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IRENE E. HOHLER
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Funeral mass for Irene Elizabeth Hohler, 150 Parkwood Lake, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral, with the Rev. James Seyer officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m. Sunday. Parish prayers will be at 7...
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LETTERS: NEA ISN'T TO BLAME
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/95)
To the editor: It would certainly be convenient if we could make the National Education Association the scapegoat, as has been attempted by some of the callers to Speak Out, for the many ills and problems in American education. If the NEA were responsible for the problems in American education, then all we would have to do is get rid of the NEA. ...
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NEWBORNS NEED SS NUMBER
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
A Social Security number is a form of identification that every United States citizen is required to have -- including newborns. Beginning this year, parents who claim their newborn child as a dependent on a 1995 income tax return also must include the child's Social Security number...
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NAACP TO SERVE SPECIAL MEAL TODAY
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
The Cape Girardeau NAACP will hold a Pre-Thanksgiving Feast featuring turkey and dressing today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at May Greene School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under and may be purchased at the door. Dine-in or carry-out services are available...
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NOMINATIONS BEINGS OUGHT FOR HOLIDAY OF LIGHTS COMPETITION
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
Homeowners have less than three weeks to decide if their Christmas decorations are worthy of a prestigious Holiday of Lights Award. The Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau join each year to plan Holiday of Lights -- a bus tour and competition meant to spread a little Christmas spirit...
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MISSOURIAN HONORED FOR EDUCATION REPORTING
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
The Missouri State Teachers Association honored the Southeast Missourian newspaper with four awards for outstanding reporting of news in education. The awards were presented Thursday at the MSTA's state convention in St. Louis. Peggy Scott of the Southeast Missourian staff accepted the awards for the newspaper...
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BLOOD DRIVE THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
A blood drive will be held Thursday at Oak Ridge High School cafeteria from 2 to 6:30 p.m. The community and high school student council are sponsoring the American Red Cross Blood drive. Eligible donors must be 17 or older and weigh at least 110 pounds...
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PACE CLASSES SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) classes are now held every Monday and Thursday morning at the St. Francis Center for Health and Rehabilitation. The classes are designed for people with arthritis and can help relieve pain and stiffness associated with various forms of arthritis. For more information, call Virginia Heston at St. Francis Center for Health and Rehabilitation, 339-6983...
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PRIMARY-CARE MEETING DEC. 2
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
The Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society will sponsor a seven-hour primary-care symposium Saturday, Dec. 2, at Port Cape Girardeau. Registration fee is $15 for medical students; $25 for nurses; $40 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and member physicians and $50 for non-member physicians...
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ARTHRITIS SEMINAR SET DEC. 2
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
St. Francis Medical Center and the Regional Arthritis Center at St. Francis will host a free half-day seminar, "Coping with Arthritis" from 8 to noon at the St. Francis Health and Education Center. The program is open to anyone with arthritis, family members or anyone interested in learning about arthritis. ...
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ATTACKING SYMPTOMS BEST DEFENSE IN FIGHT AGAINST COMMON COLD; EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF AROMATHERAPY
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
Your head feels swollen to twice its normal size and is so congested your ears are popping. Your eyes alternate between watery and sand papery. Your nose is runny and raw, your throat is singed by coughing and breathing isn't quite the automatic reflex it was yesterday...
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FUNDING FOR PARKS
(Editorial ~ 11/11/95)
Construction of the Shawnee Park Sports Complex and Osage Park Community Center will proceed. The Cape Girardeau City Council authorized a bid to Penzel Construction Co. at its meeting this week. Still up in the air is where all the funding will come from. It now appears the project will cost $1.1 million more than the city budgeted...
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SALUTING THE VETERANS
(Editorial ~ 11/11/95)
A number of local ceremonies will be held today as a way to salute the men and women who have served in the armed services. Parades and speeches are scheduled in both Cape Girardeau and Jackson. The holiday is a deeply rooted tradition in the United States. ...
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LETTERS: A WISH FOR EMERSON
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/95)
To the editor: Many hearts are sad over the recent news of Rep. Bill Emerson's diagnosis of having lung cancer. I just hope and pray that his decision to kick the habit of smoking did not come too late for him. His determination, courage and willingness to oblige make him the most respected and admired over all congressmen. I personally have been helped and advised by him...
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LETTERS: HONORING THE FLAG
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/95)
To the editor: Remember me? Some people call me Old Glory. Others call me the star-spangled banner. But whatever they call me, I'm your flag, the flag of the United States of America. Something has been bothering me, so I thought I might talk it over with you...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: KENNEY LOOKS GOOD FOR GOVERNOR
(Column ~ 11/11/95)
Still a year away, the presidential race has captured an enormous amount of media and public attention. But if the Republican revolution of 1994 stays its course, who is elected president will have far less impact over voters' lives than who will be elected to state and local offices...
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FRANK KIMES
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Frank Kimes, 84, of 1015 Good Hope died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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RAYMOND W. YOW
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Raymond W. Yow, 81, of Modesto, Ill., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995, in Carlinville Area Hospital at Carlinville, Ill. He was born July 3, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Thomas and Mary Ann Tripp Yow. He is survived by his wife, Lorene Gilbert Yow; sons, Timothy R. ...
