Senior Class Hears Talk on Postwar Aviation
Sikeston High School seniors heard Richard E Leaming of the Missouri Institute of Aeronautics discuss postwar aviation during homeroom. He warned against overoptimism, urged cheaper planes, improved airfields, and education in air transportation, outlining three branches of air-transportation and citing will build toward feeder lines and private craft. Also noted were Red Peppers initiations with students dressed in rags to riches and named participants from the senior to freshman levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E Leaming
Missouri Institute of Aernautics
M. Leaming
Robert Head Announces Band Roster With 71 Members
Band director Robert Head lists a 71 member Red and Black band for the year with sections including First trumpets Betty Cummins Gwin Langley John Kendig J D Schaeffer Second trumpets Jean Hurschberg John Caverno Jack Bowman Bob Hambaek Bill Doolin Graham Sadler Buddy Seabaugh Paul Trotter Third trumpets Ernest Adams Bob Acord James Lee Bobby Henington James Duncan Flutes Parker Rowe Ann Iverson Eugenia Blanton Shiley Pensel Richard Lewis Jane Wilkerson Marilyn Mayfield French horns Billy Iluters Dennis Guess Maanie Lewis Pirst clarinets Joan Botter Dick Dement Sue Dement Sue Lindley Mara Lee Cotten David Rowe Goldie Cooley Secord clarinets Ardeth Kirby Betty Nicholas Emil Lee Nicholson Marty Sensonhbaugh James Nall William Lavender Third clarinets Lucs Jourden bere Ann Schulte Koy Chaney Dick Keller Peep Caverno Lucieell Betty Sue Koester Marlin Graber Manilyon Tucker Alma Loretta Jones Marilyn Moore Trombay Alien Crates Phil Sadler vent Nathalsonrant Pulham Saxophones Ray and del Neat Lewis Harold Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Head
Betty Cummins
Gwin Langley
John Kendig
J D Schaeffer
Jean Hurschberg
John Caverno
Jack Bowman
Bob Hambaek
Bill Doolin
Graham Sadler
Buddy Seabaugh
Paul Trotter
Ernest Adams
Bob Acord
James Lee
Bobby Henington
James Duncan
Parker Rowe
Ann Ivenson
Eugenia Blanton
Shiley Pensel
Richard Lewis
Jane Wilkerson
Marilyn Mayfield
Billy Iluters
Dennis Guess
Maanie Lewis Pirst
Joan Botter
Dick Dement
Sue Dement
Sue Lindley
Mara Lee Cotten
David Rowe
Goldie Cooley Secord
Ardeth Kirby
Betty Nicholas
Emil Lee Nicholson
Marty Sensonhbaugh
Tames
Nall Witliam Lavender
Sikeston Woman Miss Swanagon Joins Tennessee State All Star Team
Miss Mary Lou Swanagon daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Swanagon of Sikeston earns a spot on the Tennessee State Girls All Star Softball Team. A 1911 Sikeston High graduate she now works for Jo Ro Watkins Company in Memphis and plays for Humko softball. In high school she starred for the Sikeston Chicks under manager Brown Chichkie Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilda Lefler
George Lefler
Canalou
Humko
Memphis
Miss Lefler
Standard Parts Company
Mary Lou Swanagon
CC. P Swanagon
Sikeston
Tennessee
Miss Swanhagon
Sikeston High School
Jo Ro Watkins “Company
Sikeston Chicks
Brown “Chichkie" Jewell
Bulldogs Meet Jackson Team Tomorrow in First Conference Test
Sikeston High School prepares for its first conference clash against Jackson High School Indians on their field. Probable Bulldog lineup per Coach Lou Bona includes Collier or Myers at right end and Inman or Baker at quarterback. Jackson routed Chaffee 33 to 0 in their season opener, while Sikeston opened with a 26 to 0 win over East Prairie.
