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GRADE SCHOOL REDISTRICTING WILL WAIT UNTIL AFTER ELECTION
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
How Cape Girardeau elementary school districts will change if the proposed $25 million school bond issue passes in the April 6 election is an open question at this point. District administrators say they won't look at redistricting the schools until after the election. They say the process would last a year or more and community involvement would be sought. However, they make assurances that no major adjustments are contemplated...
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MEAL PROGRAMS DEPEND ON LOCAL FUNDING
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
Area meal programs for senior citizens have increasingly turned to local support for funding, officials say. "Nutrition funding has remained basically static over the last few years," said Glenda Hood Hoffmeister, administrator of the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging...
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DECISION PENDING ON ZONES PANEL TURNS DOWN TRIO OF ALTERNATIVES
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
Neither of the three plans proposing boundaries for new Cape Girardeau voting wards adequately preserves natural social, economic and racial divisions in the city. That was the consensus Monday of the city's Zone Election Committee, which deferred action on the three plans until a fourth could be drafted...
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NO DEBT NOT ALL GOOD FOR SCHOOLS; RETIRING 1976 BONDS WAS COSTLY TO DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The last year Cape Girardeau voters approved a school bond issue was 1976, when $2.5 million was spent to build a new gymnasium and renovate the music department at Cape Central High School. The district, which is putting a new $25 million bond issue before voters in the April 6 election, currently has no debt. But administrators say retiring that $2.5 million bond issue in 1989 has cost the Cape Girardeau Public Schools a considerable amount of money...
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JACKSON BOARD HOPEFULS VIEW CLASS SIZES
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
JACKSON -- Reduced elementary school class sizes, a hands-off attitude toward the legislature, and an emphasis on teaching the basics were among the goals outlined Monday by the nine candidates running for the Jackson school board. The candidates, running for three open seats, aired their views in a candidate forum at the R.O. Hawkins Junior High School library. About 40 people attended the forum sponsored by the American Business Women's Association and moderated by Pearla Murphy...
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WHAT WAS GAINED BY THE REMOVAL OF KRUSE?
(Editorial ~ 03/23/93)
The saying goes that to the victor go the spoils. That is the way it goes in warfare, and that is the way it goes in politics. Still, it is a difficult bit of this maxim that attached itself in recent weeks to Charles Kruse, replaced as assistant adjutant general for the Missouri Army National Guard. ...
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LEON BRADLEY SR.
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
CHARLESTON -- Leon "Red" Bradley Sr., 95, of Charleston, died Saturday, March 20, 1993, at Sikeston Health Care. He was born March 1, 1898, in Macomb, Miss. He and the former Mary Hunt were married in 1934. Bradley was employed 40 years by Mt. Level Farms of East Prairie. He was a member of Mt. Hope Baptist Church at Deventer, and served on the Usher Board...
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EDWARD M. HANNAN
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Edward M. "Bullett" Hannan, 53, of Mound City, died Monday, March 22, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Olmsted, son of Edward and Jarlene Castleman Hannan. Hannan was employed by Crain Enterprises and was a fireman on Mound City Fire and Rescue Department 33 years. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church...
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PARENTING ACTIVITY IS PLANNED
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The Practical Parenting Partnership program will sponsor an activity night tonight at Jefferson Elementary School, 520 S. Minnesota. The event will be held from 7-8 p.m. Children in kindergarten through third grade, plus their parents, are welcome. The theme of the night is "Adventures in Dinosaurland." There will be fossil making, work with dinosaur skeletons, sponge painting, games and other art projects...
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ETHEL M. GRAY
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Ethel May Gray, 86, of Mound City, died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born May 5, 1906, in Olmsted, daughter of John and Rickey Witzman Welch. Gray was a member of First United Methodist Church...
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PAULINE E. MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
CHAFFEE -- Pauline Elizabeth Martin, 95, died Monday, March 22, 1993, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 22, 1898, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Casimer and Mary Frederick Schwach. She and August Martin were married May 2, 1916. He died Dec. 26, 1958...
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MELVIN G. DUNNING
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Melvin G. Dunning, 75, of Steger, died Friday, March 5, 1993, at his home. He was born Feb. 24, 1918, at Olive Branch, son of Amos and Estella Cartner Dunning. He married the former Vivian Stevenson. Dunning was a brick mason and subcontractor, retiring in 1982. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Park Forest, Ill...
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THOMAS S. HIGDON
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
BLOOMFIELD -- Thomas Samuel Higdon, 71, of Bloomfield, died Monday, March 22, 1993, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1992, in Parkin, Ark., son of Albert R. and Ollie Odell Crick Higdon. He and Jan Vines were married May 10, 1941, at Matthews...
