Senior Class Play Presented Friday Night at Sikeston High
Sikeston High School juniors present The Mad March Heirs, a comedy by Tom Tagegert, staged by the seniors in the high school gym at 8 15 Friday night May 19. Cast includes Raymond Wright Jeanne Jackson Shirley Dillon Louise Jackson Grace Sittes Miller Moll Bert Moore John Boardman Chris Porter Charlotte Strain Louise Skelton Ira Mae Fowler LaVerne Yoffie Mary Ellen Bailey Mildred Lambert Lorraine Graber. Directors and committees listed with prompters and staff assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tagegert
Mr. Justice Jimmie
Raymond Wright
Jeanne Jackson
Shirley Dillon
Louise Jackson
Grace Sittes
Miller Moll
Bert Moore
John Boardman
Chris Porter
Charlotte Strain
Louise Skelton
Ira Mae Fowler
LaVerne Yoffie
Mary Ellen Bailey
Mildred Lambert
Lorraine Graber
Robert Walker
Dene Stinnett
Imojean Branum
Margaret Lambert
Bennie Joe Morrison
Jack Neal
Mary Lou Swanagan
Amy Wilkinson
Archie Alliston
Phil Bowman
Virginia Woods
Ruth Struwe
Margaret Ann Niswonger
Dorothy Marshall
Irena Gimlin
Rometta Bugbee
Laura Jo Latham
Pauline Shepherd
Eloise Coots
Student Council Plans Purchase of War Bonds
The Student Council votes to buy two one hundred dollar war bonds after June 1 to support the Fifth War Loan Drive sales. Officers for the Red Pepper organization 1944 45 include head Yvonne Bugbee vice cayenne Bettie Hirschberg secretary Rosemary Proffer and treasurer Martha Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yvonne Bugbee
Red Pepper
Cayenne
Bettie Hirschberg
Rosemary Proffer
Martha Stevens
Senior Day Program set with awards after the event
After the program, awards will be presented to high school pupils. The Senior Day planning committee lists chair Louise Jackson and members Bert Moore Jeanne Jackson Amy Wilkinson Lorraine Graber Margaret Ann Niswonger Grace Sitzes Miller Moll Nadine Greenlee La Verne Yoffie Lee Matthews Arcie Alliston Richard Campbell Dene Stinnett. Rei Pepper to buy two twenty five dollar war bonds with dues savings during the Fifth War Loan Drive in June. Maturing in ten years the money adds to Red Peppers treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Jackson
Bert Moore
Jeanne Jackson
Amy Wilkinson
Lorraine Graber
Margaret Ann Niswonger
Grace Sitzes
Miller Moll
Nadine Greenlee
la Verne Yoffie
Lee Matthews
Arcie Alliston
Richard Campbell
Dene Stinnett
High School Pupils Addressed By Dr Dyer At Kiwanis Talk
Dr G W Dyer spoke to Sikeston high school pupils after addressing the Kiwanis Club. He outlined life as a struggle and cited Alvin York, noting life is shaped by past experiences. The manual training shop display opens Friday in the gym for the senior play. Senior Tea set for May 23 in Home Economics Cottage with two session times for A-L and M-Z.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Dyer
G. W Dyer
Sikeston
Kiwanis Club
Dyer
Vanderbilt University
University of Chicago
Southern Industrial Council
Gift For Mother play and music recital by local cast
The program featured Cobb Moonlight and Roses flute by Richard Lewis To A Wild Rose piano by Gene Hirschberg Indian Love Call sung by Barbara Canedy and M O T H E R performed by the class The cast included Gene Nicholson Howard Branum Graham Sadler Richard Lewis Lucy Jo Aufden berg Lawanda Calhoun Velma Duke Refreshments of Cokes and cookies were served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kendig
Billy Northington
Dorothy Bonifield
Betty Jo
Softball Tourney Underway for Junior and Senior High
This week a softball tournament features junior high and senior high pupils. In junior high the seventh and eighth grades each stand 0 1 while the ninth is 2 0. In senior high the tenth is 0 1 the eleventh 1 0 and the twelfth 1 1. The event concludes Friday afternoon.
