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TOLA G. BREWER
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
CHARLESTON -- Tola G. Brewer, 91, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at the Hermitage Care Center in Hermitage, Mo. She was born May 16, 1904, in Mississippi County to the late William and Nancy Douglas Hale. She had lived in Mississippi County most of her life and was a member of the First Church of God in East Prairie...
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SOME STRAIGHT TALK ON DRUGS: IT IS TIME TO GET SERIOUS
(Editorial ~ 07/23/95)
Speaking with characteristic bluntness, House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised plenty of eyebrows last week with some straight talk on America's drug problem. The nation ought to "quit playing games" on illegal drugs and either vote to legalize them or adopt penalties severe enough to get rid of them, Gingrich said. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: IF NOT HERE, THEN WHERE?
(Column ~ 07/23/95)
Recently I asked a group of college students, numbering slightly more than a hundred, to select the state in which they would choose to spend the remainder of their lives. While I expected the usual dissatisfaction encountered so often among the younger generation, I was pleasantly surprised that nearly 85 percent chose their native state of Missouri. ...
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MISSOURI COMMENTARY: NEAR MIDNIGHT, MINUTE HAND MOVING
(Column ~ 07/23/95)
Bosnia is a tragedy of the real and surreal, a blend of reality and fiction. The reality is that the Bosnian Serbs are tightening their grip on the territory they hold (70 percent of Bosnia) and are expelling the Bosnian Moslems who lived in the safe havens located in Serb-held territory...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: WITH PALS LIKE MEL AND BOB, WHO NEEDS FOES?
(Column ~ 07/23/95)
Missouri won the Kansas City school desegregation case by a knockout in the U.S. Supreme Court. Gov. Mel Carnahan and Education Commissioner Bob Bartman, seated at ringside, have thrown in our towel. Thanks a lot, guys. Missourians can't say we weren't warned. ...
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CHASE CREWS AID TO BALLOON PILOTS
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Mike Webb warmed up to the task of chasing a hot-air balloon as soon as he witnessed the first blast of propane gas. "I got a kick out of watching the pilot turn on the propane jets," Webb said. "Once I stuck my nose into what he was doing, I was glad I decided to volunteer for this."...
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OSTRICH BREEDING BUSINESS IN WHITEWATER (PART 1 OF 2)
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Traci Essmyer, manager of the ostrich breeding operation at Riverbend Farms in Whitewater, strokes the neck of one of her birds. Essmyer attended various "ostrich conventions" around the country to gather information on how to start an ostrich breeding business...
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ANOTHER WIND SHIFT
(Editorial ~ 07/23/95)
So the president favors religious activities in school. If Newt Gingrich is the most provocative figure in today's public life, then surely President Bill Clinton is its most unerring political weathervane. Which way are today's political winds blowing? Consider the president's latest position on school prayer. He is for voluntary expressions of prayer and against the organized, compulsory variety. So are most Americans...
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KENNETH P. STOVALL
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Kenneth P. Stovall, 76, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 21, 1995, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Granite City. He was born Nov. 20, 1918, in Crump, Mo., the son of James Hezekiah and M.J. Elizabeth Randal Stovall. He married Alma O. Phillips of Sikeston in 1942. She died in 1987...
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THELMA LEE HAMPTON
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
Thelma Lee Hampton, 68, Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, died Friday, July 21, 1995, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Jan. 29, 1927, in Randles, the daughter of Howard and Sylvia McFerron. She was a salesperson for Hecht's in Cape Girardeau since 1990. She previously worked as head of the women's department for Homestead Distributing Co. in Sikeston from 1966 to 1987...
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ALEXANDER L. DUKE JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alexander L. Duke Jr., 75, of Cairo died Friday, July 21, 1995, at Cairo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Barkett Funeral Home.
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LEONARD E. DEGENHARDT
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Leonard E. "Pete" Degenhardt, 71, of Perryville died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 18, 1923, at Altenburg, son of Henry and Mathilda Gruenwald Degenhardt. He was retired from the Chrysler Corp. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church at Perryville, and a booster member of AmVets and the VFW...
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LUVEDA B. MOUSER
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
MARBLE HILL -- Luveda Bea Mouser, 64, of Collinsville, Ill., died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at the family home in Collinsville. She was born Oct. 2, 1930, at the former Lutesville, now Marble Hill, daughter of Frederick and Rhoda Eaker. She worked as an assembly line operator for Bussmann Fuse Co. in St. Louis before retiring. She was a member of the Bethany General Baptist Church at Casseyville, Ill...
