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OSCAR ALONZO WALK
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
MCGEE -- Oscar Alonzo Walk, 89, of McGee, died Thursday, Aug. 8, 1991, at Puxico Nursing Center. He was born Nov. 28, 1901, at Arab, son of Isaac and Katie Lincoln Walk. He and Maymie Burnley were married Sept. 27, 1923, in Corning, Ark. Walk was a retired farmer, and member of Bright Prospect General Baptist Church near here...
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NEWTON'S LAW: OPTIMISM TAKES A BACK SEAT WHEN PERCEPTION TAKES LEAD
(Column ~ 08/09/91)
I like my job. Since that job is to chronicle the sweep of human experience, it is, as you might guess, not always pretty. During my years in news, I've been to grisly accidents, arrived at a shooting scenes moments after the police did, held vigil at a public building where a man had taken his ex-wife hostage...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
JACKSON -- Warranty Deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County r ecorder of deeds: Adam and Margarete P. Mueller to C. Douglas and Sherrill G. Johnson; A & A of Cape Girardeau Inc. to John E. and Elma A. Gourley. Greenwood Land Co. to Larry D. and Jane F. Schnurbusch; Ricky H. and Kathy J. Stafford to Joseph E. and Doris G. McDermott; Michael T. and Lisa M. Campbell to Roger L. Shufflebotham...
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MALDEN WOMAN DIES IN THURSDAY CRASH
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
PARMA -- A Malden woman died Thursday when the car she was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 153 and Route Z, near Parma. Missouri State Highway Police identified the victim as Cheryl Leigh Edwards Tuttle, 24. Robert Miller, 26, of Essex, driver of the second vehicle, suffered minor injuries...
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STTE SHOULD CLOSE BOOK ON LAW LIMITING LIBRARIES
(Editorial ~ 08/09/91)
You can't always judge a book by its cover. But no matter how you read it, Missouri's 26-year-old state law that prohibits cities from expanding library districts beyond their 1965 boundaries is a law that doesn't make much sense. It doesn't make much sense to city library directors in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, nor to state Rep. Mary Kasten of Cape Girardeau, who plans legislation to rescind the antiquated state law...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/09/91)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Don Bess of Jackson Route 2, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:11 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 1991. Name, Ashley Anne-Marie. Weight, 9 pounds. First child. Mrs. Bess is the former Ann Christine Stroder, daughter of Shelby and Anne Stroder of Sedgewickville. She is employed at the Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor's Office. Bess is employed at Procter & Gamble, and is the son of Frank and Dean Bess of Marquand...
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LOIS B. PLUNK
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
SIKESTON -- Lois B. Plunk, 74, of Sikeston died at her home Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991. She was born Jan. 18, 1917 in Hardin County, Tenn., daughter of R.W. and Jesse F. Gladish Plunk. She was a retired laundry worker at the Missouri Delta Community Hospital and was a member of the First Oneness United Pentecostal Church at Morehouse...
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CHERYL TUTTLE
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
MALDEN -- Cheryl Leigh Edwards Tuttle, 24, of Malden died Thursday, Aug. 8, 1991, as a result of a traffic accident. She was born Nov. 19, 1966 at Sikeston, daughter of Norvel Eugene Edwards and Lenora Byrd Goza. The mother survives of Sikeston. On Oct. 12, 1990 at Benton, she married Anthony Todd Tuttle, who survives of the home...
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HELEN INEZ MCMILLIN
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
BROWNWOOD -- Helen Inez McMillin, 69, of Brownwood, was found dead in her home Wednesday, July 7, 1991. She was born Sept. 23, 1921, at Dongola, Mo., daughter of Sam and Elzie Stone Caby. She married Bill McMillin Sept. 26, 1953, who preceded her in death...
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MARIE F. MORTON
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
JACKSON -- Marie F. Morton, 88, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 1, 1902, at Jackson, daughter of Joseph and Ida Jahn Milde. She married Linus C. Morton Dec. 25, 1924. He died Dec. 20, 1974...
