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SAXON MEMORIAL FEST SET OCT. 8 AT FROHNA
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
FROHNA -- The 14th annual Saxon Memorial Fall Festival will be held here Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The festival's features include arts and crafts, quilting, spinning, soap-making, apple-cider pressing, meat-grinding, broom-making, and crosscut sawing. Apple-butter cooking in 30-gallon copper kettles over open fires again will be a main feature...
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FARMERS HOPE FALL HARVEST WILL BRING LARGE DIVIDENDS
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Harvest means more to farmers than the gathering of crops. It is when the time, money and work they have invested is returned, hopefully with dividends. "A farmer spends nine to 10 months of the year preparing himself and his equipment for the two months of harvest," said David Herbst, manager of Tierney Farms near Chaffee. "It's kind of an anxious time. You're finally going to see what your results will be -- what the yields are."...
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CITIZENS URGE BROADER OPPORTUNITIES AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Citizens conveyed the need for broader educational opportunities for older and minority students and an expanded curriculum at a strategic planning forum at Southeast Missouri State University. Wednesday's forum, the fourth in a series of meetings conducted by the university's board of regents, was held at the Show Me Center...
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MAGAZINE RANKS CITY SCHOOLS 5TH IN STATE
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Cape Girardeau's public schools provide an asset to the community's business recruiting efforts, says a nationwide business magazine. The magazine, Expansion Management, rated 600 school districts nationwide for educational quality. Data from the magazine's annual Educational Quotient is used by chief executive officers of companies preparing to relocate or expand into new territory. The educational quotient is also used by Money magazine for its annual "Best Places to Live" survey...
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BBC CREW IN CAPE TO FILM PROGRAM ON FLYING SQUIRRELS
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
The small, brown squirrels glide through the air with the greatest of ease. John Scheibe never tires of watching the flying squirrels. The Southeast Missouri State University biologist has studied the animals for the past eight years, gaining international attention in the process...
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TEENS DIE IN FIERY PERRY COUNTY CRASH
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Two Perryville School District students were killed and another injured Wednesday in a fiery head-on crash near Brewer. Killed in the crash were Calvin Haupt, 16, a junior at Perryville High School, and his brother, Michael Haupt, 13, an eighth-grader at Perryville Junior High...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: MAKING ROOM FOR OURSELVES
(Column ~ 09/29/94)
Dear Pat, DC and I arrived in Cape Girardeau just in time to celebrate our one-year wedding anniversary. Except after six days, on the road, one day of unpacking our belongings from the moving van and packing them into a storage space, and two of looking at houses and apartments, we weren't much in the mood for hearts and flowers. So we got a room at the Holiday Inn, ordered room service, toasted "a helluva year," and slept until check-out time. We woke up agreeing to go for two...
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POINTER SISTERS CELEBRATE CONTEMPORARY FEMALE
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
They grabbed the baton of inspiration from predecessors like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin, and passed it on to female groups like En Vogue, Wilson Phillips, SWV and Jade. Now it is time for the Pointer Sisters to reflect upon the long journey that spanned two decades and savor the success. The Pointer Sisters believe they have found the right material to express that very feeling with their latest album, "Only Sisters Can Do That."...
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AUDITOR HOPEFUL DANNER OUTLINES 15-POINT PLAN
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Kicking off his campaign with an 11-city tour, state Sen. Steve Danner said Wednesday that if elected state auditor he would make audits more timely, provide greater assistance to local governments, and protect individuals who report waste and abuse of tax dollars...
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AIDS FUND-RAISER SET FOR FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
A fund-raising event for the AIDS Project of Southeast Missouri will be held Friday at Big Al's nightclub, 601 S. Kingshighway. The "Kick Off to Awareness" party will begin at 8 p.m. It is co-sponsored by Big Al's and Disc Jockey Records. The event includes a dance contest. Admission is $3. All of the proceeds will go to the AIDs Project, organizers said...
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ANNA NATIVE NAMED BRIGADIER GENERAL
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- John C. Reppert, a 32-year veteran of the Army, has received a promotion, to brigadier general. Reppert, a specialist in the military of the former Soviet Union, will return to Russia next summer for a two-year tour. His wife, Pat, will accompany him...
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REVA DUNN
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
Reva Dunn, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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ETHEL E. BYRD
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
OAK RIDGE -- Ethel E. Byrd, 82, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1912, at Greenbrier, daughter of John B. and Nellie V. Dixon Lloyd. She and William Lee Byrd were married June 20, 1931. He died Jan. 30, 1989...
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JESSIE R. NIMMO
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Jessie Ray Nimmo, 55, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, at her home. She was born Feb. 4, 1939, at Dorena, daughter of Junnie and Altie Bentley Barker. She and Bob Nimmo were married Oct. 2, 1965. He died May 26, 1984...
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DONALD R. HAYNES
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Donald Ray Haynes of Marble Hill will be held at 11 a.m. today at Liley Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The Rev. Gene Robbins will officiate, with burial in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery. Haynes, 57, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at his home...
