-
STATE JOBS: CARNAHAN WILL NAME THOUSANDS
(Local News ~ 12/01/92)
After months on the campaign trail, Lt. Gov. Mel Carnahan has not had much time to savor his victory in the Nov. 3 governor's race. The victory only shifted Carnahan's hectic pace from wooing voters to organizing a government that will take over on Jan. 11...
-
FIRST DAY OF APPLICATIONS FOR TOYBOX IS BUSY ONE
(Local News ~ 12/01/92)
The first day of applications for the annual Toybox drive and the Salvation Army's Christmas Basket program was as busy as expected, with needy families looking for assistance, said Capt. Elmer Trapp. The Salvation Army coordinates applications for both programs in an effort to eliminate duplication of services...
-
CRIME RECOMMENDATIONS REMAIN THAT
(Local News ~ 12/01/92)
When the Governor's Commission on Crime conducted a hearing in Cape Girardeau in November 1991, local officials were encouraged by the group's recognition of outstate law enforcement needs. Specifically, law and order agencies here were happy to see the commissioners headed by Attorney General William Webster emphasize the need for increased training requirements for police officers...
-
ELDERLY MAN WHO HAS DIABETES COULD USE GIFTS OF HEALTHY FOOD
(Local News ~ 12/01/92)
When Mr. B's wife died of complications from diabetes, he swore he'd do everything he could to take care of himself. Mr. B is a diabetic too. He tries very hard to stick to the special diet spelled out by his doctor, cooking specially-prescribed meals. But often finances get in the way and Mr. B can't always afford the nutritious food he knows he should eat...
-
CHARLES D. SAMPLE
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
PATTON -- Charles D. Sample, 79, of Patton, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1992, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 9, 1912, at Patton, son of David Rudolph and O'Vanda Mae Knowles Sample. He and Mable E. Baker were married May 6, 1939...
-
AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/01/92)
Daughter to Drs. John and Karlyle Ritter of Creve Coeur, St. Mary's Hospital in Clayton, 2:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 1992. Name, Jessie Lynn. Weight, 6 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ritter is the former Karlyle Christian, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Christian of Poplar Bluff. She is a pediatrician/neonatologist at Cardinal Glennon Hospital in St. Louis. Ritter is a radiologist at Cardinal Glennon, and is the son of Dr. and Mrs. R.A. Ritter Jr. of Cape Girardeau...
-
LYLA L. ZIMMERMAN
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
ADVANCE -- Lyla Leona Zimmerman, 74, of Advance, died Monday, Nov. 30, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 2, 1918, in Streator, Ill., daughter of Ralph W. and Nina Lloyd Baker. She first married Leeman Shell Dec. 16, 1934, who died Aug. 30, 1960. She later married R.O. Zimmerman in August 1962. He died Oct. 23, 1981...
-
J. ED MCDOWELL
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
JACKSON -- J. Ed McDowell, 74, of Jackson, died Monday, Nov. 30, 1992, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1918, at Fruitland, son of Eli and Effie Noland McDowell. He and Jean Anderson were married June 17, 1938, in Blytheville, Ark. McDowell was employed by Pfiezer Genetic Co., and traveled in the Bootheel and in Southern Illinois, retiring in 1980. He was a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ...
-
PAULINE E. HAUPT
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
Pauline Elizabeth Haupt, 61, Cape Girardeau Route 2, died Monday, Nov. 30, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 12, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Paul and Erma Kassel Reed. She and Roy Haupt were married March 4, 1949, in Cape Girardeau...
-
EARL JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Earl Jackson, 88, of Mound City, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born April 12, 1904, in Moccasin Springs, Mo., son of William H. and Mary Ellen Gregory Jackson. Jackson was a retired journeyman lineman. He was a member of Cairo Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge at Golconda, IBEW Local 702, and Smiles Senior Citizens Center in Mounds...
-
HOMER E. DECKER
(Obituary ~ 12/01/92)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Homer Eugene Decker of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Gaylon Butler and Allen Figley will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to service time...
-
COMBATING AIDS CALLS FOR PERSONAL DISCIPLINE
(Editorial ~ 12/01/92)
Today has been proclaimed in some quarters as World AIDS Day, and the modifier of that proclamation may be taken in a couple of ways. Some view the disease as so universal that it lacks any specific impact; in their minds, it happens elsewhere and not here. ...
Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 1992
Browse other days