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VERSA L. VONNIDA BRIDEWELL
(Obituary ~ 06/04/92)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Versa L. VonNida Bridewell, 81, of Route 1, Mounds died Wednesday, June 3, 1992, at the Wind Mill Nursing Home in South Holland. She was born Jan. 5, 1911, at Villa Ridge, the daughter of George Oliver and Blanche Mae Atherton VonNida...
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KELLY STUDENTS AWARDED `I DARE YOU' RECOGNITION
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
BENTON -- Two students at Thomas W. Kelly High School were awarded national "I Dare You" Leadership awards recently. Diane Klueppel and Jennifer Felter were presented the honor. The "I Dare You" leadership award is made available each year by the American Youth Foundation in cooperation with principals, headmasters and 4-H county agents across the country. ...
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KELLY STUDENT ATTENDS GIRLS STATE THIS MONTH
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
BENTON -- Jennifer Felter, 17, has been selected to attend Girls State June 14 to 20 on the campus of William Woods College in Fulton. Felter is the daughter of John and Janet Felter of Route 1 Benton. She will be a senior at Thomas W. Kelley High School this year...
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GRADUATE OF KELLY HIGH RECEIVES SHELTER AWARD
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
BENTON -- Gina Marie Schiwitz, a 1992 graduate of Kelly High School, will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Shelter Insurance Foundation. The award is sponsored and partially funded by local Shelter agent Joe Stuckey. Schiwitz may apply the award toward tuition, fees, room and board for any course of study leading to an academic degree at any accredited college or university...
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OAK RIDGE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR ACADEMY
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
OAK RIDGE -- Two students from Oak Ridge High School have been named a national award winner with the United States Achievement Academy. Both Kimberly Zoellner and Sheri Ahrens were recognized in art. Both were nominated by art teacher, Doris Lemons...
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CAPE STUDENT GRADUATES WITH HONORS AT DEPAUW
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Michael Deimund was among 550 students awarded degrees during DePauw University's 153rd commencement last month. Deimund, 2316 Jean Ann Drive, graduated cum laude with a BA degree in history and political science. Founded in 1837, DePauw University is a selective, coeducational liberal arts university with nationally recognized academic programs...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU STUDENTS EARN SPOT ON DEAN'S LIST
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Damon Davis and Melissa Wiedefeld from Cape Girardeau have been named to the Maryville University dean's list for the spring semester. Maryville University, a coeducational community-focused university of 3,546 students in St. Louis County, offers undergraduate liberal arts and professional degree programs in more than 40 fields of study...
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CAPE STUDENT RECEIVES WESTMINSTER SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Westminster College sophomore Monya A. Robertson of Cape Girardeau was named the 1992 recipient of the William H. Clark scholarship valued at $1,000 during the college's recent spring honors and awards convocation. The Clark scholarship honors the memory of William H. ...
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LOCAL STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP FROM DRAKE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Martha McCormack of 3280 Lakewood has been awarded both the Presidential Freshman and Drake Founders Academic Scholarships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, beginning in the fall of 1992. The scholarships are renewable each year as long as McCormack maintains a high academic record...
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MOTHERS OF MULTIPLES WILL MEET ON JUNE 20
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Mothers of Multiples (MOM), a support group for mothers of twins and triplets, will hold its first meeting June 20 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Organizers are still looking for members. MOM will meet every third Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m. Guest speakers will discuss issues unique to raising twins and triplets...
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RETURN TO THE 1700s; RENDEZVOUS DRAWS PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER, Ill - The Midwest's largest gathering of 1700s era soldiers, settlers, traders and campers will held this weekend at the 23rd annual Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairie du Rocher, Ill. Activities in Randolph County are scheduled from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday...
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METAL BAND `THE UNDERGROUND' HOPES TO MAKE IT TO THE BIG TIME
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Members of one of Cape Girardeau's often-seen heavy metal band hope one day you'll say "I knew them when . . . ." After being together for less than a year, The Underground has made strides toward becoming a well-known act, thanks, in part, to their regualar performances at Players. They're scheduled to play there again June 12-13...
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KENNETT WILL HOST STATEWIDE BARBECUE COOK OFF
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
KENNETT -- Barbecue gurus will come to Kennett from 200 miles away June 26-27 for the 11th annual Show Me State Championship Barbecue Cookoff. "We're pretty excited about it. We stay excited about it," said Frank Carter, a member of the Kennett Jaycees which organizes the event each year...
