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LETTERS: BECOME A STAR THROWER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/27/98)
To the editor: I found this piece of inspiration in Paw Prints from the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri and thought it should be shared. Star ThrowersAs the old man walked along the beach in the early morning sunlight, he could see someone far down the beach flinging something into the ocean. ...
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CAPE SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
A bid was awarded Tuesday for construction of the Cape Girardeau School District's newest elementary school. Persons Construction of Poplar Bluff was awarded the contract to build the 51,986-square-foot building at 1829 N. Sprigg, which is near Bertling Street, during a special noon meeting of the Board of Education...
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RUST COMMENTERY: AS MORE PEOPLE INVEST IN STOCKS, THEY'LL UNDERSTAND ISSUES BETTER
(Column ~ 05/27/98)
I was intrigued by a recent observation that 43 percent of the adults in the United States today own stocks. As more and more people invest in stocks they will better understand the economics of corporate profit, the cost to the owners of increased taxes and the downside to the Social Security system as it now is implemented...
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MISSOURI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: GOOD MOVE
(Editorial ~ 05/27/98)
During presidential elections, the national spotlight shines on states that offer primaries. Missouri will join the ranks of those states in 2000 thanks to legislation passed in the final hours of the legislative session that recently ended in Jefferson City. Voters should welcome the opportunity that the primary provides...
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SEMO BASEBALL TEAM GOES TO NCAA TOURNEY
(Editorial ~ 05/27/98)
The transition from Division II to Division I of the NCAA is not easy for any university. Many of the roadblocks are put there by the NCAA to discourage the process. Schools with extraordinary Division II teams find themselves struggling as they launch into a larger division...
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LETTERS: WOMEN STILL EXPLOITED IN SOCIETY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/27/98)
To the editor: How absurd to compare political correctness to communism (Herbert Hirschfeld's letter to the editor, "I communism really dead?"). And how absurd to hide one's own prejudice and include "artificially induced gender wars." Of course, when a Democratic president of the United States can't keep his pants zipped and limit himself to one woman, we only see how little we've progressed as women...
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SEWER WORK PASSES HALFWAY POINT; SIX OF 12 CITY CONTRACTS NOW FINISHED
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
John Bennett hopes he won't get any more surprises as work progresses this summer on Cape Girardeau's sewer segregation program. Bennett, the engineer overseeing the work, said work is past the halfway mark on the $25 million project to install separate sewer and storm-water lines in the older sections of the city...
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EMERSON PRAISES HIGHWAYS MEASURE
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson can find a lot of good in the new federal highway bill even though she voted against it. The House passed the final version of the spending bill last week by a vote of 297 to 86. The Senate passed it 88 to 5, with Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., touting its praises...
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JOB GROWTH EXPECTED; SURVEY FINDS FIRMS WILL ADD TO WORK FORCES
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
Businesses expect to hire workers this summer at the highest levels in 20 years, says a national survey. A study released by Manpower Inc., the nation's largest temporary-staffing company, said 32 percent of busineses across the country intend to increase their work forces...
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SPEAKER: ATTACK CAUSES OF YOUTH VIOLENCE
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
To overcome the increase in youth violence, communities must attack the root causes of violence, an expert in gang activity told a gathering in Cape Girardeau Tuesday night. Steve Nawojczyk, one of the nation's leading authorities on the dynamics of gangs, was in Cape Girardeau throughout the day talking to students, parents and police officers about the problems of youth violence and gangs...
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TEENIE BEANIES: DOLLS SELL FAST DURING PROMOTION
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
Teenie Beanie Babies made a brief but eventful appearance in Southeast Missouri. "There was a greater demand for these beautiful Beanie Babies than we expected," said Jerry Davis, owner of McDonald's franchises in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Sikeston and Charleston. "It got crazy."...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: THE THRILL OF THE HUNT KEEPS SHOPPERS COMING BACK
(Column ~ 05/27/98)
Our prehistoric drives to hunt and gather force us to malls and flea markets. It happened again. We spent last Sunday at an outlet mall. It always starts the same way. We actually have a day off together, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and The Other Half says, "What do you want to do today?"...