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GERALD TAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
SIKESTON -- Gerald "Wayne" Taylor, 46, of Sikeston died Saturday, July 22, 1995, in a traffic accident. He was born June 25, 1949, at Portageville, son of Vesteen and Juanita Quick Taylor. He and Margie "Leean" Knupp were married June 11, 1971, at Chester, Ill...
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EDNA M. MCLAUGHLIIN
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
Edna Mae McLaughlin, 85, of Chateau Girardeau Assisted Living, died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at the facility. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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EBERT G. RISTER
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
SIKESTON -- Ebert G. Rister, 79, of Sikeston Route 2, died Saturday, July 22, 1995, at the Miner Nursing Center at Miner. He was born March 7, 1916, at Omaha, Ill., son of Robert Ray and Grace Harris Rister. He was a retired farmer and a member of the First United Methodist Church at Sikeston...
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EMALINE PHILLIPS
(Obituary ~ 07/23/95)
Emaline Phillips, 84, of West Peoria, Ill., died Thursday, July 20, 1995, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. She was born March 12, 1911, at Battles, Ark., the daughter of Elmer and Lillie Penn Taylor. She was a member of the Woodland Baptist Church of Peoria and a former member of Lynwood Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau...
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DENISE BROWN TELLS OF SISTER NICOLE'S ABUSE
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Domestic violence is no accident. Rather, it's the result of a bad match. Without education and swift intervention, the abuse will only get worse. So proclaimed Denise Brown, whose sister, Nicole Brown-Simpson, kept details of an abusive relationship with O.J. Simpson hidden in a diary...
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POLICE FLEET: HIGH MILES, LOW FUNDS
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
The magic number for automobiles is 100,000 miles, according to a mechanic at the Cape Girardeau Department of Public Works. After that point all sorts of little things start going wrong, he said. Considering that all nine squad cars in the Cape Girardeau Police Department's patrol rotation have topped the magic number, it's no surprise that patrolmen sometimes have to scramble to find vehicles to replace those in the shop...
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OUTLAW JAMES' BOLLINGER COUNTY LEGACY LIVES ON
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
PATTON -- Scientists can study whether the man in a Kearney, Mo., grave was really Jesse James if they want, but John Knowles of Patton believes he already knows the answer. "It's Jesse. At least I believe it is," said Knowles, whose great-uncle, Ed O'Kelley, murdered the man who 10 years earlier had murdered Jesse James...
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REGION'S ATTRACTIONS DRAW DAY-TRIPPERS, OVERNIGHTERS
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Mary Miller, directofr of the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau, displays some of the borchures that promote attractions in the area. It's easy for people to cast a critical eye on their hometown and proclaim that "there's nothing to do here."...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/23/95)
I'D FIRST like to say that the Southeast Missourian, I think, prints quality articles and editorials. However, over the years, I have found Mike Royko's columns particularly distasteful. Over the years he has shown tremendous sexism and, in my opinion, immorality. ...
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SIKESTON MAN DIES IN CRASH
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man died in a two-vehicle accident in New Madrid County early Saturday. Gerald "Wayne" Taylor, 46, was killed in an accident on Highway 60, two miles west of Sikeston at 12:45 a.m. Taylor's pickup truck was eastbound when it was struck by a westbound truck driven by Terry Watkins, 24, of Bolivar...
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TWO ACCIDENTS INJUR TWO AT SAME I-55 SITE
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
SIKESTON -- -- Two people were injured in accidents that occurred two minutes apart at the same place on Interstate 55 south of Sikeston early Saturday. Both of the injured were taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center at Sikeston, where they were treated and released...
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`BLOCK PARTY' HELD TO HAVE FUN, RAISE MONEY FOR CENTER
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
The smell of food being prepared, the sound of music blaring and the sight of young children having fun gave evidence that the 4th annual Michael S. Nabors Block Party, held recently in the 300 block of South Middle, was a success. Hundreds of youngsters participated in the annual event...
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REGENTS TO TALK TO CONSULTANT THIS WEEK
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will meet with a consultant Monday and Tuesday to begin its search for a new university president. University president, Dr. Kala Stroup, will step down the end of August to become Missouri's commissioner of higher education...
