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LETTERS: PINE HILL CHURCH WELL-REMEMBERED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/98)
To the editor: The story "Taking care of their own" in the Dec. 15 Southeast Missouri about Patton's Community Closet at Pine Hill Church listed it as "Piney Hill." It is Pine Hill, not Piney Hill. I grew up in that community and attended church there during my growing-up years. In fact, my mother, father, brother and husband are buried there...
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KING BREAKFAST TICKETS ON SALE
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
Dr. Hugh Scott, a black educator, administrator and author, will speak at the 13th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. The event begins at 8 a.m. Monday in the Student Recreation Center. Choirs from Southeast Missouri State University and the community will perform at the breakfast, commemorating the slain civil rights leader...
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KELLUM TO SPEAK AT NRA MEETING
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
Frank Kellum, the state coordinator for the U.S. Taxpayers Party of Missouri, will speak Thursday at a meeting of the Cape Area Friends of the National Rifle Association. Kellum, a retired Air Force colonel who lives in St. Louis, will speak at 6:30 p.m. at Delmonicos in Jackson. The formal NRA meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public...
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PARKS FOUNDATION STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
Cape Girardeau's Parks Foundation is trying to raise $15,000 to buy new playground equipment for Ranney Park. The fund-raising effort got its first boost Tuesday when NationsBank donated $5,000 toward the equipment for the South Cape Girardeau park...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/14/98)
MY REASON for calling is because of so-called friendship. You all know who you are. You tell a person, "Sure, I'll help your wife, husband, while you're away." Yet when the time comes when they need help, instead of saying "No, I can't" you say "Sure" but never show up. Well, just so you know, your time will come someday when you seek help, and, sure, we will be there to help. Thanks for all your help...
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RUST COMMENTARY: EXCERPTS FROM VACATION READING
(Column ~ 01/14/98)
I've been out of town for a couple of weeks and spent many hours focusing on finance, estate planning, physical fitness and long-range planning. The following are some pass-along excerpts from articles I found interesting: Health Tip of the Day: New research suggests that donating blood might reduce your risk for heart attack or stroke. ...
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REFORM WELFARE; DON'T ADD BUREAUCRACY
(Editorial ~ 01/14/98)
Welfare reform is finally taking hold, and local agencies are trying to deal with the impact. A local welfare reform task force has been meeting about a year to come up with a plan to help families coming off welfare. The task force was organized in December 1996 by local agencies interested in pooling their resources. This shared effort is a good idea -- as long it doesn't grow into another level of bureaucracy...
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HUMANS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOO MANY PETS
(Editorial ~ 01/14/98)
The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri does an admirable job of sheltering stray animals. Too few people come to the shelter to adopt pets. And too many people let their dogs and cats run without being spayed or neutered. The result: About 75 percent of the animals brought to the shelter were killed. That's more than 3,800 dogs and cats that were euthanized last year...
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LETTERS: STORY WAS SHAMELESS SENSATIONALISM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/98)
To the editor: Your Jan. 8 front-page article, "Convicted killer dies at Missouri mental hospital," only pretends to be a report of my son, Kenneth Stone's, death. It is, instead, an example of blatant and shameless sensationalism. Your reporter's call to me the evening after my son died was deceptive and came to me under the pretense and disguise of gathering details surrounding the cause of his death. ...
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LETTERS: YOU MUST BELIEVE AND HAVE LOVE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/14/98)
To the editor: I am very aware of the letters you have received recently about the existence of and belief in God. Undoubtedly, this debate has been going on since the birth of man. This nation was founded on the philosophy that all opinions and views can be expressed, whether absurd or not. I respect that, but I cannot condone opinions that stretch the limits of a reasonable man...
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CAPE CIVIC CENTER STILL IN MIDST OF FINANCIAL CRISIS
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
The Cape Civic Center faces a funding dilemma: It has just enough money to keep the doors open, but not enough to provide the programs it wants to offer. The center was established to offer educational and social programs for youths, but for the past couple of years it has focused much of its efforts on keeping the doors open...
