Public Schools By R A Harper Superintendent
A special school board meeting discussed housing for grades 1 to 6. South grade school will serve grades 1 2 3 4 and 6 south of Highway 60 east of Highway 61 with fifth graders at Bailey school aided by two extra teachers. Third grade relief comes from the area bounded by the Missouri Pacific tracks Highway 61 Lake Street and Ranney Street. High school capacity is near maximum with outgrown departments and space for art shop PE and music limited. Ongoing upkeep and funding decisions are needed as Sikeston public schools remain central to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Harper
Board of Education
Highway 60
Highway 61
Bailey School
Lake Street
Ranney Street
Sikeston Public Schools
Citizens weigh school choices as Sikeston eyes future
The community discusses preferred school types and facilities while patrons hold final say. Local leaders seek input on education options, stressing that the ultimate decision rests with voters and taxpayers in the town.
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Sikeston
Sikeston High Football Schedule for 1940
Sikeston High School principal Tharon Stallings released the season schedule. Games include Sept 27 at East Prairie, Oct 4 at Jackson, Oct 11 open, Oct 18 here vs Caruthersville, Oct 25 at Perryville, Nov 1 here vs Poplar Bluff, Nov 8 at Chaffee, Nov 15 here vs Cape Girardeau, and Thanksgiving at Charleston. Final details to be set at the Sept 21 conference meeting.
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Tharon Stallings
Sikeston
East Prairie
Jackson
Caruthersville
Perryville
Poplar Bluff
Chaffee
Cape Girardeau
Charleston
Stallings
Three Local Women Repair 255 Books in WPA Project
The WPA sponsored book repair drive now runs in the library basement with supervisor Miss Orla Webber and workers Mrs. Nora Shannon and Mrs. Emma Carroll. In six months they have repaired and rebound 255 books and invite the public to view the work. Recently visitors included Mesdames A. W. Swacker Roy V. Elise Co. D. Matthews Jr. and Ross Lloyd Crigler of Farmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Public Library
Orla Webber
Nora Shannon
Emma Carroll
Mesdames
A. W. Swacker
Roy V. Elise and
Co. D. Matthews Jr
Ross Lloyd Crigler
Farmington
Legion Auxiliary to Meet September 18
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday night September 18 at the home of Mrs. W P Wilkerson on North Ranney Street. Mrs. George Lufcy will assist in entertaining the group. Mrs. M E Montgomery, president, will be in charge of the meeting.
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American Legion Auxiliary
W. P. Wilkerson
North Ranney Street
George Lufcy
M. E. Montgomery
Butler Chosen Student Council Head At Sikeston High
C C Butler popular high school pupil elected president of the Sikeston High School Student Council. John Todt, Matilda Long, and Joe Allen named as officers and long term members across senior junior and sophomore classes. New clubs, bands, and a Southeast Missouri Jubilee tour plan announced as faculty administers oath and cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. D. Butler
Butler
John Todt
Matilda Long
Joe Allen
C. D. Butler
Colleen Rayburn
James Martin
Mary E. Donnell
Lindell Hitchcock
D. B. Waggener
Bernice Chaney
Mary Louise Jones
Elizabeth Wagner
Rosemary Cline
Lowell Greer
Tommy Roberts
Phyllis Harrison
Sherry Winford
Billy Anderson
John Boardman
John Milburn
Louise Shelton
Sikeston High School
Red Peppers
Laurence Knepper
Electa O'Hara
Orville Nothdurst
Garland Parker
Betty Jane Taylor
Red Pepper
Keith Collins
Southeast Missouri
Tharon Stallings
President Butler
America
South
Bobby Deneke
Clyde Keller
Billy Stotts
Tommy Boardman
New Books Arrive at Sikeston Library Shelf
The Sikeston library has added several new titles. Quietly My Captain Waits by Evelyn Eaton portrays a French English struggle in Acadia with a romance. Stars on the Sea by Van Wyck Mason follows naval actions in Newport, Charleston and the Bahamas. Gypsy Gypsy by Rumer Godden, Listen to the Mocking Bird by Hester Pine. All books are bought from library revenue.
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Sikeston
Evelyn Eaton
France
England
New World
Louise de Freneuse
Acadia
van Wyck Mason
Mr. Mason
Newport
Charleston
Bahamas
Tic Bennett
Desire
Lucy
Tim
Hester Pine
Charles
Faculty Staffing Expanded Amid Enrollment Surge
The article notes new staff additions to manage large enrollment. Miss Todd transfers from the Bailey School and Mrs. Billy Keith serves as a substitute while a permanent teacher is sought.
