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GERALD MILLER
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Gerald Miller, 78, of Olive Branch died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Friends may call at the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms after 5 p.m. Monday and on Tuesday until the time of service. The service will begin at 1 p.m. at the Alexander Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Ernest Brown and the Rev. Albert Moore officiating. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery...
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ELVIS V. SCHREMP
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. - Elvis V. Schremp, 65, of Perryville, died Friday, Feb. 25, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born in Perryville on Nov. 21, 1928, to Arthur and Bernice Fenwick Schremp. On May 6, 1978, he married Frieda Schremp. ...
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REBA MULL
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
She was born July 1, 1908, at Lick Creek, to Ernest and Maude Johnson Clutts. On Dec. 11, 1926, she married Jack Mull. He preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1978. Survivors include one daughter, Donna King, one son, Gene Mull, both of Anna; seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: QUESTIONS: LIFE, DEATH AND RESPONSIBILITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/27/94)
Dear Editor: This letter may elicit many varied responses from the university community. The death of a college student is never an expected or desired event. The question is, why is the death of Michael Davis of such importance? His death brought national news coverage to Cape Girardeau. His death made headlines. Why?...
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FIVE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MEN ARE NEW STATE TROOPERS
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Five Cape Girardeau area men are among the members of the Missouri Highway Patrol's 66th recruit graduating class. The new troopers were commissioned Feb. 4 in ceremonies held in Jefferson City. They reported to their duty assignments Feb. 14. The five newly-commissioned troopers from the Cape area are:...
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JAPANESE COMPOSER'S WORK FEATURED TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
The Southeast Missouri State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform the American premier of a work by a Japanese composer at a concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Academic Hall Auditorium. The composition by Masaru Tanaka, entitled "Methuselah II," combines traditional Japanese melodies with the more contemporary sounds of the modern concert band, and features the ensemble's percussion section...
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BIRTHDAY GIRL WINS SPELLING BEE
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Schultz spelling bee champion Rebecca Thomas observed her 13th birthday Saturday by participating in the district spelling bee -- and winning. "This will be a birthday to remember," said the Cape Girardeau seventh grader. Thomas was one of 31 school spelling champions competing in the district competition at Sikeston Middle School...
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COUNCIL MOVES STEADY AND SURE; TOUGH PART REMAINS
(Editorial ~ 02/27/94)
Members of the Cape Girardeau City Council are wrestling with a difficult decision concerning riverboat gambling. Still, we suspect they would concede that decisions regarding a considerable opportunity for economic development are more pleasant than many they face. ...
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JUST CHARGE IT TO THE STATE
(Column ~ 02/27/94)
Sixty years ago, the public transportation policy in our state could be summed up in six words: Get Missouri Out of the Mud. Translated, this meant Missouri should build as many hard-surfaced highways as possible to replace the mud roads that isolated communities and even entire counties and regions during several months in a year...
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SHAM OR MONSTER?
(Column ~ 02/27/94)
Once again, the Senate is debating the proposed constitutional amendment to balance the budget. A two thirds vote of both the Senate and House is necessary to send a constitutional amendment to the states for ratification. As in the past, the final vote on the balanced budget measure is expected to be very close in the Senate...
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STEALTH TAX? CARNAHAN PLAN CALLS FOR $300 MILLION LEVY
(Column ~ 02/27/94)
Governor Mel Carnahan's health-care reform plan, House Bill 1622, was introduced a couple of weeks ago by Speaker Bob Griffin, D.-Cameron, and 36 co-sponsors. An article in the St. Louis Business Journal is illuminating. The headling over the store reads: "Insurers: Carnahan plan contains stealth tax/Medical groups would pay $300 million to help fund reform effort...
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BEATRICE HENDRICKS
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
MOUNDS, Ill. - Beatrice Hendricks, 92, of Mounds, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Tupelo, Miss. on Sept. 17, 1901, to Alvah and Rachel Branum Sammons. Survivors include two sons, William L. Hendricks of Edwardsville, Ill., and Marvin Headricks of rural Mounds, Ill. Other survivors include one brother, Grove Sammons of Ft. Myers, Fla., and six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren...
