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CHAFFEE WOMAN GIVES HOME TO STRAY DOGS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
CHAFFEE -- Clara Cable's life has gone to the dogs. "Right now I only have 11 dogs, but there have been times when I've had 18," said the 62-year-old retired librarian. For years Cable has been taking in stray and abandoned dogs and keeping them until she finds homes for them. "I think I'm a one-person Chaffee humane society," she said...
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HOSPITAL PLANS $30 MILLION EXPANSION; SOUTHEAST WORK WILL TAKE 5 YEARS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Construction of a 105,000-square-foot clinical services building will be the major component of a $30 million expansion project announced Saturday by Southeast Missouri Hospital. The three-phase project will be carried out over the next five years. The first phase will include construction of a mechanical building, electrical substation, water-reserve system, and a pedestrian crosswalk to link existing parking structures to the main facility. ...
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MIDDLE SCHOOL TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
PADUCAH, Ky. Cape Girardeau's Board of Education wants to make its dream of a middle school a reality. At its annual retreat being held this weekend in Paducah, the school board made a commitment to trying to improve education for Cape Girardeau children by building a new middle school. As a result, the board will ask voters to approve a bond issue to finance the new building...
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MAY GREENE: STEPCHILD OR SUCCESS STORY?
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
PADUCAH, Ky. - Is May Greene Elementary School Cape Girardeau's stepchild or is it the city's educational success story? At the Cape Girardeau Board of Education retreat Saturday, board members expressed concerns that perhaps pupils attending May Greene were getting less service than students at other city schools...
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SHOW ME CENTER ATTENDANCE DOWN; EVENTS COORDINATOR BLAMES THE ECONOMY
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Attendance last fiscal year at the Show Me Center was at its lowest annual level since the building opened in 1987, a fact attributable at least partly to a dip in the economy, said Christopher Washko, the center's events coordinator. "They're not really that far down, as a matter of fact," Washko said. "I think the economy had an effect; people just didn't buy tickets as much as usual...
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GEORGE RUSSELL, BERTRAND NATIVE, TO HEAD MU SYSTEM
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
The decision to make Bertrand native George Russell president of the University of Missouri system was a unanimous one, said Board of Curators member John Lichtenegger. "This unanimous vote," said Lichtenegger, of Jackson and one of nine curators for the university system, "shows how strongly we felt about making George the new president...
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HIGHWAY PLAN CONTAINS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WORK
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Over $30 million in Southern Illinois highway projects supported by U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard are included in a highway authorization bill approved last week by the House Public Works and Transportation Committee. Poshard, a member of the committee, said the bill is focused heavily on economic development and, if funding is upheld, it "holds tremendous promise for improving the economy of Southern Illinois."...
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LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP TO MEET
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
The Lyme Disease Self-Help Support Group will hold a panel discussion on Lyme disease at its monthly meeting Tuesday. Support group coordinator Linda Wessell said the panel will feature Lyme disease patients who will share their trials with the tick-borne illness...
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TWO KILLED IN VEHICLE CRASH
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
PIEDMONT -- Two people from Piedmont were killed in a one-car accident Saturday afternoon on Route V, 12 miles southeast of Piedmont. Killed were Christina Salsman, 18, and Ariel Salsman, 2, both of Piedmont, said the Missouri Highway Patrol. Both were ejected from the car when the driver, Albert Salsman, 20, lost control on a curve and ran off the road, went down an embankment, struck a tree and overturned, the patrol said...
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MACIE L. REYNOLDS
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
Macie Louise Reynolds, 84, 710 College, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 7, 1907, in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Isaac and Edith Hunter Michael. She married Ora Henry Reynolds Dec. 1, 1928, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death...
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MILDRED ALBERT
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
JACKSON -- Mildred J. Albert, 76, of Jackson, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1915, at Portageville, daughter of Charles and Amy Belle Carnahan Johnson. She married Walter Albert Aug. 24, 1935, at Benton. He died in 1972...
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SALLY J. DUVALL
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Sally J. Duvall, 52, of Perryville, died Saturday, July 27, 1991, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 26, 1938, in St. Louis, daughter of William S. "Red" and Irene A. Heinbokel Duvall. She was a respiratory therapist 31 years at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church at Sereno...
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CHARLES E. MASON
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Charles Edward Mason, 78, of Cache, formerly of Mounds, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 29, 1913, in Louisville, Ky., son of Jesse and Bessie Neal Mason. He was a retired deck hand for the American Barge Line, and a veteran of World War II...
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NORA VOGLE
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Nora Vogle, 89, of Cairo, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. She was born Sept. 13, 1901. She was a member of First Christian Church here. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Meadows, and second husband, Fred Vogel. Also preceding her in death was a son, Muriel Meadows...
