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GYMNASTICS COACH AT SEMO FILES FOR SCHOOL BOARD SEAT
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
Bill Hopkins, women's gymnastics coach at Southeast Missouri State University, has filed for a seat on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education. Hopkins is the fifth candidate to file for two seats on the school board. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Feb. 8 to file...
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CARNAHAN AIDE SEEKS UNION ACCESS INPUT
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Gov. Mel Carnahan's chief counsel is circulating a proposed policy for consideration by state department directors that would improve the access labor unions have to state employees. Among recommendations in a memo from the chief counsel, Mike Wolff, are:...
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MIDDLE SCHOOL IDEA PUT ASIDE
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education hopes to replace old buildings with new elementary classrooms, setting aside for now the idea of a middle school. The board met in a work session Monday to again look at the direction the district should take. "I think the issue that stands the best chance of passing is solving our elementary overcrowding, leaving the grade configuration as it is now -- K through 6," said Board President John Campbell...
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JACKSON BOARD POSTPONES DECISION ON LANDFILL
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
JACKSON -- A decision by the Jackson Board of Aldermen on a lease-purchase of its landfill to a private operator was delayed for at least one week Monday. The delay came after a third solid-waste-disposal operator asked for more time to make a proposal to the board...
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BILL HORN
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
Bill Horn, 74, of Chaffee, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. Arrangements were incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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LEVEE REPAIR WORK CONTINUING IN ALEXANDER COUNTY, PERRY COUNTY
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
Dredging and fill work on an 80-foot scour hole is under way along a breached Mississippi River levee in Alexander County near Miller City, Ill. Meanwhile, work on a 1,000-yard-wide, 50-foot deep scour hole has been completed in Perry County where levee work has been under way since November. Crews and heavy equipment have been working there more than 70 hours a week...
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ANDREW KINDER
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
JACKSON -- Andrew "Andy" Kinder, 87, of Jackson, died Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 8, 1906, at Millersville, son of Robert Frances and Emily Jane Runnels Kinder. He and Alma LeGrand were married Oct. 3, 1945, in Arkansas...
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EULA M. STATLER
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
Eula Marie Statler, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 28, 1908, at Millersville, daughter of Walter B. and Flora Browning Talley. She and Truman B. Statler were married Aug. 16, 1925, at Millersville. He died June 21, 1987...
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NORMAN R. KELPE
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
Norman R. Kelpe, 87, 1915 Brink, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1906, in Cape Girardeau, son of Frederick A. and Bertha Bode Kelpe. He first married Gertrude Mayhew Dec. 24, 1928, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death. He and Mildred M. Kadane were married Feb. 1, 1947, at Maplewood. She also preceded him in death. He and Corona "Topsy" Grojean Brucker were married Dec. 4, 1987, in Cape Girardeau...
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INA J. PRATHER
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
ADVANCE -- Ina J. Prather, 85, of Advance, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 5, 1908, at Tilman, daughter of James J. and Ina J. Dunlap Sims. She married John Prather, who died March 5, 1946...
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RALPH B. PROST
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Ralph B. Prost, 92, of Perryville, died Monday, Jan. 31, 1994, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born April 14, 1901, in Perry County, son of Cyril J. and Theresia M. Kline Prost. Prost was a retired bus driver with V-K Bus Line in St. Louis. He was a member of American Legion Booster Club Post 133...
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STANLEY B. WHITSON
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
Stanley B. Whitson, 83, 1204 W. Cape Rock Drive, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at his home. He was born June 2, 1910, at Cardwell, son of William Harrison and Effie Jones Whitson. He married Lillian Lorene Dalton, who died April 7, 1950. Whitson was a lineman with Missouri Utilities; retired in 1963 as electrician for the city of Campbell, and then was electrician for the SEMO District Fair Board. He was a member of St. Mark Masonic Lodge. Whitson served in the Army Engineers during World War II...
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JOSEPH R. FUQUA
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
SIKESTON -- Joseph Russell Fuqua, 25, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 1994, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born Nov. 27, 1968, in Atlanta, Ga., son of Vernon and Katherine Fuqua. Fuqua was a roofer. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Katherine "Kay" and Bill Gossett of Sikeston; his father of St. ...
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EDWARD J. DEWILDE
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Edward J. DeWilde, 81, of Perryville, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 29, 1912, at Craines Island, Ill., son of Bernard and Lanie Fuytinck DeWilde. He and Bertha Wood were married in 1937. She died Nov. 1, 1973...
