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Ark. tornadoes kill woman, injure 2 dozen others
(State News ~ 05/01/10)
SCOTLAND, Ark. (AP) -- Leveled homes, overturned vehicles and uprooted trees were scattered across central Arkansas on Saturday after several tornadoes ripped through the state, killing a woman and injuring two dozen others, authorities said. The woman was among three people in one of many homes destroyed by the Friday night storms in the small community of Scotland, about 75 miles north of Little Rock, said Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley. ...
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Job's Daughters Bethel 60 plans for anniversary
(Submitted Story ~ 05/01/10)
Job's Daughters Bethel 60 of Jackson, MO is under the leadership of Miss Michelle Maevers as the Honored Queen and have been busy this spring with many activities. There are currently 24 members of Bethel 60 and is one of the largest Bethels in the state of Missouri. ...
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Out of the past 5/1/10
(Out of the Past ~ 05/01/10)
A new anti-drug and alcohol abuse group, composed of the remnants of Jackson and Cape Girardeau's Chemical People, announces it is seeking 30 area volunteers to undergo training as instructors to implement a program called Project Charlie, aimed at curbing student drug and alcohol abuse...
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Olivia Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/01/10)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Olivia M. Williams, 94, of Chaffee died Friday, April 30, 2010, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Sept. 28, 1915, at Dutchtown, daughter of Martin and Nellie Miller Fredrick. She and Ralph C. Williams were married Aug. 27, 1949. He preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1988...
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Ella Crow
(Obituary ~ 05/01/10)
Ella Dee Crow, 83, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Capital Region Medical Center. Dee was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of James Luther and Gertrude Pearl Borneman Green. She and Alfred Glen Crow were married Feb. 16, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death May 21, 1981...
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Briella Bailey
(Obituary ~ 05/01/10)
Briella Rachelle Bailey, infant daughter of Robert A. and Ramona S. Robinson Bailey of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Addie Umfleet
(Obituary ~ 05/01/10)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Addie Allene Umfleet, 93, of Sacramento, Calif., passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Sacramento. Addie is survived by two daughters, Ada Wright and Carol Umfleet; two grandsons, David Lee Wright and Aaron Umfleet; two great-grandsons, Skylar Wright and Aydin Umfleet; and many close and loving nieces, nephews and extended family...
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Barbara Verble
(Obituary ~ 05/01/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Barbara Ann Verble, 78, of Cairo passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, after a long illness. She was born May 23, 1931, in Cairo, daughter of Charles and Minnie Grable of Mounds, Ill. She and Raymond Leo Verble were married Dec. 19, 1953...
- Elks Club building site, 115 Themis, in 2010 (Local News ~ 05/01/10)
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Dennis Scivally Park 2010
(Local News ~ 05/01/10)
Dennis Scivally Park at Cape Rock Drive and Brookwood Drive in Cape Girardeau was named for the chief engineer of the Cape Special Road District in 1935.
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Dennis Scivally
(Local News ~ 05/01/10)
Dennis M. Scivally, the man for whom Dennis Scivally Park is named, had a varied professional life.
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Photo story: Old oval pool at Capaha Park
(Local News ~ 05/01/10)
Cape Girardeau's first municipal swimming pool at Capaha Park is just a memory. The pool was opened in 1919 and was closed in 1955.
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