A New Drive to Improve Sikeston City Life
A Friday night meeting at the Public Library launches a city wide Better Sikeston program led by Clint H. Denman and Chamber of Commerce president Maurice Armstrong. The plan unites civic groups for a Stay Clean campaign starting May 10 and aims to sustain improvements through coordinated effort, public information, and active participation by residents and students.
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Garden Club
Sikestna
Chamber of Commerce
Sikeston
Clint H. Denman
Maurice Armstrong
City Park Board
Denman
Peren
Sikeston City
Lutheran Church Pastor Leaves City For Hammond Ind
The Rev Earl E Weis, 32, leaves Concordia Lutheran Church Sikes ton after nine years as pastor to lead St Pauls Lutheran Church in Hammond Ind He guided the church through a 1951 rebuild and oversaw active community service as a Rotary member and Red Cross officer The congregation totals about 150 with Weis active in Sunday services and local outreach He departs with his wife and three children and a replacement has not been named
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Earl E Weis
Concordia Lutheran Church
Sikeston
Hammond, Ind
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Park Avenue
Connie
Chrissie
Becky
Weis
Sike Ten
Matthews Church
Rotary Mbte
Cemed Lanreate
Scott County Red Cro
Stoddard County Approves Most Of Redistricting Plan
Stoddard County voters approved most redistricting of schools in a countywide election. Wright, county superintendent, said the tally reduced districts from 92 to 68 then to 28 with eight re organized high school districts and numerous rural districts experiencing mixed support across areas such as Leora, Rock Point, Dudley, Edmonds, Hobbs, and Charter Oak. Overall turnout was average with some precincts higher and others lower. reports noted no disturbances at polling places.
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Bloomfield
Stoddard
John A. Wright
Stoddard County
Leora
Rock Point
Dudley
Edmonds
Hobbs
Wright
Jeaves
He County
R-l
Gray Rider
Roffineten
Charter Oak
Bell City
Hoters Gin
R-5
Liberts Hill
Bresemieid Ais
Idaho
Denton Cry
Moard Gos
Fatal Benton wreck claims Arkansan Ida Hinshaw
A head on collision south of Benton on Highway 61 Sunday afternoon killed 58 year old Ida Hinshaw of Leachville. She died after arrival at Delta Community Hospital with multiple injuries. The other passenger Bertha Buttrey of Bell City was seriously injured with multiple fractures and head injuries. The driver Louis Gardner 16 of Bell City and a group of Bell City youths sustained various injuries. Gardner faces manslaughter charges in juvenile court. An inquest is planned at Smith Funeral Home in Oran.
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Benton
Ida Hinshaw
Leachville
Ark
Delta Commanits
Hinshaw
Bertha Edna Buttres
Tio
Delta
Louis Ward Gardner
Bell Cits
Missouri
Cane Girardeau
Gardner
Naucomi Smith
Bell City
Kaye Arnold
Otis Johnson
Jack Gillis
State Highway Patrol
Young Gardner
Lowell Bartlett
Ilamoa
Buttrey
Robert Dempster
Scott County
New Madrid School Kids Take Bus Trip to Sikeston
About 130 kindergarten through second graders from New Madrid Grade School rode a bus to Lilbourn to catch a Frisco train to Sikeston. They visited the Renner home, had lunch on the lawn, and played under careful supervision by Principal Mrs Helen Loud Jones and teachers. The annual outing also marks many students first train experience and is part of a rotating trip series with other grade levels.
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New Madrid
Helen Loud Jones
L. L. Schuette
E . McClure
L. H. Magruder
Mable Macklem
C. D. Wright
Lilbourn
Frisco
Sikeston
Mra A.J
Pete’ Renner
Tanner St
Renner
Jones
Short City Council Session Has Only Routine Business
The regular monthly City Council meeting at City Hall was brief and routine. Aldermen disposed of reports and bills while a budgeting and revenue check prompted a committee review of business licenses and fees, with about $2,000 in additional revenue identified. A parking ban on Matone Avenue was discussed. no action taken beyond requesting data to support claims. Mayor Butler announced several nominations and bids for a new sanitary sewer system, with work already underway on Sunset Addition and plans to proceed to other areas.
