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LETTERS: DRAWING THE LINE ON EXPLORATION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/31/97)
To the editor: When my grandson, Elijah, lived in Dallas, he so desperately wanted a pet he would immediately claim and give a name to every insect that crossed his path. On one of my visits, Elijah had detected an ant living outside on the porch in front of the apartment door. When he saw it, he exclaimed, "Look, Papa, there's" -- at which point he called out a name I could not pronounce or even begin trying to spell. He knelt down and began speaking to that ant like it was his best friend...
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GROUP AIMS TO CLEAN UP MAY GREENE NEIGHBORHOOD
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Members of a group aimed at cleaning up Cape Girardeau's May Greene neighborhood will hear the results of a neighborhood survey Saturday morning. Everyone is invited to attend the meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. at May Greene School, said City Councilman Melvin Gateley, one of the organizers of the neighborhood improvement program...
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CHAMBER ACCEPTING NOMINEES FOR EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is looking for the best and the brightest educators in Cape Girardeau to recognize with their annual Educator of the Year awards program. This year marks the fifth time the Chamber's education committee has sponsored the award presentation. Special projects director Linda Minner said nominations have come in steadily since the competition began. Normally, 100 or more nominations are received, she said...
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CAPE AREA BOY SCOUTS TO COLLECT FOOD THIS SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
When a single mother called Paula Huggins at the Women's Safe House asking for help, food collected by the Boy Scouts provided a meal for her family. The woman works, Huggins said, but even working parents sometimes have trouble making end meet. "When our non-resident clients fall on hard times, I can put together a basket. This is something we are able to do because of Scouting for Food."...
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CENTRAL MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Central Municipal Pool will be open normal hours throughout the month of November. Public swim hours are 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Fitness swim hours are 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays...
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EXOTIC ANIMAL AUCTION ATTRACTS BUYERS, SELLERS
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
FRUITLAND -- As many as 1,500 exotic animals -- from antelopes to zedonks -- and 500 to 600 animal buyers and sellers from throughout the U.S. are expected in Cape Girardeau County this weekend for an annual fall animal auction. The three-day Mid-America Animal Sale -- Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- starts today at 9 a.m. at Fruitland Livestock Sales Inc. barn...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 10/31/97)
WE HEAR a lot about family values in the news these days, but to understand the Christian view of family values, you need to read Luke 14:26 and Matthew 10:34-35. I think these make things perfectly clear. ONE ITEM was not included in the 1997 World Series coverage, namely the silvery telecast voice of Jack Buck. No debate on this...
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INVESTING IN STOCKS IS FOR THE LONG TERM
(Editorial ~ 10/31/97)
No one knows, of course, whether or not Alan Greenspan is right this time. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, whose economic policies can cause dramatic changes in markets around the world, said this week that the stock market plunge might turn out to be a positive event. He said it could have the effect of cooling off a hot trend that otherwise would have created even more problems...
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NEWSPAPERS ARE WATCHDOGS OF PUBLIC TRUST
(Editorial ~ 10/31/97)
How much do you spend on your car for repairs a year? More than $900? That doesn't sound like much money for a fleet -- nearly 100 vehicles in stop-and-go city traffic -- operated by the St. Louis Housing Authority. But a closer look at the authority's $313,553 repair bills for the last 3 1/2 years shows a few things that ought to make anyone with oversight blink a few times...
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LETTERS: AMERICA READS IS GOOD FOR LITERACY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/31/97)
To the editor: At a very early age my twin sister's interest was focused on the art of learning to read. After mastering it as a child, she read everything available within her ability. In the early years, books came in series. The Elsie Dinsmore series (now out of print) was favored and popular among young people. My sister read the entire series, keeping the memory of them dear to her in her adulthood...
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LETTERS: ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE HANCOCK
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/31/97)
To the editor: Almost 20 years ago, amidst colonial costumes and horse-drawn buggies, Missourians celebrated the Fourth of July by delivering a petition to this state to limit taxes. That petition led Missourians to vote an amendment to our state Constitution which limits increases in state revenue to the growth of personal income for Missourians. ...
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FINAL DAY ON THE JOB; REDIGER RETIRES FROM JCPENNEY
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Longtime JCPenney manager Harry Rediger retired from his job today. But that doesn't mean he won't be working. The 38-year veteran of JCPenney Co., Inc., will be far from idle. Rediger still has plenty of unfinished business in the community. Rediger is a member of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Board of Education. ...
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HALLOWEEN OFFERS ALTERNATIVES TO TRICK-OR-TREATING; EVENTS AT MALL, OSAGE CENTRE
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Last year, Carol Mazza saw only 11 trick-or-treaters, but this year is sure to be different. Mazza, marketing director at West Park Mall, expects more than 5,000 children to trick-or-treat tonight during the annual Halloween event at the mall, which first began in 1990...
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IT TAKES BRAINS: STUDENTS GET A FEEL FOR SCIENCE
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Dr. Scott Gibbs knows brains, and it's a good thing since he had two of them on hand for science demonstrations at Alma Schrader Elementary School Thursday afternoon. The Cape Girardeau neurosurgeon made a presentation to some 70 Alma Schrader fifth-graders. The presentation was a Halloween treat for students who have been studying the brain and spine throughout the month...
