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THE PUBLIC MIND: ON RECENT BOXING EVENT: NOTHING `BAD' ABOUT IT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/23/91)
To the Editor: About the "Battle of the Bad" contest held at the Show Me Center, May 16, 1991: All-in-all, I thought that it was exactly what boxing should be! I saw: no contestants so over/under weight and out-of-shape that they appeared to be endangering their own safety; no one so hopelessly unskilled as to have been a public embarrassment to themselves or others; more than adequate safety equipment used within a well-secured ring, including heavy foam head and groin protectors, and huge, 16 oz. ...
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`MERRY WIVES' HITS THE ROAD
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Artistic director Robert Dillon gives instructions to members of the cast of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" during rehearsal at the Rose Theater. Set a classic Shakespearian comedy in modern-day Lake of the Ozarks, add an experienced cast and top it off by taking the show on the road, performing in settings as diverse as opera houses and a parking lot...
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GIRL ADVANCES IN COMPETITION
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Kelly Russell, a 14-year-old freshman at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School, has advanced to the national level in the JCPenney-Seventeen Magazine model search. Russell is now one of 690 girls competing for eight finalists spots and photos in Seventeen Magazine...
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VISUAL ARTISTS MEET TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
The Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts Visual Artists Guild will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Gallery 100 in Cape Girardeau. Artists and hobbyists are encouraged to attend. Tuesday's meeting will feature Pat Reagan-Woodard, director of the Southeast Missouri State University Museum. Reagan-Woodard will discuss the museum acquisition process...
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CAST MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR `OUR TOWN'; DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS FOR MAY 31 DINNER THEATER IS MONDAY
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
The Broadway Community Theatre has announced the cast of its production of "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder. "Our Town," the new community theater group's first production, will be staged May 31 as a dinner theater. The reservation deadline for the production has been extended to Monday...
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CAPE SHRINE CLUB CLOWNS BOARD JACKSON RAILROAD
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
JACKSON -- The St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad at Jackson will sponsor a Cape Shrine Club weekend Saturday and Sunday, featuring clown-filled train rides for kids and adults. Twenty-five percent of ticket sales from the event will be donated to the Shrine Club. In addition to train rides, clowns will be on hand to make animal balloons. Children also will be able to see animals from the 5-H Ranch...
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BE OUR GUEST
(Column ~ 05/23/91)
Marie Todd, Glenda Quinn and Kay Braasch are members of the Cape Girardeau County League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters is a unique network nonpartisan, grassroots, and multi-issue. Founded in 1920 at the culmination of the 72 year struggle to gain woman's suffrage, the League's first charge was to educate 20 million women on how best to exercise their new political rights and responsibilities. ...
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REMINDER THAT RAINY DAYS AREN'T SOMETHING TO DREAD
(Column ~ 05/23/91)
Something that's always fascinated me is the way certain subtle experiences will trigger a flood of nostalgic musing. It might only be my aberrant thought processes, but I suspect in many people something as simple as the intoxicating scent of flowering dogwoods carried by a warm, gentle breeze can prompt a reminiscent spell filled with images of spring days long past...
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REDRAWN COURT CIRCUITS SHOW PRUDENT JUDGMENT
(Editorial ~ 05/23/91)
In some ways, this minor piece of legislation broke the mold of what many perceive as modern lawmaking: here were state employees asking for more work to do, and here was a bill that will cost taxpayers nothing. An act of the legislature will remove Perry County from the 24th Judicial Circuit and deposit it in the 32nd Circuit, which currently includes Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties. It seems an equitable distribution of workload and a common-sense redrawing of circuit boundaries...
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RAIN PLAYS HAVOC WITH FARM WORK
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
While the wet weather in April and the first half of May spoiled many weekend outdoor activities, it's having a much more serious impact on area farmers. Cape Girardeau County Extension agronomist Gerald Bryan said the unusually warm and humid weather is causing serious damage to this year's wheat crop and delaying planting of corn and soybeans because of wet fields...
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`THUMBS UP, BUCKLE UP': NEW PROGRAM TO ZERO IN ON SEAT-BELT VIOLATORS
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Beginning this weekend, motorists who don't buckle up will face a greater risk of being charged with a seat-belt violation. The Missouri Division of Highway Safety is using the Memorial Day weekend to try to renew interest in its seat-belt campaign, and Cape Girardeau police are obliging...
