Morehouse High School Graduation Exercises Tonight
Morehouse district holds graduation at the high school auditorium at 8 PM with Rev. Wm. Meyers of Jackson to deliver the commencement address. Baccalaureate services were Sunday with Rev. M. A. Massey of the Morehouse Methodist church preaching. Graduates include Betty Lou Collier valedictorian and T. M. Spence salutatorian among twenty named seniors. EB. E. Street is superintendent. Otis Daniels principal. staff includes Margaret Cain Elizabeth Daniels Mary Massey Howard Hight Ruth Seymour and others. five teachers yet to be hired.
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Morehouse High School
Wm. Meyers
Methodist Church of
Jackson
M. A. Massey
Morehouse Methodist Church
Betty Lou Collier
T. M. Spence
Faye Baker
Ruth Bienert
Edna Crowell
Maxine Epperson
James Freshour
Eva Geary
Shirley Goodwin
Jack Hedger
Wilma Heusser
Marjorie Mulcahy
Oral Payle
Nora Mae Porter
Beatrice Savage
Henry Savage
Stella Schuchart
Arma Smith
Gladys Trammel
Joe Williams
Mary Frances Witt
EB. E. Street
Morehouse Schools
Otis Daniels
Margaret Cain
Dexter High School to Hear Dean Myers Commencement Address
Dr West C. Myers, dean of State College Cape Girardeau, will deliver the 1944 Dexter High School commencement address. Exercises are at 8 p m Thursday May 11 in the high school auditorium. Baccalaureate is May 7. Martha Mae Day is valedictorian with Geneva Jackson Elnora Saltzman and Peggy Thrower as honor graduates. T S Hill superintendent and Carl Todd high school principal.
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West C. Myers
State College
Cape Girardeau
Dexter High School
Martha Mae Day
Geneva Jackson
Elnora Saltzman
Peggy Thrower
T S Hill
Dexter Schools
Carl Todd
East Prairie High School Graduation Sets 44 Graduates
Forty four seniors will receive certificates at East Prairie High School in a commencement ceremony at 8 o'clock next Thursday night. Prof Fred Schultz of Murray State Teachers College, Ky, will deliver the sermon. The class includes Gertrude Roberts Emma Kuehner Nettie Presson Katherine Wallace Gertrude Thresher Ruth Hunt Billie Givens Emma Shelby Loretta Gullion Betty Bryan Ozell Crum Iva Morgan Doris Reeves Fern Jenkins Bernice Myers Lois Brantley Evelyn Evans Doris Evans Maxine Allen LeWanda Hockersmith Norma Hopgood Ruth Bevil Anne Allegra Ashlock Georgia Smith Robert Skaggs Winford Morehead Lillard Davis Jr Richard Falkoff Joe Munson Verlon Wiggins Billy Hopgood Jack Barnhill Glynn Fairhurst William Trevathan Marvin Bard J E McMinn Jr Ancell Miller Albert Edgman Clayton Pritchett Thomas Larkins Weldon Greenwood William Brooks Howard Tanner. Faculty for next year includes J Hugh May superintendent Raim EB Lee principal Royal L Franks Ruby Franks Gertrude Fletcher Mary
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East Prairie High School
Fred Schultz
Murray State Teachers College
Murray
Orby Beard
East Prairie Christian Church
Gertrude Carlotta Roberts
Emma D. Kuehner
Nettie Mae Presson
Katherine Wallace
Gertrude Thresher
Ruth Ann Hunt
Billie Lea Givens
Emma Lou Shelby
Lorretta Gullion
Betty Bryan
Ozell X. Crum
Iva Morgan
Doris Reeves
Fern Jenkins
Bernice Myers
Lois Brantley
Evelyn Evans
Doris Evans
Maxine Allen
LeWanda Hockersmith
Norma Jean Hopgood
Ruth Bevil
Anne Alleg
Florence Moore Mayda Emory Ruth Smith Lewis Grace Bright
Five women named Florence Moore Mayda Emory Ruth Smith Lewis Grace Bright and Tressa De Field are listed together in a local column noting community members with shared event or recognition. Distinct individuals are identified, with no additional context provided.
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Florence Moore
Mayda Emory
Ruth Smith Lewis
Grace Bright
Tressa de Field
Diehlstadt Seniors to Graduate on May 10
Diehlstadt high school will hold commencement exercises on Wednesday night May 10 in the high school auditorium. Judge James C. McDowell of Charleston will be the speaker. Graduating seniors include Thomas Bailey Maye Bradley Florence Brown Louise Brown Wayne Bush Russell Cox Gerry Cunningham Mabel Dalton Robert Earl Dame Harold Gage Estalee Galemore Janie Jeffries Linnie Johnson Cecil Lynn LaNelle Newcomb Willis Ray Nichols Dorothy Ogborn Winnie Ruth Phillips Pauline Poeppelmeyer Dorothy Robertson Lydell Robinson Anna Showmaker Louise Spencer Irene Stanfill Howard Stauffer Kathryn Ann Summers Nadine Thomason Dora Treece Clara Lee Atoff Kenneth Walker Billy Joe Watkins and Jack Sneed.