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O.B. CLARK STEPS OVER CAPS TO TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 07/23/95)
O.B. Clark left no doubt regarding who was the dominant team in the 1995 National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional Tournament. The St. Louis squad rolled past Cape Girardeau's Kohlfeld Capahas 11-4 Saturday night in the championship game at Capaha Field...
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ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS: DUCK HUNTERS FACE POSSIBILITY OF A FEAST
(Column ~ 07/23/95)
If duck hunting were food, waterfowlers could have been considered on half rations for the past several years -- but now face the possibility of a comparative feast. The basis of what is coming is two back-to-back high-success duck reproduction years after almost two decades in which ducks seem to be doomed to hard times forever henceforth...
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FISHING REPORT
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
RIVERS: Black (upper): Dingy, 3' above normal; smallmouth bass good on crayfish; goggle-eye fair on crayfish; all other fishing slow. Castor (above Zalma): Clear, low; sunfish good on crickets and ultralight crankbaits; catfish good on worms; white bass good on live bait and topwater lures...
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KENTUCKY DUCK CALLING EVENT SLATED TO BE HELD SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
HICKMAN, Ky. -- The sanctioned Bayou de Chien Regional Duck Calling Championship will be hosted by Kentucky Ducks Unlimited Saturday at the City Park in Hickman, Ky. In addition, the Bayou de Chien Open Goose Calling Championship and a Team (two or three man) Pit Goose Calling Championship will be held...
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DUCK, GOOSE CALLING MEETS SET FOR AUGUST IN TENNESSEE
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
SAMBURG, Tenn. -- The 1995 Reelfoot Lake Grand American Duck and Goose Calling Championships and Festival will be held Aug. 11-12-13 on the shores of Reelfoot Lake. The site of the contests will be directly across from Southshore Resort in Samburg, Tenn...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: KEEP ALL THE POINTS OF LIGHT BURNING
(Column ~ 07/23/95)
In President Bush's inaugural speech he made reference to a "thousand points of light" and went on to explain his meaning as "all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the nation doing good." I had been listening intently, but at that point my mind was snared by the word picture he had painted and I began to mentally place "stars" in the heavens over my town -- the churches, Red Cross, Cancer Society, Heart and Lung societies, etc. ...
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BACK IN ACTION: NISWONGER RETURNS TO POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Gary Hurt, jailer, assisted Niswonger as he left the jail where prisoners sometimes discuss matters with Niswonger. Kathy Payne, records clerk, and Niswonger used the fax machine. Police Officer Dan Niswonger's motivation in the aftermath of a debilitating accident was his desire to return to work with the Cape Girardeau Police Department. ...
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SOCIETY PLANS YARD SALE
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
The Historical Society of Greater Cape Girardeau will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, on the lawn of the Reynolds House, 623 N. Main St. Anyone with items to donate may bring them to the Glenn House at 325 Spanish St. from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday or on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m...
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WATERMELON WILL BE THEME OF MORLEY FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
MORLEY -- The Morley Community Betterment Club announced the 1995 fall festival theme this week. The festival, scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 8-9, will celebrate the city's watermelon heritage. At least 500 people are expected to attend, said club secretary Susan Godwin...
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AMERICAN LEGION SPONSORS BLOOD DRIVE WEDNESDAY
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
The American Red Cross blood services will sponsor a community blood drive Wednesday in the convention center of the Holiday Inn. Hours will be from 2-7 p.m. The American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor the drive. The goal is 100units of blood. Blood donations tend to run behind during the summer months as donors skip their regular schedule for a blood donation due to vacations and other activities...
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NENNINGER FAMILY HOLDS REUNION
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Marvin and Opal Nenninger of Cape Girardeau hosted a reunion last month with all seven of their children, five sons and two daughters, attending. Their children visited from Lincoln, Neb., Salem, Ore., Jackson, St. Louis, Burfordville, Perryville and Cape Girardeau...
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BASIC PIANO LESSONS OFFERED
(Local News ~ 07/23/95)
Head Start, a two-week piano basics class that will give beginning students a jump start on traditional piano lessons, will be held Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings Aug. 7-18. Students will learn beginning note and rhythm reading and keyboard familiarity. The class is designed for first- through fourth-graders...
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