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MISS JACKSON HEADS TO STATE CONTEST
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
JACKSON -- Autumn Crushell White enters next week's Miss Missouri pageant with two years of previous pageant experience in her corner, the song "How Can I Live?" on her lips and -- just in case -- an ability to recite the alphabet backwards. The 20-year-old White, who won the title of Miss Jackson last November, will sing the hit song during competition for Miss Missouri June 3-6 in Mexico, Mo...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
The Southeast Missourian asked people how they enjoy Jackson City Park. Scott Ford: "It's fun to ride my bicycle at the park. I would like to see BMX bike ramps put in at the park. I also go swimming at the pool." Andrea Viox: "I like to go Rollerblading in the park. I usually skate around the lake and also at Safety City."...
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SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR NEW YEAR
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Education approved purchases in preparation for the next school year during its board meeting Tuesday night. The board voted unanimously to accept the low bid from Crown Equipment Co. to rent with option to purchase a John Deere F935 tractor mower and equipment over three years for $10,055.47. The rental plan includes various maintenance guarantees each year...
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BREIFLY: MAPES, BREY SHARE MEDALIST
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
Beth Mapes and Judi Brey shared medalist honors at the Cape Girardeau Country Club's Women Golf Association's weekly outing last week with an 86. Closest to the pin winners: Sue Plunk (Nos. 2, 8), Judi Brey (No. 6), Jean Mabrey (No. 11) and Edna Ruth Fischer (No. 13)...
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BREIFLY: SEMO HORSESHOE ASSOCIATION
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
JACKSON -- Karen Stause and Carl Reddick finished first at the SEMO Horseshoe Association's competition at the Knights of Columbus. Herman Campbell and Brian Beussink took second and Doris Stubenrauch and Virgil Schreckenberg placed third. The next competition will be held Sunday at the Benton American Legion at 1 p.m...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: SCOTT CO. SHERIFF'S INV.
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The Second Annual Scott County Sheriff's Department Crime Reduction Fund Invitational Golf Tournament will be held June 12 at the Bootheel Golf Club. The four-person scramble will have a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $40 a person. All proceeds from the tournament will be used to purchase equipment for the Sheriff's Deputies...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: SHOW-ME GAMES
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
Southeast Missouri volleyball and basketball teams can qualify for the Poplar Bluff Festival, a qualifying tournament for the 1998 Missouri Show-Me State Games. Volleyball will be contested in three age divisions for girls : 12 and under, 14 and under and 18 and under. The tournament will be held June 5-7. Entry deadline is June 1...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: MU CARAVAN COMING
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The 1998 University of Missouri Tiger Caravan will be in Cape Girardeau June 4 at the Drury Lodge. Head football coach Larry Smith will lead a Mizzou delegation that will include interim athletic director Gene McArtor and alumni association executive director Todd Coleman. Mike Kelly, the radio voice of MU sports, will be the master of ceremonies for the evening...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: KOHLFELD RIVERFEST RUN
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The 16th Annual Kohlfeld Riverfest Run will be held June 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Downtown Cape Girardeau. The 5.25-mile and one-mile events is open to participants of all ages. The Riverfest Run, put on by the Cape Road Runners Club, has become the largest road run in Southeast Missouri as it opens the weekend festivities for the Riverfest...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: FOUR-PERSON SCRAMBLE
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The sixth annual Four-Person scramble will be held June 20 at Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf course. The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $120 per team. For more information, contact Sabrina Tate at 334-2031 or 335-5421.
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: CO-ED, MEN'S TOURNEYS
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
A co-ed and men's invitational softball tournaments will be held May 30-31 at the Shawnee Parks Sports Complex. Entry fee is $60 for league teams and $80 for non-league teams. The tournament will be open to the first 20 co-ed teams and first 20 men teams...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: BUDWEISER CLASSIC TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The first annual Budweiser Classic softball tournament will held June 27 at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. The tournament is open to men's Class D and E teams. Entry fee is $100 per team. For more information, contact Brock or Kaed at 334-2523 or 335-5421...
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: MILLER LITE INVITATIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The first annual Miller Lite Invitational men's and co-ed softball tournament will be held June 20 at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Entry fee is $100 per team. For more information, contact Brock or Kaed at 334-2523 or 335-5421.
