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LETTERS: LOOK PAST MISERY -- ALL IN SAME POT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/10/97)
To the editor: The heavens declare the glory of God. The seas tell a few wild tales too. Here's an interesting fact as best retold by a hopelessly landlubbering shepherd. Have you ever seen caught lobsters in a cage, properly called a lobster pot? There is a mystery here I'd like to explain. ...
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SCOTT CITY RALLIES FOR FIRE VICTIMS
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
SCOTT CITY -- It's too late to save Norma and Adam Eads, but the residents of Scott City are coming to the aid of those who are left behind. Norma Eads, 38, and her 3-year-old son Adam died Wednesday morning in a house fire that not only took their lives but destroyed all the family possessions...
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WOOD: BUSINESS JOURNALS THRIVE
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
If you like to read magazines and newspapers devoted to your business or hobby interests, you're not alone, a publishing executive said Thursday. Thomas Wood said Thursday that special-interest publications will continue to grow, and that business publications are the fastest-growing segment of the newspaper market...
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WASHINGTON WATCH: PROMISE KEEPERS `STAND IN THE GAP'
(Column ~ 10/10/97)
Clear was the call to action: Return home dedicated to being better people, be active in the church, eradicate racism everywhere, and carry God's word to all corners of the world. Somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million men turned out Saturday in our nation's capital to acknowledge their need to commit themselves to being better husbands and fathers -- to being better men -- by reaffirming the power of God. ...
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DESEG FUNDS: DON'T FORGET THE TAXPAYERS
(Editorial ~ 10/10/97)
As court-run school desegregation programs in St. Louis and Kansas City come closer to winding down, interest is building throughout the state among school administrators and legislators over how the extra money could be used, particularly in rural areas where officials believe they have been shortchanged by the emphasis in the two cities costing billions of dollars...
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NASH ROAD EXTENSIOON IS WELCOME ADDITION
(Editorial ~ 10/10/97)
The completion of Nash Road from I-55 to the Southeast Missouri Port Authority at Scott City is a major milestone in economic and industrial development for the region. Ribbon cuttings are planned this afternoon for two new industries at the port and for the highway itself...
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LETTERS: DON'T FORGET LEIF ERIKSON DAY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/10/97)
To the editor:Oct. 7 is the proper time to memorialize one of the most important discoveries in European and North American history. Over 900 years ago, Leif Erikson found North America by landing at Newfoundland. At the time, he was likely using a longship with a sail for propulsion. The spirit of this Viking adventurer can inspire those of us with Teutonic ancestry to strive to do great things that have never been done before.DUNCAN EDMISTER, ChairmanGerman-American VoiceSt. Louis...
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LETTERS: SPECIAL CEMETERY'S POWERFUL IMPACT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/10/97)
To the editor: I was in Cape Girardeau recently, and a friend told me about a special cemetery. He though I might be interested in seeing it. While I've never visited Flanders Fields -- the national cemetery in Belgium immortalized in the poem about the World War I dead who are buried there -- I can imagine what it must be like: Endless rows of white crosses, flowers and grass glowing in the wind; a voiceless pathos that decries the tragedy of war...
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PRISON-SITE CHOICES EXPECTED SOON
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
Charleston's hopes for landing a state prison hinge on securing a recommendation from two state agencies that will advise Gov. Mel Carnahan on prison sites. The Missouri Department of Corrections and the Division of Design and Construction will jointly recommend where the state should build two new prisons, said Chris Sifford, Carnahan's communications director said Thursday...
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ROUTE 74 DEDICATION NEXT WEEK
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
New Highway 74 from Kingshighway to Interstate 55 will officially open Oct. 17. City officials, members of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee and representatives of the Missouri Department of Transportation will gather at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 17, for a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at the Silver Springs Road intersection with the new highway, which is called Shawnee Parkway...
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REPLICA OF LEWIS-CLARK BOAT COMING
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
A replica of the type of boat used by Lewis and Clark during their expedition will dock at Cape Girardeau next week. It will be filled with adventurers in full costume. The flat-bottomed pirogue boat will dock at Cape Girardeau's Mississippi riverfront about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. It will be open for free tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday...
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BARTMAN PRAISES STATE'S NEW TESTING PLAN
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
Missouri's emerging performance-based testing system will motivate students to know more, do more and be competitive in school and their future careers, said state Commissioner of Education Dr. Robert Bartman. Ultimately, the tests should also assess how effectively teachers are doing their jobs, he said...
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MISSISSIPPI TRIP PROVIDES PAIR NEW FREEDOM
(Local News ~ 10/10/97)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Andrew Holm and Caroline McCrea have found freedom. Holm, 20, of Rockford, Ill., and McCrea, 19, of Pittsburgh, are 1,500 miles into a canoe trip down the Mississippi River. Thursday, they were camped on the Illinois bank of the river a few hundred yards north of the Mississippi River Bridge...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: GETTING A SHOT? iSN'T THAT SOMETHING THE DO ON ER?
(Column ~ 10/10/97)
My life has been checkered by run-ins with doctors and nurses with needles. They don't know what a coward I am. Squeamish isn't a word I use very often, but it is exactly the word I would use to describe myself when it comes to getting shots or having blood drawn for tests...
