Sikeston Considers Higher School Tax Levy to Meet Growth
Sikeston officials warn of a growing school deficit as enrollment rises to 2,539 white students with projected 3,137 by 1960. The Public School Advisory Council recommends raising the levy to fund maintenance, new teachers, and offset a $41,000 veto loss, with ongoing valuation growth around $250,000 yearly on a $6.5 million base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Public School Advisory Council
Noah Gray
Lee Hunter
C. D. Matthews
Donnelly
Advisory Council
Jaycees Plan Halloween Parade And Local Fundraisers
Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce members voted to donate 160 to the Little League baseball fund and approved buying five snares for the Sikeston Industrial Development Corporation at a Country Club meeting. Plans include the fourth annual Halloween parade at Sikeston High School on October 31 with cash prizes for children and five adult prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Little League Baseball Fund
Sikeston Industrial Development Corporation
Bob Mitchell
Kennett
Poplar Bluff
The
Jaycees
John Marshall
Bill Sikes
Bob York
G. B. Greer II
Bill Puckett
Pat Groves
Jean Kein
Loomis Mayfeld Jr
Bill Bess
Charles Mitchell
Mark Childs
Tail Twister
Sikeston High School
New Madrid County High in Bond Sales
New Madrid County ranks high in Missouri government bond sales for the year, reaching 147.4 percent of its quota with 375,760 dollars sold by September 30. Taney and Mercer counties led the state with 261,492 and 191,302 dollars respectively, at 220.1 and 168.7 percent of their quotas. Scott County reported 962,193 dollars, achieving 90 percent of its annual target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid County
Missouri
Taney County
Mercer County
New Madrid
Scott County
New President of Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Max Chandler was elected president of the Sikeston Kiwanis Club at the Tuesday evening meeting at Rustic Rock with 40 members present. New officers include Everett Farmer and Lynn Twitty as vice presidents, James Bucher treasurer, and board directors Dr. W. C. Critchlow Clinton Scott and Sherman Grant. Rev. George Adkins chaired the program. guest speakers Mike Dysart and Dr. F. L. Sisson discussed Civil Defense and its value in war and peacetime, citing the Worcester tornado as an example. Three new members were inducted: Robert Dace Dr. Joan L. Doggett and Dick De Weese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Chandler
Kiwanis Club
Rustic Rock
Everett Farmer
Lynn Twitty
James Bucher
W. C. Critchlow
Clinton Scott
Sherman Grant
George Adkins
Mike Dysart
Franklin Struwe
Dysart
Sisson
Worcester
Mass
Robert Dace
Joan L. Doggett
Dick de Weese
Teachers Banquet to Honor School Staff at Rustic Rock Inn
Announcement for a teachers appreciation banquet on Tuesday October 22 at 6 30 PM at the Rustic Rock Inn. Tickets at the Chamber of Commerce for 1 50. Toastmaster Harry Blanton invocation Rev M G Joyce welcome by Sherman Grant, response by Fielding Poe. Music by boys quartet with Gene Cline et al. Awards by Lynn Twitty. Speaker Joseph Wilson on Our American Heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rustic Rock Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Blanton
M. G. Joyce
First Methodist Church
Sherman Grant
Fielding Poe
Community Teachers Association
Gene Cline
Maurice McGill
Garland Castleberry
Donald Lewis
Keith Collins
Lynn Twitty
Joseph Wilson
National Cash Register Company
St. Louis
Miller
Former Morley residents honor Williams twenty-fifth anniversary
Last night a party at the R. D. Clayton barn gathered former Morley residents to honor Mr. and Mrs. Chester Williams of San Bernardino California on their twenty-fifth anniversary and their first Missouri trip in 26 years. Attendees included Joe and and Dor Ris Ragains Charlie Miller Georgia Watson econa Morgan F L Sisson G D Harris Lynn Swaim Robert Foster H F Emerson Buddy Clayton Grace Stanfill and others from Sikeston Poplar Bluff and Fredericktown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morley
Chester Williams
San Bernardino
California
Missouri
R. D. Clayton Barn
Clayton
H. F. Emerson
Joe Leslie
Dorris Ragains
Charlie Miller
Georgia Watson
Econa Morgan
F. L. Sisson
G. D Harris
Lynn Swaim
Robert Foster
Buddy Clayton
Grace Stanfill
LaDona
James McClellan
Linda
Charmaine
Tharon Stallings
Janice Edminston
Sikeston
Ancil Borer
Poplar Bluff
Bill Patterson
Ruth Finney
Moriey
Richard Whittaker
Fredericktown
Sikeston Bulldogs Face Poplar Bluff in Big Eight Showdown
