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Limbaugh tells grads of White House visit
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
President Bush has a sense of humor when it comes to as-yet-undeclared presidential candidate Ross Perot. Nationally syndicated radio talk-show personality Rush Limbaugh III told Cape Girardeau Central High School graduates Friday night that he recently spent the night at the White House where he did his impersonation of Perot...
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CLARENCE L. JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Clarence L. Johnson, 87, of Marble Hill, died Saturday, June 6, 1992, at Bond Nursing Care Center at Marble Hill. He was born at Gravelton on Oct. 16, 1904, the son of John and Belle Johnson. On Oct. 30, 1924, he married Beulah Whitner. She preceded him in death...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/07/92)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Ressel of Carmel, Ind., 7:17 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 1992. Name, Lauren Michelle. Weight, 6 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ressel is the former Gail Blattel, daughter of Thomas and Barbara Blattel of Cape Girardeau. Ressel is an engineer with Shell Oil Co., and is the son of Ken and Linda Ressel of Kelso...
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FAREWELL YALE: SCHOOL BASICS GET A NEW LOOK
(Column ~ 06/07/92)
Benno Schmidt, America's most practical theoretician, has suddenly resigned one of the more coveted positions in American intellectual life, the presidency of Yale University. He's decided that it is no longer satisfying to toil in the vineyards of higher education while elementary and secondary schools stagnate. In Schmidt's words, K-12 learning in America is "beleaguered ... mired in politics and bureaucracy, which stifles desperately needed innovation and fresh thinking."...
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COUNCIL ACTION ON FEES MUST BE SEEN IN CONTEXT
(Editorial ~ 06/07/92)
Without consensus to show for their debate, members of the Cape Girardeau City Council acted last week to raise fees for residential solid waste disposal. The decision, like any that involves money shifting from private pockets to a public treasury, would not be a popular one in any circumstance; that trash fees are involved touches a particular nerve with local residents, who remain unsettled by the community's transition into a recycling program. ...
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NAACP WILL HOLD PROGRAM AT CITY HALL
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The local chapter of the NAACP will sponsor a "Community Awareness Program" at 8 p.m. today at City Hall, 401 Independence. The program will be aired on Channel 13, the city's cable TV access station, and will include a "call-in" format to field questions from the viewing audience...
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JACKSON MUNICIPAL BAND TO PERFORM ON THURSDAY NIGHT
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Band Shell in the city park. Special guests for this concert will be Bob and Geneva King. Bob is known as one of Southeast Missouri's finest country fiddlers...
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BARBECUE CONTEST IS SET AT KENNETT
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
KENNETT -- The Kennett Jaycees are now accepting applications for the Show Me State Championship Barbecue Cook-off to be held June 26-27 in Kennett. The 11th annual competition is officially sanctioned by the World Championship Barbecue Contest, Memphis In May...
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PERKINS RESCUE SQUAD SLATES BENEFIT DINNER
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
PERKINS -- The Perkins Volunteer Rescue Squad will hold its second annual chicken & dumpling dinner next Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Perkins Fireman's Hall. Cost for adults is $4 and children eat for $2.50. Kids under five years eat free. All proceeds go toward the purchase of equipment for the rescue van...
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COMMISSION HIRES ATTORNEY TO CHECK ON RETIREMENT PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
JACKSON - The Cape Girardeau County Commission has hired attorney Albert Lowes to investigate whether it is legally bound to contribute $6,500 annually to a special state retirement fund for prosecuting attorneys. The special retirement fund was established by the General Assembly in 1989. Cape County has refused to pay into the fund despite several requests from the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services to do so and warnings that the county is not complying with state law...
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HILDA M. FRANKLIN
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
PERRYVILLE - Hilda M. Franklin, 84, of 934 West St. Maries, Perryville, died Friday, June 5, 1992 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Perry County July 25, 1907 to Frank and Carrie Tucker Cissell. She married Howard R. Franklin on Nov. 3, 1927. He survives...
