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MIDDLE SCHOOLS EASE TOUGH YEARS
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Daniel Hartle, left, and Brent Lewis, seventh-grade students, examined protozoans and algae with a microscope. Seventh-grade students Sara Campbell, left, Mandy James and Sara Ratcliff made peanut butter and jelly popcorn in their life skills class...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TRINITY SIXTH-GRADERS SEE EGYPT IN `MUSEUM'
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Sixth-grade tour guides at Trinity Lutheran School are leading youngsters on a visit to Ancient Egypt as part of their social studies class. Teacher Melanie Martens said social studies is often a difficult subject for sixth-graders, especially when many of her students haven't been outside Southeast Missouri...
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SIBLINGS FIND BETTER WAY TO HOLD THEIR HORSES
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
MARBLE HILL -- A fool shuts the barn door after the horses are already out. But Pamela Alford found a new way to leave the doors open and still keep the horses inside. Now she and her brother have applied for a patent and are manufacturing the design...
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COUNCIL APPROVES PARK WORK CONTRACT
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
The Shawnee Park Sports Complex and the Osage Park Community Centre will be built. The Cape Girardeau City Council just hasn't decided how it will pay for them. City staff had proposed the council authorize the spending of an additional $1.1 million to meet the total price tag of $5.3 million...
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TOWNS IN REGION COPE WITH JOBS LOSS FROM SHOE PLANT CLOSURES
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
The closing of the Brown Shoe Co. factory at Caruthersville two years ago could have been devastating. "We lost 460 jobs," said Rick Davis, mayor of the small Mississippi River town. "But some workers found new jobs right away, others trained for new careers, and some settled into retirement."...
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JUST A REMINDER
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
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CITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTERSECTION PROJECT
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
The New Madrid-Henderson intersection will be improved next year under a plan worked out between the city of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University. The City Council voted Monday night to let the university proceed with the $320,000 realignment of the intersection. The university foundation temporarily will cover the city's share of the cost...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/07/95)
IN BIBLICAL times, the Israelites repeatedly drifted away from God, but they always got into trouble by doing so. They never seemed to connect their departure with their increase in trouble. Our country also has experienced its ups and downs when moving towards God and away from him, but so far the American people seemingly can see no connection. ...
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U.S. STATISTICS GIVE DETAILS OF ALL KINDS, BOTH GOOD AND BAD
(Editorial ~ 11/07/95)
A. The story of America's facts and figures, compiled in the 115th edition, including 1,512 charts, graphs and tables, all in more than 1,000 pages. Q. What is the "Statistical Abstract of the United States"? Very likely, this dense publication of every imaginable statistic is the source of a good many answers and questions and the popular television show, "Jeopardy." The latest version of the "Statistical Abstract" -- the first one was published by the government in 1873 -- has interesting facts, sobering data and some information that should cause consternation.. ...
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MORE STATS: TRYING TO LIVE WITH REGULATION
(Editorial ~ 11/07/95)
Recently I received a letter from Rep. Jim Talent asking me if I wanted to testify before the House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Regulation and Paperwork. The purpose of the hearing was "to discuss regulatory issues of concern to business owners," "testify about the burdens of government" and "tell Congress what specific regulations should be repealed."...
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JUANITA WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Juanita Williams, 51, will be at 1 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in East Prairie. The Rev. George White will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston. Williams, of Sikeston and formerly of East Prairie, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Land transfers recorded in Cape Girardeau County: Jerry and Ramonia Tindle to Jack and Kay Wilhite, Lawrence and Ruby Schott to Paul J. Zoellner, Lawrence and Ruby Schott to Rick Lappe et al., Joe Don and Roberta Terry to Klaus and Christine Mueller, Emma and Wilhelmina Bartels to Kenneth and Elwanda Seabaugh, Owen Scherer Jr. to James and Debra Baughn...
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LUCILLE E. FOREHAND
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lucille Elizabeth Forehand, 74, of Anna, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, at Lifecare Center near Jonesboro. She was born Nov. 10, 1920, in Cobden, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Minnie Bell Kimbrell Spurlock. She married Andrew Forehand, who died in 1979...
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NORBERT R. HAERTLING
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
FROHNA -- Norbert Ralph Haertling, 69, of Frohna, died Monday, Nov. 6, 1995, at his home. He was born March 14, 1926, at Frohna, son of Rudolf and Dora Bronenkant Haertling. He and Ellein R. Richter were married Aug. 22, 1948. Haertling was a retired farmer. He was a member of and held various offices at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, member of American Legion Post 133, VFW Post 4282, and Disabeld American Veterans Post 45. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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KERMIT A. WALLENMEYER
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
JACKSON -- Kermit Alexander Wallenmeyer, 83, of Jackson, died Monday, Nov. 6, 1995, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 1911, at Jamestown, son of John G. and Louise Hertzig Wallenmeyer. He and Miriam Penzel were married Oct. 8, 1938...
