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CORNEA TRANSPLANT CORRECTS WOMAN'S PROBLEMS
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
The first woman minister of the Missouri Methodist Church East Conference, a longtime church organist, a liturgist and school teacher. All this almost came to a halt when Clara Shanks of Cape Girardeau lost sight in her left eye. Shanks developed cataracts, which were removed. The affected lenses were replaced by artificial lens implants a very common procedure...
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PEOPLE OF THE AREA MAKE IT PROGRESSIVE
(Column ~ 10/07/92)
Plans are being made for the 200th anniversary celebration of Cape Girardeau. Committees have been appointed to plan interesting and meaningful events, and Martha Bender is chairperson of the Centennial Commission. 1793 is the year the city was founded by Don Louis Lorimier and the year he was made Spanish commandant of the settlement. ...
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NATIONAL TRAIL OF TEARS MEETING SCHEDULED HERE
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
A two-day National Trail of Tears Historic Trail Advisory Council meeting will be held in Cape Girardeau Thursday and Friday. Expected for a gathering here today are Duane King, who has provided much of the research for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail; David Gaines, who will help administer plans for a comprehensive management and use plan for the trail; and John E. Cook of the National Park Service...
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VACANT HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
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PRE-FAB BRIDGES ARE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION INTERIM
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
MARBLE HILL - You might think of them as the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department's answer to the Army Corps of Engineers' World War II Bailey Bridge. Like the famous Bailey Bridge, which was used as a temporary structure to carry military vehicles and soldiers around damaged or destroyed spans, the highway department's all-steel, pre-fabricated temporary bridges are being used as by-pass structures during construction of new bridges in Southeast Missouri...
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NEW CONTRACT GIVEN TO SEMO PRESIDENT
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents rewarded President Kala Stroup with a new five-year contract Tuesday. Board President Carl Ben Bidewell of Poplar Bluff announced the decision following a brief, closed-door session prior to the start of the open regents meeting in the University Center...
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ABROAD: HUNGARIAN STUDENT HAS FRIENDLY STAY
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
Wenke Buttl, a 17-year-old exchange student from Budapest, Hungary, said she wanted to visit America because she believed the people to be friendly and warm-hearted. She found things here as she expected. "My first week was very strange and very hard," she said. "Everything was different for me and I was different to everyone. But now I have many friends and they are very kind. They help me a lot. People here are really friendly and warm."...
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SIKESTON STUDIES EXTENDING SCHOOL YEAR TO 200 DAYS
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
SIKESTON -- Hoping to emerge as a leader in Missouri education reform, the Sikeston School District is considering a plan to extend the school year from 180 to 200 days. Bob Buchanan, Sikeston's superintendent of schools, said Tuesday the district is taking time to solicit comments on the proposal from teachers and the community before making a final decision...
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DRISKELL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW GASOLINE PRICING AROUND STATE
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
POPLAR BLUFF - An interim subcommittee of the Missouri House Commerce Committee will begin investigating allegations that major oil companies are selling gasoline cheaper at company-owned retail stations than they are at wholesale rates to independent dealers...
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KARATHANOS TO BE INTERIM DEAN FOR BUSINESS AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
The Board of Regents of Southeast Missouri State University Tuesday named Demetrius Karathanos as interim dean of the College of Business Administration. Karathanos is a professor in the management department at Southeast. He will serve as interim dean until June 30, 1993, while a national search is conducted for a candidate to replace former dean Richard Schmidt...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
JAMES ARMITAGE Occupation: Facility director, Terrace Gardens group home in Jackson. Pet Peeve: "Bad attitudes about mental retardation." The best part of my job is: "Having a staff that works as a team." What do you do in your spare time? "Reading, camping, fishing."...
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DEBRA A. CAVINESS
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
SIKESTON -- Debra Ann Caviness, 39, of Sikeston, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 15, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Samuel P. and Imogene Brown Hale. She married Tommy J. Caviness June 4, 1980. Caviness had worked at Brown Shoe Co. in Charleston...
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JACK C. WOODARD
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
Funeral service for Jack C. Woodard, 1643 Oak Hills, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Raymond Oxford, the Rev. Greg Morrison and Jerry Burchyett will officiate, with burial in Lindsey Cemetery at McClure, Ill...
