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STRICTLY BUSINESS: 'WORKFORCE 2020,' A SEQUEL TO 'WORKFORCE 2000'
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Remember "Workforce 2000?" The report, which presented a unique picture of the future, was prepared by William B. Johnson and Arnold H. Packer for the Hudson Institute in 1987. It became an instant hit and was used as a guide for many work force development professionals...
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BUSINESS MEMO: NEW DRURY INN & SUITES
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
A new Drury Inn & Suites has opened on the San Antonio, Texas, Riverwalk. The historic restoration involved extensive renovation of the Petroleum Commerce Building, which was constructed in 1921. The design of the Riverwalk hotel includes a restored facade and exterior to reflect the original appearance created in the 1920s...
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BUSINESS MEMO: TO EXPAND TRUCK PLANT
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
DaimlerChrysler Corp. plans a $435 million modernization and expansion program at its Fenton truck plant, which produces the Dodge Ram Quad Cab pickup. The project includes an all-new $317 million body shop and a $118 million color spray booth in the paint shop. Plans call for an additional 311,000 square feet to be added to the body shop, which will feature new manufacturing processes designed to improve flexibility, productivity and quality, DaimlerChrysler said...
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BUSINESS MEMO: SIKESTON CHAMBER AWARDS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Industry and business awards were presented recently at the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce banquet. Alan Wire Co. was named "Industry of the Year" and DA Publishing was selected as "Small Business of the Year." Other awards presented were Robin Pace, Careerist of the Year; Brenda L. ...
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BUSINESS MEMO: EXPANDS TO SIKESTON
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Autry and John Morlan has expanded to Sikeston. Morlan Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge and Jeep has opened at 1045 S. Main in Sikeston, giving the Morlans four dealerships in Southeast Missouri. The Morlans have Morlan Cadillac-Nissan at Dexter, a used-car facility at Dexter and Morlan Ford-Chrysler dealership at Malden...
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BUSINESS MEMO: COMPLETES PURCHASE
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Spartech Corp., headquartered in St. Louis, has completed its purchase of the net assets of the Alltrista Plastic Packaging Division of Alltrista Corp., a manufacturer of extruded sheet and rollstock packaging materials based in Muncie, Ind. The acquisition, said Spartech president and chief executive officer Bradley B. Buechler, will strengthen Spartech's sheet and rollstock group...
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BUSINESS MEMO: 'PRESIDENT'S AWARD'
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Lutesville Motor Co. Inc. of Marble Hill has received the "President's Award," the highest honor presented by Ford Motor Co. The award, for outstanding sales performance, customer satisfaction and business management was presented recently by Ford's president and chief executive officer Jacques Nassar...
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BUSINESS MEMO:
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
@$: read Memo......june 1. Coming Up Friday Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee, 7:30 a.m., Show Me Center. Monday Y2K workshop, Cape Girardeau, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8 Jackson Chamber of Commerce "Business After Hours," 5 to 6:30 p.m, chamber office, 124 E. Main...
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: EMPLOYEE TRAINING TO PROVIDE SKILLED WORK FORCE
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
Bruce Bird, left, stood with graduates Leo Adams and Chris Conklin and carpenters district Council of Greater St. Louis representative Steven Markus. M & W packaging graduates Roger Petzoldt, left, Kenny Jones, Pat Kaelin, stood with M & W manager Paul Wieldlin...
