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DEPLOY THE TROOPS IN THE NEW YEAR?
(Column ~ 01/02/94)
It's a new year--with some old wars and disturbances-- and maybe some new ones. As the year ended, the U.N. had peace-keeping or peacemaking forces (some big and some small) in 16 countries or regions: Angola, Cambodia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Georgia, Haiti, India/Pakistan, Iraq/Kuwait, Israel/Syria, Lebanon, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Somalia, Former Yugoslavia...
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YEAR 1 B.C. (BILL CLINTON)
(Column ~ 01/02/94)
Just a year ago Americans were in an upbeat mood, evidencing expectations that 1993 would be an eventful time filled with change, reform and progress. The hope was that a vigorous new president, representing a party that had been out of the White House for 12 years, would lead the nation into the many, though largely unspecified, changes he had promised during the election campaign...
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1994: PLOTTING A COURSE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
(Editorial ~ 01/02/94)
This newspaper, founded in 1904, is in its 90th year of service to this community and region. An enterprise of this nature does not endure without a sense of caring for the people, institutions and traditions that are the fiber of life here. For most years of its existence, the Southeast Missourian has assumed a community newspaper's traditional role in civic leadership, lending a voice to issues of the day and, in its brightest moments, plotting a lucid course for the betterment of Cape Girardeau and the surrounding area. ...
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HOUSING TOPS AGENDA FOR COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
For 52 years, Cape Girardeau has had a housing authority ordinance on the books, but no public housing. If the city council wants to make public housing a reality, it should enact a new ordinance, the city staff suggests. But the measure would basically be the same as the 1941 version, said Stephen Williams, the city's housing assistance coordinator. "It would just be updating the ordinance, enacting an ordinance saying the same thing," he said Thursday...
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A YEAR AFTER MARROW TRANSPLANT, CAPE FIREFIGHTER BACK AT WORK
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
Life has a whole new meaning to Cape Girardeau firefighter Mike Carlton, who has battled back from cancer. Slightly more than a year after a bone marrow transplant, Carlton is back at work full time, a few pounds lighter but feeling fine. Smiles come more easily these days. He says he feels lucky to be alive, having, in his words, been "to the brink of death."...
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CHURCH CONGREGATIONS LOOK TO NEW QUARTERS IN EARLY JANUARY
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
Maple Avenue United Methodist Church, a landmark in the southern sector of the city, will move to a new location early this month. The Cape Rock Church of God has purchased the Maple Avenue church property at 623 South Ellis, the corner of Maple and Ellis...
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DR. RAWLINS MAKES HIS LAST DELIVERY
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
Dr. Fred Rawlins delivered 6 pound, 13 ounce William Wyatt Perry Wednesday, marking the last of about 8,000 babies the Cape Girardeau obstetrician has helped bring into the world. He is giving up the obstetrics portion of his practice but will continue to do surgery and gynecology...
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TREE OF LIGHTS CAMPAIGN HITS $115,000 GOAL
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
Giving reached an all-time high for the local Salvation Army's Tree of Lights campaign, which surpassed its 1993 goal, raising $118,000. The goal was $115,000 "Giving is at an all-time high for the Salvation Army in this area," said Capt. Elmer Trapp, "which helps us meet the needs. The money that was raised at Christmas will be used throughout the year for rental and utility assistance, food, clothing, prescriptions, lodging for transients and meals tickets."...
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BERNARD WHITAKER
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Bernard Whitaker, 78, of Mounds, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Survivors include a brother, James Whitaker of Forest Park. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Barkett Funeral Chapel in Mounds. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds...
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CECIL H. MCSPADDEN
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
Cecil H. McSpadden, 86, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, in Austin, Texas. He married the former Imogene Petty, who preceded him in death. Survivors include three daughters, Kate Goode of Houston, Molly Mazzarella of Austin, Sally Wilson of Mobile, Ala.; two sons, Pat and Michael McSpadden of Houston; a brother, Joe McSpadden of Midland, Texas, and four grandchildren...
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INGA RUTTER BRINKMEYER
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Inga Rutter Brinkmeyer will be held at 1 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Chapel in Cairo. The Rev. William O. Voss will officiate, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge. Brinkmeyer, 91, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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MIKE ACORD
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Cecil M. "Mike" Acord of Sikeston was held Saturday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Webb officiated, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Acord, 81, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, in the emergency room at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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JAMES W. MOORE
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for James William Moore of East Prairie was held Saturday at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Revs. George White and Lewis Stone officiated, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Moore, 79, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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ANDREW C.B. YOUNGBLOOD
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Andrew C.B. Youngblood, East Prairie Route 2, was held Saturday at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Bob Williams and Ernest Brown officiated, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Youngblood, 74, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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TROY L. STEVENS
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
Funeral service for Troy Lee Stevens of Garden Ridge, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, was held Saturday at Rainey Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Lee Roy Quinn officiated, with burial in Sadler's Chapel Cemetery. Stevens, 62, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1993, in San Antonio, Texas...
