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BECOMING AWARD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
The problem of domestic violence is getting more media exposure than ever, but encouraging people to wear purple ribbons hasn't been enough. Attitudes toward victims have to change, the experts say. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and those associated with the Safe House for Women Inc. in Cape Girardeau are working to promote understanding of the problem. The Safe House provides shelter and help finding new homes and jobs for those who need it...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU YARDS OF THE MONTH
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
At the Scott Tufts residence, 2109 Yorktown, Michael Tufts, left, and his mother, Michelle Tufts, received the October Yard of the Month Award from Joe Sherinski. Danny Essner, left, presented the October Yard of the Month Award to Chuck Heady, who resides with his wife, Janet, at 2928 Bella Vista...
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KICKIN' UP THEIR HEELS: SQUARE DANCERS CONVERGE ON CAPE
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
When Doyle Collin's daughter wanted to take square dancing lessons, she dragged daddy along even through he dug in both heels. Ten years later, Collin and his wife Linda are president of the Missouri Federation of Square and Round Dancers. About 1,000 dancers are expected to promenade across the Show Me Center floor this weekend. Dancers from Missouri and several other states are participating...
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NEW CEO NAMED AT MEDICAL CENTER
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
James Sexton has been named the new chief executive officer at St. Francis Medical Center He begins the job Nov. 11 and succeeds John E. Fidler as president. Fidler's last day at the medical center was Wednesday. He had served at St. Francis since January 1992...
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CREATIVE PAIR BACK TO SOUTHEAST FOR HOMECOMING
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
Billie Letts isn't your every-day author. After all, few writers would use an Oklahoma Wal-Mart store as a backdrop for a novel. Letts' book, "Where the Heart Is," deals with a pregnant teen-ager whose boyfriend abandons her at a Wal-Mart store. The girl, Novalee Nation, has no money, family or friends to call on for help...
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SEARCH REVEALS NO LOGS; DEMOLITION TO CONINTUE
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
JACKSON -- Three men poked and pried the walls, but a search at 220 N. Missouri St. Friday didn't turn up any logs. It's something of a mystery to the family who called the house theirs for more than 60 years, and to their neighborhood friends who used to play there...
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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: LICENSE PLATES AND LEAVES INDICATORS OF CHANGING SEASONS
(Column ~ 10/19/96)
I moved to Missouri almost exactly two years ago from Florida. Practically the first thing I was told when I stepped foot in the Midwest was how much I was going to enjoy the change of seasons here. As if I've never experienced the birth of the spring, the death of the fall or the overall discomfort of the winter. Florida has seasonal changes; they're just more subtle than Missouri's...
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BROTHER AND SISTER GET WISHES
(Local News ~ 10/19/96)
PATTON -- The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri recently granted wishes to a brother and sister in Patton. Jamie Yamnitz, 16, and Christin Yamnitz, 15, both attend Meadow Heights schools and are the children of Terry and Carol Yamnitz. The two teens have cystic fibrosis...
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SCHOOL RATINGS SHOW FOLLY OF BIG DESEGREGATION SPENDING
(Editorial ~ 10/19/96)
Cape Girardeau, Perryville and Sikeston public schools are considered a "best buy" when student achievement is compared to district spending, according to a national magazine's rating. These area schools were among 20 Missouri districts rated by Expansion Management, a magazine for corporate executives who might be considering relocating or expanding. In all, 770 schools nationwide were compared...
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NO JOY IN ST. LOUIS, BUT A GREAT SEASON
(Editorial ~ 10/19/96)
"Oh, somewhere in this favored land, the sun is shining bright. The band is playing somewhere and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing and somewhere children shout. But there is no joy in Mudville. Mighty Casey has struck out."...
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LETTERS: BATTLE LINES ARE DRAWN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/96)
To the editor: One of the most important spiritual battles of the 20th century will take place in the next few weeks. The time, date and place already have been appointed and announced. The nature of the battle has been so cleverly camouflaged that even some of the principals involved are not aware of it. ...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/19/96)
Son to Mark E. and Pamela Ann Rhodes, 2464 Brookwood, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:46 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 1996. Name, Zachary Alexander. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Rhodes is the former Pamela Boesch, daughter of Don and Finian Boesch of Perryville. She is employed at KGMO/KYRX/KAPE Radio. Rhodes is the son of PeeWee and Carole Rhodes, 2237 Bouldercrest. He is employed at Plaza Tire Service...
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GENE ASHLEY
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Gene Marshall Ashley, 66, of East Prairie died Thursday, Oct. 17, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 27, 1929, near Bertrand, son of A.H. and Fannie Ing Ashley. He and Erma Scruggs were married Aug. 18, 1956...
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EARL STEEN
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
OAK RIDGE -- Funeral service for Earl F. Steen will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. E.D. Francis will officiate, with burial in Oak Ridge Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. to service time...
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ROBERT TUBBS
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
SIKESTON -- Robert Tubbs, 53, of Sikeston died Friday, Oct. 18, 1996, at his home. He was born June 29, 1943, in Vanduser, son of Jack and Ruby Dail Tubbs. He and Linda Watson were married March 3, 1983. Tubbs was employed by Aufdenberg Equipment Co...
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VIRGIE BESS
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
SIKESTON -- Virgie A. Bess, 70, of Sikeston died Friday, Oct. 18, 1996, at Missouri Delta Memdical Center. She was born July 5, 1926, at Willoma, daughter of Oscar and Sadie White Bazor. She and Harold Bess were married Nov. 3, 1945. He died March 5, 1993...
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CHARLES LAPIERRE
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Charles F. "Snookie" LaPierre of Jackson will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Grant Gillard will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today, and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to service time...
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E. DAVID MAJOR
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- E. David Major, 57, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 18, 1996, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1939, in Eden, son of Walter David and Anna Neimeyer Major. He and Wilma Lee Hale were married Oct. 25, 1957. Major was executive vice president of Gooding Rubber Co. in Benton. He was a member of Anna Masonic Lodge 520 AF&AM...
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CHRISTINE HAERTLING
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
JACKSON -- Christine L. Haertling, 92, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 18, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 4, 1904, at Kurreville, daughter of Louis and Wilhelmina Haupt Schmidt. She and Leo J. Haertling were married Feb. 22, 1930, at Gordonville. He died June 26, 1987...
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BEATRICE TURNER
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- Beatrice Turner, 77, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 18, 1996, at Union County Hospital. She was born March 10, 1919, in Anna, daughter of Ed and Nancy Stevens Gaddis. She and Beaumont Turner were married Feb. 3, 1936. He died in 1975. Turner was a member of Anna VFW Auxiliary...
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MATTIE HOCKENBERRY
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
JACKSON -- Mattie May Hockenberry, 87, of Hazelwood died Friday, Oct. 18, 1996, at Village Northwoods Nursing Home in Bellefontaine. She was born Dec. 15, 1908, at Neelys Landing, daughter of Robert T. and Jessie McLaird Yancey. She first married Guy Hines Feb. 24, 1935. He died April 14, 1951. She later married Norman Hockenberry Oct. 19, 1953. He died Jan. 12, 1963...
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BILLY PERRIGAN
(Obituary ~ 10/19/96)
BLOOMFIELD -- Graveside service for Billy G. Perrigan of Alma, Ark., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Hill Cemetery near Dexter. The Rev. Gary Green will officiate. There is no visitation. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements...
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