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Dr. Grow: Combating scales
(Column ~ 02/24/99)
Scale on a leaf of wintercreeper will slowly kill the plant. Scale infestation of wintercreeper will spread if left unchecked. One serious insect problem that often shows up in your landscape during the summer months is scale. I'd like to discuss this problem, because now is the best time to make control applications, not in the summer, when it may first be noticed...
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INCUMBENTS AMONG WINNERS IN CAIRO PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Incumbents in five wards won primary elections here Tuesday, and will face challengers in the April 13 general election. A total of 25 names appeared on Cairo's primary election ballot Tuesday, narrowing the list to two candidates for each position -- except mayor. Mayor James Wilson is unopposed...
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ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
CHICAGO -- Illinois' unemployment rate dropped last month to the lowest it has been since October 1974, the state Department of Employment Security said Tuesday. The agency said 252,439 people were jobless in January, out of a labor force of about 6.3 million. That translates to a state unemployment rate of 4 percent. Nationally, the rate is 4.3 percent...
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INCUMBENTS SURVIVE ILLINOIS PRIMARY ELECTION AT ANNA; ON TO GENERAL RACE
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mayor Steve Hartline, who is finishing his first four-year term, handily led the primary ballot here Tuesday -- gathering more votes than both of his opponents together -- to advance to the April 13 general election. Hartline gathered some 695 votes, while his nearest competitor, lawyer Allen W. James, collected 282 votes. Rodney Plott, a technician at Choate Mental Health and Development Center at Anna, received 234 votes...
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LETTERS: VISION REFLECTING IN SHAVING MIRROR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/24/99)
To the editor: Well, it's been an interesting year or so for the country, at least in terms of her politics. We learned that the Constitution is alive and well and prevails in the land. The republic continues to rumble down the dusty path of history with hardly a detectable curve in the tracks it left behind during the impeachment and Senate processes. ...
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KEEP FEDERAL HANDS OFF TEACHER STANDARDS
(Editorial ~ 02/24/99)
The federal government has unsurpassed expertise when it comes to meddling. So it should come as no surprise that Education Secretary Richard Riley has proposed national standards for teachers. Yes, something needs to be done about the state of public education, but the federal government continues to go about a cure with the wrong medicine. Mandates from above are not the answer. Individual school districts need to be empowered with the resources to make improvements in each district...
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LETTERS: VETERAN OFFICER OPPOSES PROP B
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/24/99)
To the editor: As a law-enforcement veteran, I strongly oppose Proposition B, a bill that would allow citizens to carry a concealed weapon after obtaining a permit and completing a 12-hour training course. If this proposition is passed by voters, it would allow a person with a concealed-weapon permit to enter taverns, banks and schools and would pose additional danger for our law-enforcement officers. ...
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LETTERS: THANKS TO YELL FOUNDATION...
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/24/99)
To the editor: We would like to express our deep appreciation to the YELL Foundation for the literacy grants awarded to Riverside Regional Library. Congratulations on the formation of the YELL Foundation and all the work that has been and continues to be put into this worthy project...
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YELL FOUNDATION IS TAX-EXEMPT
(Editorial ~ 02/24/99)
It's something to yell about. The newly formed YELL Foundation for youth education, literacy and learning has earned federal tax-exempt status. That means all donations from businesses and individuals can be written off as charitable contributions on federal tax forms. Not all not-for-profit agencies are tax-exempt. Many don't take the extra step to file as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization formed for public benefit...
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NEW PLAN FOR ROAD FUNDING DISPUTED; GOP LAWMAKERS OPOSE PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
A proposed package of tax and fee increases to fund transportation projects in Missouri won't get on the road this year, area lawmakers predicted Tuesday. The lawmakers -- all Republicans -- gave a thumbs down to a funding plan unveiled Monday in Jefferson City by an ad hoc transportation committee...
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DUTCHTOWN GETS FLOOD INSURANCE
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
DUTCHTOWN -- Residents of Dutchtown may again participate in the federal flood insurance program. The designation marks another step toward protection from Mississippi River flooding for the small village, explained Bud Obermann, who serves on the Dutchtown village board...
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FOUR ESCAPE BURNING CAPE HOME
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
Deanna Howard isn't sure why she awoke from a sound sleep Tuesday morning. But when she checked on the two children at her home, she found the living room filled with smoke and saw flames shooting from her son's bed. "I woke up, smelled the smoke and said we've got to get the kids out of here," said Howard as she watched firefighters pump water into her home at 200 Mason St...