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COMPETITION BEGINS FOR DESIGN OF CAPE FLAGS
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
A Cape Girardeau city flag will serve as "a symbol of its unique place in the history of Missouri and in the history of the United States," Mayor Al Spradling III said Tuesday. The flag will symbolize the city's rich heritage "for ourselves and our children and our past, because our past is just as important as our future," he said...
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SHIP TO BE NAMED AFTER DEXTER MAN
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
DEXTER -- Lt. George Kenton Sisler's sister and wife remember him as a daring young man, "the kind of kid who was always looking for excitement." It was always his way to be in the thick of things, they said, always leading the rest of the group through the next great adventure...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: NIGHTCLUB DANCING TOUGH ON THEY RHYTHM IMPAIRED
(Column ~ 01/14/98)
Sometimes it's better to abandon your partner and get out of the way. When we were dating, I spent the better part of two years convincing The Other Half that going to nightclubs was a fun activity. He'd grown up a lot like most Midwestern boys: hating high school, working a job on weekends to pay for his used Monte Carlo and collecting "Alabama" 45s. And in the words of the bard, his momma don't dance and his daddy don't rock 'n' roll...
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INDIANS FINALLY SOLVE NAIL-BITERS 60-59; WIN AVENGES LOSS TO TENNESSEE STATE
(College Sports ~ 01/14/98)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- What goes around comes around as far as Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team is concerned. The Indians avenged an overtime home loss last month to Tennessee State by rallying past the Tigers 60-59 Tuesday night in front of 2,164 fans at the Gentry Complex...
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SCOTT CITY USES LINE ON DELTA, PICKS UP VICTORY
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/98)
SCOTT CITY -- Free throws aren't flashy like slam dunks and 3-pointers, but they can be very effective in deciding the outcome of a basketball game. Just ask Scott City point guard Tim Lowery. The 5-10 senior drained 13 consecutive free throws over the final two minutes of Tuesday's 74-71 victory over Delta to help the state-ranked Rams hold off the Bobcats in a Scott-Mississippi Conference contest...
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PERRYVILLE REMAINS UNBEATEN IN JEFFERSON CO. CONFERENCE
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/98)
PERRYVILLE -- After a season-low seven points the night before, Perryville's Paul Weinkein rebounded with 26 points as Perryville defeated Herculaneum 61-52 in Jefferson County Conference action. Perryville improved to 7-7 overall and 3-0 in conference play...
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BRIEFLY: SOUTHEAST VOLLEYBALL SIGNS INDIANA ST. TRANSFER
(College Sports ~ 01/14/98)
The Southeast Missouri State University women's volleyball team has announced the signing of Amy Henken, a transfer from Indiana State University. Henken, a junior, turned in a school-record 1,492 assists last season in 34 matches. She also had 175 kills, 294 digs, 58 blocks and 34 service aces...
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IMOGENE D. MOORE
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
Imogene D. Moore of 250 Barberry, formerly of Delta, died at St. Francis Medical Center Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998. She was 83. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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RICHARD "DICK" LAVATY
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
LAKE OZARK -- Richard Thomas "Dick" Lavaty Sr., 71, formerly of Oak Brook, Ill., and a resident of Lake Ozark died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, at Lake Ozark General Hospital in Osage Beach. He was born June 20, 1926, at Berwyn, Ill., the son of Thomas James and Anna Caroline Hlava Lavaty. He first married Dolores Victor, who died in February 1972. He married Della Lee McClure on Aug. 7, 1973, at Sikeston...
