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EAGER TO MEET THE CHALLENGES; JACKSON'S NEW SUPERINTENDENT READY TO START SCHOOL YEAR
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
JACKSON -- There have been a few changes in the Jackson Public Schools superintendent's office, lately. The most obvious is behind the desk -- Wayne Maupin retired, Dr. Howard Jones took the job. But the more subtle changes take awhile to notice: acrylic abstract paintings on the walls, completed by Jones himself, an antique here and there, statuettes of ducks and bird dogs...
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COUNTY DOUBTS FLOOD BUYOUT
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
JACKSON -- The state's buyout coordinator sent Cape Girardeau County an application for the buyout program, but commissioners aren't sure they want to fill it out. Only seven people outside Cape Girardeau city expressed interest in a buyout, and six of them live in Dutchtown. Emergency Operations Coordinator Brian Miller said the total number of flooded homes in the county was less than a dozen, but there would have been more if emergency personnel hadn't sandbagged so quickly...
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CAPE MANAGER SALARY MAY HAVE TO INCREASE
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
Cape Girardeau's next city manager might command a higher salary than his predecessor. The City Council might have to offer a bigger salary to get one of five finalists to take the job. "We may be paying substantially more," Mayor Al Spradling III said Monday...
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HEAT MAINTAINS GRIP ON AREA
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
Swimming pools at Capaha Park and Central High School are averaging 350 to 400 patrons a day as the latest heat wave sent the mercury climbing well into the 90s again Monday. "As long as the weather stays like this, we should see that number hold until the beginning of school or until other activities like the start of football practice replace a day at the pool," said Doug Gannon, who manages both pools run by the city of Cape Girardeau...
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MARK MY WORD: SOD SCIENTIST: LEAVE YOUR LAWN ALONE
(Column ~ 08/01/95)
You've seen those lush, green lawns that are more manicured than a poodle. My lawn isn't one of them. I let my lawn fend for itself. You won't see me watering the lawn or feeding it with nutritious fertilizer. I leave that to Mother Nature. In many neighborhoods, that makes you a second-class citizen...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/01/95)
I DON'T understand about the rage over the effort in Waco to clear out the filthy man. These people set themselves up. When are we going to stop defending these kind of people? I am sick and tired of all this garbage. People should be responsible for their own actions. Let it alone...
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COUNTY ROAD RESIDENTS WANT PAVEMENT
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
JACKSON -- Almost 400 people signed a petition to get Cape Girardeau County Road 253 paved between Highways A and N, complaining that massive amounts of dust make it dangerous to travel. The two-mile stretch, which runs between Whitewater and Highway N, crosses over the Diversion Channel. Residents on County Road 253 contend that, since the new Diversion Channel bridge was completed more than a year ago, traffic in front of their homes has doubled...
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INTERIM PRESIDENT IS PROVEN LEADER FOR THE UNIVERSITY
(Editorial ~ 08/01/95)
With last week's announcement of an interim president, Southeast Missouri State University appears to be in firm hands for as long as it takes to choose a new president to succeed Dr. Kala Stroup. Dr. Bill L. Atchley brings impressive academic credentials the interim post. ...
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RAINBOW VILLAGE IS A WINNER
(Editorial ~ 08/01/95)
The Cape Girardeau Civic Center, which has provided countless hours of activity and involvement for hundreds of city youths, is offering a special program this summer called Rainbow Village. The name is based on the theme of "Respect, Attitude, Individuals and their differences, Nurture, Belonging, Order Work ethics." The African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child," provides the rest of the name...
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LENORA E. HAMILTON
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Minnie M. Boswell, 67, of East Prairie, died Monday, July 31, 1995, at Miner Nursing Center, following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 8, 1927, at Bruceton, Tenn., daughter of Ernest and Mary Greer Prince. She and Homer Wyatt Boswell were married April 12, 1946. He died Nov. 13, 1990...
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CLYDE L. BURDINE
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Clyde L. Burdine of Greenway, Ark., formerly of Bloomfield, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home. The Rev. Mack Williams will officiate, with burial in Harper Cemetery at Aid. Burdine, 74, died Saturday, July 29, 1995, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter...
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MARY E. REINBOTT
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
SIKESTON -- Mary Esther Reinbott, 79, of Sikeston, died Monday, July 31, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born July 27, 1916, in Sikeston, daughter of Joseph and Lillie May McVay Blair. She first married Orvel Buchanan March 16, 1930. He preceded her in death. She later married Harold Reinbott July 11, 1969, in Sikeston...
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ADELINE C. EFTINK
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
ORAN -- Adeline C. Eftink, 67, Oran Route 1, died Sunday, July 30, 1995, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 29, 1927, at Oran, daughter of Henry and Caroline Arnzen Jansen. She and Arthur J. Eftink were married April 17, 1945...
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CHARLES PUTMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
DEXTER -- Charles "Chuck" Putman, 35, of Dexter, drowned Friday, July 28, 1995, near Bloomfield. He was born Oct. 19, 1959, in Chowchilla, Calif., son of Richard D. and Betty Britton Putman. He and Susan Williamson were married July 20, 1993, in Piggott, Ark...
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MAURINE E. CONASTER
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
PARMA -- Funeral service for Maurine E. Conaster of Memphis, Tenn., will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Parma United Methodist Church. The Revs. R.L. Hester and Frank Hutsed will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sikeston. Conaster, 95, died Saturday, July 29, 1995, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis...
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REV. SAMUEL BAKER
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
PIEDMONT -- Funeral service for the Rev. Samuel E. Baker was held July 28 in the Duddleston Funeral Home Chapel in Raymondville, Texas. The Rev. Rick Copple officiated. Baker, 69, died Tuesday, July 25, 1995, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas...
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FRED S. LAYNE
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Fred S. Layne, 85, of Murphysboro, died Sunday, July 30, 1995, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was born Sept. 22, 1909, in Murphysboro, son of Samuel and Hattie Christian Layne. He and Jennie P. Baker were married Aug. 27, 1930, in Pinckneyville. She died June 7, 1977...
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PAUL E. TAPLEY
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Paul Earl Tapley, 73, of Olive Branch, died Monday, July 31, 1995, in Thebes. He was born Nov. 10, 1921, in Thebes, son of Floyd and Virgie King Tapley. Tapley was a retired heavy equipment operator with Local 318 Operating Engineers of Harrisburg. He was a member of the local union 46 years...
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ZELMA L. MINTON
(Obituary ~ 08/01/95)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Zelma Louise Minton, 81, of Murphysboro, formerly of Tamms, died Monday, July 31, 1995, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 28, 1913, in Union County, daughter of Augustus and Laura Corzine Lipe. She married Julius "J.E." Minton, who died in July 1976...
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KELSO SOMMERFEST SET FOR THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
KELSO -- If you have driven south on Interstate 55 recently, you probably have seen the billboard advertisement for Kelso's Sommerfest. "It can't hurt anything," said event co-chairman Jerome Essner. In the past, advertising has been limited to only sections of a sign, he said...
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LOCAL STUDENT AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP TO VANDERBILT
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
Jennie Louise Lukens of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Dean's Honor Scholarship from Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University. The scholarship is a renewable full-tuition award. Lukens, one of eight recipients among 600 applicants, is a graduate of Central High School. She is the daughter of Stephen and Ellen Lukens and plans to major in secondary education and mathematics...
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DEVELOPMENT CENTER RECEIVES GRANT
(Local News ~ 08/01/95)
The state has awarded a $150,000 grant to Southeast Regional Professional Development Center, operated by Southeast Missouri State University. It will use the funds for professional development of elementary and secondary schoolteachers and administrators...
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