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RUSH LIMBAUGH: A LIFE OF SERVICE TO CITY, COUNTRY
(Editorial ~ 04/10/96)
A decade or so ago, a high-ranking resident of Washington, D.C., was visiting relatives in Cape Girardeau. His hosts insisted on taking him to meet Cape's most distinguished citizen, Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr. When the visiting chief of staff to a U.S. ...
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LETTERS: THE KITCHEN MILITIA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/10/96)
To the editor: The following is submitted with the permission of its author, Chey Simonton of Mountlake Terrace, Wash.: I have been following the media-hyped concerns over the various growing militia movements across the nation. I must say that the media are, once more, in the Johnny-come-lately mode in accurately covering the movement. ...
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CHAMBER BOARD TOURS NEW HEADQUARTERS
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce could be in new quarters as early as late May or early June. Members of the chamber board toured the new building, under construction at 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road, following the board's monthly meeting Tuesday morning...
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SCHOOL CHOICE COMMENTS WILL WAIT
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Citing lack of information, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has indefinitely postponed making any recommendations concerning legislation to start a school choice pilot program in the city. Area lawmakers and chamber members have been unable to meet because of conflicting schedules, preventing the chamber from gathering needed information...
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DESCENDANTS OF EARLY BOLLINGER COUNTY JUSTICE OF PEACE TO HONOR ANCESTOR
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
PATTON -- It's been a long time coming -- close to 145 years -- but John Devenport, Sr., will finally get a tombstone to mark his grave. Descendants of John and Delilah Abernathy Devenport will dedicate a tombstone memorial for the couple April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Old Union United Methodist Church Cemetery near Patton. A reception will follow in the church picnic area...
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RUSH H. LIMBAUGH -- A CENTURY OF SERVICE
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Rush H. Limbaugh, 1891-1996 Throughout his distinguished career, Limbaugh wanted to be known as an honest lawyer who believed in justice. Funeral arrangements Visitation: Today 4-8 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel Funeral service: Thursday, 2 p.m. Centenary United Methodist Church. Burial in Lorimier Cemetery...
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GERMAN DELEGATION TO TALK TRADE HERE
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
A delegation of American and German political leaders will focus on expanding trade opportunities when it meets today through Friday in Cape Girardeau. In all, 51 people will attend the 13th annual Congress-Bundestag Seminar, which will be held at the Holiday Inn. Bundestag is the name of Germany's legislature...
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SEMO FINALIST STRESSES SERVICE; NITZSCHKE SAYS COLLEGES BIGGEST BEGGARS IN SOCIETY
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Colleges can't just beg for more money, a finalist for the job of Southeast Missouri State University president said Tuesday. Finalist Dale F. Nitzschke, 58, said schools must do a better job of serving their communities and regions if they want to attract more public and private funding...
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CAPE CLEANUP NEXT WEEK
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Cape Girardeau takes spring cleaning a step beyond the usual curtain washing and floor scrubbing: The entire city has the chance to put on a fresh face. Mayor Al Spradling III will declare April 15-19 Help Cape Shine Week, to be capped off with Friends of the Park Day April 20...
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POWER PLAY: AND NOW FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
(Column ~ 04/10/96)
I am a creature of the night. While not quite nosferatu -- no aversions to garlic, crucifixes or crazed 19th century Englishmen wielding pointed sticks -- I studiously avoid direct sunlight, at least before noon. If man had been meant to wake up early, he wouldn't have needed to invent the snooze button...
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CHILDREN'S FUNFEST SET FOR APRIL 13
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
The Jacksonian Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association's (ABWA) annual Children's Funfest will be held Saturday at R.O. Hawkins Junior High School. The ABWA is helping children and their parents celebrate with a focus on fun activities that encourage intreaction between children and adults...
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JACKSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATE: INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PANEL FINISHES SURVEY
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Congratulations to Linda Godwin, Jackson High School graduate, on her most recent accomplishment. A walk in space! What an experience it must have been. The community looks forward to having Linda back in the area soon. The Industrial Relations Committee of the Chamber of Commerce recently completed its survey of industries in the area to determine their needs and future expansion. ...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought of the new Jackson City Library which moved last week into the new City Hall. John Harshaw: "I like the location. It's comfortable. You don't hear the echo like in the other building. It should be quieter by having the reading area separate from the research area."...
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SCHOOL BOARD DEFEATS HIRING POLICY CHANGE
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
A proposed change in the hiring policy for the Jackson public school district could have caused severe problems for the school board, members say. The Jackson Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss the issue. The proposed change, endorsed by members of the Jackson Community Teachers Association, would have automatically have given current, tenured teachers first crack at open teaching positions in the district...
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FINANCIAL AID MEETING AT SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
SCOTT CITY -- High school students and their parents are invited to a meeting about financial aid Thursday at Scott City High School. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Counselor Judy Bane will present information about the different kinds of financial aid and training programs available after high school...