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REGINAE RETZ
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
MATTHEWS -- Reginae Retz, 93, of Matthews, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 3, 1900, in Passaic, N.J., daughter of Joannes and Elizabeth Bisztricz Retz. Retz was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Newtown, Conn...
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COVA M. ROSS
(Obituary ~ 02/01/94)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Cova M. Ross of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Kelley Grubbs will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Ross, 80, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter...
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WHAT'S GOOD FOR ST. LOUIS ISN'T ALWAYS GOOD FOR MISSOURI
(Editorial ~ 02/01/94)
Outstate Missouri and the state's metropolitan areas continually find themselves at odds with one another about any number of topics. The most public object of contention currently deals with mass transit, a subject rural Missourians care little about but which their city kin address with passion. ...
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DEALING WITH DEADLINES: SCHOOL PUBLICATIONS TEACH LIFE LESSONS
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
Some are budding journalists. Others simply are involved to be part of a group of friends working toward a common goal. But students who work on school newspapers in Cape Girardeau and Jackson share in common the benefits that derive from writing, editing, illustrating and laying out their own newspaper...
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HISTORY MEETS HALLOWEEN
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
History met Halloween in Tammy Brotherton's seventh grade social studies class at L.J. Schultz Middle School. "For Halloween this year some students made masks of "A face from History." The masks included Cleopatra, Einstein, George Washington and Christopher Columbus...
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MEETING TO DISCUSS TAX LEVY THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
KELSO -- The Kelso C-7 School District will hold an informational meeting Thursday to discuss an upcoming tax increase. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the School Hall at New Hamburg. Superintendent Darryl Sauer said information presented will deal with Senate Bill 380. One requirement of the law requires school districts to have a minimum tax levy of $2.75 for the 1994-95 school year...
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CAPE UPDATE: CAPE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
So often we read or hear about the alleged chaotic state of education in our country. What is often overlooked are the tremendous demands on educators today. In a recent MSTA (Missouri State Teachers Association) professional development workshop (yes, educators do continue their education) Larry Deaton, the presenter, spoke of protecting the classroom. In essence, we must consider the protection of the many dedicated professional educators found in our classrooms, both public and private...
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LOCAL WOMAN RECEIVES WILLIAM WOODS AWARD
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
FRIEDHEIM -- Sally A. Wibbenmeyer of Friedheim has received a $3,000 Academic Scholarship and a $1,700 Missouri Girls State Scholarship from William Woods University in Fulton. The scholarships were awarded for the 1994-95 academic year. Wibbenmeyer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wibbenmeyer...
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CAPE SCHOOLS CONDUCTING KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools are currently conducting kindergarten preregistration for the 1994-95 school year. Parents may preregister children for kindergarten at the elementary school in their attendance area anytime between now and June 10...
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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Stephen Dale, a sophomore at Oklahoma State University at Stillwater, Okla., made the dean's list for the fall 1993 semester. He is majoring in fire protection and safety engineering and is a member of the Fire Protection Society. He graduated in 1990 from Scott City High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University 1 1/2 years and received his EMT license in January 1993 from the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School...
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DEAN'S LIST ANNOUNCED AT MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
The following students from Cape Girardeau have been named to Maryville University of St. Louis' dean's list for the fall 1993 semester: Shannon Curtis, a sophomore psychology and occupational therapy major and a 1992 graduate of Central High School; and Gregory Rubel, a freshman physical therapy major and a 1993 graduate of Notre Dame High School...
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MURRAY STATE DEAN'S LIST INCLUDES 3 LOCAL STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
MURRAY, KY - Three students from Cape Girardeau County have earned recognition on the Murray (Ky.) State University dean's list for the 1993 fall semester, according to records from the data processing office. They are Jennifer F. Braswell, Sean S. Byrd and Michael S. Williams...
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LOCAL STUDENT ATTENDS SCHOLARS' DAY ACTIVITIES
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
A Cape Girardeau student was one of 153 outstanding high school students from throughout the Southeast who participated in activities and competed for scholarships at Scholars' Day at the Mississippi University for Women. Carrie Patterson, of 1927 Grandview, served as Cape Girardeau's representative to the conference...
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STUDENT MAKES DEAN'S LIST AT PATRICIA STEVENS COLLEGE
(Local News ~ 02/01/94)
Dondee Nations of Cape Girardeau was selected to the dean's list at Patricia Stevens College in St. Louis for her academic performance in the fall term. This is Dondee's first year at Patricia Stevens. She is majoring in travel and tourism. Dondee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nations of Cape Girardeau...
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