ISCO blanks Dempster ten in opener of 1940 season
ISCO blanked Dempster 14 to 0 to open the 1940 season as a strong offense and solid pitching led by Bennett produced the first shutout. In the nightcap Tech edged Local Truckers 7 to 6 after a seesaw battle with key hits from Rafferty, Montgomery, and Fox for the Bijou and several runs by Local.
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International Shoe Company
Dempsters
Dempster
Robt. Dempster
Salkil
ISCO
Sutton
B. Crain
F. Tope
Bartholomew
D. Tope
Weeks
Puckett
Bennett
Bandy
D Tope
Eaton
Dempster’s
Isco Boys
Bijou Tech
Xlocal
Hale
Local
Miller
Truckers
Montgomery
Bijou
Clippard
Tech Boys
Fox
Rafferty
Billy Simmons
Wichels
Wilson
Millers Defeat Poplar Bluff in Eight to Four Victory
Sikeston Millers rally from an early deficit to topple Poplar Bluff Jaycees 8 to 4 at Sportsman Park. Boyd earned the win with 8 innings and 11 strikeouts, while Gilbert and Boyd each collected three hits for Sikeston. Jaycees’ Knodell started, Williams relieved, and Tincy Shelton had three hits for Poplar Bluff.
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Sikeston Millers
Poplar Bluff Jaycees
Cameron
Poplar Bluff
Millers
Sportsman Park
Miller Moundsman Boyd
Boyd
Salkis
Strouser
Jaycee Hurler
Sikeston
Gilbert
Crane and Boyd
Finton
Waggener
Crane
Kinder
P. Shelton
Leo Frey
Junior Baseball League Opens With Six Games Tuesday
The American Legion Junior Baseball League of Missouri's 14th district starts Tuesday June 4 with six of seven teams in action. Cape Girardeau vs Jackson, Chaffee vs Charles ton, Sikeston at Dexter. Poplar Bluff idle. Games at 2 pm. two meetings per pair, no repeat venue. Admission free. birth certificates required after June 1.
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American Legion
Missouri
Cape Girardeau
Jackson
Chaffee
Charleston
Sikeston
Dexter
Poplar Bluff
Harry E. Dudley
M. E. Montgomery
Cape
Sikes
Jackson Chaffee
Local Men At Firefighters Meet In Campbell
Three Sikeston fire department members Loomis Mayfield Duree Medley and John McMullin attended the Southeast Missouri Firefighters Association meeting in Campbell Tuesday night. H S Ousley of St Louis gave the chief address. The next association meeting will be in Cape Girardeau late in June.
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Sikeston Fire Department
Loomis Mayfield
Duree Medley
John McMullin
Campbell
Southeast Missouri Firefighters’ Association
H. S. Ousley
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Cardinals Home Stand At Sportsman Park May 30 To June 11
The St Louis Cardinals return to Sportsman's Park for a 12 game homestand starting Saturday June 1 with Philadelphia for a Ladies Day game and a Sunday doubleheader. Buck Owens and his horse Goldie perform pregame Saturday. Cardinal night game debuts Tuesday June 4 against Leo Durocher’s Dodgers with 8:30 start. Dodgers visit again Thursday June 6 at 3 pm. Giants visit June 7 for a five game set through June 9 with double headers on June 8 and 9. Bees visit June 10 and 11 with Monday afternoon and Tuesday night games.
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ST. Louis
Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals
Philadephia
Phillies
Buck Owens
Goldie
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Red Birds
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Boston Bees
District youths enlist in U.S. Navy from Southeast Missouri
James L. Tinsley of Sikeston and Byron L. McElroy now in Zalma will join U S Navy in St Louis next week. They head to Great Lakes for preliminary training. Other district youths enlisting include Garnett A Albrecht of Time John W. Haskens of Advance and Homer L. Masters of Chaffee.
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James L. Tinsley
A. F. Tinsley
Sikeston
Byron L. McElroy
Zalma
Missouri
St. Louis
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Garnett A Albrecht
John W. Haskens
Advance
Homer L. Masters
Chaffee
Perfect Attendance Records at Local High School
William Marsh of the senior class and Jean Cummins of the freshman class achieved perfect attendance. The Herald did not include these names in last week’s published list of pupils with good records.
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William Marsh
Jean Cummins
Herald
Methodist church to remain under Mrs Haw in Cape
Cape Girardeau superintendent Rev Crichlow announced that Bishop Broomfield approved leaving Mrs J Linn Haw in charge of Maple Avenue Methodist church until the October church conference at the congregation’s request. Malden native Myers Montgomery, son of Dr and Mrs Montgomery and a Navy Academy senior, will become an ensign aboard the U S S Idaho at San Pedro after graduating June 6.
