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REGION JOINS LIMBAUGH FOR CENTURY CELEBRATION
(Editorial ~ 09/27/91)
Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. celebrates his 100th birthday today. The world we see today is much different than his childhood years in rural Bollinger County. This resilient man has seen and embraced tremendous changes in his chosen legal profession, and in life...
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FREE SCREENING: MEN URGED TO GO TO PROSTATE CANCER CLINIC HERE
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Mention the word prostate, or rectal examination, and the predictable result among some men is grins, snickers or laughter. Even comedians make light of the subject. But prostate cancer is no laughing matter to the estimated 32,000 men over 40 who will die within the next year of a form of cancer that is easily diagnosed and is treatable...
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RAMSEY HORSE EARNS RESERVE WORLD HONOR
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Cape Girardeau pediatrician Dr. Jesse Ramsey and his horse Tur Bo Acres won the Professional Horse Breeders Association (PHBA) Reserve World Championship recently in Tulsa, Okla. Ramsey's horse won the amateur weanling/yearling stallions and yearling stallions classes...
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SAFE HOUSE WILL TRAIN VOLUNTEERS
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Training for approximately 60 volunteers for the new Safe House for Women, Inc. will take place Friday evening and all day Saturday at St. Francis Medical Center's education department. Colleen Coble, executive director for the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence will be the trainer. She will be assisted by Jackie Nielson of the Social Work Department at Southeast Missouri State University...
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CHAMLEY JOINS LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Rhonda Chamley has joined the staff of the Cape Girardeau Public Library as coordinator of adult services. Chamley, who earned her M.A. in Library and Information science from the University of Kentucky, completed a one-year internship at the Lexington, Ky. public library and worked in the reference department of the Paducah, Ky. public library before accepting the position here...
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DEMOCRAT FAMILY FISH FRY PLANNED SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
The Cape Girardeau County Democratic Central Committee will hold a family picnic and fish fry Sunday at Cape County North Park. The picnic will begin at 3 p.m. Regular tickets are $10, sponsor tickets are $30, and children under 10 may attend free. County Democratic Chairman Todd McBride said the picnic provides an opportunity "to get everyone together for a little fellowship and political talk."...
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NEWTON'S LAW: BANKING WITH A SMILE SHOULD BE WITH A WING AND A PRAYER
(Column ~ 09/27/91)
I like the place where I bank. As the continuing relationships in my life go, this is about the least volatile of them. Once a week, I walk into my bank with a paycheck. Once a week, the people there take it graciously. I thank them for watching my money. They thank me for being so trusting. They tell me to have a nice day. I say something clever like, "You too."...
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PATCH AND REPAIR: POOL BUBBLE FACES LIMITED LIFE
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
The bubble at Cape Girardeau Central Pool, which was inflated Thursday, will likely last only a year or two longer, said Cape Girardeau Superintendent Neyland Clark. "You can only patch and repair the bubble for so long," Clark said. "After a while you reach a point of diminishing return when it is much wiser to put the money spent on repairs toward a new type of cover...
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ABORTION: ESCOBEDO HEARING DELAYED BY STATE
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
A state administrative hearing has been moved back from October to December in the case of a doctor accused of misconduct and negligence regarding abortions he performed in Cape Girardeau and St. Louis. The hearing had been scheduled for Oct. 7-9 in Jefferson City but was rescheduled for Dec. 17-19, said Sara Trower of the Missouri Attorney General's office...
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FEDS AND BANK AGREE TO MANAGEMENT PLAN
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
First Exchange Bank Corp. of Cape Girardeau and the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors have entered into an agreement designed to prevent financial problems within the bank-holding corporation and its five subsidiary banks, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday...
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UNIVERSITY GROUP FAVORS RISE IN FEES
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Tuition at Southeast Missouri State University would be raised by $5 a credit hour and textbook rental fees would be hiked from $7 up to $9 a course under a plan endorsed by the university's Budget Committee. The plan doesn't sit well with students, said K.C. Martin, Student Government president...
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GAS PRICES FALL BELOW DOLLAR MARK
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
The price of gasoline in Cape Girardeau and surrounding communities dropped to below $1 this week, well under the national average price per gallon of $1.15. Beginning Wednesday, area stations began posting a price per gallon of 99.9-cents for self-serve regular unleaded. By Thursday, signs for 99.9-cents-per-gallon gas were the norm...
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CITY WORKING TO FIND LONG-TERM ANSWER AT ABANDONED HOSPITAL
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
As efforts to secure the former St. Francis hospital continue, City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said the City Council needs to find a long-term solution for the abandoned structure. He hopes to have a recommendation from the city staff at the next City Council meeting...
