Many District High Schools Are Closing Year s Work This Week
Vanduser high school will graduate 21 seniors at commencement exercises tonight in the high school auditorium. State College’s Dean West C. Myers Cape Girardeau will give the commencement address. Rev. A. B. Cooper Charleston delivered the baccalaureate sermon at the same auditorium. Wallace Ramsey is valedictorian and Geneva Adkins salutatorian among the graduates.
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Vanduser High School
Dean West C. Myers
State College
Cape Girardeau
Rev
A. B. Cooper
Charleston
Wallace Ramsey
Geneva Adkins
Louise Bridges
Marianne Campbell
Juanita Cherry
Ruth Dial
Betty Truesdale
Mildred Wisdom
Murdean Wisdom
Ruth Wornica
Mildred Evans
Clyde Mahs
G. W. Hagg
Ella Jean Hamby
Arthur Humphrey
Nadine Schatz
Catherine Tuber
Shirley Mece- Arthur
Olivia McDonald
Waldo Phillips
Burney Byron
Morley High Names Valedictorian for 1941 Class
Norma Bryant named valedictorian of Morley High School's 1941 graduating class by Superintendent S. E. Sebaugh. Jason Beardslee is salutatorian. Commencement to be held at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. with Dr. A. C. Magill delivering the annual address. Baccalaureate was held May 5 with Rev. H. M. Andrews in charge. Class members include E. G. Andrews, Margilee Andrews, Jason Beardslee, Norma Bryant, Margie Cannon, Mary Faye Dennis, Wm. Ray Dennis, Velma Elsperman, James Hatley, Edna Irwin, Ruth Orr, Jim Stowe, Cletus Todt, Betty Watson and Ethel Vaughn. Incoming teachers listed. two more to be chosen.
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Norma Bryant
Morley High School
S. E. Sebaugh
Jason Beardslee
A. C. Magill
Science
State College
Cape Girardeau
H. M. Andrews
Morley Methodist Church
E. G. Andrews
Margilee Andrews
Margie Cannon
Mary Faye Dennis
Wm. Ray Dennis
Velma Elsperman
James Hatley
Edna Irwin
Ruth Orr
Jim Stowe
Cletus Todt
Betty Watson
Ethel Vaughn
L. W. Bartels
Clint Bugg
Erma Ward
Thekla James
Althea Dodson
Lila Williams
Bess Scarbrough
Evelyn Pearman
Blodgett Commencement Held Last Night
Graduation exercises at Blodgett high school saw 12 seniors receive diplomas on Wednesday night May 7. State College leader Dean West C. Myers of Cape Girardeau delivered the commencement address. Baccalaureate services Sunday May 4 featured Dr S D Aubuchon of the Baptist Foundation at State College as preacher. Students: Aubrey Lee Davis Bill Marshall Helen Louise Williams Mona Fern Gaither Margaret Evelyn Rister Arthur Huey Jr Vivian Norma Johnson Anna Lucille Ward Marshall E Hirsch Helen Irlene Minner Ellen Riley Charles L Meunier.
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Vivian Norma Johnson
Anna Lucille Ward
Marshall E. Hirsch
Helen Irlene Minner
Ellen Riley
Charles L. Meunier
Ancell High School names 1941 valedictorian and staff
Thelma Harvel is valedictorian and Ellouise Garwood salutatorian of Ancell high school 1941 graduating class. Other graduates include Sue Adams, Reese Black, Willie Dee Blackwell, Ben Chambers, Julia Chandler, Louise Dillon, Wes Harvell, Virginia Hatton, Gladys Manley, Wm Ray Melton, Enoch Reeves, Judith Ann Stark, Bernita Walters, George White, Marion White. Commencement address by Rev Don E Schooler tomorrow night at Centenary Methodist Cape Girardeau. Sermon by Rev Roy E Belcher in East Prairie on Sunday May 4. Supt. Alvin M Koerber vacancy not yet filled. Faculty for next year includes C B Lane, M C Jackson, Eileen Kray M Howle, Lorene Ackman, Margaret Hahn, Catherine Goodin, Dorothy Hodges, Margerie Ballinger, Martha Jackson.
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Sue Adams
Reese Black
Willie Dee Blackwell
Ben Chambers
Julia Frances Chandler
Louise Dillon
Thelma Harvell
Wes Harvell
Virginia Hatton
Gladys Manley
Ray Melton
Enoch Reeves
Judith Ann Stark
Bernita Walters
George White
Marion White
Don E. Schooler
Centenary Methodist Church
Cape Girardeau
Roy E. Belcher
East Prairie
Alvin M. Koerber
C. B. Lane
M. C. Jackson
Eileen Kray M Howle
Lorene Ackman
Margaret Hahn
Catherine Goodin
Dorothy Hodges
Margerie Ballinger
Martha Jackson
Diehlstadt Holds Graduation Exercises and Baccalaureate
Diehlstadt high school honored graduates of 1941 with a May 1 commencement address by Dr. A. C. Magill of State College Cape Girardeau. Baccalaureate services were led April 27 by Rev. T. L. Bess. The 1941 class lists Beulah Bethune Leora Maynard Bradley and many other graduates. Faculty for 1941 1942 includes Earl Crader superintendent Zahn J. Wells principal Wedin T. Wyman Charles Bowers and others with two teaching vacancies remaining.
