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TRUST AND RESPECT ARE CRUCIAL QUALITIES FOR ELEPHANT TRAINER
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
In the midst of her afternoon garden-hose shower, Daisy's attention was called to her trainer, who wanted her to sit down. "Daisy, down!" he said, "Down!" And slowly, all 4,000 elephant pounds of Daisy graced the ground. "You've got to get them to trust you," said Daisy's trainer, Flavio Togni (pronounced Tony). "An animal isn't supposed to work mechanically. They should do things because they understand you, not because it's automatic."...
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JACKSON, STATE STUDY NEEDS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
JACKSON -- A decision on whether to install traffic signals at East Jackson Boulevard and Donna Drive likely will be made in about a week, a Missouri Highway and Transportation Department official said Monday. Meanwhile, traffic-count surveys have been made at two other intersections in Jackson that might receive signals. The highway department also plans to make a minor change in the position of one of the traffic signal heads at the intersection of East Jackson and Highway 25...
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HEAT PROMPTS ANIMAL WALK TIME CHANGE
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
It may not have been an extravaganza, but it was something out of the ordinary. The "Grand Circus Walk" that strolled down Broadway and Sprigg streets in Cape Girardeau Monday happened four hours ahead of schedule and included 13 elephants, about 30 horses, four llamas and three camels...
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PULL-OUT STUDENTS AN ISSUE; SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS AT INSTRUCTION TIME
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Cape Girardeau teachers believe that children who are "pulled out" of their regular classrooms for specialized instruction are missing important lessons. The school district has been studying "pull-out" programs and possible alternatives to give children special help. A report on the study will be given to the Board of Education at its meeting tonight at 7:30 at 61 N. Clark...
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CONSTRUCTION INITIATED ON PORT'S RAILRAOD SPUR
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
SCOTT CITY - Construction of a railroad spur into the Southeast Missouri Regional Port is now under way, port authority commissioners were advised Monday. Executive Director Allan Maki told the board at its monthly meeting that a notice to proceed with construction was given Thursday to CRW Construction Co. of Little Rock, Ark., and work began Saturday...
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SAFETY VILLAGE TEACHES RULES OF THE ROAD
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Eric Smith, Travis Bowman, and Amber Borgfield all felt the same way: the best part of Safety Village came with riding the bicycles. "It was fun stopping at the (traffic) light and then going when the light turned green," said Eric, 6. "It was kind of hard. Sometimes my bike was a little too fast and suddenly the light turned red, and then sometimes I had to back up to the line."...
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COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS CITY'S BUDGET
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will conduct a special meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss next year's proposed $27 million budget. At its June 3 meeting, the council gave initial approval to the budget, but scheduled the special meeting to iron out any possible amendments or objections to the proposal. At the June 3 meeting, Councilman Doug Richards and Mayor Gene Rhodes objected to the budget...
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DRY WEATHER HELPS MOVE PARKS PROJECTS
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Now that the weather is more cooperative, Cape Girardeau's Parks and Recreation Department will be able to proceed with some projects stalled by last month's frequent rains. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board May 13 endorsed a plan to add summer sand volleyball to the activities available at Arena Park. At the meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Dan Muser said he expected the volleyball courts to be constructed "within a week."...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/11/91)
I'D LIKE TO express my appreciation and thanks to those of Riverfest who were responsible for the handicapped parking. It meant a great deal to me and apparently to a great many others too, from the number of cars I saw parked there Friday afternoon. Again, we with the handicapped stickers thank you so much. I wonder if it would be possible to have handicapped parking for the fair? Thank you...
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OUT-OF-TOWN BANK GROUPS TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT OUR TOWN
(Column ~ 06/11/91)
"Are your desires purely selfish? Do your tastes run to a grand home, automobiles, fine clothes, an abundance of amusements, and so forth? If so, look around you at people who have such things in abundance. Are they any happier, do you think, than you are? Are they any better morally? Are they any stronger physically? Are they better liked by their friends than you are by your friends? ... Andrew Carnegie said, `Millionaires rarely smile.' This is substantially true."...
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RESEARCH, PEOPLE CAN REVERSE SPREAD OF AIDS
(Editorial ~ 06/11/91)
It was just a decade ago that Americans learned about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS first surfaced in the homosexual community and with drug users, but it has since spread to some heterosexual men, women and children. Some progress has been made in the past 10 years - perhaps more in the realm of education and prevention than research. There is still no cure for AIDS, and only one drug has earned federal approval...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/11/91)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Hindman of Chaffee, Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, 4:53 a.m. Monday, May 13, 1991. Name, Mollie Kathleen. Weight, 1 pound 8 ounces. Mrs. Hindman is the former Robyn Newcomer, daughter of Davey Newcomer and Wanda Newcomer of Chaffee. Hindman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Hindman of Chaffee...
