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COUNTY RECEIVES SIX BIDS ON JAIL BONDS
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
JACKSON -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission received six bids from investment bankers to market bonds for the upcoming county jail expansion. The bids were opened Thursday and referred to the county's bond attorney, Mark Grimm, and the jail finance committee for review...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: HEALTH TIPS FOR HOT WEATHER
(Column ~ 07/10/98)
Heat and humidity describe the summers of Southeast Missouri. Has this combination of weather conditions ever left you feeling tired, headachy, nauseated or faint? If so, you probably have experienced heat exhaustion. Over exposure to heat can produce a range of effects from a simple skin rash to a potentially deadly heat stroke. ...
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SURVIVING THE SUMMER HEAT; WORKERS LOOK FOR WAYS TO STAY COOL, AVOID ILLNESS
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
Jody Kelsey, an employee of Brock Milam Masonary, Benton, grabbed a cold drink of water while mixing mortar at a job site. Harry Trask, top, mixed prepared cement for Jim Lane to seal around the sewer pipe at West End Blvd. and Norman St. Friday. Trask said the manhole was so hot that stepping into the warn outdoor air felt almost like air conditioning...
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WILD HORSE AUCTION SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
JACKSON -- Area residents can see and purchase a piece of American history when wild horses and burros arrive at Flickerwood Arena near Jackson today. Some 125 equines will arrive between 1-5 p.m. for the Adopt-A-Wild Horse and Burro program sponsored this weekend by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management. The animals will be available for adoption by competitive bid on Saturday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., and if necessary, on Sunday from 8 a.m. until noon...
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MALDEN PLANT BURNS
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
MALDEN -- A fire at a tire recycling plant near Malden that resulted in the evacuation of a square mile in rural Dunklin County may be incorporated into a pending lawsuit by the state against the recycling company. The fire, which began early Thursday morning inside Heartland Industries west of Malden, is the second fire at the plant in as many years. In January 1997, a fire broke out among 80,000 chipped tires in the yard of the plant...
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COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS IT IS IN WAIT-AND-SEE POSITION
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
Cape Girardeau County commissioners say the River Campus project proposed by Southeast Missouri State University is a great idea, but the county hasn't been asked to participate in funding of the project. The university hopes to build a $35.6 million campus with a performing arts center. University officials have suggested a countywide sales tax could be one way to raise local money for the project...
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CITY OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO SEMO TAX
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
Three Cape Girardeau City Council members said Thursday they would be willing to consider putting a tax measure before voters in November to help fund Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus project. Mayor Al Spradling III and Councilmen Tom Neumeyer and Melvin Gateley said the council could act by the Aug. ...
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FRUITLAND I-55 WORK AIRED AT HEARING
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
JACKSON -- The Missouri Department of Transportation presented to the public Thursday its plan to improve the Fruitland Interstate-55 interchange and nearby highways. Procter and Gamble Paper Products Co.'s planned expansion and residential growth in the Fruitland area prompted the $7 million project, said Lynelle Skouby Luther, department project manager. The plan includes improvements to U.S. 61 and Highway 177...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: A GOOD SHOWER USED TO MEAN COOLER WEATHER ON SWELTERING NIGHTS
(Column ~ 07/10/98)
Once upon a time, flimsy strips of wood and screen wire, latched with a small hook, separated you from whatever is out there. Down in Florida, folks prayed hard for rain to put out the wildfires. The rains finally came, so it appears God was in an answering mood. But some Floridians who saw their homes go up in smoke might wonder why he took so long. Surely God doesn't route all requests for disaster relief through the federal government, does he?...
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TELEPHONE DOCTOR DEBUTS NEW COLUMN
(Column ~ 07/10/98)
Most consumers have something in common -- a terrible customer service experience. These "horror" stories that are the focus of a new weekly column by Nancy Friedman, better known as The Telephone Doctor. The column debuts today in the Southeast Missourian...
