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SEVEN AREA STUDENTS ARE ON NORTHEAST HONOR ROLL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/93)
Seven area students have been named to the honor roll at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville. Named to the list from Cape Girardeau are Travis Mitchell Austin, Matthew Edward Hoffman, Julie Suzanne Logan, Brian Randal Reeves, Amy Christina Ringwald and Keith Ames Russell II...
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HONORS AREA STUDENTS ON FALL HONOR LIST
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
The University of Missouri-Columbia has announced those undergraduate students named to dean's lists or honor rolls for their high academic achievements during the fall 1992 semester. Eligibility for scholastic honors varies among MU's schools and colleges. All students must achieve at least a 3.0 based on a possible cumulative grade point average to received recognition. However, some school's criteria require a higher grade point average than this minimum...
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ELKS RECOGNIZE TWO STUDENTS OF MONTH
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Jennifer Trepasso and Kamilla Kay Myrick have been named Students of the Month for January by the Cape Girardeau Elk's Lodge 639. Trepasso, 17, is the daughter of Joe Trepasso and Pam Trepasso of Cape Girardeau. She is a senior at Notre Dame High School where she has earned a B grade average. She also works part time at Neurologic Associates...
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STUDENT SEMI-FINALIST AS COCA COLA SCHOLAR
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
ORAN -- Richard T. Daniel, a senior at Oran High School, has been selected as one of 1,780 semifinalists in the 1993 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. More than 100,000 applications were received from across the nation. Semifinalists were chosen based on leadership, character and achievement in the school and community...
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CAPE WEST ROTARY PICKS STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Katie Stein and Melinda Gummersheimer have been named students of the month for January by the Cape West Rotary Club. Stein, 17, is the daughter of Neil and Carolyn Stein. She is a senior at Central High School where she has been active in Student Council, Beta Club, volleyball, pom pon, National Honor Society, Knowledge Master, Students for World Improvement and was the head delegate for the Model United Nations...
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JACKSON STUDENT NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST AT COLLEGE
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
JACKSON -- Jessica Beeson, a freshman at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester. She is the daughter of David and Diana Beeson of Jackson. Students must earn a minimum grade point ratio of 3.5 and complete 14 or more semester hours to qualify for the honor...
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LOCAL STUDENT ON DEAN'S LIST AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
JACKSON -- Samuel Eatherton, a freshman at Concordia College in Seward, Neb., has been named to the Honors List for the first semester of the 1992-93 academic year. He is the son of Lawrence and Karen Eatherton of Jackson. The top 25 percent of student who compile a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and complete at least 12 credit hours qualify for the Honors List...
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TWO CAPE STUDENTS ARE ON SAMFORD DEAN'S LIST
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Maria Ruth Jones and Whitney L. Rueseler, both of Cape Girardeau, have been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester at Samford University. Jones is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Roy Jones. Rueseler, a journalism-mass communications major, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rueseler...
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BREAKFAST OPTIMISTS HONOR ESSAY WINNERS
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
The Breakfast Optimist Club has announced winners of its annual essay and oratorical contests. In the essay contest, first place winner is Jason Leggett. Second place winner is Esta Lewis and third place winner is Jonathan L. Raymond. The 1993 essays were written on the subject, "Freedom: Our Responsibility to Preserve."...
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BOWLING GREEN COLLEGE RECOGNIZED CAPE STUDENT
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Andrew Scott Back, a resident of Cape Girardeau, has been named to the fall semester dean's list at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. To be considered for recognition, students must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 graded hours of courses and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better...
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CAPE STUDENTS NAMED TO HONOR LIST IN TEXAS
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Two Cape Girardeau residents are among students named to the Dean's Honor List at Texas Christian University for the 1992 fall semester. Shannon Kay Curtis, is a freshman psychology major at the university. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton B. Curtis Jr. and is a graduate of Central High School...
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GORDONVILLE STUDENT IS ON UNIVERSITY HONOR ROLL
(Honor Roll ~ 02/02/93)
GORDONVILLE -- Heather Michelle Deneke of Gordonville has been named to the University of Mississippi Dean's Honor Roll for the 1992 fall semester. A grade point average of 3.5 to 3.75 is required of full-time students carrying at least 12 semester hours for listing on the honor roll...
