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LETTERS: BOND'S ACTIONS GET RIPLEY COUNTY SUPPORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/21/99)
To the editor: Ripley County is located in Southeast Missouri and is fortunate to have many acres of land owned by the U.S. Forest Service. It is my belief that most of our citizens enjoy the benefits these lands provide as a place to hunt, fish, camp, hike, trail ride or just admire the beauty of the forest while driving...
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LETTERS: STUDENT SOUGHT AND DESERVES FORGIVENESS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/21/99)
To the editor: This is a letter I sent to my daughter's friend. We have all done things in life that have harmed others in some way. Some of those are small things, easily forgiven and forgotten. Some are larger, hurt longer and linger with us forever, especially among friends. The important thing to remember is that the heartfelt request for forgiveness is always given from above. Be thankful for the forgiveness you have received, and be empathetic that not all can always be forgiven...
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GEPHARDT LOBBIES FOR 3RD DISTRICT CASINO
(Editorial ~ 09/21/99)
If House minority leader Richard Gephardt, D-St. Louis, has his way, the St. Louis area will get another gambling casino -- this one in the 3rd Congressional District Gephardt has represented for so long. The head of the Missouri Gaming Commission says there is a strong possibility the state will allow it...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/21/99)
I'M CALLING in regards to the incident in Jackson. I'd just like to say that I do not condone what the boys did. However, I do not condone the Southeast Missourian and the Venable parents for crucifying their son a second time. I AM from Jackson, and I detest the things that have gone on in Jackson. ...
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HEAD OF THE CLASS
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Pat Honey compared a student's work to her answer sheet. Substitute teacher Hope Peterman helped students with their vocabulary words during social studies class at CApe Central Junior High School. Not too long ago, teachers only missed classes because of illness or personal business, and substitute teachers were a treat for students looking for a free day or class period...
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TEACHER'S CORNER; TEACHER LOVES CHALLENGE TEEN-AGERS CAN PRESENT
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Ellen Obermiller, an eighth-grade teacher at St. Mary Cathedral School, loves the challenge of working with preadolescents. The 16-year teaching veteran said she is constantly seeking projects and instructional materials that will motivate her students...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: DONATE TO HUNGER FREE ON INTERNET
(Column ~ 09/21/99)
You can help feed a hungry person -- from your computer terminal. You can aid a victim of Hurricane Floyd from the comfort of your own home. It's easy thanks to the Internet. One of the neatest sites I've seen in the past few weeks is the Hunger Site. It allows you to give food via an advertiser. It doesn't cost you a dime, and you can donate up to half cup of food once each day. The most common food staples donated are rice, wheat and maize...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU HAS BEEN DRIER, BUT NOT BY MUCH
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Actually, Cape Girardeau has been drier, but not by much. Since Aug. 9, only 0.03 of an inch of rain has been recorded at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. This comes in a close second behind 46 days in 1936 when no rain was recorded, said Dr. Al Robertson, a retired professor of earth science at Southeast Missouri State University...
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COUNCIL OKS FIRM TO DO HISTORIC PLACES SURVEY, MAKE NOMINATION
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Cape Girardeau is making progress by remembering its historic roots. The Cape Girardeau City Council Monday approved a $15,000 contract with Thomason and Associates of Nashville, Tenn., for a historic survey and a historic places nomination to the National Register of Historic Places...
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SEMO HOPES TO FILL PROVOST POSITION BY NEXT SUMMER
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Southeast Missouri State University hopes to hire a permanent provost by next summer to administer the school's academic division. The academic duties are being handled by an interim provost, Dennis Holt. It's a crucial job. On the organizational chart, the provost ranks second to the university president...
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BETWEEN THE LINES: AMERICA SHOWS STRENGTH AMID RECENT TRAGEDIES
(Column ~ 09/21/99)
Recently, I have learned a little about how strong people are. Americans bounce back in the face of trouble and calamity, often with more strength than ever before. We are a resilient people. Last week, while watching television news coverage of Hurricane Floyd and seeing the broadcasts after a church shooting, I've learned that we are a people who carry on despite the turmoils and dangers that befall us...