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Sikeston High School Bulldogs
Jackson High School Indians
Jackson Field
Bulldogs
Lou Bona
Collier
Myers
P. Rowe
Matthews
Foster
Lambert
Ensor
Martin
Bryant
Mitchell
T. Malcolm
Haler
Beal
Carroll
Inman
Baker
Greer
Henley
Rogers
Arnold
Walker
Johnson
Jackson
Chaffee Red Devils
Sikeston
East Prairie High School
East Prairie
Miss Putnam Honored at State College
Miss Rose Mary Putnam daughter of Mr and Mrs E R Putnam was elected president of the senior class at the State College in Cape Girardeau. Active in the Sorosis society, she received strong backing for the honor. Before entering the State College she completed two years and graduated from William Woods College Fulton Missouri.
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Rose Mary Putnam
E. R. Putnam
State College
Cape Garardeau
Sorosis Society
Miss Putnam
William Woods College
Fulton, Mo
Planning meeting for Southeast Missouri Scout Council
The Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council executive board met to plan a planning meeting to be held at the Dunn Hotel in Sikeston on Sunday night November 19. Roy Ward of Chaffee led the session with board members from Sikeston Hayti Caruthersville Poplar Bluff Dexter Fredericktown Cape Girardeau and Perryville in attendance. The council reviewed the Camp Lewallen development program as previously outlined in The Herald.
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Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council
Dunn Hotel
Sikeston
Roy Ward
Chaffee
Southeast Missouri Council
Hayti
Caruthersville
Poplar Bluff
Dexter
Fredericktown
Cape Girardeau
Perryville
Camp Lewallen
Herald
High School Football Scores and Student Council Officals
Cape Central defeated Harrisburg 19 to 6 and Jackson beat Chaffee 33 to 0. Charleston routed Dexter 41 to 19 as Caruthersville edged Blytheville. Wilma Lou Foster became vice president Ruth Anne Collins secretary and Jean Hartzell treasurer of the student council. president Frank Schulte elected last week. The Bulldog stand grossed about 123 dollars at the East Prairie game. Additional officers listed include Lloyd Shy secretary and Layton Trigg treasurer for the 90 home room. A bomber requires 100000 man hours of labor and 155 acres of land for food.
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Cape Central
Harrisburg
Jackson
Chaffee
Hayt
Kennett G. Charleston
Dexter G. Caruthersville
Blytheville
Wilma Lou Foster
Ruth Anne Collins
Jean Hartzell
Frank Schulte
Lloyd Shy
Layton Trigg
Barttones Travia Jackson and Others Named in Notice
Barttones Travia Jackson Lee Walton Bloomfield Dims Sue Chapman Evelyn Cowell Betty Deneke Jane Mc Neely Rose Mary Proffer Wanda Richards Marjorie Spivey Mary Joan Taylor are listed in a public notice detailing names for identified records and potential legal steps pending. The document appears in a local newspaper segment providing the compiled list of individuals associated with the notice.
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Barttones
Travia Jackson
Lee Walton
Bloomfield Dims
Sue Chapman
Evelyn Cowell
Betty Deneke
Jane McNeely
Rose Mary Proffer
Wanda Richards
Marjorie Spivey
Mary Joan Taylor
Service Men’s Papers Filed Without Fee In Missouri
County recorders of deeds must register discharge papers of soldiers and sailors without charge. Attorney General Roy McKittrick’s office ruled yesterday that regardless of whether the service man is a Missourian or the recorder’s pay, there is to be no fee. The 1943 law requires official recording of the discharge papers without any fee or compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Recorders of Deeds
Roy McKittrick
Helen Masterson
Clay County Recorder
Sikeston Herald notes 1919 legion, hats, and birthday
Twenty five years ago on Friday September 26 1919 the Sikeston Herald listed interest in forming an American Legion post in Sikeston that night. Miss Daisy Garden had just returned from St Louis with fashionable hats. Mrs H L Smith hosted a birthday party for her son Lynn with guests including Chas Matthews Franklin Moore John Sikes Bill Smith Thomas Hunter Billie Keith Mildred Stubblefield Anita Winchester Mary William Smith Hilma Black Lottie Dover Annette Smith and Ruby Richards. the boys spent the night with Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Thomas Hunter
Billie Keith
Mildred Stubblefield
Anita Winchester
Mary Willian Smith
Hilma Black
Lottie Dover
Annette Smith
Ruby Richards
Lynn
School officials visit Charleston and Cape Girardeau
Supt Roy V Elise and grade school principal Miss Adila McCord visited Charleston schools on Tuesday afternoon. Roger Bailey and Miss Lois McCord spent Sunday in Cape Girardeau.
