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UNIVERSITY HERE GOES EXTRA MILES FOR STUDENTS
(Editorial ~ 08/14/92)
Last week's summer commencement ceremonies at Southeast Missouri State University produced an interesting story, one that is indicative of the changing nature of higher education today and what a responsible institution does to address the times. Three students collected diplomas for bachelor's degrees without having previously set foot on the Cape Girardeau campus. ...
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS STATE OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE AREA PROJECTS
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
Missouri Governor John Ashcroft has appointed state officials to work with the Regional Commerce and Growth Association to direct efforts of the Tri-State Commission, a regional economic development group. Garry Taylor, deputy director of economic development, and Cathy Cote, project manager of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, will represent Jefferson City in the commission...
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KELSO C-7 WILL START SCHOOL AUG. 26
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
KELSO -- The New Hamburg-Kelso C-7 School District will begin the school year Aug. 26 with a full day of classes. A teacher workshop will be held Aug. 24 and 25. School lunches will be 85 cents per day for grades 1-5 and 95 cents per day for grades 6-8...
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CAPE ALLIANCE: STEERING GROUP WORKS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
An eight-member steering committee of Southeast Missouri State University and Cape Girardeau public school educators are working to improve education through a cooperative alliance. The Cooperative Alliance for Public Education (CAPE) is still in its infancy. But a key component of that alliance, the steering committee, was formed this summer and already has begun to pursue cooperative education plans...
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SUMMER NEARING RECORD; WINTER WAS WARM NOW SUMMER COOL
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
The winter of 1991-92 was the warmest here in 47 years. Now, it appears the summer of 1992 might go down as one of the coolest on record in Cape Girardeau. The average temperature for the first 12 days of August was 2.5 degrees below average for the period, according to Midwest Weather Services at the Cape Girardeau airport...
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STRESS COURSE CHALLENGES STUDENTS IN JOB TRAINING; PROGRAM SERVES AS A `CONFIDENCE BUILDER' FOR TEENS
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
Daphne Lemons looked at the 12-foot wall and said there was no way she'd ever scale it. Just a few minutes later, after some lifting and pushing and pulling by her friends, she stood triumphantly atop the wall calling down, "I did it. I did it." Her teammates cheered in response...
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YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD: AT 82, SOUTHEAST'S OLDEST STUDENT CONTINUES EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 08/14/92)
The oldest student at Southeast Missouri State University has enrolled again. Margorie Monahan, 82, is taking another class this fall. She said she doesn't believe education and learning should be limited to any age group. "Going to college is a great delight for me," she said. "I think many older people can enjoy college. I meet new people on campus and I'm always learning new things. And senior citizens will soon be the largest voting bloc, so we have a responsibility to be well-informed."...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/14/92)
Son to James D. Sifford and Angela Brewer, 127 S. Lorimier, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:44 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1992. Name, Austin Daniel. Weight, 9 pounds 12 ounces. First child. Miss Brewer is the daughter of Janis Brewer of Cape Girardeau and Rick Brewer of Elkmont, Ala. Sifford is a maintenance worker at Rhodes Travel Center, and is the son of Michael Garrett and Faye Garrett of Cape Girardeau...
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MELVIN KOCH
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
NEW WELLS -- Melvin Koch, 68, of New Wells, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1925, at New Wells, son of Martin and Johanna Petzoldt Koch. He and Naomi Lorenz were married June 29, 1947, at New Wells. Koch was a farmer all his life. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and held various offices...
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REV. H. ROGER CARBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for the Rev. Henry Roger Carbaugh of Scott City will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Christian Faith Fellowship. The Rev. Earl Cox will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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REV. WILLIAM A. MCCUTCHEN JR.
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
The Rev. William A. McCutchen Jr., 59, of Charlotte, N.C., former pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 1992, in Charlotte. He was born June 3, 1933, in Birmingham, Ala., son of William Alexander and Mabel Turnipseed McCutchen...
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GLENNON A. JANNIN
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
SILVER LAKE -- Funeral mass for Glennon A. Jannin of Silver Lake will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Rice will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Young and Sons Funeral Home at Perryville is in charge of arrangements...
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VALERIE D. LAMPKIN
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Valerie Deloris Lampkin, 28, of Cairo, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died suddenly Sunday, Aug. 9, 1992, in Cairo. She was born Nov. 6, 1963, daughter of Woodrow Jack Ingram and Gathella Lampkin. She attended Charleston High School. Survivors include a son, Willie Lampkin; a daughter, Jamina Lampkin, both of Cairo; two brothers, Reginald Lampkin of San Diego, Calif., Woodrow Ingram of Flint, Mich.; six sisters, Rachael Lampkin of Cairo, Bertha Lampkin of Tokyo, Japan, Wanda Lampkin of Overland, Emily, Arnetta and Carla Ingram of Flint; maternal grandmother, Bertha Lampkin of Charleston, and paternal grandmother, Alfreda Rogers of Charleston.. ...
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MARY ROLLINS
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
KLONDIKE, Ill. -- Mary Rollins, 91, of Klondike, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 10, 1901, in Bolivar County, Miss., daughter of Henry and Mary B. Hardy Jones Sr. She married Willie Rollins Jan. 27, 1924. He died in August 1964...
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DOLLIE WALL
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- In the obituary Thursday of Dollie Wall of Mound City, the name of a daughter was incorrectly provided to the Southeast Missourian. It should have been Eleanor Pike of Mound City.
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VIRGLE B. LINVILLE
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
GLEN ALLEN -- Virgle B. Linville, 88, of Route 1 Glen Allen died Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday at Baker Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Baker Funeral Chapel...
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THOMAS EDWARD HODGES
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
JACKSON -- Thomas Edward Hodges, 74, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992 at Deal Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 19, 1918 at Williamson, W.V., the son of Charles and Nina Thomas Hodges. He married Thelma Lodwick on Sept. 17, 1977 in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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GEORGE H. KIMBLE
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
George H. Kimble, 63, of 530 S. Pacific, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1928 in Buffalo, N.Y. the son of Walter Kimble and Etta Thomas Kimble. He was a taxi driver for Kelley Transportation Company and a veteran of World War II...
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SUSIE LINEBARGER
(Obituary ~ 08/14/92)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Susie Linebarger, formerly of Sedgewickville, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992. Funeral arrangements at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson are incomplete.
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