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EVERGREEN, AND A REAL NASTY HANGOVER
(Column ~ 01/07/94)
The glory of the Christmas season gives way to something of a hangover in these early days of January. The sky is steely. The cold air that seemed so exhilarating as a part of holiday celebration now is ... well, just cold. Our minds, turned mushy by constant reminders that the spirit of Christmas should last year-round, grow again fixed on the day's labors in lieu of peace on Earth, good will and so on...
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POST OFFICE, NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL WORK TOWARD BETTER SERVICE
(Editorial ~ 01/07/94)
Complaints have dogged the post office in Cape Girardeau for many years. Many customers -- both business and residential -- feel the agency has not been responsive to customer needs. Enter a new Postal Customer Advisory Council. This customer-driven group has already made an impact in just three months. ...
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GALLERY 100 OPENS IN NEW LOCATION ON SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
Gallery 100 will hold a grand opening reception Sunday at its new location, 1707 Mt. Auburn Road, with an exhibit of Missouri architecture drawing in pen and ink by John Stoeckley. The opening is planned from 2-4 p.m. Stoeckley's "Americana Series" includes 90 works, 27 of which will be on display at Gallery 100. The exhibit will include Missouri historic sites, mills, covered bridges and rural locations. Prints of the entire collection will be available...
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LESLIE WILL KEYNOTE COFFEE
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
Doug Leslie, assistant city manager of the city of Cape Girardeau, will be guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee Friday. He will discuss the April 5 bond issue. The city will ask voters to extend the quarter cent capital improvement sales tax to separate combined sewers in South Cape, and other sewer projects...
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THOMASON SEES SESSION FOCUS ON CAMPAIGN, HEALTH AND WELFARE REFORM
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
JEFFERSON CITY - Rep. Larry Thomason believes that much of the effort of the Missouri General Assembly this year will be focused on three areas -- campaign reform, health care, and welfare reform. If lawmakers can make major headway in those three areas, the Kennett Democrat believes this will be regarded as a highly successful session...
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JACKSON'S ST. PAUL SCHOOL MARKS A CENTURY OF SERVICE
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
JACKSON -- From its humble beginning 100 years ago, with seven students, St. Paul Lutheran School has committed to providing religious training and education for the youth of St. Paul's church. Now with 203 students, including two sections of first and fourth grades and a teaching staff of 10, the school this year will celebrate its centennial with many special events and activities...
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KINDER BEGINS SECOND SESSION WITH SEAT ON EDUCATION PANEL
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- One of freshman Sen. Peter Kinder's biggest disappointments last year in the Missouri Senate was his lack of seniority to claim a seat on the Senate Education Committee. Last December, as Kinder received his committee assignments, the Cape Girardeau Republican made it clear to Senate leaders and his constituents that he wanted a seat on the panel as soon as one became available...
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IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL SPACE, FISH MOVES OPERATION TO LARGER BUILDING
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
The local FISH food program has moved operations to a larger pantry at 106 S. Sprigg. "We officially began operations out of here Monday," said Gil Degenhardt, public relations chairman for FISH. FISH is an interdenominational community service project. The program provides food, assistance with utility payments, transportation, and medication to people in need...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/07/94)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Randy C. Jones of Fenton, St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood, Sunday, Dec. 19, 1993. Name, Rebecca Allene. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Jones is the former Deana Hooper, daughter of Ruel D. and Marilyn Hooper of Arnold. Jones is the son of Henry C. and Helen Jones of Millersville...
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HELEN L. LOMAX
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
MATTHEWS -- Helen L. Lomax, 69, of Matthews, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born April 14, 1924, in Yakima, Wash., daughter of Aubrey and Clara Deane Lumert. She and J.B. Lomax were married Oct. 4, 1941, in Portageville. He died Jan. 31, 1983...
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LUCILLE LOENNECKE
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
JACKSON -- Lucille Loennecke, 66, of Jackson, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 29, 1927, in St. Louis, daughter of Russell and Ethel Byrd French. She and Walter Loennecke were married April 21, 1991. Loennecke had been a cook at Southeast Missouri Hospital, the Lutheran Home, and Advance Nursing Home. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, and Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary...
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JAMES W. LEDBETTER
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for James W. Ledbetter of Ledbetter, Ky., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel in Anna. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Ledbetter, 90, formerly of Anna, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky...
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KENNETH R. TRAIL
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
MATTHEWS -- Kenneth R. "Cat" Trail, 62, of Matthews, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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LILLIAN R. GLASENER
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
ADVANCE -- Lillian Ruth Glasener, 82, of Advance, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1911, at Zalma, daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Abernathy Cato. She and Clarence Glasener were married Sept. 16, 1933, at Jackson. He died Nov. 1, 1989...
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ROBERT L. CUMMINS
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Robert Louis "Bob" Cummins, 59, of Carrier Mills, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at his home, following a brief illness. He was born Sept. 1, 1934, son of Louis Z. and Hiliary Brown Cummins. Cummins taught 28 years in the business department at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg. He was a member of Carrier Mills School Board...
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JOHN T. MIEDERHOFF
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
BENTON -- Funeral service for John Thomas Miederhoff of Waterloo, Ill., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo. The Rev. Francis Sayer will officiate. De Fabio Funeral Home in Waterloo is in charge of arrangements...
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MARY C. AMOS
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
Mary C. Amos, 98, 539 Albert, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 27, 1895, in Cane Creek, daughter of Fritz A. and Louise Metje Meier. She and Martin Amos were married Oct. 7, 1917, at Tilsit. He died in 1956...
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GERTIE DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Gertie Davis, 75, of Piggott, Ark., died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Advance, daughter of Joe and Grace Napier Bess. She and Norman Cooper were married Aug. 29, 1936. He died July 7, 1944. She then married Silas Underwood July 20, 1946, who died Sept. 5, 1956. She later married Curtis Davis...
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ORRIN G. MAX
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
Funeral service for Orrin G. Max, 2107 Good Hope, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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NORMAN C. FARROW
(Obituary ~ 01/07/94)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Norman Claude "Tom" Farrow, Jackson Route 4, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eddie Dodson will officiate. Burial will be in McLains Chapel Cemetery at Oriole, with graveside rites by VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau...
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FINS, FUR AND FEATHERS
(Local News ~ 01/07/94)
The 1994 "Conservation Directory," a comprehensive listing of organizations, agencies and officials concerned with national resources, is now available. This year's 504-page directory, published by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), contains the names of more than 16,000 individuals and 2,000 international, national and regional organizations, universities, agencies, and citizen groups that offer conservation and environmental education programs...
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