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SCHOOL LINES ARE DEFINED; REVIEWS NECESSARY, SAYS COMMITTEE HEAD
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
A proposal received by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday would shift elementary school boundaries to improve diversity and maximize use of building capacities after the Barbara Blanchard Elementary School is completed this summer. The proposal does not eliminate the neighborhood school concept favored by many in Cape Girardeau nor does it negatively impact the majority of students in the district, said members of the Attendance Area Study Committee...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: IS THERE REALLY A MR. RIGHT OR JUST A MR. HE'LL DO?
(Column ~ 02/24/99)
I never thought Goldust and Luna would have more appeal than me. We're rounding the bend to our fourth anniversary -- April 28. The marriage started with The Other Half jokingly singing "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" while our post-nuptial photographs were being taken. ...
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CLEANUP SET TO BEGIN AT ELECTRIC WORKS SITE
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
The grass isn't always greener in life. But Mark Fleri says it should be plenty green at the Missouri Electric Works site after his crews clean up the PCB-contaminated soil. Fleri is vice president for Williams Environmental Services Inc. of Stone Mountain, Ga. The company has been hired to clean up the Missouri Electric Works Superfund site in Cape Girardeau...
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JACKSON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES DISCUSSED
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Education approved the purchase of four new buses and a districtwide radio communication system during a meeting Tuesday night. Three bus lines competed for the right to furnish additional buses for district transportation next year. Board members opted to purchase four 1999 Blue Bird buses from Central States Bus Sales for a total of $59,285...
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FIND OUT SUNDAY IF YOU OWN TREASURE
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
On the antiques "road shows" broadcast by PBS, people bring in family heirlooms to hear professionals appraise their worth. Sometimes the news is very good, sometimes not. That likely will be the case Sunday when Phillips-Selkirks Auctioneers & Appraisers conducts an antique and collectibles appraisal show in Cape Girardeau. Phillips-Selkirks is the third-largest auction house in the world, behind Christie's and Sotheby's...
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DROUGHT FATAL FOR JACKSON
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Jackson was shooting well early in the third quarter. Then its shooting well went dry in the fourth. The second-seeded Indians, leading 38-34 going into the fourth quarter missed its first nine shots in the final period and was ousted from the Class 4A District 1 Tournament with a 62-56 loss to No. 3 Sikeston Tuesday night...
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DUET IN NASHVILLE: INDIANS DECK EIU 78-57, REACH SEMIS
(College Sports ~ 02/24/99)
Don't be surprised if the Eastern Illinois basketball team has nightmares of Southeast Missouri State University's Indians this offseason. Southeast dismantled EIU in three games this season by an average victory margin of 18 points. And the Indians rudely ended the Panthers' year Tuesday night with a 78-57 blowout in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament...
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DUET IN NASHVILLE: OTAHKS' HOME TOO MUCH FOR MURRAY
(College Sports ~ 02/24/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's basketball Otahkians expected a serious battle from Murray State Tuesday night. The Otahkians also expected their home-court dominance to ultimately help pull them through. They were right on both counts. Murray State gave Southeast all it could handle during a first-round game in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament -- but the Otahkians remained undefeated at the Show Me Center this season with a 66-60 victory...
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TIGERS REACH FINAL VIA OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The same Cape Central team that entered Tuesday night's Class 4A, District 1 semifinal game brimming with confidence looked overwhelmed and bewildered at times against the tournament host. But in the end, the top-seeded Tigers had just enough composure to escape No. 4 Poplar Bluff in a wild 67-63 overtime heart stopper...
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AREA BRIEFS: BASKETBALL OFFICIALS MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
The Cape Girardeau Area Officials Association will hold its final basketball meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at River Eagles Distributing.
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
Sign-ups for the Jackson Girls Softball League will be held on three upcoming dates at Main Street Fitness in Jackson. Registration dates and times: Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; March 5, 6-9 p.m.; and March 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Girls ages 6 to 18 are eligible to play...
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AREA BRIEFS: ST. PATS RACQUETFEST
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
The 3rd annual St. Pats Racquetfest Racquetball and Tennis Tournament will be held March 13-14 at Universal Health & Fitness Center. Five men's singles racquetball divisions will be available and two doubles divisions. Five women's singles divisions will be held and one doubles...
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AREA BRIEFS: OVC TOURNAMENT TICKETS
(College Sports ~ 02/24/99)
Tickets for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament basketball games in Nashville, Tenn., are now on sale in Cape Girardeau. Tickets can be purchased the rest of the week at the Houck Ticket Office. For ticket information, call 651-2113.
