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THE PUBLIC MIND: READERS QUESTION THE NATURAL, FINANCIAL WISDOM OF PROPOSED SPORTS COMPLEX PROJECT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/92)
Open Letter to Jim Drury: We read with great interest your "Proposal for Expenditure of Excess Funds from Hotel and Restaurant Tax and Property Taxes Collected to Fund Cost of `Show Me Center.'" (Southeast Missourian advertisement, Oct. 18, 1992) We must protest...
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ILLINOIS VOTERS VIEW NEW HOUSE DISTRICTS
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Alexander County and Union County voters will see some new names on the congressional ballot this year. A remapping of congressional districts in Southern Illinois eliminated the familiar 21st District and moved incumbent Democrat Glenn Poshard to the 19th, where he will face newcomer Douglas Lee, a Decatur Republican, in a district that consists of 27 counties...
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HANCOCK CRITICIZES MORIARTY'S RECORD
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Republican Secretary of State Candidate John Hancock said Friday his Democratic opponent has not been efficient in handling the duties of Pettis County Clerk, which he contends should cast doubts on her ability to hold the statewide office she is seeking...
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COUNTY FARM BUREAU SETS CANDIDATE FORUM
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
JACKSON -- Six candidates from three races have been invited to participate in a "Meet Your Candidate" forum, to be held at the American Legion Hall in Jackson Monday. "Five of the candidates have indicated they will attend the forum," said a spokesman of the Cape County Farm Bureau, which is sponsoring the session which starts at 7:30 p.m...
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CARNAHAN: BE OPTIMISTIC, NOT COMPLACENT; GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TELLS COUNTY DEMOCRATS NOT TO TAKE ELECTION FOR GRANTED
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Lt. Gov. Mel Carnahan told a gathering of Cape Girardeau County Democrats Friday they should be optimistic, but also cautioned them not to take this election for granted. "It is a time for optimism. It is always a great time to be a Democrat, but it is a particularly good time to be a Democrat in 1992 because we are going to win," said Carnahan, the party's nominee for governor...
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SYLER, STATLER STRESSING EXPERIENCE IN JUDGE'S RACE; CANDIDATES HOPE TO FILL TERM VACATED IN THE 32ND CIRCUIT
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Both candidates for circuit judge in the 32nd Circuit are focusing on experience as they seek the remaining four years of the Division I post vacated when Steve Limbaugh Jr. was appointed to the Missouri Supreme Court. Pete Statler, 50, who has practiced law in Jackson since 1969, is the Democratic candidate, while Bill Syler, 43, who spent 16 years with the law firm of Limbaugh, Russell, Syler and Payne, is the Republican candidate...
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FLUTIST WILL PERFORM HERE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
The Southeast Missouri State University Cultural Programs Committee will present a performance by flutist Paul Thompson today at Old St. Vincent's Church. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Accompanist for the evening of music will be pianist Beverly Reece...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: FARM BUREAU MEMBERS OFFER ENDORSEMENT OF PULASKI COUNTY E 9-1-1 REFERENDUM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/25/92)
To the Editor: The Pulaski-Alexander Farm Bureau supports the Pulaski County E 9-1-1 Referendum. Members of our Local Affairs Committee, chaired by Robert Inman of Grand Chain, have been actively working with the local ambulance service, police departments and fire departments to promote E 9-1-1...
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TERM LIMITS WILL RETURN ACCOUNTABILITY TO PEOPLE
(Editorial ~ 10/25/92)
On Nov. 3, voters will consider two constitutional amendments that would limit the terms of state and U.S. legislators. We urge approval of these measures. We don't relish this decision. However, we feel it's the only way for the public to regain accountability of our public policymakers...
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BOLLINGER COUNTY LAW OFFICIALS AT ODDS; SHERIFF, PROSECUTOR SWAP ACCUSATIONS
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
MARBLE HILL - The sheriff and prosecuting attorney are at odds in Bollinger County, with each accusing the other of trying to undermine the other's authority, spreading rumors, and having a negative impact on law enforcement in the county. The prosecutor, Paul Hahn, is a native of Bollinger County and was elected prosecutor in 1986 and re-elected without opposition in 1990. ...
