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WILMA E. HOWELL
(Obituary ~ 04/08/92)
CHAFFEE -- Wilma Elizabeth Howell, 70, Chaffee Route 2, died Monday, April 6, 1992, at her home. She was born April 5, 1922, at Perkins, daughter of Otto and Amelia Gibbs Jennings. She married Leo Howell Feb. 16, 1940. He died July 20, 1985. Howell was a member of the General Baptist Church here and Sunday School teacher many yeas, and member of Morley Chapter Order of Eastern Star...
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$100,000: FUND-RAISER BEING HELD FOR ILL MAN
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
A fund-raising drive to help pay for the cost of a bone marrow transplant for a Columbia man with acute myelocytic leukemia is in progress, announced the man's brother, Bruce Fox of Kelso. Fox said his brother, Ron Fox, 34, must undergo the transplant within the next few weeks to stay alive...
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PAGEANT PLANNED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
A Miss Spring Fest Pageant will be held Friday and Saturday at Cape Central High School. The event has three age divisions: Little Miss spring Fest, 10-13 years; Junior Miss Spring Fest, 14-17 years; Miss Spring Fest, 18-22 years. Entry fee is $25. Rehearsal will be held Friday from 6-8 p.m. Interviews will be held Saturday at 5 p.m...
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BUSINESS CONFERENCE SET TODAY
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The conference gets under way at 8 a.m., with the first program to start at 9 a.m. Beemer will discuss retail market strategy at the 9 a.m. session, and Craig will be the noon luncheon speaker. Carol A. Keeler, co-anchor of KZIM radio news and host of "Talk of Cape," will serve as moderator for an open panel discussion, scheduled at 10:30 a.m. ...
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CHAFFEE WASTE WATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE BID SOON
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
CHAFFEE - Improvements to the city's waste water treatment plant will be done by this fall if bids for the construction work are taken this summer. That's the word from Wayne McSpadden of S.H. Smith Consulting Engineers and Surveyors in Cape Girardeau. McSpadden is the city's engineer for the project...
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TOP OFFICIALS FROM JOHN DEERE VISIT TO SEE EQUIPMENT IN ACTION
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
A group of Deere & Company officials including chairman of the board, Hans Becherer got a first-hand look Monday at how some of the company's construction equipment is being used in Cape Girardeau. One of the pieces of equipment attracting attention was the John Deere HYD Excavator 892D/LC, which has been fitted with a 60-foot boom needed for ditch work on the Cape LaCroix Creek-Walker Branch flood control project...
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NEW SITE FOR DRIVER EXAMINATIONS PICKED, EFFECTIVE THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Effective Thursday, all driver examinations with the exception of the commercial drivers license skills test will be given at the Naval Reserve Training Center, 2530 Maria Louise Lane. The move was announced by Robert L. Hente, driver examiner supervisor for the Missouri Highway Patrol...
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SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EARN SPOT ON DEAN'S LIST
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Southeast Missouri State University has named 1,130 students to its Dean's List for academic achievement during the fall 1991 semester. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester...
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PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFERS WORD PROCESSOR
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library now has a word processor available for public use. The IBM-compatible computer is loaded with Wordperfect 5.1 and Microsoft Windows word processing programs. Instruction manuals for these programs are available at the reference desk...
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HEALTH SCREENING SET
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Tri-County Health Related Services will offer a health screening at the Marble Hill Nutrition Center Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. The screening includes blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar and cholesterol. A fee is charged for the cholesterol check...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: DELTA ART TEACHER'S CLASSES HAVE LOTS OF MESSES
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The classrooms where Roy Hartle teaches at Delta R-5 Elementary School and High School are unique from others. "It's quite messy," Hartle said. That's because Hartle teaches art. "We have lots of spills, thus a lot of messes to clean up," he said. Hartle teaches art to students in kindergarten through 12th grade at Delta, where he has taught for 15 years...
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DEMOCRACY FULFILLED THROUGH STAMP IDEA THAT'S HARD TO LICK
(Column ~ 04/08/92)
What's the king doing up for election? Is this any way to treat royalty? Elections are for folks like George Bush and Bill Clinton, who get a lot of neat cars and bombs if voters favor them but whose capacity to move people in a profound way is related more to the process they've become involved with than personal appeal...
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BE OUR GUEST
(Editorial ~ 04/08/92)
Dr. Anthony Zoffuto is a Cape Girardeau physician. Health is the state of normal physiologic, anatomic, and emotional being, a gift. Disease is the state of dysfunctionally altered physiologic, anatomic and/or emotional being.~ Health insurance does not exist since no amount of money can ensure the state of health...
