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STIRRING UP FUN
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Perryville High School teacher Wendy O'Neal used milk, food coloring and detergent to find the effect of stabilizers on water and oil-based mixtures. Elementary and middle school teachers don't need expensive labs to teach chemistry. With a little ingenuity and some household items, teachers can stir up plenty of laboratory fun...
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CITIES READY FOR OLYMPIC TORCH
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Details are sketchy, but Cape Girardeau and Jackson will be stops along the 1996 Olympic Games Torch Relay Route. Officials of both cities, the Joint Veterans Council, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Jackson and the Area-Wide United Way will hold a celebration ceremony 9:30 a.m. today at the Common Pleas Courthouse...
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SEARCH FOR SEMO HEAD MAY TAKE MONTHS
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
A consultant will give Southeast Missouri State University regents guidance in their search for a new university president. At the same time, the consultant, Allan Ostar, hopes to land a job for his academic search firm when he meets with the regents today...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU WILL SEEK FLOOD BUYOUT FUNDS AFTER ALL
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
The city of Cape Girardeau will seek federal and state aid to buy flood-prone homes, the City Council said Monday night. But the City Council still must decide if it can afford its share of such a program before it makes a final decision, Mayor Al Spradling III said...
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CITY GETS FIRST LOOK AT NEW BOAT
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
"Overwhelmed by elegance," is how one traveler described life aboard the new American Queen steamboat. For six hours Monday the sternwheeler's 406 passengers toured Cape Girardeau while a few area residents were allowed to tour the boat. The tour, organized by the Cape Girardeau Public Library, permitted inspection of the decor of the steamboat docked at Cape Girardeau...
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MARK MY WORD: INSTITUTE BATTLES BURDEN OF BOREDOM
(Column ~ 07/25/95)
July's almost over and so is National Anti-Boredom Month. In America, a month can't just be a month. It has to stand for something even if it's boring. We can thank Alan Caruba for National Anti-Boredom Month. The 57-year-old Caruba is a journalist-turned-freelance-writer who can be just plain boring...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
ACTION Monday, 7:30 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Consent ordinances Designated the Hunze House at 312 Bellevue as a historic landmark. Second and third readings. Amended the boundaries of a trunk sewer district. Second and third readings. Authorized construction of a lateral sewer district. Second and third readings...
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CAPE CITY COUNCIL TABLES ELECTRICIAN-LICENSING PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
A plan to license electricians remains on hold after the Cape Girardeau City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to table the matter until November. Councilman Richard Eggimann moved to table it, saying the council shouldn't decide such an issue without input of the new city manager...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/25/95)
BOB DOLE says if you want another Reagan in the White House, vote for him. Well, I've had enough Reagan to last a lifetime. And how did Reagan manage things? By going outside the law with the help of his people like Ollie North, Bud McFarland others. I'm sure Bob Dole knows all about this. I wonder if you're fair enough to print this in Speak Out...
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JACKSON BAND CONCERT THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert Thursday at 8 p.m. at the city park band shell. Nollie Moore, a 1986 graduate of Jackson High School, will be the special guest. He is also a 1991 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. He received a degree in music education and currently works as a middle-school specialist for Columbia public schools...
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CAPE TEACHERS CHOOSE HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIER
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Cape Girardeau School District employees have selected HealthNet Blue health insurance by a 2-to-1 margin. Two weeks ago employees voted their choice of HealthNet Blue or Humana to provide coverage. Both companies made presentations to staff members prior to voting...
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AMBULANCE PHONE LINES OUT; RESPONSES STILL MADE
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
All phone lines went out Monday afternoon at the Cape Girardeau County Private Ambulance Service Inc. office, but units were able to respond to emergency calls received via radio. Partial service was restored around 7 p.m., but Southwestern Bell technicians were not expected to get all lines back in working order until sometime today...
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BOND DISCUSSES BUDGET AT MEETING IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond Monday discussed federal budget matters and fielded questions at a meeting hosted by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. Bond said President Bill Clinton's latest budget proposal might not increase overall spending but it wouldn't do anything for the $5 trillion debt and more than $200 billion of deficit spending facing the nation...
