Sikeston High School Graduates Grow From 1918 to 1919
Thirty years past Sikeston High saw seventeen graduates in 1918, while 1919 brought seventy seniors. Ivah Milem and 16 others led the class with Prof. R. S. Douglas delivering the commencement address and Rev. Clarence Burton preaching the baccalaureate. Superintendent E. D. Lee resigned, to be succeeded by M. C. Thomas. The Little River Diversion Channel levee broke after heavy rains, flooding lands west of Oran and Vancuser, with water two miles wide in parts. The 140th Infantry had reached Europe as local men prepared for active WWI combat.
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Sikeston
Sikeston High School
Ivah Milem
Phyllis Gould
Dimple Wilbur
Ima Hornung
Corintha Simler
Ruth Baker
Mabel Mason
Elizabeth Adams
Hyacinth Sheppard
Una Vowells
Katie Meldrum
Gus Wainman
Charles Blanton Jr
John Leisler
Lou
Little River Valley
140Th Infantry
Europe
Missouri
Sikeston High Wins Four Firsts in 1923 Meet at Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri scholastic meet sees Sikeston High School earn four of thirteen firsts among thirty entrants. Rebecca Pierce earns free trip to California and notes $700,000 in insurance written for women. Tanner post office opened with Morse Lynn postmaster. Construction on three Front Street business houses begins. Roy Stewart stars in Radio King at Malone Theatre. Price 20 cents.
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Sikeston High School
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Rebecca Pierce
California
Woman's Benefit Association
W. E. Derris
C. H. Vanson
W. A. Fuller
St. Louis
Sikeston
Tanner
Morse Lynn
Roy Stewart
Radio King
Malone Theatre
Sikeston Hears Of Local Notices May 10 1928
Employed city council engineer for paving Sikeston North and South Kings highways. Sue Stallcup widow of Mark H Stallcup dies at 70 from cerebral hemorrhage. Sikeston American Legion Post plans park improvement at East Railroad Park later Legion Square. Merchant advertises khaki work pants at 98 cents. Truck growers ship two car loads of vegetables to Chicago. Ben Welter begins construction on a new business house on Center street.
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W. A. Fuller
St. Louis
Kings Highway
Sikeston
Airs
Sue Stallcup
Mark H. Stallcup
American Legion
E. T. Wheatley
East Railroad Park
Legion
Chicago
Ben Welter
Centen Street
School leaders plan appeal to governor in county mass meeting
Fifteen years ago on May 11 1933 Miles B R Davis New Madrid county school superintendent convened a mass meeting at the New Madrid county high school building. Teachers and business people were to discuss an appeal to Governor Guy Park seeking aid or action.
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Miles BR. Davis
New Madrid County
New Madrid County High School
Guy Park
Governor urged to call special session for school relief
The governor would be asked to convene a special Missouri General Assembly meeting to provide relief for state public schools. Proposals included authorizing a special sales tax for schools. A used car sold at Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet for 58 dollars. Over 15,000 attended the shoe show by International Shoe Company last week. A new flag pole was erected in Legion Square.
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Missouri General Assembly
Missouri
Mitchell-Sharp Chevrolet Company
International Shoe Company
Legion Square
Blanton Heads Ninth District Federation of Music Clubs
Ten years ago on May 12 1938 Mrs B F Blanton was chosen head of the Ninth District Federation of Music Clubs at its Dexter meeting. A pedestrian about 60 died in a traffic crash 15 miles south of Sikeston on Highway 61 and was buried at New Madrid after failed ID efforts. Planters Cotton Company ginning plant installation was underway. Twenty eight tons of poison scattered in Sikeston district fields to fight army worms damaging crops.
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B. F. Blanton
Federation of Music Clubs
Dexter
Sikeston
Highway 61
New Madrid
Planters Cotton Company
Destruction of 296 dogs noted in town crackdown
Policeman Bill Carson and Earl Wilson reported the destruction of 296 dogs in their effort to rid the town of stray and otherwise worthless canines. Mr and Mrs John Young celebrated their golden wedding at their home on Worth street.
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Bill Carson
Earl Wilson
John Young
Worth Street
Sikeston War Effort Tin Can Drive Highlighted
Sikeston organized a tin can collection as part of the wartime home front. World War II’s African campaign ended with the surrender of 150000 enemy troops. Ben O. Matthews opened a new feed and seed mill at Miner, expanding local agribusiness.