Sikeston with 51 game streak and AP No 1 ranking hosts undefeated Poplar Bluff in a highly anticipated state contest. Both teams boast strong offenses and defenses as capacity crowd expected. Gates at 6:00, kickoff 7:30, extra bleachers and parking planned along with increased traffic control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Nickens
Sikeston
Sikeston Bulldogs
Poplar Bluff Mules
Big Eight
Bulldogs
Associated Press
Poplar Bluff
Mules
Sapp
Semo Motor Company
Highway 61
Tanner Street
Missouri Pacific Trains Operate After Derailment Near Bertrand
Five cars derailed Tuesday east of Bertrand on the Cairo Branch, two carrying cotton and two with shelled corn plus a coach. A quarter mile of track was damaged causing delays until yesterday afternoon. No injuries. crew attributed derailment to a defective box car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Cairo
Bertrand
Former Catron woman found dead in St Louis
Last Thursday a woman found in a used car lot on West Natural Bridge Avenue in St Louis was identified Sunday by a neighbor as Mrs Sylvia Walton 26 of Catron New Madrid County She had moved to St Louis recently and sometimes used the name Janice Barton She had been employed in a tavern and separated from her husband Alvie C Walton 34 of Malden Four men who dated her after she moved to St Louis are being questioned as an inquest was postponed pending stomach poison analysis to determine cause of death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Natural Bridge Avenue
St. Louis
Sylvia Walton
Catron
New Madrid County
Janice Barton
Alvie C. Walton
Malden
Republican Party Meeting in Sikeston With Robert Kratky
St Louis lawyer Robert Kratky will speak at a district Republican gathering and mixer in Sikeston in the Dunn Hotel banquet room at 7 30 Friday evening October 23. Richland township Republicans sponsor the event with leaders from eleven counties and all local Republicans invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kratky
St. Louis
Sikeston
Dunn Hotel
Richland Township
Tenth Congressional District
Matthews spouses depart St Louis for brief business trip
Mrs C D Matthews Jr and Mrs C D Matthews TI left Monday for St Louis to spend a few days handling business affairs and returning soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Matthews Jr
C. D. Matthews
St. Louis
Corrigan Chosen Head of District Bankers
Wm S Corrigan vice president of Bank of Sikeston was elected president of District Group Six at the Missouri Bankers Association meeting in Cape Girardeau. The group includes banks across Bollinger Butler Cape Girardeau Carter Dunklin Iron Madison Mississippi New Madrid Oregon Pemiscot Perry Reynolds Ripley St Francois Ste Genevieve Scott Shannon Stoddard and Wayne. Homer D Chandler was elected secretary succeeding Corrigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Bankers Association
Cape Girardeau
Wm. S. Corrigan
Bank of Sikeston
Group Six
Bollinger
Butler
Carter
Dunklin
Iron
Madison
Mississippi
New Madrid
Oregon
Pemiscot
Perry
Reynolds
Ripley
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Scott
Shannon
Stoddard
Wayne
Corrigan
U. S
Arena
Marquette Hotel
John Rogers
Milan
J. G. Hayes
East Lansing
Michigan
Agriculture Service
Michigan State College
Sikeston Names Frank Miller New Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Frank Miller, longtime Sikeston resident and former part time manager, is named the new Chamber of Commerce secretary to succeed James McAnnery. He will start October 26 for a week of overlap and assume full duties November 1. Miller, class of 1928, former Ward 2 alderman, is married to Rosamond Milde and has two sons, Brian and Bruce. They live at 909 Sikes Avenue and he currently works at a local clothing store and the radio station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Sikeston
Chamber of Commerce
James McAnnery
Sherman Grant
Miller
McAnnery
Chamber
Rosamond Milde
Jackson
Missouri
Brian
Bruce
Council of Churches to be organized in Sikeston
A plan to form a Sikeston Council of Churches will be presented at a meeting of church leaders in the Dunn Hotel banquet room next Tuesday evening October 20 at 7. The plan aims to enlarge the Ministerial Alliance by including laymen from each represented church. Six churches are currently represented by pastors, with two or three more expected to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Churches
Sikeston
Dunn Hotel
Mrs Emma Dempster 77 dies in Sikeston
