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LETTERS: SQUARE DANCERS BENEFIT SAFE HOUSE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/16/97)
To the editor: On behalf of the Southeast District Square Dance Federation, we want to thank you for the publicity you gave to our benefit dance. We raised $322. AAL Branch 1621 of Jackson will match that, giving us a total of $644 that will be given to the Safe House for Women...
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER DESERVES COMMENDATION
(Editorial ~ 08/16/97)
It isn't often that a member of the Southeast Missourian's staff is the subject of an editorial. But Don Shrubshell, a staff photographer for the newspaper, is an exception. Shrubshell has long been a familiar person at the scenes of crimes and accidents, taking photos for the newspaper and gathering information to help readers understand the work of law enforcement agencies...
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`OTHER FUNDS' ARE MOST OF STATE BUDGET
(Editorial ~ 08/16/97)
It may come as something of a surprise to many Missouri taxpayers that most of the cost of state government comes from sources that are earmarked for special spending purposes. These so-called "other funds" are administered by the Department of Revenue in 342 separate accounts...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/16/97)
HERE IN Jackson there are 25 cats within a block,s radius. The smell is terrible around here. There is nothing I do. I do not own a cat, but I do love for my things to be nice and clean. You cannot have that with that many cats around here. I wonder if it is wrong to put moth balls out to keep the animals away...
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LIGHT AND MAGIC: LASER TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT MAKES MANY SURGERIES INCISIONLESS
(Local News ~ 08/16/97)
Dr. Bill Thorpe wears specials glasses during the surgery to protect his eyes from the laser. The surgery is viewed on a video monitor by the surgeon to see what needs to be done. The laser itself comes out of a small wand that is inserted into the knee...
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HEAVY RAIN, POWER OUTAGES HIT REGION
(Local News ~ 08/16/97)
Thunderstorms and heavy rain that pounded the region Thursday night resulted in power outages in Cape Girardeau and isolated flooding in Poplar Bluff. The storms, brought in on 20-to-25 mph winds, hit areas of south-central Illinois, Southeast Missouri and parts of northwest Tennessee...
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NEED CITED FOR SEWAGE SYSTEM AT FRUITLAND
(Local News ~ 08/16/97)
That scummy stuff anyone can see on the rocks of Hubble Creek comes, in part, from the subdivisions of Fruitland, said Jonell McNeely, who just retired from the Cape Girardeau County Health Department. Everything in the Fruitland area flows into Hubble Creek, which flows on through Jackson and Gordonville...
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MISSOURI ACT SCORES UP AGAIN; ILLINOIS SCORES ABOUT THE SAME
(Local News ~ 08/16/97)
Missouri students fared better on the ACT this year, while Illinois students' scores were nearly the same as last year's averages. A report released Wednesday by American College Test Inc. showed that students in Missouri and Illinois are performing above the national average on the college-entrance exams. The ACT, which students can choose to take in their junior or senior year of high school, has four parts: English, math, reading and science...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: FROM SUMMER LAZINESS TO PRE-SCHOOL CRAZINESS
(Column ~ 08/16/97)
Back-to-school season brings back fond memories of Garanimals, Buster Browns and the quest for the perfect lunchbox. Kids love summer break. From early June until late July, they get to stay up late and sleep in the next morning. They can stay outside all day if they want to, and some days, if they aren't very active, baths are optional...
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SPECIAL EVENTS CATER TO SE FANS
(College Sports ~ 08/16/97)
In an effort to generate more interest in the football program, Southeast Missouri State University is using a slogan this year of `It's not just a game...it's an event.' Toward that end, the university has instituted a number of new features surrounding Southeast games this season, including several events leading up to the first game and special events planned throughout the season...
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A MEAN (IT) LOOK FOR '97; INDIAN PLAYERS SPEAK SINCERELY
(College Sports ~ 08/16/97)
To the skeptics who say they heard all the same kind of talk last year, Southeast Missouri State University's football players answer that this time around there is one noticeable difference. "This year, we really mean it," said preseason NCAA Division I-AA All-America defensive tackle Angel Rubio...
