Sikeston Millers Open Season With 11-0 Loss at Illmo
Illmo’s Big Bucks overwhelmed Sikeston Millers 11 to 0 in a season opener. Conway Tucker started, four runs in the third, Carl Brockett allowed five hits and five runs, while Olmo led Sikeston with 13 hits. Newcomers Salkis Tope Blake impressed, veterans P Marshall, J Marshall, Haton, Bruce, Crain, Tucker, Brockett provide depth. Bray and Truman Hall pitched for Illmo, Bray homered in the eighth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Cameron
Sikeston Millers
Illmo
Big Bucks
Cameron
Conway Tucker
Salty” Salkis
Carl Brockett
Olmo
Sikeston
Millers
Tope
Bruce
P. Marshall
Salkis
Eaton
Salkil
Gilbert Blake
Blake
P. Marshal
J. Marshall
Haton
Crain
Tucker
Brockett
Paul Bray
Truman Hall
Imo
Bray
Hall
Shipman
Three-State Accident South of Sikeston Sunday
A Sunday highway crash three miles south of Sikeston involved cars from three states. W. T. Lusk of Portageville Milling Co. was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after colliding with Elva Ramsey’s 1929 Ford, which hit a luggage trailer driven by Jack Ames of San Antonio. No serious injuries were reported. Ames’s family accompanied him.
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Sikeston
W. T. Lusk
Portageville
Wickham
Lusk
Portageville Milling Company
Ford
Elva Ramsey
Cobden
Marquette
Jack Ames
San Antonio
Texas
M. G. Anderson
Ames
Jack
Adrienne
Cardinals Host Dodgers In Hometown Series
In St Louis Mo on May 2 the Cardinals under manager Ray Blades open a three game set at Sportsmans Park against Leo Durochers Brooklyn Dodgers. First game Sunday at 2 30 p m launches a homestand filled with dates against Bees Phillies Reds and a night game June 4 against Brooklyn. A separate item notes a Ford wreck reported by trooper Wickham.
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ST Louis
Ray Blades
Cardinals
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Sportsman’s Park
Ford
Wickham
Kiwanis Discuss Civic Improvements in Sikeston
Sikeston Kiwanis Club discussed postal service improvements and traffic signage at a Friday meeting. Post office hours and night mail handling were debated with support for a night clerk and a Frisco station box, while Saturday afternoon service drew mixed opinions. The club also covered automatic stop go signs at Highways 60 and 61 and more street name signs. Bartley R. Schwegler will lead tomorrow night’s program.
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Sikeston
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Committee On Public Affairs
F. E. Mount
M. Malcolm
the Herald
Post Office Department
Frisco
Malcolm
Bartley R. Schwegler
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club Meets at Hudson's Cafe Yesterday
Twenty two Lions Club members attended the weekly luncheon at Hudson's Cafe with Harold Pitman as a guest. Vice president Wm. Woehlecke led the meeting in place of absent president A M Jackson. routine business was discussed. Essex Dr J P Brandon sustained serious injuries in a Friday auto accident near his home, and his chauffeur Albert Massey was also seriously wounded.
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Lions Club
Hudson’s Cafe
Harold Pitman
Wm. Woehlecke
A. M. Jackson
Essex
J. P. Brandon
Brandon
Albert Massey
Portageville Property Damage Report
A Portageville car sustained $150 in damage while a trailer incurred about $25 in damage. No injuries reported. The incident details and surrounding circumstances are not specified in the fragment.
Bulldogs Nudged Into 4th Place
The Sikeston high school Bulldogs were nudged into fourth by four-fifths of a point at Cape Girardeau during the 35th Southeast Missouri track carnival. Senath won Class B with 36.15 points, Crystal City second at 19.5, Festus 18, Sikeston 17.2. In Class C Charleston led with 35, Hornersville 28, Wayti 21, Cardwell 16. other finishers included Matthews, Blodgett, Leadwood, Archurd, Patton, Portageville, New Madrid, Gideon, Caledonia, Hillsboro and the College Preps.