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EVA MORGAN
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
ADVANCE - Eva Morgan, of Wood River, Ill., formerly of the Advance area, died Saturday, June 6, 1992 at the VIP Manor in Wood River. She was 80. Arrangements were incomplete Saturday. They are being handled by Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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KATHRYN E. STORK
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Kathryn E. Stork, 76, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Mound City, died Saturday at her home in Paducah. She was born July 26, 1915, in Marston, Mo., daughter of Earl and Lydia Barth Jones. She was a member of the Baptist Tabernacle and Western Baptist Hospital Auxiliary, both in Paducah...
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CLARENCE L. "PEPSI MIKE" BURFIEND SR.
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
Clarence L. "Pepsi Mike" Burfiend Sr., 72, of 525 S. Middle, died Saturday, June 6, 1992, at his home. The body is at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel where arrangements are incomplete.
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OPAL M. TEDDER
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
Graveside service for Opal Marie Tedder of Caseyville, Ill., was held Saturday at Mt. Gilead Cemetery near Clarkton. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Tedder, 59, died Friday, June 5, 1992, at Collinsville Nursing Care Center in Collinsville, Ill...
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DEMOVA WOLSEY
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
Demova Lee Wolsey, 67, 115 N. Henderson, died Friday, June 5, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1924, in Jonesboro, Ark., daughter of Otis and Fannie Watson Reed. She married Joseph Wolsey in 1950 in Cape Girardeau. Wolsey worked 20 years in food services at Southeast Missouri State University, retiring in July 1989. She was a member of Teamsters Local 574...
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JAMES G. BRADSHAW
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
Funeral service for James G. Bradshaw of Jacob, Ill., was held Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home in Ava, Ill. The Rev. Floyd Jent officiated, with burial in Glenn Cemetery at Jacob. Bradshaw, 85, died Wednesday, June 3, 1992, at Three Springs Lodge in Chester, Ill...
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BERTHA M. VAUGHN
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
GRAY RIDGE -- Funeral service for Bertha Mae Vaughn of West Plains was held Saturday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Chapel in West Plains. Burial was in Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Vaughn, 82, died Thursday, June 4, 1992, at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains...
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CARMEN L. WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
GREENBRIER -- Carmen L. Williams, 73, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Tuesday, June 2, 1992, there. She was born March 3, 1919, at Greenbrier, daughter of David M. and Bertha F. Sample Owens. She married John M. Williams in May 1947. He died in May 1977...
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IVAN C. HAMEL
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
GLEN ALLEN -- Ivan C. Hamel, 90, of Sunrise Beach, died Wednesday, June 3, 1992, at Laurie Nursing Home in Laurie. He was born Sept. 2, 1901, in Coffeyville, Kan., son of Ivan Christopher and Sarah B. Coleman Hamel. He and Leona Sieland were married June 6, 1925...
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WILMA M. DIRICKSON
(Obituary ~ 06/07/92)
SIKESTON -- Wilma M. Dirickson, 79, of Sikeston, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, 1992, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 24, 1912, at Blodgett, daughter of Henry Lee and Victoria Louise Kinsey Madden. Survivors are a son, Gene Dirickson, Sikeston; daughters, Claudette Learue, Sikeston, and Betty Burns, Florida; a brother, H.F. Madden, Cleveland, Okla.; 25 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren...
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VISITORS AT PARK LEARN OF SNAKES
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Snakes have a reputation that is largely undeserved and can be traced back long ago to the biblical story of a serpent that tempted Adam and Eve with an apple in the Garden of Eden. So according to a program on snakes Saturday at Trail of Tears State Park. The program drew about a dozen people, mostly children accompanied by adults, to the park's Visitors' Center...
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STE. GENEVIEVE FERRY OWNERS PLEASED WITH FIRST YEAR
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
STE. GENEVIEVE When the Tower Rock Ferry Co. opened for business June 1, 1991, its owners expected the ferry would carry about 35 cars per day, or 12,700 vehicles per year. But one year later the ferry has already carried more than 15,000 cars across the Mississippi River between Ste. Genevieve and Modoc, Ill...
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SEMO: REGENTS TO TAKE UP '93 BUDGET
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents will consider adopting a $49.87 million operating budget for the 1993 fiscal year when it meets Thursday. Personnel costs for the fiscal year are budgeted at $36.3 million in salaries and benefits, plus $1.2 million to pay students who work on campus. The new fiscal year begins July 1...