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FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE APARTMENT BLAZE; DOWNPOUR HITS
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Firefighters had to contend with a flood as well as a fire at Cape Meadows apartments Monday night. About 20 minutes into battling the two-alarm call, a downpour accompanied by strong winds and lightning hit. The storm sent the 100 or so onlookers scurrying for shelter...
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LETTER: TEACHERS' PAY COMPARED TO NEWSPAPER COST
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/25/95)
To the editor: Your July 19 editorial, "Teaching salaries," reflects the attitude of this community toward teachers and education. In the same five-year intervals of time that teachers' salaries rose from $10,900 to $15,000, $19,400 and to the current $20,750, the newsstand prices of the Missourian rose from 20 cent to 30 cents, 35 cents and to the current 50 cents. ...
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LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF GAMBLING BOATS A BIG CONSIDERATION
(Editorial ~ 07/25/95)
With the recent flurry of announcements about Lady Luck Gaming Corp.'s application for a Missouri Gaming Commission license, speculation mounted that a horse race was under way between riverboat gambling plans in Scott City and Cape Girardeau. In fact, there may not even be a lineup at the starting gate...
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LOTTERY ON SUNDAY
(Editorial ~ 07/25/95)
With no fanfare, more gambling came to Missouri earlier this month in the form of Sunday lottery drawings. Up till now, the state has avoided having lottery drawings on Sunday out of deference to the day of worship for the many church-going Missourians...
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CHARLES F. STONECIPHER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Charles F. Stonecipher, 74, of Rockford, formerly of Tamms, died Sunday, July 23, 1995, at his home. He was born Feb. 16, 1921, at Diswood, son of George and Gertie Raines Stonecipher. He married Maxine Smithey Sept. 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau...
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WEBB NEWTON
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Funeral service for Webb Newton of McClure will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at McClure Baptist Bible Church. The Rev. F.M. Speakman will officiate, with burial in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 9 a.m. to service time...
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ALINE CALDWELL
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Aline Chomuk Caldwell, 59, of Dongola, died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born Sept. 17, 1935, in Dongola, daughter of Stante and Minnie Ramage Goines. She married Gary Peter Chomuk, who died in 1987...
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MAX MITCHELL
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
Graveside service for Max Mitchell of Lanett, Ala., was held Sunday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, with the Revs. Stephen Stringer and Ron Ames officiating. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home in Valley, Ala., was in charge of arrangements. Mitchell, 71, died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at Lanier Memorial Hospital...
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EARL BURPO
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Funeral service for Earl Burpo of Cobden will be held at 2 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Paul Sadler will officiate, with burial in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to service. Burpo, 88, died Sunday, July 23, 1995, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale...
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GENEVA R. GRIGGS
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
SIKESTON -- Geneva Ruth Griggs, 84, of Ferguson, died Monday, July 24, 1995, at Village North Manor in Florissant. She was born Oct. 31, 1910, in Tolu, Ky., daughter of William Sherdie and Mary Belle Wright Hale. She and William Loren Griggs were married Dec. 8, 1928, in Detroit, Mich. He died March 31, 1990...
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HERMAN O. WALTER JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Herman Owen "Shady" Walter Jr., 61, of Jonesboro, died Monday, July 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born March 18, 1934, in Eldorado, son of Herman and Mollie Fox Walter Sr. He and Doris Jane Mellett were married March 17, 1956, in Robinson...
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CLETA BENNETT
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
ZALMA -- Cleta Bennett, 80, of Zalma, died Monday, July 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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LAURA E. REED
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
Laura Estelle Reed, 79, 1704 David, died Monday, July 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Oct. 20, 1915, at Farrenburgh, daughter of Walter and Nora Kesler Moss. She and Ray "Mouse" Reed were married Oct. 20, 1942. He died May 8, 1995...
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HERBERT M. BRUCKER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
ORAN -- Herbert Michael Brucker, 78, of Oran, died Monday, July 24, 1995, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 3, 1916, at Painton, son of Joseph and Philomine Glastetter Brucker. He and Loretta C. Vetter were married Jan. 9, 1946...