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JACKSON STUDENT EARNS SCHOLARSHIP FROM AAL
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
JACKSON -- Jerome Wachter, a sophomore at Concordia College in Seward, Neb., has been awarded a $360 scholarship from Aid Association for Lutherans. Wachter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wachter of Jackson. Wachter is participating in the Aid Association for Lutheran's campus scholarship program which awards scholarships to AAL members attending Lutheran institutions of higher education...
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SCOTT CITY STUDENT TO WESTMINSTER HONOR LIST
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Westminster College senior Susan M. Brooks has been named to the dean's list for the fall 1992 semester. The dean's list recognizes students who complete at least 12 hours with a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above. Brooks is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brooks of Scott City. She is a 1988 graduate of Scott City High School...
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CCHARLESTON TEEN STATE FINALIST IN COED PAGEANT
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
CHARLESTON -- Deidre Marie DeLaney, 19, of Charleston has been named a state finalist in the American Coed Pageant. The Miss American Coed Pageant will be held July 2-3 in Kansas City. DeLaney is also the reigning Teen Miss Missouri-1992 and will crown a new title~holder in May...
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MORLEY STUDENT EARNS SPOT ON PRESIDENT'S LIST
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
MORLEY -- Sarah King of Morley was named to the president's list for the past semester at Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal. The president's list is composed of students having a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester. She also received a special commendation for outstanding attendance record in chapel. She served on the campus newspaper staff and was fourth runner-up in the Miss Hannibal contest...
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CITY VOTES TO CONTRACT CAR UNLOCKING SERVICE
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Cape Girardeau residents who find themselves locked out of their vehicles no longer will be able to summon the help of the police department. At Monday's meeting, the Cape Girardeau City Council unanimously voted to approve a contract with Seabaugh's Auto Repair to provide city vehicle lockout service for $15 per vehicle in lieu of the past policy of free police department service...
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AREA HAVING WARM WINTER, RECORDS SHOW
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
The adage about Missouri weather - if you don't like the weather right now, wait a few hours and it'll change - was certainly true over the weekend. The low for the month of January, 15 degrees, occurred at the airport on Saturday. Thirty-five hours later, the high for the month, and a new record high for Jan. 31, was set Sunday afternoon when the thermometer reached 66 degrees. That broke the previous record of 65 degrees, set in 1989...
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DANFORTH WILL NOT PURSUE A FOURTH TERM; ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AS BIG SURPRISE TO AREA REPUBLICANS
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
U.S. Sen. John Danforth's surprise announcement Monday that he would not seek re-election in 1994 shocked area supporters of the veteran politician. Most Republicans anticipated that the man, who is regarded as the father of the modern Missouri GOP, would seek a fourth term in two years...
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INDUSTRIAL RECRUITMENT GROUP CONTINUES SEARCH FOR DIRECTOR
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
JACKSON - Members of the board of the Cape Girardeau Industrial Recruitment Association Monday discussed the search for an executive director and concerns raised by a board member. Association President Gene Rhodes said they hoped to have all agreements signed soon so the focus can be on hiring a director...
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PARENTING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Parents of school-aged children in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, facing issues ranging from homework and sports to stress and AIDS, will have an opportunity to learn and share ideas at a meeting in March. The parenting conference is designed to help parents help their children and is presented by the public school districts in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. It's the first joint meeting of this type ever held, say organizers...
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JACKSON ALDERMEN HOLD HEARING ON BLOCK GRANT
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
Approximately 50 substandard homes would be rehabilitated, and two streets improved in the north central residential area of Jackson if a community development block grant application for $800,000 is approved by the state. On Monday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen held a public hearing to explain details of the block grant application that must be filed by March 15. Approximately 15 property owners and renters attended the hearing. This is the second year that the city has applied for the grant...
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911 SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED BY SCOTT CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
SCOTT CITY -- A planned 911 emergency telephone system continues to draw the attention of the Scott City Council. The council Monday night discussed the continuing efforts to implement such a system. Scott City Mayor Larry Forhan, Police Chief Rob Elledge, Fire Chief Les Crump and representatives of Southwestern Bell visited police headquarters in De Soto last month to view an operational 911 system...
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ALBIRTA HARRISON
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
CHARLESTON -- Albirta Harrison, 64, of Charleston, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, following an extended illness. She was born Oct. 17, 1908, in Pace, Miss., daughter of Bud and Ellen Jimmerson. Harrison was a member of Perry Chapel AME Church, served on the Stewardess Board and was a former church treasurer...
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HELEN L. OSTEEN
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
MATTHEWS -- Funeral service for Helen Lee Ida Osteen of Matthews will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The Rev. Byron Edwards will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements...