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON SOFTBALL MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
The Jackson Men's Slow Pitch Softball League will hold its final organizational meeting at March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Elks Lodge. To join the league, mail team name and captain name before March 1 to Gary Lange, 528 Elm, Jackson, Mo., 63755, or call Ron Cook at 204-1122 or pager 979-8591...
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AREA BRIEFS: YOUTH TIGER WRESTLING CAMP
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
The Youth Tiger Wrestling Camp will be held from March 1 through April 8 at Cape Central High School. Registration for the camp, which will meet Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m., will be held Thursday (Feb. 25) from 5 -6 p.m. in the Central Fieldhouse lobby...
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AREA BRIEFS: KU TRACK COACH TO HOLD CLINIC
(College Sports ~ 02/24/99)
Rick Attig, track coach at the University of Kansas, will conduct a speed development clinic Feb. 28 at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center. The clinic, intended for athletes ages 12 and older as well as coaches and parents, will run from 8 a.m. until approximately 8:30 p.m. It will include lectures, video analysis and drill sessions...
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SCOTT CITY SLIPS PAST PORTAGEVILLE IN OVERTIME THRILLER
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
PORTAGEVILLE -- In past critical games, Scott City High guard Jon Beck has almost singlehandedly carried the Rams to victory. Such wasn't the case Tuesday night when Scott City, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, hooked up with No. 9-ranked Portageville. Huge outings from not only Beck but Ryan Weatherspoon, Ronald Watson and Lance Amick lifted the Rams to a scintillating 94-88 overtime victory over the host Bulldogs...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON BOYS BASEBALL LEAGUE
(High School Sports ~ 02/24/99)
The Jackson Boys Baseball League has announced its registration dates. Registration, for ages 6 to 18, will be held at the following dates and times in the Jackson City Hall Community Room: Feb. 27 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), Feb. 28 (1-4 p.m.) and March 4 (6-9 p.m.)...
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ERWIN BOHNERT
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
BLOOMSDALE -- Erwin L. Bohnert, 42, of Bloomsdale died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1956, at Perryville, son of Ernest C. and Bernice Griep Bohnert. He married Sandra Bonney, who preceded him in death. Bohnert was a self-employed landscaper...
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MAX DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
DEXTER -- Max R. Davis, 76, of Dexter died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Sardis, Tenn., son of James Wilson and Fachel Irene Ross Davis. He and Imogene L. Steele were married Feb. 17, 1948, in Piggott, Ark...
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JESSIE DILLOW
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Jessie Dillow, 94, of Chicago, formerly of Tamms, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born Nov. 2, 1904, in the Delta community of Alexander County, daughter of Robert Otto and Edna Vick Dillow. Dillow was a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She retired from Sears Roebuck in Chicago...
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CHARLES LUX
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
CHAFFEE -- Charles L. Lux, 62, of Plantation, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1936, at Chaffee, son of Fred and Coletta Compas Lux. Lux was a medical transport driver with B&L Enterprises in Plantation. He was a member of St. Gregory Catholic Church in Plantation...
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GESKA G. RICHTER
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
JACKSON -- Geska G. Richter, 96, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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BULAH PROPST
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Bulah Alyne Propst, 92, of Sedgewickville, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born March 11, 1906, at Millersville, daughter of Lee Tillman and Vesta Crites Austin. She first married to Ralph W. Webb in August 1925. He died Feb. 26, 1958...
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FRANK HAVEL
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
Frank Havel, 78. of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 5, 1920 at Chicago, Ill., the son of Frank and Lillian Zendrick Havel. Mr. Havel was in the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945, having served under General George Patton in the infantry. ...
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MARY HURON
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
Mary Huron, age 99, of Jackson, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb 23, 1999, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 4, 1899, in Coahuila, Mexico, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Maldonado. She married Thomas Huron on Dec. 7, 1919 and he preceded her in death...
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IRMINA GLASSCOCK
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
ORAN -- Funeral Mass for Irmina Catherine Glasscock of Oran will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. The Rev. Lewis Hejna will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran after 4 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7:30, and Knights of Columbus prayer service will be held at 8...
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BILLY BENNETT
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
PUXICO -- Billy E. Bennett, 72, of Puxico died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 21, 1926, at Puxico, son of Edward R. and Delia Waller Bennett. He and Sibil Bass were married July 13, 1946, in Puxico...
