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ORLEY S. CULP
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- Orley S. Culp, 89, of Burlington, Iowa, formerly of Cobden, Ill., died Monday, May 17, 1992, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born at Cobden, Ill., son of William G. and Flora M. Williams Culp. He was married to Zella V. Watkins, who preceded him in death...
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WORRY ABOUT CHILDREN WHO START BEHIND
(Column ~ 05/19/93)
BOSTON -- The parents have assembled to offer season's greetings. It is commencement season in this city that harvests students by the tens of thousands. It arrives each May with lilacs and mortarboards and departs in June with lilies and diplomas. These parents have come from far to sit through endless ceremonies of pomp and circumstance, climaxed by doo-wop choruses of popping champagne corks. They will listen to earnest words and familiar rites of passage...
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ALREADY UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE
(Column ~ 05/19/93)
If you left Missouri tomorrow and didn't return for a year, you would find the 1993 General Assembly created a state that had changed in innumerable ways: the local schools would be significantly improved, the health-care system would be meeting the needs of 600,000 children, local governments would be rolling in cash from their share of casino gambling and state officials would be ethically cleansed...
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CARL BEN BIDEWELL REFLECTS ON REWARDS AS EDUCATION LEADER
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Carl Ben Bidewell, one of the area's major proponents of public education, stepped down as president of the Board of Regents of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau late last month, after six years on the board. "It was very rewarding, hoping you could promote policies that were good for the youth. Education is the answer to the problems of the United States and the world. It was an exciting six years."...
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SOUTHEAST ALUM ARRANGES GIFT FOR THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
A 1971 chemistry graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, through his employer, has donated equipment to the university's chemistry department. Ed L. Covey, formerly of Portageville and currently director of the GC MS Product Division for Perkin-Elmer Corp. of Norwalk, Conn., has given the department a new Auto System Gas Chroma~tograph with an autosampler, valued at $25,680. The gift was made through the company's corporate contribution committee...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: FIEHLER ENJOYS FIRST YEAR AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
Practice makes perfect says Daphna Fiehler, who teaches Careers in Health Care, a hands-on course offered at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School. So students practice, practice and practice each lesson they learn. "We practice a skill until the students can do it right," Fiehler said. "We are learning to take care of people and we want to do a great job."...
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JACKSON KIDS READY TO `READ UP A STORM'
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
JACKSON - Registration for the Jackson Public Library's "Read Up A Storm," summer reading program begins today. Registration for the reading portion of the program will begin at 9 a.m. today and continue until July 2 at the public library, located at 225 S. High Street...
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BOB HENDRIX TO BE ON UNIVERSITY SHOW
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
The featured guest on "University Conversations" Sunday will be Bob Hendrix, president of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. The 30-minute program can be seen Sunday on local cable access Channel 5 at 7:30 p.m. Hendrix and moderator Jim Biundo will discuss the close relationship between the university and the local business community...
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PROGRAMS HELP IMPROVE OUR MENTAL WELL BEING
(Editorial ~ 05/19/93)
Today people are placing an increasing emphasis on physical well being. But equally important is the state of our mental health. Studies suggest that 20 percent of the population will need mental health services at some point in their lives. That demand for service grows to 35 percent for those over 60. That's why quality mental health services are so important...
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WALLACE GRIMAUD
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
PERRYVILLE -- A memorial mass for Wallace Grimaud of Perryville will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church in Crosstown. The Rev. Charles Rice will officiate. Young and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Grimaud, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993, at Perry County Nursing Home...
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ELMER HOBECK
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
DAISY -- Funeral service for Elmer Hobeck of Daisy will be held at 11 a.m. today at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Johnny Seabaugh and Lloyd Bollinger will officiate, with burial in New Salem Cemetery. Hobeck, 57, died Monday, May 17, 1993, in the emergency room at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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JOSEPH WALKER
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
Joseph "Joe" Walker, 80, 2034 Montgomery, died Tuesday, May 18, 1993, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 29, 1912, at Neelys Landing, son of Charles David and Stella Unger Walker. He and Thelma Virginia Barnett were married Sept. 20, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. She died May 1, 1989...
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DENNIS L. PENROD
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
Dennis Lee Penrod, 77, 1412 Kingsway, a former Cape Girardeau police officer, died Monday, May 17, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 17, 1915, at Neelys Landing, son of Clinton and Hannah Pinkerton Penrod. He and Mary Cornman were married May 6, 1939, at Perryville...