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W. C. Broderson
Charleston Baptist Church
Thomas Bailey
Maye Bradley
Florence Brown
Louise Brown
Wayne Bush
Russell Cox
Gerry Cunningham
Mabel Dalton
Robert Earl Dame
Harold Gage
Estalee Galemore
Janie Jeffries
Linnie Johnson
Cecil Lynn
LaNelle Newcomb
Willis Ray ‘Nichols
Dorothy Ogborn
Winnie Ruth Phillips
Pauline Poeppelmeyer
Dorothy Robertson
Lydell Robinson
Anna Showmaker
Louise Spencer
Irene Stanfill
Howard Stauffer
Kathryn Ann Summers
Nadine Thomason
Dora Treece
Clara Lee Athoff
Kenneth Walker
Billy Joe Watkins
Jack Sneed
Convalescent Training Revitalizes Soldiers At Chanute Field
At Chanute Field Illinois the convalescent training program salvages thousands of man hours by returning recovering soldiers to units as better trained. Col Arthur H Corliss notes four color classifications blue red yellow green guide varied activity from bed work to heavy calisthenics with orthopedic rehab and demonstrations.
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Army
Air Forces Training Command
Arthur H. Corliss
Corliss
First Sergeant John D Mullaney Receives Silver Star
First Sergeant John D Mullaney of Somerville Massachusetts was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in battle at Apremont France in 1918. The decoration arrived from Philadelphia on the eve of his 45th birthday April 13, marking 26 years since his unit breached German lines. Mullaney has served 19 years in the Army.
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United States
England
John D Mullaney
Mullaney
Somerville
Mass
Apremont
France
Philadelphia
Births and Deaths Recorded in March 1944 Scott County
Names of Scott county parents with births in March 1944 from the Missouri State Board of Health list. Seventeen boys and thirteen girls among thirty newborns. several towns named including Sikeston Morley Chaffee Bertrand Commerce Fornfelt Bell City and Ilimo. Aimed at physicians to report missing records to local registrars.
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Scott County
Missouri State Board of Health
State Health Department
4-Fs In War Jobs Placed In Class 2
Washington selective service regulations designate registrants unfit for military service by age and occupation. Amendments to classification rules move men in essential industry or agriculture from 4-F to 2-A(H) 2-B(H) or 2-C(H) and those beyond draft age to 2-A(L) 2-B(L) or 2-C(L) while Herald Want Ads promise results.
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Washington
Federal Register
Figures on Women's Earning Power Discussed in Springfield
National executive secretary Louise Franklin Bache spoke at the Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs convention in Springfield, citing that only one in ten thousand women earns $10,000 or more annually and urging equal pay for equal work. She noted distribution ranges from under $1,000 to $5,000 and above, with many earning between $1,500 and $2,000 and many dependents requiring continued employment postwar.
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Springfield
Ill
Ilinois Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Louise Franklin Bache
New York
Private Tells Off Admiral and General at Humbolt Bay
An enlisted man aboard a small boat off Humbolt Bay during a Japanese bombing confronted a three star Admiral and a two star General. The Admiral ordered moving away, the General ordered returning ashore, the steersman stopped the craft and said make up your minds as flames erupted on the beach and both services coordinated in response. The navy later set the course.
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New Guinea
Humbolt Bay
Army
Navy
Wish Book Pleas From Overseas GIs For Familiar Sears Catalog
The Sears catalog remains a symbol of home as servicemen abroad request copies. W L Acroyd notes mail order catalogs have been sent to many Pacific islands, Italy, England and other fronts. USO reports 2,648,929 armed forces and civilian members served in a single month.
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Sears. Roebuck
Johnny Doughboy
John Doe
W.L. Acroyd
Sears
Pacific
Italy
England
USO
State files suit against Boots Miller over penitentiary funds
Missouri seeks 248371.67 damages from Lloyd N. Miller known as Boots Miller and his surety U S Fidelity for alleged illegal acts as penitentiary director since 1941. The nine count suit, filed in Cole county circuit court, cites misused five percent inmate earnings and overwork payments. Governor Donnell ordered the audit that prompted the action.
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Missouri
Lloyd N
Boots) Miller
McKittrick
Cole County
Miller
U.S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Baltimore
Penal Institutions
Paul V. Renz
P. FB. Willis
Board of Penal Commissioners
Gov. Donnell
Jefferson City
Donnell
Soldier’s USO letter outlines future wife in St Louis
Corporal Robert E Ottman of the air transport command recalls meeting a St Louis USO hostess during a 1942 Christmas dance. He sent $10 to buy her a corsage and a plant for her parents, praising the girl as the prettiest he met across 30 states. He longs for simple comforts and USO hospitality.
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USO
Negro College Head To Speak Here
The Sikeston Negro schools will hold their graduating class event on Friday night May 26.
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Negro College
Sikeston Negro Schools
Lincoln University President to Speak at Event
Dr. Sherman B. Scruggs, president of Lincoln University, will deliver the keynote. The Me Sab i Range in Minnesota holds the richest iron ore pockets in the United States.
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Sherman B. Scruggs
Lincoln University
U. S
Minnesota
Me‘sabi Range
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East
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