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BUSINESS MEMO: FERRELLGAS EARNINGS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Ferrellgas, a Missouri company headquartered at Liberty, reported a 26 percent increase in third-quarter (ended April 30) net earnings over the same period a year ago. Third-quarter earnings increased to $13.6 million, up from the $10.8. million a year ago. Sales during the quarter included 192 million gallons, compared to 175 million gallons during the same quarter a year ago...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: SOUTHWESTERN BELL CHANGES
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Donna Burk of Cape Girardeau, a 26-year veteran of Southwestern Bell Telephone, has been appointed regional director-external affairs for Southeast Missouri, a new position. Burk will maintain her responsibilities as director of external affairs for the Cape Girardeau area and assumes additional geographic responsibilities for Poplar Bluff and the surrounding area that was managed by Greg Kubik...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: EMPLOYEE HONORS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Lutheran Home employees were honored during "Homes for the Aging Week" recently. Sharon Welker, business office manager, and Kay Lee were honored for 25 years services. Others honored and years of service: Brenda Farrow, medical records, and Cindy Grebing, business office, 20 years...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: OTHOPAEDIC CONFERENCE
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Dr. William Kapp recently attended the National Othopaedic Leadership Conference at Washington D.C., sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Kapp and delegates from the Missouri Orthopaedic Association, met with Reps. JoAnn Emerson, Kenny Hulshof and Ike Shelton, and Sens. John Ashcroft and Kit Bond...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: NEW BANK PRESIDENT
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Stanley "Stan" Beel has been appointed president of Mercantile Bank N.A.- Marble Hill. He succeeds John Davis, who retired from the bank earlier this year. Beel has been with Mercantile since 1989 and had served as vice president at Marble Hill. Beel is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, with a degree in business administration. He has also completed the Missouri School of Lending at University of Missouri-Columbia...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: DANA PROMOTIONS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Steve Hitt, Mike Coleman and Terry Bollinger have received promotions at Dana Corp.'s Spicer Light Vehicle Axle Division, 2075 Corporate Circle in Cape Girardeau. Hitt was promoted to B Shift Cell Leader in Department 600. He has been with Dana since September 1995. Hitt previously worked as a cell technician in Departments 500 and 600...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: BANKING AWARD
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Linda Puchbauer, business banker at NationsBank, recently received the "Midwest Presidents Award," for being ranked No. 1 in the Midwest for business banking. Puchbauer received her award from Brian Foster, president, NationsBank of Arkansas and executive for Midwest Business Banking, and David Darnell, president NationsBank, Midwest...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: NAMED TO 'WHO'S WHO'
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Ann Swanson of Jackson, president of Gulliver's Travel Agency at Jackson, has been named in the millenium edition of the National Registry of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals. Swanson holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from DePauw University and master's degree in counseling and guidance from Purdue University. She has been in the travel industry since 1981, attending numerous educational seminars...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: ATTEND TAX SEMINARS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
William R. Schott and Harold G. Fallert recently attended the annual Federal Tax Institute, presented by the Tennessee Federal Tax Institute Inc. Schott, a managing partner of Schott & Van de Ven Certified Public Accountants, and Fallert, a tax research and compliance accountant with the firm, have more than 40 years experience...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: JOINS CALDWELL BANKER
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Gwen Duncan of Cape Girardeau has joined Coldwell Banker Hamilton Realty as a sales associate. She has more than a year's experience in real estate. She is familiar with the housing market in Cape Girardeau. She previously worked at Southeast Missouri State University in the office of Residence Life...
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WHEN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO CHARITY, EVERYONE BENEFITS
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
This "Financial Focus" column is prepared by Edward Jones Investments, headquartered in St. Louis. Jones includes branches throughout the nation, including Cape Girardeau and Jackson. If, like many people, you provide financial support to at least one civic, religious or educational institution, you may have often wished that you could give more, if you could afford it...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL: PAINTING SEMINAR
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
Seventy members of the Painters Local Union 1291, Cape Girardeau, recently participated in training exercises at the union's headquarters on Enterprise Street. Members also received a physical exam, given by Occupational Medical Services, LLC, of Cape Girardeau...
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BUSINESS MEMO: HELPING WORKERS
(Business ~ 06/01/99)
The state of Missouri, the Missouri AFL-CIO Work Connections programs, International Associatio of Machinists 837 and local job training programs are teaming up to help workers who are being laid off by Boeing in the St. Louis area. The Work Connections programs, federally funded and available throughout the state, help workers as they make the transition between jobs. ...
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MEMORIAL DAY: AT 105, CAPE MAN AMONG FEW WORLD WAR I VETERANS
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
Hap Goodman was born during a time when America wasn't at war. But the 105-year-old veteran has lived through a battle with the Spanish, two world wars and conflicts in Asia as well as other smaller skirmishes across the globe. Goodman was born May 26, 1894, in Carmi, Ill., when the United States was still recovering from the division of the Civil War and had yet to enter the Spanish-American War, which came in 1898...
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MEMORIAL DAY: FAMILIES PICNIC, SOME VISIT RELATIVES' GRAVES
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
As families gathered under park shelters at Cape Girardeau County Park South for Memorial Day picnics, Ludeane Fowler of Chesterfield enjoyed a picnic lunch Monday near the graves of her parents and sister at Memorial Park Cemetery. While a mild breeze blew, she sat on a bench her father had made and ate a fried chicken dinner...
