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Dr. Grow: Growing a garden is like growing children
(Column ~ 06/02/99)
Each year my wife and I receive an invitation to attend the awards assembly at Cape Central Junior High School. On May 21, I stood in the back of the auditorium and listened as name after name was announced. I was in awe as I realized that I was in the presence of so much potential...
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TEENIE COLLECTORS GO INTERNATIONAL; MCDONALD'S NEW COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL BEARS ADDS TWIST TO BEANIE BABY CRAZE
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Ty Beanie Babies mimic the animal kingdom. Beanie Babies styles range from anteaters to zebras -- and most everything in between. But year after year, the most sought-after styles are the sit-up bears. Enter McDonald's. The restaurants will offer four teenie International Bears, beginning Friday...
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TRIVIA QUIZ OFFERS READERS CHANCE AT ONE OF THREE SETS OF MCDONALD'S BEARS
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
How much do you know about Beanie Babies and Teenie Beanies? Get ready to test your knowledge in the first-ever Beanie Baby Trivia Contest, co-sponsored by the Southeast Missourian and the local McDonald's restaurants. The prize? Three complete sets of the Teenie Beanie International Bears that will hit the market Friday...
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BIG BARGE OFFERS TASTE OF LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Byron Sides, left, and Terry Sides of Atlanta, Ga., waved to the passing River Explorer from Cape Rock Park Tuesday afternoon. The 734-foot vessel was headed for St. Louis. Eddie Conrad thought everyone should know what life on a river barge is like, so he and Jeffrey D. Kriday built the River Explorer for that purpose...
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CITY CONTINUES CLEANUP FROM MAY 17 STORM
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Two weeks after a wind storm knocked down trees and limbs, Cape Girardeau City crews continue to work overtime to clean up the mess. At least another two weeks will be needed to finish the job, said Tim Gramling, assistant director of public works. Tons of debris is being cleared from city streets following the May 17 storm...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU FORUM EXAMINES SOCIAL SECURITY'S FINANCIAL FUTURE
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Gil Degenhardt of Cape Girardeau says the financial problems plaguing Social Security will be solved, just not any time soon. "The American people demand Social Security," said Degenhardt, a senior citizen. "We will get it some way and some how." Degenhardt said Social Security hasn't reached a financial crisis yet. Until it does, American political leaders and the nation as a whole won't tackle it, he told a panel of experts at a Social Security forum Tuesday...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: IT'S TOUGH TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TUMMY TUCKER AND BUST ENHANCER
(Column ~ 06/02/99)
Whether they disguise your thighs or clip your hips, today's bathing suits tell it like it is. There's been a new development in bathing suit shopping since my last trip to the swimwear department some 10 years ago. Tags now announce the figure flaws bathing suits were designed to hide...
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CAPE'S NAACP UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Two of Cape Girardeau's most active civil rights advocates are stepping down from local and regional positions to pursue opportunities in another state. Michael Sterling and his wife, Dr. Bernice Coar-Cobb, resigned their positions as president and vice-president of the Cape Girardeau chapter of the National Association for Colored People last week. The couple leaves today for their new home in Birmingham, Ala...
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LISTENING POST FORUMS WITH BOND, ASHCROFT SET TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Tom Schulte, a representative of U.S. Sens. Christopher "Kit" Bond and John Ashcroft, will hold Listening Post forums today. The forums will be held in Ste. Genevieve, Perryville, Marble Hill and Jackson. The forums offer constituents a chance to air concerns or voice comments...
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EDITOR OF INDIA'S 'ECONOMIC TIMES' VISITS CAPE
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Beware! Millennium bug may strike. After diet cola, it's diet chocolates. Forget the plastic, pay with gold. Relief for taxpayers. Although some of the headlines above may be familiar, they appeared in an international publication -- The Economic Times of India...
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GOLD AWARDS GIVEN TO GIRL SCOUTS
(Local News ~ 06/02/99)
Charity Emmons, Elizabeth Goehman, Laura Rickman and Rebecca Tompkins received the Girl Scout Gold Award recently during a ceremony at Old St. Vincent's Church. The Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting and has five requirements, including completion of a service project...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/02/99)
AFTER READING Alan Journet's letter, I want to run out and sign Sen. Bond's petition. Does anybody know where I can do that? WHEN I think about school uniforms or the subject of school uniforms is brought up, I always think back to World War II when Hitler put all the children in uniforms...
