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NO MORE SEESAW; GET READY FOR WINTER
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
As December's temperatures have seesawed from the 60s to below-zero, it looks like winter is definitely on the way. The National Weather Service was calling Monday for falling temperatures and rain possibly turning into snow starting this afternoon or tonight...
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STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE TOUGH COURSE WORK
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
The days when kids took vo-tech classes to get out of academic work are gone forever. Today's vocational classes have computers for everything from offset printing to machine technology. Most students are there to learn trades and invest in their futures...
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DRURY IS VO-TECH'S ARDENT ADVOCATE IN CAPE GIRARDEAU (LAST IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
When Cape Girardeau leaders think technical education, they think Jim Drury. The businessman, who owns Burger King restaurants and Holiday Inn motels throughout the area, for years has advocated the two-year technical program over the four-year degree...
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ORGANIZERS: TOY DRIVE TAKING OFF
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for underprivileged children, say Toy Box organizers. The toy drive, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian, benefits 1,000 to 1,200 children ages 12 and under annually. Donations were running a little slow for awhile, but things are looking up, said Kim Reeves, Jaycees co-chair for the toy drive...
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CITY COUNCIL DUMPS TWO CHARTER CHANGES
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Acting on recommendations of the city staff, the Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday unanimously removed two proposed amendments to the city charter from those to be considered by voters. The proposed charter amendments pertained to the granting of cable television franchises and the regulation and licensing of trades...
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MARK MY WORD: PARENTS LONGING FOR GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
(Column ~ 12/19/95)
Sleep. What's that? Bailey is only a week old and already Joni and I are longing for a good night's sleep. Webster's defines sleep as "a natural, regularly recurring condition of rest for the body and mind, during which there is little or no conscious thought, sensation or movement."...
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TOUGH ON SCHOOL CRIMINALS
(Editorial ~ 12/19/95)
Gov. Mel Carnahan recently received a great deal of media coverage, in Cape Girardeau as in other stops in a two-day statewide fly-around, for his proposal to make it a felony for a student to strike a teacher. The matter of violence in public schools was accentuated this fall when a St. ...
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SCHOOL FUNDING
(Editorial ~ 12/19/95)
With bipartisan support, a bill has been introduced in the Missouri Senate that would reverse a key funding provision of Senate Bill 380 (the Outstanding Schools Act). Under that measure, railroad and utilities revenue that previously went directly to local districts such as Cape Girardeau schools was siphoned off into the foundation formula by which the state distributes hundreds of millions of dollars to local districts. ...
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LEO L. ROTH
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Leo Ludwig Roth of Perryville will be held at 2 p.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jeffrey Lloyd will officiate, with burial in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from noon to service time...
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CLARENCE REISS
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Clarence "Joe" Reiss, 87, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 18, 1995, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Arrangements are incomplete at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville.
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HOMER L. GARNER
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
MARBLE HILL -- Homer L. Garner, 76, died Monday, Dec. 18, 1995 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 8, 1919, at Sank, son of Jonah and Myrtle Angel Garner. On Nov. 14, 1937, he married Verna Whitehead, who died March 1, 1991...
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GARY W. ROTH
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. -- Gary Wayne Roth, 42, of Mount Vernon died Sunday, Dec. 17, 1995, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 9, 1953, at Perryville, the son of Alfred A. and Vera I. Brueckner Roth. Survivors include his mother of Perryville; a brother, Donald A. Roth of Perryville; and three sisters, Loretta E. Roth of St. Louis, Luella M. Powell of Palmyra and Helen K. Spooler of Jackson...
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WILLIS E. GOWINS II
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Willis E. Gowins II of Huntsville, Ala., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. William Dickey will officiate, with burial in Lightner Cemetery. Gowins, 31, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 1995, at his home...
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RAY I. BALDWIN
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Ray Irving Baldwin, 81, of Perryville, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 1995, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 8, 1914, in Barren Plain, Tenn., son of John Irving and Edna Rosser Baldwin. He and Alma Jean Rushing were married Aug. 18, 1967, in Florissant...
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ORVIL BROWN
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Orvil "Preacher" Brown of Jonesboro will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hileman and Parr Funeral Chapel in Jonesboro. The Revs. Leon Belt and Doug Cornett will officiate, with burial in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today...
