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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER COMES TO THE DEFENSE OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/10/93)
To the Editor: With the recent inpouring of complaints against the Humane Society I felt the need to come to their defense. I believe some people don't understand the purpose of the Humane Society. Their ultimate goal is to close their doors forever. ...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE MATH DEPARTMENT HEAD GETS AWARD
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
The chairman of the mathematics department at Southeast Missouri State University has been recognized nationally for his work in the mathematics field. The department chairman, Harold Hager, was one of six to be recognized recently with a "certificate of meritorious service" from the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). ...
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SPEED LIMITS: THEY'RE SET AFTER TRAFFIC SURVEYS
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
SIKESTON -- Contrary to what many people may think, speed limits on Missouri highways are not set in a random manner designed to snare unsuspecting drivers into speed traps or hinder traffic flows. In fact, while they may not be aware of it, motorists actually play an important role in determining speed limits on Missouri highways, said Freeman McCullah, District 10 engineer for the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department in Sikeston...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER ALSO STRESSES WORLD AROUND STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
ORAN -- In addition to typical subjects first- and second-graders study, children in Tracy Holland's class at Guardian Angel school in Oran learn about the world around them. "In my classroom I not only teach what is in the textbooks, but I also teach the child about all the beautiful things God has given us, and how to appreciate them and take care of them," Holland said...
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FREDERICKTOWN PROPOSAL FOR PRISON NOW ON HOLD
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
"We heard, unofficially, that the project was on hold," said Don S. Maddux Tuesday. Maddux is city administrator at Fredericktown, one of five communities still in the running as the site of the facility, which would house from 300 to 500 inmates. Gail D. Hughes, deputy director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, which sought applications for a site within a 75-mile radius of downtown St. Louis, verified that the project was on temporary hold...
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RUMORS GET THE BETTER OF COMMUNITY CONCERN
(Editorial ~ 02/10/93)
A federal, drug-related indictment handed down Tuesday against a Cape Girardeau attorney punctuates an interesting, and probably not unprecedented, couple of weeks in this community's history. Justice is taking its course: a man stands accused of a serious crime, has told a magistrate he did not commit that crime, and we will assume innocence until guilt is proven. Still, as this system moves forward as intended, we can't cite the last couple of weeks as proud ones for Cape Girardeau...
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HIGH-TECH BOILER YIELDS TO LOW SULFUR
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
Southeast Missouri State University went high-tech four years ago with installation of a $4.7 million boiler designed to burn high-sulfur coal. But plagued by repeated operational problems, it has been used only sparingly since then. Now, however, the boiler is back in operation but burning low-sulfur coal...
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SPEAKERS SQUARE OFF IN GUN CONTROL DEBATE; UNIVERSITY EVENT VIEWS BOTH SIDES OF NATIONAL ISSUE
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
People can do whatever they want with their own constitutional rights, National Rifle Association member Bob Daniels says. "When you start treading on mine we're going to lock horns." Josh Sugarmann, author of "The National Rifle Association: Money, Firepower and Fear," portrays the NRA as a gun-manufacturers' association that poses as a gun-owner's lobby in order to achieve its ends the unrestricted production and sale of guns...
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PREGNANT TEENS TAKE PARENTING CLASSES; `ALL IHOPE TO BE IS A GOOD PARENT TO MY DAUGHTER,' MAINTAINS COURSE PARTICIPANT
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
In a conference room at the Cape Girardeau County Health Department, five pregnant teen-age girls met for the last of six pre-parenting classes Tuesday. Each wore an unmistakable look of anticipation, questioning her ability as a soon-to-be parent. "All I hope to be is a good parent to my daughter," one teen said. "I was an only child. I've never been around small children much. I'm afraid I won't know what I'm doing."...
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JACKSON BOARD LEARNS OF CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Education met an hour earlier than normal Tuesday so its members and school administration staff could complete their work in time to attend the varsity basketball game between Jackson and Cape Central. During the short meeting, the board learned of the first annual parenting conference for parents of students that will be held March 6 in the University Center Ballroom at Southeast Missouri State University...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
SANDRA BOLLINGER Occupation: Registered Pharmacist Pet Peeve: "People who don't carry through with something when they say they're going to do it." The best part of my job is: "My customers." What do you do in your spare time? "Spare time? I don't have any, but outside my job I sing with Sweet Adelines, teach Project Charlie and teach high school religion class."...
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SCOTT CITY COUNCILMAN IS CHALLENGED IN APRIL
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Only one contest exists for the Scott City Council. Elections for the other council seats are uncontested. The only contested race in the April 6 elections is for the Ward 2 seat held by Kenneth Holder Jr. Robert Camp Jr. is challenging Holder for the seat...
