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BERTHA M. HENNECKE
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
Bertha M. Hennecke of Havana, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 22, 1992 at St. John's Hospital in Havana. She was 83. She was born Jan. 12, 1909 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Fred and Katherine Held Weisenstein. She married Albert Hennecke on Nov. 21, 1936 in Cape Girardeau. He survives...
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FRIENDS OF THE PARK DAY PLANNED
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
If you've never painted a pool, waxed playground equipment or planted flowers and think it's time you did so Saturday is your chance. Friends of the Park Day is an annual effort by the Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation Department to recruit volunteers to help beautify the city parks, specifically Capaha Park...
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VAN WILL BOLSTER `MEALS' EFFORT
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
JACKSON -- The Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging now has a 1990 Chevrolet van that is delivering Meals on Wheels to house-bound senior citizens in the northern half of Cape Girardeau County. The van was delivered to the agency on Monday. It was purchased from Johannes Auto Sales in Jackson with funds from a senior citizens service tax approved last year by voters in Cape County, said Glenda Hood, executive director of the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging. ...
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CHAMBER CHOIR AT CENTRAL HIGH WILL HOLD CONCERT
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School Chamber Choir will perform Thursday at Old St. Vincent's Church at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes two sections. The first section features religious music. The second section features two all-state soloists, Jeni Kafka and Danny Lancaster, followed by spirituals and songs of love...
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JOHN GRIMM WILL HEAD COUNTY EFFORT FOR MEL CARNAHAN
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
John Grimm, a Cape Girardeau attorney, has been appointed Cape Girardeau County coordinator for Lt. Gov. Mel Carnahan, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor this year. Grimm will be responsible for organizing support and coordinating campaign activities in the county...
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SINGLE-PARENT SEMINAR WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
A single-parent seminar will be held Saturday at the Cape Area Vocational-Technical School, 301 N. Clark. The event, which will run from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., is the first in a series of mini-conferences designed to meet needs of single parents, said Dorothy Hardy, director of the Single Parent Program for the Cape Girardeau School District...
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FOR A LAUGH ... COMMUNITY THEATER SHOW IS CLASSIC COMEDY; YOUNG DIRECTOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
The co-director of the upcoming Broadway Community Theater presentation, at 18 years of age, still has ample acting experience. Jill Sturm says she caught the acting bug in fifth grade and has been involved in theater since. A senior at Cape Girardeau Central High School, she is co-director with David Kaempher of "Pure As The Driven Snow," a melodrama that will be presented May 8-9 by the Broadway Community Theatre...
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HERITAGE DAYS PLANNED AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Southeast Missouri State University will celebrate the heritage of the Southeast Missouri and its residents April 30 through May 2 during the first-ever Heritage Days celebration. A series of fairs, bazaars and concerts will commemorate the cultures of the region, said George Dordoni, Student Development Programmer at Southeast...
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SPRING FLING FOR SENIORS SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
The Alpha Phi Omega service sorority at Southeast Missouri State University will sponsor a Senior Citizen Spring Fling dance Saturday at the University Center. The dance begins at 7 p.m. and is open to all older adults. There will be a $2 donation for admission. Proceeds will go to various charities...
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DANCE WILL BENEFIT CF
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
KELSO -- The fourth annual Cystic Fibrosis fund-raiser dance will be held May 2 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Kelso Knights of Columbus Hall. Proceeds from the dance, three cash drawings and a cash bar will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Association, according to Sally LeGrand, dance chairperson...
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REGIONAL QUILT ON DISPLAY DURING WEEKEND SCENIC DRIVE
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
A dozen quilters have combined to prepare a special "Regional Quilt" for this weekend's Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive. Representatives from each of the 12 communities featured on the 131-mile tour prepared a "block" from "their town," which appears in the finished quilt...
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SHRINE RODEO SET FOR MAY
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Professional cowboys are slated to compete in Cape Girardeau May 22-24 during the second annual Cape Shrine Club Rodeo. The rodeo will feature bull riding, bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, team roping and barrel racing...