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EAST MISSOUR ACTION PURCHASES WISER BUILDING
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
East Missouri Action Agency has purchased the building formerly used by the defunct Cape Girardeau WISER Inc., and plans to relocate its Cape Girardeau operations there. Agency Executive Director Nancy Williams said the move is planned for the first week in August. The building is at 1111 Linden and neighbors the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center...
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SALVATION ARMY DAY CAMP TO START
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The Salvation Army will hold summer day camp June 15 through Aug. 14. The hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme is "I Can Do." Children need to be between the ages of 5 and 10. There will be different activities each week, such as nature study, art activities, safety and first aid, star study, sports and more...
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CONTRACT AWARDED ON 60 WORK
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has awarded the contract for a construction project upgrading Highway 60 to a four-lane divided highway from Sikeston to Morehouse. The $11.68 million contract was awarded Friday to Fred Weber Inc. and Bangert Brothers of Maryland Heights...
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BALANCED BUDGET IS A MUST, SAYS SIMON
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
A balanced-budget constitutional amendment is essential if Congress is to rein in the massive federal deficit, maintains Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill. But while passage is predicted in the House, Simon said the vote in the Senate will be close. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, is lobbying his colleagues to reject the measure...
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LIMBAUGH TELLS GRADS OF WHITE HOUSE VISIT
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
President Bush has a sense of humor when it comes to as-yet-undeclared presidential candidate Ross Perot. Nationally syndicated radio talk-show personality Rush Limbaugh III told Cape Girardeau Central High School graduates Friday night that he recently spent the night at the White House where he did his impersonation of Perot...
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LUNAR ECLIPSE MAY BE SEEN AT UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Cape Girardeau residents will have an opportunity to get a close-up look at the lunar eclipse that will occur next Sunday. The physics department at Southeast Missouri State University will provide binoculars and set up several telescopes at the north end of the Rhodes Hall parking lot on campus...
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PEACH FAIR PAGEANT TO BE HELD JULY 17
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
CAMPBELL -- The Miss Missouri Peach Fair Pageant, held in conjunction with the Missouri Peach Fair, is scheduled for July 17. The pageant will be held in the Campbell Community Building beginning at 7 p.m. In order to be eligible, contestants must be single, be 16 to 19 years of age, be a Missouri resident and pay a $20 entry fee...
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BUGS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY.
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Bugs. They're everywhere, creeping, crawling, flying, buzzing all around. For some people, the sight of a bug is enough to strike terror. For others, bugs are a nuisance, and there are a few folks who actually enjoy insects. Experts say bugs are here to stay, so perhaps what is needed is a little more understanding about bugs, said Norman Braasch, professor of zoology at Southeast Missouri State University...
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JUNE DAYS BANISH `BOOGIES' FROM YOUR BRAIN
(Column ~ 06/07/92)
Robert Frost has such a folksy invitation placed at the beginning of his book of poems. It reads, "I'm going out to clean the pasture spring; I'll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may). I shan't be gone long. You come too."...
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HARNAGEL AND PALISCH GENEALOGY GROUPS MEET
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
ALTENBURG -- The Harnagel and Palisch Genealogy Foundation will hold its annual reunion June 14 at Immanuel Lutheran Church here. Informal activities will begin after the 9 a.m. church service. Women of the church will serve a buffet dinner at noon, and a light supper at 5 p.m. Cost for the meals is $7 for adutls and $2 for children 5-10 years old...
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GARDENS: AND NOW, THE REST OF THE STORY
(Column ~ 06/07/92)
Usually, this space is devoted to flowers and flower gardens. Today, however, as the radio commentator says, you are going to hear the rest of the story. We're going to write about vegetable gardens, the other half of the outside activity participated in by more people than sports and all other similar events combined, a fact that largely is ignored by the media...
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JACKSON GRADUATES RECEIVE HONORS
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
JACKSON -- A number of Jackson High School graduates received awards and scholarships. They include: Jessica Beeson: Missouri Teacher Education Scholarship, Marian Green Scholarship to William Jewell College Nicki Blankenship: Academic Promise, Leadership Award Scholarship, Maryville Assistantship, all to Maryville University, Jackson CTA Scholarship Award of $1044...