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JACKSON OUT TO AVENGE RARE LOSS TONIGHT
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/97)
The Jackson High football team was one game away from a perfect regular season last year. That one game was a 23-8 loss in Week 5 to the Belleville (Ill.) Althoff Crusaders and don't think the Indians have forgotten what happened in that game when they face Althoff tonight at 7:30 in Jackson...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN CUP VISITS CAPE C.C.
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/97)
It took nine years, but the Southeast Missourian Cup competition finally found its way to the Cape Girardeau Country Club. Now the only remaining challenge for the club is to see that the actual Southeast Missourian Cup remains on the premises. Cape's eight-man team is among six area golf clubs vying for the coveted cup. Competition begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a shotgun start...
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CAPE WINS TIGER FIGHT; CAPE CENTRAL RIPS OAKVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/97)
Oakville coach Todd Winter indicated early in the week he'd probably hold out eight starters against the Cape Central Tigers in Thursday's football game. As it turned out Winter was missing only six regulars Thursday, but the two extra starters hardly mattered. Cape Central scored the first 40 points of the game, on the way to a 47-20 non-conference victory...
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ND GIRLS CLAIM OWN TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/97)
It ended in a loss, but the Notre Dame Tournament was a boost for Cape Girardeau Central's volleyball team. The Lady Tigers, who have been hit hard by youth and the loss of players during the season, went 3-1 in pool play Wednesday and qualified for a championship matchup against Notre Dame -- and a little excitement in a trying season...
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LADY TIGERS CAPTURE DISTRICT TENNIS TITLE, SEND DOUBLES TO STATE
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/97)
SIKESTON -- Cape Girardeau Central High's girls tennis team captured district honors Thursday and joined Jackson in qualifying players for the state meet. The Lady Tigers won the seven-team Class 4A, District 1 Tournament hosted by Sikeston with 21 1/2 points. Summit was second (14), followed by Jackson (13), Oakville (12 1/2) and Poplar Bluff (9). Farmington and Sikeston did not score...
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RAHLMAN SETS NEW KIMBELAND RECORD
(College Sports ~ 10/10/97)
Derek Rahlman had been struggling with his golf game, but he certainly had his act together earlier this week. Playing Tuesday afternoon at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson during a Southeast Missouri State University golf team qualifying round, Rahlman fired a five-under-par 66. That performance broke the course record at Kimbeland by two strokes...
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ESTER DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
Ester Kathryn Davis, 94, 1014 William, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. She was born Jan. 28, 1903, in Union County, Ill., daughter of George W. and Mamie Rice Tucker. She and Adam Jefferson Davis were married Feb. 6, 1929, in Cape Girardeau. He died in 1968...
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ROSS POTEETE JR.
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
Thomas Ross Poteete Jr., 58, 2044 Broadway, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at his home. He was born Aug. 19, 1939, in Franklin, Tenn., son of Thomas Ross and Willie Mai Anderson Poteete Sr. He and Linda Donmyer were married Dec. 30, 1975, in Springfield, Tenn...
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DELORES HAWKINS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Delores Ann Hawkins of Charleston will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Richard Lause will officiate, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Hawkins, 48, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, following an extended illness...
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LUCILLE RIGGS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
SIKESTON -- Lucille M. Riggs, 86, of Sikeston died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at Hunter Acres Caring Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1910, in Charleston, son of Lafe and Mae Maxwell Riggs. Riggs attended college in Nashville. She had been a minister and school teacher in several towns. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene...
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JIMMY BANKS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Jimmy E. Banks of Ken-Caryl Valley, Colo., formerly of Cairo, was held Oct. 6 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Malvern, Ark. The Rev. James Batts officiated, with burial in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Banks, 63, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1997, at his home...
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DIAN LEDBETTER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Dian Ledbetter of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Sikeston, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jake Lawson will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 11 a.m...
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NORMA EADS AND ADAM EADS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Norma Pauline Eads and her son, Adam Wayne Eads, of Scott City will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Jack Owens will officiate, with burial in Lightner Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel after 11 a.m. Saturday...
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HOMER CATES
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
ADVANCE -- Homer B. Cates, 91, of Poplar Bluff died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Oct. 3, 1906, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., son of Julian and Alice Templeton Cates. He and Rosa Lee Stephens were married Nov. 9, 1929, in St. Louis...
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EARL GILDER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
MILLERSVILLE -- Earl W. Gilder, 75, of Millersville died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at his home. He was born Sept. 5, 1922, at Delta, son of Herbert and Bertha Overbeck Gilder. He and Betty D. Walker were married July 29, 1947. She died Jan. 14, 1996. Survivors include a son, Wesley Gilder of Marble Hill; three daughters, Ruth Davenport of Marble Hill, Mary and Patsy Gilder of Millersville; and a sister, Elizabeth McMurray of Cape Girardeau...
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ALBERT WINKLER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Albert H. Winkler, 71, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Miller Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/10/97)
Daughter to Anthony Patrick and Rebecca Michelle Gresham, Patton Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:21 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 1997. Name, Kailey Leona. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Gresham is the former Rebecca Smith, daughter of John and Sandy Smith of Patton. Gresham is the son of Alice Carrawell of St. Louis. He is employed at Gilster-Mary Lee...
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GEORGE SCHAFER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/97)
Funeral Mass for George Nicholes Schafer, 3758 State Highway 74, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Randy Tochtrop will officiate, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel after 5 p.m. today...
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