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MOST SECRETAIRES SEEK RECOGNITION
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
Professional Secretaries Week was created in 1952 by Harry Klemfuss, a publicity man who "got sore that everyone honored Rosie the Riveter" instead of hard-working secretaries. Corporate sponsor for the first Secretaries Week was the Dictaphone Corp., and it was endorsed by what is now Professional Secretaries International and the Commerce Department...
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NEW BUSINESS ON THE STREET: HANSEL & GRETEL MOVE
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
The Hansel and Gretel Shoppe, a children's-wear and gift boutique, has returned to West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. The business, which was at West Park Mall for 11 years before moving to 2116 Town Plaza in 1992, reopened Wednesday in the Famous Barr corridor of the mall...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: TEENIE BEANIES ARE BIG, BIG, BIG
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Make no beans about it, Teenie Beanies are big, Big, BIG. And Ronald McDonald couldn't be happier. When it comes to ideas for bringing in customers, McDonald's doesn't clown around. The restaurant chain regularly capitalizes on popular trends as Happy Meal premiums, and this time it has hit the Big Mac of premium jackpots...
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BUSINESS MEMO: NEW LIVESTOCK SALES DAY
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Fruitland Livestock, 7505 State Highway 61, Jackson, will move its weekly sales day to Tuesday. The first Tuesday sale day will be at 1 p.m. April 29, with a cattle auction. The Tuesday, May 6, sale will feature cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. Sales were previously conducted on Friday...
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SECRETARIES PLAN EVENTS TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
Earlene Sokolowski, CPS, is the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court Division III clerk in Jackson and chairwoman of the Girardot chapter of Professional Secretaries International. Carol Ryan Cannon, CPS, right, a secretary at Testing Services at Southeast Missouri State University, explained the GRE test for graduate school to Alicia Scott, assistant athletic director at Southeast...
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BUSINESS MEMO: EARTHQUAKES MEATING TOPIC
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
"Impact of a Major Earthquake" will be the topic at the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District's annual meeting Thursday at the St. Denis Parish Hall, Highway 61 in Benton. Anne Elledge, SEMO Center for Earthquake Studies, will be guest speaker at the 6:30 p.m. meeting...
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BUSINESS MEMO: A $420,000 GAP
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
The typical American working woman is paid 71 cents for each $1 earned by a man, the Census Bureau says. Over a lifetime, that can add up to a gap of $420,000, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said Friday. "That money could have bought her a home, educated her children and allowed her to set some money aside for retirement," he said...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Jan Karraker of Cape Girardeau has joined Bloomin' Balloons & Flowers, 101 N. Kingshighway, as flower designer. Karraker has more than 12 years of experience in the floral business. She is a graduate of the American Floral Services School in Oklahoma and has attended numerous seminars and workshops on floral training...
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BUSINESS MEMO: LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD HONOR
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Southeast Missouri Branch 8252 has received Lutheran Brotherhood's superior rating for its community service activities in 1996. The rating is the highest given by Lutheran Brotherhood and recognizes the local service group for a variety of volunteer service projects and fund-raising events...
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BUSINESS MEMO: KFVS-TV SALE FINALIZED
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
The sale of KFVS-TV to Raycom Media Inc. has been finalized. KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau was among seven stations sold by AFLAC Inc., a Columbus, Ga.-based insurance company, to the Montgomery, Ala., Raycom Media company. The $485 million deal was announced in August. The sale was finalized at midnight April 15...
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BUSINESS MEMO: AMERITECH EARNINGS UP
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Ameritech Corp. has reported an increase in first-quarter income and profits. Profits rose 12 percent, in part on strong gains in its paging and cellular services and international phone operations. The Chicago-based Baby Bell, which hopes to soon expand into long-distance home and business telephone service, has reported double-digit earnings growth for 14 consecutive quarters...
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BUSINESS MEMO: PSI TO SPONSOR SEMINAR
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
"Creating the Perfect Balance: Fun, Career, Home and Self," is the topic for a daylong seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8 at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Joanna Slan of Chesterfield will be keynote speaker at the seminar, sponsored by the Girardot Chapter of Professional Secretaries International...
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BUSINESS MEMO: EXPANSION UPDATES
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
Sikeston Economic developer Bill Green will address the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday. Green will update chamber members on expansion plans for two companies -- Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream and Heritage American Homes. Special guests at the luncheon at noon at Banquets Beyond the Bay, will include the management team from Heritage American Homes L.P. Sikeston Division, which will discuss the Holigan Homes project, and the management team from Good Humor-Breyers...
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BUSINESS MEMO: FASTENAL EARNINGS UP
(Business ~ 04/21/97)
The Fastenal Co., a national distributor of threaded metal products and related construction supplies, reported an increase in net sales during the first quarter. The company, which has a branch at 2228 Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau, had sales of $87,095,000, up from $63 million during the same period in 1996. Earnings per share were 23 cents for the first quarter, compared to 20 cents a year ago. Net earnings were $8.8 million compared to $7.4 million in 1996...
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MORE THAN 250 VIE IN TOUR DE GIRARDOT CYCLING CLASSIC RACES
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
The whisper of bicycle tires on pavement and the yellow flash of brightly-colored uniforms marked the last day of competition of the Tour de Girardot Cycling Classic Sunday at Doctor's Park. Competitors in six United States Cycling Federation classifications whirled their way through their final races in the two-day, three-stage event. Sunday's criterium race finished up around 2 p.m. The six citizen races then took center stage...
