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OAK RIDGE RETURNS TO DAYS OF OLD
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
OAK RIDGE -- Charlie and Lynn, Pete and Pat, and Beck and Kate were tearing up a field next to Oak Ridge High School Sunday afternoon, just to show folks how it used to be done. But draft horses and mules still are part of life in this farming community once known as Lizard Lick...
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GRANT TO JUVENILE OFFICE FUNDS PROGRAM FOR MINORITY YOUTHS
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
Sheldon Tyler is a man of vision. Tyler sees Cape Girardeau's minority youths so involved in recreational and educational activities -- for the betterment of themselves and the city -- that they have little time left to do anything other than study, eat and sleep...
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PRESERVATION ENTHUSIAST PLANS FOR COUNTY LANDMARKS GROUP
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
John Bry has a passion for preserving America's architectural heritage. A senior in the historic preservation program at Southeast Missouri State University, Bry is starting a new preservation-minded group to serve Jackson and rural Cape Girardeau County...
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CITY'S LEAF COLLECTION PROGRAM BEGINS OCT. 18
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
The Cape Girardeau Public Works Department this month will begin its annual leaf collection program by opening a public drop-off site at 1400 S. West End Boulevard. Steve Triplett, solid-waste coordinator, said the drop-off site will be available to residents throughout the fall leaf pickup program...
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BABY SHOWER WILL FOCUS ON DRIVING, HOME SAFETY
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
Expectant parents and new parents are cordially invited to the baby shower to top all baby showers hosted by the Cape Girardeau Traffic Safety Committee. The shower, which will be Saturday, Oct. 23, in the Oak Room of the Holiday Inn on Route K at Interstate 55, was designed by the committee to offer parents safety tips to protect their new children and themselves...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thing of basketball player Michael Jordan's decision to retire? Jacob Presley, Jackson: "On one hand it's probably a good idea that he retired because he was at the pinnacle of his career and that would be the way to go out. But on the other hand he could probably have made a lot more money if he stayed in. He was still the best player in the NBA, so it seems like he had a few more years in his career."...
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BAILEY OUT OF POLITICS; TAKES JOB IN PRIVATE SECTOR
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
Just a few weeks ago, on Sept. 17, Wendell Bailey paid a visit to the state capitol where legislators were completing the first week of a two-week special session called to deal with flood relief. As the former state representative, congressman and state treasurer stood on the side gallery of the Missouri House chamber, were Republicans sit, he was warmly greeted...
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BOOSTER CLUB PROVIDES FOR MORE THAN JUST ATHLETICS
(Editorial ~ 10/11/93)
When one thinks of a school booster club, support of sports activities immediately comes to mind. But not so at Cape Girardeau Central High School. The Central High School Booster Club, formed some seven years ago, offers financial and other support to all activities, from football to Scholar Bowl competition and other academic endeavors...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: READER DIFFERS WITH COLUMN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/11/93)
To the Editor: I do not normally read Ellen Goodmans' column, but in todays' editon of the Southeast Missourian, (Oct. 6), the title of her column caught my eye, "Being Female Pre-Existing Condition". Well, I was curious. How could being female be classified as a pre-existing condition? It didn't take long to see that her article was not refering to simply being female, but to a womans' right to choose an abortion. ...
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REV. FRED M. BAKER
(Obituary ~ 10/11/93)
The Rev. Fred M. Baker, 79, of Marble Hill died Oct. 9, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born April 13, 1914, in Bollinger County, the son of Samuel Baker and Janie Eaker Baker . He married Veda Jaines June 27, 1936. He was a retired automobile mechanic and a member of the Point Pleasant (Cane Creek) General Baptist Church...
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HOBART FULLER
(Obituary ~ 10/11/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- Hobart Fuller, 87, of Anna, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1993, at hillside Terrace Nursing Facility in Cobden, Ill. He was born June 26, 1906, in Saline County, Ill., the son of Augustus and Grace Garrison Fuller. Fuller was a retired farmer...
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ROBERT E. `GEORGE' HUMPHREYS
(Obituary ~ 10/11/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Robert E. "George" Humphreys, 90, of East Prairie, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 28, 1902, in Mississippi County, Mo., son of Robert L. and Georgia Ann Emory Humphreys...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU FIRE REPORT
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
MONDAY, OCT. 11 At 4:41 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 2014 Bloomfield Road to investigate the odor of smoke in the area. At 5:25 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 20 Pindwood for medical assistance. At 6:41 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 3018 Mimosa for a report of a chimney flue fire...
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JAPANESE GROUP TO VISIT CAPE SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
A team of Japanese teachers, administrators and educational consultants will visit Cape Girardeau public schools this month. The Japanese Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the United State Department of Education, requested the study team visit Cape Girardeau Oct. 27-29, said Neyland Clark, superintendent...
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SME GIVES GRANT TO SEMO
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has awarded a $6,245 grant for software to help Southeast Missouri State University's industrial technology students prepare for the workplace. The grant was awarded to Ted Loso, an industrial technology instructor at Southeast...
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EILEEN DELORES KARRAKER
(Obituary ~ 10/11/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Eileen Delores Karraker, 71, of Scott city, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993, at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. She was born June 14, 1922, at Scott City, daughter of Milas Jackson and Aurora Belle Hale Smith. She married Lindel W. Karraker, Feb. 7, 1942, at Benton...
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GENEVIA SHAFER
(Obituary ~ 10/11/93)
THEBES, Ill. -- Genevia Shafer, 71, of Thebes, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 2, 1922, at Thebes, daughter of Archie Rhea and Runa Tucker Guess. She married Leland "Chief" Shafer, Nov. 28, 1951. He died Oct. 31, 1981...
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EAGLE ONE ACQUIRES LOUISIANA TERRITORY
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
A Missouri company is expanding into Louisiana Territory. Eagle One Inc., headquartered in Cape Girardeau, has acquired the Louisiana territory of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette for its Eagle Snacks food products. Eagle Snacks, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., founded in 1979, has established itself as one of the fastest growing and most innovative firms in the snack food industry...
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AREA CONSTRUCTION HITS FEVERISH PITCH
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
Commercial and new-home construction, expansions and remodeling of property in Cape Girardeau and the area are at a feverish pitch. Among the most visible projects are three commercial construction projects on the west side of Interstate 55. The framework is taking shape at the site of a new, $3.2 million Lowes Home Center and a new five-story hotel, being constructed by Drury Development Corp., near the intersection of Interstate 55 and Route K...
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ADVERTISER EXPANDS TO TEN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI COUNTIES
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
The Advertiser, a weekly classified and advertising publication established by the Southeast Missourian in mid-June, has expanded. "It is now a regional publication," said Pat Zellmer, Missourian advertising director. "A total of 26,000 copies are distributed free each Thursday to almost 300 locations in 51 communities in 10 Southeast Missouri counties."...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 10/11/93)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call 335-3312 for appointment...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 10/11/93)
David B. Ross, director of the Show Me Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus, has completed requirements for Certified Facilities Executives (CFE) certification. The International Association of Auditorium Managers (IAAM) has confirmed that Ross is one of six new CFE certifications this year. He is one of only 147 certified facilities executives in the world...
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FARM & HOME BECOMES CENTURY BUSINESS
(Local News ~ 10/11/93)
The financial industry has experienced its share of turbulent times banknote shortages during the late 1800s and early 1900s before the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the Great Depression of the 1930s and the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. In all instances, many financial institutions failed in Missouri and the nation...
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