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MILTON CLACK
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
CHARLESTON -- Milton Clack, age 80, of Charleston, died Tuesday night, May 19, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1911, in Bridges, Mo., in Mississippi County. He was the son of the Rev. Sterling Madison and Minnie Groves Clack. He lived in Mississippi County his entire life...
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SCOTT CITY POOL WILL OPEN ON SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City pool will open Saturday for the summer season. Hours for open swim will be 1-6 p.m. From 6-7 p.m. there will be an exercise class held and the pool will be available for private parties from 7-9 p.m. Admission is $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for children. Pool passes are available. For more information call the Scott City Park Department at 264-3411...
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COMMISSION WILL SEND STATE, NATIONAL LETTERS OPPOSING DEMOLITION
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
The Historic Preservation Commission Wednesday voted to notify the regional and national headquarters of the Salvation Army of its opposition to demolition plans for the local Salvation Army building. The building, at 701 Good Hope, is slated to be razed to make room for a new facility near the site...
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UNDER THE SEA: L.J. SCHULTZ & THE LITTLE MERMAID
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Under the sea in the L.J. Schultz School library seventh-grade students are presenting their version of the popular Disney musical, "The Little Mermaid." The performance is the first for a newly-formed drama club at the middle school. Students presented "The Little Mermaid" Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and will perform the musical today for their schoolmates...
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WANTED: WAITERS, WAITRESSES FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BENEFIT
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Wanted: waiters, waitresses for American Heart Association benefit Some of Cape Girardeau's best known citizens will enjoy a healthy dinner to benefit the American Heart Association later this month. But they won't be eating it, they'll be serving it...
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CAPE CENTRAL TO HOLD REUNION
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Cape Central High School's Class of 1982 will hold their 10-year reunion this weekend. Friday, the celebration starts at Jeremiah's at 8 p.m., and continues Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Country Club at 8 p.m. A picnic will be held Saturday at noon at Cape County Park. For more information contact Mike Seabaugh at 335-3139...
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RIVERBOAT DANCE SET FOR SENIORS
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
A riverboat dance for senior citizens that coincides with Cape Girardeau's Riverfest is scheduled June 12 from 10 a.m. until noon. The dance is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department. Senior citizens are encouraged to attend this first-ever dance on the river...
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OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN PARTY PLANNED AT GLENN HOUSE
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Does your garden glow this time of year? Probably not as much as the Glenn House in Cape Girardeau will June 7 during a "Garden Glow" Victorian garden party. Guests will experience an old-fashioned garden party, the first ever held at the house. "More than likely, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn had garden parties and elaborate receptions at the house, and I want to recreate that," said John Bry, marketing director for the Glenn House...
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ALTERNATIVE BANDS TO PLAY PORT CAPE THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
The band The Sun Sawed In Half will play for the first time in Cape Girardeau this weekend at the River City Yacht Club at Port Cape Girardeau. Opening for the band is The Brave Little Toasters. Doc Cain, owner of Port Cape Girardeau said "The Sun" frequently plays at alternative music clubs in St. Louis and Chicago. They are also a favorite on college campuses...
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UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS FACE RESTRUCTURING CHALLENGE
(Editorial ~ 05/21/92)
Kala Stroup, president of Southeast Missouri State University, has her work cut out for her. The school is looking to fill several high-level administrative positions. While this will pose an immediate workload dilemma in the higher reaches of the school's administration, the situation provides the president with a unique opportunity to shape the university's executive arm to her liking. Such a restructuring could set a reasonable and lean tone at the institution for many years to come...
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EUNICE GREEN
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Eunice Love Green, 85, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 8, 1906, in Columbus, Ga., daughter of William Oscar and Mary Ann Walls Carden. She married Charles A. Green in 1922, who died in December 1984...
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ROY LACEY
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Roy Lacey, 78, of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Pocahontas, Ark., son of William Franklin and Ethel Levill Lacey. He married the former Gertrude Hughes. Lacey was a retired construction worker, and member of VFW Post 8891 at Mounds. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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EDWIN STAPLES
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
WYATT -- Edwin Staples, 84, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, at Ormond Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 17, 1908, at Wyatt. He moved to Ormond Beach from Lynchburgh, Va., in 1962. He was a retired electrical engineer with General Electric. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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FRONA F. THOMAS
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Frona Fern Thomas, 94, of Cairo, died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 30, 1897, in Olney, daughter of Cyrus and Nettie Voke McKee. She married Sidney B. Thomas, who died in 1973...
