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A SIGN FROM GOD: AREA BILLOBARDS AND MARQUEES OFFER WORDS OF SPIRITUAL WISDOM
(Local News ~ 10/23/99)
The sign at First Assembly of God Church, 750 N. Mount Auburn Road, welcomes passersby with words of wisdom. Mount Auburn Christian Church, 930 N. Mount Auburn Road, uses its message sign to attract a drivers' attention. Grace United Methodist Church, Broadway and Caruthers, provides food for thought with its message board...
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JAZZ CONCERT TO BENEFIT LOCAL FIN ARTS
(Local News ~ 10/23/99)
An upcoming jazz concert inspired by a Christmas Eve reunion of eighth-grade sweethearts will benefit fine arts programs in the Cape Girardeau public schools and public radio station KRCU-FM. The concert, called "An Evening Among Friends," will be presented Nov. 26 at the Osage Community Centre...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: BACHELORETTE PARTY GIVES WOMEN LATEST WIN IN GENDER RIVALRY WAR
(Column ~ 10/23/99)
We finally did it. My girlfriends and I finally beat our significant others in the planning and execution of a recreational event. Please recognize the importance of our win and congratulate us, because this has been a long time coming. Don't get me wrong, we've beat them before. ...
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DEBATE OVER JACKSON ONE-WAY PLAN: MORE PARKING VS. CONGESTION
(Local News ~ 10/23/99)
JACKSON -- A proposal to restrict the 100 block of South High Street to one-way traffic has general support among merchants, though the idea has detractors. The plan was developed by the Jackson Merchants Association in an attempt to increase parking space along the street, which has the downtown's highest concentration of businesses. The plan calls for angle parking on one side of the street and north-south one-way traffic...
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HEARTLAND WOMEN'S SHOW BEGINS TODAY AT SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 10/23/99)
A pricing game, loads of demonstrations, free samples and some shopping, all are what will draw an expected 8,000 to 10,000 people, mostly women, to the Show-Me Center this weekend for the eighth annual Heartland Women's Show. The show, sponsored by Schnucks and KFVS12-TV, will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday...
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A MATTER OF FREEDOM: OUR NATION'S KEY PRINCIPLES ARE AT STAKE
(Column ~ 10/23/99)
The Republican congressional majority is playing with fire in agreeing to meet with President Clinton in budget negotiations. They would be better advised to submit the remainder of their budget bills to him separately and without compromise. My feelings will not be hurt if my advice turns out to be wrong, but I have ample history upon which to base it...
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TEACHER PAY MUST COMPETE BUT BE REALISTIC
(Editorial ~ 10/23/99)
Salaries have been an issue in the Cape Girardeau School District. The Board of Education has agreed to seek a tax levy increase next year for pay increases to make staff salaries more competitive. But Cape Girardeau is not alone in the salary crunch...
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BLUE BOOK GOES HIGH TECH
(Editorial ~ 10/23/99)
If you're looking for Missouri's Blue Book, turn to cyberspace. In a savvy move, the Missouri secretary of state's office has produced the state's official manual electronically and will make it accessible on the Internet. Some of the sections have already been posted, and the rest will be accessible by year's end...
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LETTERS: CAPE GIRARDEAU IS PROUD OF CAYSA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/23/99)
To the editor: As chairman of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board as well as the Parks Foundation Board, I have had the great pleasure to work with a number of different groups and organizations that all have a few common goals. These goals are very simple: To make Cape Girardeau a better place to live and continue to create opportunities for our kids...
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LETTERS: GOVERNMENT BLOCKS WITH AMERICAN DREAM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/23/99)
To the editor: I was reading an article, written by one of our representatives, that stated that our government "couldn't do the job alone" to make sure that everyone achieved the American Dream. I may not know much, but I come from a long line of immigrants who came to America for the American Dream. ...
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INDIANS TRY TO AVOID SCHOOL-RECORD 13TH STRAIGHT LOSS AGAINST BEARS
(College Sports ~ 10/23/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's football Indians hope that a strong home-field performance will help them finally break into the win column. The Indians are 0-7 entering today's 1 p.m. non-conference game against Southwest Missouri State at Houck Stadium...
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OTAHKS SPIKE THREE-SET LOSS ON MTSU
(College Sports ~ 10/23/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team began an important homestand by barely working up a sweat Friday night. The Otahkians needed only an hour to rout Ohio Valley Conference foe Middle Tennessee State 15-4, 15-3, 15-5 in front of about 300 fans at Houck Field House...
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INDIANS TOP VIANNEY IN 5A DISTRICT OPENER 35-14
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/99)
ST. LOUIS -- The Jackson Indians displayed big-play ability Friday night as they opened Class 5A, District 1 play with a 35-14 victory over Vianney. Spotting Vianney (2-6) a touchdown on the game's first possession, Jackson overpowered the Golden Griffins with five touchdowns in excess of 23 yards...
