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SIBYL MENEES
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Sibyl Menees, 95, of Anna, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Dec. 20, 1898, at Anna, daughter of James S. and Alice Jackson Manus. She married John Vinis "Si" Menees, Dec. 13, 1921. He died Jan. 3, 1967...
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MAINTAIN A NARROW APPROACH TO CHANGING CONSTITUTION
(Editorial ~ 02/03/94)
It looks like the Missouri General Assembly is acting promptly in addressing its legal problems with riverboat gambling legislation. Good. In this case, the will of a majority of Missourians (who have spoken to the gambling issue) is being carried out in the aftermath of a badly designed law and an unfavorable court ruling. ...
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VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
Danny Johnson is an electrician who works rotating shifts at the Cape Girardeau Procter and Gamble plant. Alvin Frank Jr. farms a 1,000-acre row-crop and beef-cattle farm near Blomeyer. Both have widely differing vocations, yet each shares a common bond: They are volunteer firefighters who serve to protect their neighbors in Cape Girardeau County...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: TOP OF THE WORLD
(Column ~ 02/03/94)
Feb. 3, 1994 Dear Mom and Dad, On Saturday, DC and I drove the twisty mountain road over to Petrolia, the place where all the sheep ranches are. The Mattole River runs green through a high valley to headlands that tower above the sea. It's "Ryan's Daughter" country...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/03/94)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James B. Nischwitz of Ballwin, Christian Northwest Hospital in St. Louis, 11:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 1994. Name, Emily Roxanne. Weight, 8 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Nischwitz is the former Maria Gotay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gotay Jr. of St. Louis. Nischwitz is employed by McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nischwitz of Gordonville...
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LILLIAN M. WHISTLER
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Lillian Mary Whistler, 77, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994, at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 18, 1917, in Perry County, daughter of Braydon and Mary Ivy Brewer Bert. She and William J. Whistler were married April 6, 1934. He died May 23, 1993...
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BERTHA A. JOINER
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
Bertha Alvina Joiner, 69, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994, at her home. She was born May 12, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Otto and Bertha Baker Gross. She and James O. Joiner were married Oct. 28, 1939, at Benton. He preceded her in death...
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JERRY M. GREEN
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
JACKSON -- Jerry M. Green, 62, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born March 4, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of Bennie and Georgia Rhodes Green. Green had worked at the former International Shoe Co. here, and worked 14 years at General Motors in St. Louis...
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DENNIS D. WELKER
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
Funeral service for Dennis D. Welker, 412 Green Acres, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Bill Reid will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, with military rites by VFW Post 3838. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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ADDIE L. MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Addie L. Martin, formerly of Jackson, will be held at 1 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Sam Roethemeyer and Bill Ellis will officiate, with burial in Old Salem Cemetery near Millersville. Martin, 80, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...
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REFORM STARTS WITH CHILDREN
(Column ~ 02/03/94)
True to their show-me heritage, Missourians greet each new program promising widespread reform with a deserved degree of skepticism. When a state official or party politician promises discernible changes and improvements in a variety of governmental activities, most citizens quickly remind themselves they have heard it all before. And they generally have...
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MAGGIE M. GRIGERY
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Maggie Mae Grigery, formerly of East Prairie, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel. Gaylon Butler will officiate, with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston. Grigery, 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter...
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BESSIE ORRELL
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Bessie Orrell of Jackson will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Raymond Epps will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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JEWEL GRIFFAW
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
Jewel Griffaw, 87, 89 Sena Fawn, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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ADOLPH O. DAKIN
(Obituary ~ 02/03/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Graveside service for Adolph O. Dakin of Scott City will be at 2:15 p.m. today at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. The Rev. Jack Owens will officiate. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City from 9-10:30 a.m. today...
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GAMBLING BILL FACES TOUGH TEST IN SENATE
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Members of the Missouri Senate this morning will take up a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize riverboat casino games questioned by the state Supreme Court, and a Cape Girardeau senator predicts a tough battle. One day after the Missouri House approved a proposed amendment, the Senate Ways and Means Committee considered the bill and made several changes. Even with the changes, it was voted out of committee on a 6-5 vote...
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TOWERS PROJECT HITS SNAG
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
The Towers renovation project at Southeast Missouri State University has hit a snag over a labor union official's complaints that there have been violations of the prevailing wage law. The complaints center around the university's decision to expand the renovation of two of the campus' high-rise residence halls to include a new chilled water cooling system at an added cost of about $1.5 million...
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CONSTRUCTION ON DELTA SCHOOL ADDITION IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
DELTA -- Despite the loss of a week of rain in December and a week of snow and sub-zero weather in January, construction of an $805,000 addition to the Lowell Jones building at Delta High School is slightly ahead of schedule, Delta School Superintendent Larry Beshears said Wednesday...
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GOVERNOR URGES BILL TO EASE USE TAX BURDEN ON CONSUMERS
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- A consumer use tax, which caught most Missourians by surprise when a form to pay it appeared in the state's 1993 individual income tax booklet, should be limited to only people making large purchases, Gov. Mel Carnahan said this week...
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RECYCLING EXPERT TRIES TO CHANGE ATTITUDES ABOUT TRASH
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
For too many years, Americans have viewed trash as ... well, trash. Stan Slaughter says it's time to consider the value of garbage. "People have been trained to throw it away -- it's trash," Slaughter told fifth-graders at Franklin Elementary Wednesday morning. "We have got to learn to regard it as something valuable."...
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SOJOURNER'S STORY: SOUTHEAST CAMPUS SETTING OF POWERFUL DRAMA ON MONDAY
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
Brad Shaw can count on one hand the number of plays that expanded the length and breadth of his directorial soul with the same force as "A Woman Called Truth." "This is easily one of the most challenging and rewarding projects I've ever worked on," said Shaw, a veteran of his craft who will share the fruit of his labor at 8 p.m., Feb. 7 at Southeast Missouri State's Academic Auditorium...
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REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISPLAY WORK IN JURIED ART SHOW
(Local News ~ 02/03/94)
Senior high school students from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois will have their artwork showcased in a special exhibition at the Southeast Missouri State University Museum gallery during the month of February. The exhibition will open with a reception and awards presentation on Sunday. ...
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