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`MULEY CARS' WERE SIGN OF CITY GROWTH
(Column ~ 02/19/92)
When we look through records about Cape Girardeau, the introduction of street cars was a definite turning point in the growth of the city. They showed the city had extended to the point residents needed some assistance in covering the distances to places they wanted to go...
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ARTHRITIC HANDS WILL BE TOPIC OF `ASK DOCTOR' SHOW
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
Dr. Rickey L. Lents will discuss surgical treatment of arthritic hands on this week's "Ask Your Doctor." The show airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable channel 13. It is sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and channel 13...
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ANTI-ZONING MEETING CALLED
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
JACKSON - Two Cape County residents who have initiated a petition drive that would give voters the right to decide whether a zoning plan is implemented have scheduled a meeting for next week to see how many others share their concern. Richard Schmidt and Darrell Hanschen, who both live near Fruitland, contend that when voters approved county planning and zoning in November 1972, it was unclear what they were voting for...
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NEW WAL-MART STORE TO OPEN DOORS TODAY
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
The doors to the Wal-Mart Supercenter will open to the public this morning. The new Supercenter, a 168,000-square-foot retail facility at 3439 William, will feature a wide variety of general merchandise, including a full-line grocery store, a vision center, auto service center and other departments...
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TESTBOOK POLICY STILL UNDECIDED
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
Southeast Missouri State University's textbook rental policy remains an unsettled issue, with the university administration having yet to decide whether to adopt new rules. The Faculty Senate three weeks ago recommended keeping the textbook rental system, but with some modifications including eliminating the university's textbook committee...
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AID TO MERCHANTS; POLICE PROVIDE PHOTOS OF THOSE WHO STEAL OR WRITE BAD CHECKS
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
A program started late last year to safeguard city merchants from convicted shoplifters and bad check writers has shown some success. Under the program, merchants are provided with photos of the offenders. Crime Prevention Officer Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department said at least two reports of arrests both from shoplifting incidents have taken place as a result of the photos...
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SCOTT CITY TOW SERVICE OPERATOR THREATENS SUIT
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
SCOTT CITY -- The owner of a wrecker service in Scott City says she plans to sue the city because it won't employ her service. Betty Jackson, the owner of Twin City Auto Sales, accused the city of discrimination. But city officials said hiring Jackson's service means they likely would be sued by someone else...
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STUDENTS TO GET INSIGHT INTO PROCESS
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
Students in the political science department at Southeast Missouri State University are rolling up their sleeves this month to learn the presidential election process firsthand. The department has planned a presidential election simulation from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and Thursday and Feb. 27 in the University Center to allow students to learn about politics, said Rick Althaus, Southeast assistant professor of political science...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
LAURIE BLACK Occupation: Student, Southeast Missouri State University. Hometown: Sikeston. Pet Peeve: "People who forget to turn off their car's turn blinker." The best part of my life will be when: "I graduate from Southeast Missouri State University."...
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WAYNE HARPER
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
ALTON, Ill. -- Wayne Harper, 77, of Fairfield, Ill. and formerly of Alton died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at the VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Dec. 28, 1914, at Cottonwood, Ill., the son of Elmer and Flora Norman Harper. Survivors include his wife, Alene Bishop of Fairfield and formerly of Dongola, Ill. and a brother, Lee Harper of Fairfield...
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ELSIE V. VITITOE
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
Elsie V. Vititoe, 83, of 222 Camellia Street in Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau are incomplete.
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ESTHER SINDLE
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
SIKESTON -- Esther Sindle, 73, of Sikeston, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born June 24, 1918, in Johnson County, Ark., daughter of William Carl and Stella Stone Johnson. She and Earl Wesley Sindle were married July 11, 1936. He died March 17, 1990...
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CHARLES D. EMORY
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Charles Dewey Emory, 87, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at Charleston Manor. He was born Oct. 3, 1904, in Mississippi County, son of Charles and Maggie Elizabeth McElmurry Emory. He and Vera Carver were married June 17, 1939. She died Dec. 8, 1977...
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JESSE G. PRINCE
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
Jesse G. Prince, 65, of 232 S. Ellis in Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangement at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau are incomplete.
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DONALD L. GRANT
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
SIKESTON -- Donald L. Grant, 57, of Sikeston, died Monday, Feb. 17, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Oct. 15, 1934, at Sikeston, son of Elmer E. and Erma Elmore Grant. He and Margie Freeman Pease were married Aug. 2, 1975, at Benton...