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MULES KICK TIGERS ASIDE 42-13
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/99)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Cape Central ran into a powerful Poplar Bluff offense Friday as the Tigers fell 42-13 in its Class 5A, District 1 opener. The Mules' Stan Revelle headed the scoring attack by throwing for 273 yards. He completed 10 of 26 passes with seven of his completions going for over 35 yards...
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GOLIATH CATCHES DAVID'S ROCKS; ST. VINCENT ROLLS OVER CHAFFEE
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/99)
CHAFFEE -- Chaffee showed up with some stones Friday night, hoping to bring down Goliath. But before it could pull out a sling shot, the Red Devils dropped their rocks and then threw three for interceptions -- and then quietly succumbed to Class 1A giant St. Vincent...
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LADY TIGERS OUSTED FROM STATE PLAY
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/99)
SPRINGFIELD -- Cape Girardeau Central's Liz Russell, Sarah Chaudhari and Jessica Burns came up a little short in their attempt to advance in the state high school girls tennis championships Friday, with all three being eliminated from competition after each lost two of their three matches."Up here it's just a whole different ballgame," said Cape Central coach Anne Slattery. ...
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JACKSON TO PLAY HOST TO CLASS 4A DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY MEET TODAY
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/99)
Jackson City Park will be the site of the Class 4A, District 1 cross country meet as high school runners begin the race for state today. Class 4A districts across Missouri will be held today, with the top four teams and top 30 individuals qualifying for the Oct. 30 sectionals, from where the top four squads and top 30 individuals move on to state...
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BRIEFLY: OTAHKIAN BASKETBALL HIRES ASSISTANT COACH
(College Sports ~ 10/23/99)
Ann Klapperich has been hired as the third assistant coach for Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team, replacing Jodi Davis, who left the staff earlier this year to become an assistant coach at Arkansas State. Klapperich was a standout player at Wisconsin from 1994-98. ...
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ALMA HAND
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral for Alma Ethel Hand of Mounds will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. The Rev. F.M. Speakman will officiate. Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery near Vienna. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. today...
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GLADYS ROMANN
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Gladys Margaret Romann, 87, of Perryville died Oct. 22, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 11, 1912, at Claryville, daughter of Elmo J. and Sophia Esselman Elder. She and John Edgar Romann Sr. were married Feb. 14, 1942. He died July 27, 1972...
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JOE DOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
JACKSON -- Joseph S. "Joe" Dollinger, 75, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999, at Jackson Manor. He was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Fredericktown, son of Joseph Louis and Ethel Mae Frey Dollinger. He and Evelyn Roggasch were married March 23, 1943. Dollinger retired from Boeing Airplane Co. in Seattle, Wash., where he worked almost 34 years. He was also a partner in AAA Diving Co...
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ROSE TATROE
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
SIKESTON -- Rose Victoria Tatroe, 84, of Sikeston died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born May 11, 1915, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Joseph and Victoria Kramisch Stafiej. Tatroe was a dental assistant. She moved to Sikeston in 1977 from Detroit. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church and its Daughters of Isabella. She was a foster grandparent the past 13 years...
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HOMER FEAR
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Homer R. Fear, 81, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 22, 1999, at his home. Hileman and Parr Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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LEVERN MCGREGOR
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Levern McGregor, 91, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 22, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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RAYMOND IRVING MEHNER
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
Raymond Irving Mehner, 68, of Crestview, Florida, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, October 14, 1999, at West Florida Regional Medical Center in Pensacola, Florida. He was born August 31, 1931, at Longtown, Missouri, son of Lonnie H. Mehner and Velma Farrar Smith. They have preceded him in death. He married the former Karla Lips. They were married 29 years...
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SONYA LONG
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
Sonya Marie Long of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999, at her home. She was born Dec. 31, 1940, in Tiptonville, Tenn., the daughter of Johnny L. and Susie Organ Lucas. She was a member of the Travelers Rest Baptist Church in Sikeston and a former choir member...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/23/99)
Daughter to Timothy Warren and Tracy Lynn Richards of Benton, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 1999. Name, Makaylee Ellen. Weight, 6 pounds. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Richards is the former Tracy Smith, daughter of Glenda Sadler of Benton and Dennis Smith of Cape Girardeau. She is a cashier at Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell. Richards is the son of Marjorie E. Richards and Lewis Richards of Sikeston. He is a construction worker with S&T Renovation...
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EDDIE RAY
(Obituary ~ 10/23/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Carl Edward "Eddie" Ray, 40, of East Prairie died Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born May 29, 1959, at Wyatt, son of Joe and Shirley Bennett Ray. Survivors include a daughter, Tiffany Burton of New Madrid; a son, Brandon Ray of East Prairie; his mother of East Prairie; a brother, Kelly Joe Ray of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandmother, Dovie Bennett of East Prairie; and a grandson...
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