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M&W PLANT OFFICIALLY ON LINE; DIGNITARIES ON HAND FOR DEDICATION
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
"This is a milestone in M&W history." With those words, Dieter Mildenberger, a founder and president of Mildenberger & Willing (M&W) Packaging Inc., helped dedicate the new M&W facility north of Cape Girardeau Wednesday. The company is headquartered in Gronau, Germany...
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OAK RIDGE YOUTHS WIN SCIENCE HONOR
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
OAK RIDGE -- A four-member team of Oak Ridge High School students has planned an internationally funded science station on the planet Mars. Their proposal won top honors for the state in "Destination: Mars," a space education project sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
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ASHCROFT PRAISES GROUP; `GROW YOUR OWN' PROGRAM GIVEN ACCOLADES
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft praised the objectives of the Professional Black Men's Club of Southeast Missouri Wednesday night, declaring that its leadership will help improve the quality of life of all citizens. "You have a noble aspiration to serve your state and communities in a way that is sorely needed," said Ashcroft, in remarks to the group's second annual awards banquet. Because of the club's goals, the governor contended, "this is the best place in the state of Missouri to be tonight."...
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ENTHUSIASTIC REACTION GIVEN TO CITY'S SMOKE-FREE CLASS OF 2000
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
A nationwide program aimed at keeping youngsters from using tobacco products has garnered an enthusiastic response in Cape Girardeau. Lauchette Low, a member of the Vision 2000 Community Relations Council, said the program targets students who will graduate from high school in the year 2000...
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AREA SENATORS' VIEWS DIFFER ON SUCCESS OF JUST-ENDED SESSION
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Sen. John Dennis rates the recently completed legislative session as "a little above average," while Sen. Jerry Howard says it was not as productive as it could have been. Howard, a Democrat from Dexter who is completing his first Senate session after seven years in the House, says the session was dominated by such time-consuming major issues as the education tax increase, congressional reapportionment, and ethics...
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MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS CHAPTER CHARTERED
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers chartered Student Chapter 208 recently on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. About 80 students are members of the chapter. The officers are David Rudin of Wentzville, chairman; Sonya Mann of Redford, first vice chairperson; Lindell Barks of Sedgewickville, second vice chairperson; Aimee Schreiner of Cape Girardeau, treasurer; and Todd Dohogne of Jackson, secretary...
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CITY TO SPONSOR OUTDOOR CLASSES FOR CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Children's outdoor fun classes that will include fishing, outdoor cooking, nature hikes, games and art and crafts will be held this summer at Capaha Park. The classes will be held in two sessions and are sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department...
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TEACHER AT SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Jack Grisham, a teacher at Cape Girardeau Central High School, attended an educational seminar recently on the Bill of Rights. The program was sponsored by the Missouri Bar and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at Lake of the Ozarks...
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NOTRE DAME SENIOR EARNS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Robert Dodson Jr., a senior at Notre Dame High School, earned a $1,000 National Merit scholarship to the University of Missouri-Columbia. In the 1991 program, 1,800 awards are being distributed to finalists in the National Merit competition. Dodson is a member of the Liturgy Council, Scholar Bowl team and Student Council. He is treasurer of National Honor Society and secretary of Students Against Driving Drunk. He is a member of the varsity soccer and basketball teams...
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IRENE MINNER
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
Irene Minner, 77, 2524 Peach Tree, died Wednesday, May 22, 1991, at her home. She was born Aug. 29, 1913, at Sikeston, daughter of Jesse Franklin and Eva Nolen Altom. She married Milford B. Minner Feb. 10, 1949, at Sikeston. She was a member of First Baptist Church and its Naomi Sunday School Class...
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BILLY W. REID
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Billy W. Reid, 39, of Scott City died Tuesday, May 21, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 25, 1951, at Portageville, the son of L.C. and Louise Laymon Reid. He was employed as a crane operator, and was a member of the Baptist denomination...
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CHARLES O. ALKEMEYER
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
PERRYVILLE - Charles O. Alkemeyer, 95, of Perryville, died Wednesday, May 22, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 25, 1895, in Lixville, Mo., the son of Charles and Katie Schemel Alkemeyer. On Oct. 9, 1921, he married Ella Ruessler. She died Dec. 17, 1989...
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MONA C. TRAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Mona C. Traylor, 86, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, May 21, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 5, 1905, in East Prairie, daughter of William David and Nancy Ellen Powers Carter. She first married Clyde Thornbrough, who died in 1944. She later married Blanton S. Traylor March 9, 1947. He died Aug. 15, 1969...
