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SOUTHEAST STUDENT EARNS REGENTS' SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Jennifer F. Bertrand of Scott City has been awarded a Regents' Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-1993 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above the 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT test. The award covers full-time fees per semester and is renewable for four years...
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SOUTHEAST STUDENT EARNS SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Elizabeth M. Otto of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Regents' Scholarship and Missouri Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-1993 academic year. The Regents' Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above...
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SCOTT CITY STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Sherri L. Warren of Scott City has been awarded a Regents' Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-93 academic year. The Regents' Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above the 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT test. The award covers full-time fees per semester and is renewable for four years...
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BETA CLUB HOSTS CHILI SUPPER SATURDAY NIGHT
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
The Beta Club at Cape Central High School will sponsor a chili supper Saturday. All proceeds from the event will go to Habitat for Humanity. Supper will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Centenary Methodist Church, 300 N. Ellis. Tickets are $3.50 and can be purchased at the door...
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CAPE STUDENT STUDYING IN FRIEBURG, GERMANY
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Joseph Wilferth of Cape Girardeau is studying at Freiburg, Germany in DaPauw University's off-campus study program. The Freiburg program focuses on the study of the political, economic and cultural realities of Western Europe today. As part of the academic semester, students travel to neighboring countries...
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MILLERSVILLE PUPIL EARNS PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
MILLERSVILLE -- Michele Newman of Millersville has been awarded a President's Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-93 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who rank at least in the upper 20 percent of their high school class and score 24 on the ACT, those who rank in the upper 15 percent of their class and score 23 on the ACT, or those who are their class valedictorian or salutatorian...
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MARBLE HILL NATIVE RECEIVES PH.D. AWARD
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Sharon Kay Parsons, formerly of Marble Hill, earned a doctorate degree in public administration from Florida Atlantic University's College of Urban and Public Affairs. Parsons now lives at West Palm Beach, Fla. She and her husband, Richard Knaebel, have two daughters and one grandson...
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BUSINESSWOMAN FILES FOR SEAT ON CAPE SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
A chance to serve her alma mater has persuaded Kathy Swan to seek a seat on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education. Swan, president of Johnson Communications Co., filed Tuesday for a one-year term on the board. She is the first person to file for the unexpired term of former board member Carolyn Kelley. Kelley resigned from the board Jan. 23. She plans to move to Little Rock, Ark...
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MADD: MOTHERS SAY GROUP TO FIGHT DRUNK DRIVING
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
The need for a Mothers Against Drunk Driving Community Action Team in Cape Girardeau County is painfully evident to Loretta Wilson of Oak Ridge. Her daughter, Cathy Wilson, was killed by a drunk driver. "I think it's needed quite a bit," she said Tuesday of the team, which will hold an organizational meeting Thursday night to recruit members to work toward eliminating drunk driving. ...
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SOFTWARE WILL AID IN DISPATCHING
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
A new software upgrade for the computer-aided dispatch system at the Cape Girardeau Police Department will computerize report taking at the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. The software will also permit city police cars to be dispatched quicker, if only by seconds...
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JACKSON BOARD SETS LEVY INCREASE FOR VOTE
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Citing the increasing threat to the financial and academic stability of the district, the Jackson School Board voted unanimously Monday to seek voter approval of a 35-cent increase in the tax levy on April 7. "The bottom line is we need more money to operate efficiently," said school Superintendent Wayne Maupin...
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RESEARCH TEAM SAYS INCUBATOR FEASIBLE
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
A Southeast Missouri State University research team says a business incubator for Cape Girardeau is feasible under certain conditions. "Cape Girardeau has a great deal to offer as a setting for an incubator," said Linda Cochran, director of economic development at Southeast Missouri State University. "An incubator is feasible if certain conditions are met."...
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EMERSON: SPEECH `RIGHT DOWN MY ALLEY'
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson said President Bush "hit a home run" with his State of the Union address Tuesday night, driving home substantive points he believes the American people will embrace. Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said the president offered positive proposals that address the country's weakened economy...
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EXCLUSIVITY RIGHTS STIFLE CAPLE PROGRAMS
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
A public meeting Monday on the quality of cable television service in Cape Girardeau generated numerous objections to the programming that TCI Cablevision of Missouri offers here. But cable TV programming choices involve more than the whim of local cable system officials...
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BEULAH M. BANGERT
(Obituary ~ 01/29/92)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Beulah M. Bangert, 82, of Sedgewickville, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1992, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Oct. 29, 1909, in Bollinger County, daughter of Julius and Willie Statler. She married Thomas Franklin Bangert July 28, 1927. He died Jan. 3, 1982...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/29/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hepler of Oran, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:08 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 1992. Name, Cameron Michael. Weight, 9 pounds 3 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Hepler is the former Wendy DeWitt, daughter of Ron and Vi Dreschel of Hodgenville, Ky., and the late Millard DeWitt. Hepler is a warehouseman at Malone and Hyde, and is the son of Tom and Phillis Hepler of Sikeston...
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SARAH E. BREWER
(Obituary ~ 01/29/92)
Sarah Elizabeth Brewer, 73, of Big Sandy, Tenn., died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1992, at her home. She was born Jan. 14, 1918, in Benton County, Tenn., daughter of Johny B. and Carrie Dyar Brewer. Brewer received a bachelor of science degree from Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn., and a master's degree from Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn...
