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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
2
The marching band offers educational benefits for students including coordination cooperation responsibility and discipline. It serves civic and entertainment roles at football games parades and public events and creates esprit de corps among members and alumni.
The regular meeting of Spanish American War veterans of Camp No. 34 will be held in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon October 5. The meeting will begin at 2 o'clock and take place in the Sons of Veteran Hall.
Mabel Greenlee and Mary Ann Lankford report top point getters among girls vying to become Red Peppers. Seniors include Greenlee. juniors Wanda Baker and Linda Matthews. freshmen list features Eleanor McClure and others. Initiation set for Friday October 4 as Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a $40 prize for best civic improvement ideas in Sikeston. pep meeting held after assembly.
Seven Sikeston students earned spots in the All Southeast Missouri orchestra to perform at the Southeast Missouri Teachers meeting in Cape Girardeau on October 17 and 18. The selected players include Rose Mary Proffer and Betty Anderson on violins, Gene Rabb, Ann Hatfield, Jane Wilkerson on flutes, Joe Allen on clarinet, and Frank Schulte on French horn.
On Thursday October 17 the clarinet quartet will present a program for the district music department at the Southeast Missouri Teachers meeting in Cape Girardeau. It is the only instrumental quartet on the program with Billy Anderson Joe Allen Caroline Weltecke and Grace Marie Sitzes as members.
Last week deposits totaled 18.18 with 6.70 in stamps and 11.48 in deposits. Tellers were Joe Arbaugh Lucille Arnett Harold Boardman and Azalea Edwards. This week tellers collected 9.75 in deposits and 3.75 in stamps. Electa O'Hara, sponsor, says deposits exceed last year. In assembly Wednesday, John Hahn introduced football and softball teams. L E Allard Jr. spoke on fire prevention and gave an explanation of
The schedule lists each assembly with date, topic, and in charge teachers. Notable items include October 9 Payne Quintet, October 16 puppet program, November 11 Armistice Day, December 17 Senior class Christmas play, January 14 band and orchestra by Keith Collins, and April 8 Cape Girardeau music contestants. The rest will be announced later.
President Roosevelt hailed Saturday’s mass launch of 14 cargo vessels as a decisive strike against the menace to the nation. He pledged to shield American merchantmen from torpedo, shell, or bomb and praised shipyards along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts for the large scale effort.
Diehlstadt ten league leaders halted Sikes ton high school Bulldogs' three game win streak Tuesday afternoon in the Scott Mississippi League. Diehlstadt's defense and one hit by Walker kept the locals quiet as Alfred Culbertson spoiled the pitcher’s day with a fifth inning single.
Playing errorless ball and seven hits, Sikeston Ingh school defeats Anniston 7 to 1 for the second time in a week. Coach Bill Hopkins and Mau rice Stewart used players not on football duty, altering the lineup from earlier games and planning to repeat this policy where possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Turner and Junior Williams were visitors in St. Louis over the week end. Bees are considered worth 50 times as much for cross pollination of fruit blossoms as for the value of their honey. Personal Stationery, either Printed or Engraved at The Herald.
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