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Newspaper

Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1949

Page

9

Look-out Committee Named At Sikeston High School

A Look-out Committee to support ill students was appointed by Dick Bloomfield, SHS student council president. From each class two representatives were named: Mary Nell Van Bibber, Betty Sue Keasler, seniors. Carol Fox, Mary Lou Largent, juniors. Carolyn Jackson, Eddie Schwab, sophomores. Mary Ann Hayden, Laquitta Branum, freshmen. Pansy French, Myrtle Chism, eighth grade. Mrs. Margaret Coats will act as adviser. A meeting will elect officers this week. Supt Bremen Van Bibber attended a workshop at Benton for district school administrators to discuss the classification program and related issues.

Mary Nell van Bibber Betty Sue Keasler Carol Fox Mary Lou Largent Carolyn Jackson Eddie Schwab Mary Ann Hayden Laquitta Branum Pansy French Myrtle Chism Margaret Coats van Bibber Benton Bremen van Bibber

Sikeston FFA youths show capes Duroc stock in Cape Girardeau sale

Four Sikeston FFA members sent consignments to the Southeast Missouri Duroc Breeders show and sale in Cape Girardeau on Thursday September 22. Gene Aufdenberg and James Guiling had excellent ratings while Harold Lee Hodges and J W Nelson had good consignments. Prices realized included 15250 for Aufdenberg 80.00 for Guiling 55.00 for Hodges and 47.50 for Nelson. The stock was raised under supervised practice foundation laws and the four members are youngest in the Southeast Missouri Duroc Association. Premiums will be paid by the Missouri State Department of Agriculture in Jefferson City based on placings. Principal R J Genins left for Columbia for a Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals session with four other area principals.

Sikeston Ffa Group Missouri Duroc Breeders Cape Girardeau Gene Aufdenberg James Guiling Harold Lee Hodges J. W. Nelson Aufdenberg Guiling Hodges Nelson FFA Southeast Missouri Duroc Association State Department of Agriculture Jefferson City R. J. Genins Columbia Missouri Association of Mr. Genins Southeast Missouri Leo Eason Dexter R. L. Sheets Central Irvin Keller College High W. V. Hill Jackson

Ruff Advises State Principals Group at Missouri University

Dr. John Ruff, Professor of Secondary Education at Missouri University, serves as adviser to the group of state principals.

John Ruff Missouri University

Education Board Hosts Reception at Country Club

Tonight September 29 the Board of Education hosts a reception at the Country Club for faculty. Board members and their wives will greet teachers in the receiving line to foster better acquainted relations.

Board OF Education Country Club

Students plan drama club meeting with Miss Jones

Students interested in drama met with Miss Martha Howard Jones on Wednesday afternoon to discuss forming a club. If enough interest is shown, they hope to organize, study, attend, and present plays.

Martha Howard Jones

Band and Pepper group to travel for season opener

The band will ride a school bus to Caruthersville on Friday night to perform at the season opening game on the away gridiron. The Ri Peppers will also attend as a group and charter a bus for transportation.

Caruthersville R@i Peppers

Southeast Missouri athletic officials discuss rule changes

Southeast Missouri officials met Monday evening under the Missouri State Athletic Association to discuss significant rule changes and interpretations. Lynn Twitty of Lilbourn led the meeting while T L Noel, executive secretary, was present.

Southeast Missouri Missouri State Athletic Association Lynn Twitty Lilbourn State Athletic Board T L Noel State Association

Red Pepper pledges mark farm tour mischief and parades

Vocational Agriculture I students visit W S Baker farm for a poultry culling demonstration. Forty six freshmen girls meet strict Red Pepper initiation involving green tooth paint and Sears Roebuck catalog pages. They parade to Walgreen's and enjoy a school assembly before downtown paddling and full membership. Names include Shirley Aldrich and Jane Bowman among others.

W. S. Baker Farm Red Pepers Sears- Roebuck Walgreen’s Shirley Aldrich Shirley Alley Jane Bowman Laquitta Branum Joanne Clack George Ann Cockrell Jean Crouthers Jacqueline Cobb June Daugherty Raynette Ford Christa Hastings Freda Holden Mary Ann Hayden Mary Lualle Humes

FFA Plans Tractor Parade Entry in Cotton Carnival

About 20 members of the Future Farmers of America intend to drive tractors for various implement dealers in the Cotton Carnival Parade scheduled for Saturday.

FFA

Honor Group Organizes for Society Committees and Installations

The honor society will meet at 3 30 p m to select permanent committees and plan new member installation. Officers listed include Glenda Humphrey president Ray Vick vice president Mary Elizabeth Stevenson secretary and Lillian Ancell treasurer.

Glenda Humphrey Ray Vick Mary Elizabeth Stevenson Lillian Ancell

Veterans Agriculture Committee Meeting in Vocational Building

Wm Z Baker chairs the Veterans Agriculture Committee in the Vocational Agriculture building Friday afternoon. The quarterly meeting reviews recommendations from its work checking farming facilities for veterans entering or continuing farming programs. Members include Bremen Van Bibber Superintendent of Schools Harry Stubbs Veterans Administrator Training Officer Tom Stroup Scott County Farm Agent Avin E Boise Farm Home Administration Representative Frank Van Horne Evin Burke and Frank Altom Jr farmer representatives.

Wm Z Baker Veterans’ Agriculture Committee Bremen van Bibber Harry Stubbs Veterans’ Administrator Tom Stroup Scott County Avin E. Boise Farm Home Administration Frank van Horne Evin Burke Frank Altom Jr

Ten Dollar a Plate Dinner At Diehlstadt Tonight

One hundred fifty tickets at ten dollars each sold for a Diehlstadt high school banquet at 7 p.m. honoring five former school board members tied to a circuit court case over eight thousand five hundred dollars in school funds. The event aims to raise funds to satisfy the judgment, with superintendent Earl Crader coordinating and plans including a thousand-dollar personal contribution from each superintendent.

Diehlstadt Earl Crader Sikeston Crader Board of Education Clyde Sanders Jack Powell Roy Coldflower Henry Claycomb W F. Daniels

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