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Ers
Miss Todd
Bailey School
Billy Keith
Gala reopening for new Graber store gala opening
About four thousand people visited the new Graber store open house last Friday night to view remodeled facilities and stock. Entertainment by the Southeast Missouri Golden Troopers directed by Paul Slinkard accompanied the event as the store reopened after a devastating fire three months earlier. The rebuilt building boasts daylight fluorescent lighting and modern features, with regular staff joined by many extras to handle a large crowd.
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New’ Graber
Southeast Missouri Golden Troopers
Paul Slinkard
Sikeston
Graber
Louis Graber
Cliff Carlson
Kelly Goza
Curtis Moore
David Cline
Raymond Ashworth
Charles Beal
Jane Poteet
Local photographers attend 22nd annual convention
Miss Cele Potter and H. A. Bach of Sikeston joined more than 70 photographers from Illinois Arkansas Tennessee and Missouri at the Professional Photographers Association of Southeast Missouri convention in Jonesboro Arkansas. Plans for a state wide meeting were made and a portrait by Miss Potter won the gold seal award for excellency. The next meeting was set for Fredericktown.
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Cele Potter
H. A. Bach
Sikeston
Professional Photographers Association of
Southeast Missouri
Jonesboro
Ark
Illinois
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Democracy on the Run Tells Republicans in Missouri
Arthur M. Hyde addressed the Republican State convention in Jefferson City urging a three point program of recovery preparedness and democracy. He attacked the New Deal for eight years of waste and folly and warned recovery is necessary for peace.
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Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Jefferson City
Republican Party
Hyde
Charles Ferguson
Willow Springs
Republican State Committee
Ira E
Philadelphia
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles L. McNary
United and Harmonious Message at Democratic State Convention
Senator Emery W. Allison urged unity at the Jefferson City gathering as Democrats reviewed seven and a half years of achievements. Marion Haley was elected chairman with Mrs. Harry Sanders as vice chair, succeeding Hal Hunter. Alice Ferris and John Nagle were re elected secretary and treasurer. Former State Treasurer R. R. Nacy was named chairman of the executive committee. The platform endorsed party declarations.
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Emery W. Allison
Jefferson City
Allison
Marion Haley
Moberly
Harry Sanders
Elsberry
Sanders
Hal Hunter
New Madrid
Alice Ferris
Laddonia
John Nagle
St. Louis
R. R. Nacy
Democratic Platform Pledges Missouri Continuity of FDR Policies
The platform proclaims Democratic aims in every particular and pledges Missouri Democrats to continue the wise liberal and humanitarian policies of Franklin D Roosevelt, covering both foreign and domestic realms.
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Democratic National
Democratic Party of
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republicans win Maine election in sweeping victory
Republicans secured Senate Governor and three House seats in Maine Tuesday. Sumner Sewall won the governorship by a large margin, the largest since 1928, with a GOP plurality around 70 000. Breuster led Brann for the Senate 149 633 to 104 947 as GOP gains signal a shift in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Congress
Maine
Ralph O. Brewster
Louis J. Brann
Senate
Frederick Hale
William Tudor Gardiner
Sumner Sewall
Fulton J. Redman
Washington
Fire Department Deals With Cabin Blaze Behind Station
Firemen answered yesterday afternoon to put out a fire in a cabin at the rear of Nicholson service station on West Malone Avenue. Minor damage resulted.
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Nicholson
West Malone Avenue
Bride and Groom Return Home From Wedding Trip
Mr and Mrs Joe McCord are due home this weekend from a South trip after their wedding on Friday night September 6 in St Louis The couple will live temporarily with the groom s parents Rev Hampton Adams presided at the ceremony The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Grugett of St Louis and a William Woods College alumna The groom is a Westminster College Fulton graduate with a Sikeston Auction Co association this summer They are described as popular and cultured individuals with many friends.
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Joe McCord
St. Louis
R. A. McCord
Hampton Adams
Union Avenue Christian Church
McCord
Sikeston Auction Company
Mrs Matthews and Olga to Return From St Louis Visit
Mrs E C Matthews and her daughter Miss Olga plan to return Friday after several days in St Louis visiting relatives and shopping.
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E. C. Matthews
Olga
St. Louis
Cradle Shower for Mrs Caverno Jr Held at North Kingshighway
Mrs Tom Chidester hosted a cradle shower Wednesday night for her sister in law Mrs Jere Caverno Jr at her North Kingshighway home with fifteen guests in attendance.
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Tom Chidester
Jere Caverno Jr
North Kingshighway
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Legion Auxiliary
MR. and
Mrs. C. Tindal
USTIC
Cc. D. Butler
Student Council
Rumer Godden
Barbe
Triangle Lumber Company
John A. Sutterfield, Builder
Sikeston, Mo
Rustic Rock Inn
Sikeston, Missouri
National Refrigerators Co
Koela Ave
St. Louis, Mo
Highway
C. Tindal
É Spa Pri
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