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CEO NAMED: COX WILL LEAD FIRST EXCHANGE CORP.
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
JACKSON -- Josh C. Cox Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of First Exchange Corp. and president and CEO of Jackson Exchange Bank. Cox, a native Virginian who has been in the banking and financial field for more than 30 years, was most recently associated with First Guaranty Bank and Trust Co. of Hammond, La. There, he served as president and CEO, and was a member of its board of directors...
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JAYCEES HOLD DSA BANQUET TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
The Cape Girardeau Jaycees will present the annual Distinguished Service Award at a banquet tonight. The 1992 Boss of the Year will also be honored. Jim Hart, former all-pro quarterback with the St. Louis Cardinals and now athletic director at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, will be the featured speaker...
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PSC GETS WATER PLANT APPLICATION
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Union Electric Co. and the city of Cape Girardeau have filed a joint application with the Missouri Public Service Commission for its approval of the city's waters system transaction. The application is the next step in the process to transfer ownership of the water system from Union Electric to the city...
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SIKESTON MAN FILES FOR ASSESSOR'S POST IN SCOTT COUNTY
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
BENTON -- A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor from Sikeston has filed as a Democratic candidate for Scott County assessor. Jim McGee, 56, filed last Thursday for the post, his first attempt in the political arena. His filing sets up a primary contest with incumbent Gerald Inman, who has served as county assessor since 1976...
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IT'S TIME FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO GET MOVING ON THE ISSUES
(Column ~ 01/29/92)
The character of this year's session of the 86th Missouri General Assembly may have been set by AIDS hecklers who repeatedly interrupted Gov. John Ashcroft's state of the state a fortnight ago. The small, pathetic-looking band of Act-Up protesters really had no agenda except to interrupt a major speech of Missouri's chief executive and call attention to a disturbing social/health problem that thus far has no solution. ...
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NEWTON'S LAW: TIRED OF CANDIDATE SURPRISES? LET'S JUST PUT THEM IN WRITING
(Column ~ 01/29/92)
You're young, you're bright, it's Saturday night. By ordinary standards, you're a good looking man; by political standards, you're a hunk. Not only that, it's Little Rock, passion capital of Arkansas. The youngest governor in the nation, charismatic and a former Rhodes scholar to boot, might easily get his head turned...
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK GIVES EDUCATION INSIGHT
(Editorial ~ 01/29/92)
Discover Catholic Schools: That's the focus of Catholic Schools Week that is being celebrated throughout the region. It's a fitting theme because many people may be unaware of the good things happening in Catholic schools. To build awareness, Catholic schools in the region are opening their doors this week for public inspection...
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TAXPAYERS GROUP ASSAILS WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING, URGES TAX CUT
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
A national taxpayers group is urging Congress and the president to cut taxes and eliminate government waste. The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, which claims 400,000 members, outlined a 13-point plan Tuesday. The nationwide organization involves Taxpayer's Action Network groups at the state level...
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TESTED BOAR SALE HELD AT UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Thirty-eight of 49 boars offered for sale sold at an average price of $334 per boar at Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Agriculture and The Southeast Swine Improvement Association's 29th performance tested boar sale recently. The sale was held at the Southeast Missouri State University Farm Swine Test Station...
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SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL IS SEEKING BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR UPCOMING PROJECT
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
MORLEY -- Scott County Central High School is looking for businesses to participate in the school's "shadowing" program. Seniors at the school "shadow" a person for part of a day to find out more about a vocation the students is interested in. Students will be brought by bus to area businesses and will participate from about 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m...
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HISTORY PROFESSOR TO SPEAK ON KING
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Gary Kremer, professor of history at William Woods College in Fulton, will speak on "Martin Luther King: The Dreamer and the Dream" Thursday at Southeast Missouri State University. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. It is being sponsored by the Association of Black Collegians and the history department...
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MORLEY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BANQUET SET FOR JULY 4
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
MORLEY -- The Morley Alumni Association will hold a banquet at the Sikeston Inn on July 4, beginning at 4 p.m. The banquet, held every two years, is a reunion for alumni and former students of old Morley High School. The school closed in the late 1950s...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU EXPERIENCED ORDERLY GROWTH IN ITS EARLY DAYS
(Column ~ 01/29/92)
While many American cities developed slowly and experienced crises before orderly forms of government were established, Cape Girardeau was spared such trammel. The city moved from the Colonial period, which began with the French and Spanish, and ended with Commandant Louis Lorimier. ...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: RAUH ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SHAPING YOUNGSTERS' LIVES
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Mary Rauh doesn't take her job as a teacher lightly. "It is very humbling when I think that I am partly responsible for shaping young lives and future leaders," Rauh said. She teaches fifth grade at St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson. "Working with children keeps me in touch with fresh, new ideas," she said, "and stimulates me to thinking creatively in order to keep pace with their inquisitive minds and endless energy."...
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SEMO PROFESSOR ATTENDS FORUM
(Local News ~ 01/29/92)
Jane Stephens, academic associate with the provost's office and professor of history at Southeast Missouri State University, recently participated in the American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher Education's 45th national forum in Washington, D.C...
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