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THINGS REMEMBERED, SPECIALTY ENGRAVING SHOP, OPENS IN MALL
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
"Things Remembered," a specialty engraving shop, opened Thursday in the West Park Mall. The store is located between the Gift Horse and Claire's Boutique. "We offer engraved gifts for all occasions such as birthdays, weddings, Father's Day and Mother's Day," said Kathy Jackson, store manager. "We have doorknockers to key chains to clocks. We can etch on glass mugs and engrave on plates and plaques. We have hundreds of different gifts for engraving."...
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EXPANSIONS HELP AREA; LEE/ROWAN ADDS JOBS; SPURS EMPLOYMENT RATE
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Lee/Rowan, a manufacturer of ventilated storage products and traditional closet accessories, is in the process of adding 100 workers to its operation. That's good news for Cape Girardeau County, where the largest of the firm's manufacturing facilities is located...
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BANK CHANGES ITS NAME
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Roger Tolliver, CEO of Commerce Bank in Poplar Bluff, recently announced that the bank has changed its name to Commerce Bank of Southeast Missouri, reflecting the new regional aspect of the bank. The bank has two locations in Poplar Bluff, one in Qulin and a new location in Cape Girardeau at 160 South Broadview...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 06/07/92)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- R.T. Friction, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive brake pads, will locate in Caruthersville late this summer. The company will create 40 new jobs in the Southeast Missouri community. The city will build a 27,000-square-foot building and lease it to R.T. ...
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CENTER NAMES COORDINATOR OF EVENTS HERE
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The Show Me Center has hired Will Lofdahl as events coordinator. A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Lofdahl has four years of event management experience as well as a master's degree in business. Lofdahl worked for three years as events coordinator for the Fiesta Bowl New Year's Day College Bowl Game and then worked as director of event operations for the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation, which produces the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade and the Detroit Thanksgiving Festival...
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CARUTHERSVILLE UNVEILS NEW REC CENTER
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- The city of Caruthersville has unveiled a new $2.5 million multi-purpose recreation center. The grand opening was held Saturday. The center is tentatively scheduled to open for public use Monday morning. The 38,000-square-foot center includes an Olympic size pool, dry saunas in each of two locker rooms, an activity room, two maple wood 20-by-40 foot racquetball courts, a maple wood, college basketball-sized gym with elevated walking track circling it, a vending area, dressing rooms and a weight room. ...
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THIRFTY SHOPPER OFERS CONSIGNMENT GOODS
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
The dream of owning their own business finally came true for Garry and Renae Gibbs when they opened The Thrifty Shopper in Cape Girardeau. Located at 470 S. Kingshighway, The Thrifty Shopper is a consignment store that has experienced a thriving first few months...
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AWARDS/TRAINING
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Dr. J.P. Downey, a member of the Family Physicians Group and board certified family physician, recently attended an approved course on occupational medicine for the primary practitioner. The meeting was sponsored by the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. The course was designed to update skills in the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases and injuries...
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PROFESSIONAL FASHION UNIFORMS MARKS 10 YEARS
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Margaret Edmundson and Gerri Stone have been supplying clothing to people in the health care field for the past 10 years. They are the co-owners of Professional Fashion Uniforms, a retail apparel store in Cape Girardeau. The store, which first opened for business in May 1982, is celebrating its 10th anniversary...
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PROMOTIONS
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Spartech Corp. announced that John D. Edwards has been appointed as general manager of Spartech-Resin Exchange, its custom compounding operation in Cape Girardeau. Dale R. Schumacher, the previous general manager of Spartech-Resin Exchange, recently resigned his position with Spartech for personal reasons...
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19 TO COMPETE FOR MISS RIVERFEST, SEVEN FOR LITTLE MISS RIVERFEST
(Local News ~ 06/07/92)
Nineteen contestants will compete June 13 for the title of Miss Riverfest 1991, with seven children vying for the Little Miss Riverfest crown. The fifth annual pageant is held in conjunction with the annual Riverfest celebration in Cape Girardeau, June 12-13...
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