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LETTERS: TURTLES SHOULD BE LEFT IN THE WILD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/21/98)
To the editor: "Leave Turtles IN the Wild; Don't Pick Them Up." This is from a recent MiniPage in the Southeast Missourian. It is also the credo being taught out children by teachers, conservationists, naturalists and environmentalists. But not by our Riverfest promoters...
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MOONLIGHT MADNESS SALE SLATED FOR JUNE 26
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
Jackson will be bustling more than usual on Friday when most of the members of the Jackson Merchant's Association will be open from 7-10 p.m. for the first-ever Moonlight Madness sale. Ken Fluegge, president of Jackson Merchant's Association, said there will be giveaways and special sales from 7-10 p.m. to attract more customers to Jackson's downtown retail community...
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LOOKING BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
25 years ago: 1973 Man who has given hundreds of hours of assistance to citizens of Cape Girardeau County before, during and after natural disasters of past 13 years will bow out of such duties on July 1; Bill G. Swann of Jackson has resigned as coordinator of Cape Girardeau County Disaster Planning and Operations Office effective that date to spend more time with his family; his wife, clerk-typist under civil service and assistant coordinator, also plans to resign...
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PAST PASTORS AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
RM19 For March 1 football team Tough guys The Jackson High School football team on Nov. 27, 1919 at Cape Girardeau. Front row (from left to right) Herbert Illers, Lilburn Halley, Carleton Hoffmeister, Harold Deck, Robert Illers (captain), Edwin Sander, Walter Goodwin, Henry Boss and Rex Caldwell. ...
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TRAIN TAKES DIVE 80 YEARS AGO
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
An early 1900s view of the railroad depot in Jackson, Mo. A heavy train on light tracks made for tragedy 80 years ago on the Cape Girardeau Northern Railroad on Sept. 5, 1918. A new "Coffee Pot" engine, called that by railroad workers because of the large smoke stacks on the engine, left the Houck Depot in Cape Girardeau bound for Jackson. It never made it to its destination...
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FROM THE PULPIT: FOUR LESSONS LEARNED THAT APPLY TODAY
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
(Daniel 4:28-37) In our lesson today, we observe the Lord of Glory showing at least four things to a king called Nebuchadnezzar. However, these truths are ever applicable to any to whom God will reveal Himself to in Salvation. 1. He learned the Majesty, Greatness and Sovereignty of God. (vs. 34)...
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT: MUCH NEEDED HELP FOR THE DISABLED
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
The Legislature passed legislation this year making changes to laws relating to disabled license plates and placards. I have received several comments concerning abuse of handicap parking. Hopefully, the new legislation will help curb the misuse of handicap parking. These bills were recently signed by the Governor and will take effect on August 28, 1998...
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MISSOURI WATCH: BILINGUALISM IS ALIVE AND WELL
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
Gov. Mel Carnahan recently signed into law a measure enacted during this year's General Assembly making English the common language of Missouri. As America's pluralism becomes more and more obvious, numerous states have enacted assorted decisions on which languages are acceptable in courts of law, schools and even on signs in public buildings. So it's hardly surprising the Show-Me State would take steps to affirm unequivocal, undying support of the King's English...
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CLINTON GOING TO CHINA UNDER A CLOUD
(Editorial ~ 06/21/98)
This week President Bill Clinton will leave for his trip to the Peoples Republic of China. We wish it were otherwise, but the chief executive of the United States departs under a cloud and with sharply diminished credibility in representing this country abroad...
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COMMON LANGUAGE: BETTER THAN NOTHING?
(Editorial ~ 06/21/98)
News reports have informed Missourians that the General Assembly passed the bill making English the state's official language. Make that not "informed," but "misinformed" of such passage. After four or five years of considering and defeating the official-language bill, lawmakers passed -- not that measure at all -- a rather watered-down version announcing English to be the "most common" language spoken in the state...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: CHARTER SCHOOLS WOULD REMEDY THE EXCESSES OF BIG EDUCATION
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
Charter schools, about which more follows, represent an attempt to increase parental choices within the public school system. We charter supporters succeeded this past legislative session in including in the desegregation bill a provision permitting establishment of charter schools in the St. Louis and Kansas City school districts...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/21/98)
THE ECONOMY is so great? No. 1, the Dow is the lowest in three months. What about the people who had money in there for retirement? No. 2, the interest rates are the lowest they've been in years. What about the senior citizens who depend on interest rates of CDs for supplemental income? Social Security won't do it. ...