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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: COORS LIGHT INVITATIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/27/98)
The first annual Coors Light Invitational men's softball tournament will be held June 13 at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex. The tournament is open to men's Class A and B teams. Entry fee is $100 per team. For more information, contact Brock or Kaed at 334-2523 or 335-5421...
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CLAUDE MUNGLE
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
PATTON -- Claude A. Mungle, 78, of Patton died Monday, May 25, 1998, at his home. He was born March 17, 1920, at Patton, son of James and Laura Yount Mungle. He and Germaine Smith were married March 31, 1946. Mungle retired as a transfer clerk with the U.S. Post Office. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Mungle was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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MINNIE MIZE
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral for Minnie May Mize of Mounds will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The Rev. Jerry Herring will officiate, with burial in Spencer Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8:30 p.m. today, and Thursday until service time...
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MILDRED STILTS
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
GIPSY -- Mildred Irene Stilts, 94, of Gipsy died Monday, May 25, 1998, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. She was born March 16, 1904, at Lowndes, daughter of Henry and Minnie Fox Stilts. Stilts was a member of Lowndes Methodist Church, and charter member of Zalma Chapter 509 Order of Eastern Star...
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LORENA WIBBENMEYER
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Lorena M. Wibbenmeyer, 74, of Perryville died Monday, May 25, 1998, at her home. She was born June 1, 1923, in Perry County, daughter of William Joseph and Rosa Stortz Richardet. She and Cletus T. "Jim" Wibbenmeyer were married Sept. 25, 1946. He died July 19, 1961...
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FLO WELSH
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
Flo Wanda Welsh, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 20, 1911, in Sims, Ill., daughter of Emory and Elizabeth Finley Neville. She and John A. Welsh were married Jan. 18, 1936, in Cape Girardeau. He died June 18, 1966...
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DONNIE TREXLER
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Donnie Gene Trexler, 56, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Feb. 21, 1942, in Cairo, son of William Edward and Bertha M. Fisher Trexler. Trexler was a farmer, and member of Outreach Ministries in Murphysboro...
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LOUIS NAEVE
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
CHAFFEE -- Louis Leroy Naeve, 57, of Chaffee died Tuesday, May 26, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 20, 1941, at Granite City, Ill., son of Louis and Edith Downing Naeve. He married Verla Marie Brotherton in August 1958...
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ELMER L. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
Elmer L. Smith, 87, of Pitman, N.J., formerly of Jackson, died recently. He was born July 27, 1911, in the Old McKendree Church area of Jackson, the son of Lewis and Sylvia Lett Smith. He married in July 1941. His wife, Barbara, survives of the home...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/27/98)
Daughter to Bruce Russell and Kathy Lee Westcott of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:24 a.m. Tuesday, April 28, 1998. Name, Megan Elise. Weight, 6 pounds 2 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Westcott is the former Kathy Sander, daughter of the Rev. ...
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MAN KILLED, ANOTHER HURT IN SEPARATE WRECKS
(Local News ~ 05/27/98)
A Caruthersville man was killed when a tractor-trailer hit his vehicle Tuesday morning in Pemiscot County, and a Benton man was injured in an accident Tuesday afternoon near Scott City. Killed in the Pemiscot County accident was Leon Woods, 19. The accident occurred at 7:30 a.m. at the junction of Routes E, D and Highway 164, said the Missouri Highway Patrol...
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DELORES BALLANCE
(Obituary ~ 05/27/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Delores Ballance, 67, of Anna died Monday, May 25, 1998, at City Care Center. She was born Sept. 30, 1930, at Wolf Lake, daughter of Alvin and Daisy Lilly Ballance. Ballance was a member of Ware United Methodist Church. Survivors include a brother, Harry Ballance of Republican City, Neb.; and a sister, Betty Hedges of Arvada, Colo...
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A HARTE APPETITE: PASTA SALADS ARE FOR MEN, TOO
(Column ~ 05/27/98)
According to a recent article in Men's Health Magazine, "The masculinity of salads has always been suspect." I suppose it's true that if real men don't eat quiche, they probably shun salads as well, especially to the extent that the word "salad" may conjure up images of dainty luncheons for ladies...
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