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STRICTLY BUSINESS: CAPE WAS IN RUNNING FOR CATERPILLER
(Business ~ 07/03/95)
You may have heard by now that Caterpillar Inc. will open a new manufacturing facility in Dyersburg, Tenn. The plant, which will make machine clutch housings for uses in transmissions for the company's earth-moving and construction equipment, will bring some 140 skilled production and management jobs early next year. What you may not know is that Cape Girardeau was among the sites considered for the plant...
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POTATO INDUSTRY NOT SMALL POTATOES: IT'S POTATO PICKING TIME IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
Norma Garza, left, and Gloria Zomara of Charleston remove bad potatoes from the grader belt at the Black Gold potato grading area. A self-propelled potato harvester digs and loads potatoes in a truck near Charleston. The potato harvest lasts about six weeks...
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NATIVE AMERICANS SNACKED ON CHIPS 140 YEARS AGO
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
Potato chips haven't been around as long as potatoes, but people have been snacking on chips more than 140 years, thanks to a native American chef who decided to play a game with his employer. Indian George Crum was employed as a cook at the Saratoga Springs resort in upstate New York...
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ORTHODONTIST AUTHORS ARTICLE
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
The position of mandibular incisors has been and continues to be a very important consideration in the diagnosis and treatment of every orthodontic patient. Dr. S. Edwin Noffel, a Cape Girardeau orthodontist, is author of an article in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, a monthly magazine published by the American Association of Orthodontists...
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NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE
(Business ~ 07/03/95)
Play It Again Sports opened recently at 2140 Town Plaza Shopping Center. The new business buys, sells, trades and consigns new and used sports equipment. Lynn Mayfield is owner of the new business, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 07/03/95)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available July 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call (314)-335-3312 for appointment...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 07/03/95)
Jim Seabaugh has joined McCombs Funeral at Jackson as a full-time funeral director. Seabaugh has been a licensed funeral director 15 years. McCombs, one of the oldest funeral homes in Cape Girardeau County, is at 640 W. Independence (Route D) in Jackson, and is currently building a new funeral home at 1425 Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau...
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CAPE STILL A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
Just over the fence from bustling thoroughfares, businesses and growing subdivisions graze reminders of Cape Girardeau's farming heritage. Cape Girardeau is home to 220 cattle and 58 horses, Cape Girardeau County Assessor Jerry Reynolds said. Chickens and roosters and an assortment of other livestock live within the city limits, but not enough to show up on the assessor's rolls...
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NO TUESDAY PUBLICATION DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
The Southeast Missourian will not publish a Tuesday edition due to the 4th of July holiday. The newroom will be open Tuesday afternoon and evening, but regular business offices will be closed. Publication will resume with Wednesday morning's edition. The Southeast Missourian wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday...
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FIREWORKS SALES BOOMING AS TUESDAY HOLIDAY NEARS
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
People like variety and maximum bang in their fireworks, say workers at Cape Girardeau-area stands. Fireworks stands have enjoyed brisk sales as the July 4 holiday approaches. As stocks run low, sellers say last-minute shoppers likely will find a depleted selection...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
This week the Southeast Missourian asked: "What does Independence Day mean to you, and how will you celebrate it?" Brenda Ruth, Cape Girardeau "It means I feel very lucky to live in a country where I have freedom of speech and religion. I will celebrate it by being with family and friends."...
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MARY FRANS
(Obituary ~ 07/03/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mary Frans, 79, of Mounds, Ill., died Sunday, July 2, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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RAYMOND ELFRINK
(Obituary ~ 07/03/95)
LEOPOLD -- Raymond George Elfrink, 65, of Leopold died Saturday, July 1, 1995, near Puxico. He was born May 9, 1930, at Laflin, the son of Fred W. and Louise A. Anger Elfrink. He and Dorothy Landawee were married Oct. 29, 1952. Elfrink worked for the Jackson Lumber Co. for 20 years. He later retired from the Kasten Building Center...
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RALPH E. WYATT
(Obituary ~ 07/03/95)
SIKESTON -- Ralph Edward Wyatt, 75, of Duncanville, Texas, and formerly of Sikeston, died Saturday, July 1, 1995, at Vencor Hospital in Mansfield, Texas, after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 29, 1919, at Sikeston the son of Clarence Edward and Maggie Bell Johnson Wyatt. On Oct. 5, 1938, he married Martha Land at New Madrid. She survives...
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BERTIE A. STONE
(Obituary ~ 07/03/95)
CHAFFEE -- Bertie A. Stone, 98, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 2, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 6, 1896, at Morley, the daughter of William P. and Nancy Alice Misplay Lee Sr. She moved to Chaffee from Oran in 1906. On March 27, 1918, she married George William Stone, who preceded her in death Oct. 19, 1956...
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MISSOURI WATCH: POLITICIANS, COACHES AND A DATE
(Column ~ 07/03/95)
Although they are seldom seen as first cousins, coaches and politicians bear a striking resemblance to each other, and the similarity is more than cosmetic. Consider the challenge of a coach who is employed to inaugurate what will hopefully be a long string of winning seasons in football/basketball/baseball/track or whatever his specialty may be. ...
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CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF AN IDEAL
(Editorial ~ 07/03/95)
"It is a strenous thing, this living the life of a free people." George Washington Many people look forward to Independence Day for the same reasons they anticipate any national holiday. For some, it's a welcome mid-week respite from the rigors of work. For others the holiday offers a chance to gather with family and enjoy the company of friends...
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LETTERS: CONSERVATIONIST TAKES ISSUE WITH LETTER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/95)
To the editor: I read with interest William Judd's letter of June 20 to the Southeast Missourian. I sincerely admire his commitment to this issue and his willingness to speak out on something he feels strongly about. But the facts, at least here in Missouri, do not support his concerns about endangered species protection...
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LETTERS: HOLIDAY PROMPTS `GOD SAVE AMERICA'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/95)
To the editor: I was going to send you a short piece in honor of the Fourth of July. It was a letter I was going to call "God Bless America," filled with wonderful, positive things about this great land in which we live. As a citizen who has surpassed the big 50-age crisis, I thought that this year I would take a different perspective concerning this holiday we celebrate. In years past, it has meant barbecue in the backyard and fireworks by evening...
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VISITORS CELEBRATE 4TH OF JULY VICTORIAN-STYLE AT GLENN HOUSE
(Local News ~ 07/03/95)
The children enjoyed ice cream and lemonade as the adults chatted and listened to the music playing in the backyard. A few people even enjoyed a short game of croquet. At first glance it looked like a typical backyard party, except that the hosts were dressed in Victorian costumes...
Stories from Monday, July 3, 1995
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