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JULIUS L. KITCHEN
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
Julius Leonard Kitchen, 71, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Thursday, June 6, 1991, at St. Joseph Hospital there. He was born June 15, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, son of Noah P. and Bessie Davis Kitchen. He married the former Mary Lou Wills, who died April 9, 1990...
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SUSIE M. LEIGH
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
SIKESTON -- Susie Mae Leigh, 79, of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, at Henry County General Hospital in Paris, Tenn. She was born Oct. 11, 1911, at Fulton, Miss., daughter of Albert Anderson and Martha Ann Welch Clayton. She married William Cecil Leigh May 4, 1940, at Caruthersville...
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ETHEL ALICE MUSGRAVES
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
Ethel Alice Musgraves, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, June 10, 1991 at Deal Nursing Home, 914 Old Cape Road, Jackson. She was born April 21, 1906 in Advance to William Curtis and Nora Jane Cox Musgraves. She worked for International Shoe Company in Cape Girardeau before retiring and was a member of the Third Street Methodist Church, also in Cape Girardeau...
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JAMES M. RHODEN
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
PERRYVILLE -- James M. Rhoden, 30, of Perryville, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, in an automobile accident in Perry County. He was born May 19, 1961, in St. Louis, son of David and Ruth Shields Ellenberg. He and the former Dana Ruessler were married Nov. 2, 1985...
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ANNIE M. WALLACE
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
WYATT -- Annie Mae Wallace, 50, of Wyatt, died Friday, June 7, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1941, in Missouri, daughter of George Albert and Flossie Mae Elliott Sr. She married N.G. "Wally" Wallace March 3, 1960. He died Sept. 6, 1990. She had lived in Wyatt 16 years...
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HENRY R. HENNECKE
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
JACKSON - Private funeral service for Henry R. Hennecke, 86, of Jackson, will be held today, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In addition to a granddaughter, he was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters...
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ANNA A. DITTLINGER
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
Anna A. Dittlinger, 81, 1124 S. Ellis, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 15, 1910, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert C. and Huldah C. Erickson Dittlinger. Dittlinger received a bachelor of science degree from Southeast Missouri State University, a master's degree in zoology from the University of Michigan, and did post-graduate work at the University of Missouri...
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LORETTA A. MENZ
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
NEW HAMBURG -- Loretta Ann Menz, 80, of New Hamburg, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 8, 1911, at Oran, daughter of Jacob and Clara Grojean Westrich. She married Clemens Frank Menz Feb. 11, 1931, who died Aug. 28, 1982...
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EUGENE C. MCCLEARY
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Eugene C. McCleary, 80, of Hannibal, was held June 5 at James O'Donnell Funeral Home there. The Rev. Edwin Schmidt officiated, with burial in Grand View Burial Park. McCleary died Sunday, June 2, 1991, at his home. He was born March 23, 1911, in Louisiana, son of William R. and Jessie F. Phelps McCleary. He and the former Nellie Mae Leake were married Nov. 29, 1933, at Hannibal. She died Dec. 15, 1966...
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BESSIE M. RUMFELT
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
JONESBORO, Ill. - Bessie M. Rumfelt, 82, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, at the Hillside Terrace Nursing Home in Cobden, Ill. She was born July 27, 1908, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Charles and Sarah Wineford Rockwell Kenney. She married Vester Rumfelt on Aug. 14, 1926. He preceded her in death...
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LINA C. ANDREWS
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
CHAFFEE -- Lina Caroline Andrews, 98, of Chaffee, died Monday, June 10, 1991, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 26, 1892, at Dongola. She first married Ben Brown, who preceded her in death. She married Grant Andrews Oct. 19, 1965, who died Dec. 17, 1984...
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MARY A. OGDEN
(Obituary ~ 06/11/91)
SIKESTON -- Mary Anna Ogden, 86, of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 9, 1991, at her home. She was born Jan. 11, 1905, in Scranton, Ark., daughter of Joe Abner and Victoria Causey Keel. She married James Everett Ogden May 5, 1924, at Oak Hill, Ark. He died Dec. 19, 1974...