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BE OUR GUEST: JACKSON SCHOOLS WORK FOR BETTER EDUCATIONAL FUTURE
(Column ~ 04/23/92)
Diana Beeson is a resident of Jackson. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Mr. Wayne Maupin, the Superintendent of Jackson R-II School District, for his efforts and the manner in which he chose to exert his efforts in promoting the recent local tax levy for the Jackson school system...
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SURPRISE! JAPANESE NEITHER 10-FEET TALL, NOR INVINCIBLE
(Column ~ 04/23/92)
Were you just plain embarrassed by President Bush's trade mission to Japan, back in January? I was. And my embarrassment began before and had nothing to do with our President's late unpleasantness with the stomach flu. We live in an interdependent world economy, a fact we forget at our peril...
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REGENTS CHOOSE RIGHT ON ATHLETICS BUDGET
(Editorial ~ 04/23/92)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents voted unanimously last week to reject a budget panel's recommendation that $250,000 be trimmed from the school's intercollegiate athletic allocation. In doing so, regents bypassed the counsel of the university's Budget Review Committee. Hard as the decision is to accept during difficult fiscal times, the regents acted properly...
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SYMPHIC THANKS
(Editorial ~ 04/23/92)
To the Editor: You folks in Cape Girardeau are tremendous! The Kansas City Symphony performed at the Show Me Center on April 14. We had a warm and appreciate audience. The orchestra was treated to an elegant reception following the concert. It was a pleasure to meet such lovely people...
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TAX OFFERS NO REFORMS FOR SCHOOLS
(Editorial ~ 04/23/92)
On April 9, the Missouri House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to increase taxes, including corporate taxes, to raise an estimated $90 million to fund a revised school foundation formula. The tax increase amendment, sponsored by Rep. Steve Carroll, D-Hannibal, is a part of House Bill 1060 that was approved by a 106-45 count...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/23/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Luhring of Gainesville, Fla., North Florida Regional Hospital there, 8:11 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 1992. Name, Tarl Edward. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Luhring is the former Darla Poston, daughter of Ronald and Nancy Poston of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Albertson's in Gainesville. Luhring is employed at Red Lobster in Gainesville, and is the son of Gerald Luhring of Plant City, Fla., and the late Mrs. Luhring...
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HELEN M. CAMERON
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Helen M. Cameron, 84, of Mounds, Ill., died Tuesday, April 21, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Oct. 5, 1907, in Mounds, daughter of William and Stella Biggerstaff Boren. She married William Arvel Cameron Oct. 20, 1928. He died in 1984...
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ORBIE B. KEMPFER
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
Orbie B. Kempfer, 84, 2613 Leroy, died Wednesday, April 22, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 5, 1907, in Murphysboro, Ill., daughter of William and Julia Foncree Stoddard. She married Cecil Kempfer Sept. 19, 1924, at Ft. Chartres, Ill. He died in 1981...
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ELLSWORTH VANCIL
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
Ellsworth Vancil, 72, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died Sunday, April 19, 1992, in a nursing home there. He was formerly of Canton, and was a truck driver 10 years for Admiral Merchants of St. Paul, Minn. Survivors include his wife, Ann; two daughters, July Wilson of Granite City, Ill., Sharon Oleksy of St. ...
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FLORA K. LINTNER
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Flora Katherine Lintner, 74, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 21, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 22, 1918, at Crosstown, the daughter of the late Henry and Katherine Irmer Weibrecht. On Nov. 28, 1940, she married Julius A. Lintner, who preceded her in death Oct. 23, 1969...
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ROBERT W. WACHTER
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
Funeral service for Robert Wilson Wachter of Crestwood was held Tuesday in St. Louis. Wachter, 79, died Friday, April 17, 1992, enroute to a St. Louis hospital. He was born July 31, 1912, at Jackson, son of John and Emma Clementz Wachter. He and the former Sylvia Grant were married in 1950...
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CECIL CARNER
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Cecil Carner, 71, of Olive Branch, died Tuesday, April 21, 1992, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 1920, at Jonesboro, Ark., son of Curtis and Zella Martin Carner. He and Mary Clutts were married March 31, 1978. Carner was a member of Alexander Free Will Baptist Church, Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce, Olive Branch Cemetery Association, and was president of Happy Hour Senior Citizens...