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JACK PENNINGTON
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Jack Pennington of Scott City will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Billy Hamlett will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden. Friends may call at the funeral home there after 6 p.m. today...
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J.M. GRIFFIN
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
MORLEY -- J.M. "Murphy" Griffin, 79, of Morley, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 9, 1913, in Jasper, Ala., son of William Jackson and Corda Estella Atteberry Griffin. He and Georgia Pearl Hagy were married Feb. 17, 1940, at Benton. She died March 9, 1992...
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KATELYN E. LADD
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Private mass for Katelyn Elizabeth Ladd will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. The Rev. Michael Casteel will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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WILMA L. MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
ADVANCE -- Wilma Louise Martin, 56, of Advance, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1993, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. She was born Oct. 13, 1936, at Senath, daughter of Paul A.J. and Zola Mae Green Brewer. She and Ernest Lee Martin were married Jan. 22, 1959 at Senath...
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WILLIE JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
SIKESTON -- Willie Johnson, 82, of Sikeston, was found dead at his home Saturday, Jan. 30, 1993. He was born July 30, 1910, in Dundee, Miss., son of Henry and Elizabeth Johnson. Johnson had been a commercial window washer in Sikeston. Survivors include a son, Armone Matthews of Cairo, Ill.; two daughters, Linda Haynes of Kansas City, Mayling Matthews of Cape Girardeau, and a grandson...
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LIZA M. CATES
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
CHARLESTON -- Liza Mae Cates, 87, of Charleston, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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GAIL HARRAH
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
JACKSON -- Gail Harrah, 28, of Jackson, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 12, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of David and Sheila Lipe Allen. She and Dr. Kevin Harrah were married Nov. 10, 1991...
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FRANK NITSCH
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
Frank Nitsch, 81, 3719 Hopper Road, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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GERALDINE H. "GERRY" BLACK
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
Geraldine H. "Gerry" Black of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 29, 1993, at Ratliff Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Jean Faust of Florissant, two grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. A private graveside service was held Sunday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/02/93)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Craig Felzien, 2916 Bella Vista, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:09 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 1993. Name, Slater Gray. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. Fourth son. Mrs. Felzien is the former Lauren Hendricks, daughter of Diane Pavia of St. Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Felzien are employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone. He is the son of LeRoy and Jan Felzien of Kansas City...
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HERSCHEL G. HOPPE
(Obituary ~ 02/02/93)
URBANDALE, Ill. -- Herschel G. "Fish" Hoppe, 68, of Urbandale, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1993, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Cairo, son of Herschel E. and Lottie Burba Hoppe. Before retiring he was a dispatcher with Cairo Police Department and Alexander County Sheriff's Department...
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TASK FORCE VISITS ST. VINCENT'S SEMINARY
(Local News ~ 02/02/93)
About half the 20 members of the Colonial Cape Girardeau Task Force spent Monday afternoon at St. Vincent's Seminary on an information-gathering tour that Chairman John Schneider characterized as "feeling out what's going on here." The task force, holding only its second meeting, is charged with finding the money to buy the seminary for sale for four years now and the long-term funding needed to maintain it as a museum and Civil War interpretive center...
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BE OUR GEST: HOW COLOMBIA'S DRUG LORDS TOUCH OUR LIVES
(Column ~ 02/02/93)
Morley Swingle is the prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County. What does the country of Colombia, South America, have to do with cocaine on the streets of Cape Girardeau? Or with you personally? Answer: More than you know. As a local prosecutor since 1982, I have been involved in the investigation and prosecution of hundreds of drug cases, mostly small-time dealers, with an occasional big fish on the hook...
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DONFORTH'S DECISION KICKS OFF SCRAMBLE LEADING TO '94 RACE
(Column ~ 02/02/93)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A political scramble sure to escalate into open warfare was triggered when U.S. Sen. John Danforth announced his retirement. If Republicans can avoid repeating their bloody 1992 governor's primary, in which major players pummeled each other into the losers' column, the GOP could hold the seat...
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JOHN DANFORTH TO LEAVE SEANTE A BETTER PLACE
(Editorial ~ 02/02/93)
John Danforth has been Missouri's preeminent political leader of recent times. With a nod to Richard Gephardt, John Ashcroft, Christopher Bond and Thomas Eagleton, we acknowledge this stature for Danforth because of the trailblazing way he had to fashion his governmental career and the demeanor with which he fulfilled it. ...
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