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Cape Girardeau
J. Wilson Crichlow
Methodist Churches
John C. Broomfield
J. Linn Haw
Maple Avenue Methodist Church
Malden— Myers Montgomery
B. E. Montgomery
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
U. S. S. Idaho
San Pedro
Calif
Carbondale Dolls Dominate Sikeston Chicks in Loss
Sikeston Chicks mustered three hits in a 10 to 2 defeat at Carbondale Illinois. Manning led Carbondale with a big fourth inning as six runs crossed, while Sikeston committed five errors. The Chicks face East Prairie Friday then return to Carbondale for another meeting Sunday.
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Sikeston Chicks
Carbondale
Ill
Sikeston
Cape Girardeau
Illinois
Brown Shoe Company
Southern Illinois
Missouri
Norma Dunnham
Chicks
Manning
Brown Jewell
East Prairie
International Shoe Factory
Cape
Charleston
Ilinois
Kennett routs Sikeston in Southeast Missouri golf clash
Kennett crushed Sikeston 22 to 4 on Kennett's course as Sikeston enters Southeast Missouri league play after two years. Low rounds included 67 by Powell and J F Cox Jr. of Sikeston, while Boswell and Lumsden each shot 68 for Kennett. Sikeston forfeited 6 points for fielding 10 men. Sikeston to play Westwood Hills at Poplar Bluff next.
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Sikeston Country Club
Kennett
Sikeston
Southeast Missouri
Powell
J. F. Cox Jr
Boswell
Orville Lumsden
Hester Alexander
Gunn
Poplar Bluff
Westwood Hills
Malden
Herald coverage spans city, politics and daily life
The Herald delivers comprehensive reporting across local government, crime, weather, and community events. It highlights council decisions, public notices, school updates, and notable achievements, with emphasis on named people and local places.
Neighbor Urged to Read The Herald Too
A brief push to readers to pick up The Herald, encouraging neighbors to subscribe or read the paper for local news, opinions, and community updates. The message emphasizes shared literacy and staying informed through the neighborhood paper.
Sikeston Youth Entertained Kiwanians
Bob Matthews son of Mr and Mrs Josh L Matthews and a Rollins College student in Winter Park Florida with fellow student Russell Grandy entertained ninety Kiwanis members in Orlando at their weekly luncheon last Friday. They performed a humorous skit interpreting an interview between the late Mark Twain and a newspaper reporter which drew hearty enjoyment. Buddy Ebsen of Orlando a Hollywood movie star attended.
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Bob Matthews
Josh L. Matthews
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Russell Grandy
Kiwanis Club
Orlando
Young Matthews
Grandy
Mark Twain
Buddy Ebsen
Hollywood
Oil Mill and Co K Winners Secure Double Victory
Cotton Oil Mill defeats Southside Recreation 9 to 7 as Law starts and Woods relieves. Mathis homers. six run second inning with help from Tandy Swacker Law tripled. Company K beats Reid Roofing 17 to 12 behind Clark and Gilber battery. Crase homers for Southside. Reid’s Campbell allows sixteen hits. Lions face Jaycees and Millers meet Legion Friday.
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Cotton Oil Mill
Southside Recreation
Company K
Reid Roofing
Law
Woods
Tandy
Swacker
Wright
Southside
Wagner
Mathis
Com
Puckett
Blake
Oil Mill
Crase
A. Carter
Greenlee
Engram
Clark
Gilber
Reid
Campbell
Roofers
Bloomfield
Lions
Jaycees
Millers
Legion
Pendergast Released From Prison Today
Tom J. Pendergast, former boss of Missouri Democratic politics, is released from Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary today after completing a 15 month sentence for evading income taxes on $443 500 in a year and a day. He receives time off for good behavior and is placed on five years probation with political and other restrictions.
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Tom J. Pendergast
Missouri
Leavenworth
Pendergast
Orange highway paint reduces glare by about forty percent
An experimental highway section was painted dull orange to cut glare and traffic strain. Officials claim the new color reduces road glare by roughly 40 percent, potentially improving safety on sunlit stretches.
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Isco Blanks Dempster Ten
E. P. Marshall
J. Marshall
Ss B. Sherry
R. Sherry
Cf Bruce
Wagegener
Rf Crain
Lf Boyd
Salki
R H Jaycees Kinder
T. Shelton
Jiles
Ib Deck
Ib Pogue
Len. Frey
Lf Maddox
Cf Brothers
C Bumgardner
Knodell
Willams
St. Loui
Chicago
St. Sikeston
Kansas City
Baa Lines
Frisco
Frisco Ticket Agent
Sikeston, MO
Black
Pickerel
White Bass
Trout
Bluegill
Bob White
ST. Louis Cardinals
Hillcrest
K S$ Boswell
Lumsden
H. Alexander
Miles
Cox
G Kirk
Cannon
Sidwell
Picard
Limbaugh
Stevens
Rost
H. J. Kirk
Fowles
C. Alexander
T. Baldwin
Moose
Om Free
The
Miss Brown
Boss
Lcsmith
Ste Hiw
Dee
Darcy G. Brown
P. O
P. O. Box
Morehouse, MO
America
Portland Cement Association
Syndicate Trust Bldg
Newsparrrei Ghivye
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