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HOLIDAY DOESN'T WORRY POLICE
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Cape Girardeau Police don't expect any more vandalism or activity this Halloween than in years past. "There are no numbers to support this, but we have seen over the years, less and less serious vandalism on Halloween," said Sgt. Carl Kinnison, public information officer for the department...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: MARCHING TO SAME DRUMBEAT MAKES FOR REAL WINNERS
(Column ~ 10/31/97)
Mr. English, the band director, was right when he said at least we should all go the same direction in the big parade. Marching bands, as far as I'm concerned, are like every bowl of chili I've ever eaten: I never met one I didn't like. Most folks go to parades to see all the floats and costumes. ...
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EMERSON TO VISIT JAPAN
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
A congressional delegation that includes Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will travel to Japan for the global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, in December. Emerson of Cape Girardeau is one of eight Republicans who will serve on the bipartisan delegation that will attend the conference, Dec. 5-12...
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TIGERS TRY TO PACK LOSS ON MULES
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/97)
It's been over three years since the Cape Central Tigers last won a SEMO North Conference football game. The same victim just over three years ago will also be Central's opponent tonight when the Tigers travel to Poplar Bluff to face the Mules at 7:30...
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JACKSON BIDS FOR 9-0 MARK
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/97)
The Jackson Indians will take their shiny new 5A state ranking on the road tonight to face the Sikeston Bulldogs at 7:30. But Jackson coach Carl Gross isn't expecting the Bulldogs to rollover and play dead because of the Indians' No. 10 ranking in the 5A poll...
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PERRYVILLE, LEOPOLD CLAIM TITLES
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/97)
SIKESTON -- Perryville lived up to its No. 1 seed, defeating third-seeded Poplar Bluff in three sets of the Class 4A, District 1 volleyball tournament's championship game Thursday night. Perryville (16-9-3) outlasted the Lady Mules 15-8, 1-15, 17-15...
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VALLE, ST. VINCENT COLLIDE IN 1A DISTRICT SHOWDOWN
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/97)
While other high school football teams position themselves for their final district games next week, the Class 1A, District 1 will likely be decided tonight in Perryville. Two parochial powers -- Valle of Ste. Genevieve and St. Vincent of Perryville -- will once again duel for the district crown the two schools have traded back and forth since 1993. Last year, in a game between two state-ranked teams, St. Vincent won 23-15...
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SE CROSS COUNTRY SQUADS TO COMPETE IN OVC MEET
(College Sports ~ 10/31/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's cross country team will attempt to upset Eastern Kentucky in the Ohio Valley Conference cross country championships Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. The women's 5,000-meter race will begin at 10 a.m., with the men's 8,000-meter championship scheduled for 10:45 a.m...
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VELDA RIDGWAY
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Velda M. Ridgway, 78, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1997, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was born March 7, 1919, in Williamson County, daughter of Ora and Mammie Green. She and Donald Ridgway were married Dec. 19, 1937, in Paducah, Ky...
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MILDRED VOGELSANG
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
Funeral service for Mildred Wilhemina Vogelsang of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. Pastor Paul J. Short will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Friends may call Saturday at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to service time...
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EARNEST PALMER
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Earnest Edward "Tom Cat" Palmer, 86, of Pulaski died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1997, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born Sept. 29, 1911, in Pulaski, son of Earnest Melton and Della Mae Thurston Palmer. Palmer was a retired farmer, and member of Ullin Pentecostal Church...
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ERNST WEBER
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
ALTENBURG -- Funeral service for Ernst W. Weber, formerly of Altenburg, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Ahlert J.C. Strand will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel from 6:30-8 a.m...
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HAROLD BARRICK
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Harold Junior Barrick of Overland will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Doyle Corlew will officiate, with burial in Hagy Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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ENZO MORONI
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
ADVANCE -- Enzo Moroni, 87, of Advance died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at his home. He was born April 9, 1910, in Chicago, son of Lorenzo and Anita Gialnneschi Moroni. He and Dorothy Petges were married Nov. 30, 1940, in Lamont, Ill. She died Nov. 6, 1975. He later married Viola Menz April 16, 1977, at Oran...
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RUBY YOUNG
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
DEXTER -- Ruby Hurley Young, 78, of Dexter died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at her home. She was born Aug. 18, 1919, at Steele, daughter of William S. and Jenny Hensley Holland. She first married Joe Farris Hurley Nov. 24, 1934, at Caruthersville. He died April 19, 1969. She and William Young were married Jan. 15, 1972, at Bernie...
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CHARLES BASINGER
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
MORLEY -- Charles Edward Basinger, 42, of Morley died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/31/97)
Daughter to Specialist Brian and Leigh Lape of Germany, hospital in Aschaffenburg, Germany, 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 1997. Name, Bailey Daphene. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. Mrs. Lape is the former Leigh Wiseman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Wiseman of Jackson. Lape is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lape of DeSoto. He is stationed with the U.S. Army at Baubenhausen, Germany...
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ETHICS COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST MEETING
(Local News ~ 10/31/97)
Members of Cape Girardeau's new Ethics Commission left the first meeting with homework Thursday night. City attorney Eric Cunningham urged the seven commissioners to study the city charter clause and ordinance that created the commission, a proposed set of bylaws and the state's open meetings law...
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HILDA SAWYER JENKINS
(Obituary ~ 10/31/97)
Hilda Sawyer Jenkins, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 30, 1997, at the Lutheran Home. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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