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IRMINA K. NISWONGER
(Obituary ~ 06/05/92)
Irmina K. Niswonger, 85, 1105 Linden, died Thursday, June 4, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 15, 1906, at New Hamburg, daughter of John and Rovina Wolters Hahn. She married Norman Niswonger in October 1927, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 13, 1961...
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MISSOURI PARKS MARK DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY
(Editorial ~ 06/05/92)
It's a diamond jubilee this year in Missouri as the state park system commemorates its 75th anniversary. Local residents can join in the birthday celebration this weekend as Trail of Tears State Park also marks its 35th anniversary of being donated to the state. Next month, Bollinger Mill will observe its 25th anniversary of joining the state park system...
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PAW STAFF RECEIVES AWARDS
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
The 1991-92 Paw staff, in its seventh year of publication, has earned five national awards and seven state awards in competition this spring. The staff received four Gold Key awards and one Sweepstakes award from Quill and Scroll, the International Honorary Society for High School Journalists...
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RACKING HORSE SHOW AT DEXTER
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
DEXTER - For the 15th consecutive year, the Missouri State Racking Horse Show will be held here. The Dexter Chamber of Commerce and its horse show committee met this week to work out details concerning Saturday's show that begins at 3 p.m. at the Stoddard County Fairgrounds...
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SCOTT CENTRAL SENIORS RECEIVE AWARDS
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
MORLEY -- Scott Central High School held its graduation ceremonies for 31 seniors on May 28. A number of seniors were recipients of scholarships and awards. They are as follows: Cynthia Bramlett, valedictorian: Bright Flight Scholarship, the Southwest Baptist Chancellor's Scholarship, finalist for the Westlake Scholarship...
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SCOTT CITY GRADUATES EARN SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City High School graduates earned a number of scholarships. These awards include: Jennifer Smith: President's Scholarship, Southeast Missouri State; Excellence Award Scholarship, University of Missouri; Regents Scholarship, Missouri Southern State; Northland College Academic Scholarship...
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KAMATH KEYNOTES DOCTOR TV SHOW
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
Nerve medications is the topic of next Thursday's Ask Your Doctor show. Dr. K.P.S. Kamath will present the program, beginning at 8 p.m. on Cable Channel 13. "Ask Your Doctor" is sponsored jointly by St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital in conjunction with the Cape Girardeau County Medical Society...
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FIFTH LIFEBEAT AIR MEDICAL CONFERENCE TO BE SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
The fifth annual Air Medical Emergency Conference sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital and LifeBeat Air Medical Service will address the emergency medical needs of children. The conference directed toward emergency and primary care physicians, registered nurses, and emergency personnel will be held Saturday at Cape Girardeau's Holiday Inn Convention Center...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: COUNCIL DOESN'T CONSIDER `COMMON MAN' IN TRASH FEE INCREASE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/05/92)
Open Letter to the Cape Girardeau City Council: This letter is to "thank you" for listening to the citizens of Cape Girardeau in your vote to increase the fees for trash pickup without further investigating the methods in which to do it within the realms of fairness to all...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/05/92)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Givens of Ankeny, Iowa, Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 1992. Name, Courtney Breanne. Weight, 8 pounds 9 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Givens is the former Beverly Poston, daughter of Rodney and Virginia Poston of Cape Girardeau. She is manager of Hardee's and he is manager of Long John Silver's in Des Moines. He is the son of James and Rose Givens of Decatur, Ill...
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ALICE O. HAIRSTON
(Obituary ~ 06/05/92)
MATTHEWS -- Alice O. Hairston, 59, of Matthews, died Thursday, June 4, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 25, 1933, in Damascus, Ark., daughter of Lonnie V. and Cecilia C. Davis Mason. She married Thomas B. Hairston Feb. 14, 1953, at Canalou...
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CHARLES HARRISON
(Obituary ~ 06/05/92)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Charles Harrison of Sikeston was held Thursday at Crews-Welsh and Ponder Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Buck officiated, with burial in Old Morley Cemetery. Harrison, 79, died Sunday, May 31, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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SCHOOL BOARD: TRANSPORTATION, PLANNING ON AGENDA
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is scheduled to discuss student transportation, naming of school facilities and long-range planning at its meeting Monday. The board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Superintendent Neyland Clark said board members will receive a progress report on student transportation...
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WOMAN WHO WAS FEARED ABDUCTED LOCATED AT HOTEL
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
A Cape Girardeau woman reported missing Tuesday was located at a south St. Louis County hotel, police said Thursday. Cape Girardeau Police Lt. Detective John Brown said authorities located the woman, Clarisse Louise Chism, after a female employee at the hotel learned of the missing woman through St. Louis television news coverage...
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AIDS: NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES IN MISSOURI CONTINUES TO CLIMB
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
The number of AIDS cases reported in Missouri continues to climb, and medical experts say more heterosexuals are contracting the disease. Reported cases among homosexual and bisexual males are much higher than those among heterosexuals, but are remaining steady from year to year. The number of reported cases among straight men and women is rising, according to state statistics...
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AREA ROTARIANS LEND POLIOPLUS HELP
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
Thanks to Rotary Club members, over $230 million has been raised since 1987 to provide polio immunizations to 2.4 million children throughout the world. All of the money came from pledges made by Rotarians. The immunization program, called PolioPlus, originated in the United States to help stamp out polio in Third World countries. It is sponsored and funded by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International...
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TRUANT OFFICER HELPS KIDS GET ON RIGHT TRACK
(Local News ~ 06/05/92)
Since 1974, J. Weldon McBride has been a man with a mission to get students in school. McBride, known as "Brownie," has served at the Cape Girardeau Public School's attendance officer. He is being forced to retire from the position because of district budget cuts...
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