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DREXELL K. GREER
(Obituary ~ 07/01/94)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Drexell K. Greer of Mounds will be held at 10 a.m. today at Barkett Funeral Home here. The Rev. Bill McGhee will officiate, with burial in National Cemetery at Mound City. Greer, 64, died Wednesday, June 29, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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SCHOOL SYSTEM NEEDS HEALING
(Editorial ~ 07/01/94)
I felt it necessary to comment on the many controversial issues of our school board. I am employed three days a week at St. Francis Medical Center as the Medico-Legal Coordinator. I have been employed there since 1981 on a full-time basis, but last year cut back to three days on a semi-retired basis...
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TAXES MUST BE PAID TODAY TO PREVENT TAX SALE ACTION
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
JACKSON -- Owners of real estate in Cape Girardeau County owing delinquent taxes from 1991 and before have until today to pay the taxes to keep the property from being advertised for a tax sale next month, said County Collector Harold Kuehle. State law requires collectors to sell property the fourth Monday in August each year if taxes are unpaid and delinquent...
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CHRISTIAN FAITH ACADEMY PLANS TO BUILD SCHOOL, GYMNASIUM IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
SCOTT CITY -- In 1982, only 41 students packed into the three-classroom schoolhouse in Scott City known as the Christian Faith Academy. At the time the school was accepting students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Now, 12 years later, the academy has moved to Cape Girardeau and is preparing to build a new facility here that will include a gymnasium and several classrooms. And now it offers classes through 12th grade...
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MOST ROUTINE ACTIVITIES PAUSE FOR JULY FOUTH
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
The National Weather Service says typical early summer weather is expected over the July Fourth holiday in the Cape Girardeau area, as residents celebrate the 218th birthday of the United States. Forecasters said hot, humid weather with a chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected Saturday through Monday. Highs each day will be in the low-to-mid 90s. Lows will be in the 70s...
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CREATING NEW, LONG-LASTING JOBS BEGINS AT HOME
(Editorial ~ 07/01/94)
In the word association game, new jobs are often linked with new business or industry. They tend to grab the headlines and spotlight. In reality, it isn't new industries that bring in the bulk of new jobs each year. Existing business is a kind of secret weapon in the battle for new jobs. These steadfast companies generate up to 85 percent of new jobs in Missouri. They are the true champions of economic growth in the state...
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FRED A. HARVEL
(Obituary ~ 07/01/94)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Fred A. "Red" Harvel, 60, of Jonesboro, died suddenly Thursday, June 30, 1994, at Mesquite Community Hospital in Mesquite, Texas. He was born June 29, 1934, in Mill Creek, son of Harry and Bessie Davis Harvel. He and Connie L. Rose were married Oct. 4, 1952, in Carlsbad, N.M...
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SUE M. DELFEL
(Obituary ~ 07/01/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Sue Mae Delfel, 77, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, June 30, 1994, at Bond Nursing Care Center. She was born Nov. 15, 1917, in Salina, Kan., daughter of Sam and Nellie Waller Farley. She and Steve Delfel were married Aug. 5, 1947. He preceded her in death...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/01/94)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hanners of Arnold, St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, 2:53 p.m. Sunday, June 19, 1994. Name, Alison Paige. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hanners is the former Alisia Martin, daughter of Leon and Bertha Martin of Hoisington, Kan. She is employed by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories in St. Louis. Hanners is employed by Union Pacific Railroad in St. Louis, and is the son of Charles and Gloria Hanners of Jackson...
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ATTORNEY CALLS HANCOCK II `A PROPOSAL FATALLY FLAWED'
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
A Jefferson City attorney who once worked for promoters of the Hancock Amendment to the Missouri Constitution expressed concern about wording in Hancock II, which he calls "a proposal that is fatally flawed." At a press conference in Cape Girardeau Thursday, the attorney, Alex Bartlett, said he has compared language of the original amendment and Hancock II, and the changes in language would have a devastating effect on the state, if approved...
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HIGH PRICES DON'T SCARE JAVA LOVERS
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
News of rising coffee prices blended with early morning discussions about President Clinton's defense fund and O.J. Simpson's prosecution at local coffee stops. Loyal coffee drinkers said Thursday a price hike is not likely to change their daily consumption...
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GROUPS PRAISE REPEAL OF BINGO TAX
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
A 3 percent tax on bingo game sales lasted only seven months -- seven months too long, say members of local civic groups who raise money for charity with bingo. "The law increased the taxes we paid every month on bingo games from about $800 to $2,000," said Ray Drury, a member of the Cape Girardeau Elk's Lodge, which hosts bingo games every Wednesday night. "It more than doubled the tax we paid to the state."...
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CABLE TV CUSTOMERS TO GET RATE CUTS
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
Watching cable television soon will be a bit easier on the pocketbook. Cape Girardeau and Jackson cable television customers will pay a little less for most services as a result of government regulations designed to put the brakes on cable charges. The rate changes take effect July 14, said Roger Harms, general manager for TCI Cablevision's Cape Girardeau and Jackson operations...
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LOCAL ANGLES: REUNIONS AND THE USEFUL ACT OF CATCHING UP
(Column ~ 07/01/94)
In the periphery of my vision, I saw the small arm pumping in the back seat. The motion startled me at first, and I prepared a rebuke, believing fisticuffs had commenced, not unheard of where car trips and siblings are involved. Instead of the anticipated child's cry and immediate appeal for parental remedy, I heard a brief AHHWOOOO come from behind my rear right tire and a celebratory laugh from my 8-year-old...
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RUST PURCHASES MARBLE HILL NEWSPAPER FROM THE FLOR FAMILY
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Leland and Joan Flor, owners and publishers of The Banner-Press in Marble Hill, announced Thursday that the newspaper has been purchased by Concord Publishing House Inc. of Cape Girardeau. Concord Publishing, which includes the Southeast Missourian and Concord Printing, is a subsidiary of Rust Communications Inc., of which Gary Rust is the principal owner. ...
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BERTRAND APPOINTED REGENT AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 07/01/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Southeast Missouri State University student Jennifer Bertrand has been appointed to the school's Board of Regents. Bertrand, 20, will serve a two-year term as a non-voting member of the board. She replaces Scott Giles, a student from Jefferson City, whose term officially expired in January...
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