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SMOKE-FREE CLASS MAY HAVE LONG RANGE IMPACT
(Editorial ~ 05/31/91)
Vision 2000 has taken on a number of high-visibility projects in Cape Girardeau but few have the potential long-range significance of a program being reaffirmed Saturday. The Smoke-Free Class of 2000, which includes more than 500 city third graders, will hold its annual "graduation" celebration. ...
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CAPE CENTRAL STUDENTS EXCEL
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Students at Cape Girardeau Central High School who have earned scholarships or awards were recognized at a ceremony Tuesday morning. National Merit Finalists: Kenneth Cantrell, Jason Green, Daniel Hilty, and Josef Werne. National Merit commended students: Rhett Browning, Derek Chong, John Ireland and Tara Robertson...
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OAK RIDGE STUDENTS EARN SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
OAK RIDGE -- Twelve Oak ridge High School Seniors were recognized recently for earning scholarships from various organizations. The following is a list of recipients: Christy Baker: $50 award from Oak Ridge Town Board. Jason Ruesler: $100 Allen Sharrock Scholarship...
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PROCTER AND GAMBLE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Five local students have received 1991 Procter & Gamble Fund Scholarships. The winners are children of Cape Girardeau Procter & Gamble employees. Winners are Jennifer Kopf, daughter of Kent and Sue Kopf of Cape Girardeau; Tonja Larson, daughter of Philip and Mary Lou Larson of Cape Girardeau; Christy Miller, daughter of Mike and Cathy Miller of Marble Hill; LaDonna Upchurch, daughter of Edgar and Linda Upchurch of Jackson; and Jenny Wibbenmeyer, daughter of Bob and Pat Wibbenmeyer of Friedheim...
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FORMER CAPE RESIDENT EARNS DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Douglas L. Best received a doctor of medicine degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia on May 10. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Southeast Missouri State University in 1977. He is the son of Bonnie and Jim Strong, 1517 Whitener, and John Best of Rolla. He and his wife, Debbie, have two children, Rachel and David...
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JACKSON STUDENT EARNS SCHOLARSHIP FROM ROTC
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
JACKSON -- Len Waldron, an honor student at Jackson High School, has been awarded a four-year Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Scholarship to the university of his choice. Waldron has enrolled at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. and plans to begin classes there this fall...
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KELLY GRADUATE EARNS SOUTHEAST SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
BENTON -- Melanie UrHahn, a senior at Kelly High School in Benton, is the recipient of a full-ride renewable scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University. The scholarship is awarded by the Missouri State Beta Club Association and covers tuition, room and board and $100 per year for expenses. It is renewable for four years if the recipient maintains at least a 3.25 grade average...
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FORMER CAPE WOMAN RECEIVES MD DEGREE
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Former Cape Girardeau resident Teresa Macey Ainsworth recently graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Dr. Ainsworth is a cum laude graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, and earned a master's degree at the University of New Mexico before completing her medical degree. She was recognized by Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities in 1986...
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DREYER RECEIVES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Kristen K. Dreyer of Cape Girardeau has been awarded an Alumni Association Scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University for the 1991-92 academic year. The Alumni Association Scholarship is awarded each spring to Southeast sophomores who have accrued between 30 and 40 credit hours at the university...
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NEWTON-LS LAW: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION OFTEN LEADS TO CRUDE CONSEQUENCES
(Column ~ 05/31/91)
"Freedom of speech ... what a concept!" What a concept, indeed. It has served Americans well for centuries, safeguarding the nation from tyranny and expanding our culture. It has fostered the civil rights movement, groundbreaking literature and all modes of unbridled expression...
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DELTA HIGH ANNOUNCES AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
DELTA -- Graduates of Delta High School received a number of awards and scholarships. The awards were based on academic standing, leadership, citizenship, character and scholastic achievement. George Washington Carver Certificates: Lana Vance, Chandler Blackstone, Brian Pope and Stacy Eakins...
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STATE PROBES BILLING OF NEW MOVIE CHANNEL
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
The Missouri Attorney General's office is investigating the billing of unsolicited services by the parent company of the cable service in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Missouri Attorney General William Webster announced Thursday that his office is investigating the billing tactics for Encore, an optional pay-movie channel. Beginning Monday, the channel will be made available to local subscribers of TCI Cablevision of Missouri Inc...
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RAIN SLOWS AREA CONSTRUCTION WORK
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
May has been great for ducks but lousy for farmers and building contractors in need of dry weather. It has rained 17 of the past 30 days in the Cape Girardeau area, making it difficult for farmers to get into fields and contractors to get done work such as footings poured or utility lines installed...
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COPPER DOME: UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN RAISES $22 MILLION
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Southeast Missouri State University's capital campaign has raised more than $22 million of its $25 million goal, university officials announced Thursday night. The running total was publicly disclosed at the annual Copper Dome Society dinner, held at the Show Me Center. Nearly 600 people attended the event. The Copper Dome Society has 2,200 members...
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SCHOOL STUDIES TEEN PREGNANCY; TEEN MOMS FEEL PRESSURE TO DROP OUT
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
About 20 percent of the students who dropped out of Cape Girardeau Central High School this year were pregnant or were parents. Members of a committee studying the school district's dropout problem and what can be done shared that and other information with the Board of Education at a study session Thursday...