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DOROTHY J. CHAMBLISS
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Dorothy J. Chambliss, 87, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1904, in Cairo, daughter of Raymond and Elsie Stuart Henderson. She married Flavie Elvis Chambliss, who died in 1948. Chambliss was a retired registered nurse, member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Daughters of Isabella...
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LEE HORTON
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
SIKESTON -- Lee Horton, 80, of Sikeston, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992, at his home. He was born Dec. 18, 1911, in Lexington, Tenn., son of Omrie Lee and Olie Mae Snyder Horton. He and Pauline M. Bozeman were married Nov. 7, 1932, in St. Louis. She died April 23, 1967...
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OLA MAE MIZE
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
Ola Mae Mize, 88, 524 N. Fountain, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, at her home. She was born May 22, 1903, at Neelys Landing, daughter of Barney and Emma Hilderbrand Hodge. She married Hugh Mize May 14, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. Mize had worked at International Shoe Co., and then was a beautician several years. She was a member of Red Star Baptist Church...
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DOUGLAS A. BEASLEY
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Douglas A. Beasley of Fairmont City, Ill., will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baker Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today. Beasley, 17, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 1992, in Troy, Ill., from injuires received in an automobile accident...
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FLOSSIE L. GREEN
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Flossie L. Green of Hiram will be held at 2 p.m. today at Baker Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Clinton Massa and Paul Jordan will officiate, with burial in Cowan Cemetery. Green, 83, died Monday, Feb. 17, 1992, at Greenville Nursing Care...
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ALENE BOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
JACKSON -- Alene Bollinger, 68, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992, shortly after arrival at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born May 15, 1923, at Jackson, daughter of Otto and Annie Oldham Goehman. She married Roy Bollinger Feb. 10, 1940, at Jackson...
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WILLIAM J. TRANKLER
(Obituary ~ 02/19/92)
NEW HAMBURG -- William John Trankler, 64, of New Hamburg, died Monday, Feb. 17, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 17, 1927, in St. Louis, son of William Joseph and Wilhemenia Brands Trankler. He and Viola Mary Glueck Blattel were married June 30, 1973...
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LEND ME YOUR EAR: PURISTS MAY DISLIKE ELLIPSIS, BUT IT IS ACCEPTABLE
(Column ~ 02/19/92)
A lady of my acquaintance questioned my use of "overview" in the title of a recent column. An overview may be a summary, a survey, or a review. I used it to refer to material discussed in earlier columns, though it carries an extra syllable and is less familiar than "review." Sometimes an extra syllable makes for better rhythm...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER SAYS SHE ANSWERED CALL AT TRINITY
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
Elizabeth Babchak feels that teaching second grade at Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau was not just a career decision. "I did not really decide to become a Lutheran schoolteacher," Babchak said, "but rather the Lord called me into his service."...
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12 SCHOOLS REPRESENTED: STATE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT GOVERNMENTS TO GATHER HERE
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
About 100 student leaders from 12 public and private colleges and universities in Missouri will be in Cape Girardeau this weekend for a meeting of the Missouri Association of Student Governments. The meeting will be held at the University Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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NEWTON'S LAW: HARKIN CASHES IN HOME STATE, BUT HIS CONSTITUENTS ARE LOSERS
(Column ~ 02/19/92)
Tom Harkin is no Kevin Costner. He may be a lot like Robin Hood ("take from the rich, give to the poor"), who Costner played in a movie. But as far as doing a good turn for Iowa, Harkin places second to the Hollywood star. Harkin is a U.S. senator from Iowa. ...
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TRYING TO UNTANGLE POLITICAL POWER PUZZLE
(Column ~ 02/19/92)
Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the qoverned. - Thomas Jefferson In confronting a question that has challenged Americans since the time of Thomas Jefferson, members of the Missouri House of Representatives came face to face the other day with the use of power as opposed to securing consent to exercise it. ...
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NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO AMEND SOUTHEAST POLICY
(Editorial ~ 02/19/92)
Southeast Missouri State University is under siege from the incessantly irrelevant "politically correct" crowd, whose mouthpieces want the institution to extend its non-discrimination policy to homosexual students. Student groups already have come out in favor of amendments to the policy to prohibit discrimination not only on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap, but also on the basis of "sexual orientation."...
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NEW RECORD-KEEPING PROGRAM HELPFUL FOR MISSOURI FARMERS
(Local News ~ 02/19/92)
A new, improved Management Information Records (MIR) program from University Extension will help many Missouri farmers make better business decisions. "The MIR program has evolved from a mail-in records program that served hundreds of farmers each year from computer centers on our University campuses," said Norlin A. ...
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