Mrs Emma Elizabeth Dempster wife of the late George A Dempster died this morning at 5 30 at her home 226 North Kingshighway Sikeston aged 77 Born near Baldwin Illinois June 5 1876 she married in 1909 moved to Sikeston in 1915 and ran a furniture and undertaking business until 1950 Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 00 pm at Sikeston Methodist church with Rev M G Joyce officiating Burial in City Cemetery. The body lies in state at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Elizabeth Dempster
George A. Dempster
North Kingshighway
Dempster
Baldwin
Illinois
Mr. Dempster
Sikeston
National Gas and Furniture Company
Ladies visit Guthrie Kentucky on Tuesday outing
Mrs. A. C. Barrett, Mrs. B. J. Marshall, Mrs. C. L. Blanton Jr., Mrs. J. H. Galeener, and Mrs. William Northington spent Tuesday in Guthrie, Kentucky, enjoying a day of social visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Barrett
B. J. Marshall
C. L. Blanton Jr
J. H. Galeener
William Northington
Guthrie, Ky
Winners in Farm Operation Contests Are Announced
New Madrid county announces 1953 winners in Plant-to-Prosper and Live-at-Home contests. Landowner Division goes to C C Norris family of Risco. Tenant Division to Samuel A Smith family of Portageville Route 3. Live-at-Home Landowner winner Sarah Harris family of LaForge. Tenant Sharecropper winner Eddy Howlette family of Matthews Route 3. Committee member Charles Garner of Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Henry Hulshof
C. C. Norris
Risco
Samuel A. Smith
Portageville
Route 3
Sarah Harris
la Forge
Eddy Howlette
Matthews
Charles Gardner
Coalesce Club to Sponsor Halloween Painting Contest
The Coalesce Club plans a Halloween painting contest on October 31 at an evening meeting attended by 29 members. President Miss Geraldine Moll led the session with Mrs. Paul Smelser newly added to the group. Mrs. Paul Meyer directed the program, assisted by Mrs. Noah Gray, with participants and models including Mrs. William R. Sapp Everett Farmer Noah Gray A P Sargent Vance Engram Beatty Miller and Sherman Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalesce Club
Geraldine Moll
Aew
Paul Smelser
Charm
Paul Meyer
Noah Gray
William R. Sapp
Everett Farmer
A. P. Sargent
Vance Engram
Beatty Miller
Sherman Grant
East Prairie Festival to Be Annual Affair
Dr. F L Sisson crowned Miss Margie Profilet queen of the Mississippi County Harvest Festival in East Prairie. The 16 year old Cairo native received a 150 war bond and roses, sponsored by WKRO Cairo. About 6000 attended the crowning and more at other events. Rotary Club sponsors the festival, with plans to make it an annual event now named the Mississippi County Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Sisson
Sikeston
Rotary International
Margie Profilet
Curtis E. Proflet
Cairo
Ilinois
East Prairie
WKRO
Rotary Club
Harry Lewis
Mississippi
Albert M Spradling Jr
George Phillips
Cape Girardeau
Jimmy Stroud
Dexter
Crowded Sikeston Schools Prompt Roster Changes
Superintendent Lynn Twitty explains that due to crowding some pupils must attend nonlocal schools. The board aims to balance enrollments to equalize teacher time, with 3000 students this year and rising numbers ahead for six years. Lee Hunter school will relieve some pressure next year, but more facilities are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Sikeston
Lee Hunter School
School lunchrooms serve over eight thousand meals weekly
The district outlines nutrition friendly meals supervised by Mrs. Virginia Martin with cooks staff. New audio visual teaching additions funded by the Board include film projectors and recorders while chalk boards and maps remain essential. Noan Gray leads the program with Tony Statler and Carl Rodery assisting. A high school book registration system aims to deter losses and theft by ensuring positive ID of misplaced or paltered books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Martin
Board of Education
Noan Gray
Gray
Tony Statler
Carl Rodery
Adult education classes announced by cooperative education director
Carl Rodery, Director of Cooperative Education, will oversee an upcoming program of adult education classes with further announcements to follow in this newspaper. The plan aims to expand learning opportunities and provide ongoing educational offerings to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Rodery
Cooperative Education
Mrs. C. C. Buchanan Heads to Golconda Illinois
Mrs. C. C. Buchanan departed in the morning for Golconda Illinois to visit relatives and check on kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Buchanan
Golconda, IL
Sikeston Pastor Accepts Statewide Religious Education Post
