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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Jackson Board of Aldermen, Monday, Oct. 3 Public Hearing A public hearing will be conducted on rezoning Gladys Siebert's property from residential to commercial. Power & Light Committee Motion to contract with Sallee Powerline Construction for electric work...
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BOYD'S MISSOURI PLANS IN LIMBO
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
The mooring facility has been tentatively approved, traffic and sewer impact studies have been completed and agreed to, and the development plans have been reviewed and are ready. The only thing lacking is a development agreement. That is the latest on Boyd Gaming Corp.'s plans for a riverboat gambling casino along the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau...
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SURPRISES FEW FOR PARK HILLS' FIRST YEAR
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
PARK HILLS -- Leaders have had few surprises since four small cities were combined into Park Hills. Park Hills began as a city Jan. 1, formed from the merger of Flat River, Elvins, Esther and Rivermines. "Park Hills created a new form of government," its city administrator, Larry Hughes, said. "We completely wiped out four towns and started one new one."...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
The Southeast Missourian asked, "What shows would you like to see at the Show Me Center?" Mike Farrow: "Jeff Foxworthy. He's does red-neck comedy." Robin Farrow: "ZZ Top. They play rock music." Angie Landewee: "Eric Clapton or Mariah Caray or Whitney Houston."...
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FRAZEN BROTHERS CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN OCT. 14-16
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
The Franzen Brothers Circus, known for its animal acts, will appear in Cape Girardeau Oct. 14 to 16. The circus, sponsored by the Cape Shrine Club, will be held at the former Central Hardware store, 350 S. Broadview. The Franzen Brothers Circus has appeared in Cape Girardeau several times and has sold out...
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STUDENTS AND SCHOOL PRAYER
(Editorial ~ 10/03/94)
The school rebels were once the students found defiantly smoking in the bathrooms. Last week, thousands of dissidents could be found quietly gathering around school flag poles nationwide before the start of classes. Their rebellion was praying at school...
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND PRIZES
(Editorial ~ 10/03/94)
Achieve perfect attendance and win a prize. That is the message at a number of schools targeting greater pupil attendance. The plan seems to be working in a number of Southeast Missouri school districts. The danger may be in the Pavlov's-dog message schools are sending youths. Some students may grow to expect rewards for school attendance rather than the reward of a good education...
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ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF A PERFECT DEMOCRACY
(Column ~ 10/03/94)
You may recall, during the political interregnum of 1992 as Ross Perot was suggesting the desirability of having voters become more involved in governing themselves, feeling that this idea had been proposed sometime at any earlier date. Your deja vu was intact, and working well, for the first published concept of citizen-democracy occurred during the halcyon Lyceum days of Plato and Aristotle. ...
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BE OUR GUEST: KING CARNAHAN I VERSUS HANCOCK II
(Column ~ 10/03/94)
If there was any doubt we needed the Hancock II amendment (appearing on the ballot as Amendment 7) to affirm the constitutional authority of the people over government, the outrageous conduct of Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan in opposition to our grass-roots citizen initiative is proof positive...
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GARLAN D. MORROW
(Obituary ~ 10/03/94)
CHARLESTON -- Garlan D. Morrow, 60, of Wappapello and formerly from Diehlstadt died Saturday, Oct. 1, 1994, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Oct. 30, 1933, at Red Bay, Ala., the son of Mattie Pearl Strickland Morrow of Diehlstadt and the late Richard H. Morrow...
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ONE SERIOUS INJURY IN MORLEY ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
MORLEY -- Four members of an Oran family were injured slightly Sunday when their pickup truck collided with another pickup truck on Highway 61 near the Highway 91 intersection. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Brian Blage, 18, of Morley pulled out in front of Larry Cope, 27, of Oran, who was driving northbound, at about 9:45 a.m...
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MINERVA MEYSTEDT
(Obituary ~ 10/03/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Minerva Meystedt, 95, of Anna died Sunday, Oct. 2, 1994, at Union County Hospital. She was born March 12, 1899, in Union County, the daughter of William and Florence Gregory Watson. She was married to Earl Meystedt, who preceded her in death in 1954...
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NADINE BRIDGEMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/03/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Nadine Bridgeman, 73, of rural Anna died Saturday, Oct. 1, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Monday at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. Friends may also call after noon Tuesday at the Anna Church of the Nazarene, where funeral service will be at 1 p.m...
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JULIA R. LAWSON
(Obituary ~ 10/03/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Julia R. Lawson, 97, of Springfield, Ill., and formerly of Anna died Saturday, Oct. 1, 1994, at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. Funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Anna Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Shacklee officiating...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: `ADD WATER AND WATCH US GROW' NEW MOTTO FOR SABRELINER CORP.
(Business ~ 10/03/94)
"Just add water and watch us grow." This could become the new motto for Sabreliner Corp. following the 1993 flood, when the St. Louis-based company was forced to temporarily relocate its Perryville maintenance and modification center to higher ground...
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TELEPHONE BOOK EXPLOSION GENERATES $9.5 BILLION
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Above are just a few of Southwestern Bell's Yellow Pages. For years, only Ma Bell's fingers did the walking. But, with the divestiture of the telephone industry in 1984, new competing companies ran -- not walked -- to cash in on the lucrative business of selling yellow-page ads for annual telephone directories...
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SEVERAL FAMILIAR NAMES PUBLISH DIRECTORIES
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Midwestern Directory, R. L. Polk & Co., GTE Directories Corp., Falconbridge Publications Inc., Illinois Bell, Donnelley Directory all are familiar names to many of the region's telephone users. Each company publishes telephone directories and yellow pages...
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UNIVERSITY HONORS GOSCHE
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Mary Gosche of Cape Girardeau, human development specialist at the Perryville Extension office, has been selected as "Professional Communicator of the Year" by the University of Missouri Extension Association. Gosche took first place in two categories -- media broker and teaching package -- of the UMEA Public Information Contest. She placed second in the news story category...
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CRITICAL CARE NURSE OF THE YEAR HONORED
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Maggie Schuch, nurse manager of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Southeast Missouri Hospital, has received the 1994 Critical Care Nurse of the Year award presented by the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses...
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GOODWIN DISCUSSES TALK SHOW ISSUE
(Local News ~ 10/03/94)
Dr. Fred Goodwin will present ~"Talk Shows: Public Help or Hindrance?" at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn, Route K and Interstate 55. The program, which is free and open to the public, is hosted by the River City Business and Professional Women and funded by the Missouri Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 10/03/94)
Wes Kinsey of Cape Girardeau, who has more than 20 years experience in baking, has joined My Daddy's Cheesecake, 111 N. Main. Kinsey will bake and decorate cakes, cookies and other products produced at the bakery. Kinsey, a graduate of the Wilton School of Confectionery, previously worked with the Wilton School of Decorating, where he helped in publishing of five books on cake decorating for the Wilton School...
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MEMO
(Business ~ 10/03/94)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Industrial Appreciation Dinner will be Thursday at the Show Me Center. The dinner honors area industries, with the highlight of the evening being the presentation of the Commitment to Excellence Award, recognizing the 1993 industry of the year...
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