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ALMA WALLACE
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
SIKESTON -- Alma Wallace, 87, of Sikeston, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, July 25, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1904, in Marquand, daughter of Noah and Mary Margaret Edwards Kirkpatrick. She married Ernest Wallace Nov. 29, 1929...
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LOUISE HAYNES
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
Louise Haynes, 44, of St. Louis, died Thursday, July 25, 1991, at Christian Northeast Hospital in Florissant. She was born April 30, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William and Malinda Haynes. Haynes was a 1964 graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 1977...
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CORA P. KASTEN
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
JACKSON -- Cora P. Kasten, 81, of Jackson, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Jackson Manor, where she lived the past three years. She was born Nov. 25, 1909, at Burfordville, daughter of Herman and Mollie Siebert Sperling. On March 26, 1935, she married Fred Kasten. He preceded her in death May 22, 1990...
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JOHN L. COLYER
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- John Lee Colyer, 68, of Spanaway, Wash., died Friday, July 26, 1991, at his home of an apparent heart attack. He was born June 28, 1923, in McClure, son of John and Lena Mainer Colyer. He is a 1942 graduate of McClure High School. Colyer served in the U.S. Air Force from 1945 until retiring in 1969 as master sergeant...
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MARTIN SCHNARE
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
Martin Schnare, 79, of Bosworth, died Saturday, July 27, 1991, at his home. He was born June 28, 1912, at Carrollton, son of Henry and Alma Moeller Schnare. He and Lois Brockmeier were married Nov. 13, 1938. Schnare lived in Cape Girardeau from 1955-75, and was a salesman with Aid Association for Lutherans Insurance. He was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its Men's Club...
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LEE GRAHAM
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
SIKESTON -- Lee Graham, 78, of Sikeston, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Feb. 13, 1913, at Matthews, son of John William and Lillian Laura Stacy Graham. He and Rosell Cook were married May 3, 1936, at New Madrid. She died Dec. 28, 1990...
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EVA C. HARBISON
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
Eva C. Harbison, 89, of Chateau Girardeau, died Friday, July 26, 1991, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1901, at Sikeston, son of Charles and Martha Jane Darby Hutchason. She married Norman Harbison in 1925 at Sikeston. He died Jeb. 5, 1979...
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VERNA CRAWFORD
(Obituary ~ 07/28/91)
JACKSON -- Verna Mae Crawford, 73, of Jackson, died Thursday, July 25, 1991, at her home. She was born March 12, 1918, in Oswego, Kan., daughter of Nova and Lena Robinson Atwood. She married Daniel Crawford May 18, 1946, who preceded her in death July 23, 1973...
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INJURIES ON THE PLAYGROUND TO BE CONFERENCE TOPIC
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Playground injuries and trauma management will highlight "Current Social and Medical Issues in Education," a conference sponsored annually by Southeast Missouri Hospital for teachers, school nurses and other interested school personnel. Scheduled Aug. ...
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NEW MU CHIEF HAS A RESUME THAT YOU JUST WON'T BELIEVE
(Column ~ 07/28/91)
To the lengthy list of current-or-soon-to-be-underway development projects in the greater Cape Girardeau area, related here two weeks ago today, add Southeast Missouri Hospital's $30 million project revealed on page one in today's edition. This three-phase expansion is not exactly a small one. ...
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CITY, UNION ELECTRIC COME TO AN AGREEMENT
(Editorial ~ 07/28/91)
The city of Cape Girardeau and the utility company it deals most closely with, Union Electric, have similar interests that are approached in different ways. The city is accountable to its citizens; the company cares for its customers, yet has an obligation to its stockholders. We are impressed that these two entities have pooled their common interest to come up with what looks like a workable arrangement for Cape Girardeau utilities that will stretch into the next century...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/28/91)
I WANT TO thank the members of the committee who were responsible for organizing and arranging the reunion for all former students of the old Millersville two-year high school that occurred on Saturday, July 20, at the Little Ole' Opry at Burfordville, Mo. The only living former teacher and the oldest former student were in attendance. A good time was had by all, and I hope we can do it again in two more years. Thank you...
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YOUNG RIDERS LEARN RULES OF THE ROAD AT SAFETY VILLAGE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Each time the young riders approach the curve at Safety Village, they check the yield sign and then slow their bicycles to a safer speed. With careful deliberation, the petite pedestrians stop walking at the corner, look left, then right, then left again and over their shoulders before crossing the street...
