary, and H N Draughon as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Heyenga
Webster Groves
H. M. Kendig
H. N. Draughon
X-ray technique to measure heart size and weight
A new X-ray method enables accurate assessment of heart size and weight. Researchers demonstrate how imaging can quantify cardiac dimensions and mass for better diagnosis and treatment planning.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Vogue
Berkshire
Chaffee
Oran
Morley
Vancluser
Blodgett
Diehlstadt
Benton
Fornfelt
Ilma
East Prairie
Charleston
Anniston
Bloomfield
Essex
Morehouse
New Madrid
Matthews
Kewanee
W. W. Parker
Beauty
Richard Swaim
Fred Harris
State Highway Department
Army and Navy
H. E. Dudley
140Th Infantry
Missouri National Guard
Paul Brown
J. C. Penney
C. C. Scott
W. L. Huters
International Shoe Company Factory
Paul Fink
R. E. Bailey
C. H. Moose
Municipal Light and Power Company
D. K. Hudson
Civil Service
Pleas Malcolm
G. C. Baker
T. C. McClure
O. T. Elder
Sikeston Telephone Exchange
Otto Hahs
Hahs Machine Works
W. D
George W. Kirk
F. D Lair
Terfield
Herald
Bach Studio
Rescience
Stallcup
Billy Foley
J. Wm. Foley
Columbia
Kansas City
Young Foley
John Dover
Vondalea Lufcy
Joe Arbaugh
John Ponder
Tommy Reed
Margaret Ann Hatfield
Jane Wilkerson
Billy Anderson
Billy Grant
Ed Dan Renner
Alex Waters
Joe Allén
Grace Marie Sitzes
Carolyn Weltecke
Front Street
Vanity Fair
San Souci
Artimis
Georgiana
JO D. JR
Betty Lane
Manhattan
Paris
Manhattan Munsingwear
SOX
Shainberg
Sikeston, Mo
Stampy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!