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SOFTBALL TOURNEY CONTINUES
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/97)
KELSO -- The Heartland All-Stars remained undefeated in the 12-year-old division while the Bootheel Bandits stayed alive in the 16-18 division as the Babe Ruth National Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament continued here Friday. With Allison Johnson getting four hits and Dana Essner adding two, the Heartland All-Stars from the Benton area knocked off the Jax Beach All-Stars from Jacksonville, Fla., 9-7...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/16/97)
Son to Jay Christopher and Kelly Renee Purcell, 315 N. Pacific, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:57 a.m. Monday, July 21, 1997. Name, Dayton Cole. Weight, 8 pounds 3 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Purcell is the former Kelly Lyle, daughter of Brad Lyle and Wanda Lyle of Cape Girardeau. Purcell is the son of Larry Purcell and Judy Purcell of Cape Girardeau. He is employed at Dana Corp...
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JAMES BRANT
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
Funeral service and entombment for James Brant of Lakewood, Colo., will be at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Olive Mausoleum and Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Brant, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1997, at St. John's Hospice Home in Lakewood. He was born March 16, 1916, at Ancell, son of Iven D. and Clara E. Diebold Brant. He and Beulah Welker were married Aug. 15, 1936...
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FLOYD O. BAUGHMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Floyd O. Baughman, 58, of De Soto and formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 14, 1997 in Anna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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VIOLA THOMAS
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Viola Thomas of Thornton, Colo., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The Rev. Mike Quillman will officiate, with burial in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens at Morley. Thomas, 88, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1997, at Elm Haven Care Center in Thornton...
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VELMA JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Velma Maxine Johnson of Bloomfield will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Burial will be in Hagy Cemetery at Dexter. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until service time...
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MARYLIN SMITH
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Marylin L. Smith of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. Vernon Self will officiate, with burial in Sycamore Cemetery near Dexter. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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BILL HARMON
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
PUXICO -- Funeral service for William "Bill" Harmon of Puxico will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. The Rev. Amos Dees and Dr. Wesley Harmon will officiate. Burial will be in Puxico Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8:30 p.m. today...
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IRICK POE
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
SIKESTON -- Irick A. Poe, 86, of Sikeston died Thursday, Aug. 14, 1997, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1910, in Walker County, Ala., son of George Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Bircheat Tipton Poe. He and Pansie McCoy were married Dec. 3, 1938. Poe was a lineman with Scott-New Madrid-Mississippi Electric Co-Op. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. Poe was a veteran of World War II...
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WILLIAM DUBBS
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
JACKSON -- William Lee Dubbs, 62, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 14, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 24, 1935, in Wakarusa, Ind., son of Samuel Alfred and Sara Wise Dubbs. He and Tasha Douvitsas were married Aug. 10, 1957, in Angola, Ind...
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BEBE HEUER
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
Bebe J. Heuer, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 15, 1997, at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 15, 1913, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert J. and Mamie A. Masters Schrock. She and Leo Heuer were married June 15, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. He died Nov. 5, 1994...
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LEONARD DANIEL
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
ADVANCE -- Leonard Myrle Daniel, 81, of Advance, died Friday, Aug. 15, 1997, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1916, in Advance, son of John Cooper and Mabel Lucille Weatherman Daniel. He and Hazel Francis were married March 7, 1936, at Jackson. Daniel was a retired farmer, and member of New Hope General Baptist Church...
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JARLENE LITTLE
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Jarlene Hannan Little, 85, of Mound City died Thursday, Aug. 14, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 23, 1911, in Union City, Tenn., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Castle. She first married Edward Hannan, then Imon Goins, and Louis Little. All preceded her in death...
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BETTY ANN LONG
(Obituary ~ 08/16/97)
ESSEX -- Betty Ann Long, 40, of Essex, died Friday, August 15, 1997 at the Sikeston Health Care Center. Arrangements are incomplete at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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