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS COULD MAKE YOU FAMOUS
(Column ~ 07/28/91)
When you finish any thing you have begun there is a sense of satisfaction. You may bring your hands together two or three times in a silent cymbals gesture, heave a big sigh of relief or, if it is something you've not enjoyed doing, turn away muttering, "Well, at least that's done." It might be putting the last stitch in a hem, the last brush stroke on a painting, the final summation before a jury, the last nail in a roofing job, the last word in a book manuscript. ...
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LADYBUG SAYS ... FOR GARDENERS, THIS IS A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT
(Column ~ 07/28/91)
For the gardeners in our midst, this has not been a summer of great content. Flowers and vegetables, shrubs and plants of all kinds have taken a beating from the merciless rays of the sun and mid-summer's drouth that has baked and cracked the earth...
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BATTLE OF BELMONT REENACTMENT IN PLANNING STAGES
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
CHARLESTON, Mo. What is described as one of the largest Civil War battle reenactments ever held in this region take place this fall in Mississippi County. The event will be held near the former village of Belmont, once located along the west bank of the Mississippi River...
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CHS TEACHER ATTENDS DICKINSON SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Amy Smith, who teaches English at Cape Central High School, is one of 15 Missouri teachers across the state participating in a summer seminar, "Emily Dickinson: Feminist Criticism and the New Historicism," at Central Missouri State University. The two-week seminar, which will end July 26, is conducted in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities...
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CONSTRUCTION AT PERRYVILLE AIRPORT STARTS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Construction began last week on a $2.5 million expansion to the Perryville airport. The expansion will add 1,500 feet to the airport's 5,500-foot runway. Also a part of the project is a water line to the airport and two nearby industries, said Perryville City Administrator Craig Lindsley...
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RECYCLERS LOOKING FOR MARKETS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Recyclers in the region are faced with market doldrums that overshadow even the dog days of summer. Markets for some materials have dried up worse than the parched local creeks. Only one material, aluminum, appears to have a bright spot in the future...
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HOME EQUITY LOANS: CONSUMERS LOOK TO DEDUCTIBLE INTEREST
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
When John D. looked at the interest costs on a new car, he opted to keep his old one. That was in 1990. "I traded this year," he said. "I looked into a home equity loan and found that the interest was a tax deductible item." John is just one of a growing number of consumers who have found home equity borrowing to their liking...
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WATERFRONT SERVICES FIRM SOLD TO EMPLOYEES
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Waterfront Services Company has been sold to its employees through the formation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The transaction was announced in the July 22 issue of The Waterways Journal Weekly publication. The ESOP has purchased 100 percent of the corporation stock and will continue to operate the firm, which has been existence here since 1961...
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NEW ILLINOIS CENTRE TO OVERLAP OTHER MARKETS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
MARION, Ill. -- "When Edward J. DeBartolo puts a mall together, it's dynamic, wherever it is." That was the comment of a mall representative from the million-square-foot Eastland Mall in Evansville made when he learned of the DeBartolo plans to construct the Illinois Centre at Marion...
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CERTIFICATION
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
A Square One Electronics Inc. technician, Kevin Miller, has been certified for the Mitel SX-200D digital PBX telephone system. The course work taught configuration, installation and repair in formal and hands-on training. The school was at the Mitel Corporate Training Center, Boca Raton, Fla...
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JOIN BOATMEN'S
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Boatmen's National Bank of Cape Girardeau has announced the addition of new personnel David Shell, real estate lending officer, and Monica Fluegge, loan processor. Shell's responsibilities include both residential and commercial real estate lending...
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PHYSICIAN AWARDS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Two Cape Girardeau physicians William G. Marietta and John S. Whitten will receive the Physician's Recognition Award. The awards, presented by the Missouri State Medical Association and the American Medical Association, are given to physicians who voluntarily complete 150 credit hours of continuing medical education courses during a three-year period...
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YOUNGHOUSE EXPANDS WAREHOUSE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Younghouse Distributing Co. has expanded its warehouse operations. "We've added another 7,000 square feet to our building," said E. C. Younghouse. "The building is air conditioned and will be used as additional storage for our many products." The company wholesales a number of items including fishing tackle, fireworks, novelty items, toy and greeting card racks, school supplies souvenirs and a variety of gift items to retailers within a 100-mile area...
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IN NEW POSITION
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Julie L. Macke has been promoted to marketing director of Mitre Sports, a manufacturer and distributor of cleated and non-cleated athletic footwear and teamwear. Macke joined Mitre as marketing manager in 1988. In her new position, she will direct all advertising and public relations for the Nashville-based firm...
