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AFA DEMONSTRATES OVER PRONO VIDEO TAPES
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
JACKSON -- Members of the American Family Association fired another shot Monday over the county prosecuting attorney's decision not to prosecute a local video store that rents pornographic tapes. An officer of the association's Cape Girardeau County chapter coordinated a one-hour picket at the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse that criticized the prosecutor, Morley Swingle, though not by name. The prosecuting attorney's office is in the courthouse...
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OSCAR HIRSCH DIES, 96; WAS A PIONEER IN RADIO, TELEVISION
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
Broadcasting pioneer Oscar C. Hirsch of Cape Girardeau, who founded the first radio and television stations in the region, died Monday night at Southeast Missouri Hospital at the age of 96. Hirsch, of 3120 Independence, died about 6:30 p.m., family members said...
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CITIZENS URGE CITY TRASH BIDS
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
Despite residents' urging, the Cape Girardeau City Council Monday took no action to seek bids from private trash haulers on the city's residential trash service. In other business, Larry Godfrey of 1732 Rampart presented a petition to the council with the signatures of 1,786 voters who favor switching from at-large to "zone" council elections...
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PORTION OF MOUNT AUBURN CLOSED TODAY
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
A road construction project will close a short portion of Mount Auburn Road today, according to the Missouri Department of Highways and Transportation. The southbound lane of Mount Auburn Road near the Route K intersection will be closed after 7 a.m. today for concrete pouring...
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TOM BOSTON WITHDRAWS CANDIDACY
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
JACKSON - Tom Boston, a Democratic candidate for Cape Girardeau County public administrator, withdrew Monday morning as a candidate. Boston had filed earlier this year to challenge Republican John Ferguson for the post. Boston said he "withdrew for health reasons. I felt it was best to withdraw and give someone else a chance to run if they want to," he explained...
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SCOTT CITY RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER SALES TAX HIKE
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Voters will be asked in November to approve a quarter-cent sales tax hike in Scott City to pay for a new fire truck, the Scott City Council decided Monday. In a unanimous vote, the council approved putting the measure on the ballot. Mayor Larry Forhan said it's the only way the city can afford to replace its aging fire truck...
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JACKSON BOARD HALTS WORK ON WEST MAIN
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
Work on the problem-plagued West Main Street improvement project was halted again Monday, this time by the Jackson Board of Aldermen. The board voted 8-0 to put a stop to work on the project on the recommendation of City Attorney David Beeson. A special meeting is scheduled Thursday between the city, the contractor, SIS of Creal Springs, Ill., and the contractor's bonding company to discuss the future of the West Main Street project...
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JACKSON BAND TO HOLD FINAL CONCERT OF SEASON
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its final concert on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the gazebo on the courthouse lawn. Special guest for the concert will be Julie Walker. She will perform several original compositions and accompany herself on the guitar...
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CAPE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PANELS TO GATHER
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
JACKSON - The Cape Girardeau County Democratic and Republican party central committees will take a major step toward gearing up for the fall campaign tonight by reorganizing and electing party officers. Committeemen and committeewomen were chosen in the Aug. 4 primary election in each voting precinct of the county, and they make up the party central committees...
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A NEW ADMINISTRATION AT UNIVERSITY DEVELOPS
(Editorial ~ 08/18/92)
With the academic year at hand for Southeast Missouri State University, Academic Hall is slowly but surely filling its vacant offices. A recent round of hirings in key university positions is giving shape to the administration of Southeast President Kala Stroup. The university and community are looking on with interest as this new team develops...
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MARY MINNIE ALDRED
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Mary Minnie Aldred, 88, of Marion, Ind., died Monday, Aug. 17, 1992, in Marion General Hospital at Marion, Ind. She was born Feb. 29, 1904, in Parma, Mo., daughter of James Randolph and Nora Flora Randolph. She attended Ken Road Baptist Church in Marion, Ind...
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ELLA W. HABECK
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
Graveside service for Ella Wilma Habeck, 84, of Cape Girardeau Nursing Center, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Lorimier Cemetery. The Rev. James Caughlan officiated. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from 1-1:45 p.m. today. Habeck died Sunday, Aug. 16, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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BURL A. BOUCHER
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
Burl A. Boucher, 61, 2553 Albert Rasche, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1931, in Nashville, Tenn., son of Burl and Bessie Baker Boucher. He and Shirley Stemler were married April 14, 1951, in St. Louis...
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WILLIAM L. BRUNE
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
William L. Brune, 68, 716 N. Sprigg, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry J. and Alma Young Brune. He was a graduate of Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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EZRA W. VINES
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
SIKESTON -- Ezra W. Vines, 78, of Sikeston, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN M. HARGRAVES
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
Helen Melba Hargraves, 78, Cape Girardeau Nursing Center, died there Monday, Aug. 17, 1992. She was born March 26, 1914, at Neelys Landing, daughter of Jack and Ethel McClard Cliffton. She married Samuel Hargraves May 22, 1929, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death...
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LOLA HARRIS WINDEKNECHT
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
Lola Harris Windeknecht, 85, 920 Themis, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 8, 1907, at Oriole, daughter of Dave and Ollie Blue Vaughn. She first married Thomas Harris in 1923 in Piggott, Ark. He died in 1960. She later married Ben Windeknecht in 1971, in Cape Girardeau. He died in 1982...
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VIRGINIA EGNER
(Obituary ~ 08/18/92)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Virginia A. Egner, 85, of Mounds, died Monday, Aug. 17, 1992 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was a retired sales clerk for the P.N. Hirsch Company in Mounds and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was born in Cypress, Ill. on Nov. 2, 1906, the daughter of E.Z. and Mary Jaynes Shaffer. She married Fred T. Egner, who preceded her in death in 1951...
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TEENAGER WINS HONOR AT MISS TEEN PAGEANT
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
JACKSON -- Carrie Heise of Jackson won the Achievement Award for 15-year-olds at the 1992 Miss Teen of Missouri pageant held in Jefferson City July 16-18. The achievement award is presented to each age group in the pageant. Girls from age 13 to 18 participated...
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CENTRAL SCIENCE TEACHER ATTENDS RECENT SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
Linda Dirden, biology teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School, recently attended a teacher education institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. A total of 23 participants from all of the United States and Canada took the course which corresponds with a Biological Sciences Curriculum Study textbook. The books use an inquiry approach to teaching science, Dirden said...
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ORMER AREA RESIDENT EARNS TEACHING AWARD
(Local News ~ 08/18/92)
Pam Todt Wilgus of Scottsdale, Ariz. has received the award of Vocational Home Economics Teacher for the state of Arizona. She is a 1975 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Todt of Oran. She served most recently as vice president of communications for Vocational Home Economics. ...
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