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LEE W. ISAACS
(Obituary ~ 05/19/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Lee W. Isaacs, 80, of Thompsonville, Ill., formerly of Scott City, died Monday, May 17, 1993, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1912, son of Charles E. and Lois Roetramel Isaacs. Isaacs was employed by Cottonbelt Railroad 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Fay; a son, Warren Isaacs of Biloxi, Miss.; two daughters, Lorraine Wooten of Gulfport, Miss., and Janice Beardslee of Benton...
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STATE SCHOOL OFFICIAL EXHORTS COMPUTER LINK
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
Central Missouri has a new computer connection with the world of information, a link that could be possible in Cape Girardeau as well, according to Bekki Cook. Cook, a member of the State Board of Education from Cape Girardeau, organized a meeting Tuesday to introduce Columbia's community-based information to about 25 local educators and community individuals...
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WATER: SCOTT CITY, CAPE CONFER ON PROJECT
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Members of Scott City's Public Works Committee grilled two representatives from Cape Girardeau on what benefit linking its water system with the airport and, or, Nash Road industrial area would bring to Scott City. The Cape Girardeau representatives, who attended a meeting with Scott City officials Tuesday night, didn't have the answers; instead, they were looking for information that would determine the feasibility of a cooperative effort between the two cities...
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PICKIN' TIME: LATE STRAWBERRY CROP FINALLY READY
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
Better late than never, it's finally strawberry picking time in the Cape Girardeau area. Because of cloudy, wet, cool weather the past 30-40 days, the strawberry harvest is about two weeks behind schedule, according to several area growers. Charles Stadelvacher of Blueberry Hill Farms, located on new Route 51, near Cobden, Ill., says this has been the most frustrating berry season he's ever seen. ...
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CHAMBER WILL VIEW GAMBLING
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce board of directors is expected to decide May 27 whether to endorse a proposed riverboat gambling venture. To help the board in its decision, the chamber Tuesday mailed out a one-page questionnaire to its approximately 1,200 members. Chamber members have until May 24 to return the questionnaire...
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NEW SEMO PROVOST ON BOARD; FACULTY MEMBERS MUST EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, HE SAYS
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
In today's knowledge explosion, classroom teaching is not enough, says Charles Kupchella, the new provost at Southeast Missouri State University. Those who teach in the nation's colleges and universities must also engage in scholarly activity to keep up to date in their fields, Kupchella said Tuesday...
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REASSESSMENT NOTICES DRAW 125 INQUIRIES
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
JACKSON - About 8,500 notices have been mailed to Cape Girardeau County property owners advising them that their real estate values have been increased by the county mapping and appraisal office. The increases are the result of a state law that requires assessor's offices around the state to update property values in odd numbered years. This is a way to keep the 1985 statewide reassessment in Missouri current...
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TEACHERS LEARN OF MASTERY LEARNING
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
Thomas Guskey, an energetic professor of education at the University of Kentucky, told more than 100 teachers of the Cape Girardeau School District Tuesday that every child has the potential to learn; it is up to them to tap into it. Guskey has written a book, "Implementing Mastery Learning," which addresses and outlines a highly effective teaching technique used by very few teachers...
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CITY NOW HAS MASTER WATER PLAN; MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WORK ANTICIPATED
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
With the purchase last year of Cape Girardeau's water system from Union Electric, one of the first goals of the city administration was to complete a 20-year water master plan. That plan, now complete, calls for improvements at the Cape Rock water plant and expansion of either the Cape Rock or Ramsey Branch plants at a cost of $10 million to $11.5 million...
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CENTRAL HIGH'S SPRING BAND CONCERT WILL BE HELD THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School spring band concert will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The free concert features 25 graduating seniors in their last performance with the band. The program ranges from "Irish Tune From County Derry (O Danny Boy)" to music of the Beatles...
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PURPLE PAINT INCLUDED IN AGRICULTURE BILL
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - The first time Rep. Larry Thomason explained his purple-paint bill on the floor of the Missouri House, he was subjected to scorn and good-natured ribbing from colleagues, who questioned the value of spending legislative time on such an issue...
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FARMERS INVOLVED IN BTU TAX BILL
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
The American farmer is very involved in the BTU tax plan, says Missouri Farm Bureau Federation President Charles Kruse. "This issue is on an even faster track than we originally anticipated," Kruse said during a telephone press conference held Monday afternoon. "A full-House vote may occur before May 26. We need to accelerate our petition drives so we can deliver them to Congress before the House vote."...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 05/19/93)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Bobby G. and Jane K. Clark to M. Jeffery and Nancy E. McNabb; Thomas L. and Deborrah K. Ramsey to Timothy D. Johnson and Tamera K. Wellin; George G. and Irene G. Hartle to Wade G. Hartle...
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