Rev. George Adkins, who joined Sikeston's First Christian church in May 1951, resigned at a church board meeting. He will become director of religious education for the Christian churches of Iowa, based in Des Moines, with office duties starting December 1. The minister and Mrs Adkins and their two daughters Linda Ruth and Kathey Sue will move in early December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Adkins
Sikeston
First Christian Church
Adkins
Christian Churches of Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Allance
Parent-Teacher Association of the South
P. T. A. Council
Scott County
The
American Red Cross
Public Schools, Citizens Advisory Committee
Kiwanis Club
Linda Ruth
Adult Education Program Offered by Board of Education
The Board of Education will offer an adult education program this year with classes likely in public speaking typing shorthand bookkeeping home economics and handcrafts. Carl Rodery will lead and student input will shape offerings and schedules. Tuition will cover costs since public funds cannot be used, with a minimum fee of 5 dollars per class. Contact Mr Rodery through the school principal’s office at phone 440 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Lynn Twitty
Carl Rodery
Cooperative Education
Sikeston
Rodery
Sikeston Bulldogs blanket Kennett with 23 to 0 win
Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Kennett Indians 23 to 0 last Friday, extending Sikeston’s 31st consecutive game without a defeat. Don Lewis and Bob Dyer scored, with Fred Steward kicking extra points, and Garland Castleberry adding the final TD with Steward again converting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston Bulldogs
Kennett Indians
Kennett
Sikeston
Don Lewis
Fred Steward
Bulldogs
Bob Dyer
Garland Castleberry
Steward
Hillsboro Family Visiting Relatives Across Missouri
Mr and Mrs Howard Turner and children Ann Bonnie Gail Jack and Nancy of Hillsboro are expected tomorrow to visit Mrs F E Mount here and her sister Mrs Thos Gallivan and family at New Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Turner
Ann
Bonnie Gail
Jack
Nancy
Hillsboro, Til
Turner
F. E. Mount
Thos. Gallivan
New Madrid
Kennett Man Elected President of District Dentists
Approximately eighty attended the forty first annual Southeast Missouri District Dental Association meeting at the Dunn Hotel. Officers chosen for the coming year include Dr. W. L. Kies Jackson as president and Dr. A. L. Bomer Poplar Bluff as president elect with other posts held by Dr. Paul Bey Perryville and Dr. A. E. Riehl Chaffee. The 1954 meeting will be in Kennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Missouri District Dental Association
Dunn Hotel
W. L. Kies
Jackson
A. L. Bomer
Poplar Bluff
Paul Bey
Perryville
A. E. Riehl
Chaffee
G. H
Charles H. Butler
M.G. Joyce
Methodist Church
Charles Waldron
Washington University
St Louis
Frank Prichard
Memphis
D. W. Brock
St. Louis
Missouri State Dental Association
John L. Doggett
Vernon Street
Rustic Rock Inn
Kennett
Drunks in Police Court Face Fines and Cases
Last week twenty one individuals appeared before Police Judge F H Smith on charges of drunkenness disturbing the peace resisting officers and careless and reckless driving. Doll J White of Clinton Iowa was fined 100 for careless and reckless driving while drinking. Nine arrested for drunkenness total fines 111. Eight for drunken and disturbing the peace total 103. One for resisting an officer fined 25. Three fined for careless and reckless driving totaling 45. Magistrate Court saw four cases before Judge M E Montgomery including Lawton Trigg and Marion M Whitsell with Whitsell pleading guilty and Trigg given venue to circuit court. Doyie Crowden pleaded guilty to driving without license fined 10 and costs. James Harbinson fined 5 for unregistered vehicle and improper plates. Vernon Terry dismissed upon payment of costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Smith
Doll J. White
Clinton
Iowa
James Mason
M. E. Montgomery
State
Lawton Trigg
Marion M. Whitsell
Whitsell
Trigg
Doyie Crowden
James Harbinson
Vernon Terry
Mrs. Ervin Buehler in serious Colorado crash
News arrives that Mrs. Ervin Buehler formerly Irene Kendall of Sikeston sustained severe injuries in a Durango Colorado auto accident two weeks ago while visiting Mrs. Wade Anderson. Mrs. Buehler, a Denver resident, suffered facial gashes a fractured arm and a broken pelvic bone and lies in St Joseph Hospital Denver at 18th and Hirsnboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Buehler
Irene Kendall
Sikeston
Durango
Colo
Buehler
Denver
Wade Anderson
Anderson
St Joseph Hospital
18Th and
Hirsnboldt Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sikeston Kiwanis Club
Republican Party
Dona Schneider
Superintendent Lynn Twitty
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