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USE EXISTING FUNDS FOR AREA TRANSPORTATION
(Editorial ~ 06/02/99)
Cape Girardeau's subsidized taxi service, which provides a limited number of one-way trips for a nominal fee, costs more than $430,000 a year. In addition, a study last year identified an additional $1 million in public funding that goes to various transportation services in Cape Girardeau County ranging from buses for university students to elderly residents who can't drive to handicapped individuals...
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JACKSON STUDENTS REFLECT ON VIOLENCE
(Editorial ~ 06/02/99)
JACKSON -- In Pearl, Miss., on Oct. 1, 1997, Luke Woodham went on a rampage through school and town killing his mother and two peers. Time magazine quoted Luke on his thoughts that supported his actions: "The world has wronged me, and I couldn't take it no more." On March 24, 1998, at Jonesboro, Ark., two boys pulled a fire alarm and shot from nearby woods into the escaping crowd of children and teachers. ...
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1A, 2A DIAMOND QUESTS: ND MEETS VALLEY PARK IN SEMIS
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/99)
Notre Dame has already emerged from the Valley of Death. But to get to the pearly gates of Class 2A baseball heaven, the Bulldogs must conquer Valley Park this morning at Simmons Field in Columbia. The first pitch is slated for 11. The state semifinal pits two teams who have won postseason games in their final at-bats and Valley Park has done it twice...
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BEWARE OF 'DOG: ND'S EFTINK BARKS, BITES
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/99)
After taking a look at Josh Eftink's offensive numbers, there's no question that the strapping shortstop is Notre Dame's best hitter. But when Notre Dame coach Chris Neff went on a lengthy spiel explaining Eftink's value on the team, he didn't mention his 11 home runs. Or his 45 RBIs. Or any of Eftink's mind-boggling statistics...
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ORAN VAN INVOLVED IN WRECK
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/99)
Several Oran baseball players were involved in a traffic accident Tuesday en route to a playoff game in Columbia. The players were not injured in the accident, which occurred along Interstate 70 east of Columbia. Little information was available from Troop F of the Missouri Highway Patrol in Jefferson City because of the number of accidents Tuesday...
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SE SWEEPS OVC'S ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
(College Sports ~ 06/02/99)
For the first time ever, the male and female athlete of the year in the Ohio Valley Conference are from the same school -- Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast basketball player Bud Eley is the OVC Male Athlete of the Year while softball player Jenny Oermann is the OVC Female Athlete of the Year...
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1A, 2A DIAMOND QUESTS: EAGLES ON TEAR ENTERING FINAL 4
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/99)
Last year, it took a gift from the baseball gods to get Oran to the Class 1A championship game. This year, The Eagles -- last year's state runners-up -- hope not to spot Marion C. Early (Morrisville) seven runs in the state semifinal at Simmons Field. The two teams will play at 5 p.m...
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BESSIE SHERRY
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
SIKESTON -- Bessie Gladys Sherry, 90, of Sikeston died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born July 15, 1908, in Van Buren, daughter of William Price and Annie Cates Daniels. She and John Ransom Sherry were married Dec. 31, 1926. He died Jan. 17, 1993...
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ALMA LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
CHAFFEE -- Alma LeGrand, 76, of Chaffee died Saturday, May 29, 1999, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born July 10, 1922, in Kelso, daughter of Albert and Bertha Heuring Schwartz. She married Clarence LeGrand on Sept. 3, 1940. He died Oct. 3, 1964...
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CLARA MAE JACOBSIN SHANKS
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
Clara Mae Jacobsin Shanks, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 30, 1999, at The Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 18, 1914, in Illmo, daughter of Harry Alexander and Mary Blakemore Shelley Dickey. She and John Samuel Jacobsin were married Aug. 14, 1961, at Illmo. He died in November 1974. She then married Loren Adair Shanks on Sept. 7, 1985. He died in July 1998...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/02/99)
Daughter to Jenifer Denise Meyer of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:47 a.m. Monday, May 24, 1999. Name, Jillian Ann. Weight, 9 pounds 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Meyer is the daughter of David L. Meyer and Denise A. Meyer of Perryville...