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`KICKS' TO OFFER POSTAL SERVICE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Stamps and other U.S. Post Office services are now available at Kicks, a card and gift store located in the Crossroads, a professional and retail shopping center at Independence and Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. "This will be a full-service post office contract station," said Mike Keefe, Cape Girardeau Postmaster, who announced the new service Friday. "Consumers can buy stamps, mail packages, and send certified or registered letters."...
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KBSI CHANGES
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
James Humphreys has been appointed national sales manager for Fox 23, KBSI-TV. Steven Engles, president and general manager of the station, has announced three personnel appointments. Christy Benton has been named business manager and Sue McHaney is Western Kentucky Regional Sales Manager...
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ATTENDS SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Concerns with the rising costs of health care dominated the recent Mid-America Labor Management Conference at Lake Ozark, according to Johnny Ray Conklin of Cape Girardeau, who attended the gathering. He reported the results of the conference to the Area Labor-management Cooperation Committee...
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BACK FROM CRUISE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Julie Wilkens of Gulliver's Travel Agency, Inc., Cape Girardeau, has returned from a trip sponsored by the Steamboat Casino River Cruise Line and the Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau. She participated in the "Emerald Lady" Cruise, which included entertainment, lunch/dinner, and gambling. The steamboat, which also has a top deck for observation and sightseeing, is part of the Steamboat Casino River Cruise Line...
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INSURANCE HONORS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
David L. Hahs, an agent with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Cape Girardeau, was honored for sales achievements at the company's annual meeting in Milwaukee. Northwestern recognized Hahs last week for being among the top 100 agents for sales in the one-year period ending May 31. Hahs is with the T. Ronald Hahs district agency, 1307 N. Mt. Auburn Rd. He has been with the agency 19 years. Hahs and his wife Candy live in Cape Girardeau and have two sons...
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SEARS SALES AND PROFITS UP
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
CHICAGO -- Sears, Roebuck & Co., benefitting from a massive cost-cutting program in its core retail business, has posted better-than-expected profit for the second quarter. The retailing land financial services company said net income rose 0.6 percent, to $239.3 million, or 70 cents a share, up from the year-earlier level of $237.9 million, or 69 cents a share. Earnings jumped 28 percent before a charge of $64.1 million, or 18 cents a share, for certain tax payments in the latest period...
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BUSINESS ADDS GIRL SCOUT EQUIPMENT
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Children's Bazaar, Independence Street and Kingshighway, has become an official Girl Scout equipment agency, according to store owner Judy Wilferth. Grace Dungog will manage the department. "We carry uniforms, canteens, handbooks, camping equipment, sashes, mess kits, troop numbers and council badges, jewelry, socks and more," Wilferth said. "We try to carry as much as possible in inventory. We can special order items and have a 10-day to two-week turnaround time."...
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BOOK AVAILABLE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Betty Kuss of Lorberg Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau reports the funeral home has acquired the book "After Suicide: A Ray of Hope" by Eleanor "Betsy" Ross. The book is in the funeral home's library and is available to the public. Ross, whose husband committed suicide, covers case histories, care giving, working through grief, and data on pertinent support organizations. The book is printed by Lynn Publications, of which she is publisher and editor...
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NOT A SUBSIDIARY
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
In the July 21 article concerning recycled newspaper bags, TNT Plastic Co. of Perryville should have been identified as an independent company rather than a subsidiary of Ramsey Supply Co. of Hillsboro, which distributes the bags it manufactures. The two companies are operated by members of the same family...
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SEARS OFFERS NEW CLEANING SERVICE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Carpet and furniture cleaning service is now available through the Cape Girardeau Sears store. Rick and Cyndi Smith are providing the service. "We clean carpets and upholstered furniture," said Rick Smith. "We can dry clean furniture with delicate fabrics. ...
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`SHOWCASE TAXIDERMY' SERVICES OPENS
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Bruce Scheeter, who lives near Cape Girardeau, has opened Showcase Taxidermy, which provides complete taxidermy service. "I do anything in taxidermy game birds, fish, mammals and snakes. My specialty is in fish and mammals," he said. Scheeter is a graduate of Storey's School of Taxidermy of Spencer, Iowa. He received certification from the school...
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TAKES ON NEW LINE
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Quality Air Compressor Company of Chaffee has become a master distributor of Ingersoll-Rand Type 30 air compressors, which includes five to 40 horsepower piston-powered compressors. "We're the only distributor for the compressors between St. Louis and Memphis," said co-owner Carol Collins. She and her husband Wayne started their business four years ago...
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DANA PROFITS UP
(Local News ~ 07/28/91)
Dana Corporation reported second quarter after-tax profits of $4.6 million, more than twice its first quarter earnings of $2.1 million. The profits were up partly due to $5.9 million income from the sale of a subsidiary and an 8 percent increase in sales...
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