Sikeston Softball Schedule Announced for Summer 1941
Kendall Sikes, chairman of the softball committee, releases Sikeston's 1941 city schedule. Open dates include Canalou and Charleston runs with matchups against Dempster Furniture Co, International Shoe Co, Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill, Flying Cadets, and neighbor towns through August with several open dates.
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Sikeston
Kendall Sikes
Flying Cadets
Dempster Furniture Co
International Shoe Co
Sikeston Cotton Oil Mill
Sikeston Flotton Oil Mill
Local Baseball Schedule Through August Open Dates Noted
A sequence of June to August game dates lists teams Morehouse Sikeston Lilbourn Canalou Charleston Matthews Dexter and Charleston with open dates noted. The schedule runs Tuesdays and Fridays across multiple weeks detailing home and away matchups in a local league.
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Canalou
Matthews
Charleston
Lilbourn
Sikeston
Dexter
Morehouse
Silbourn
Browns Begin 13-Game Home Stand at Sportsman Park
The St Louis Browns, led by Denny Gatehouse, return to face the Philadelphia Athletics in a 13 game home stand starting June 1. Rick Ferrell joins the lineup with Marland Clift Roy Cullenbine and George McQuinn boosting the offense. Gatehouse may start Sunday’s game, and the team will play its first night game June 3 against the Washington Senators as tickets continue to sell.
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ST. Louis
Denny Gatehouse
Hall of Fame
Washington
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Galehouse
Rick Ferrell
Marland Clift
Vernon
Kennedy
Sid Hudson
Sportsman’s Park
Brownie
Cardinals Meet Reds in Decoration Day Doubleheader
St Louis Cardinals host the World Champion Cincinnati Reds in a Decoration Day twin bill set for 1 30 p m Friday at Sportsmans Park. The Reds show signs of emerging from early struggles as McKechnie fields a strong lineup after last fall's World Series win over Detroit. After the doubleheader, St Louis heads on a long road trip returning June 18 to face the Brooklyn Dodgers in the third night game of the season.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
McKechnie
Detroit Tigers
Red Birds
Sportsman’s Park
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sikeston Millers Fall 8 6 to Burkley Ky in Narrow Loss
Sikeston Millers lost 8 to 6 to Burkley Kentucky as errors aided the visitors. Knodell started, wobbled in the fourth, replaced by Smith. Burkley piled hits across the second and fourth innings, with six runs in the big fourth. Millers tallied in first, third, and sixth and eighth innings but could not overtake the visitors. J Marshall scored on a Williams single after an earlier double, completing Sikeston’s final run. Box score follows.
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Knodell
Sikeston
Smith
Burkley Boys
Millers
Austin Cameron
Bandy
Eaton
J. Marshall
Sikeston Boys
Williams
Funeral Services for James E. Hailey Held at Cape Girardeau
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at the Christian church for James E. Hailey, a Cotton Belt railroad conductor. Rev J A Abel officiated. interment in Memorial Park cemetery. He died Tuesday and is survived by his widow and son Dr J Harold Hailey of Denver.
Sikeston Suffers Second Loss to Lone Opponent
Sikeston suffers a second loss as Dexter, Poplar Bluff, Dyersburg, Tenn., and Johnson City, Tl. previously beat the Millers. Dexter also defeated the Millers in a prior game. The Millers prepare to meet the Illmo Bucks in Illmo Sunday afternoon.
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Sikeston
Dexter
Poplar Bluff
Dyersburg
Tenn
Johnson City
Millers
Illmo Bucks
Illmo
Three-day visit of Sigt. Samuel P Marshall to local parents
Advance notices Samuel P Marshall, a sergeant major, on a three day visit to his parents Mr and Mrs S P Marshall. He and another non commissioned officer escorted troops from Monterey California to the recently completed Fort Leonard Wood.
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Sigt
Samuel P. Marshall
Boats allowed on Lake Wappapello with dam safety distance
Lt. Col. James D. Andres of the U S Engineers Corps announced that boats may operate on Lake Wappapello at any time but must maintain a safe distance from the dam control structure. The guidance outlines a clear safety rule for recreational boating on the lake.
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Lake Wappapello
James D. Andres
U. S. Engineers Corps
Boys Town 1941 graduation set for 23 seniors
Boys Town Nebraska prepares for graduation exercises with 23 high school seniors and 51 grade school pupils to receive diplomas marking completion of eighth grade. The event signals the end of the school year as announced in the community notice.
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Caruthersville
Billy Disbennett
Billy
Company B
Missouri National Guard
Camp Robinson
Boys Town
Neb
Army Food Purchases Grow Amid War Demands
Daily Army procurement scales up with the war effort buying about a million pounds of meat, 600000 pounds of potatoes, 500000 pounds of fruit, 50000 dollars worth of bread, and five hundred tons of fresh vegetables to feed troops and supply depots.
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U. S
Pasture Feeding Aims To Boost Milk Output
A report suggests feeding grain to dairy cows while they graze on pasture to raise milk production. The strategy links high-energy intake with pasture access, potentially improving yield without relocating cattle.
Grain loss from combine may indicate shatter before passage
The statement notes that loose grain on the ground behind the combine could be caused by shatter occurring before the machine passes over the field. This suggests a pre-cutting loss mechanism affecting harvest efficiency.
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Sikeston Millers
Kentucky
Burkley, Ky
Likeston
Tope
Crain
Fraton
Barber
Ad Zacher
Waener
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Burkley AB Rhe Egeer
Mason
D. Thomason
C. Thomason
Ee Gore
K. Thomason
Sams
Woods
Peenees Peatgeee
Beshears
Cicero
The
BOY Scouts OF America
Boys Life
ALL Boys
Boys’ Life
Park Avenue
N.Y
Powell Insurance Agency
Aneunre
Seme News
C. L. Hughes
Pemiscot County
Farm Bureau
Virginia Twitty
Merdell Barnett
Twitty
Missouri University School of Agriculture
Barbara E. Scofield
F. H. Scofield
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kennett
Kennett High School
Walter W. Head
General American Life Insurance Company of
Clact
Ree
Allis-Chalmers
Sikeston Farm Equipment
W. R. (Rich) Lewis
South Grade School
Allis Chalmers
NEW Holland Balers
PAPEC
ANN Arbor Balers
Wen
Sparkle
Coca-Cola Company
Sikeston Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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