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NEWTON J. FOUST
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
Newton J. Foust, 85, Gordonville Route 3, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1991, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 7, 1906, in Pottawatami County, Okla., son of Calvin and Maude Caskey Foust. He and Bessie Hilton were married June 18, 1926, in Oilton, Okla. She died in 1977. Foust later married Lucy Scott in August 1979, in Amarillo, Texas...
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ALINE G. DANKEL
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
Aline G. "Dolly" Dankel, 84, 1059 Patricia, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1991, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 10, 1906, at Glen Allen, daughter of William and Vena Pobst Proctor. She married Folla Dankel Oct. 16, 1928, at Jackson. He died Aug. 20, 1979...
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EUGENE H. SPETH
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
GLEN ALLEN -- A memorial service for Eugene Henry Speth of Glen Allen will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Marble Hill. Friends may call Saturday at the church from 1 p.m. until time of service. Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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NORMAN E. RAINEY
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Norman Edgar Rainey, 85, of Scott City, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 10, 1906, in Cape Girardeau, son of William S. and Lola Mae Riley Rainey. He and Lorraine Marie Heisserer were married Oct. 7, 1939. She died April 29, 1989...
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JOHN J. "JACK" JUNGERS
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
SCOTT CITY -- John J. "Jack" Jungers, 61, of Scott City died Thursday, Sept. 26, 1991, in Columbia. The body is at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City where arrangements are incomplete.
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JESSE A. KOEN
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
Jesse A. Koen, 66, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Sept. 26, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced later by Ford & Sons, Mt. Auburn Chapel.
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NEWTON J. FOUST
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
GORDONVILLE -- Newton J. Foust, 85, Gordonville Route 3, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1991, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 7, 1906, in Pottawatami County, Okla., son of Calvin and Maude Caskey Foust. He and Bessie Hilton were married June 18, 1926, in Oilton, Okla. She died in 1977. Foust later married Lucy Scott in August 1979, in Amarillo, Texas...
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KOUPAL WILL KEYNOTE INDUSTRIAL APPRECIATION DINNER
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Carl Koupal, Missouri's director of economic development, will be the featured speaker at the Industrial Appreciation Dinner Oct. 3, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. In addition to Koupal's presentation, the "Commitment to Excellence" award will be presented at the dinner honoring the 1991 industry of the year...
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CARLOTTA THOMSON
(Obituary ~ 09/27/91)
Carlotta Thomson, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. Service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel, with the Rev. Donnie Ford, officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery...
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NURSES HOST STATE CONVENTION
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Between 200 and 300 Missouri nurses are expected to attend the biannual Missouri Nurses Association convention, to be held in Cape Girardeau Oct. 13-16. Barb McKeon, who is helping plan the convention, said "Over these three days we will have national speakers coming in."...
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RIVER CITY C.B. CLUB SPONSORS CHAFFEE BAZAAR: CRAFT FAIR RESERVATIONS SOUGHT
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
CHAFFEE -- If you're ready to get into the Christmas spirit perhaps you should be planning to attend the River City C.B. Club's first Christmas Craft Bazaar. It is planned for Nov. 1-2 in Chaffee. The bazaar will be held in the club's activity center, 113-115 West Yoakum in Chaffee...
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OUTDOORSMAN: A `RECORD' HUNT IN AFRICA
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
When Buck McNeely bagged a kudu in Namibia recently, he didn't understand all the fuss being made about his prey. "This was my first kudu," say McNeely, a Cape Girardeau outdoorsman who produces a national television program by the same name. "This was my first safari into the backbrush country of Africa."...
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FLEA MARKET SLATED SATURDAY AT ANNA, ILL.
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
ANNA, Ill. -- The Union County Historical Society's annual Fall Flea Market will be held at the Anna Fairgrounds Saturday. Proceeds from this year's event, which will feature more than 75 booths, will be used to renovate a building for the Cobden Museum...
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CAPE FBLA WILL INSTALL NEW OFFICERS ON OCT. 7
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
The Cape Girardeau chapter of Future Business Leaders of America will install officers and induct new members Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Central HIgh School auditorium. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, and all former members of Future Business Leaders of America are encouraged to attend...
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ADMINISTRATOR SPEAKS TO RETIRED TEACHERS
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
The Cape Girardeau County Area Retired Teachers will meet Wednesday at the First Christian Church, 829 N. West End Blvd. Coffee will be served at 9 a.m., with the program starting at 9:30 a.m. The program will be presented by Dr. Neyland Clark, the new Cape Public Schools superintendent...
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CHS STUDENTS ARE COMMENDED
(Local News ~ 09/27/91)
Six Cape Girardeau Central High School students have been named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students are Brent T. Felker, Ashley K. Hall, Kelly M. O'Neil, Tammy M. Parrish, Janie L. Propst, and Keith A. Russell...
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