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BILLY R. SAWYER
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Billy Ray Sawyer, 67, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born Aug. 19, 1928, in Oak Ridge, son of Earl C. and Gladys A. Amos Sawyer. Sawyer was a union electrician. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1 in St. Louis, and Southside Baptist Church...
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GLADYS F. DUNNING
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Gladys F. Dunning of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Chapel in Dexter. The Revs. Bob Wiggins and Dean Williams will officiate, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance. Dunning, 80, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995, at Dexter Nursing Center...
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JOHN W. BROWN SR.
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Funeral service for John W. Brown Sr., 1836 Herman, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. today. Brown, 67, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center...
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GERTRUDE MARLIN
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Funeral service for Gertrude Marlin of North Little Rock, Ark., will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Roller-Owens Funeral Home in North Little Rock. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Lorimier Cemetery. Marlin, 98, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995...
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ETHEL O. JANES
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
SIKESTON -- Graveside service for Ethel Ozel Janes of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery. The Rev. Everett R. Kelly will officiate. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. There is no visitation. Janes, 81, died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at Sikeston Convalescent Center...
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IMOGENE H. GRAVIETT
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
VANDUSER -- Funeral mass for Imogene H. Graviett of Vanduser will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The Revs. Robert Schumacher and Richard Lause will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Nunnelee Funeral Home in Sikeston is in charge of arrangements...
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WANDA GEERS
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
SIKESTON -- Wanda Geers, 90, of Springfield, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995, at Sikeston Health Care in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 14, 1905, in Murphysboro, Ill., daughter of Elijah and Eva Dauvault Coleman. She married Henry Geers, who died Sept. 3, 1992...
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PAUL J. ENDERLE JR.
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral mass for Paul Joseph "Bozo" Enderle Jr. of Scott City will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Pat Wissman will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with graveside rites by VFW Post 6407...
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CARL W.J. COLE
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Carl W.J. Cole will be at 10 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. John Tolbert will officiate and burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery near Advance. Cole, 75, died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance...
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HERBERT J. WEINKEIN
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Herbert J. Weinkein, 88, died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. He was born Oct. 30, 1907, in Perry County to Felix and Rosa Miget Weinkein. Weinkein married Olinda V. Brown June 29, 1929. She survives...
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AUGUSTINE MENZIES
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
DORENA -- Augustine Menzies, 63, of Dorena died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 29, 1932, in Canalou, the daughter of James and Mary Williams Lawrence. On Feb. 28, 1946, she married Paul Menzies...
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JOHN E. BROWN
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
MARBLE HILL -- James E. "Jimmy" Brown, 42, of Marble Hill, died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 24, 1952, in Lutesville, son of Floyd and Virginia Crites Brown of Marble Hill. On Feb. 11, 1975, he married Mary Lou Vandermierden...
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MILDRED E. ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
JACKSON -- Mildred E. Adams, 72, of Jackson died Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born May 27, 1923, in Jackson, daughter of Louis and Cora Burgfeld Sebastian. She married Rusby Adams on Oct. 31, 1947. Adams worked at the former International Shoe Co. ...
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TERRY G. WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 11/11/95)
Terry G. Wright, 33, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 1995, in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel.
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CAPE COUNTY SUICIDE RATE ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
Bob LeFebvre worries about the suicide rate in Cape Girardeau County. So far this year, nine suicides have been recorded in a county with a population of approximately 62,000. The national average is 12 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. "Unfortunately, we're well above the national average," said LeFebvre, director of psychological rehabilitation services at the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau...
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ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL READY TO OPEN IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
Cape Girardeau students considering dropping out of high school have another choice: an alternative school program. The new program, aimed at keeping students in school, could start next week if all goes as planned. Applications are available for students at the high school office...
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CAPE FAMILY LEARNING TO COPE WITH SON'S SUICIDE 4 YEARS AGO
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
Nearly four years after her son's suicide, Debi Oliver says she is "coping." Daric was 16 and a junior at Cape Central High School when he killed himself a few days after Christmas in 1991. Oliver and her husband, John, know all too well the effects a loved one's suicide can have on a family...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEXES INTERESTING STUDY
(Column ~ 11/11/95)
When you're a young girl with fresh ideas, you think men and women are basically the same. We all have feelings, we all need attention and care, and there's no reason why we can't all just get along. Right? But when you've dated several men, settled down with one and become haggard and bitter, you realize there are some very real differences, and they go beyond that "a woman makes 65 cents to a man's dollar" thing...
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VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES PLANNED SUNDAY IN SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
SCOTT CITY -- World War II veterans here are invited to attend a special recognition ceremony Sunday afternoon. More than 50 local veterans will be honored for their service to the U.S. armed services during the ceremony. The ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m. at the Riverside Regional Library, is sponsored by the Historic Preservation Commission...
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CHAFFEE CHAMBER EXTENDS HELPING HANDS
(Local News ~ 11/11/95)
CHAFFEE -- Members of the Chaffee Chamber of Commerce will help local children have a Christmas holiday to remember. Chamber members will sponsor about 75 children this year in a shopping spree. Each child will receive $25 to spend. Children ages 2 through sixth grade and who attend Chaffee Public Schools are eligible for the program. Children ages 3 and older will go shopping...
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