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KIDS MAY ENTER COLORING CONTEST, WIN TRIPS TO SIX FLAGS
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Three kids will win trips to Six Flags in the Southeast Missourian/Six Flags coloring contest. The contest is open to kids in three age groups: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The theme of this year's contest is "Color Your Way to Six Flags." Two-day trips for a family of four will be given away to grand prize winners. ...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 06/04/92)
Missouri legislators decided not to approve a concealed weapons bill but failed to conceal the fact they didn't approve much of anything else. --- Ross Perot says he needs to take some time off and decide what positions he should take on national issues. That's never bothered presidential candidates in the past...
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GOVERNMENT DIRECTION OF BEHAVIOR IS TRICKY
(Editorial ~ 06/04/92)
U.S. Census figures indicate that 73 percent of the nation's workers drove alone to their places of employment in 1990. Ten years prior to that, the figure was 64 percent. Champ~ions of public transportation bemoan these numbers, say~ing Americans have forsaken carpools, resource conservation and mass transit in favor of solitary journeys to the office. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: FORMER STUDENT OFFERS THANKS TO COACH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/04/92)
To the Editor: As we get closer to finishing another school year in the Cape Girardeau Public Schools, I could not help but notice the announcements of teachers that are retiring. The individual's name that caught my attention is Mr. Vernon Compas, physical education teacher at Franklin Elementary School...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: SUPPORT URGED FOR BALANCED BUDGET BILL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/04/92)
To the Editor: After June 8, 1992, the House and the Senate will consider proposals for a balanced budget amendment or BBA. Without a BBA domestic spending continues to grow 10% a year. To my dismay there is a proposal Senate amendment S.J. Res. 18 sponsored by Sen. ...
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REDIGER GRADUATES WITH DENTISTRY DEGREE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Douglas H. Rediger recently graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, where he received a doctor of dental surgery degree. Rediger is a 1984 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School. In 1988, he received his BA degree from University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been accepted into a three-year graduate residency program in orthodontics at UMKC School of Dentistry...
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DELTA GRADUATE RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
WHITEWATER -- Melissa Ann Reitzle, a 1992 graduating senior from Delta High School, received a $250 scholarship from the Missouri Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Rudy Nussbaum, president of Gordonville Mutual Insurance Company, presented the check...
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CAPE NATIVE RECEIVES LAW SCHOOL DEGREE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Jeffrey A. Sterling, formerly of Cape Girardeau, has graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He earned a juris doctoris degree. He was a member of the Black Law Student Association and Student Bar Association. He was the 1991-92 second place winner of high oralist, regional competitor in Washington D.C. and the 1990-91 high oralist regional semifinalist in Madison, Wis. in the Jessup International Law Moot Court competition...
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WILLARD E. CUDE
(Obituary ~ 06/04/92)
MATTHEWS -- Willard E. Cude, 60, of Matthews, died Tuesday, June 2, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Tyronza, Ark., son of Elmer and Alice Davidson Cude. He and Flo E. Richardson were married Jan. 19, 1956, in Walnut Ridge, Ark...
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JOE B. REED
(Obituary ~ 06/04/92)
BERTRAND -- Funeral service for Joe B. Reed of Bertrand was held Wednesday at Shady Acres Church of Christ. Pat Hogan officiated, with burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery at Steele. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel at Sikeston was in charge of arrangements. Reed, 78, died Sunday, May 31, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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ELVA J. MCCLENDON
(Obituary ~ 06/04/92)
ANNISTON -- Former mayor and City Clerk Elva Justine McClendon, 69, of Anniston, died Tuesday, June 2, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 19, 1922, at Diehlstadt, daughter of John G. and Mattie M. Council Williams. She married Henry McClendon Aug. 14, 1941...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/04/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robin Readnour of Indianapolis, Ind., Community Hospital East there, 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 22, 1992. Name, Brian Joseph. Weight, 10 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Readnour is the former Julie Vangilder, daughter of Ruth Ann Vangilder of Cape Girardeau and the late Jim Vangilder. Readnour is an analytical chemist with Ely Lilley, and is the son of Mike and June Readnour of Cape Girardeau...
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THEBES CHILD INJURED BY CAR
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
THEBES, Ill. -- A 2-year-old Thebes boy was injured Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by a car being backed from a parking space. The Illinois State Police said Marcus McFarland was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau with "major injuries."...