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MARY R. DYER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
DOGWOOD -- Mary R. Dyer, 77, of Dogwood, died Sunday, July 23, 1995, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born April 15, 1918, in Charleston, daughter of Francis Marion and Louise Quarles Stotts. She and David Harold Dyer were married Jan. 26, 1942. He ied in 1985...
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WARREN ROBINSON
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
Funeral service for Warren Robinson of New Sharon, Iowa, was held Saturday at Harden Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in Union Mills Cemetery. Robinson, 93, died Thursday, July 20, 1995, at Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born Aug. 11, 1901, near Thornburg, Iowa, son of Luman and Autumn Smith Robinson. He and Pearl Maxine Bunting were married Oct. 5, 1933, in Oskaloosa...
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ALEXANDER DUKE JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alexander L. Duke Jr., 75, of Cairo, died Friday, July 21, 1995, in Cairo. He was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Hopkinsville, Ky., son of Alexander and Nellie Grace Duke. Duke was a retired maintenance worker. Survivors include two daughters, Angela Duke of Cairo, Barbara Daniels of Alvin, Texas; a son, Stacy Duke of Cairo, and six grandchildren...
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GEORGE A. PENROD
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Graveside service for George A. Penrod of Baltimore, Md., will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cobden Cemetery. The Rev. Dewayne Taylor will officiate. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Cobden is in charge of arrangements. Penrod, 80, died Thursday, July 20, 1995, at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie, Md...
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ALVA WHITE
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Alva White, 88, of Anna Route 1 died Monday, July 24, 1995, at his home. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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ETHEL PREWITT
(Obituary ~ 07/25/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Ethel Prewitt, 91, formerly of Anna and Cobden, died Sunday, July 23, 1995, at Fair Acres Nursing Home in DuQuoin. She was born July 5, 1904, in Cobden, daughter of William and Mary Chism Barker. She and William Delbert Prewitt were married Oct. 29, 1923. He died Nov. 15, 1976...
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COUNTRY COMPANIES PRESENTS SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Two Nell Holcomb Junior High School athletes received sportsmanship awards for their participation during the 1994-95 basketball season recently. Meagan Fornkahl and Jamie Hann of Cape Girardeau received the awards May 2 from Bob Myrick, an agent in the Country Companies Pulaski-Alexander-Massac Agency...
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KLIPFEL HONORED AT FBLA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Laramie Klipfel, a student of Oran High School, was honored at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference July 3 in Orlando, Fla. Representing the state of Missouri and competing in FBLA's national awards program, Klipfel was presented with the seventh-place award in Keyboarding Applications, an event for Typing I students only. ...
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ADAMS RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP TO UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Marvin Adams has received an academic scholarship to attend the University of Mississippi at Oxford. Students receiving the academic scholarship must have a 3.5 grade-point average or above. Adams is a 1993 graduate of Jackson High School and plans to major in business management...
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HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR EXCHANGE STUDNETS
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Academic Year in the USA (AYUSA) is looking for host families to take in an exchange student. There is no cost to host a international exchange student. AYUSA is looking for families that are willing to open their hearts and home to an international student. ...
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HOPE TEAM WITH COMMUNITY 2000 TO PRESENT PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
The Meadow Heights HOPE team, a drug and alcohol prevention Community 2000 team composed of community volunteers, will be sponsoring The Ron Cole Show at the Meadow Heights High School on Sept. 15. Ron Cole is a nationally known entertainer who performs impersonations such as Elvis and Michael Jackson and presents a strong anti-drug message...
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CAPE BRIDGE CLUB ANNOUNCES WINNERS
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation's Bridge Club met Friday, July 14 at the Cape Public Library. Winners were: First place: Mary O'Neil and Mary Allen Regenhardt; second place; Jim Buckenmeyer and Paul Gilbert; third place: Irene Lewis and Janice Gilbert...
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NOTRE DAME EXPLORES NEW FRONTIERS IN TECHNOLOGY
(Local News ~ 07/25/95)
Joyce Seyer, Cynthia King and Sister Mary Ann Fischer, SSND of Notre Dame High School were selected as one of 10 teams of Catholic School educators from across the country who met at the University Dayton July 8-11 for the New Frontiers for Catholic Schools IV Conference. The four-day learning opportunity was co-sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association and the University of Dayton...
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