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SOUTHEAST REGENTS TO CONSIDER NEW BUDGET
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider approving a $52.4 million operating budget for fiscal year 1994 when it meets Tuesday. The regents will meet at 10 a.m. in the Harry L. Crisp Bootheel Education Center at Malden...
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RIVERFEST WILL FOCUS ON HISTORY; ANNUAL CELEBRATION IS SET THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
Two hundred years on the Mississippi will be saluted with activities ranging from a bicentennial parade to the recreation of an 1840s fur trading post when Riverfest '93 begins its annual run Friday. Entertainment and activities for the entire family are planned Friday from 3-11 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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TRASH-HAULING FEES MIGHT INCREASE
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
When the Cape Girardeau City Council agreed in February to bid out a contract to haul the city's solid waste rather than extend an existing agreement, council members thought they were being fair. But that decision could result in higher solid waste costs and increased fees...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought about the way the nomination of Lani Guinier for assistant attorney general was handled and eventually withdrawn. Everlean Brown: "It sounds like Clinton is in doubt and there are some things that have not been brought out. Something is being hidden and it's not real clear right now. Clinton has a lot of heat on him now, and he's so uncertain about a lot of things including her nomination."...
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RALPH FORD RESIGNS AS COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
Ralph Ford, chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee for the past two-and-one-half years, has resigned his position. The retired Cape Girardeau school teacher, who now operates a 200-acre farm north of Jackson, made the semi-surprise announcement Friday at a meeting of the committee...
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HERMAN C. LOHMEIER
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
Herman C. Lohmeier, 81, of 181 Ute Lane, died Saturday, June 5, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born April 25, 1912, at Claryville, Mo., son of George T. and Hulda M. Pick Lohmeier. He was married to Helen Marie Hanf, June 12, 1949, at Poplar Bluff...
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REV. RICHARD A. DOTSON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
The Rev. Richard A. Dotson, 39, of 1514 McDonald St. died June 6, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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RUSSELL B. ALBRITTON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
Russell B. Allbritton, 62, of 1547 Whitener St. died June 5, 1993, at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1931, in Munford, Tenn., the son of Robert and Ruby Delashmit Allbritton. He had been a sheetmetal worker for Local #36 in St. Louis. He was married to the former Carolyn Underwood April 18, 1970. They were married in Fort Myers, Fla...
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AUGUSTA PEARL POLLOCK
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
IRONTON -- Augusta Pearl Pollock, 88, of Ironton died June 4, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1904, in Linton, Ind., to Lorenzo Dow Helms and Flora Serilda Brendel Helms. They preceded her in death. On June 13, 1929, she married James Creighton Pollock. He preceded her in death on June 27, 1977...
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FRED L. FOX
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
KNOXVILLE, TENN. Fred L. Fox, 90, formerly of Cairo and Olmsted, Ill., died June 5, 1993, at the Ft. Sanders-Park West Medical Center in Knoxville. He was a resident of Hillcrest West Nursing Home in Knoxville. He was born May 24, 1903, in Franklin, Tenn., the son of Hugh A. and Mary McKee Fox. They preceded him in death...
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ANNA E. FOSS
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Anne E. Foss, 82, of Ft. Pierce, Fla., formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Sunday, June 6, 1993, at the Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Ft. Pierce, Fla. She was born April 10, 1911, at Waverly, Ky., daughter of Hester and Emily Gowan...
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THURMAN RAY SCOTT
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
Thurman Ray Scott, 73, of 1726 Huntington Drive, died Saturday, June 5, 1993, at his residence. He was born Jan. 11, 1920, at Ridgeway, Mo., son of Hugh V. and Maude Snelling Scott. He was married to Edra M. Clinton in 1948, at Flat River, Mo. Scott worked as a teacher for Missouri University Extension Agriculture Department at Farmington, Mo. He later worked at Cameron Mutual Insurance Co., where he retired in 1983...
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ANNIE I. RABER
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Annie I. Raber, 86, of Grand Tower, Ill., died Saturday, June 5, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 10, 1907, at Bone Gap, Ill., daughter of Nathan and Florence Phillips Curtis. She was married to Otto G. Raber, Feb. 28, 1935. He died Aug. 28, 1985...