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LET'S CHECK OUT LIBRARIES DURING CELEBRATION WEEK
(Editorial ~ 04/08/92)
Libraries are much more than four walls filled with books. They are keepers of information that can open doors of opportunity. This, National Library Week, provides a good time to find out what treasures our local libraries have to offer. "Solve What's Puzzling You" is Missouri's theme for the week. ...
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WALLACE G. SINDLE
(Obituary ~ 04/08/92)
SIKESTON -- Wallace G. "Wally" Sindle, 67, of Round Rock, Texas, formerly of Farmington, died Monday, April 6, 1992, at Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, following an extended illness. He was born May 27, 1924, in Dover, Ark., son of Houston and Viola Backus Sindle. He and Edna Alsup were married July 5, 1988...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/08/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ron Hobeck, Jackson Route 6, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:47 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 1992. Name, Levi Aaron. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hobeck is the former Lisa Reisenbichler, daughter of Bill and Cheryl Ladd of Burfordville. She is a secretary at Capital Bank in Jackson. Hobeck is a deputy with Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, and is the son of Marga Elbrecht of Jackson and the la te Harold Hobeck...
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PREPARING FOR EASTER A TRADITION THROUGH AGES
(Column ~ 04/08/92)
A second look at books and magazines of the early 20th century shows what great changes have taken place, not only in Southeast Missouri but in the world. Almost everything has changed, although not always for the better. Brushing aside that which is distasteful, the preparation for Easter and the welcoming of spring are calendar and household events of prime importance...
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JACKSON VOTERS REJECT SCHOOL LEVY HIKE
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
JACKSON -- By a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent, Jackson School District voters Tuesday rejected a 35-cent increase in the district's tax levy. Jackson school officials weren't alone in their inability to convince voters that additional funding was needed for their district...
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WASHINGTON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education will consider six options for administering Washington Elementary School at a special noon meeting today. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at 61 N. Clark. Board President Pat Ruopp said the board will likely come to a conclusion at the meeting...
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SCOTT CITY: FORHAN WINS MAYOR'S POST
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
SCOTT CITY -- A one-time mayor of Ste. Genevieve will become the next mayor of Scott City. Voters Tuesday elected businessman Larry Forhan to the post over challenger Rodney Holloway. Forhan received 440 votes to Holloway's 313. In other city races, Kenny Holder defeated incumbent Edith Davidson for a one-year Ward 2 post on the city council. Also in Ward 2, John Rogers was re-elected for a two-year term over challenger George Moit...
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GATELEY TOP COUNCIL VOTE-GETTER; KASTEN AND SPRADLING ALSO GET SEATS
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Melvin Gateley, who campaigned as rigorously as any of the five candidates for the Cape Girardeau City Council, Tuesday received the most votes to win one of three four-year terms on the council. Gateley received 2,741 votes, or nearly 27 percent of those cast. Melvin Kasten finished second with 2,422 votes, and incumbent Al Spradling III was re-elected with 2,225...
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SWAN WINS CONTESTED BOARD SEAT
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Kathy Swan, who emphasized the need for better communication between the Cape Girardeau Board of Education and the community, won election Tuesday to a one-year term on the board. The Cape Girardeau businesswoman defeated insurance consultant Jeff Daniel by nearly a 2-1 margin, 2,364 to 1,287...
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COMMITTEE ON HUNGER GATHERS HERE
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on Hunger will hold a special hearing in Cape Girardeau Monday. The hearing, scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Show Me Center, will focus on ways to make public assistance programs work better. U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson of Cape Girardeau is the ranking Republican member of the panel. Rep. Jill Long of Indiana will chair the hearing...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
JUDY HEURING Occupation: Customer service at Capital Bank. The best part of my job is: "The people I work with and the customers I meet." What do you do in your spare time: "I follow the sports and musical careers of my boys, and I love to cross-stitch."...
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BOLLINGER, ADAMS ELECTED TO JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD; FOUR INCUMBENT ALDERMEN ARE RE-ELECTED IN UNOPPOSED RACES
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
JACKSON -- Incumbent Jeanette Bollinger and newcomer Marvin Adams were elected Tuesday to the Jackson School District Board of Education. Bollinger, a retired programming assistant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, received 1,921, or 40 percent of the vote to lead the three-candidate race...