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GERTRUDE MARY SMITH
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
ST. MARYS Gertrude Mary Smith, 91, of St. Marys died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at the Perry County Memorial Hopsital in Perryville. She was born Oct. 30, 1901, at Perry County, the daughter of Van and Judie Hudson Gibler. On Nov. 5, 1920, she married Oliver Smith, who preceded her in death Oct. 16, 1964...
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IMOGENE E. DODSON
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
BLODGETT -- Imogene E. Dodson, 75, of Blodgett, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 26, 1917, at Commerce, daughter of William Daniel and Mary Emma Robertson Edmonds. She and Ward "Neb" Dodson were married June 2, 1965. He died Nov. 14, 1978...
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ROBERT V. MORICE SR.
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Robert V. Morice Sr., 70, of Marble Hill, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at Bond Nursing Care Center. He was born April 8, 1922, in St. Francois County. Morice was a laborer, and veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, Robert Morice Jr., a daughter, Judith Weitzel, both of Jefferson City, and a brother...
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DELLA A. QUADE
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
Della A. Quade, 76, 2026 Perryville Road, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 6, 1916, in Bollinger County, daughter of James Walter and Ida Edna Bagbey Adams. She and William Henry Quade were married April 18, 1935, at Gordonville...
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HOLLIS J. FRAZIER JR.
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Hollis John Frazier Jr., 76, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born April 7, 1916, at Hayti, son of Hollis J. and Lucille Snyder Frazier. He married Muriel Crosswhite Nov. 5, 1942. Frazier was a conductor with Cotton Belt Railroad 36 years, retiring in 1977. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and member of Chaffee Masonic Lodge AF&AM 615. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart...
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SELMA L. SUTTON
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
BLOOMFIELD -- Selma L. Sutton, 85, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Sells Rest Home in Matthews. She was born Aug. 28, 1907, in Clarksville, Ark., daughter of Robert Henry and Creacy Edith Throop Rushing. She and William B. "Bill" Sutton were married Jan. 7, 1937, in East Prairie. He died Aug. 18, 1985...
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MARSHALL MEEKS
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
BERTRAND -- Marshall Meeks, 57, of Bertrand, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 8, 1935, at Bertrand, son of Frank and Retta Corene Eastwood Meeks. Meeks was a welder, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War...
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GEORGE W. GLOTH
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
George W. Gloth, 75, 211 N. West End Boulevard, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 15, 1918, at Whitewater, son of William L. and Edith Snider Gloth. He and Dorothy Foeste were married Nov. 22, 1958, in Cape Girardeau...
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QUINCY GILLILAND
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
BELL CITY -- Quincy Gilliland, 77, Bell City Route 1, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Sikeston Health Care Center in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Oneonta, Ala., son of James Wiley and Lucy Blaylock Gilliland. He and Grace A. Kincaid were married May 11, 1935...
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IVA J. HARTNETT
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Iva Justine Hartnett, 91, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at American Care Center. She was born Nov. 12, 1901, at Perryville, daughter of Louis and Laura McCauly Nesslein. She first married Amos F. Harting in 1921, who died in 1946. She later married Thomas A. Hartnett in 1951 in St. Louis. He died in 1976...
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BETTE J. DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
Bette J. Davis CHAFFEE Bette Jean Davis, 58, of Kankakee, Ill., formerly ofChaffee, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements.
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/10/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Darron Baker of Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:16 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 1993. Name, Erin Elizabeth. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Baker is the former Megan Cook, daughter of Bobby and Gladys Cook of Sedgewickville. She is employed at Town and Country market in Marble Hill. Baker is employed by Lutesville Motor Co., and is the son of Dennis and Marilyn Baker of Marble Hill...
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FLOYD YORK
(Obituary ~ 02/10/93)
Floyd York, 83, of 615 S. Henderson, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time, will be handled by Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel.
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ON FIRST DAY OF WORK, MAN OUT ON A LIMB
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
Luke Nievar found himself literally out on a limb Monday. On his first day on the job at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri animal shelter, the 22-year-old Cape Girardeau man ended up climbing up a tree to rescue a cat. By mid-afternoon, the female, long-hair cat was resting comfortably at the shelter, seemingly no worse for the ordeal...
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MUSEUM DISPLAYS STUDENT ART SHOW; YOUNG ARTISTS HONORED
(Local News ~ 02/10/93)
Thirty-five pieces of artwork, produced by high school students, are on display through Feb. 25 at the Southeast Missouri State University Museum. The display, "Exhibiting Excellence," features artwork in seven categories: drawings, paintings, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography and fiber...
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