Sikeston High shines at Cape Girardeau contests
Sikeston High School students earned six firsts seven seconds five thirds and four fourths across scholastic commercial art and speaking events at Cape Girardeau State College. Fielding Potashnick led in public and extempo raneous speaking and tied for top acting honors in the one act. Track team collected a second place trophy with Ned Tanner tallying 1312 points as the high scorer.
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Sikeston High School
Cape Girardeau State College
Fielding Potashnick
John Kendig
Bill Northington
Emily Lair
Jerome McCoy
Eddie McAmis
Bill Hodges
Pat Davis
James Middleton
Mary Ann Hitchcock
Sue Stowe
Peggy Thomas
Ned Tanner
Sikeston
Dick Young
Eugene Rudd
John Nickens
Larry Trousdale
Teachers Fill Five Elementary School Vacancies
New faculty for next year in the teaching department includes Miss Eldoris McMikle Martha Lou Wiggins June Wiggins Mrs Min ne Lee Boone and Henry W Dunker.
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Eldoris McMikle
Martha Lou Wiggins
June Wiggins
Minne Lee Boone
Henry W. Dunker
Tea and Style Show For Home Economics Students
An afternoon event next Thursday will showcase students work as they model clothing they made. Parents and friends are invited to attend from 3 to 5 o'clock, followed by refreshments.
Poplar Bluff chorus entertains students in assembly
The student body enjoyed an assembly last Thursday presented by the Poplar Bluff boys chorus directed by R L Morris. The program featured popular, barber shop, and semi classical numbers along with a quartet performing humorous selections including a version of Rigoletto and Alfalfa Hay. The quartet members were Bob Phillips, Dickie Emerry, Eugene Anspach, and Bill Sipe.
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Poplar Bluff
R L Morris
Band Gives Program to Other Schools
The concert band directed by Keith Collins performed two out of town programs on Tuesday. They spoke at Jackson Inch school in the morning and played at Chif fee Hugh school on the return trip that afternoon. A meme Tanch was held at a roadside park nearby. Navy and Marine Men to Lecture to Senior Boys. Tomorrow afternoon representatives from the Navy and Marines will speak to the senior boys about careers in those services and a conference period with the speakers may be arranged.
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Keith Collins
Jackson Inch School
Chiffee Hugh School
Reay Jacks Ab
Navy
Marines
Cape Girardeau Students Model Garments At Event
Eight home economics students modeled outfits they made at the Cape Girardeau domestic science meeting last Saturday. Dot Haters wore a navy three piece suit with white pique blouse and red cape. Jenna Lee Spivey showcased aqua taffeta with black sash. Wanda Bishop chose aqua pique with eyelet trim. Lucille Tate wore yellow and white chambray with tucks. Kathryn Williams wore orchid pique with ruffled neck trim. Geraldine Holden featured solid blue and blue striped chambray summer dress. Sybil Kaiser wore yellow waffle pique with heart shaped neckline and full skirt with green belt. Mattie Moore presented a yellow pique dress with a large green neck tie.
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Cape Girardeau
Dot Haters
Jenna Lee Spivey
Wanda Bishop
Lucille Tate
Kathryn Williams
Geraldine Holden
Sybil Kaiser
Mattie Moore
Missouri Schools praises Sikeston coverage and news items
The Missouri Schools bulletin commends Supt. Bremen Van Bibber and Sikeston's Daily Standard and Herald for publicity of schools this year. Highlights include Guidance Day for seniors annexation of Chaney rural district re election of teachers and airport buildings for school use. Dorothy Miller contributed Using the School Libraries to Improve the Elementary Reading Program.
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Missouri Schools
State Department of Education
Bremen van Bibber
Sikeston
The
Daily Standard
the Herald
Chaney
Dorothea Miller
Knox Driver Training Class Tests Traffic Rules
Eighteen girls in Coach Kenneth Knox's class completed traffic tests in downtown traffic, parking, and highway driving at fifty miles per hour. They studied driver observance and stationed at six town intersections to observe violations. The most common infractions were lack of signals and driving with one hand.
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Kenneth Knox
Freshmen Excused From School For Census Work
Freshmen will be excused from school all day Friday in reward for census enumeration work done by citizenship classes under the direction of Robert Walker. The program acknowledges student effort and assigns full day off as thanks.
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Robert Walker
Future Homemakers Picnic at Francis Park Farm Home
The Future Homemakers club plans a picnic tomorrow afternoon at Francis Park's farm home. The group will hike to the farm for a picnic supper with Mrs. Joel Savell, home economics instructor, accompanying them. Mr. and Mrs. Van Bibber have bought a two story white frame house at 804 Taylor Street and will move in mid June.
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Home Economics Club
Francis Park
Joel Savell
School Tests Given And Cooking Demonstration
Mrs. Irene Van Bibber and Miss Mabel Hastings conducted tests for eighth and seventh grades this week. Home economics students attend a cooking demonstration sponsored by Armstrong Home Appliance at Rex Theatre this afternoon.
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Irene van Bibber
Mabel Hastings
van Bibber
Miss Hastings
Armstrong Home Appliance Company
Rex Theatre
Southeast Missouri Odd Fellows choose 62nd venue
In East Prairie delegates selected Fornfelt as the site for the 62nd annual Southeast Missouri Odd Fellows meeting on April 26, 1950, after an address by Judge Robert I. Cope of Poplar Bluff. Parking meters are installed in Portageville.
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Illmo
Southeast Missouri Odd Fellows Association
East Prairie
Fornfelt
Robert I. Cope
Poplar Bluff
WAC Candidate School Seeks Civilian Applicants
Major Lyle S. Daugherty announced that civilian women may apply for the October Officer Candidate School class in the Women's Army Corps. Applications must be filed by May 15. Eligibility includes US citizenship, ages 19 to 28, two years of college, and ability to pass screening tests. Prior service may alter basic training requirements.
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Lyle S. Daugherty
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Women's Army Corps
Army
United States
Daugherty
Army Officer Candidate School at Camp Lee Va Details
The article outlines OCS basics for soldiers and qualified WAC enlisted women. It describes a six month course leading to second lieutenants in the Organized Reserve Corps with at least two years active duty. Distinguished graduates may enter Regular Army. others face competitive tours. Applications available at Sikeston recruiting station.
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Camp Lee
Organized Reserve Corps
Daugherty
Regular Army
Army
Are you letting old papers clutter basements invite fire
Clean out hazards now by removing rags and stale papers from storage areas. Dispose of or recycle debris promptly to reduce fire risk and create safer spaces in basements and garages.
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