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EDITH BERNARD
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
MENFRO -- Edith "Mary Jane" Bernard, 81, of Sun City, Ariz., died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1995, at her home. She was born Nov. 12, 1914, at Menfro, daughter of John August and Emma Gerstacker Moldenhauer. She and Elby Bernard were married April 14, 1940. He died March 3, 1981...
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CALVIN C. EBY
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
NEW MADRID -- Funeral service for Calvin C. Eby of New Madrid was held Monday at Richards Funeral Chapel here. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery. Eby, 70, died Friday, Dec. 15, 1995, in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Farrenberg, son of Enoch Elmer and Viola Ann McFadden Eby. He and Martha Ann Bone were married Dec. 1, 1969, in New Madrid...
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CAROLINE M. WEBB
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Funeral service for Caroline McClure Webb will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate, with burial in Lindsey Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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RUTH LOVETT
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
CHARLESTON -- Ruth Lovett, 76, of Charleston, died Monday, Dec. 8, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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MATTHEW WARFIELD
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Matthew "Mat" Warfield, 93, Cairo Route 1, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 1995, at his home. He was born Feb. 5, 1902, son of Milton and Sarah Warfield. He and Allene M. Johnson were married in 1928. Warfield had been a farmer, and served on the Lake Milligan School Board in Miller City...
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HELEN SMITH
(Obituary ~ 12/19/95)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Funeral service for Helen Smith, Ullin Route 1, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Bell Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in West Side Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 10-11 a.m. Algee Memorial Chapel in Cairo is in charge of arrangements...
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CENTRAL POOL HOLIDAY HOURS
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
The Central High School pool will be open from 1-8 p.m. Dec. 20-22 and 26-29. All ages are welcome to swim at the pool, which is open during the holiday break for students. The pool will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1, 1996. For more information, call the pool at 335-4040 or the Parks and Recreation Department at 335-5421...
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WRITING CONTEST ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
The Writers Foundation is looking for America's best student writers. High school students can enter a short story, screenplay, television script, song, poem, or comedy material in the "America's Best High School Writing Competition." The deadline for entry is Jan. 31, 1996. Entries can be mailed to The Writers Foundation; 3936 S. Semoran Blvd. No. 368; Orlando, Fla. 32822...
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NEW MUSIC CLASSES TO BEGIN
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Kindermusik Conservatory will start new classes for children in January. The classes include "Beginnings" for children age 16 months to 3 years old and "Kindermusik' for children age 3 to 5 years old. Piano and keyboard classes also will begin for children and adults. The class will use traditional and speed chart methods...
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MENZ EARNS RIDING AWARD
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Angie Menz of Cape Girardeau recently earned an award from the American Quarter Horse Association Horseback Riding program. Menz earned the award -- a recognition patch and halter -- for logging 50 hours of riding. Additional awards are given for reaching the 100- and 250-hour levels...
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GROUP DONATES BOOKS
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
The Southeast Student Council International Reading Association recently held a book drive to benefit the Safe House for Women. The group collected about 200 children's books, which were donated to the Safe House last week. The International Reading Association is a worldwide organization that promotes literacy throughout the community...
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IRS OFFERS NEW FILING SERVICE
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
The Internal Revenue Service has joined the list of agencies offering paperless services. Now taxpayers can phone-in information for the income tax returns. An estimated 23 million taxpayers who currently use the 1040EZ form are eligible for the Touch-Tone TeleFile system...
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STUDENT WINS IN CONTEST
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Kenny Bramlett of Cape Girardeau recently won first place in an agriculture competition at Neosho. He competed in the fertilizer category of the career planning division. The postsecondary agriculture student competition was open only to students at vocational schools or junior colleges...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: NELL HOLCOMB STUDENTS PLAY `SCHOOL RULESOPOLY'
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Following the rules can be fun if you are a student in Jeannie Mishu's fourth-grade class at Nell Holcomb School. Mishu created a game to help her students learn to follow classroom rules. The game, "School Rulesopoly," is similar to the "Monopoly" board game. Each child receives a game piece to move along the board...
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RENAISSANCE: CENTRAL HIGH STUDENTS ENJOY RESURGENCE OF PRIDE, SPIRIT
(Local News ~ 12/19/95)
Julia Jorgensen, right, Renaissance program coordinator, showed a scrapbook of success to members of the Renaissance student steering committee at Central High School, from left, Kristin Tallent, Tatum Kitchen and Erinn Schermann. Katie Limbaugh, left, and Diandrai Webb looked at photographs of Renaissance activities...
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