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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: CAPE GIRARDEAU LOSING A BLUE-CHIP ASSET
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/15/94)
Dear Editor, The Cape Girardeau Airport Advisory Board held its regular monthly meeting on July 12. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed by those present that I would write the enclosed letter to the editor from the board. I have contacted the one member who was not present and he concurred:...
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COLLECTION CARS TO GO ACROSS THE BLOCK AT DEXTER
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
Ted McClellan, a Cape Girardeau businessman and fancier of old cars, will be in Dexter this weekend. "I sure wouldn't want to miss this event," said McClellan, owner of Hobart Sales and Service, a restaurant equipment and supply company here. The event is an auction of antique, classic and collectible vehicles to be held Saturday at Smith's Classic Cars along Highway 61 West at Dexter...
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ABSENTEE VOTING UNDER WAY FOR PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
JACKSON -- Absentee voting for the Aug. 2 primary election is now under way. The opportunity to vote early is open to anyone who will be unable to go to the polls on election day, said Cape Girardeau County Clerk Rodney Miller. Absentee ballots can be voted in person or requested by mail...
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RULES OF ADOPTION SHOULD NOT PENALIZE ADOPTIVE PARENTS
(Editorial ~ 07/15/94)
When courts rule in cases dealing with children, judges must remove emotion from the issues. Most decisions are weighted toward parents, particularly natural parents, as opposed to the children. We can understand the supposition. The bond between parent and child is basic...
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A DANGER TO FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HEALTH
(Editorial ~ 07/15/94)
In order to do anything of accomplishment in this world you must stay drug free. That was the straightforward message of a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency to about 100 young participants in the National Youth Sports Program at Southeast Missouri State University...
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JUDI JUDI JUDI
(Column ~ 07/15/94)
The early Greeks were fascinated by the subject, discussing it often at their frequent collegial gatherings, while many of their teachers, including both Plato and Aristotle, dealt with it at great length, often through discourse and writings. Shakespeare incorporated it in his plays, making good use of the human frailties that engendered it and that provided the kind of dramatic endings great playwrights so eagerly embrace...
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SALVATION ARMY ASKS FOR SUPPLIES FO FLOOD VICTIMS
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army is collecting cleaning supplies for people affected by flooding in Georgia and other areas hit by hurricane Alberto. A truck will be parked at Schnucks, 19 S. Kingshighway, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., today through Saturday...
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CHAMBERS DISCUSS POSSIBLE COOPERATION
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
Talks aimed at improving cooperation between the Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City chambers of commerce could lead to establishment of an areawide chamber. But those involved say the informal discussion is in its initial stages and the outcome remains uncertain...
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GIRL SCOUTS DISCOVER THE ARTS
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
Deep in the woods of Camp Sacajewea, 120 girls sit around learning to play the cello, violin and bass. This isn't your ordinary Girl Scout camp; this camp is the "Festival of the Arts." The Cape Girardeau girls, who are between the ages of 4 and 14, are participating in the Otahki Girl Scout Council's Day Camp. During the camp they sing, dance, and learn to make crafts, including puppets and marionettes. Their week will end with a talent show, in which they display the arts they have learned...
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HOOKS PLANS REUNION SPEECH
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP, will attend the River Heritage Regional Black Family Reunion Aug. 12-14 in Cape Girardeau. Hooks will attend a prayer breakfast and be keynote speaker at an Aug. 12 leadership seminar that is part of the reunion. Tickets cost $5 and will be available next week, said Paul Garland, co-chairman along with Carol Keeler...
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BANKING EXECUTIVE PREDICTS AN INCREASE IN CONSOLIDATION
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
This could be a historic week for the banking industry, says David W. Kemper, chairman and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. Kemper, speaking to a group of area businessmen in Cape Girardeau Thursday, discussed banking and its future...
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RED CROSS VOLUNTEER HEADS TO GEORGIA
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
Local American Red Cross volunteer Darlene MacCubbin leaves this morning for Georgia to help victims of flooding there. MacCubbin is a veteran volunteer of the Southeast Missouri flooding last year. She is the only local volunteer called to duty in Georgia so far. Four others are on stand-by...
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RECEPTION CELEBRATES NEW HEAD START PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 07/15/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A reception celebrating the first anniversary of the New Start Program will be held today at 4 p.m. in the offices of Community Health & Emergency Services, Inc., 800 Washington, in Cairo. The program is funded by Ounce of Prevention Fund/Parents Too Soon, in conjunction with the Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services...
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LOCAL ANGLES: AN EMOTIONAL TUG-OF-WAR, AND THEN GOODBYE
(Column ~ 07/15/94)
These are the first words of the first column I wrote in Cape Girardeau, on March 19, 1981: "A basketball junkie is subject to most of the harrowing experiences of anyone who has an addiction." These are the last words of the last column I will write here:...
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LANNIE L. JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
CHARLESTON -- Lannie L. Johnson, 33, of Bloomington, Ill., died suddenly Tuesday, July 12, 1994, at his home. He was born July 10, 1961, in Wyatt, son of Bobby Joe Johnson and Betty Lawrence. Johnson was a 1979 graduate of Charleston High School. He was employed at Bridgestone Firestone in Normal, Ill...
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CHARLES HAMPTON
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Charles Hampton Sr. of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the Rev. Jim Faughns officiating. Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today. Hampton, 61, died Saturday, June 4, 1994, in Lubbock, Texas...
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MARTHA URY
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
JACKSON -- Martha Ury, 74, of Jackson, died Thursday, July 14, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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DOROTHY V. MILLS
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
Funeral service for Dorothy V. Mills of Union was held Thursday at Oltmann Funeral Home there. The Rev. Donald Fraker officiated, with burial in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery at Union. Mills, 76, died Monday, July 11, 1994. She was born March 16, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert and Amanda Sander. She and John Mills were married Sept. 23, 1940, in Cape Girardeau...
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DANNY SHIPLEY
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Danny Shipley, Bloomfield Route 3, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. Danny Marshall will officiate, with burial in Baker Cemetery at Marble Hill. Shipley, 45, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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THOMAS R. WELCH
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
JACKSON -- Thomas Ray Welch, 80, of Jackson, died Thursday, July 14, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 29, 1914, at Piedmont, son of Thomas R. and Cora Welch. He and Helen Bidewell were married July 18, 1980, in Blytheville, Ark...
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MOLLIE H. BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
CHAFFEE -- Mollie H. Butler, 71, of Henderson, Ky., died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at Rosemont Health Care Center in Orlando, Fla. She was born Dec. 1, 1922, in Smith Mills, Ky., daughter of John L. and Lelia V. Wicks Hallmark. She and Eddie Butler were married May 1, 1959. He died Jan. 1, 1980...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/15/94)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Schoen of Oak Ridge, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:44 a.m. Friday, July 8, 1994. Name, Corvin John. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Schoen is the former Teri Reisenbichler, daughter of Earl and Margie Reisenbichler of Jackson. She is a secretary at Southeast Hospital Home Health/Hospice. Schoen is employed by Schoen Farms Inc., and is the son of Marvin and LaFern Schoen of Oak Ridge...
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MCMICKLE EUGENE ALEXANDER
(Obituary ~ 07/15/94)
TAMMS, Ill. -- McMickle Eugene Alexander, 73, of Route 1 Tamms, died Thursday, July 14, 1994, at the Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds. He was born Aug. 6, 1920, near Tamms, son of the late George and Ella Sires Alexander. He was a member of the Catholic denomination and was a retired self-employed automobile mechanic...
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