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MILO S. THURSTON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Milo S. Thurston, 73, of Pulaski, Ill., died Sunday, June 6, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 28, 1919, at Pulaski, Ill., son of Harry S. and Jennie Edwards Thurston. He was married to Virginia Helig, Jan. 8, 1943, at Paducah, Ky...
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BERNARD JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/93)
JACKSON -- Bernard Johnson, 69, of 750 Jackson Trail in Jackson died April 6, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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SHUTTLE BUSES TO GET PEOPLE TO, FROM RIVERFEST
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
An expanded shuttle bus system will make getting to Riverfest '93 easier than before. According to Steve Wiedeman, Riverfest Transportation chairman, shuttle buses will run this year throughout Riverfest operating hours. To accommodate larger numbers of riders during peak times, additional shuttles have been scheduled...
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GORDONVILLE AREA RESIDENTS TO DECIDE ON TAX-RUNDED FIRE DISTRICT TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
GORDONVILLE - Residents of the 120-square-mile area of Cape Girardeau County served by the Gordonville Municipal Fire Department will decide Tuesday whether to create a tax-supported fire protection district to upgrade fire protection service in the area...
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PORTIONS OF MAIN TO CLOSE DURING RUN
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
Portions of Main Street will be closed Friday during the annual Riverfest Run. The run, open to recreational and competitive runners, walkers and joggers, is Riverfest's longest running special activity. The run gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Start and finish point for the fun is the Boatmen's Bank parking lot at Broadway and Main...
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LEGISLATION SNEAKS THROUGH THAT ACTUALLY HELPS TAXPAYERS
(Column ~ 06/07/93)
Like the weather, everybody talks about economy in government but no one does anything about it. That's not entirely accurate with respect to the recently adjourned session of the Missouri General Assembly, which in the final week did get around to approving two measures which could provide real economy and real savings for the state's taxpayers...
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FREQUENCIES OF QUAKES POINT TO PREPAREDNESS
(Editorial ~ 06/07/93)
Despite their well-intended efforts, scientists as yet have been unable to accurately predict when and where major earthquakes will occur. This was evidenced by a recent Geophysical Union meeting in Baltimore, at which researchers reported on frequencies and probabilities of quakes occurring along the New Madrid Fault of Southeast Missouri and faults on both U.S. coasts...
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NOTRE DAME BASEBALL TEAM PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
(Editorial ~ 06/07/93)
Celebration was in order when Notre Dame's baseball team proudly returned to Cape Girardeau in the wee hours Friday, having won the state's Class 2A high-school baseball championship game in Columbia the night before. The team found a contingency of fans on hand to greet them, and the celebration ensued...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI JOB OUTLOOK GOOD
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
A bullish hiring pace is projected for Southeast Missouri this summer. An employment outlook survey compiled by Manpower Inc. indicated that 50 percent of employers who participated in a quarterly survey plan to increase employment this summer. "The outlook in Southeast Missouri is better than last quarter's prospects," said Barbara Larkins of the Manpower Inc. office at 106 Farrar Drive. "Last quarter 43 percent indicated they would hire more people," she said...
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WOMEN MOVE INTO DRIVER'S SEAT IN CAR SALES
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
H. Blomstrom Motor Co. knew years ago what it has taken many auto manufacturers decades to discover When it comes to new car sales, women are moving into the driver's seat. The Blomstrom Co., which produced "The Queen" automobile just after the turn of the century, directed much of its advertising toward women, featuring pretty ladies at the wheel of their horseless carriage. This occurred as early as 1905...
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NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: LAST CHANCE GETS ONE MORE CHANCE AS HIGH WATER CAFE
(Business ~ 06/07/93)
It has been called the First Chance. It was once known as the Second Chance. Then, Last Chance. Now, it may have one more chance. A landmark building, which stands on ground originally owned by the Spanish commandant of the area, Don Louis Lorimier, has been purchased by its fourth owner in history, and will become the High Water Cafe, a tea and coffee shop...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 06/07/93)
Don Rasche has joined the executive management staff of Community Counseling Center as director of financial services. Rasche has an extensive background in banking, real estate and insurance. He served as a naval officer for four years. Rasche is treasurer of the Christian Business Men's Committee...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 06/07/93)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: John G. and Karen S. Buchheit to Brian L. Gilliland; Bent Creek Developers Inc. to John J. Hummel; Neil and Denise Renee Boxdorfer to Todd Richard and Michelle Dawn McDowell...
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