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Diehlstadt High School
A. C. Magill
State College
Cape Girardeau
T. L. Bess
Methodist Church of
Virginia Gertrude Dame
Daniel M. Dempster
Alfreda Jeannette Griffin
John B. Groves
Polly Ann Hahn
Maxine G. Howard
J. R. Howard
J. R. Jackson
Nina E. Jackson
Agatha M. Laedicker
Margaret Eben Mason
Evelyn B. Masterson
Harold Adolph Matthews
Jewel G. McClain
Frances Marie Michael
David Franz Miller
Opal Miller
Earl Crader
Zahn J. Wells
Wedin T. Wyman
Charles Bowers
Eileen McCord
Katherine Baker
Viola Fadler
Marriott Woodside
Helen Eakins
Mayme Misfeldt
East Prairie Class of Fifty Five Graduates Tonight
Fifty five East Prairie seniors will graduate at eight o clock in the high school gym with Lloyd W. King delivering the commencement address. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night with Rev. Marvin Weiblack giving the sermon.
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Fify
East Prairie High School
Lloyd W. King
State Superintendent of Schools
Marvin Weiblack
East Prairie Methodist Church
Marie Baker
James Bandy
Mera Ben Barker
Paul Barnhill
Howard Benson
Dorothy Bippus
Helen Blackman
Effie Brantley
Stella Brantley
Harold Brigman
Helen Brooks
Betty Lou Chappell
Costella Clifft
Ralph Conyers
Ruth Corbitt
Robert Cummins
Clarence Daniel
Rubye DeBaun
Mary Dill
Earl Catson
Sammire Durbin
Dorothy Evans
Josephine Smithson
Venita Taylor
Louise Thornscott
Louis Wilburn
Maxine Garrett
Billie Lee Givens
Nora Lee Stewart
Dale Thornton
Lorene Wickham
Dorothy Zilafro
Ralph McCullough
East Prairie Schools
J. Hugh May
Clifford Kirby
Lannis Chunn
Royal Franks
J. C. Montgomery
Vivian Russell
Gertrude Fletcher
Grace Adele Bright
Tresa DeField
Florence Bumann
Lorene Oldham
Sullivan Brigman
Boy Scout Troop 41 Enjoys Hike and Picnic
Members of Scout Troop 41 with leaders Bill Hopkins and Therman Travelstead hiked from Ross Lake near Dexter to Morehouse, joined by Essex ride, then continued to Ross Lake. They cooked dinner per scout manual, several passed tests, and concluded with a boat ride and return.
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Scout Troop 41
Bill Hopkins
Therman Travelstead
Ross Lake
Dexter
Morehouse
Essex
Matthews Graduation Tonight at Matthews High School
Matthews High School holds graduation at 8 o clock in the school auditorium with Dr. Wm T Doherty of State College delivering the annual address to the seniors. The class includes W C Moore Jr Glenn R Ayers Charles Clifford Clark Gaither Daugherty Jr Thomas S Higdon Cleddie Leroy Jones David H Radcliffe Ewin L Stroud Mack T Williams and others. Faculty for the coming year lists Dee Norman Powell and Benton B Conrad among others.
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Matthews High School
Wm. T. Doherty
History
State College
Cape Girardeau
True Taylor
Social Science Department
The
W. C. Moore Jr
Glenn R. Ayers
Charles Clifford Clark
Gaither Daugherty Jr
Thomas S. Higdon
Cleddie Leroy Jones
David H. Radcliffe
Ewin L. Stroud
Mack T. Williams
Helen Geneva Binford
Verna Orwell Christian
Gwen Cole Garner
Ola Marie Forrest
Mary Mauveline Gooch
Mary Mildred Green
Louise Kern
Rose Cleo Stroud
Dee Norman Powell
Benton B. Conrad
Lil
Bloomfield High School Graduation Honors Many Seniors
Graduation exercises for Bloomfield High School were held last night. Seniors receiving diplomas include Walter Asbell, Dick Ashley, Shelton Baker, Wilma Baker, Dorothy Ann Bess, Guy Bollinger, Raymond Cates, Norma Lee Cates, Tony Clodfelter, Delbert Cox, G. A. Crain, Laveria Deardorff, Carl Douglas, Charles Eaton, Gene Evans, Deloris Crews, Marvin Poe, S. E. Lewis, Pauline Ferguson, Jimmie Fisher, Juanita Gill, Gen eva Hawkins, Elbert Harper, Dick Harty, Francis Harty, Paul Harty, H. C. Hyslop, Lois Launius, Jim Leggett, Alberta Long, Jimmie Miller, Rex Moore, J. C. New comer, Wilma Lee Rhodes, H. M. Richmond, Billy Scrivner, James Earl Skelton, Norma Stevens, Thomas Swallows, Bud Swan, Geo. Tiller, Charles Tucker, Mary Tucker, Carmaleen Walker, Shannon White, Rex Wilfong, Mary Wilson, Eda Mae Wilkison, Lorraine Wolfe.