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FUND JUST PART OF A BIGGER PROBLEM
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
An increase in the number of Second Injury Fund claims in Missouri and in the settlement amounts is only a small part of an overall crisis in workers' compensation law. That's what Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn says. The Sikeston Democrat is a member of the House Insurance Committee that oversees workers' compensation issues...
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`CURE': DRILL TESTS EMERGENCY RESPONSES
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
A mock earthquake struck the Cape Girardeau area Friday morning, launching a massive two-day emergency medical response exercise involving about 2,000 civilian and military personnel. In all, about 1,000 "casualties" were handled in the drill. The emergency response exercise involving local, state and federal authorities had been billed as the largest in the nation's history...
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KINDER TAKES SENATE BID TO THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
State Senate candidate Peter Kinder says representing the interests of Southeast Missouri State University would be a top priority if he is elected. Kinder told a crowd of about 30 faculty members, staff and administrators at Southeast Friday that the job of state senator for the 27th District involves "carrying the water and doing the heavy lifting for the university in Jefferson City."...
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SECOND INJURY FUND: SOUND BITES CAN'T DEFINE IT
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Modern political campaigns often are criticized for sacrificing thorough analysis of issues in lieu of 10-second "sound bites" and emotionally charged accusations. But Missouri's gubernatorial race this fall has included both as voters try to make sense of the state's Second Injury Fund and Attorney General William Webster's involvement with it...
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DEMOCRATS PLAN PICNIC HERE TODAY
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
The Cape County Democratic Central Committee will be holding a picnic today, starting at 12:30 p.m. in Capaha Park. The event will be held at the Band Shell and Shelter Number 4. Tickets, which can be purchased at the park, are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU MAN HURT IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
A Cape Girardeau man was injured Saturday when the car he was driving ran off the road and overturned on Route W, five miles south of Fruitland. Injured was Terry James, 28, of 1531 Mississippi, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. A patrol spokesman said James suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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CONVENTION GOERS REVIEW DISABILITIES ACT
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
The Missouri Council of the Blind is pleased with the new Americans With Disabilities Act which became federal law in January of this year. "This is a big boost to all handicapped Americans," said Edna Freeman, who officially opened the Missouri Council of the Blind state convention being held this weekend at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girardeau...
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GEORGE LEE SPRINGS
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
SIKESTON -- George Lee Springs, 70, of Sikeston, died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992, at the Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Dec. 1, 1921 at Essex, son of Florence Eaton Springs, who survives of Dexter, and the late Robert Springs. He was a lifelong resident of the Sikeston area. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston and was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service...
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REBA HARTLINE MOSBY
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
McCLURE, Ill. Reba Hartline Mosby of McClure, Ill., died Saturday night, Oct. 24, 1992. She was 87. Visitation is tentatively scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The funeral is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday...
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EUGENE THOMAS "GENE" TANNER
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
SIKESTON -- Eugene Thomas "Gene" Tanner, 65, of Sikeston, died at his home Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992. He was born March 12, 1927 at Lamar, Ark., son of William Ernest and Jettie Pearl Crotts Tanner. He was a resident of the Sikeston area for the past 28 years. He was a member of the Shady Acres Church of Christ...
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CLIFFORD QUINN
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Clifford "C.A." Quinn of Advance was held Saturday at Morgan Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Lee Roy Quinn officiated, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park. Quinn, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1992, at Dexter Nursing Center. He was born March 30, 1899, in Parson, Tenn., son of Lee Roy and Mary Alice Batten Quinn. He and Eva Mae Bonner were married Dec. 25, 1920, at Bernie...
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ORVILLE W. KELLEY
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
THEBES, Ill. -- Funeral service for Orville W. Kelley of Thebes will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel in Tamms. The Rev. Carl D. Fisher will officiate, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455 of Anna...