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MALINDA L. WALLACE
(Obituary ~ 04/23/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Malinda Lee Wallace of Riverside, Calif., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Carl Addison will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today...
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PARENTS AS TEACHERS MUST ENDURE 50 PERCENT STAFF CUT
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Parent educators are considering how best to cut 100 to 120 families from the Cape Girardeau Parents as Teachers program for next year. The state-mandated early education program for children birth to age 3 has taken a 50 percent staff cut for the coming year as part of the Cape Girardeau public school's $1.2 million budget reduction plan...
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NEWSLINE: CHILD DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
A 3-year old Cape Girardeau boy died Wednesday after being hit by a car along Big Bend Road. The victim is Seth A. Breitenstein, 1828 Big Bend Road. Police said the accident occurred at 7:45 p.m. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter said the boy and his brother and sister were playing in the yard of their home and had gone back to the house to put away their bicycles...
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500 AT DRUG ABUSE CONFERENCE; HUMORIST RETURNS TO ALMA MATER TO TELL OF HIS EXPERIENCES
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Michael Pritchard has spent his life helping kids. A standup comedian and former juvenile officer, Pritchard returned to his alma mater Southeast Missouri State University Wednesday to speak at a substance abuse conference. About 500 professionals in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse from throughout Southeast Missouri attended the conference at the University Center. The university's health and leisure studies department helped sponsor the conference...
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SEMO'S AX MAY YET FALL; COCHRAN: ATHLETIC CUTS STILL POSSIBLE
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Southeast Missouri State University's athletic budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year may still be cut, although not by the magnitude originally recommended, a university official indicated Wednesday. Provost Leslie Cochran told the Faculty Senate that some recommendation for cutting the athletic budget could be made to the regents...
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DRISKILL COMMITTED TO PASSAGE OF GUN MEASURE
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
State Rep. Joe Driskill said Wednesday he is optimistic a crime bill containing a controversial amendment that would establish a process for citizens to carry concealed weapons will be approved before the session ends May 15. Two weeks ago the Missouri House, by a wide margin, approved Driskill's amendment to allow sheriffs to issue permits to citizens to carry concealed weapons. ...
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GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS GOLF-COURSE FEE HIKES
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
As part of a citywide effort to make user fees commensurate with costs of city services and programs, the Cape Girardeau Golf Course Advisory Board Wednesday recommended an increase in golf fees. All of the board members present at Wednesday's meeting said they had made a point of asking golfers at the Jaycee Municipal Golf Course if the fee hike was acceptable...
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JACKSON SETS RECYCLING FAIR
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
JACKSON - A Recycling Fair will be held in Jackson Saturday to help people become more aware of the recycling program. The fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, at the street department shed at the end of Florence Street, near the old power plant...
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ROTARIANS FROM MORE THAN 40 CLUBS TO GATHER THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Rotarians from more than 40 clubs will be in Cape Girardeau this weekend for the annual district convention. The Jackson Rotary Club will be host for the Rotary District 6090 Conference, to be held Friday and Saturday at the Drury Lodge. Rick Sparks, publicity chairman, said District 6090 included clubs from the Meramec River to the north, to the Arkansas line, and from the Mississippi River to West Plains...
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FRIENDS OF ST. FRANCIS HOST TO `PIG OUT'
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
The Friends of St. Francis continue a tradition of having a good time while raising money for St. Francis Medical Center when the organization sponsors "The Great American Pig Out," featuring the first "Meadow Muffin Contest." This combination barbecue, hoedown and "meadow muffin" event will be held May 16 on property owned by Pat Evans, off Bloomfield Road two miles west of I-66. The event begins at 6:30 p.m...
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NEW HEALTH CARE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
(Local News ~ 04/23/92)
Two new health care scholarships will be available through the St. Francis Auxiliary this year, bringing to 11 the number of grants annually awarded to students pursuing careers in the medical field. The new scholarships have been endowed in honor of long-time St. Francis Medical Center volunteer Bess Estes and the late Lucy Ellen Towse of Cape Girardeau...
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