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HOMECOMERS: TALENT CONTEST BIG DRAW AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
JACKSON -- Now nearing 80 years of age, L.J. and Imelda Lindner have been sitting on the left-front row at Jackson Homecomers Talent Contests since the mid-1960s. But Friday night the Oak Ridge couple's lawn chairs were stationed several rows farther back...
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NET MEETING BRINGS AUSTRALIANS HERE
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
JACKSON -- Yvonne and Neville Young are a long way from their house in Manjimup, Australia, but they have been made to feel right at home in Jackson by Roseann and Billy Bell. "It's been excellent," said Neville as he indulged his interest in history at Trail of Tears State Park...
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STESKA FEELS BETTER ABOUT SCHOOL OPENING
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
After a tour Friday, Cape Girardeau School Superintendent Dr. Dan Steska is breathing easier about the condition of several district construction projects. Topping his list of concerns was the remodeling efforts taking place at Alma Schrader Elementary School...
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FRUITLAND I-55 WORK TO BEGIN MONDAY
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
Construction is slated to begin Monday to replace the Interstate 55 bridges at the Fruitland exit; it is to be completed by Sept. 1, 2000. Bob York, construction inspector for the Missouri Department of Transportation office at Jackson, said the bridges over U.S. 61 will be replaced with seismically designed bridges...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: BLESSING THE FOOD MIGHT LEAD TO PRAYING HABIT
(Column ~ 08/21/99)
My son Jerry loves to bless our meals. His enthusiasm, which I know I can thank Mrs. Lorraine and Mrs. Barbara for, is evident whenever it's time to eat. "Waaaiiittt," he says, spreading his hands in everyone's food in an attempt to keep them from eating. "You forgot to say grace."...
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UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GRANT FOR UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
Southeast Missouri State University has received a $247,703 federal grant for the 1999-2000 academic year to continue the Upward Bound program. The program helps low-income high school students prepare to enter college and succeed academically. Debra Mitchell-Braxton, the program director at Southeast, said the grant is $7,000 higher than in previous years. The latest grant will serve as the base amount for the next four years...
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REPAIR WORK TO BEGIN ON I-55
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
SCOTT CITY -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin pavement repairs on the Interstate 55 and Route M interchange on Tuesday. Traffic wil be restricted to one lane between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the area while construction proceeds, weather permitting...
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911 PROJECT LESS EXPENSIVE; FUNDS WILL BE REIMBURSED TO DEXTER
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
DEXTER -- Here's a switch: An expansion of a government agency's program can be done for considerably less than expected and some of the tax dollars already paid out will be returned. Just how much of the $6,300 paid by the Dexter police and fire departments to Stoddard County 911 Services will be returned isn't yet known, but 911 Administrator Bill Pippins Jr. indicated that some money will be returned to the city's treasury...
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NOTRE DAME PRINCIPAL WILL BE GUEST ON 'GOING PUBLIC'
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
Brother David Migliorino, the new principal at Notre Dame High School, will be the guest on KRCU's "Going Public" show Sunday. He will discuss his background as a Franciscan monk, the nature and role of Catholic education in society and the upcoming school year at Notre Dame...
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CONSTRUCTION DELAYS PUSH BACK FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
(Local News ~ 08/21/99)
DEXTER -- The Richland School District Board of Directors Thursday night made the delay of the beginning of school official. As expected, it set the first day of classes at Sept. 7. Supt. Carrell Odom said the delay is because of unanticipated difficulties in the construction project...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/21/99)
CLINTON'S SPEECH to the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention was complete hypocrisy. You can drive a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. That bull about integrating all of the Balkans and other peoples into one happy group is so much hogwash and politically driven rhetoric. ...
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LIMBAUGH COMMENTARY; BUSH, FORBES AND THE ISSUE
(Column ~ 08/21/99)
In near-salivating anticipation, the Washington Post this week raised the question, "Is the Republican presidential race about to turn ugly?" Yes, say George W. Bush's advisers after hearing that Steve Forbes has begun testing possible lines of attack against Bush in a poll of Iowa voters. They charge that Forbes is preparing negative and erroneous ads against Bush...
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CITY TAKES TIME TO EXPLAIN SEWER FUNDING
(Editorial ~ 08/21/99)
Everyone who passes through Cape Girardeau knows about the massive sewer separation project. It is evident in the numerous detours and one-lane streets common in the city's downtown. A little travel inconvenience seems a small price to pay for progress...
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LETTERS: THANKS FOR HELP WITH TREE-TRUNK STATUE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/21/99)
To the editor: The students, faculty and staff of Franklin Elementary School thank the many people who have helped to make our new tree-trunk statue of Benjamin Franklin such a wonderful school and community asset. First, we would like to recognize the artist, August Birk. He is a very talented and caring individual. The idea to engage Mr. Birk in this undertaking came from our Franklin PTA board, a supportive and energetic group of school leaders and active volunteers...
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LETTERS: ALL WE CAN DO IS MAKE THE BEST OF LIFE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/21/99)
To the editor: My first guitar was given to me, and it only had one string to play on. Nevertheless, I wanted to learn to play this instrument, and if one string was all I had to play on, I would use that one string to play a beautiful piece of music...