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WOMAN DIES IN I-55 AUTO ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
HAYTI -- A Bragg City woman was killed Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 55. Florence McDougall, 36, was killed in the 2:15 crash in the northbound lane 1 mile north of Hayti. Her passengers, Erica McDougall, 13, Shanna McDougall, 4, Edward McDougall, 14, and Michael McDougall, 9, were taken to Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Monday, Sept. 20 City Council Chambers, 401 Independence Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) -- Approved an ordinance authorizing issuance of special tax bills for the demolition of dangerous buildings. -- Approved an ordinance amending Chapter 24 of the City Code relating to streets and sidewalks...
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AUDITOR SAYS CAPE SCHOOLS 'MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION'
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education took a look at its past performance and heard administrative plans for the next year during a meeting Monday. Jeff Schroeder of the Beussink, Hey and Roe accounting firm summarized the audit findings for the 1998-99 school year during the meeting, which was held in the Central Junior High cafeteria. Board members David Goncher and Bob Blank were absent...
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JACKSON REJECTS ANNEXATION PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Julie R. Emery, project manager for the St. Louis engineering firm of Burns & McDonnell, informed the board in a Sept. 2 letter that sufficient fire flow in the proposed Autumn Hills subdivision would be difficult to attain. "It would also result (in) significant lowering of pressures in the (nearby) Grandview Subdivision," she wrote...
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SKYDIVERS TO HOLD 'BOOGIE' OCT. 9, 10
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Ever wanted to experience the thrill of falling from 14,000 feet and touching down lightly under a nylon canopy cushion? You could get your chance during the third annual skydiving festival Oct. 9 and 10 at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days...
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AREA TOWNS COMPETE FOR BETTERMENT AWARD
(Local News ~ 09/21/99)
Seven area communities hope to be recognized for Missouri Community Betterment awards next month at Columbia. Representatives from Scott City, East Prairie, Dexter, Malden, Perryville, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston will attend the 36th annual community betterment conference Oct. 17 through 19...
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CAPE CENTRAL SOFTBALL BREAKS SCORELESS DUEL IN 7TH, BEATS MEHLVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/99)
In a cleanly played game, Cape Central broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the seventh on visiting Mehlville's lone error for a 1-0 victory in high school softball action Monday. Cassie Gross limited Mehlville to four hits in pitching the shutout. She struck out three and did not walk a batter...
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SE PLAYERS HONORED AT TOURNAMENT
(College Sports ~ 09/21/99)
Southeast Missouri State University volleyball players Angie Aschoff and Krista Haukap earned All-Tournament honors at the Kentucky Conference Challenge this past weekend, guiding the Otahkians to a first-place finish and a clean sweep of Kentucky, Hofstra and Central Michigan in the tournament hosted by the University of Kentucky...
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JACKSON YOUTH PIZZA PACE RACE
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/99)
A Youth Pizza Pace Race will be held Oct. 16 in Jackson, with the race beginning at the swimming pool parking lot in the Jackson City Park. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m., with the race at 9 a.m. The event is open to boys and girls ages 4-13. Ages 4-5 and 6-7 will run 1/4 mile, ages 8-9 and 10-11 will run 1/2 half and ages 12-13 will run one mile...
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MURPHYSBORO 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/99)
The Murphysboro Hoop It Up 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Murphysboro High School Gym for all boys and girls in Grades 3-12. Entry fee is $40 per team, which includes a T-shirt for all participants. Trophies will be awarded. Pre-registration deadline is Sept. 30...
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JAYCEES TO HOLD NFL PUNT, PASS, AND KICK
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/99)
The Cape Girardeau Jaycees will host the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass, and Kick competition on Sunday, Sept. 26. The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 8-15. It will be held at Cape Central High School football practice field (Independence and Caruthers) from 1-3 p.m. Age classification is as of December 31, 1999...