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Sikeston
Ben O. Matthews
Miner
Sikeston zoning plan rejected. planning commission resigns
Last year May 15 1947 the Sikeston city planning commission faced rejection of its zoning plan followed by the resignation of members C L Blanton Jr W S Corrigan W H Sikes J S Kevil and Clay Mitchell. The American Theatre in Charleston burned for an estimated loss of 50000. Bill Clayton and D Hufstetler bought the Beuben Crowe Service Station in Sikeston. Sikeston high school track team won first in the medley relay at the State meet in Columbia Missouri.
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Sikeston
City Planning Commission
C. L. Blanton Jr
W.S. Corrigan
W. H. Sikes
J. S. Kevil
Clay Mitchell
Charleston
Bill Clayton
8. D. Hufstedler
Beuben Crowe
Sikeston High School
Columbia
Distribution of 1946 U S coal producers sales dollar
Labor took 60 percent of the sales dollar in 1946. Supplies and power accounted for 15 percent, sales and administration for 6 percent, taxes and labor insurance for 4 percent, royalties and depreciation for 8 percent, other expenses for 6 percent, and the profit margin before bad debts interest and idle mine costs for 4 percent.
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U. S
Bituminous Coal Research Designs Overfire Jets for Smoke Control
Bituminous Coal Research Inc of Pittsburgh outlines designs and applications of overfire jets to abate smoke from stationary plants, locomotives, and steam ships, signaling a push for cleaner emissions across multiple propulsion and power systems.
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Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Pittsburgh
Bust of President Truman Installed at Missouri Capitol
A bronze bust of President Harry S. Truman was placed in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City last Sunday and accepted by Governor Phil M. Donnelly. Donnelly accepted the gift from the Missouri Department of the American Legion, with James ONeill of Manchester, New York, and Raymond S. Roberts of Farmington presenting it. The sculpture by Charles Keck bears the inscription Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, Soldier, Statesman, Legionnaire.
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Harry S. Truman
Jefferson City
Phil M. Donnely
Charles Keck
Missouri Department of the American Legion
the Legion
James ¥. O'Neill
Manchester
N. Y
Raymond S. Roberts
Farmington
President of
the United States
Hunter couple returns from delightful Cuba trip
Stephen B. Hunter of Cape Girardeau and his wife Mrs. Hunter spent several weeks in Cuba visiting Havana and the Isle of Pines. They found the climate, food, and hospitality of the Cuban people delightful and reported the trip beneficial to their health.
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Stephen B. Hunter
Cape Girardeau
Sikeston
Mrs. Hunter
Cuba
Havana
Isle of Pines
Mr. Hunter
Southeast Missouri Press Association Meet at Cape Girardeau
Oliver B. Ferguson of Fredericktown, president of the Southeast Missouri Press Association, plans the program for the annual meeting to be held in Cape Girardeau on May 28 and 29. An afternoon session on the first day will be followed by a banquet that evening, with a morning session on the 29th to conclude the meeting.
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Oliver B. Ferguson
Fredricktown
Southeast Missouri Press Association
Cape Girardeau
Morbidity Report From District No 2 Health Office
Morbidity report from District No 2 Health office in Sikes ton lists measles and tuberculosis cases across counties. Dunklin has one measles, one tuberculosis, one VD. Butler one VD. New Madrid three VD. Pemiscot five VD and three mumps. Mississippi one tuberculosis and two VD. Stoddard one tuberculosis. Scott thirty nine cases of measles.
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Sikeston
Dunklin County
Butler
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Mississippi
Stoddard
Scott
Coal Industry Strength Hits New Milestones
The competitive position of the bituminous coal industry is bolstered by vast reserves, ample productive facilities, progress in mining operations, and improvements in equipment and methods for coal utilization.
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Penama Canal
WRU
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Utah
Leland Stanford
Stanford
America
THE
W. Averell Harriman
Economic Co-operation Administration
Secretary of Commerce
European Recovery Program
President Truman
Capitol
C. H. Vanson, Jeweler
Pelly
Cape Girardeau Baking Company
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Betsy Ross
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