Fourth Grade Olympics and Library Book Club Update
In Miss Lucille Stubblefield's room students studied ancient Greek Olympic events and fourth grade skills. Champions were Veveta Castleberry and Eugene Boothe with several students passing all skills. Five girls formed a Book Club and donated three books to Bailey School Library after reading them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Stubblefield
Greece
Veveta Castleberry
Eugene Boothe
Gene Aufdenberg
Charles Blanton
David Bowman
Robbie Harper
Gerald Inman
Jerry Lee
Charles Manly
Wanda Grimes
Carolyn Jackson
Peggy Knupp
Marcia Williams
Barbara Boyce
Carolyn Groves
Bailey School Library
Hekking
Sutton
Keene
Ed Buser Services to be Held Friday
Edward Buser a former Sikeston resident died at his Morehouse home after a stroke. Funeral services will be Friday at 9 am at St Francis Xavier Church with Rev J J O Neill. Burial in Sikeston City Cemetery. Born June 12 1877 in Belleville Illinois he lived in the area 40 years including Sikeston in charge of the Northend Grocery meat department. Survived by widow Bertha May Buser a daughter Mrs E Bush Louisville KY and son Pvt Louis Buser with the U S Army at Beale California. services delayed until the son could arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Buser
Sikeston
Morehouse
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
J. J O'Neill
Sikeston City
Mr Buser
Belleville
Ill
Northend
Bertha May Buser
E. Bush
Louisville
Pvt
Louis Buser
U. S. Army
Beale
Cal
Annual Poppy Day Set for May 27
May 27 is designated Poppy Day with the American Legion Auxiliary selling thousands of red crepe flowers to honor veterans. The program supports veterans and their dependents, with poppies made by World War I and II veterans at Jefferson Barracks. Mrs H E Dudley leads Sikeston’s local efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Jefferson Barracks
Missour
H E Dudley
Sikeston
Minister Humpreys honored on fiftieth ministry anniversary
Rev W A Humphreys was honored at Charleston Methodist Church marking his fiftieth anniversary since licensure to preach on May 14 1894. At 77 he retired in 1926 after a career as circuit rider and pastor across Nine charges with posts in Piedmont Dexter Arcadia Festus DeSoto Malden Morehouse and leadership in West Plains and Dexter districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W .A Humphreys
Charleston
J. C. Montgomery
Humphreys
Montgomery
Humphrey
Centerville
Reynolds County
Piedmont
Dexter
Arcadia
Festus
DeSoto
Malden
Morehouse
West Plains
Chaffee
New McKendree Chapel
Jackson
Festus New
Senate panel restores 50 million for school lunch aid
A Senate Appropriations Subcommittee voted Monday to restore to the Agriculture Department appropriation bill a 50 million dollar fund for continuation of federal aid to school lunch programs. The item had been cut by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Agriculture Department
House
Golden Wedding Observed for Loennecke Family Near Jackson
Mr and Mrs Frank Schulte and their children attended the Golden Wedding observance of Mrs Schulte s parents Mr and Mrs Fred Loennecke held at their home three miles west of Jackson Sunday Open house and a family dinner followed with attendance from relatives including Mrs Schulte and her sister Mrs Perry Jones of Poplar Bluff and Clarence Loennecke of Charleston Also present were S R Smith and wife and their daughter Mrs Richard Hirsch of Cape Girardeau and Mr and Mrs G W Froemsdorf of Jackson The Summer Opening at Chillicothe Business College is June 5 with immediate prep under way The first watermelons of the year went on sale in St Louis two carloads from Florida sold at 5 and 6 per 100 pounds You can believe what you read in The Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schulte
Frank Jr
Ann
Schulte
Perry Jones
Poplar Bluff
Clarence Loennecke
Charleston
Loennecke
S. R. Smith
Richard Hirsch
Cape Girardeau
G. W. Froemsdorf
Ruth
Jackson
St. Louis
Florida
Achilles tendon repair limits and strength noted
A historical note states the Achilles tendon in the heel can withstand about 1000 pounds before breaking, highlighting its remarkable endurance under strain.
Oklahoma Name Origin From Choctaw Language
The word Oklahoma comes from Choctaw and translates to red people, reflecting the etymology of the state name and its Native American roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sikeston High School News
Sikeston High School
Clarence Scott Insurance Agency
Front Street
Bailey School Notes
ED Buser
Coniributtings
H. A. Bach
Malone Avenue
Sikeston, Mo
Chillicothe Business College
The
Herald
Bailey & Bailey
Attorneys-at-Law
McCoy-Tanner Bldg
George W. Kirk
Applegate Bldg
Public Accountant
Public Accountants
E. J. Menstedt
Howard A. Dunaway
Mc Coy-Tanner Building
Optometry
W. L Sidwell
D. D
Mc Coy-Tanner
B. L. McMullin
Stallcup
F. L. Sisson
North Kingshighway
Welsh Funeral Home
Distinctive Service
Esquire
Negedeeben
Manhattan Sport
Mie
Segedenfereeitenteatens
Manhattan
Erchiefs
En. Ve
Wembley
Pioneer
Slack
Cooper
Sox
Winthrop and Jarman
the Peoples Store
Sikeston’s Style Store
Glenn Fish
New Madrid Street
Edgar White
Missouri
WN PT Eee
Lumi Ulm Rohs Cem Ree
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!