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GO, JACKSON INDIANS!
(Editorial ~ 11/23/94)
In an area known for its caliber of basketball -- on the high school and college level -- Southeast Missouri sports fans have enjoyed a banner football season. The Southeast Missouri State University Indians capped a winning season with its victory Saturday over Tennessee State. ...
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LULA M. MYERS
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Lula Myrtle Myers, 90, of Marble Hill, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 24, 1904, in Mine LaMotte, daughter of Louis and Flora Bayless Brown. She married Marvin Myers Oct. 14, 1920. He died June 12, 1954...
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LITTLE RIVER, LADY LUCK CONTRACT NEAR
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
SCOTT CITY -- A contract between Little River Drainage District and Lady Luck Gaming Corp. that would allow a gambling boat to be moored in the district's Diversion Channel in Scott City appears assured. Larry Dowdy of Cape Girardeau, executive vice president of the drainage district, expects the contract to be signed with Lady Luck of Las Vegas within two to three weeks...
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BOLLINGER PANNEL RECOMMENDS PROSECUTOR
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
MARBLE HILL -- The Bollinger County Democratic Central Committee has voted to recommend to Gov. Mel Carnahan that he appoint a Cape Girardeau lawyer Bollinger County prosecutor. At a meeting Monday night, the committee heard from three candidates before deciding to recommend that the name of Scott Reynolds be submitted to the governor...
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MISSOURIAN TO CLOSE THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
The Southeast Missourian business offices will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Thursday and Friday editions of the newspaper will be published, however, The Home section, which normally is included in Wednesday's newspaper, will be in Thursday's edition this week only. Thursday's edition also will contain the Arts and Leisure section and Region page, as usual...
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BY THE WAY: FOOTBALL TRADITION SUDDENLY UP FOR SALE
(Column ~ 11/23/94)
We had the chips and salsa to complement the beer in the fridge. We had enough information on both teams and insight into the importance of this time-honored Southern rivalry to develop arguments throughout the game. We called it friendly fire. We had two undefeated college teams, both ranked among the top 10 in anyone's poll...
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TRUCK, CAR IN CRASH
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
Emergency crews were on the scene of another accident Tuesday morning at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Highway 61 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson. A tractor-trailer pulled collided with a southbound vehicle driven by Mike Duley of Jackson about 7:30 a.m...
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JACKSON OFFICIALS WORK TO KEEP FIRM
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
JACKSON -- At the start of 1994, Jackson city officials knew they were in danger of losing Lee-Rowan's expansion and potential jobs along with it. They knew the company purchased a plant in Newbern, Tenn., and planned to do some expanding there. They didn't know Jackson was in danger of losing the entire plant and more than 1,000 jobs...
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MINNESOTAN TAKES CHILDREN'S MESSAGE ON THE RIVER
(Local News ~ 11/23/94)
Brad Fordyce knows about living in the streets. "I've been there," said the former radio talk-show host from Brainerd, Minn. "I hit the streets as a teen-ager, and I certainly wasn't by myself. There are thousands of kids out there." Fordyce, 30, who was in Cape Girardeau this week, calls the children on the streets "throw aways."...
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EDGAR J. MODDE
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Memorial mass for Edgar Joseph Modde of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Fausz will officiate. Private funeral service was held at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery...
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FLORA K. BLECHLE
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Flora K. Blechle, 84, of Perryville, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 10, 1910, at Biehle, daughter of William and Theresa Kirn Berkbigler. She married Herbert B. Blechle, who died Nov. 26, 1973...
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LOUISE GROVES
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
SIKESTON -- Louise Groves, 86, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1994, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. She was born July 18, 1908, in Sikeston, daughter of William Henry and Jennie Marshall Stubblefield. She and Henry Leon Groves were married Aug. 16, 1929. He died Oct. 11, 1979...
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ROY E. BOWERS
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
Funeral service for Roy E. Bowers of St. Louis will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at White-Mullen Mortuary in Ferguson. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery at St. Ann. Bowers, 90, of St. Louis, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Delmar Gardens Nursing Home in Florissant...
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MICHAEL SADLER
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Michael Sadler of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Sadler, 33, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 19, 1961, in Sikeston, son of Milton and Peggy DeField Sadler. He and Barbara Helms were married June 30, 1979...
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MARIE FLUEGGE
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
JACKSON -- Marie Fluegge, 89, of Jackson, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 5, 1905, in Tilsit, daughter of William B. and Bertha Voshage Best. She and Otto Fluegge were married Nov. 27, 1927. He died April 23, 1994...
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ELLA C. DIEBOLD
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
KELSO -- Ella Caroline Diebold, 83, of Kelso, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 22, 1911, at Kelso, daughter of Alois and Eleonora Glueck Felter. She and Herman Joseph Diebold were married Feb. 16, 1942, at Kelso. He died March 28, 1984...
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DARRON LEE JANSEN
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
KELSO -- Funeral mass for Darron Lee Jansen of Kelso will be held at 10 a.m. today at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. The Rev. James Seyer will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Oran is in charge of arrangements...
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WILLIAM T. WIBBENMEYER
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
PERRYVILLE -- William T. "Bill" Wibbenmeyer, 81, of Perryville, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital, He was born Nov. 9, 1913, at Perryville, son of Theodore A. and Helena Buchheit Wibbenmeyer. He and Lula E. Graff were married May 31, 1937...
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CHARLES H. YANSON
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
SIKESTON -- Charles H. Yanson, 76, of Sikeston, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Sikeston, son of Charles Henry and Corinne Edmiston Yanson. He and Ruby Edward were married Feb. 13, 1955...
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JAMES M. GLENN
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
CHARLESTON -- James Michael "Mickey" Glenn, 47, of Dallas, Texas, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1994, at his home. He was formerly of Charleston. McMikle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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BETTY K. ANDERSON
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
SIKESTON -- Betty K. Estes Anderson, 73, of Sikeston, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Advance, daughter of Albert Willis and Della Maude Fields Revelle. She married Milford B. Estes Jan. 5, 1940, in Advance. She later married Curtiss Anderson Aug. 9, 1968, at West Plains. He died Aug. 29, 1994...
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ALMA M. RUCH
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral mass for Alma M. Ruch of Perryville will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Vincent's Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Fausz will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 6:30-11:15 a.m. today...
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DICK WATKINS
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
SIKESTON -- Richard Leigh "Dick" Watkins Jr., 69, of Sikeston, died Monday, Nov. 21, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Oct. 6, 1925, in St. Louis, son of Richard L. and Estelle Fischer Watkins Sr. He and Phyllis Tedlie were married July 14, 1949, in St. Louis...
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NONA WEHMEYER
(Obituary ~ 11/23/94)
CHAFFEE -- Nona Wehmeyer, 95, of Chaffee, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1994, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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