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EDWARD F. ZIMMER
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
Edward Francis Zimmer, 74, of Ocala, Fla., died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital. A native of Cape Girardeau, he moved to Ocala 10 years ago. He was a retired executive chef. Survivors include a brother, Jerome Zimmer of Cape Girardeau, and a sister, Harriet Hagele of Springfield, Ill...
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ROY L. ANDERSON
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
ST. MARYS - Roy L. Anderson, 90, of St. Marys, died Saturday Oct. 24, 1992 at the American Care Center in Perryville. He was born Sept. 26, 1902 in McBride, the son of Joseph and Louise Hagan Anderson. On July 22, 1924, he married Bernice U. Moll at Perryville; she preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 1991...
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GARY S. PORTER
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
ALTON, Ill. -- Gary S. Porter, 38, of Alton, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at Alton Memorial Hospital. A captain and a paramedic in the Alton Fire Department, he and another firefighter were killed while fighting a fire early Saturday morning. He had been employed with the Alton Fire Department for 15 years...
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JOSEPHINE HOFF
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
PERRYVILLE - Josephine A. Hoff, 70, of Perryville, died Saturday Oct. 23, 1992 at Tilden, Ill. She was born May 27, 1922 in St. Louis, the daughter of the late Henry and Anne Brueggerman Henschel. She married Hubert Hoff on Aug. 2, 1947; he survives...
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DELMAR W. BROWN
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
PERRYVILLE - Delmar W. Brown, 66, of Crestwood and formerly of Perryville, died Saturday Oct. 23, 1992 at the Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 12, 1926 at St. Marys, son of the late Howard and Zita Brown Brown. He married Nelda Lea Graff on May 29, 1948, and she survives...
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MARION E. "BILL" YAHN
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Marion E. "Bill" Yahn, 55, of Dongola, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Saturday and will be announced later by the Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.
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FRANK F. HENRY JR.
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
SIKESTON -- Frank F. Henry Jr., 67, of Sikeston, died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born April 30, 1925 at Osceola, Mo., son of Lucia Ryan Henry of Owasso, Okla., and the late Franklin Forrest Henry Sr. He was a salesman for Meyer Supply and a member of the First Christian Church in Sikeston. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Coast Guard...
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MICHAEL HEDGE
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
PERRYVILLE - Michael Hedge, 33, of Acworth, Ga. and formerly of McBride, died Oct. 22, 1992 at Acworth. He was born June 8, 1959 at St. Louis, the son of Delmer and Lucille Miller Hedge. They both survive in Perryville. Other survivors include: two children, Michael Alexander Hedge and Kimberly Anne Hedge, both of Acworth; four brothers, Delmer Hedge, Jr. ...
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CHARLES GIBBS
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
JONESBORO - Charles Gibbs, 60, of Flushing, Mich. and formerly of Union County, Ill., died Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Flint, Mich. He was born May 20, 1932 in Kensett, Ark., the son of Elmer and Lena Brewer Gibbs. He was married to Phyllis Harrison on April 14, 1959, who preceded him in death...
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HAROLD L. SPRENGER
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
Harold L. Sprenger, 67, of 1961 Perryville Road, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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ROSE M. NORRIS
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
Rose Magdalene Norris, 82, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 6, 1910, in Farwell, Neb., daughter of Louis B. and Mary B. Kremlachek Horky. She and Richard Norris were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Nebraska City, Neb. He died Nov. 29, 1960...
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BETTY A. CAMPBELL
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Betty Ann Campbell of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Church of the Nazarene. Revs. Gerald Beam, Bryan Davis, Jim Calvin and Larry Davis will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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CARL MORGAN
(Obituary ~ 10/25/92)
EAST PRAIRIE - Carl Author Morgan, 56, of East Prairie, died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 28, 1936 in East Prairie, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Alma Lucy Powers Morgan. On Oct. 23, 1988 he married Norma Jean Walker, who survives...