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RANDALL L. FARIES
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
PUXICO - Randall L. Faries, 46, of St. Louis, formerly of Puxico, died Friday, Feb. 25, at the Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 9, 1948, in Perryton, Tex., to Alvin and Levada Crunk Faries. On June 20, 1969, he married Brenda Roberts at Puxico. ...
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JAMES E. MORROW
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
CHARLESTON - James E. Morrow, 84, of Charleston, died Friday, Feb. 25, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born at Benton on Sept. 23, 1908, to Homer and Rose A. Willis Morrow. In November 1977, he married Marie Bryant, at Charleston. She survives, along with one daughter, Phyllis Santoni of Cape Girardeau. Two grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive...
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EARLENE ELIZABETH BONNIE
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Earlene Elizabeth Bonnie, 73, of East Prairie died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Dec. 9, 1920, at East Prairie, the daughter of Edward J. and Gladys Monroe Bonta. She lived all her life in Mississippi County, where she worked for the Brown Shoe Company in Charleston for 38 years. ...
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TOMMY J. MANSFIELD
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Tommy J. Mansfield, 73, of St. Louis and formerly of East Prairie died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at the St. Louis Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
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ROY TOMPKINS
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
ANNA, Ill. - Roy Tompkins, 91, of Anna, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Union County Nursing Home in Anna. He was born Dec. 11, 1902, in Jackson County, to Thomas and Arabelle Bess Tompkins. On July 11, 1922, he married Katheryn Cook. She preceded him in death on Dec. 20, 1988...
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MAXINE ISABELL KINTNER
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
JACKSON -- Maxine Isabell Kintner, 70, of Jackson died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at Cape LaCroix Manor in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 8, 1923, at Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Fred Byron and Ruth Tyler Campbell. On Nov. 7, 1946, she married Melvin Kintner at Topeka. He survives of the home...
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FLOYD H. PARMER
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
THEBES, Ill. -- Floyd H. Parmer, 78, of Thebes died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 13, 1915, at Thebes, the son of Willis and Della Troute Parmer. On Jan. 22, 1938, he married Wanda Prather in Jackson. She survives of the home...
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ELAINE J. LEEMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
Elaine J. Leeman, 66, of rural Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 28, 1928, at Lincoln, Neb., the daughter of John and Amanda Schaefer Schiebinger. She was married to the Rev. Karl Leeman, who survives of the home...
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HELEN INEZ CRITES
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
JACKSON -- Helen Inez Crites, 70, of Manchester died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at her home. She was born March 3, 1923, at Millersville, the daughter of Maurice and Georgia Wilkinson Harris. On July of 1962, She married Dewey L. Crites at Jackson. He survives of the home...
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CHRISTEEN HARRIS
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
ORAN -- Christeen Harris, 76, of Oran died Friday, Feb. 25, 1994 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born in Sikeston March 29, 1917 to Boyd and Anna Hodge Ryan. On May 22, 1938, she married Ragon Harris. He survives. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Oran. She was a retired inspector for the International Hat Factory in Oran...
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FEDA ALLEN HUNT
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
Freda O. A. Hunt, 80, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Feb. 25, at her home. She was born in Ardeola, on Aug. 25, 1913, to William A. and Arra Ashabranner Allen. On July 9, 1943, she married George C. Hunt, at Blytheville, Ark. He survives, along with one daughter, Marcia Finley of Arlington, Tex.; five sisters, Rose Dasovich of Cape Girardeau, Christine Dockens and June Tyler, both of Dallas, Tex., Maggeline Miles of San Antonio, Tex., and Albertine Mainer of Kingsville, Tex. ...
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GEORGIA L. HUCKSTEP
(Obituary ~ 02/27/94)
Georgia L. Huckstep, 84, of 2825 Bloomfield Rd. died Saturday, Feb. 26, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born August 25, 1909, at Fruitland, the daughter of Elmer and Kate Sides Davis. On Jan. 23, 1931, she married Roscoe Huckstep at Jackson. He preceded her in death Oct. 26, 1979...