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CENTRAL FACULTY ANNOUNCES AWARDS
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
The faculty at Cape Girardeau Central High School honored one of its own last week. Julia Jorgensen won this year's Distinguished Service Award. She teaches English at the school. Criteria for the award include qualities of professionalism and service in the area of instructional leadership, the extra-curricular program and teacher organizations...
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AREA BLOOD DRIVES SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Three blood drives will be held in the Cape Girardeau area this week: HWI on Nash Road, today from 12:30 to 4 p.m., sponsored by HWI and American Red Cross. Kmart/Schnucks, 11 S. Kingshighway, Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored by American Red Cross and Kmart/Schnucks...
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LIFEBEAT PARTICIPATES IN MOCK DISASTER DRILL AT OTHER HOSPITALS
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
LifeBeat, Southeast Missouri Hospital's air medical service, participated Saturday in a mock disaster exercise which involved hospitals at St. Joseph and St. Louis. The exercise did not interrupt emergency air medical services for the Cape Girardeau area. A backup medical helicopter was stationed at Southeast Missouri Hospital during LifeBeat's absence...
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CAPE STUDENT EARNS ACADEMIC DISTINCTION
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Jenni Horn of Cape Girardeau received the Frank Heck Prize during the annual awards convocation at Centre College last month. The award is given to the sophomore, who submitted in their freshman year, the highest-ranking paper in the history course...
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JACKSON YOUNGSTER WINS BIKE IN NATIONAL CONTEST
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
JACKSON -- Megan Thiele of Jackson is the only Missouri winner of a National Drawing contest sponsored by Crayola Crayon that was held last fall. Thiele, who is a first grader at Orchard Elementary, was sent the list on winners in April. On May 1, she received a notice along with a brand new bicycle that she was a first place winner...
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STUDENT EARNS FIRST PLACE IN CAMPUS ESSAY CONTEST
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Monya A. Robertson, a Westminster College sophomore from Cape Girardeau, was awarded the first place in the Campus Wide Essay Contest sponsored by the Westminster College Writing Lab. Robertson is a 1989 graduate of East Carter County R-II High School in Ellsinore. She is the daughter of Mr. and Ms. Russell Robertson of 1803 Northbridge...
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FORMER AREA RESIDENT GRADUATES WITH HONORS
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
JACKSON -- Robyn McCallister, formerly of Jackson, graduated with honors from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She earned a bachelor of science degree in education in three years from the university. While attending the university, McCallister was the civic chairman of the Marketing Education Student Association and was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and the College of Education Honor Society...
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CHAFFEE STUDENT EARNS PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
CHAFFEE -- Chad E. Uhrhan of Chaffee has been awarded a President's Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1991-92 academic year. The President's Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who rank in the upper 15 percent of their high school class and score 23 on the ACT, or who rank in the upper 20 percent of their high school class and score 24 on the ACT, or who graduate as their class valedictorian or salutatorian...
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CAPE STUDENT EARNS POST-GRADUATE DEGREE
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
KIRKSVILLE -- James Ivan Martin has received the Master of Arts degree in music from Northeast Missouri State University last month. Martin, of Cape Girardeau, also holds a bachelor's from Central Missouri State University. His master's compostion was titled "Three Movements for Brass and Percussion."...
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ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Terry Wells, a 1991 graduate of Notre Dame High School, has been awarded a $2,200 tuition scholarship and a $1,100 dormitory scholarship to St. Louis University. Wells plans to study political science at the university. The scholarship is renewable...
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CENTRAL GRADUATE ELECTED TO HONOR ORGANIZATION
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Michael G. Deimund of 2316 Jean Ann Drive has been elected to membership in DePauw University's campus chapter of Mortar Board honorary. Deimund, the son of G. Keith and Marjorie Deimund, was among 35 junior men and women chosen for Mortar Board which recognizes students who have demonstrated superior scholarship, leadership and creative service to the campus community. Selection to the Mortar Board is made by senior members of the undergraduate honor group...
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SENIOR CITIZEN ACTIVITY DAY SET WEDNESDAY MORNING AT MALL
(Local News ~ 06/11/91)
Senior Citizen Activity Day will be held at West Park Mall's Venture Court Wednesday, starting at 8 a.m. Rush H. Limbaugh, 99, will discuss the June topic, "How Did it Happen? Tell Me!" at 8:30 a.m. Senior Citizen's Day, sponsored by West Park Mall, St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, and Schnucks, is part of a series of 30-minute programs featuring various topics. Programs are conducted the second Wednesday each month. There is no admission charge...
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