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Sikeston High School
Cape Girardeau
Senath
Crystal City
Festus
Sikeston
Farmington
DeSoto
Kennett
Holcomb
Perryville
Ste. Genevieve
Dexter
Deering
Charleston
Hornersville
Wayti
Cardwell
Matthews
Blodgett
Leadwood
Archurd
Patton
Portageville
New Madrid
Gideon
Caledonia
Hillsboro
Sikeston Chamber hears on SEMO Drummers convention
The Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce referred the Southeast Missouri Drummers Association convention bid for 1941 to the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce in its Tuesday night session. Stormy weather reduced attendance, and routine business was conducted. The next meeting is set for Hudson's Cafe on Tuesday night May 7.
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Southeast Missouri Drummers’ Association
Sikeston
William and
New Streets
William Street
New Crenshaw
East Acres
Moore Avenue
Dement New
Kathleen Street
Chamber of Commerce
C. Clarence Scott
Reese Palmist
Pohouski
Okla
Dixcelonian Cafe
Highway 61
Sikeston, Mo
City Limits
Two Houses Entered by Brazen Robber
A bold thief netted over $300 in a single night by entering two lighted Sikeston homes. Mrs. M Rankin lost about $325 from a purse on a desk inside a Lake Street front room and did not see the intruder. In a second break in, librarian Beatrice Dobbins reported a thief stole $5 from a Tan ner Street residence, chased the man who escaped through a window. Police have no clues.
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Sikeston
M. Rankin
Lake Street
Carolyn Weltecke
Tanner Street
Beatrice Dobbins
For Rent Four Room Cottage Near Salcedo Road
Four room cottage with modern bath water and light. Mostly furnished and adequately convenient for a family of two. Located 24% miles west of Highway 61 on Salcedo road. Telephone 2921.
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Salcedo Road
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary Aug 1940
The Herald announces M E Montgomery as Democratic candidate for Circuit Judge covering Cape Girardeau Scott and Mississippi counties. Frank Kelly seeks re election as Circuit Judge 28th Judicial Circuit. John Hobbs runs for Sheriff Scott County. Lynn A Ancell seeks re nomination as Assessor Scott County. Ted Kirby runs for Constable Richland Township. All subject to the August 6 1940 primary.
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M. E. Montgomery
Cape Girardeau
Scott
Mississippi
Frank Kelly
28Th Judicial Circuit
Scott County
Lynn A. Ancell
Richland Township
Local Professional Directory Listings in Sikeston Mo
Classified directory entries present attorneys at law in McCoy Tanner Building with office contact numbers, and a physician surgeon with Derris Malcolm Building offices and phone details. Also listed are a dentist in Applegate Building and contact numbers for day and night calls.
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McCoy-Tanner Building
Sikeston
Derris-Malcolm
Sikeston, MO
Applegate
Telephone
Peoples Bank
Stallcup
DR. W. M. Sidwell Optometrist Office
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Llmo
Sikeston Squad
ST. Louis Cardinals
Hudson’s
Bulldogs
Jaycees
Roy Henderson
Doniphan, Mo
Vernon Avenue
Rolland Moll
Crotolaria
Sikeston Sales Co
Glenn Matthews
Southwest Street
Triangle Lumber Co
Caleb Smith
E. Malone
Park Avenue
City Hall
John Sellards
E. Center St
Kathleen Avenue
Post Office
White’s
Hale’s Jewelry & Optical Co
Photography
Sikeston Portrait Studio
Welter Building
East Center Street
R. H. Decker, Sterling’s
Sidwell, Jeweler
Center St
Sikeston Hatchery
Moore-Harris Abstract Co
Benton, Missouri
O. L. Spencer
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Civilian Conservation Corps
Ann Page
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Zestful
America
DT. Jar
Ann
IONA
Lifebuoy
White House
The
American Medical Assn
Council On Foods
Heinz Sun
Junior Foods Heinz
Farina Lga
Raleighs
Ican Bs
Bn. Ale
RED Cross
ANN Ae
A&P’s
Calif
A&p Food Stores
John Hobbs
Ted Kirby
Bailey & Bailey
Attorneys-at-Law
Room
McCoy-Tanner Bldg
George W. Kirk
Applegate Bldg
Phone
Robert A. Dempster
E. J. Menstedt
Front Street
Merlin G. Anderson
Howard A. Dunaway
Denistry
W. A. Anthony
Scott County Milling Co
DR. Handy Smith
Tom L. Chidester
B. L. McMullin
F. L. Sisson
Optometry
Welsh Mortuary
H. J. Welsh
H. S. Johnson
Funeral Directors
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