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VOTERS DEFEAT WATER DISTRICT EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
A proposal to expand the boundaries of Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Cape Girardeau County was defeated Tuesday. The measure won a simple majority but not the necessary two-thirds majority needed for passage. The vote was 173 for to 131 against, or 57 percent to 43 percent...
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CHAFFEE REJECTS PARK TAX
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
CHAFFEE - The Chaffee city park tax proposal was voted down Tuesday by a wide margin, failing by more than 100 votes. City voters snubbed the proposal, turning it away with 371 "no" votes to 262 "yes" votes, or 59 to 41 percent, respectively. If passed the proposal would have raised the city's park tax from 11 to 35 cents per $100 assessed valuation...
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NELL HOLCOMB VOTERS RE-ELECT TWO INCUMBENTS
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Both incumbents won re-election to the Nell Holcomb R-4 Board of Education Tuesday. The incumbents, Daniel Taylor and Karen Fornkahl, fought off challenges by a former long-time school board member and a first-time candidate. Voters in the elementary school district north of Cape Girardeau gave Fornkahl 110 votes and Taylor 99. Bob Rubel, a nine-year board member until being defeated last year, garnered 64 votes...
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CREECH, WOLSEY WIN CHAFFEE CITY COUNCIL RACES
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
CHAFFEE - Chaffee voters Tuesday re-elected one city council member but ousted another, while both incumbents on the Chaffee R-2 School District Board of Education were given another term. One-term city council member Irmgard Chronister of Ward 2 was defeated by newcomer Marlene Creech 129 votes to 95...
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SHELL BEATS MARBLE HILL MAYOR
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Voters in Marble Hill narrowly elected a new mayor Tuesday, replacing long-time mayor Shirley Cooper, who lost her bid for re-election by 14 votes. Adrian Shell received 235 votes, Cooper, 221 and a third candidate for the post, Ricky L. Welker, received 10 votes...
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PERRYVILLE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES COUNTY 911 SERVICE
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Voters in Perry County Tuesday overwhelmingly approved installation of a 911 emergency telephone system in the county. They also elected two incumbent members of the Board of Aldermen and two people to the Perry County School board. About 78 percent, or 3,199 voters, approved the 911 measure, while 889 voters rejected it...
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SEMO ACTIVITIES EFFORT CITED AT CONVENTION
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The National Association for Campus Activities' (NACA) Illiana Region, headed by Robert Beodeker, director of the University Center at Southeast Missouri State University, was recognized as the "Most Improved Region" during the 1992 national convention Feb. 18-22 in Dallas...
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WESTVACO TO GIVE TREES AWAY FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
Westvaco Corp. of Wickliffe, Ky. will be giving away free tree seedlings at West Park Mall Friday as part of Missouri's Arbor Day. Approximately 1,200 boxed, 6-8 inch pine seedlings have been prepared. Trees will be given away from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The seedlings come with planting instructions...
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CENTER PROGRAM SET
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
The Community Counseling Center is offering a program Thursday titled "Shame On Me." The free class will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. in the center. The program will examine healthy shame versus destructive, self-defeating shame. Staff psychologist John Skaggs will present the program...
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10 YEARS AS VOLUNTEER: EMERGENCY SERVICERS WORKER HONORED BY STATE AGENCY, COUNTY COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
JACKSON -- When a disaster threatens Cape Girardeau County, one of the first volunteers to respond to the Cape Girardeau County Emergency Operations Center in Jackson is Michael D. Niemier, assistant coordinator for emergency services. Niemier has been involved in the emergency services operations since 1979, when a 24-inch blizzard paralyzed area in late February...
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CLONING TECHNIQUE: THESE LITTLE PIGS ARE LEANER, HEALTHIER
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
COLUMBIA -- If research at the University of Missouri-Columbia is successful, farmers will have a better pig cloning technique, allowing for leaner, healthier pigs that grow faster on less food. Dr. Randall Prather, assistant professor of animal science, is perfecting a cloning method known as nuclear transfer, which involves moving nuclei from a several-day-old embryo to an unfertilized egg and transplanting that egg in a surrogate mother. ...
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NEW LIONS CLUB ORGANIZES IN CAPE; MEETINGS ARE TUESDAYS
(Local News ~ 04/08/92)
An Evening Lions Club was recently organized, and meetings are being held the first and third Tuesdays each month at Mr. B's Pancake and Steaks (Formerly Papa D's). The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Major activities of the organization include sight conservation and work with the blind, hearing and speech action and work with the deaf, citizenship and educational services...
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