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TOMMY EVANS
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Tommy Evans of East Prairie will be held at 11 a.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel in East Prairie, with Richard Farquhar officiating. Burial will be in Houston, Texas. Evans, 52, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at University Hospital in St. Louis...
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SPRING RAINS BRING SOME ANXIOUS DAYS AS THE RIVER RISES
(Editorial ~ 05/12/95)
As the first flood gate closed Wednesday to keep rising water from the Mississippi River out of downtown Cape Girardeau, memories of the devastating 1993 flood were freshened. Downriver a few miles on the Illinois side of the river, all eyes were on the new levee at Miller City, which broke again last spring. The new levee is expected to hold back the surging water, but folks who have lived along the river for awhile know there are no certainties when dealing with Mississippi floods...
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CHAMBER GETS STRONGER
(Editorial ~ 05/12/95)
We're No. 3. That may not sound like bragging, but it is. The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is the third largest chamber in the state as a result of a membership blitz this week. The chamber here now has 1,231 members. Only the chambers in North Kansas City with 3,000 members and Springfield with 1,800 have more...
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RAPHAEL V. ZAHNER
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Raphael V. Zahner, 93, of Perryville, died Thursday, May 11, 1995, at Perry Oaks Health Care Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1901, in Perry County, son of Simon and Ellen Feltz Zahner. He and Ruth M. McClure were married July 15, 1925. She died April 4, 1986...
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CLYDE E. MUNGLE
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
ORAN -- Funeral service for Clyde Eugene Mungle of Oran will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. The Rev. Don Russell will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery at Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...
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WILLIAM B. DIXON
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
SCOTT CITY -- William B. Dixon, 59, of Bonita Springs, Fla., died Thursday, May 11, 1995, at his home. A native of Oklahoma, he spent most of his childhood in Georgia, where at age 13 he became the youngest Eagle Scout in the history of the state. He was a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas...
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RUTH E. SCHLOSS
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Ruth E. Schloss, 70, of Perryville, died Tuesday, May 9, 1995, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1924, in Perry County, daughter of William J. and Rosa Stortz Richardet. She and Melbern J. Schloss were married May 21, 1947, in Perryville. He died Jan. 3, 1983...
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BUFORD E. KING
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
JACKSON -- Buford Ellis King, 72, of Jackson, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at Deal Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 2, 1922, at Leeman, son of Floyd Ellis and Zona Hodge King. He and Faye Mary Mansker were married Dec. 4, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. King worked at Colonial Service Station in Cape Girardeau 25 years. He retired from General Sign Co. in Cape Girardeau in 1984...
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JANETTE WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Graveside service for Janette Williams of Portola, Calif., was held May 5 at Whispering Pines Cemetery near Portola. Williams, 65, died Friday, April 28, 1995, at Washoe Medical Center in Reno, Nev. She was born May 10, 1929, in Cobden, daughter of Albert and Ethel Hall High...
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MELVIN M. SLINKARD
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
DELTA -- Melvin M. Slinkard, 81, of Delta, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1913, at Hickory Ridge in Cape Girardeau County, son of David Guy and Ollie L. McClain Slinkard. He and Juanita E. Pennington were married May 3, 1936, in Jonesboro, Ill. She died Dec. 19, 1989...
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FAYE JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
CHARLESTON -- Faye Jackson, 39, of Charleston, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 12, 1956, in Dorena, daughter of Robert B. and Mattie P. Jackson. Jackson was a 1975 graduate of Charleston High School. She was a former member of Mercy Seat Baptist Church...
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GARY K. GOINS
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Gary Kent Goins, 52, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at his home. He was born May 18, 1942, in Villa Ridge, son of Theodore D. and Hazel Windings Goins. He and Peggy West were married Sept. 18, 1978, in Cape Girardeau...
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MARZENA FRIEDRICH
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Marzena Friedrich of Advance will be held at 1 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel, with Billy Davis officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friedrich, 88, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, at Advance Nursing Center...
