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SHOPPERS INVADE STORES FOR HOLIDAY EXCHANGES, REFUNDS AND BIG SALES
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
In the past, Marge Hirschfield would buy some presents the day after Christmas, taking advantage of the post-holiday sales. Hirschfield, of Cape Girardeau, is still taking advantage of those Dec. 26 sales, but instead of buying late, she's buying early -- for Christmas 1994...
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OPTIMISM IS GROWING OVER WELFARE REFORM IN MISSOURI
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
Gov. Mel Carnahan last week unveiled a comprehensive welfare-reform package entitled "Beyond Welfare," which he intends to submit to state legislators next year. The governor's plan launches initiatives for preventing, reducing and ending welfare. Several area legislators working toward major changes in the state's welfare system praised the governor's initiative and said it should complement the efforts of a joint interim committee on welfare reform and attempts at the federal level to change the system.. ...
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PLENTY OF USES AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS TREES
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
After the Christmas-New Year's holiday season, the "lovely" Christmas tree branches in the song "O Christmas Tree" could to be replaced with "annoying." But there are some simple solutions for people who don't know how to dispose of their "live" Christmas tree...
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WOMAN WITH CANCER HOPES TO HELP OTHERS
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
Lavern L. Johnson is visiting family in Cape Girardeau over the Christmas holiday. Her brother has come down from Columbia to meet Johnson and their 87-year-old mother at the home of their sister. Since late 1986 -- when she was first diagnosed as having breast cancer -- family and friends have become very important to Johnson...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
With a "primary" seat-belt law already in 10 states, the Southeast Missourian asked people if Missouri should follow suit. Missouri's "secondary" seat-belt law allows police to cite drivers for non-compliance only if stopped for another violation. Harriet Drusch: "I feel that it's a good thing, but I think that there are other priorities out there that our law enforcement officers should be doing than worrying about seat belts. ...
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JACKSON TO REPLACE BRIDGE ON OLD CAPE ROAD
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
JACKSON -- The Goose Creek bridge on Old Cape Road near the closed Kasten Building Center is scheduled to be replaced in late 1994, said Jackson City Engineer Rich Bowen. Although the existing bridge is still in good condition, it restricts the flow of water when flooding occurs on Goose Creek, Bowen explained...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER SUGGESTS NEWSPAPER THROW STATE AUDITOR'S LEGAL OPINIONS IN TRASH CAN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/93)
To the Editor: I am intrigued! In your newspaper, Friday, December 17, 1993 edition, one of the headlines reads, "Kelly: Ten School Districts Violated Law," with a subcaption, "State Auditor Says Districts Raise Taxes Unconstitutionally." Previously, the Southeast Missourian and its staff writers have reported extensively on the State Auditor's claims in Marble Hill in which the State Auditor rendered a variety of legal opinions about the meaning of certain trust language...
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LICHTENEGGER SERVEDS UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM WELL
(Editorial ~ 12/27/93)
Under the leadership of University of Missouri Board of Curators President John Lichtenegger, the university system has undergone a complete administrative restructuring and embarked upon a bold financial recovery plan following the defeat of Proposition B, which would have produced more tax money for higher education...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: BRING COMMON SENSE TO PRISONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/93)
To the Editor: Having read the column by Jack Stapleton, "The cost of prison neglect," I noticed that he has recognized a problem that every body seems to be aware of, but likewise, was short at offering a solution. I, too, am disappointed in our governments ability to protect the average citizen. It appears to me as always, our governments have a deficiency in what this country was built on: COMMON SENSE AND SIMPLE COMMUNICATION...
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CAPE CENTRAL AIRWAYS BAROMETER OF ECONOMY
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
For charter and freight-carrying Cape Central Airways Inc., business has taken as many swings as the nation's economy. It has ridden a holiday high, feeding off of business generated from national courier services like United Parcel Service that delivered last-minute Christmas gifts...