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AREA TEENS WILL ATTEND BOYS STATE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
A number of area teenagers have been selected to attend the American Legion Boys State of Missouri. It will be held June 13-20 on the campus of Central Missouri State University At Warrensburg. Those attending learn more about the workings of government through hands-on experience. It is run as a democracy, and all participants may vote and are eligible to hold office...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER HOPES `ROOTS' PROJECT TAKES ROOT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/04/92)
To the Editor: As the university's fiscal year draws to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the excellent job that you and your staff did in publicizing events occurring on campus. More specifically, I would like to commend you on your publication of "Roots" in honor of Black History Month. ...
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NOTRE DAME SENIOR EARNS AWARD TO WESTMINSTER
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Notre Dame High School senior Benjamin J. Glaus has been awarded a leadership award to attend Westminster College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Glaus of Cape Girardeau. Initiated in 1988, the Westminster College Leadership Awards are presented to selected incoming freshman and transfer students. The awards recognize student achievement in the areas of theatre, music, publications, student activities and community service...
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`BYE': VACATION WILL BEGIN FOR SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
When the school bell rings this afternoon, it marks the beginning of summer vacation for students in Cape Girardeau Public Schools. It also means good-bye for some students, teachers and staff; 19 employees of the district are retiring. A number of others will not be returning. Students are graduating or passing from one grade to the next...
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LOCAL TRAVEL AGENTS SCRAMBLING BECAUSE OF REDUCED AIRFARES
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Air fares are at their lowest level in five years, according to travel agents scrambling to keep up with consumers eager to get a bargain on summer flights. "This is the busiest I think any airline or travel agency has been in ages and ages," said Barbara Rhein, manager of World Travel Center in Cape Girardeau...
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COULD PEROT REALLY BECOME PRESIDENT?
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Americans, unhappy with President Bush and Democratic challenger Bill Clinton, are turning to Texas computer tycoon Ross Perot, local political observers say. Polls nationally show the scrappy billionaire and currently undeclared candidate continuing to garner support from both Republican and Democratic voters...
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CAPE WOMAN MISSING; FOUL PLAY NOT BEING RULED OUT
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
An elderly Cape Girardeau woman is missing after her husband, who reportedly suffers from dementia, was found Tuesday morning driving his car in Illinois near St. Louis after becoming disoriented. A family member said Wednesday he suspects the woman was abducted. Police said the woman's husband and other family members do not know her whereabouts. They acknowledged foul play is a possibility...
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ADVISORY BOARD LENDS SUPPORT TO $11 MILLION SEMINARY PLAN
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Board members Wednesday said they support an $11 million proposal to develop St. Vincent's Seminary but are reluctant to commit funds to the project. The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation last month unveiled plans to purchase the 150-year-old property and convert it into a national and local historic museum and Civil War interpretive center...
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PEROT'S COORDINATOR IN MISSOURI SAYS STATEWIDE GROUP IS SOLID
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
The statewide coordinator of Ross Perot's campaign in Missouri said Wednesday the organization is strong, and allegations last week that she assumed her job in a power play are untrue. Sandy McClure of Springfield, who had been the 7th Congressional District coordinator of Perot's effort in Missouri, took over as state coordinator on May 1. She replaced Kevin Laughlin of St. Louis, who had been the first state coordinator...
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CHAFFEE BLOOD DRIVE SET TUESDAY AT VFW HALL
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
CHAFFEE -- The American Red Cross and Chaffee Jaycees will co-host a blood drive Tuesday at the VFW Hall, 109 E. Yoakum. Collections will be taken from 2 to 6 p.m. "Typically, blood donations go down during the summer because schools are not in session and many people are away on vacation. However, the demand for blood never diminishes," said Brian McDonough with the Red Cross...
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FIVE VIE FOR SEMO VP POST
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
The search for a new vice president of student affairs at Southeast Missouri State University has been narrowed to five finalists. The finalists are: Henry A. Gardner, vice president for student affairs at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va.; SueAnn Strom, assistant vice president for student affairs at Mankato State University in Minnesota; Larry H. ...
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LEGION POST TO DISPOSE OF TATTERED FLAGS
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
The Louis K. Juden Post 63 of the American Legion will conduct its annual American Flag Disposal Ceremony on Flag Day June 14. The ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. at the Missouri Veterans Home, Highway 61 at Interstate 55. All legion members are urged to attend, and the ceremony is open to the public...
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CITY'S ACQUISITION OF UE'S WATER SYSTEM IS COMPLETE
(Local News ~ 06/04/92)
Union Electric Co. and the city of Cape Girardeau Wednesday announced the completion of the city's $8.5 million purchase of the Cape Girardeau water system. The transaction, which will be financed through revenue bonds, brings 14,000 water customers to the city operation...
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