Looking Back

Looking Back 11-20
SIKESTON - Lula B. Craft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Craft, was among students at the University of Missouri honored recently at the second annual honor convocation. SIKESTON - The Sikeston High School Drama Club will present "The Dead of the Night," a mystery in three acts Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in the junior high school gymnasium...

Looking Back 11-19
SIKESTON - Fire destroyed a two-story frame apartment building at 421 Harris St. last night, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage and chasing six families out into the driving rain. SIKESTON - Michael Wayne Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Wood, celebrated his fifth birthday with a party at his home...

Looking Back 11-18
SIKESTON - Dale Alcorn, Joe Fabick and C.D. Springs left by plane Wednesday afternoon for Waterbury, S.D., where they will spend several days pheasant hunting. CHARLESTON - A daughter weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Millhouse of Charleston Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau...

Looking Back 11-17
SIKESTON - Myra Tanner, who has taught in the Sikeston school system for several year, has resigned her position as sixth grade teacher at the Bailey School for health reasons. She is being replaced by Mrs. Billy Keith. SIKESTON - Harry C. Blanton will be guest speaker at the annual Federal Land Bank Association meeting at the American Legion Hall on Dec. 5...

Looking Back 11-16
60 years ago Nov. 16, 1948 SIKESTON - Mrs. Leonard Schumacher entertained Saturday with a party for her daughter, Charlotte Sue, who celebrated her sixth birthday. SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. John Langston are parents of a boy born today. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barger of Sikeston are parents of a daughter born today...

Looking Back 11-14
SIKESTON - Six Sikeston men received their 32nd degrees in the Scottish Rite in ceremonies held in St. Louis last week. The men were Walter Rayburn, Dennis Cline, Paul Schuerenberg, George Proffer, Bill DeKriek and O.T. Elder. SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Winters of Sikeston Route 3 were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday. They were married in New Madrid on Oct. 23, 1943...

Looking Back 11-13
SIKESTON - Major Oscar Hudson, Army instructor for the first battalion of the 140th infantry regiment of the Missouri National Guard, arrived in Sikeston today to begin his regular duties. SIKESTON - Bishop Eugene Frank of St. Louis will speak at the annual rally of United Methodist Men of the Sikeston-Poplar Bluff District Wednesday...

Looking Back 11-12
SIKESTON - Edwin Webster, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Webster of Sikeston, has been elected social chairman of Kimball House at Iowa State College, one of the 16 residences which belong to the Men's Residence Association. SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. John Bizzell of Sikeston are parents of a son born today. Mr. and Mrs. William Hicks of Gray Ridge are also parents of a son born today...

Looking Back 11-11
SIKESTON - The Southeast Missouri Telephone Co. has been sold to Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., according to reports from Cape Girardeau. Southwestern Bell, which operates in a number of states throughout the Midwest, has purchased the controlling interest in the company...

Looking Back 11-10
SIKESTON - The Sikeston Bulldogs trampled the Jackson Indians into the mud of Jackson High School stadium to the tune of 39-0 Friday night. SIKESTON - Juniors and seniors from Sikeston High School and 11 other area high schools will participate in college night tonight at Sikeston High School...

Looking Back 11-09
SIKESTON - Approximately 1,000 visitors attended open house ceremonies for Sikeston Public Schools Thursday, school officials announced. SIKESTON - Connie Lou Chaney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chaney, celebrated her second birthday Wednesday afternoon...

Looking Back 11-07
MATTHEWS - Fifty residential building lots will be sold in the town of Matthews at an auction next week when the Matthews Improvement Association's new four-block Chamber of Commerce addition opens. SIKESTON - The Sikeston Motor Co. announced the purchase of five acres of property on the east side of Highway 61 south, across from the IGA Foodliner. The business plans to move their operations there by Sept. 1970...

Looking Back 11-06
SIKESTON - Sikeston Public Schools will hold Open House Thursday to observe National Education Week. SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buchanan are parents of a daughter born Tuesday evening at the Sikeston General Hospital. She has been named Linda Kay. COLUMBIA - Katie Blanton is one of 38 students from the University of Missouri elected to Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. Miss Blanton, daughter of David Blanton, is a senior majoring in history and art history...

Looking Back (published 11/05)
60 years ago Nov. 5, 1948 SIKESTON - Many additional officials have registered with the Missouri State High School Athletic Association for this season, according to the October list released by the organization. Two of the newly registered officials are from Sikeston. They are M.L. McElyea and Donnell Waggener...

Looking Back (published 11/04)
60 years ago Nov. 4, 1948 SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Lewis of Sikeston Route 2 observed their 51st wedding anniversary Sunday and that day were dinner guests of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Lewis. 40 years ago Nov. 4, 1968 SIKESTON - No major damage was reported in Sikeston or Southeast Missouri as a result of an earthquake that struck at 12 a.m. Sunday. Telephone service was out temporarily in the city, according to William Newberry, telephone repairman...

Looking Back 11-03
SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. Rufus White of Sikeston are parents of a son born today. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore of Matthews are parents of a son, also born today. SIKESTON - Approval of $176,968 in federal funds for the operation of Head Start programs in six Bootheel counties and one county in central Missouri was received today...

Looking Back 11-2
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Looking Back 10-31
SIKESTON - Visitors to Sikeston High School's upcoming open house will be entertained with a one-act play, "Pop Quiz," to be given by the drama class. SIKESTON - Building permits issued last month authorized construction of two major department stores in the Kingsway Plaza Mall Shopping Center, a computer center on Highway 61 South and 15 new residences, boosting the total to more than $1 million, according to City Clerk John Vaughn...

Looking Back 10-30
SIKESTON - Natural gas for Sikeston residents by July 1949 is now a distinct possibility according to Mayor Marvin Carroll, due to an approval for service to Sikeston and the surrounding area issued by the Federal Power Commission. BENTON - Increased interest may send the total vote in tomorrow's presidential election in Scott County to 12,000 County Clerk Phil Waldman said today...