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BEUSSINK: PROJECT NOT LINED TO BOAT ADS
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
The developer of a hoped for $23 million residential and recreational facility adjacent to the Lady Luck resort and riverboat casino site in Cape Girardeau, says he has stayed out of the campaign to select a riverboat operator. Several advertisements have appeared on television critical of Boyd Gaming's $52 million riverboat proposal for downtown Cape Girardeau. The advertisements were placed by a group calling itself Southeast Development Corp., and, alternately, South Cape Development Group...
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HOLY FAMILY CHURCH RECALLED DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
The Rev. Willis F. Darling, C.M., who is now 87 years old, remembers when a community came together to grow a church -- Holy Family. The seed was planted by black teenagers, including Alberta and John Spicer and Walter Lee, who believed a black Catholic church was a good idea, Darling recalled...
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SMALL PARK REMAINS AN ATTACTION TO PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Mark Brune and his wife, Sherry, were clearly looking for something. They stared into the small fountain-fed pool at "Water Plant Park" for a few moments, then walked down a small incline into the nearby clump of trees. "There used to be a picnic table here," said Brune...
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SEVERAL AREA PROJECTS INCLUDED IN STATE PLAN
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
About 140 miles of new or improved highway will be built in Missouri and about 1,500 miles of highways will be resurfaced this year as part of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department's 1994 construction and improvement program. Included in this year's $475 million construction program are two major jobs that are a part of the Highway 74 relocation (Mississippi River bridge route) in Cape Girardeau, and the East Nash Road extension project...
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GAMING FIRMS HAVE CACHE FOR LOCAL PROJECTS
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Lady Luck Gaming Corp. and Boyd Gaming Corp. have available $374 million between them to earmark for new gambling developments outside Las Vegas, Nev. Both companies are competing for a gaming license in Cape Girardeau and apparently are well capable of making a significant investment in the city...
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DESERT STORM NAVAL RESERVISTS TO BE HONORED
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Nearly 100 Naval Reservists, who were called to active duty during Operation Desert Storm, will be awarded the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, during a ceremony today at the Cape Girardeau Naval Reserve Center. Guest speaker for the ceremony, which begins at 3 p.m., will be former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senate candidate John Ashcroft. Also participating in the presentations will be Missouri State Rep. Mary Kasten...
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UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZES BERGERSON
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Peter Bergerson, chairman of the political science department at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named "Academic Citizen of the Year" by the school. Bergerson was selected for the award by Provost Charles Kupchella after being nominated by Martin Jones, dean of the College of Liberal Arts...
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL HOST PUBLIC MEETING HERE MARCH 10
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
JACKSON -- The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department District 10 office will host a public meeting in Jackson, on Thursday, March 10, to explain the 1994 highway construction and improvement program in Southeast Missouri. They will gather public input for prioritizing future highway construction projects in the district from 1996 through 2007...
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KING WILL PERFORM ON TNN MONDAY
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
Cape Girardeau native Kevin Probst, whose stage name is Kevin King, will appear on Music City Monday night on the country music cable station TNN. The show begins at 8 p.m. He has appeared on the show -- formerly known as Nashville Now -- numerous times. He works as a professional magician, comedian and singer...
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS DANCE MARCH 5 AT SCOTT CITY KC HALL
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
SCOTT CITY -- The sixth annual Cystic Fibrosis benefit dance is planned March 5 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City. The dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight. Doors open at 7 p.m. and donations will be accepted at the door. A cash drawing and raffle are planned...
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FEBRUARY RENDEZVOUS
(Column ~ 02/27/94)
When I hear the doves making their soft, soothing, almost plaintive early morning sounds, I know I have rendezvous to keep - rendezvous that knit my human world with that of the natural world. I don't know that the two worlds are separate, but one would might be described as having to do with sweeping down the cobwebs in the ceiling-wall corners, while the other is time spent watching the late summer spider spin its web in the porch ceiling-post corner. Tenuous, webby things with which to knit...
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FOOD YOU CAN BANK ON
(Local News ~ 02/27/94)
SIKESTON -- Dorene Johnson heads up a bank, but not the monetary sort. Her currency is food and lots of it. As executive director of the Bootheel Food Bank, Johnson administers an operation that last year distributed 5.3 million pounds of food to the hungry in Southeast Missouri by way of church pantries, senior citizen centers and other charitable groups...
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