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LINDA DUNKER
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Linda L. Dunker, 52, of Sedgewickville died Monday, May 31, 1999, at her home. She was born July 31, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Roy E. and Vera Deimund Weiss Sr. She and David W. Dunker were married May 18, 1974. Dunker was a proofreader for Mid America Farm Grower newspaper in Perryville. ...
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ELLA STUEVE
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Ella P. Stueve, 89, of Perryville, died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 17, 1909, in Perry County, daughter of Louis and Sophia Buettner Boxdorfer. She and Albert E. Stueve were married Oct. 2, 1928. He died June 18, 1994...
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CECIL WAMBLE
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
DEXTER -- Cecil J. Wamble, 90, of Detroit, Mo., died Tuesday, June 1, 1999, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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STEPHEN DAVIDSON
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- Memorial service for Stephen M. Davidson of Ste. Genevieve was held Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Scott Lohse officiated. Davidson, 38, died Wednesday, May 26, 1999, in a motorcycle-tractor trailer accident on Interstate 55 in Scott County...
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FRANK WORLEY
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
Frank C. Worley, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 1, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1915, at Doniphan, son of Frank and Grace Carner Worley. He and Lucene McConnell were married July 24, 1937, in Evanston, Ill. Worley owned and operated Worley Clothing Store for men in Dexter from 1948-64. He retired as an investment broker with A.G. Edwards in Cape Girardeau...
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WILLIS LAIR
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Willis Glandville Lair of Scott City will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. John Ferguson will officiate. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis...
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CLARENCE ROBINSON
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Clarence William Robinson, 88, of Perryville died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 5, 1911, in Perry County, son of Andrew Charles and Sophia Schremp Robinson. He and Cecelia Buff were married in September 1930 at Silver Lake. She died June 19, 1996...
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VERA ROTH
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
FARRAR -- Vera I. Roth, 79, of Farrar died Monday, May 31, 1999, in Perryville. She was born May 16, 1920, in Perry County, daughter of Dietrich and Emma Lohmann Brueckner. She and Alfred Roth were married Sept. 24, 1939. He died March 4, 1986. Roth was a member of Salem Lutheran Church and its Lutheran Women's Missionary League, Ladies Aid, Senior Servants, Altenburg Senior Citizens and Frohna Fun Club...
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OPAL PILBEAM
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
CHARLESTON -- Opal Frances Pilbeam, 85, of Detroit, Mich., died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at Botsfrod Hospital in Farmington Mill, Mich. She was born May 11, 1914, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of A.G. and Sallie Seypholtosky. She and Harry W. Pilbeam were married Dec. 28, 1940. He preceded her in death...
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BOBBE CATON
(Obituary ~ 06/02/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Bobbe Arlene Caton, 82, of Spokane, Wash., died Sunday, May 30, 1999, in a nursing home in Spokane. She was born Jan. 13, 1917, in Illmo, daughter of Robert Wendell and Sarah Elizabeth Lindsay Church. She and James Pearl Caton were married Jan. 16, 1940. He died in August 1978...
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RECIPE SWAP; ILLNESSES FORCE CHANGE IN COOKOUT PLANS
(Column ~ 06/02/99)
I couldn't help but wonder how many picnics were rained on this past Memorial Day weekend. Our Memorial Day weekend was pretty much a bust with all four of us sick. It's not too bad when one or even two are sick, but when everybody has the crud, it's really bad. So, needless to say, our cookout plans were changed...
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ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI: WATERMELON FRY -- A SUMMER CHURCH SOCIAL TO REMEMBER
(Column ~ 06/02/99)
In my childhood summers, July brought 100-degree days and the church revival. The night breeze filled with plenty of old-time religion as it hummed back for "Precious Memories" and "Rock of Ages." At least once during the weeklong meeting your best table manners were in demand, when the visiting preacher came to dinner...
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