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CLARA E. SCHUPPAN
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Clara E. Schuppan, 85, formerly of New Wells, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993 at Festus Nursing Center in Festus. She was born Jan. 28, 1908 in Wittenburg, the daughter of Herman and Elizabeth Leine Braeuner. She first married Rudolph Tiedemann on Dec. 27, 1925. He preceded her in death Aug. 18, 1939...
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CHARLES C. PRESSON
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Charles Clifford Presson, 81, of East Prairie, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1912 in the Henderson Mounds community near East Prairie, son of Charles Albert and Elzie Mae Carter Presson...
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KEITH E. DOWLING
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
Keith E. Dowling, 33, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, was killed in a car accident Friday, Dec. 31, 1993, near Denver. His body is at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel, where arrangements are pending.
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WALTER F. CAVNESS
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- - Walter F. Cavness, 77, of Route 1 Wolf Lake, died Saturday Jan. 1, 1994 at his home. He was born June 24, 1916 in Reynoldsville, Ill., the son of Lynn and Verdie Burnett Cavness. He was first married to Margaret Gregory in 1937. He later married Mary Belle Speers in Union County in June of 1963. She preceded him in death on Jan. 3, 1983...
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CHERYL ANN KIRKPATRICK
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
GLEN ALLEN -- Cheryl Ann Kirkpatrick, 11, of Glenn Allen died Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994 from complications of cerebral palsy. She was born Sept. 24, 1982 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, the daughter of Charles and Cindy Sutt Kirkpatrick, who survive of Glen Allen...
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WANDA ALLENE ODOM
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Wanda Allene Odom, 74, of Scott City, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994 at the Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born Nov. 24, 1919 in Leora, Mo., daughter of Ernest Kinder and Clara Shoemate. On Jan. 11, 1937, she married Martin Odom. He preceded her in death Feb. 26, 1969...
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MARIE LIMBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Marie Limbaugh, 92, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993 at the Bond Nursing Care Center in Marble Hill. She was born Aug. 15, 1901 at Scopus, the daughter of Monroe and Minnie Smith Nanney. On Aug. 19, 1922, she married Marvin Limbaugh. He preceded her in death Nov. 23, 1964...
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VIOLETTE REED
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
SIKESTON -- Violette Reed, 74, of Sikeston died Friday, Dec. 31, 1993 at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1919 in Doniphan, daughter of Benjiman F. and Jane Stovall Davis. She was a member of the Murray Lane Baptist Church and the National Hairdressers Association...
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JAMES M. MOORE
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- James M. Moore, 87, of Lufkin, Texas, formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1993 at a Lufkin hospital. He was born June 12, 1906 in Wilson, Okla. His wife, Tommie Moore, preceded him in death in January 1984. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was a retired grocer...
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GERALD ATTENBERRY
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gerald Attenberry, 55, of Anna died Saturday, Jan. 1, 1994 at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Sept. 5, 1938 in Peoria, Ill., the son of Edward F. and Dorothy DuVall Attenberry. He is survived by a sister, Joan Bowman, Los Angeles, Calif.; and a brother, Lonnie D. Attenberry, Peoria, Ill...
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GARY WAYNE DAVIS JR.
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Gary Wayne Davis Jr., 21, of Tamms Route 1, died Sat. Jan. 1, 1994 at 2:30 a.m. from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Tamms. He was born at Cairo on April 27, 1972, the son of Gary Wayne Davis and Cora Burton Davis. They both survive of Olive Branch...
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RICHARD E. SCHRICK
(Obituary ~ 01/02/94)
WARRENTON -- Richard E. Schrick, 82, of Warrenton, died Dec. 21, 1993, at Doctors Hospital in Wentzville. He was born Sept. 4, 1911, in St. Louis County. A funeral mass was said on Dec. 24 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Warrenton, with internment in Holy Rosary Cemetery...
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AFTER THE FLAMBEES AND TRIFLES GET BACK TO BASICS, TRY BISCUITS
(Column ~ 01/02/94)
Surfeited with all the wonderful holiday food, one would think a person couldn't, so soon afterwards, develop a longing for hot biscuits in the middle of a cold afternoon. But I did. Was it to get back to basics after all the flambees, fondues, trifles, eggnog and something called grog?...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 01/02/94)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Vincent L. and Jan C. Kelley to Byron N. and Brenda J. Bollinger; Jeanne F. Wooldridge to James D. and Irmgard Niswonger; Brent W. and Sandra J. Hendricks to Edward T. and Tonya B. Rinda...
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