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LYNDLE NALL
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Lyndle Wayne Nall of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dale Merritt will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Nall, 26, died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/23/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steven LaChance of Dresden, Tenn., Methodist Hospital in McKenzie, Tenn., 2:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 1993. Name, Hannah Rebecca. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. LaChance is the former Jeri Snider, daughter of Jerry Snider and Brenda Cagle of Dresden. LaChance is the son of Howard and Verla LaChance of Jackson...
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ELZENIA SCHENIMANN
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
JACKSON -- Elzenia Schenimann, 89, of Route 4 Jackson died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 12, 1903, at Iona, the daughter of James D. and Alice Davenport Reynolds. On May 2, 1926, she married Henry Schenimann, who preceded her in death Aug. 18, 1984...
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ELLIS R. LEIMBACH
(Obituary ~ 03/23/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Ellis R. Leimbach, 61, of Perryville, died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Louis. He was born May 28, 1931, at Wittenberg, son of Albert and Amanda Stueve Leimbach. He married Alice Weber Feb. 11, 1956. She survives...
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DELTA HOSTS MEETING ON BOND ISSUE
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
DELTA - The Delta School District will host an informational meeting Monday on its upcoming bond issue. The session will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The district will pose a $1,050,000 bond issue on April 6. Superintendent Larry Beshears will lead the informational forum. Also on hand will be the bondsman and architect for the project. After a short presentation, the public will have a chance to question the panel...
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SCOTT CITY YOUTH TO ATTEND SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Bryan Burger, a sophomore at Scott City High School, will represent his school at the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation East Leadership Seminar to be held in St. Louis Friday and Saturday. All 10th-grade students had the opportunity to compete for the honor by answering a series of essay questions about their current and potential leadership abilities. A faculty committee chose the student to represent the school...
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RED CROSS OFFERING SEMINARS ON AIDS
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The Cape Girardeau County Chapter of the American Red Cross is now offering seminars in HIV/AIDS a wareness training. This is a free, two-hour seminar that can be presented on the job site or at the Red Cross office. For more information, contact Shawnna Rhine, Health and Safety Director, at 335-9471...
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LOCAL YOUTHS WIN ORATORICAL CONTEST
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The East Missouri District of the Optimist International announced that two Jackson youths are zone winners of the Optimist International Oratorical Contest, one of the organization's largest service projects. The winners, Matthew Edwards and Erin Friedrich, will now advance to the district contest where each will compete for a $1,500 scholarship. The youths delivered a speech to a panel of Optimist judges on the topic, "I Can Make A Difference."...
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COPING SKILLS CLINIC MEETS TONIGHT AT 7
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The Coping Skills clinic will meet toni ght at 7 at the First Presbyterian Church, 235 Broadway. The sessions are designed for people who are experiencing big changes in their lives such as being separated, divorced or widowed. Each session will begin with factual and personal talks followed by a time segment for reflective sharing...
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VETS HOME ASSISTANCE LEAGUE REP IS CHOSEN
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
Patricia Crossno of Cape Girardeau was elected to the Cape Girardeau Missouri Veterans Home Assistance League, replacing Harland Siebert of Jackson. The seven-member Assistance League supervises the spending of all monies donated to the Veterans Home...
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AREA STUDENTS NAMED STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
Four area students have been chosen as Students of the Month for February 1993 by the Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge. They are: Kimberly Sutton, 18, a senior at Notre Dame High School; Scott M. Hopper, 17, a senior at Cape Central High School; David Tanner, 18, a senior at Notre Dame High School; and Chad Reimann, 18, a senior at Cape Central High School...
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DUPLICATE BRIDGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The winners of the Cape Girardeau Duplicate Bridge Club spring championship were: Paul Gilbert and Tom Wood, first place; Peggy and Milton Sadler, second place; and Ann Bartlett and Dorothy Neal, and Monroe Black and Paul Fleurdelys tied for third place...
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PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS NAME OFFICERS
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
The Cape Girardeau chapter of Parents Without Partners recently elected new officers for the organization. They are: Mike Schaff, president; Judy Lueders, vice-president of membership; Margaret Baber, vice president of programming and information; David Lah, administrative vice-president; Betty Simmons, secretary; Jim Tilley, ethics and grievance vice-chairman; Ladonna Weber, parent activities; Sandy Ganske, public relations; David Ullman, ways and means; Judy Frentzel, amigo; and Walter Cork, ethics and grievance chairman.. ...
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KELLY STUDENT TO SOPHOMORE PILGRIMAGE
(Local News ~ 03/23/93)
BENTON -- Emily Shanks, a sophomore at Kelly High School, has been chosen by her classmates to represent her school at the annual Sophomore Pilgrimage to Jefferson City on April 12-13. To be chosen, students must be within the upper one-fourth percentile of their classes scholastically and demonstrate high standards of honor, courage, citizenship, leadership and service...
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