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Roy V .Elise
Adila McCord
Charleston
Roger Bailey
Lois McCord
Cape Girardeau
Bijou Confectionery installs nickel phonograph display
Fifteen years ago this week the Bijou Confectionery announced a new automatic phonograph offering tunes for a nickel. Farmer John Louis Watkins of Vanduser fell from a loaded hay wagon on Monday, injuring his back but the pain was not believed serious.
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Bijou
John Louis Watkins
Vanduser
Temperatures swing from 51 to 90 in week
Ten years ago September 27 1934 reports summer weather with a 90 degree high on Tuesday and a 51 degree low two days earlier. Mrs Anna Winchester, longtime resident with her sister Mrs Robt Lillard in Arlington Kentucky, plans to move back to Sikeston this week and take a new Tanner street home.
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Anna Winchester
Robt. Lillard
Arlington
Sikeston
Tanner Street
Second Southeast Missouri Jubilee Opens Tomorrow
Five years ago on September 28 1939 Sikeston prepares for the second Southeast Missouri Jubilee to run through Saturday night as heat eases. Cotton gins report over 1500 bales processed to date doubling last week as local industry braces for wartime shifts.
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Southeast Missouri
Washington
Congress
Nail polish layering tip for faster results
If you want quick results avoid applying a second coat while the first is wet. Apply one coat at night and a second coat the next morning for smoother finish and better drying.
Funeral services for Joshua Howell in Charleston
Funeral services were held in Charleston last Saturday morning for Joshua Howell age 70 who died suddenly of a heart attack on September 21. His widow, two sons and four daughters survive. Freight train performance per hour is now more than twice as great as in 1920.
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Charleston
Joshua Howell
Hus
Southeast Missouri News Briefly Told
BERNIE The Bernie Banner, a weekly newspaper, debuted here last week with H. O. Morrison and associates as owners. Morrison formerly resided at Dexter. FREDERICKTOWN Staff Set. Glen Whitworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Whitworth, died September 11 aboard a hospital ship returning to the States. Sgt. Whitworth was shot in the abdomen while fighting in New Guinea. his body was returned to Fredericktown for funeral services and burial. IRONTON McCarthy Bros. Construction Co. of St. Louis won a contract to dam a new 200 acre lake on the Ross Presnell tract at Iron Mountain, the lake nearly twice the size of Iron Mountain Lake. JACKSON Mrs. R. Mace Combs, Mrs. C. H. Walter and Miss Clara Mueller, federated club members for 35 years, were honored by the Jackson Literary club. each received a federation pin from president Mrs. S. H. Salmon. BENTON Funeral services for Lawrence Strack, 73, were held after his death at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau September 20 from injuries in an August 28 auto crash near Benton. he is survived by his widow, two sons and four daughters. CHAFFEE Officers for the Auduchon-Alsobrook American Legion Post in Chaffee installed: commander Fred Lewallen, vice commander Arthur Mier, second vice commander Ed Preston, adjutant L. P. Spencer, finance chair C J Rosenquist, sergeant-at-arms Munroe Sadler, chaplain J. A. Turner, historian/service officer W. O. Finney.
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Fredericktown
Glen Whitworth
Wilbert Whitworth
States
Sgt. Whitworth
New Guinea
Ironton
McCarthy Bros. Construction Co
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Jackson
R. Mace Combs
C. H. Walter
Clara Mueller
Federated Club
Jackson Literary Club
S. H. Salmon
Benton
Lawrence Strack
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Chaffee
Auduchon - Alsobrook American Legion
Fred Lewallen
Arthur Mier
Ed Preston
L. P Spencer
C J Rosenquist
Munroe Sadler
A. Turner
W. O. Finney
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Janet Trousdale
Shirley Pensel
Ann Newsom
Jane Schillig
Alice Martin
Ruth Tidwell
Ann Schulte
Betty Waldman
Eagles
B. B. Schade
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
C. D. Matthews
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Sikeston, Missouri
Southeast Missouri News
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