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OSCAR GRIFFIN
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral Mass for Oscar Charles Griffin of Chaffee will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. The Rev. Ralph J. Duffner will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 4 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7:45...
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DONALD KNAPP
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
MILLERSVILLE -- Funeral for Donald Howard Knapp of Millersville will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Roger Christiansen will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...
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ETTA PHELPS
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
BURFORDVILLE -- Etta Mae Phelps, 96, formerly of Burfordville, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Heartland Care Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 4, 1902, at Whitewater, daughter of Joseph and Elmina Isaac Stovall. She and Jesse D. Phelps were married June 22, 1921. He died Oct. 2, 1987...
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TRUMAN G. COOK
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Truman G. Cook, 88, of Marble Hill died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 22, 1911, at Mayfield, son of Willis and Laura Stevens Cook. He married Beatrice Douglas on Sept. 1, 1936. She survives...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/24/99)
Son to Christopher Alan and Heather Marie Burrow of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999. Name, Jamison Richard. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Burrow is the former Heather Ritchie, daughter of Anne Piemontese and Thomas Ritchie of Carney's Point, N.J. She is a manager at Payless Shoe Source. Burrow is the son of Clark and Polly Burrow of Oak Ridge. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...
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LAURA RAGSDALE
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Laura A. Ragsdale, 76, of Anna died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 24, 1922, at Tunnel Hill, daughter of Frank and Cora Lowry Westbrooks. She and John Ragsdale were married May 11, 1943, in Jackson, Mo. He died Dec. 29, 1998...
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WILLIAM GRINDSTAFF
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
PATTON -- William Hadley Grindstaff, 90, of Patton died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1908, at Patton, son of Jefferson and Elizabeth Seabaugh Grindstaff. He married Mary Faye Pulliam, who died Aug. 13, 1974...
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SAMUEL HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
COLUMBIA -- Samuel S. Hopkins, son of Charles and Dixie Hopkins of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia.
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RUTH BOUGE
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
CHAFFEE -- Graveside service for Ruth May Bouge of Chaffee will be held at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Bouge, 94, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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AARON WALLMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
NEW WELLS -- Aaron A. Wallman, 91, formerly of New Wells, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, at Jackson Manor. He was born Sept. 19, 1907, at New Wells, son of Henry and Emma Hoehl Wallman. He and Hilda Walther were married March 28, 1932, at Pocahontas. Wallman lived on a farm east of Pocahontas from 1933 until moving to Jackson Manor three years ago...
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OLA F. WILKE
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
JACKSON -- Ola F. Wilke, 85, of Jackson died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 16, 1913, near Oak Ridge, son of Lewis and Bertie Crites Wilke. He married Ruby Gribler Dec. 18, 1937. She survives...
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JOSEPH EFTINK
(Obituary ~ 02/24/99)
ADVANCE -- Joseph H. Eftink, 53, of Advance died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, in the Emergency Room at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 19, 1945, at Glennon, son of Joseph B. and Anna M. Trankle Eftink. Eftink was employed by Lillie Anne Construction Co. in Cape Girardeau. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: MY MOMMA EATS HERE
(Column ~ 02/24/99)
Eureka Springs, Ark., is a favorite getaway for me and my husband, Larry Joe. On our first visit many years ago, we were cruising the streets when a tempting aroma filled our noses. Around the next curve, built into a hillside, was BUBBA'S with his pink pig sign, illuminating the words, "It may not look Famous, but it is -- Southern Pit Barbecue!"...
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BENEFIT DANCE SET FOR SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 02/24/99)
A benefit dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Kelso to benefit 21-month-old Alexis Jade Noack of Jackson. Noack has a developmental deficit that has not been diagnosed. Medical tests to determine the cause of her mnedical condition have resulted in escalating expenses, and many of the expenses aren't covered by insuraqnce. She is the daughter of Jaime Clark and Paryan Noack...
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RECIPE SWAP: BOWL OF SOUP, GOOD CONFERSATION MAKE FOR A GREAT WINTER MEAL
(Column ~ 02/24/99)
Just when we think winter is over, 'ole man winter throws us a curve with another little reminder that winter is still with us. It feels good to sit down with a nice warm bowl of soup. Add some good conversation and dinner is complete. Joan Weeks of Cape responded to a request for French potato soup that we received some time ago from Mary Burton of Anna. Joan looked through several of her cookbooks to find there were many different versions, but the one she shares with us is her favorite...
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