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TOUGH SCHEDULE AWAITS INDIANS
(College Sports ~ 08/21/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's football Indians certainly won't receive a break from the schedule as they attempt to turn things around in 1999. The Indians will be facing what has been deemed the toughest schedule in school history. In addition to the seven Ohio Valley Conference opponents Southeast will face -- five of them combined to go 35-21 last year -- the Indians will take on four teams from the Gateway Conference, which is regarded as one of the nation's premier Division I-AA leagues.. ...
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AREA TENNIS TEAMS LOOK TO MAKE RACKET
(High School Sports ~ 08/21/99)
Some things in this world are certainties, like death and taxes. And in recent years, you can add one more thing to the list -- an undefeated dual-match season for the Cape Girardeau Central High School girls tennis team. The Lady Tigers have gone 12-0 in duals each of the last three seasons and all three campaigns were capped by Class 4A district tournament titles...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS BELMONT
(College Sports ~ 08/21/99)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The new Southeast women's soccer team knocked off Belmont 2-1 Friday night to even its exhibition record at 1-1. Freshman Brooke Nett scored both goals for the Otahkians. She scored unassisted 31 minutes into the first half. Belmont tied the score just three minutes later. Nett put Southeast ahead for good two minutes into the second half off a pass from Jenny Hamilton...
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KATHERYN TRAVIS
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
MOREHOUSE -- Katheryn Parr Travis, 71, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1999, at the home of a daughter in Dexter. She was born Dec. 27, 1927, at Crowder, daughter of Henry and Maggie May English Vaughn. She first married Troy Lee Parr April 8, 1950. He died May 21, 1999. She later married Vernon Travis July 8, 1968. He died Dec. 9, 1973...
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CARL SHELBY
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
MATTHEWS -- Carl E. Shelby, 78, of Matthews died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 29, 1921, at Matthews, son of Charlie and Nellie Gray Rather Shelby. He and Nedra L. Bohanon were married May 7, 1949, in Piggott, Ark...
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LOY E. STONE
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
Loy E. Stone, age 76, of Chaffee, Mo. passed away on Thursday, August 19, 1999, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was a retired custodian. He was born on July 19, 1923 in Bollinger County, Mo., the son of Hessie Edward Stone and Blanche Edith Conrad. He married Norma Kathleen Strahan on April 17, 1953 in Hernando, Miss. They later were divorced. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee, Mo...
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OLLIE S. HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
Ollie S. Hopkins, age 87, of Jackson passed away on Friday, August 20, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born on July, 1, 1912 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Artie hopkins and Treacy E. Slinkard. He married Frances Marian Sharp on September 23, 1954 in Hernando, Miss. She preceded him in death on June 6, 1999...
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CARL FORD
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
JACKSON -- Carl Leon Ford, 68, of Jackson, died Thursday Aug. 19, 1999 at his home. He was born July 6, 1931 to George and Ethel Wyatt Ford. He was married to Delores Revelle July 25, 1952 and later married Betty Stovall Seiler June 17, 1977. An avid fisherman, Ford worked as a truck driver most of his life. He also was a member of the Teamsters Union...
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RICKI BRASINGTON
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
Ricki Brasington, 78, died August 19, 1999 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born May 21, 1921 in LaCross, Wis., daughter of Frank and Marie Holden. She and Edwin Brasington were married September 1, 1945. He died November 18, 1998...
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IRENE BEEL
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Irene E. Beel, 75, of Marble Hill died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999, at the Bond Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 29, 1923, at Glennon, daughter of Henry F. and Sophie M. Larentious Vandermierden. She and Henry J. Beel were married Oct. 20, 1943. He died Sept. 25, 1977...
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JERRY L. HENTE
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
Jerry L. Hente, 64, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, son of Milton and Hazel Penny Hente. He was of the Catholic faith and had served on the Sarasota County Commission from 1980-1988...
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DONALD RION
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Donald L. Rion, 65, of Anna died Thursday, Aug. 19, 1999, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He was born Nov. 7, 1933, at Tamms, Ill., son of Lonnie Dow and Anna Harris Rion. He married Dorothy Jo Dalton Sept. 19, 1955, at Tunica, Miss...
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DAISY MAE CRISLER
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Daisy Mae Crisler, 86, of Scott City died Friday, Aug. 20, 1999, at her home. She was born May 1, 1913, in Egypt, Ark., daughter of Albert and Katherine Neeley Haynes. She worked until retirement as a cook at Cape LaCroix Nursing Home. She was of the Church of Christ faith...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/21/99)
Daughter to Robyn Sachse of Murray, Ky., formerly of Cape Girardeau, Murray-Callaway County Hospital, 6:47 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999. Name, Kaylee Danielle. Weight, 6 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Ms. Sachse is the daughter of Paul and Joan Sachse of Murray...
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BERNARD SEYER
(Obituary ~ 08/21/99)
Funeral Mass for Bernard John Seyer of Murray, Ky., will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Murray. The Rev. Robert Drewy will officiate. Burial will be in Murray Memorial Gardens. J.H. Churchill Funeral Home in Murray is in charge of arrangements...
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