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HARVEY F. PROST
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Harvey F. Prost, 75, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Perry County, son of Emmett and Rose Huber Prost. He married Earlene J. Emmendorfer June 8, 1940, in Perry County...
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MARION WIGGINS
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Marion Wiggins, 67, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Sedalia, son of George and Susie Baldwin Wiggins. Wiggins had lived in Mississippi County most of his life. He was a retired farmer, and member of Full Gospel Church here...
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ALMA FRANCES ARCHIE
(Obituary ~ 08/09/91)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Alma Frances Archie, 81, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born July 11, 1910, in Obion County, Tenn., daughter of Ollie and Pearl Morris Armstrong. She married the Rev. Elva C. Archie Aug. 16, 1930. He died Feb. 26, 1990...
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ST. LOUIS ADVOCATE OPENS HOMELESS SHELTER IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
A new homeless shelter in Cape Girardeau, which opened last week, already has put up two transients, an indication of the city's "overwhelming" need for homeless services, says the center's St. Louis director. The Rev. Larry Rice, director of the St. Louis New Life Evangelistic Center, opened the facility at 713 Morgan Oak to house homeless people and provide assistance to the city's poor...
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FORMER CHAIR OF DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE EYES DENNIS SEAT; LEA CONSIDERING RACE FOR SENATE
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
A former chairman of the Missouri Democratic State Committee said Thursday he is considering running next year for the state senate seat now held by retiring state Sen. John Dennis, D-Benton. The former chairman, Pat Lea of Caruthersville said of his possible candidacy, "I am seriously considering it."...
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COUNTY NEEDS MORE FOSTER HOMES
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
Ten to 20 more foster homes are needed in Cape Girardeau County to meet the needs of foster children, the county director of the Missouri Division of Family Services said Thursday. "We're always in need of additional foster parents," said the official, Dennis Reagan. "We have at the present time 19 active and 11 inactive (homes). We could easily use twice that many active homes."...
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SATURDAY HORSESHOE TOURNEY EXPECTED TO DRAW CROWDS OF 3,500 TO SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Up to 3,500 people are expected to attend the 11th annual Missouri Knights of Columbus horseshoe tournament in Scott City this weekend. The event, which has drawn teams from Knights of Columbus councils across the state, will begin Saturday morning at St. Joseph Council 6420 Hall, a quarter-mile south of Scott City on Highway 61...
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LORIMIER SOCIETY RAISES OVER 40 PERCENT OF UNITED WAY'S GOAL
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
A professional group organized two years ago to help increase corporate and individual giving to the Area Wide United Way of Cape Girardeau and Jackson was responsible for over 40 percent of the total contributions made to the United Way in 1990, a United Way official said Thursday...
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TRAP AND SKEET RANGE NOW OPEN
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
The Cape Girardeau County Gun Club's new trap and skeet range is now ready for shooters. The new range, located at the junction of Highways 72 and 34, West of Jackson, will be open to the public each Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Club members will be on hand each Sunday to operate the range...
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SAFETY COURSE
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
PUXICO -- The Missouri Department of Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will jointly sponsor a hunter education course Aug. 24. The day-long course will be held at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center near Puxico, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m...
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SPECIAL HUNTS APPLICATIONS
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
HANNIBAL -- Applications are due by August 26 for persons who want to take part in the Fourth Annual Deer Hunt for Persons with Disabilities at the Indian Creek Recreation Area at Mark Twain Lake. Waterfowl hunters who hope to reserve blinds at Conservation Department land areas have to get their applications in between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15...
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DU PLANS NEW HEADQUARTERS
(Local News ~ 08/09/91)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Ducks Unlimited is moving its national headquarters to Memphis. Ground was broken recently for the new 100,000 square foot headquarters building which will house DU's administrative, conservation, communications, fund-raising programs and other support operations. Construction will start later this summer...
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