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FIVE SEMO STUDENTS EARN AWARDS IN JURIED ART EXHIBIT
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Five Southeast Missouri State University students received awards this week at the annual Art Students Juried Assessment Exhibition. The students are Michelle Buehler, Julie Bruce, Margaret Dement, Robert Friedrich and Stephanie Mueller. The awards were presented at an opening reception April 1...
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FUND-RAISER TO AID KEVIN LOSSING
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
The Alma Schrader Parent Teachers Association and Papa John's Pizza are working on a fund-raising activity for Kevin Lossing. Lossing, a Cape Girardeau teen-ager, is awaiting a heart transplant at a St. Louis hospital. His parents, Gary and Yvonne Lossing, have been alternating days at work and at the hospital with their son for about three weeks...
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ALFRED EWING
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Alfred L. Ewing of Dexter will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Jerrold Lake will officiate, with burial in Dexter Cemetery. Ewing, 65, died Monday, April 8, 1996, at his home...
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HARRISON EPPS
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
CHARLESTON -- Harrison Epps, 99, of Charleston died Monday, April 8, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 29, 1896, at Olyphant, Ark., son of Joseph and Emma Redmond Epps. He and Emma Small were married April 20, 1939...
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EMMA AHRENS
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
OAK RIDGE -- Emma E. "Toots" Ahrens, 86, of Oak Ridge, died Monday, April 8, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 24, 1909, in Fredericktown, daughter of Frank and Emma Yoder Long. She and August H. Ahrens were married Dec. 9, 1934, in Cape Girardeau. He died May 24, 1989...
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RUSH LIMBAUGH SR.
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
Funeral service for Rush Hudson Limbaugh Sr., 635 Sylvan Lane, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Centenary United Methodist Church. Dr. Neil Stein will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today, and Thursday from 10-11:30 a.m...
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LINDA STEINBECKER
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Linda L. Steinbecker, 54, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, April 8, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 14, 1941, in Perry County, daughter of Edwin J. and Cora A. Rhodes Moonier. Steinbecker was a registered electrologist, CMT...
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ARLINE BREWER
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Arline E. Brewer, 67, of Perryville, died Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1928, at Menfro, daughter of Rudolph A. and Bertha Hoffman Hoehn. She and Joseph L. "Sonny" Brewer were married Feb. 14, 1953. He died Aug. 19, 1969...
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EDWIN KUNTZ
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
Edwin C. Kuntz, 86, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, April 7, 1996, at his home. He was born Aug. 7, 1909, in St. Louis, son of Edwin C. and Marie O'Donnell Kuntz. He and Virginia F. McCann were married in 1933. She died in 1988. Kuntz was owner and president of Smith Brennan-Wabash Piling Co. He moved to Cape Girardeau in 1990 and was a member of St. Vincent's Catholic Church...
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PAUL LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
BENTON -- Paul Raymond LeGrand, 75, Benton Route 1, died Tuesday, April 9, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 29, 1920, near New Hamburg, son of William Anton and Lucy Helen Grojean LeGrand. LeGrand was a highlift operator with Special Road District in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1981...
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THELMA STOVALL
(Obituary ~ 04/10/96)
Thelma Stovall, 83, formerly of Crump, died Monday at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 17, 1912 in Madison County, Ill., daughter of Elmer and Stella Turnbull Greenlee. She married Lindle Stovall June 4, 1930. Stovall moved to Crump in 1941 from Granite City, Ill., and had lived in the Lutheran Home for the past five years...
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WORKSHOP PROGRAM ON KINDERGARTEN
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Workshop on Wheels will present a workshop on "kindergarten readiness" April 16 at 7 p.m. in the University Room at Southeast Missouri State University. All area home and center child-care providers, early childhood teachers, students and parents are invited to attend...
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AIRPLANE CRASHES AT SIKESTON AIRPORT
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
SIKESTON -- A Sikeston pilot walked away from an airplane crash Tuesday afternoon with only a few minor scratches. Edward Boyd was attempting to land a rented Cessna 150 at the Sikeston Municipal Airport around 4:30 p.m., airport operator Perry Jolliff said. The plane stalled, landed in an open field about 100 yards west of the airport and flipped over. It was a total loss...
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ATTENTION MEATLOAF LOVERS!!; ENTRIES NEEDED FOR FIRST-EVER CONTEST SPONSORED BY SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN
(Local News ~ 04/10/96)
Fool-proof favorites, curious concoctions or meatless masterpieces -- all qualify for the Southeast Missourian's first ever meatloaf lovers contest. Five finalists will each win a Southeast Missourian comic-strip umbrella. The top winner wins a 6-month subscription to the Missourian. In addition, finalists will be photographed and interviewed about their meatloaf masterpieces...
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