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HOMECOMING REVIVES `SPIRITS OF PAST'; WEEK OF EVENTS BEGINS MARKETING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Southeast Missouri State University's homecoming celebration this week will focus on "Spirits of the Past." "Students on the Homecoming Steering Committee selected the theme, which is a natural tie-in with Halloween and the kickoff of Cape Girardeau's bicentennial celebration," said Jane Stacy, director of alumni services...
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CELEBRITY WAITERS ARE NEEDED
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Celebrity waiters are needed for the Leukemia Society of America's benefit luncheon planned Oct. 29. U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson will serve as the honorary maitre de and Joe Low, co-owner of My Daddy's Cheesecake and Southeast Missouri State University, will serve as the master of ceremonies, said Michael Burroughs with the Leukemia Society...
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DINGELDEIN LIBRARY ON ART IS NOW OPEN AT GALLERY 100
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
The Otto F. Dingeldein Memorial Library is now open at Gallery 100, 100 Broadway. The library contains mostly art-related books, and works on ecclesiastical symbolism, three-dimensional media and ideological thought, according to Candy Heise, the library's cataloguer...
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FALL OPENING OF CENTRAL POOL IS DELAYED BY A TARDY BUBBLE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
The fall reopening of the Cape Girardeau Central High School swimming pool has been delayed, said Randy Barnhouse, aquatic coordinator. Originally the pool was scheduled to reopen Nov. 1, but arrival of the new bubble has been delayed until Nov. 11. Crews have also been reconditioning the buildings during the closure...
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SLATED
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
International students from Southeast Missouri State University will present programs on their home countries beginning Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The hour-long programs will be given at 3:30 p.m. for the next six Tuesdays. The featured countries will be Brazil, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and Sri Lanka...
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JACKSON TEACHERS SET CHILI SUPPER NOV. 6
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Community Teachers' Association is hosting a chili supper from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 6 before the last home football game. The supper will be held at the Jackson Senior High School cafeteria. Adult tickets cost $3 and tickets for children 10 and under are $2...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: William E. Pinkerton et al. to Roy L. and Mary I. Glass; the Charles F. Blattner Trust et al. to the City of Cape Girardeau; Jeffrey L. and Linda A. Smith to Elwood L. Fadler...
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SWEET POTATO HARVEST TIME CAN BE SO EXCITING
(Column ~ 10/25/92)
Let the cold winds howl around the corners of my house, stopping to whine at the windows and shake the shutters. Let the cold rains drizzle, the twilights come early, I'm ready. Sorghum is on the kitchen shelf, hulled walnuts are waiting, apples have been dried and are in the freezer. ...
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EVERYDAY DANGERS: FARMING RISKS ARE PART OF THE TERRITORY
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
GORDONVILLE -- On the wall in the machine shop on John Lorberg's farm, opposite the computer screen registering satellite-fed up-to-the-minute crop prices, resides a placard that reads: "Farming could be dangerous to your wealth." That farming could be dangerous to farmers' health is a given...
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EVERYDAY DANGERS: NEW EPA RULES AIMED AT REDUCING PESTICIDE EXPOSURE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
New Environmental Protection Agency rules governing the handling of pesticides are about to change the way many farmers farm. The regulations, adopted in August after eight years of wrangling between the EPA and the Agriculture Department, require new detailed labeling of pesticides...
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PUMPKINS ARE NATURAL PART OF HALLOWEEN FUN
(Column ~ 10/25/92)
When we think of Halloween, we naturally think of pumpkins. To most of us Halloween would not be the same without pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns. Whether pumpkins are a part of a Halloween arrangement, or a pumpkin pie or other pumpkin dessert, this totally American vegetable is important in our traditions...