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WHERE THE SIDEWALKS END: CITY BEGINS OUTLINING WHERE REPAIRS ARE NEEDED
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
Sidewalks create a neighborhood. Bernice Steck couldn't imagine life in her Sunset neighborhood without a sidewalk. "I would have hated to have my children grow up without sidewalks," she said. After all, sidewalks create a place for people to walk without fear of passing vehicles. Children can ride their bicycles, skate or walk safely to and from school...
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CITY ORDINANCES GOVERN SIDEWALKS
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
For years sidewalks were the responsibility of property owners in the city. Home and business owners were required to clear sidewalks after snows and make any repairs as necessary. About two years ago, Cape Girardeau city engineers began marking sidewalks in need of repair. Most were found in the older south and central sections of the city...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: WHY CAN'T TV OFFER SOMETHING BETTER FOR SUMMER VIEWERS?
(Column ~ 06/01/99)
Since Memorial Day weekend brought the unofficial arrival of summer, I can prepare to watch television. I didn't spend the weekend at the lake, nor was I in front of the TV set either. But with the rain and damp conditions I might as well have been. And if I had been watching television, was there anything worth watching?...
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BLACK CAUCUS PLANS FORUM FOR THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
CHARLESTON -- Southeast Missouri residents can learn about recent legislative issues Thursday when Missouri lawmakers participate in a legislative forum in Charleston. A panel discussion led by members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Inc., will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bowden Center, 700 Elm St...
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EMERSON SETS MEETING ON SOCIAL SECURITY
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will hold a Social Security forum from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University's Dempster Hall. The forum will include presentations by the American Association of Retired Persons, the Concord Coalition, Green Thumb, the National Association of Manufacturers and the Social Security Administration...
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SAFE NIGHT USA FEATURES COMEDIAN
(Local News ~ 06/01/99)
HAYTI HEIGHTS -- G-Thang, a St. Louis native and touring comedian, will perform at the Caruthersville Recreation Center Saturday during Safe Night USA. The event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. and is sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of the Bootheel. The event's purpose is to give children positive entertainment alternatives and to send a message children can have fun without drugs or alcohol...
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MORE GAMBLING CONCESSIONS IN ILLINOIS
(Editorial ~ 06/01/99)
Once again gambling interests have succeeded in getting what they want. Last week in Illinois the Senate reversed course and sent the governor a bill that would let riverboat casinos in that state dock permanently. It also would open Cook County in the Chicago area to casino gambling and give tax breaks and a share of casino revenues to the state's horse-racing business, which has lost customers to riverboat casinos. ...
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION NEEDS PROTECTION
(Editorial ~ 06/01/99)
As Congress moves toward sweeping legislation that would remove Depression-era barriers between banks, brokerages and insurers and allow them to merge, there is growing concern about the privacy of consumers who would use the new consolidated financial companies. The concern is for good reason...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/01/99)
I WOULD like to thank the principal, teachers and police who have given time and effort in maintaining order around the residences of Central High School. We have very crowded conditions in this area. A new Central High School should be a top priority...
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LETTERS: PUTTING CURBSIDE WOOD TO GOOD USE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/01/99)
To the editor: Thanks to those who stacked their storm-damaged logs in fireplace-sized lengths along the curb. I have been helping myself (and, maybe, the city). Now I am better prepared for a fall or winter power outage. WINIFRED R. HIRSCH Cape Girardeau...
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LETTERS: SUGGESTIONS FOR JACKSON HIGHWAY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/01/99)
To the editor: This is a letter we sent to the Missouri Department of Transportation regarding proposed alternative route for Highways 34 and 72 in Jackson: Gentlemen: We attended the meeting at Jackson Middle School on May 18 and placed a letter in the available box concerning our objection to your proposal. We also talked to the lady who recorded our message. This letter is meant to be a little more inclusive...
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SEMO'S PURHAM PULLS OFF RARE FEAT
(College Sports ~ 06/01/99)
Lutricia Purham has placed herself in some pretty select company. Since Southeast Missouri State University made the move up to the NCAA Division I level in 1991, only one of the school's track and field athletes had qualified for the National Championship Meet -- until now...
