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The Rev. Robert Holmes, Assemblies of God missionary to Nigeria, West Africa, is the guest speaker at First Assembly of God Church in Jackson; in Nigeria, Holmes and his wife, Linda, will be conducting evangelism crusades, teaching in Bible school, establishing churches and working with children's ministries...
1988
The Rev. Robert Holmes, Assemblies of God missionary to Nigeria, West Africa, is the guest speaker at First Assembly of God Church in Jackson; in Nigeria, Holmes and his wife, Linda, will be conducting evangelism crusades, teaching in Bible school, establishing churches and working with children's ministries.
The startup date for the Cape Girardeau Public Library's new computer system has been pushed back from January to March; the vendor for the software system has been unable to begin training library personnel here because of scheduling problems.
1963
J.J. Russell, a lawyer with the Limbaugh, Limbaugh & Russell law firm in Cape Girardeau, has been given the Boy Scouts' Silver Beaver Award, the Southeast Missouri Council's highest citation.
Two Memphis clothing store operators -- Theodore and Samuel Dattel -- submit the low bid to build and lease the government Cape Girardeau's new post office building; their rental rate of $29,940 per year for 20 years is just $60 less than the second lowest bid, which is also submitted by a Memphis, Tenn., concern.
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1938
Plans for the new building at Maple Avenue Methodist Church are progressing, and the general denomination offices at Nashville, Tenn., have given them tentative approval; the new building will cost about $20,000 and will be either of brick or stone.
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Five hundred people attended dedication services yesterday for the new St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church here; present were 32 members of the clergy, from St. Louis and other points of Missouri.
1913
O.W. Hull, Allenville's peace maker, receives a telephone message from Oran, Mo., saying he was unanimously elected night marshal of that town at a meeting of the town board last night; it is said that more fist fights take place in Oran than in any other town in Southeast Missouri, and Hull is adept at stopping such amusements.
John Frenzel, the well known raccoon hunter, leaves for Durnell, Mo., in the afternoon for a few days hunting; Frenzel bought a fine dog a little more than a week ago and is taking him to the lower counties for a tryout.
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