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THE TELEPHONE DOCTOR: DON'T PROMISE SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DELIVER
(Column ~ 07/10/98)
Dear Nancy: On a Saturday afternoon my boyfriend and I were going to leave the mall when my car wouldn't start. At one point, it started, barely, then died for keeps in the (blank) Auto Express parking lot. Since it wouldn't start, it seemed to make sense to have it repaired there rather than calling our local repair service...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/10/98)
I WAS originally opposed to campaign-finance legislation. However, I read in a letter to the editor that the American Civil Liberties Union is also opposed. I may have to rethink my position. I DON'T believe the United Methodist Church speaks for all it's members regarding gambling and boats in moats. My wife and I are United Methodists, and we go to the boats in moats now and then...
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SEMO PLANS TO COST NEARLY $64 MILLION
(Editorial ~ 07/10/98)
Over the next three years, Southeast Missouri State University hopes to raise nearly $64 million to fund four major projects: $35.6 million to build a School of Visual and Performing Arts at the River Campus planned for the recently purchased St. Vincent Seminary site; $13.1 million to renovate Academic Hall; $13.1 million to upgrade the science complex; and $1.9 million to renovate the Grauel Building...
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AIR FESTIVAL OFFERS THRILLS AND BEAUTY
(Editorial ~ 07/10/98)
There is something invigorating about an air show. All of that high-powered flying machinery and heart-stopping aerial acrobatics have a way of elevating the pulse. More than that, there is a great deal of pride that comes from seeing firsthand the awesome technical aviation capabilities of today's aircraft...
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LETTERS: RESEARCH, REPORTING ARE PROFESSIONAL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/98)
To the editor: From June 23 to 28 I visited Cape Girardeau in connection with special-project research as described in a front-page article of the Southeast Missourian June 27 by Peggy O'Farrell. Prior to and during that trip, I was greatly aided in my research by your newspaper's librarian, Sharon Sanders, and by your reporter, Peggy O'Farrell...
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LETTERS: IT'S GOOD TO REREAD DECLARATION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/10/98)
To the editor: Your Perspectives page in the July 5 edition was one of the best for caring readers that I've ever seen. It has been over a quarter of a century since I've seen the Declaration of Independence, which is the foundation of our country in the 1700s and today. Everyone should be required to read it every few years, for it is what America was founded on and must be continued despite our politicians...
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AIR FESTIVAL STARTS TONIGHT AT CAPE REGIONAL AIRPORT
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
A balloon launch and big band dance will kick off the festivities this evening for the 1998 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival. The three-day air festival, held at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, ends Sunday. Advance tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 7 to 12. Children 6 and under are admitted free. Admission at the gate is $6 for adults and $3 for children...
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THREE TEAMS WILL TRY TO TAKE CAPAHAS' TITLE
(College Sports ~ 07/10/98)
The managers of the three visiting teams that will compete in this weekend's National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional at Capaha Field all say that it will be a major upset if the host McDowell Capahas don't win the championship. After all, the perennial powerhouse Capahas have won five Mid-South Regional titles in the 1990s, they are the defending champions and they sport by far the tourney's best record at 17-7. The other three teams are a combined 16-33...
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NBC REGIONAL BEGINS WITH 'FINAL FOUR'; TOURNAMENT STARTS TONIGHT AT CAPAHA FIELD
(High School Sports ~ 07/10/98)
The 1998 National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional Tournament that opens tonight in Cape Girardeau might lack many of the big-name teams that have competed here in the past, but the stakes will be just as high. On the line will be a berth in the prestigious NBC World Series in Wichita, Kan...
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EDNA DELPORTE
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Edna Ruth DelPorte, 95, of Stuart, Fla., died Monday, July 6, 1998, at Mariner Health Nursing Home in Palm City, Fla. She was born Jan. 29, 1903, in Cairo, daughter of Oscar and Rose Stackert Bullard. Survivors include a son, Jack DelPorte of Palm City; and two grandchildren...
