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SARAH FRANCIS CRITES
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
MARBLE HILL -- Sarah Francis Crites, 93, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991 at Jackson Manor nursing home. She was born May 10, 898 at Scopus, the daughter of Henry Pullium and Srelda Long Pullium. On July 4, 1916, she married Pervis Crites. He preceded her in death in 1974...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: CENTRAL HIGH STUDENTS REBUT COLUMN, SAY TIGER SPIRIT IS HIGH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/91)
To the Editor: "We've got spirit yes we do, we've got spirit how 'bout you?" The comments in Friday's paper made by a first time witness left a lot to be desired by us, the students at Cape Central High School. Our spirit, lack of intensity and celebration were a few among the ridicules made...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: MAN THANKS CITY FOR KINDNESS YEARS AGO
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/91)
To the Editor: As a young teenager, I left Birmingham, Ala., in 1946 with a magazine sales company. We stopped off in major cities along the way west. We were taught a sales pitch which was a lie that we were selling magazines to work our way through college. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: LAUDS COVERAGE OF PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL `ADOPTION'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/91)
To the Editor: We appreciate the fine coverage given on Sunday to the Adopt-A-School Program in the Cape Public Schools as written by Peggy Scott. This has been a worthy project which has benefited our schools for the past six years. Our local business leaders have supported this program in channeling activities for the various schools in a variety of creative activities. We are grateful for the role they have played...
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BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS TALK TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS
(Editorial ~ 10/18/91)
Much of the current debate over educational reform centers on schools' ability to produce astute and adaptable members of the future workforce. Business and industry have needs that must be met for their viability. Are our educational institutions turning out individuals who can be contributors to the economy in years to come? To their credit, neither side of this issue is ignoring the needs of the other; business and educational leaders are meeting at a variety of levels to weigh their value to one another. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER SHARES VIEWS ON PREVIOUS LETTER ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/91)
To the Editor: This is in response to Allen Gathman's piece: Why should homosexuals be denied basic privacy? (Southeast Missourian Sept. 13, 1991) It seems to me that Allen Gathman breathes a sigh of relief since Simon Le Vay found and published in Journal Science, "that a group of cells in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that controls the release of hormones, are larger in males than females, but in homosexual males they are small, more like that of a female." Allen Gathman argues: "That supports what homosexuals have long said, the people do not choose their sexual preference, but are born with them." As sympathetic as one wishes to be towards homosexuality, that fact does not remove the stigma. ...
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COUNCIL PROMOTES TAXPAYERS` RIGHTS WITH RALLIES ON SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste will be holding over 250 rallies across the nation Saturday as part of its Taxpayer's Action Day `91. The event is a day of simultaneous rallies for taxpayer rights. This year's theme is "Take Back Your Power."...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/18/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Keller of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:58 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 1991. Name, Trevor Blaine. Weight, 7 pounds 2 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Keller is the former Kai Linn Clary, daughter of David and Carolyn Clary of Cape Girardeau, and is employed at Hardee's in Jackson. Keller is extruder operator/assistant shift superintendent at Resin Exchange Inc., and is the son of John and Shirley Ryan of Marble Hill...
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JESSIE "IRIS" WHITE
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Jessie "Iris" White, 65, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1991 at her residence. She was born Jan. 29, 1926 at Risco, daughter of Aubrey and Shirley Agee Hunt. She taught school in the R-2 School district. For 10 years she taught second grade; for 10 years she taught in the junior high and from 1966 to 1987, she was the school librarian...
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BOBBY G. GISI
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Bobby Gene Gisi, 52, of Scott City, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 21, 1939, at St. Marys, son of Francis H. and Cara Morrison Gisi. Gisi was a truck driver with I.T.T. Continental Baking Co. of St. Louis, and veteran of the U.S. Army...
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LENZIL CRAIN
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
ADVANCE -- Lenzil "Pete" Crain, 76, of Advance, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1915, at Campbell, son of Madison and Bernie Gillian Crain. He and Lucille Sheldon were married May 5, 1934, at Advance...
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ROY V. HEISE
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
JACKSON -- Roy V. Heise, 71, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 26, 1920, in Cape Girardeau, the son of John William and Rosa Davis Heise. On Jan. 2, 1942, he married Dorothy Heath at Dogwood, Mo...
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MARY L. SWITALA
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
SIKESTON -- Mary Lee Switala, 77, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1991, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Oct. 2, 1914, at Sikeston, daughter of Charles S. and Eva Jane Frost Simpson. She married Hank Switala Oct. 16, 1942, in San Francisco, Calif...
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CORINA L. DELANEY
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Corina Lee DeLaney of Scott City will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday under the gazebo at Memorial Park. The Rev. Donny Ford will officiate. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. There is no visitation...
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ALBERTA V. HOLSHOUSER
(Obituary ~ 10/18/91)
THEBES, Ill. -- Alberta V. Holshouser, 78, Thebes Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1913, at McClure, daughter of Eugene and Daisy Lawrence Kaufman. She married Bert Holshouser Dec. 20, 1930, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Nov. 22, 1980...
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BUDGET CUTS MAY AFFECT FIRE TRAINING
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Training for volunteer and some paid firefighters in the state may be reduced sharply because of state budget cuts, state and local fire service officials said. The budget cuts would mainly affect small-town and rural fire departments in Southeast Missouri who have limited budgets, and depend on trained, volunteer firefighters to protect residential and commercial property...