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SYLVIA H. JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Sylvia H. Johnson of Union, formerly of Advance, was held May 18 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Union. The Rev. Donald Fraker officiated, with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Oltmann Funeral Home there was in charge of arrangements...
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OPAL W. BAKER
(Obituary ~ 05/23/91)
Opal W. Baker, 90, 330 N. Pacific, died Tuesday, May 21, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 12, 1900, in Illinois, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Crossan. She married James E. Baker, who died in April 1977. The Bakers owned and operated Nine Cent Shoe Repair and Toddler and Tot Children's Shop. The family established Baker Bottling Co. in 1950...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/23/91)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Strayhorn of St. Louis, St. Mary's Health Center in Brentwood, Wednesday, May 8, 1991. Name, Heidi Kristen. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Strayhorn is the daughter of Doris Mantia of St. Louis and the late Tony Mantia. Strayhorn is manager of The Metropolis at Frontenac Plaza, and is the son of Peggy Strayhorn of Cape Girardeau and Larry Strayhorn of Memphis, Tenn...
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UNIVERSITY REPORTS SUMMER ENROLLMENT
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
The summer pre-session at Southeast Missouri State University began Tuesday, with 1,308 students enrolled. A total of 1,190 undergraduates and 118 graduate students are enrolled in the short summer session, Art Wallhausen, assistant to the president at Southeast, said Wednesday...
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OAK RIDGE STUDENT TO ATTEND GIRLS STATE
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
FRIEDHEIM -- Amy McMillan, a junior at Oak Ridge high School, will attend Missouri Girls State June 16-22 on the campus of William Woods College in Fulton. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the annual event. McMillan's local sponsor is the American Legion Auxiliary Unit at large...
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SOUTHEAST STUDENTS GET NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Two Southeast Missouri State University students, Susan Ho of Cape Girardeau and Rod Whittier of Desloge, have been awarded scholarships from the national Business/Professional Advertising Association (B/PAA). B/PAA is the sponsoring organization of Young Advertising Professionals, the student advertising club at Southeast. The national organization awards scholarships to only two students in the nation each year...
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VANDEVEN SELECTED FOR STATE FREEDOM FORUM
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Christy Vandeven, a junior at Notre Dame High School, has been chosen to attend the 1991 Missouri Freedom Forum, which will be held on the Southeast Missouri State University campus July 28-30. During the forum, various phases of the political system in a democratic government will be explored...
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HULSHOFF RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP TO MURRAY
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
BENTON -- Laura Hulshof of Benton has received the Drs. G.T. and Frances Ross Hicks Scholarship at Murray State University in Murray, Ky. The scholarship is presented to members of the Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society for teacher education majors, who have a high academic standing and show promise of success...
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REDIGER GRADUATES, GETS HONORS AT MURRAY
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Michelle Rediger of Cape Girardeau graduated with honors May 11 from Murray State University in Murray, Ky. She earned a marketing degree and was named to the Dean's list both semesters her senior year. While attending Murray State, Rediger was a member of the Order of Omega Honor Society and the Marketing Club. She is a member of Outstanding College Students of America and recently was named an Outstanding Young Woman of America...
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STUDENT GETS MEDICAL DEGREE FROM UMC
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
ORAN -- Connie D. Simmons, formerly of Oran, graduated cum laude May 11 with a doct or of medicine degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Simmons is a graduate of Mineral Area College and Southeast Missouri State University, where she was honored as the first Academic All-American Athlete...
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LAURA SHEETS NAMED OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
Laura Sheets, a student at L.J. Schultz Middle School, was awarded the Outstanding Citizenship Award by the Breakfast Exchange Club. She is the daughter of Robert and Nita Sheets. Sheets is a member of the Junior Beta Club and serves as historian for the student council. She works with her fellow students as a peer helper and a peer tutor. She is a member of the Schultz Select Choir and The Paw newspaper staff...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/23/91)
WE ARE TWO eighth-grade students from St. Mary's Cathedral School. We would like to thank all the wonderful teachers who have made this school year one to remember. We love you. Thanks a lot. WE IN THE SUNSET addition of Cape Girardeau are fed up with the church chimes. ...
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JUNIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO BEGIN
(Local News ~ 05/23/91)
The end of the school year signals the beginning of St. Francis Medical Center's summer Junior Volunteer program. Young men and women between 14 and 17 are eligible to join. A volunteer session is scheduled for June 11 in the St. Francis Health and Education Centre. Orientation begins at 9 a.m...
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