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Walter Asbell
Dick Ashley
Shelton Baker
Wilma Baker
Dorothy Ann Bess
Guy Bollinger
Raymond Cates
Norma Lee Cates
Tony Clodfelter
Delbert Cox
G. A. Crain
Laveria Deardorff
Carl Douglas
Charles Eaton
Gene Evans
Deloris Crews
Marvin Poe
S. E. Lewis
Pauline Ferguson
Jimmie Fisher
Juanita Gill
Geneva Hawkins
Elbert Harper
Dick Harty
Francis Harty
Paul Harty
New Teachers Named to Fill Sikeston High Vacancy
Ivan Dunn, former Advance schools instructor, selected to replace Orville Notherutt in Sikeston High School. Dunn will teach science and take over Notherutt's remaining duties.
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Ivan Dunn
Sikeston High School
Orville Nothcrutt
Dunn
Nothdrutt
Oran Seniors Hear Circuit Court Judge at Graduation
Judge J. C. McDowell of Charleston will deliver Oran high school graduation exercises at 7 30 tonight in the school auditorium. Frances Painton is valedictorian and Kathleen Gateley salutatorian. Other graduates include Joe Bailey Norma Bond Ferdinand Bisher and many more. Eight grade graduates and new school officials are listed.
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J. C. McDowell
Charleston
Oran High School
C. E. Warren
Oran
Frances Painton
Kathleen Gateley
Joe Bailey
Norma Bond
Ferdinand Bisher
Joe Gosche
Eloise Graviett
Ruddle Lee Grice
Harold Goetz
James Ed Hollingsworth
Mildred Howell
Violet Hooker
Walter Ewon
Maxine Pippin
Walter Pabst
Mary E. Rasmussen
Eunice Ryan
Louise Robinson
Robert Slickman
Wilma Ward
Elmer Welter
R. H. Henson
W. M. Jones
Freda Carr
Georgia Williams
Kathryn Bryeans
Dickey Alfultis
Bernard Snyders
Eugene Damron
Virginia Chaney
Juanita Chism
Dona Sue Henson
Howard Henderson Jr
Billy Inman
James Inman
Minnie Lou Kittle
Clifton Mercer
Helen Neal
Mary Frances Stone
Bob Yokeley
Lindell Lee
Lindell Gray
Bob O'Connor
Bob Emerson
Pauline Statler
Swinging Rope Causes Trouble At Camp Lewellen
Four year old Joan Ensor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Ensor, was injured at Camp Lewellen near Piedmont when her brother John released a rope swing from a tree. She fell and broke her right arm below the elbow. Dr H M Kendig reset the arm and she recovered by Monday.
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Camp Lewallen
Piedmont
Joan Ensor
Wilbur Ensor
Mr. Ensor
Henry Nevin
John
Joan
Journalism Scholarship For Sikeston Student
Russell Wilson, Sikeston high school junior and editor elect of the Bulldog Barker, earned a $25 scholarship admission to Northwestern University’s journalism division for the eleventh annual National Institute for High School Students. The four week session starts June 16 with students from forty states. He serves as associate editor of the Bulldog Barker. He is the son of Mrs. R L Wilson.
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Russell Wilson
Sikeston High School
Bulldog Barker
National Institute For High School
Northwestern University
Russell
R. L. Wilson
Sikeston High School Senior Play Set for May 27
Members of Sikeston high school senior class will present the three act comedy What a Life directed by Miss Frances Bureh in the high school auditorium on Tuesday night May 27. Cast includes Henry Dick Tongate Barbara Pearson Rosemary Putnam and many others with CC D Butler as business manager and a full staff handling publicity stage properties and ushering.
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Sikeston High School
Frances Bureh
Henry Aldrich
Henry
Dick Tongate
Barbara Pearson
Rosemary Putnam
Patterson
Joe Lee
Miss Shea
Shirley Limbaugh
Miss Pike
Virginia G
CC. D. Butler
Geneva Alliston
Barbara Ellen Sikes
Clarence Rafferty
Carl Diehl
John Todt
Bynum Puckett
Robert Finley
Orville Ables
Moe Watson
Betty Jo Matthews
Rex Wyatt
Vanita Noyes
Margaret Anthony
Helen Moore
Avis Bishop
Josephine Shuppert
Doris Jamieson
Pat Sutton
Helen Thompson
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Morley
Blodgett
Kass SK
Ancell
Thelma Harvel
Ancell High School
Ellouise Garwood
Diehlstadt
Vogue
Berkshire
Vogue Dress Shop
Sikeston
BOY Scout Troop
Bloomfield
Bloomfield High School
Gradua
Naway Cleaning Company
Loomis Mayfield, Prop
Colleen Rayburn
Ruth Hart
Matilda Long
Harry Gross
Dick McDougal
Stanley Colley
Herald
City of
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