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PROP B: OFFICIALS BACK PLAN AT VIDEO CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Passage of Proposition B is essential for improving education in Missouri, three state education officials said Thursday in a satellite television broadcast. Charles McClain, commissioner of higher education, said the $385 million tax-and-reform measure provides incentives for improving education at all levels. He added that he doesn't know of any entity that has been "starved into excellence."...
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RIBBONS PROCLAIM DRUG FREE; STUDENTS, WORKERS WEAR RED RIBBONS
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Students and employees in Cape Girardeau and Jackson next week will show their commitment to a drug-free, healthy lifestyle. The students and employees will display and wear red ribbons during Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week, which starts Sunday, is being celebrated nationwide to symbolize a drug-free lifestyle. Missouri's slogan is "Show Me Drug Free."...
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MAY GREEN GARDEN DEDICATION SET SUNDAY; PARK DESIGNATION POSSIBLE
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
A small piece of Cape Girardeau's history will be dedicated Sunday, as residents celebrate what could be the city's newest park. May Greene Garden, a small tract of land on Themis Street near its intersection with Fountain, dates back to the Civil War but three years ago was on the verge of becoming a parking lot...
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CHAMBER HONORS LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR `SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE'
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
LAKE OF THE OZARKS - Two Southeast Missouri legislators were honored Thursday night by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce with the organization's Spirit of Enterprise Award. Receiving the award at the Chamber's annual legislative conference at Lake of the Ozarks, were Sen. John Dennis, D-Benton, and Rep. Larry Thomason, D-Kennett...
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CENTRAL JOURNALISM STUDENTS WIN AWARDS
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
About 265 journalism students from 18 area schools attended Thursday's Southeast Missouri Scholastic Press Association meeting, held at Southeast Missouri State University. The workshop gave students a chance to compete in three areas, writing, photography and current events...
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RUSH LIMBAUGH SR. TO ADDRESS BREAKFAST CLUB
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Cape Girardeau attorney Rush Limbaugh Sr. will be keynote speaker at the Saturday Breakfast Club banquet Wednesday. The banquet kicks off a two-day college fair sponsored by the club, said Donald Sherwood, president. The Saturday Morning Breakfast Club is a not-for-profit service organization in Cape Girardeau designed to promote education...
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MRS. MISSOURI PAGEANT WILL BE HELD IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
The 1992 Mrs. Missouri-United States Pageant will be held in Cape Girardeau, pageant officials have announced. The event is scheduled for Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. The winner will represent Missouri in the Mrs. United States National Pageant. The current Mrs. Missouri is Melody Hutson of Cape Girardeau...
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NOTRE DAME TEACHER TO CANCER SOCIETY BOARD
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Betty Cox, a teacher at Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, has been named a Lifetime Honorary Board Member of the Missouri Division of the American Cancer Society. Cox, of Cape Girardeau, was originally elected to the Missouri Division Board of Directors in 1981. She currently serves on the Crusade Committee and Field Services Committee...
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AIR FORCE MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND BAND TO PRESENT CONCERT; FREE PERFORMANCE WILL BE ON NOV. 6 IN CENTRAL AUDITORIUM
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Described as the "best military band in the world," the Air Force Military Airlift Command Band from Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is scheduled to perform a free concert Nov. 6 in Cape Girardeau. The concert will be held at the Cape Girardeau Central High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. It is being sponsored by the Southeast Missourian in cooperation with the Central High School music department...
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CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT IS OCT. 26-27
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
When people visit the campsites of Civil War re-enactors participating in the re-enactment of the Battle of Belmont, they will hear authentic Civil War-era music played by the Battle Cry Band. The 10-piece band from the Rockford-Moline, Ill., area is among special events scheduled...
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PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS AT DELTA
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
DELTA -- The Delta Junior-Senior High School will hold parent-teacher conferences on Thursday from 3-7 p.m. School will be dismissed that day at 1:11 p.m. and will not be in session Friday. Conferences will be held in the high school gym. High School Principal Paul A. ...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Calvary Road Chapel Inc. to the Church of God of Cape Girardeau; Ernest Emil and Jaunita Exler to Timothy W. and Deena A. Exler; Harvey L. and Ruth A. Meyer to John A. and Mary C. Dodd; Wilma Maloney, et al, to Kenneth E. Maloney, et al...
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ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL WINS AWARD
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
Carole Lewis Iles, a state assistant attorney general, has received a David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar Foundation. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in appellate practice by young members of the bar. The award is named after the late Judge Dixon...
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NEW NATURE CENTER TO OPEN
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
ST. LOUIS The Missouri Department of Conservation's Powder Valley Nature Center will hold its grand opening Oct. 25-27 in Kirkwood. During the grand opening, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, visitors can enjoy a series of programs designed to give them a taste of what the nature center will offer in the future...
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LATE-SEASON DOVE SHOOTING MAY BE GOOD
(Local News ~ 10/18/91)
COLUMBIA--"The early bird may get the worm, but early dove hunters just get the hottest, most crowded days of the season without many birds." That's Wildlife Research Biologist John Schulz's advice about when to hunt mourning doves in Missouri. Schulz, who works at the Missouri Department of Conservation's research office in Columbia, says the tail end of Missouri's 60-day dove season often sees the best hunting conditions, in terms of both weather and the number of doves available. ...
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