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THEKLA KASSEL
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
UNIONTOWN -- Thekla Kassel, 85, formerly of Uniontown, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur, Ga. She was born Oct. 4, 1910, in Uniontown, daughter of Theodosius John and Bertha Gench Frentzel. She and Paul I. Kassel were married Dec. 26, 1935. He died Jan. 29, 1979...
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JUDY A. DESMIDT
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
Judy A. DeSmidt, 59, of Capitola, Calif., died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 1995, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif. She was born Jan. 11, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Curtis E. and Mary L. Bretch Ische. She and Le Roy DeSmidt were married March 2, 1956, in Hernando, Miss...
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HANK SWITALA
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
SIKESTON -- Henry Frank "Hank" Switala, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. He was born Aug. 26, 1910, in Fairview, Ill., son of Frank and Augusta Barbee Switala. He and Mary Lee Simpson were married Oct. 16, 1942, in San Francisco, Calif., She died Oct. 16, 1991...
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SONNY DOCK
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for William Samuel "Sonny" Dock of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at Illinois Avenue General Baptist Church. The Rev. Dale McFarland will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. to service time...
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ALBERT W. LACY
(Obituary ~ 11/07/95)
JACKSON -- Albert Walter Lacy, 80, of Jackson, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, at his home. He was born May 25, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of Walter A. and Alberta Pool Lacy. He and Molly Crites were married Feb. 18, 1939. Lacy began work with the city of Jackson in 1952 and when he retired in 1981 he was utilities coordinator...
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STATE SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO HEAR CASE ON JACKSON LANDFILL
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
JACKSON -- The Missouri Supreme Court ended months of appeals recently when it refused to hear a case involving the city of Jackson's landfill. Several residents living near the landfill sued the city after a lease agreement was announced between the city and a private waste-disposal company. The residents said Jackson couldn't own a landfill outside the city limits and thus couldn't lease it to a private company...
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KOREAN WAR BODDIES REUNITE AFTER 42 YEARS
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
When Everette Estes Jr. was drafted into the Korean War in October 1951, he didn't end up on the front line like some other young Americans. Instead, he was sent to a military intelligence and police school in peaceful Oberammergan, Germany. While there, he met up with Jesse R. Blalock Jr., and the two became like brothers...
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PLEDGE DRIVE NETS 125 NEW MEMBERS, $14,000 FOR KRCU
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
After eight days of volunteers busily manning the microphones and telephones, KRCU radio station's second-ever pledge drive is over. The effort raised $14,020.90 for the community-supported radio station. KRCU-90.9 FM acting general manager Greg Petrowich said things went much smoother this time out than during the station's first crack at fund raising last spring...
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BOOTHEEL RAISES MONEY FOR MUSEUM
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
MALDEN -- Area residents and civic leaders are taking a giant step with the beginning of a capital fund campaign for the Bootheel Youth Museum. The fund campaign, "Take A Giant Step," will feature the sale of commemorative bricks and tiles to raise money for exhibits...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Action Monday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Public Hearings Request of Jeffery and Julie Briney for historic landmark zoning for their house at 25 N. Fountain. Request of Judith Ann Crow for historic landmark zoning for her house at 323 Themis...
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KELLY HAS AIDS AWARENESS WEEK
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Students at Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton recently participated in an AIDS Awareness Week. At the recent FHA Grant Lewis, 15, a hemophiliac with AIDS, talked. The FHA club held a mock bodily fluids exchange demonstration to show how contagious AIDS really is...
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SCENIC DRIVE PLANNERS TO MEET
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
Area representatives of the Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive will meet today at 7 p.m. at Trisha's Bed & Breakfast, 303 Bellevue, in Jackson. Anyone interested in the drive is welcome to attend the meeting. The group met last month to plan for the drive which will take place in April...
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SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
The 1996 Missouri National Teenager scholarship program is now accepting applications for state finals to be held in May. The state competition, held at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, is a preliminary contest for the 25th annual America's National Teenager contest, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE ANNOUNCES SUMMER GRADUATES
(Local News ~ 11/07/95)
More than 240 students received degrees at the summer commencement services at Southeast Missouri State University. Area residents who graduated with honors and advanced degrees include Tracy L. Robison of Advance, magna cum laude; Katherine C. Bell of Bloomfield, cum laude; Bai Kang, master of arts; Kimberly Ann Billings, master of arts; Leatha Dell Johnson Clark, master of arts; Nicole Cross, magna cum laude; William Allan Frye, master of arts; Janet Weber Goncher, master of science; Lisa Joanne Gordon, master of natural science; Gerald William Landewee, specialist in education; Liana Marie Lehnert, cum laude; Jim Allen McGowen, specialist in education; Carlene H. ...
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