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KENNETH L. TAYLOR
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
Funeral service for Kenneth Lee Taylor of Hendersonville, Tenn., was held Monday at Hermitage Funeral Home. The Rev. Keith Gebhart officiated, with entombment in Hermitage Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Taylor, 54, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 1992, at Nashville Memorial Hospital in Madison, Tenn...
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MAMIE S. WISTERMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Funeral service for Mamie S. Wisterman of Ullin, formerly of Alton, Mo., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Clary Funeral Home in Alton. John L. Casey will officiate, with burial in Bardley Cemetery at Bardley, Mo. Crain Funeral Home in Ullin was in charge of local arrangements...
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WILLIAM C. BRANDT
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
Private graveside service for William C. Brandt, 1325 Dunklin, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. There is no visitation. Brandt, 68, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill...
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MARTHA E. SACKBERGER
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Martha E. Sackberger, 83, of Carbondale, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. She was born Dec. 12, 1908, in Cairo, daughter of Judge W.F. and Deborah Ross. She married W. Edward Sackberger, who died in 1969...
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JAMES HAINES
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
CHARLESTON -- James Haines, 81, of Charleston, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at Bertrand Nursing Center. He was born May 11, 1911, in Florida. Haines was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church at Wyatt. Surviving are four brothers, including Rosevelt Haines of Florida...
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LEOLA M. BEHRLE
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Leola M. Behrle, 81, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 2, 1911, in Perry County, daughter of George J. and Rose Huber Cissell. He and Elmer Behrle were married Jan. 12, 1946, in Perry County. He died Oct. 22, 1978...
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IVA B. BORCHELT
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
Iva B. Borchelt, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at the Lutheran Home. She was born May 2, 1909, near Lutesville, daughter of William E. and Sarah Null Johnson. She and Hugo Borchelt were married Dec. 14, 1935, at Egypt Mills. Borchelt was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Egypt Mills, and its Ladies Aid...
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GARY LEN ROUGGLY
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Gary Len Rouggly, 35, of Eureka died Oct. 4, 1992, at High Ridge. He was born June 8, 1957, in St. Louis, the son of Richard and Lillian Hendershott Rouggly. Both his parents survive of St. Louis. Other survivors include a brother, Brian Rouggly of St. Louis and the paternal grandmother, Myrtle Knudsen of Collinsville, Ill...
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JEN NETTIE POLEY
(Obituary ~ 10/07/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Jen Nettie Poley, 89, of East Prairie died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born March 26, 1903, in Obion County, Tenn., the daughter of James F. and Betty Jane Hite Burnes. On Nov. 2, 1919, she married Robert William Poley, who preceded her in death March 22, 1978. She also was preceded in death by two sons, three brothers and three sisters...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/07/92)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heisserer, Benton Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:37 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 1992. Name, Stacey Ann. Weight, 7 pounds. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Heisserer is the former Brenda Mott, daughter of Bill and Veda Mott of Scott City. She is proof operator/teller at First Financial Bank of Southeast Missouri at Scott City. Heisserer is a carpenter with Kiefner Brothers Inc. in Cape Girardeau, and is the son of Louis and Alene Heisserer of Scott City...
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KELLY SLATED TO CAMPAIGN HERE FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
State Auditor Margaret Kelly, in the midst of a 66-county tour across Missouri as the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, will bring her campaign to Cape Girardeau Friday. Kelly will appear at a noon rally at the Cape County Republican Headquarters, located at 1749 Independence...
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WHY DOES THE SILENCE PERSIST ABOUT RIGHT-TO-WORK STATUS?
(Column ~ 10/07/92)
Why the silence about the RIGHT TO WORK legal status of Arkansas ... Governor Clinton's major asset (along with low wages and high productivity) in attracting industry and jobs from Missouri and others. Ask the people in Caruthersville and Kennett about the advantage this gives Arkansas when they compete for new industries...
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GRANT SHOULD AID PORT IN NATURAL PROGRESSION
(Editorial ~ 10/07/92)
The announcement of a $1.2 million grant to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority came with much pomp and circumstance last Friday. The good news came from no less than the vice president of the United States. But the grant itself should not be looked upon as political pork. ...
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SEWING FAMILY HOLDS ITS 21ST REUNION
(Local News ~ 10/07/92)
FRIEDHEIM -- The 21st annual reunion of the Henry F. and Matilda L. Zoellner Sewing family was held Sept. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Parish Hall in Friedheim. Relatives shared hand-made crafts, keepsakes, and a special feature was a model replica of the Sewing home built by Alonzo Kurre...
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