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STEPHEN HULSHOF
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Stephen Hulshof, 46, of Portageville died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Hayti. He was born June 9, 1952, in Hayti, son of Herman and Stella Durbin Hulshof. He and wife Brenda were married Sept. 5, 1981, in Portageville. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Tracey Hill of New Madrid, Richard Hulshof of Memphis, Tenn., Jeremy Hulshof of Portageville; two daughters, Mischell Newsom of New Madrid, Carmen Hulshof of Columbia; his mother of Portageville; two brothers, Robert Hulshof of Portageville, Edward Hulshof of Malden; four sisters, Mary Trenery of Cape Girardeau, Agnes Hulshof, Ann Schwendenmann of Portageville, Theresa Bean of Kansas City; and two grandchildren.. ...
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ALIEDA PETZOLDT
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Alieda P. Petzoldt, 81, of Perryville died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 1, 1916, at Uniontown, daughter of Hugo and Marie Stueve Hemmann. She and Russell A. Petzoldt were married April 15, 1934. He died Sept. 27, 1994...
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DONNA BELCHER
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
BLOOMFIELD -- Donna Sue Belcher, 46, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, in Memphis, Tenn. She was born April 26, 1952, at Dexter, daughter of Donald and Janice Kimbrel Chamberlain. She and Harold Gene Belcher Jr. were married March 15, 1980...
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PAUL DILLOW
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Paul E. Dillow, 77, of Dongola died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Union County Hospital. He was the son of Carl L. and Delsie E. Dillow. Dillow was a retired electrician. He was a member of Dongola Masonic Lodge, Shriners of Evansville, Ind., and Anna Moose Lodge...
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SAMUEL GREAR
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Samuel J. Grear of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. today at Hileman and Parr Funeral Chapel in Jonesboro, with Pastor David Eidson officiating. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery, with military rites by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...
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LILLIAN CUNNINGHAM
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
CHAFFEE -- Lillian Ruth Cunningham, 80, of Chaffee died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born June 21, 1918, at Allenville, daughter of John and Kathryn Gramlisch Spradling. She and William "Jugo" Cunningham were married Jan. 9, 1943. He died Sept. 22, 1972...
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HERBERT GOHN
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
Herbert Luther Gohn, 59, of Wappapello was found dead Thursday, July 9, 1998. He was born May 12, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joseph Wray Edwards and Marian G. Gohn. Gohn was service manager at Bluff City Ford in Poplar Bluff. He was formerly of Cape Girardeau. Gohn was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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LOREN SHANKS
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
Loren A. Shanks, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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BRITTNEY LOHMANN
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
UNIONTOWN -- Brittney Lynn Lohmann, 1 day, died Tuesday, July 7, 1998, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born Monday, July 6, 1998, in Evansville, daughter of Larry and Tamara Davenport Lohmann. Survivors include her parents of Uniontown; half brothers and half sisters, John, Jared and Lacey Lohmann of Uniontown, Brett and Ryan Weissing of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; and maternal grandparents, Willard and Arleen Lohmann of Uniontown...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/10/98)
Daughter to James Billy Brackett III and Kimberley Ann Oetter of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:05 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 1998. Name, Emma Breanne. Weight, 6 pounds 3 ounces. Ms. Oetter is the daughter of Donald and Jodeen Oetter of St. Charles, Ill. She is a student at Southeast Missouri State University. Brackett is the son of James and Betty Brackett of House Springs. He is a student at Southeast University...
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IRENE WILKERSON
(Obituary ~ 07/10/98)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Irene Wilkerson, 93, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Doctors Regional Medical Center. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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PLENTY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AVAILABLE AT FARMERS MARKET LATELY
(Local News ~ 07/10/98)
How do you tell if a watermelon is ripe? Jim Lincoln of Cape Girardeau doesn't know, but he's learning. "Some people thump them," said Lincoln, one of the more than 15 vendors who were present for Thursday's Cape Girardeau Farmers Market. "They say if you hear a hollow sound, they're ready," said Lincoln, who had a pickup truck load of watermelons and cantaloupe from a relative's farm in Dunklin County, where many of the state's watermelons are raised...
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