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AREL FOWLER
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
GRAY RIDGE -- Funeral service for Arel Fowler of Gray Ridge will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Doyle Corlew will officiate, with burial in Essex Cemetery at Essex. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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EDNA KING
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Edna Mae Crain King, 73, of Ullin died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, in Ullin. She was born Oct. 10, 1924, in Villa Ridge, daughter of George Oliver and Blanche Mae Atherton Von Nida. She married Ual L. King, who died in December 1986. King was formerly of Anna and Pulaski. She retired from Shawnee Development in 1986. She was a member of Pulaski Christian Church, VFW Auxiliary in Mounds, and Moose Auxiliary in Anna...
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MARIE COX
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Marie Cox, 83, of Villa Grove died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, at Douglas Manor Nursing Home in Tuscola. She was born June 27, 1914, in McClure, daughter of Benjamin H. and Ada Grace Cook Woodard. She and Lloyd D. Cox were married July 11, 1930. He died Dec. 3, 1981...
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CHARLES HOWTON
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Charles Luter Howton, 90, of East Prairie died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998, at his home. He was born June 11, 1907, near East Prairie, son of Winfield Rowe and Van Della Markum Howton. He and Nadine Faris were married Sept. 6, 1948. She died Feb. 1, 1985...
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VENETA HIGGASON
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
Veneta Higgason, 87, of Henderson, Nev., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at her home. She was formerly of Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 14, 1910, near Jackson, daughter of Ed and Nora Johnson Lowes. She and Leon Higgason were married in November 1940. He died in 1989...
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ELSIE KUEKER
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Elsie M. Kueker, 80, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 19, 1917, in Red Bud, Ill., daughter of Rudolph and Caroline Hitzemann Erdmann. She and Albert F. Kueker were married Nov. 24, 1945, at Ste. Genevieve...
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STEPHEN LOWE
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- Stephen Roy Lowe, 46, of Modesto, Calif., died Monday, Jan. 12, 1998, at his home. He was born April 6, 1951, in Oceanside, Calif., son of Estol Lowe and Gloria Vinyard Lowe. Lowe had formerly lived at Festus, but resided in California most of his life. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/14/98)
Daughter to Dr. Lynn and Kathleen Crader of Moberly, Moberly Regional Medical Center, 3:58 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 1997. Name, Erin Mae. Weight, 4 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Crader is the former Kathleen Stockton, daughter of Walter and Jean Stockton of Morganfield, Ky. She is a teacher at Moberly Schools. Crader is the son of Roy and Mary Crader of Marble Hill. He is pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Moberly...
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JAMES EVANS
(Obituary ~ 01/14/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- James L. Evans, 79, of Bloomfield died Monday, Jan. 13, 1998, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 17, 1918, at Bloomfield, son of Walter Lee and Mamie Aslin Evans. He and Margarette Magee were married in May 1938. She died Nov. 6, 1996...
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MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CELEBRATION SET
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
The seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration will be held Monday at St. James AME Church, 516 North. The service begins at 7 p.m. with Dr. Frank Nickell as the featured speaker. A new Martin Luther King Jr. flag will be displayed. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for community service also will be presented...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
The Southeast Missourian asked students at St. Paul Lutheran School if they would want to fly around the world in a balloon. Tyler Holman: "I would not want to do that. Those men fell out, and I would not want that to happen to me. I would rather stay on the ground and be a mechanic."...
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WRESTLING WITH THE RAGES OF HUBBLE CREEK
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
JACKSON -- Past tinkering by man and continuing urbanization upstream have left Hubble Creek one of the most unstable water systems he has ever seen, a federal geologist said Tuesday. Stabilizing the stream bed, installing detention storage dams and regulating stormwater runoff were the solutions provided by the geologist's partner, an engineer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service...
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JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD PLANS AHEAD
(Local News ~ 01/14/98)
Jackson schools will need some 24 new teachers to accommodate the opening of South Elementary School next fall, Assistant Superintendent Fred Jones told board members during a meeting Tuesday night. Jones told board members that early appraisals indicate the new school will need approximately 19 new staff members, while at least five other teachers will be needed to support expanded curricula at the junior and senior high schools and to keep class sizes small at the middle school...
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