Mighty Sikeston Bulldogs recalled in two defeats week
Thirty five years ago this week Sikeston Bulldogs football suffered two losses in six days, 25–0 to Jackson High and 27–6 to Cape Girardeau. Notable players then included Wade Malcolm, Pleas Malcolm, Bill Shain, Ned Tanner, Cravens Watkins, Harold Lindley, Virgil Randolph, Paul Witt, Alien Frank, Jackson Milem, Marvin Burton, Ira Leethe, Don Vowels, Jack Campbell, Gus Wainman, Lewis Emory Baker. A spectator compared the team to purring kittens as the game ended.
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Bulldogs
Jackson High School
Cape Girardeau
Wade
Pleas Malcolm
Bill Shain
Ned Tanner
Cravens Watkins
Harold Lindley
Virgil Randolph
Paul Witt
Alien Franklin
Jackson Milem
Air-Mist Laundry Sold. Local Theatres Feature Mary Pickford
Twenty five years ago Milem and Jim Limbaugh bought Air-Mist Laundry from Joe C Poe and S P Bol linger. At Malone Theatre Mary Pickford appeared in Sparrows. Mr and Mrs L A Tickle of Morehouse marked their 50th wedding anniversary. Obituaries note Joseph D Bowman of Oran a three term state legislator from Scott county and B M Hargett of Jonesboro Frisco railroad brakeman was killed by unknown parties in Chaffee.
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Milem
Jim Limbaugh
Joe C. Poe
S. P. Bollinger
Malone Theatre
Mary Pickford
Chaffee
Sikeston Local Notes and Obituaries 20 Years Ago
In Sikeston and surrounding, twenty years ago Circuit Judge Guy B. Park was Missouri Democratic nominee for governor after Wilson died. Notable incidents include Henry Orson Anderson fatally injured in a truck collision with a Frisco freight at Champion. Local events cover church leadership changes, retirement of J. Rohlfing, and Dr. Sidwell opening an optometry office. Community updates from Blodgett to Sikeston list anniversaries, school events, club meetings, and social visits.
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Guy B. Park
Platte City
Missouri
Francis M. Wilson
Henry Orson Anderson
Sikeston
Champion
A. R. Talbot
Lincoln
Nebr
Sikeston High School
Wm. O. Sidwell
McCoy-Tanner
J. H. Rohlfing
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Poplar Bluff
Bird's Point
Social guests attend Walton party in town
Mrs Alfred Walton and Miss Ruth Evelyn Walton hosted a gathering with a delicious party plate. Mr and Mrs S A Fowler hosted visitors from Cairo Illinois over the weekend, adding a note of hospitality to the event.
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Alfred Walton
Ruth Evelyn Walton
Charter Oak social visits spread across towns
Mrs Rocellia Dunkin Mrs Tom Tharp and daughter Taema were business visitors in Cape Girardeau last Monday. Mrs Vernon Beker visited relatives near Pigott Ark last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Averett and sons Mikxke and Larry. Mrs B D Whitner Mrs Wilson of Jefferson City were guests of Mr and Mrs R L Averett Sunday. Mrs Tom Perry and children. Mrs Lestine Baker and children of St Louis visiting Mrs and Mrs Leslie Durbin this week. Mrs Brendin Breedlove of St Louis spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Barney Starkey. Mrs Fanny Narx called to St Louis for her son Otto injured at the Small Arms plant. Mrs Wallis Overby weekend with her father in law Seth Overby at Boonfield. Mr and Mrs Tull Garner and Mr and Mrs Bill Newman of Canalea were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs L J Garner. Mrs Elbert Asner Emibert J and daughters Faye and Veda visited Mrs Everett Ray in Morehouse Saturday. Mrs Oliver Riley shopped in Morehouse last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Rocellia Dunkin and Mrs Tom Thorp business visitors in Dexter last Wednesday. Miss Shirley Asher overnight guest of Miss Patricia Garner Saturday night. Cassandra Baldwin of West Charter Oak Community visited Veda Asher last Monday. Mrs Thomas Athoff and children near Essex visited her parents Mr and Mrs H E Asher over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Fay Hill and daughter Janice were business visitors in Sikeston Saturday.
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Rocellia Dunkin
Tom Tharp
Taema
Cape Girardeau
Vernon Beker
Piggott
Ark
Kenneth Averett
Mikxke
Larry
B. D .Whitner
Wilson
Jefferson City
R. L. Averett
Tom Perry
Lest
Seth Overby
Boomfield
Tull Garner
Bill Newman
Canalea
L. J. Garner
Elbert Asner
Emibert J
Faye
Veda
Everett Ray
Morehouse
Oliver Riley
Tom Thorp
Dexter
Shirley Asher
Patricia Garner
Cassandra Baldwin
West Charter Oak
Veda Asher
Thomas Athoff
Near Essex
H. E. Asher
Fay Hill
Janice
Sikeston
Webster Groves woman donates library book collection
Mrs. Milton Haas of Webster Groves presents the Sikes ton Public Library with a generous book collection. Formerly linked to Beautiful table lamp specials, Haas’s gift adds notable holdings to the library.
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Milton Haas
Webster Groves
Sikeston Public Library
Lair’s
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Lee Page
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Claude M. Turner, Jr
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Dennis Bates
South Pacific
Jarvis Motor Company
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Scott
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Thomas A. Roberts, Jr
Jean Variner
Danville
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G. J. Layton
John L. Taylor
Sikeston Methodist Church
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Malone Avenue
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Jacksonville
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Billy
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Carolyn Evans
Betty
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Bobby
Jim Howell
David Hopkins
Darrell
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Sue Graham
Norma Watkins
Emma Galemore
Dee Lawerence
Randal Hill
Buddy
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Ray Evans
Jess Warren
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Jimmy McIntosh
Nanoree
W. A. Beggs
McIntosh
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Fletcher Withrow
Eberc Rister
A. E. Davis
James Graess
Charles Marshall
Beggs
Vernon Shelton
EB. R. Rister
Charlie Evans
R. ©. Minner
Opal Welker
G. B. Clippard
Winfrey Strayhorn
R. O. Minter
A. L. David
B. F. Marshall
Treasury
Joan Taylor
Willis Walton
Tf. H. Marshall
W. A. Borss
Mrs. S. A. Fowler
Cairo, Ill
Charter Oak
Powell Insurance Agency
Sikeston, Missouri
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