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YARDS OF THE MONTH FOR JUNE
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
Janet Esicar, left, presented the Yard of the Month Award for June to Jay and Cindy Knudtson, 815 Pheasant Cove. Dan Muser, left, presented the non-residential Yard of the Month Award for June to Phyllis Schwab, who owns Mount Auburn Car Wash, 1354 N. Mount Auburn Road, with her husband, Jerry. The landscape awards are rotated among seven areas of Cape Girardeau throughout the primary growing season...
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BUILDING A HOME
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
Cheryl McAllister wielded a loaded paint roller almost gleefully in a spare bedroom at 45 Green Acres Saturday afternoon. "I like putting the paint on the walls," said McAllister, one of about a dozen volunteers from the Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau who turned out to help Habitat for Humanity build a new home for Vanasian Green and her children...
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RAIN DOESN'T STOP JUNETEENTH
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
Severe overnight thunderstorms and drizzling rain throughout Saturday slowed down but didn't stop the first annual Juneteenth celebration in Cape Girardeau from happening. The Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted festivities in celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates a day in 1865 when slaves in Texas first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln...
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KINSA CONTEST STARTS TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
The second Southeast Missourian KINSA amateur photography contest officially starts today. KINSA, Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards, is the world's largest annual amateur-snapshot contest. The contest runs for six consecutive weeks. The last date for entries is 5 p.m. Friday, July 31...
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WHAT DAD SAID: AREA RESIDENTS TALK ABOUT LESSONS THEY LEARNED FROM THEIR FATHERS
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
The virtues of motherhood are often recognized in the thoughts, words and deeds of children everywhere. Moms are the ones most often called upon to kiss away hurts and wipe away tears, and the phrase "Hi, Mom!" is the favorite saying for children who gain a second in any spotlight...
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MARK MY WORD: TODAY'S DADS SHOW SENSITIVE SIDE, DO DIAPER DUTY
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
It's Father's Day once again. That's good news for all those merchants who otherwise would be stuck with all those golf ties. It's a day when some of us get extra hugs from our children for just being there. For others, it's a chance to play golf without being burdened by guilt for leaving mom with the kids...
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THE LATEST LINE: AIR JORDAN FANS MUST NOW PLAY WAITING GAME
(Sports Column ~ 06/21/98)
None of us know whether Michael Jordan painted his final hoops masterpiece last Sunday. But as sports fans, we should all be grateful for what basketball's best-ever artist has given us over the past decade. He's given us enough highlights to last a lifetime -- and he's been such a class act along the way -- which is all any fan can really hope for...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: FISH SAMPLING TOUR REVEALS SWEET FISHING HOLES
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
I'm a fisheries biologist and I recently transferred to the Southeast Region. Acquainting myself with all of the new resources has kept me on a steep learning curve the past few months. Most of my responsibilities lie with the public waters in the north part of our region, mainly Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Iron, Madison, Bollinger, and Perry counties...
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AREA BRIEFS: CHAFFEE FOOTBALL CAMP
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/98)
Chaffee High football coach Brian Horrell will be holding free summer football camps in July. High school players entering grades 9-12 will participate in camp July 13-17 from 8-10 a.m. Another week of morning drills will follow from July 20-24. Athletes entering grades 6-8 will conduct a one-week camp July 13-17 in the morning from 10:15 to noon...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPAHA CLASSIC RUN
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/98)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, along with Merrill Lynch and Pepsi, will hold the 11th annual Capaha Classic 5,000-meter run and children's one-mile run July 11. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at Capaha Park. All ages are welcome...