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ELFRINK WINS STATE HORSESHOE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 09/21/99)
Tyler Elfrink, 12, of Leopold won the Missouri State Junior Horseshoe Championship held in St. Joseph over the Labor Day weekend. Elfrink, who has only been competing in the sport for two years, won the top class among youths ages 17 and under. He defeated the defending state champion, Levi Blevins, in the final match...
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LETTIE WHITLOW
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
PATTON -- Funeral for Lettie Whitlow of the Cagle community near Dunlap, Tenn., was held Monday at Mt. Pleasant Congregational Methodist Church near Dunlap. The Revs. Charles Thomas and Doug Feazell officiated. Burial was in Cagle-Mt. Pleasant Cemetery...
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MARGIE HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
ESSEX -- Margie Hopkins, 67, of Essex died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at her home. She was born Aug. 15, 1932, in Moon, Okla., daughter of Thomas and Mary Sanders Alford. She and Bob Hopkins were married July 30, 1946. He died Sept. 2, 1989. Survivors include five sons, Charles Hopkins of St. ...
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PEARL SUMMERVILLE
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
SIKESTON -- Pearl Elizabeth Summerville, 76, of Cahokia, Ill., died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. She was born May 13, 1923, at Vanduser, daughter of William Edward and Bertha Mae Jones McCormick. Survivors include two sons, Richard Roberts of Sikeston, Charles Roberts of Wappapello; a daughter, Shirley Payne of Cahokia; a brother, Jim Cantrell of Bertrand; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren...
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NORMA SHARP
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Norma A. Sharp, 68, of Anna died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Oct. 15, 1930, in Elco, daughter of Oris and Norma Jordan. She and Paul Sharp were married July 19, 1945, at Pocahontas, Mo...
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MYRTHA DODD
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Myrtha C. Dodd, 92, of Tamms died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at her home. She was born Jan. 6, 1907, in Decatur County, Tenn., daughter of John A. and Rosa Tucker Brasher. She married Raphel "Jack" Dodd, who died in January 1981. Dodd had been a photographer and photo processer in Parsons, Tenn., was a multigraph operator at Tamms Industries, worked in the cafeteria at Tamms High School, was a receptionist 21 years at Farnsworth Funeral Home in Tamms, and was a receptionist with Jones Funeral Homes in Tamms and Villa Ridge from 1981 until becoming ill recently.. ...
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WANDA SMITH
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Wanda Smith, 61, of Freeburg died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Mar-Ka Community Care Center in Mascoutah. She was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Union County, daughter of Jewell C. and Lucille Barker Jackson. She and Byron Smith were married Jan. 26, 1957, in Mississippi. He died July 31, 1997...
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ELIZABETH SMITH
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
CHAFFEE -- Elizabeth Angeline Smith, 77, of Chaffee died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born April 27, 1922, at Perkins, daughter of Lyles Edward and Belle Irene Phegley Newlin. She and Odus Smith were married Sept. 6, 1952...
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WALTER FRASER
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
Walter Arnold Fraser, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, at Heartland Care Rehab Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/21/99)
Daughter to Matthew Wayne and Misty Dawn Cline of Chaffee, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:33 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999. Name, Mattison Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Cline is the former Misty Hargrove, daughter of Danny and Diana Dees of Chaffee and Jim Hargrove of Oran. She is an admissions clerk at St. Francis Medical Center. Cline is the son of Virginia Cline of Scott City, and the late W.E. "Dub" Cline. He is employed at Lemons Coin Machines Inc...
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MYLES STONE
(Obituary ~ 09/21/99)
SIKESTON -- Myles Long Stone, 83, of Sikeston died Sunday, Sept. 19, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born July 24, 1916, at Gideon, son of William Jackson and Pearl Arnold Stone. He first married Johnnie Barnett in June 1935 at Gideon. She died Aug. 6, 1982. He later married Bernice Frank Bryant Dec. 24, 1982, at Morehouse. She died April 6, 1999...
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