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RETIREMENT FUNDS: NEW LAW MAY AFFECT FULL VALUE OF NEST EGG
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Your "nest egg" may be at risk. People who are retiring or changing jobs after the beginning of the year could find their retirement money reduced by a new tax law governing distribution from many qualified retirement plans. "People who have scrimped and saved for retirement need to study the alternatives even more carefully than before, deciding how to receive the distributions from their company retirement," said Marsha Limbaugh, branch manager of A.G. ...
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PUMPKINS, 35,000 POUNDS OF THEM, FILL UP HOLIDAY VILLAGE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Pumpkins 35,000 pounds of pumpkins along with bales and bales of straw make up Pumpkin Village at Cape Girardeau's Town Plaza. Mike Redfearn, owner of Party Palace, is operating the pumpkin village for the Town Plaza Merchants' Association. "It's all free," Redfearn said. "You don't have to buy anything. You can just come, play in the maze and enjoy the pumpkins. This is our way of saying thank you."...
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FARM AND HOME MARKS APPLE WEEK
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Farm & Home Savings will observe its annual "Apple Week" starting Monday. "In observance of the special week we'll be donating apple juice, apple sauce and other food items to the Fish Food Pantry next week," said Karen Rigdon, branch manager of the Cape Girardeau Farm & Home facility at 211 Silver Springs Road. Craig Nessan, president of FISH, will receive the food items at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the local branch...
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LAFONTS REOPEN AUTO SALES OPERATION
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Pat LaFont and his father, Gene Lafont, have joined forces to reopen LaFont Auto Sales at 402 S. Kingshighway. "We'll be handling a wide spectrum of cars," said Pat LaFont, who has been in the auto sales business for 20 years. "We'll feature vehicles from old to almost new. We'll offer a wide range of prices, from $250 to $25,000."...
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PROMOTIONS
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Paul Weiss has been promoted to division manager with Consolidated Industries, Inc., of Bethalto, Ill. Weiss will assume his new duties Nov. 1. In his new position, he will be division manager of the Commercial Products Division of the firm, which includes snack foods and beverages, building materials, computer software components, auto parts and office and restaurant supplies...
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HOWARD'S ACQUIRES NEW EMBROIDERY MACHINE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Howard's Sporting Goods, 900 Broadway, has added a machine that gives the store an added dimension. "It's an embroidery machine," said James Green, one of the managers. "The new equipment is designed to allow us to do elaborate monogramming and stitching on sweaters, caps, and other items of clothing."...
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FORD GROVES ADDS NEW DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Ford Groves, 1501 N. Kingshighway, has added a Service Bay Diagnostic System (SBDS) to its service department. "This is a single piece of equipment that consolidates all the current electronic testing equipment into one machine," said Mike Backfisch,...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 10/25/92)
Coming up: Oct. 26 Jackson Chamber of Commerce meeting, Golden Corral Restaurant,5:30 p.m. Oct. 27 Export Opportunities Seminar, University Center, 8 to 11:30 a.m. 290-5965. Oct. 28 Missouri Technology Access Program (MOTAP), 9 a.m. to noon, Johnson Faculty Center, 530 N. Pacific, 290-5965...
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REAL ESTATE UPDATE
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Karla Kilhafner Marquart has joined Century 21 Ashland Realty Co., 105 S. Broadview, announced Herbert L. Annis. Marquart previously worked with Dana Corporation. She is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in industrial arts and an area of emphasis in drafting...
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CHAMBER SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR `SMALL BUSINESS OF YEAR'
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
Nominations for "Small Business of the Year" are now being accepted by the Small Business Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. "Nominations should be in the chamber office by Nov. 18," said Robert Fox, chairman of the small business awards committee. Nomination applications are available by contacting Fox, 334-8431, or the chamber office, 335-3312...
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CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT CLASS BEGINS ON MONDAY
(Local News ~ 10/25/92)
A new Certified Nurse Assistant's (CNA) class will start at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School in Cape Girardeau Monday. Thirteen certified nurses assistants graduated from the school Oct. 15. The CNA class is an eight-week course where nurse assistants are trained to provide nursing care in a long-term care facility...
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