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SHAWN D. ERGLE
(Obituary ~ 05/12/95)
SIKESTON -- Shawn DeWayne Ergle, 20, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, May 10, 1995, from injuries received in an automobile accident on Highway 61 North. He was born May 28, 1974, in Dexter, son of James and Teresa J. Jackson Ergle. He and Michelle Evans were married Sept. 10, 1994, at Sikeston...
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6-YEAR-OLD'S HEROICS NET AWARD OF VALOR
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
Jerrick Myers, 6, was called a hero Thursday by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. Jerrick, son of Doug and Melinda Myers of Gordonville, received the department's Award of Valor for his "heroic role" in the saving his grandmother's life March 30. He called 911 and summoned help for his grandmother, Mary Morgan of Cape Girardeau, after her blood sugar suddenly dropped from her diabetes and she became unconscious...
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LIONS TO HOLD CONVENTION HERE
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
The Cape Girardeau Lions Club will sponsor only its second state convention here in 1998. "That is three years away," said Keith Deimund, president of one of the two local Lions clubs in Cape Girardeau. "But, it takes a lot of work to prepare for this event."...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: CLOSING OF FLOODGATE OFFERS TREAT TO NEWCOMERS
(Column ~ 05/12/95)
It is awesome watching the city close its door to keep out North America's biggest river much like a medieval city bracing itself against invading hordes. Shoo! Take your water elsewhere. For longtime Cape Girardeau residents, the Mississippi River is, well, just there. It is hard to rev up the natives as the water starts lapping over the cobblestones along the floodwall that protects downtown from the billions and billions of gallons of water that go urgently looking for the Gulf of Mexico...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/12/95)
AMERICAN Legion Post 63 is still collecting donations for the Cape Rock Park cleanup. The post has been responsible for cleaning up the park and putting up the flag and flag poles there. An earlier Speak Out talked about the project and where money could be sent, but it left out the P.O. ...
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CAPE AIRPORT MUST FIND WAY TO KEEP AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
If Cape Girardeau can persuade the Federal Aviation Administration its air-traffic control tower is a must for the city to prosper, the agency will continue funding the control tower. However, Joplin Regional Airport Manager Steve Stockam said the FAA is a tough audience when it comes to sales pitches for federal money...
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RUSH, NOTED COUNTIANS IN CAPE EXHIBIT
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
If the "Jeopardy" emcee said, "Talk show host Rush Limbaugh III, astronaut Linda Godwin and the late pianist Jess Stacy have this in common," only visitors to the Cape River Heritage Museum would be likely to know the question. The three are featured in "Notable Cape County Residents -- Past and Present," a new exhibit on display at the museum, 538 Independence St...
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CAPE LIBERAL DIALS UP RUSH
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
Jerry McKee describes himself as a liberal who listens to Rush Limbaugh's radio show often for the entertainment and to keep up with conservative ideology. McKee didn't think much about calling the show until he heard a National Public Radio report about attorney Johnny Cochran filing a lawsuit on behalf of several survivors of the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing. They are suing the fertilizer company that provided some of the material used to make the bomb...
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SEMO TO SHUT OFF POWER FOR MAINTENANCE WORK
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
Southeast Missouri State University will be virtually closed this weekend by a campuswide power shutdown. The annual shutdown comes at the close of the spring semester and will allow the school to perform maintenance work on the electrical switchyard and the steam system...
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MAY SALES TAX UP 7 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
Cape Girardeau County merchants took in 7 percent more money this month than last May, as reflected in the latest sales tax figures. County Auditor Weldon Macke presented the figures to the County Commission Thursday morning. He said they weren't anything out of the ordinary as the county's sales tax has increased steadily over the past several years...
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LETTER CARRIERS TO COLLECT FOOD ON SATURDAY ROUTES
(Local News ~ 05/12/95)
Cape Girardeau mail carriers will be delivering mail and collecting food Saturday. Residents are being asked to leave non-perishable food in, or by, their mailboxes Saturday for the one-day food drive. The food campaign is sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers Local 1015...
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