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FLOYD P. LAYTON
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Floyd P. "Cotton" Layton, 89, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 1, 1905, in Perry County, son of James Patrick and Annie Turlin Layton. He and Rose Ellen Vernon were married April 23, 1927. She died Oct. 3, 1989...
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LEON SPRAGGS
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Leon Spraggs, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, at his home here. He was born Feb. 11, 1934, in Arlington, Ky., the son of Carlise and Lizzie Cope Spraggs. He was a retired welder and foreman for American Commercial Barge Line. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church and had served in the U.S. Army...
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FREDA M. GREER
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Freda Mary Greer, 103, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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RUSSELL A. PETZOLDT
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Russell A. Petzoldt, 81, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at Aspen Forest Care Center. He was born April 15, 1913, in East Prairie, son of Fred and Bertha Petzoldt. He and Alieda Hemmann were married April 15, 1934. Petzoldt was a farmer. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and had played on the Dart Ball League in New Wells and Perryville...
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FLETCHER SMITH
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
Fletcher Smith, 80, 1109 Walnut, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Oriole, son of Silas and Maggie Doyle Smith. He and Marie Lincoln were married Feb. 17, 1940, in Cape Girardeau...
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CALVIN AND MICHAEL HAUPT
(Obituary ~ 09/29/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Calvin J.E. Haupt, 16, and Michael J.B. Haupt, 13, of Perryville, died in a car accident Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1994, on Perry County Highway M. Calvin was born Aug. 11, 1978, in Cape Girardeau, and was a junior at Perryville High School...
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THE ENOLA GAY DEBATE
(Editorial ~ 09/29/94)
The venerable Smithsonian Institution is the repository of America's history. Its displays are visited by hundreds of thousands of people every year, people who thirst for a glimpse of the past up close and in three dimensions. The awe and wonder of visitors to the Smithsonian's galleries can be emotionally overwhelming on occasion...
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BE OUR GUEST: HANCOCK II IS MORE BAD THAN GOOD
(Column ~ 09/29/94)
There's an old adage that says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This commonly used and widely accepted wisdom warns that unnecessary and needless tampering inevitably brings more harm than good. Sadly, this old truism has never been more true than in the case of the Hancock II proposal that will appear before Missouri voters as Constitutional Amendment 7 on the Nov. 8 election ballot...
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CANDIDATES IN TOUCH?
(Editorial ~ 09/29/94)
When Missouri's candidates for U.S. Senate were together several days ago for a radio debate in St. Louis, the moderator asked some questions to which most constituents might think a serious candidate ought to know the answers. This is a reality check on candidates, who are experts at high-sounding rhetoric that often has little substance. ...
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LETTER: A JONESBORO THANK YOU
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/29/94)
To the editor: On behalf of the city of Jonesboro and the local committee working in conjunction with the C-SPAN network, we would like to extend our thanks to the community, local agencies and visitors who took time from their schedules to attend the reenactments of the Lincoln-Douglas debates...
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LOCAL BAND FIRST IN REGION TO TAKE SHOW ME CENTER STAGE AS OPENING ACT
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Former Cape Girardeau Central High School graduates Billy Keys, Keller Ford, Alex Allen and Chris Ford will take the biggest step in their careers Oct. 4 when they open for the Pointer Sisters at the Show Me Center. The aforementioned quartet make up the band Papa Aborigine, which has been together for five years and has played in local watering holes like the River's Edge, Players and Garfield's. Keys is lead singer and keyboard player, Allen and Ford play guitar and Ford is the band's drummer...
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SOUTHEAST PROFESSOR TO GIVE OPERA RECITAL NOV. 18
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Louisa Panou-Takahasi, assistant professor of voice at Southeast Missouri State University, will give an operatic recital Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at Old St. Vincent's Church. Assisting Panou-Takahasi will be bass-baritone David Smalley, professor of voice at the University of Northern Iowa, and tenor Christopher Goeke, an assistant professor of voice at Southeast Missouri State University...
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STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD CONCERT AT SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
The Missouri State Troopers Association will hold a country music concert at the Show Me Center Nov. 27, featuring Bill Anderson and Ferlin Husky. Also appearing will be Bobby Helms and Dick Curtess. The concert is scheduled to get under way at 7 p.m. Tickets are $16.95. Anyone purchasing a block of 12 or more tickets will pay $10 per ticket...
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BLACK FOREST TO PROMOTE HARVEST TRADITION DURING OCTOBERFEST
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
Black Forest Villages will present a fall harvest theme when it celebrates its fourth annual Octoberfest Oct. 8-9. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This year's Octoberfest will feature traditional working crafts such as basket weaving, blacksmithing, broom making, a leathersmith, quilting, wood carvers, pioneer furniture makers, a loom weaver and other arts and crafts...
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MCLEOD TO OPEN THEATER SEASON WITH `DEALERS IN YOUNG WOMEN'
(Local News ~ 09/29/94)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The McLeod Theater will embark on a new season with the production of "Dealers In Young Women", a play that includes disguises, magical disappearances, villains, a clever detective and a happy ending. "Dealers In Young Women" will run Oct. 7,8,14 and 15 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. at the SIU Carbondale theater...
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