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AREA BRIEFS: CAPE CENTRAL SOCCER CAMP
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/98)
Cape Girardeau Central's soccer camp, for boys and girls, will be held June 22-26 at the Central football practice field. Kindergarten through 6th grade will be from 4-6 p.m. while grades 7 through 12 will be from 6-8 p.m. The cost is $30, which includes a T-shirt...
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AREA BRIEFS: CLASSIC UNITED TRYOUTS
(High School Sports ~ 06/21/98)
Classic United Soccer Club tryouts for the 1998-99 season will be held July 8-9-10 at Shawnee Park. There will be four different age divisions: U-10 (born 8/1/88 to 7/31/89), U-11 (born 8/1/87 to 7/31/88), U-12 (born 8/1/86 to 7/31/87) and U-13 (born 8/1/85 to 7/31/86)...
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CHARLENE STRATEMEYER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Charlene Sue Rehlmeyer Stratemeyer, 61, of Metropolis died Friday, June 19, 1998, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Eugene of Metropolis; three sons, Samuel of Metropolis, Benjamin of Centralia and Daniel of Paducah, Ky.; a sister, Lydia Meinders of Metropolis; and two grandchildren...
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LORENE PIERCE
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Lorene C. Pierce, 96, of Springfield, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 20, 1998, at Greenhaven Health Care in Springfield. She was born Dec. 2, 1901, in McClure, Ill., daughter of Milor and Lillie Skiles Castleman...
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BILLY ULRICH
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Billy Ulrich, 34, of Grand Chain died Friday, June 19, 1998, from injuries received in an ultra-light plane accident on the Ulrich family farm near Grand Chain. He was born Feb. 15, 1965, in Carbondale, son of James "Son" and Ila J. Ulrich. He married Tina Permenter Ulrich. She died Oct. 12, 1996. He was the owner of the Mid-America Diving Co. in Finley, Tenn., and had attended St. Catherine Church in Grand Chain...
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GLADYS ZAHNER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Gladys L. Zahner, 82, of Perryville died Friday, June 19, 1998, at the Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 26, 1915, in Perry County, daughter of Louis and Laura Anderson Geile. She married Lawrence Zahner on Nov. 26, 1936. He died Jan. 18, 1993...
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SANDRA MCKINNIE
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
SIKESTON -- Sandra A. McKinnie, 36, of Sikeston died Friday, June 19, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1961, in Tyler, Texas, daughter of Hilliard and Mary Leval McGee Johnson. On April 4, 1996, she married James McKinnie in Benton. She had been a cashier at the Dollar General Store in Sikeston...
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SHIRLEEN D. BYERS
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
Shirleen D. "Shirl" Byers, 73 years of age, of 1572 Lexington St., Cape Girardeau, MO passed away Thursday, June 18, 1998 at her home. Born September 9, 1924 in Cape Girardeau, MO, daughter of the late Joseph Ila and Edna Gertrude Beeson Dossett. She attended schools in Cape Girardeau and graduated from Central High School in St. ...
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JOHNNY G. MAY
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
Johnny G. May of Rockford, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, June 19, 1998, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ford & Sons Funeral Home Mount Auburn Chapel.
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GREGORY MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 06/21/98)
BENTON -- Gregory "Frank" Martin, 80, of Benton died Friday, June 19, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 22, 1918, at Chaffee, son of John and Pauline Rebecca Bechel Martin. He married Verneta Urhahn on Sept. 7, 1940, at Benton. She survives...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: GOODBYE TO MAMA (COLUMN 44)
(Column ~ 06/21/98)
Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. After Dad died, Mama stayed for a while alone, at their white frame house on Columbia Street in Farmington. ...
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CITY OF ROSES: ROSE GARDENS THROUGHOUT CAPE GIRARDEAU ARE PLEASANT PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY
(Local News ~ 06/21/98)
Melvin Gateley cared for some pink simplicity roses in the median on Morgan Oak street. "Roses are just like people. You have to give them care," Gateley said. In April 1917, the ladies of the Civic Improvement Association planted 100 rose slips and 200 moon vines in yards all over Cape Girardeau...
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