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FRANKLIN W. KNIGHT
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
Franklin W. Knight, 68, of Normal, Ill., died Monday, May 18, 1992, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill. He was born Sept. 10, 1923, at Indianola, Ill., son of Dale C. and Joy Willison Knight. He and Marie P. Fridmanski were married Dec. 2, 1950, in Westville, Ill...
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ETHEL M. MATTINGLY
(Obituary ~ 05/21/92)
ORAN -- Ethel Marie Mattingly, 85, of Oran, died Tuesday, May 19, 1992, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. She was born Feb. 26, 1907, in Illinois, daughter of Henry and Gracie Allen Richardson. She married Irvan Charles Mattingly in 1935. He died Nov. 28, 1976...
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LEE/ROWAN CELEBRATES NINTH PLANT EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
JACKSON -- There's a lot of activity at the Lee-Rowan manufacturing facility at Jackson these days. "We're shifting warehousing space to make room for new equipment and employees," said Constance H. Conrad, vice president marketing services for the firm headquartered in St. Louis...
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RESPECT FOR LAW; HIGGINS: ADULTS TEACH BY EXAMPLE NOT WORDS
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Respect for the law needs to be taught to children by way of example rather than words, U.S. Attorney Stephen B. Higgins told a gathering here Wednesday. Higgins spoke at a luncheon for members of Cape Girardeau Optimist clubs at Holiday Inn. Higgins serves the Eastern District of Missouri based in St. Louis...
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FACULTY IN CLASS 12 HOURS; LOCAL TEACHING LOAD HIGHER THAN MIZZOU
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Southeast Missouri State University full-time faculty members spend about 12 hours a week in the classroom during an academic year, the university's provost says. That's higher than the average teaching load of University of Missouri faculty members, as reported in a state audit earlier this spring...
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CRIME LAB STRUGGLES WITH FUNDS; SERVICES MAY BE CUT DUE TO STATE DECREASE
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Faced with state funding cuts, the Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab will have to reduce services unless cities and counties that use the facility can pick up the slack. Robert Briner, director of the laboratory situated on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, said the $50,000 the state earmarked for the lab in its 1990-91 budget for the lab, this year was slashed to less than $22,000...
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COMPUTERIZED IMAGING AIDS ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Two Cape Girardeau orthodontists believe a computerized photograph is worth a thousand words of explanation to their patients. Dr. Edwin Noffel and David Feuerhahn have purchased a new computerized imaging system that displays a patients face and teeth on a computer monitor. The image can be changed on the screen to show patients how they would look during and after orthodontic work...
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PATROL CURTAILS OPERATION; SURVEY INDICATES LOW USAGE AT NIGHT
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
SIKESTON - The Missouri Highway Patrol satellite station, which operates around the clock, will close for seven hours each morning on a trial basis, patrol superintendent, Col. Mel Fisher, announced Wednesday. While the satellite station is closed, telephone calls will be forwarded to radio operators at Troop E headquarters in Poplar Bluff, he said...
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SCOTT CITY CANCELS FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City's annual Mid-Summer Festival has been canceled this year because the city was unable to book kiddie rides for the festival, said Phyliss Spinks, parks director. The festival is normally held in mid-June. It is considered to be the biggest event of the summer in the town and would have been in its 16th year...
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PEROT HEADQUARTERS OPENS HERE
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Supporters of Ross Perot for president have opened a headquarters in Cape Girardeau at 1400 North Kingshighway. Mike Ponder, chairman of the effort in the 8th congressional district to secure signatures to have Perot's name placed on the ballot as an independent candidate, announced the headquarters opening Wednesday...
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CONVENTION BOARD REVIEWS BILLBOARD POLICY, ATTRACTIONS
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
The Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Advisory Board wants to know more about the proposal which would require the removal of "non-conforming" billboards from roadways. "Billboards are important to tourism," said board member Walt Wildman. "The proposal, or notice, by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) could be a double whammy. Besides its effect on tourism, the expense of removing the signs would be costly to taxpayers."...
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U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE WILL KEYNOTE COPPER DOME EVENT SET TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
Membership in Southeast Missouri State University's Copper Dome Society has grown steadily since its inception nearly a decade ago. The society comprises those who donate $100 or more annually to the institution through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation...
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JACKSON KICKS OFF DECORATION CAMPAIGN; COMMUNITY TARGETS $20,000
(Local News ~ 05/21/92)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a community-wide effort to raise money for the purchase of new Christmas decorations for the city of Jackson. The chamber kicked off the Christmas Decoration Fund Drive May 1 by asking all local merchants, civic and fraternal organizations to join with them to raise money for the decorations...
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