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MABEL HENDESON
(Obituary ~ 12/27/93)
JACKSON -- Mabel Henderson, 87, of Jackson, died at her home Sunday, Dec. 26, 1993. She was born Jan. 5, 1906, at Fruitland, daughter of Eli and Effie Noland McDowell. She married Wesley Henderson July 24, 1946. He died July 9, 1989. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University and taught elementary school for 41 years, 28 of which were at Lorimier School in Cape Girardeau. She taught at Lorimier when she retired...
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LUCAS PAUL UNTERREINER
(Obituary ~ 12/27/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Lucas Paul Unterreiner, infant son of Gerald Joseph "Buck" and Diane Marie Henneke Unterreiner, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1993, at Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 24, 1993, at Perryville. Survivors include his parents of Perryville; a brother, Benjamin Unterreiner of Perryville; his maternal grandparents, Carl and Laverne Henneke of Perryville; and his paternal grandparents, Paul and Rosalie Unterreiner of Perryville...
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BUELAH IRENE MCLAIRD
(Obituary ~ 12/27/93)
Buelah Irene McLaird, 92, formerly of 409 S. Benton, died at the Lutheran Home Sunday, Dec. 26, 1993. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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RUBY HAY
(Obituary ~ 12/27/93)
ST. LOUIS -- Ruby Olive Hay, 71, of Florissant, Mo., formerly of Delta, died Friday, Dec. 24, 18993, at her residence. She was born Jan. 10, 1922, at Advance, daughter of Peter Philip and Murtie Sitz Hay. She received her bachelor's degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University and her master's degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She was an active member of the Florissant Valley Baptist Church and the Kappa Kappa Iota teachers' sorority...
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ALBERT H. MOLL
(Obituary ~ 12/27/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Albert H. Moll, 77, of Scott City, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 11, 1916, at St. Marys, Mo., son of Silverius and Ada Grass Moll. He married Inez M. Ressel, Nov. 29, 1941, at Kelso...
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STOVE FIRE IN JAIL QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED; NO INJURIES
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
JACKSON -- A small fire broke out in the kitchen area of the Cape Girardeau County Jail Sunday night, causing minor damage to a stove. A spokesman for the Cape County Sheriff's Department said that at approximately 9:05 p.m. a fire was detected in the kitchen area of the jail, situated in the ground floor of the sheriff's department...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 12/27/93)
Carl Curry has been named 1993 Realtor of the Year by the Cape Girardeau County Board of Realtors. Curry, president of the board, is broker/owner of Century 21-Dutch Realty. He received his award during the board's recent Christmas and awards banquet...
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HIRING GAINS ARE IN FORECAST FOR THE REGION
(Column ~ 12/27/93)
Solid hiring gains are in the forecast for the new year in Southeast Missouri. Based on survey responses from a number of businesses questioned by Manpower Inc. about early 1994 staffing projections, 37 percent of area employers indicate they will add workers during the first quarter of the year...
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FIREWOOD: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS GO UP IN SMOKE
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
About four in every 10 Missouri homes are equipped with woodburning fixtures. That translates into more than 729,000 families who burn more than 1.4 million cords of woods each year. Woodcutting has become big business in recent years, says Lynn Barnickol of the Missouri Department of Conservation, which conducted a number of residential fuelwood surveys during the decade of the 1980s...
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GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH WHEN BUYING FIREWOOD
(Local News ~ 12/27/93)
Each year, the Missouri Department of Agriculture's Division of Weights and Measures gets dozens of complaints from people who feel cheated when buying logs for the fire, says department Director John L. Saunders. The complaints generally come from consumers who have received less wood than they've paid for...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 12/27/93)
Amy Chandler of Woodland High School was "Best of Contest" winner in the Credit Drives America Essay and Poster Contest, sponsored by Ford Credit, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., and West Park Mall recently. The contest was open to high school juniors and seniors in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky...
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