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PARK BEGINS NATURALIST PROGRAM THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Trail of Tears State Park is offering a Junior Naturalist program this summer young people and their families. The first meeting is set for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Visitor's Center. Claire Zielinski, a volunteer naturalist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will conduct the program...
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IOMA HARRIS
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
CHARLESTON -- Ioma Harris, 86, of Charleston, died Tuesday, May 28, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 22, 1905, in Sherrill, Ark. She was a private housekeeper. Survivors include a nephew, Aranza Breedlove of Pine Bluff, Ark., and a niece, Ora Sabb of Sherrill...
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WILLA M. CARTHON
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
CHARLESTON -- Willa Mae Carthon of Charleston died Thursday, May 30, 1991, at her home. Sparks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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NORMA A. PREVALLET
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Norma A. Prevallet, 88, of Perryville, died Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 14, 1902, at Perryville, daughter of George Andrew and Clara Anna Vogt Muench. She married Elmer Henry Prevallet Oct. 4, 1931, who died Aug. 7, 1975...
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ELSIE E. BOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Elsie E. Bollinger, 89, of Perryville, died Thursday, May 30, 1991, at American Care Center. She was born July 20, 1901, in Bollinger County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Sheata. She first married Charles Dean Walker July 26, 1926. He died June 2, 1929. She later married Florence J. Bollinger July 9, 1932, who died March 28, 1977...
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THOMAS U. FOX
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
Thomas U. Fox, 75, 1213 Fairlane, died Thursday, May 30, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 31, 1915, in Culleoka, Tenn., son of Tom G. and Josephine Warden Fox. He and the former Etta Kimes were married July 31, 1937, in Franklin, Ky...
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CHARLES U. AUBUCHON
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
MARBLE HILL -- Charles U. Aubuchon, 86, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at the Bond Nursing Care Center in Marble Hill. He was born Sept. 11, 1904, the son of Steve and Margaret Pinkston Aubuchon. On Sept. 5, 1920, he married Lily Tobler, who preceded him in death Nov. 28, 1981...
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IRENE C. ROSS
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
Funeral service for Irene C. Ross of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. William Dickey will officiate, with burial in Lightner Memorial Cemetery at Scott City. Ross, 81, died Wednesday, May 29, 1991, at the Lutheran Home...
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RUTH SHORT
(Obituary ~ 05/31/91)
JACKSON -- Ruth Short, 72, of Jackson died Thursday, May 30, 1991, at the Deal Nursing Home, where she had been a resident the past two years. She was born Feb. 5, 1919, the daughter of James M. and Martha Elizabeth Ervin Markert. On Sept. 21, 1937, she married Paul Q. Short, who survives...
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HOSPITAL AUCTIONS SIGNATURE QUILT
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
A signature quilt, which has been displayed at St. Francis Medical Center for several years, is being auctioned to raise money for renovation of the medical center's cafeteria. Silent bids on the queen-size quilt are being taken now and anyone interested may bid...
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STUDENTS AT JUNIOR HIGH RECOGNIZED
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Students at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School received a number of awards at a ceremony Wednesday. American Legion Awards: Jessica Anderson, Molly Kuhlmann, Cathy Gooden, Jason Bowers and Tom Richards. Special Award: Kara Hastings and Amy Eckelmann...
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RAMP WORK
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
GRAFTON, Ill. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it will give the state of Illinois about $550,000 for improvements to a boat access ramp on the Mississippi River near St. Louis. The Illinois Department of Conservation wants to expand and improve the Piasa Creek Boat Access facility, located on the lower portion of the Mississippi River between Alton and Grafton in Jersey County...
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DEER DATES SET
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. - The Missouri Conservation Commission approved hunting dates and regulations for the 1991 deer-hunting season, during its recent May meeting. The nine-day firearms season will be Nov. 16 through Nov. 24 with no major changes in rules and regulations, assistant director Kenneth Babcock said...
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LAND PURCHASES
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
WAPPAPELLO -- The Missouri Conservation Commission approved purchased of three tracts during its May meeting recently at Wappapello. The tracts were: 200 acres in Shelby County as an addition to the Hunnewell Wildlife Area. 138 acres in Lincoln County as an addition to B.K. Leach Memorial Wildlife Area...
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DEER DOGS
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
WAPPAPELLO -- The Missouri Conservation Commission has forwarded a petition from a Southeast Missouri group to the state regulations committee that advises the Commission on hunting policies. A Ripley County group appeared before the commission last week to request that deer hunters be permitted to use dogs. The group said deer-hunting dogs are a necessity in rugged areas of southern Missouri...
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SAFE BOATING
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
KANSAS CITY -- The week of June 2-8 is National Safe Boating Week. When Safe Boating Week was first observed in 1958, there about five million recreational boats in the U.S. That figure has grown to more than 17 million boards. According to the National Safe Boating Council, 900 people lost their lives in boating accidents in 1989, thousands more were injured and more than $25 million in property damage was reported...
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BICYCLE RIDES
(Local News ~ 05/31/91)
Bicycle riders will meet at McClure, Ill. Elementary School Sunday at 2 p.m. for the Velo Girardeau Bicycle Club's 42-mile, Grapevine Trail Scenic Circle ride in Southern Illinois. The Velo Club will take its first ride on the Katy Trail June 16. Riders will meet at Kent Library on Southeast Missouri State University campus at 7 a.m., or at Francis Howell High School on Highway 94 in St. Charles. The ride will be from Augusta, Mo. to Weldon Springs and back, a distance of 30 level miles...
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