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VO-TECH SCHOOL SITE TO BE REVEALED
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is slated to announce the site of its new vocational-technical school today. The board meets at 5:45 p.m. today at the Central Junior High cafeteria. On April 1, voters approved a tax increase to fund construction of the school, in addition to a new elementary school and other renovations to school buildings. Bonds to fund construction of the project were sold last week...
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CHARLESTON BLOOMS WITH PRIDE & FLOWERS DURING ANNUAL FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
CHARLESTON -- In no small way, Charleston's 29-year-old Dogwood-Azalea Festival held over the weekend began with a woman named Molly French. You see, Molly loved azaleas. "Molly told me I couldn't live on this street unless I planted azaleas," said 85-year-old Mary Sullenger, who lived next to Molly for many years. "She was kidding, but I took her at her word."...
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MISSOURI WATCH: THE DEADLY DESCENT OF DECENCY
(Column ~ 04/21/97)
The principal byproduct of the American political system in the Year of Our Lord 1997 seems to be sleaze. This is a strange result in a nation that was founded on the highest moral principles, one that early on decided to emblazon "In God We Trust" on every piece of silver it coined...
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EMERSON BRIDGE WORK IS BIG STEP FOR HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION
(Editorial ~ 04/21/97)
It won't be long before the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge across the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau begins to take shape now that a footing for one of its massive concrete towers has been poured. The contractor, Flatiron Structures Inc., this month carried out one of the largest concrete pours for a single structure in the history of the Missouri Department of Transportation when it built the footing for what is known as Pier 2 on the Missouri side of the river.20The footing, which measures 60-by-100-by-12 feet, took more than 10.4 million pounds of concrete. ...
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DUNKLIN COUNTY'S ASSESSOR SCORES
(Editorial ~ 04/21/97)
Assessors around the state should take a look at Dunklin County, where Assessor Donna Abmeyer took on the Missouri Tax Commission and won. Not to be overruled, the tax commission appealed Sharp's ruling to the Missouri Supreme Court, which hasn't said yet whether it will take up the case...
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THE SUICIDE MACHINES BRING SKA-PUNK SOUND TO SEMO
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
Prepare the mosh pit. Put on your skankin' shoes. The Suicide Machines are heading this way. The Detroit-based ska-punk band will perform at 9:15 Wednesday night at the University Center. Doors open at 8:45. The Suicide Machines' debut recording on Hollywood Records is titled "Destruction by Definition." Their video has been shown on the MTV program "120 Minutes."...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 04/21/97)
This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you think of the proposal to eliminate the $500 loss limit on Missouri riverboat casinos?" Irwin Faulkner, Tamms, Ill. "I'm not a gambler but, I think if you can afford to lose 500 bucks, what's the big deal. ...
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INDIANS BREAK OUT BIG BATS TO ROMP PAST ORAL ROBERTS 14-4
(College Sports ~ 04/21/97)
TULSA, Okla. -- Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team rebounded from Saturday's loss in the first game of a doubleheader to win a weekend series against Oral Robert with a bang. The Indians -- after salvaging a split Saturday with a 7-2 win in the nightcap -- bombed the Golden Eagles 14-4 Sunday...
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SEMO SOFTBALL TEAM TAKES TWO AT MTSU
(College Sports ~ 04/21/97)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's softball team solidified its hold on first place in the Ohio Valley Conference here Sunday. The Otahkians swept a doubleheader from Middle Tennessee State, winning 4-0 and 5-2, as they improved to 18-4 in OVC play. Southeast is 27-16 overall...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO PRODUCT BIESER GETS FIRST MAJOR-LEAGUE HIT
(College Sports ~ 04/21/97)
NEW YORK -- Former Southeast Missouri State University baseball player Steve Bieser recorded his first major-league hit Sunday during the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs. Bieser, who had been hitless in his four previous official plate appearances this season, singled in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Mets lost 4-3 as the teams split...
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MRS. CECIL MOWERY
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Mrs. Cecil Mowery, 93, of Ullin died Sunday at the City Care Center in Anna. Arrangements are incomplete at the Crain Funeral Home in Ullin.
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TONY RAY BECKETT
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Tony Ray Beckett, 31, of Scott City died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born at Cape Girardeau June 8, 1965, son of Leonard L. and Donna Marie Rhodes Beckett. Beckett was employed by Havco Wood Products at the time of his death. Previously, he had worked for Tanscrafter in Anna, Ill., Wetterau and SEMO Carpet Cleaning...
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CHARLES D. LIVESAY
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Charles D. Livesay, 86, of Jonesboro died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at his home. He was born June 6, 1910, in Grand Tower, son of James and Clara Bertrum Livesay. He married Helen R. Rumfelt on Aug. 25, 1933, in Marion. She survives...
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LANSON W. COX
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
ADVANCE -- Lanson W. Cox, 62, of Advance died Sunday, April 20, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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MARY JANE BARNETT
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
July 19, 1908 - April 15, 1997Miss Mary Jane "Ms Jane" Barnett, 617 North Sunset Blvd., a businesswoman and long time patron of the arts, died Tuesday, April 15, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was 88 years old. Miss Barnett was born July 19, 1908 in Litchfield, Illinois, daughter of William and Bertha Barnett...
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MABEL KAUFMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/21/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mabel Kaufman, 90, of Anna died Sunday at Jonesboro Health Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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