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AREA LEGION BASEBALL TEAMS LOOK FOR SUCCESSFUL SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/99)
Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons will look to bounce back from a sub-par season, Jackson will try to keep up its resurgence and Chaffee will attempt to continue its recent success. That sums up the local 1999 American Legion baseball season that begins this week...
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BRIEFLY: CAPAHAS LOSE IN FINAL
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/99)
CLARINDA, Iowa -- The McDowell Capahas suffered their first loss of the season Sunday, falling to the Wichita (Kan.) Broncs 4-2 in the championship game of the Clarinda Tournament. The Capahas (3-1) had six hits, by six different players. Tom Bolen drove in both runs with a fourth-inning single that gave the Capahas a 2-1 lead...
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BRIEFLY: CAPE JR. LEGION ROMPS
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/99)
Cape Girardeau's Wood & Huston Bank Junior American Legion baseball team opened its season with a pair of blowouts over Poplar Bluff Saturday, 18-2 and 18-1. Jay Pierce picked up the first-game win, going five innings. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out nine...
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BRIEFLY: JR. LEGION TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 06/01/99)
JACKSON -- The six-team Jackson Junior American Legion Memorial Day Tournament was shortened by rain, with Florissant emerging as the champion. Rain wiped out the scheduled finals round, but Florissant was the lone remaining undefeated squad. Sikeston was awarded second, with Perryville third and Jackson fourth...
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GENE STATLER
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
JACKSON -- Paul Eugene Statler, 80, of Jackson died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born May 3, 1919, at Jackson, son of Tivis C. and Alpha Cowan Statler. He married Fern Evelyn Wessel May 27, 1943. He was a graduate of Jackson High School. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the Pacific theater from 1942 to 1946 during World War II...
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CLARA SHANKS
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
Clara Mae Jacobsin Shanks, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 30, 1999, at The Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Illmo, daughter of Harry Alexander and Mary Skelley Dickey. She and John Samuel Jacobsin were married Aug. 14, 1961, at Illmo. He died in November 1974. She then married Loren Adair Shanks on Sept. 7, 1985. He died in July 1998...
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DEBBIE MILLER
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
JACKSON -- Debbie Miller, 51, of Jackson died at her home Sunday, May 30, 1999. She was born in St. Louis Jan. 7, 1948, daughter of John and Dorothy Malon Roberts. She married Bill Miller March 24, 1972. He survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Tammy Smith of Jackson; a stepdaughter, Kimberly Heath of Fruitland; two brothers, Lenny Roberts of Park Hills and John Roberts of Lake Charles, La.; a sister, Mary Hagar of Cape Girardeau; and three grandchildren...
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FRED BENDEL
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
Fred Henry Bendel, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Nov. 27, 1911, in Illmo, son of Theodore and Caroline Brenheisen Bendel. He married Bernice Hager. She died in 1956. He later married Agnes Staebel on Feb. 7, 1958, in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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REGINALD MULLINS
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
CHARLESTON -- Reginald Mullins, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, May 28, 1999, in Centerville, Ohio. He was 48. He was born July 25, 1950, in Wardell, son of Edward and the late Mildred Crawford Mullins. He was a 1968 graduate of Charleston High School and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia until he was called to military service. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force in August 1972 and was a member of the Perry Chapel AME Church in Charleston...
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TROY FRYMIRE
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Troy Frymire, 83, of Grassy died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 29, 1916, at New Madrid, son of Noah and Diana Williams Frymire. He was married to Velma Hovis on May, 15, 1943...
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SANDRA MOLITOR
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- Sandra J. Molitor, 51, of Ste. Genevieve, died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at her home. She was born Jan. 31, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph and Mildred Bollinger Birk of Cape Girardeau. On Feb. 16, 1974, she married Larry Molitor in St. Louis. He survives...
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ALMA LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
CHAFFEE -- Alma LeGrand, 76, of Chaffee died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born July 10, 1922, in Kelso, daughter of Albert and Bertha Heuring Schwartz. She married Clarence LeGrand on Sept. 3, 1949. He died Oct. 3, 1964...
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AUDREY J. SPOONER
(Obituary ~ 06/01/99)
JACKSON -- Audrey J. Spooner, 83, of Jackson died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at the Jackson Manor. She was born on Jan. 19, 1916, daughter of Benjamin P. and Mattie Leah Hewitt Davis. She married Julius J. Spooner on Sept. 1, 1934. He died Nov. 23, 1995...
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