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Day
Berry-Palmer and
Matone Avenue
Chase Butler
Masor
Tate Rath
Builer
Ed Sherman Grant
Board of Public Works
John Vaughn
A. Cc “Jube
Barrett
Butler
Jack Johnson
Harold Wallace
Capense Mayer Butler
T Hat
Cor Public Works
Electrical Storm Rips Through City
An electrical storm and heavy rain swept Sikeston causing scattered outages. A tornado aloft stirred excitement but inflicted no damage as it hovered high above town. Power lines flickered and street lighting failed briefly, with crews assessing downed poles and transformers in the aftermath. Downriver counties reported similar weather disturbance and isolated outages.
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Sikeston
Lions Chicken Fry Draws 200 Attend More Than 200 Men
Over 200 men and younger high school athletes joined Lions Club at Airport grounds for the annual chicken fry honoring high school lettermen, coaches, and board members. The event featured volunteers dishing out chicken and meal prep, with some notable guests assisting despite a busy program.
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Lions Club
Attendance at Sireston Sendy Schools May 2
Attendance figures for Sireston Sendy Schools on May 2 show totals around 350, 347, and 341 across classes or sections. The fragmented OCR text references street names and possible districts but lacks coherent context or event details.
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Sireston Sendy
J W Baker Dies at Home in Sikeston Area
James Washington Baker Jr a longtime Sikeston leader and farmer dies at his home on Route 6 16 miles west of Sikeston after a long illness He headed the Sikeston Special Road District for over 25 years improving gravel roads and served on the school board and in Sikeston Lodge No 316 A F and A M Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at the Methodist Church with Masonic graveside rites in City Cemetery His wife Flora survives four daughters two of them in Chicago and one in Lilbourn, plus a son J W Baker III.
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James Washington Baker Jr
Sikeston
Jim Baker
Baker
Sikeston Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Methodist Church
Hunterville
Vandyser
Salcedo
Flora Baker
Ruth Trotter
Frances Feile
Mary Baker
Chicago
Helen Hamman
Lilbourn
Jeanette Holland
M. G. Joyce
Masons
CAP Squadron Here Gets 12000 Worth Of Training Gear
The Sikeston CAP squadron received a truckload of equipment valued at 12668 from CAP headquarters Missouri wing at Joplin. The gear includes an L-4 Piper Cub, a 200 watt base radio station, mobile radios, field phones, telegraph sets, power supplies and training supplies. Captain Robert Smith said CAP assists in emergencies with Civil Defense and is a community partner ready to help during disasters.
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Sikeston
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Missouri
Joplin
Richard Deweese
Delta Community Hospital
Robert Smith
Smith
Matthews Woman Named Postmistress Nominee
Eisenhower sends nine postmaster nominations to the Senate including Matt hews daughter Ruby M Radcliffe of Matthews and others from Billings Cole Camp Gilman City Higginsville Marionville Grandview and more.
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Washington, DC
Senate
Eisenhower
Richard Watkinson
Billings
Elmer LL Alderman
Cole Camp
William E Richter
Gilman Cit
Paul 1
Myers
Grandview
Wik Yan C Pervesterff
Higginsville
Maude H Wilard
Marionville
Ruby M Radcliffe
Matthews
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Sikeston Park Board
Better Sikeston
United Sitpration
Mississippi
ST Louis
Miscassipp
US Corps of Engineers
Aston Hl
Alten Jock
Bese
Whesascippa
Lutheran
City
Rev
Earl E. Weis
Stoddard Co
Niewsparpern Aabl
Mable Mechliem
Florence Magruder
A. Jo Fete Renner
A. J
Pete” Renner
Schuette
McClure
Malone
Alderos
Anteada
Ata
Dtacdadal Alcas
Jeanna
Tomas Mas
J. W. Baker
CAP Squadron
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