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STOVERINK CONTRIBUTION TO CITY WAS CONSIDERABLE
(Editorial ~ 09/09/93)
Al Stoverink leaves his job as assistant city manager later this month to become physical plant director at Southeast Missouri State University. The university's gain is the city's loss. Stoverink has shown himself to be a conscientious and industrious public servant, and his contributions to the municipal government have been considerable...
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SEMO SHUTTLE SYSTEM IS CRUISING ALONG
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Southeast Missouri State University's new shuttle bus system is cruising along, officials say. The university has instituted the system in an attempt to increase usage of its perimeter parking areas and ease parking problems closer to the campus. "Overall, it has been extremely successful," said Doug Richards, director of University Police and transportation. "We hauled over 1,200 riders the first week and over 1,300 our second week."...
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TREASURER PUSHES UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Until contacted by the state treasurer's office, Sonny James of Sikeston had no idea he was due more than two hundred dollars in uncashed bonds that had been turned over to the state. At the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport Wednesday, State Treasurer Bob Holden presented James with a check for $232.84. ...
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DUTCH TREAT: BIKERS FROM HOLLAND TOUR THE AREA
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Ruud Vincent and Bart de Jong are graphic designers in Rotterdam, Holland, when they're not circling the globe on mountain bicycles. But for the next two and a half months, the two adventurers will be crossing the Midwest and Western U.S. on their bicycles, taking in the scenery, meeting the people and absorbing the culture...
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COUNCIL ASKED FOR MORE POLICE
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Despite annual increases in the city's crime rate, there has been no corresponding rise in the number of police officers, a concern the Cape Girardeau Regional Fraternal Order of Police wants rectified. At Wednesday's Cape Girardeau City Council meeting, representatives of the group asked that the council boost the local police force from 59 to 66 officers...
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UNIVERSITY DEAN NAMED CONSULTANT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Sheila Caskey, dean of graduate students and extended learning at Southeast Missouri State University, has been chosen to serve as a consultant-evaluator for the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
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REPUBLICAN WOMEN TO MEET ON FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will meet Friday at 11:45 a.m. in the Executive Room at Holiday Inn. All members are encouraged to attend and bring a prospective new member. The club welcomes all interested women in the county to attend the monthly meetings, which are held the first Friday. The September meeting was changed due to the Labor Day holiday...
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JACKSON PANEL TOUTS TOURISM
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
JACKSON -- Jackson's newly created Tourism Committee made its first report to the Jackson Board of Aldermen on Tuesday. The committee was established July 1 by the city and the Jackson Chamber of Commerce to assist in promoting and sponsoring tourist attractions in the Jackson area...
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JOB CHANCES BOOST ADULT ED CLASSES
(Local News ~ 09/09/93)
Vocational education's focus on putting people to work has resulted in growing enrollment, say officials of the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational School. "Enrollment appears to be on the upswing," said Orville Krauss, director of adult education. "Certainly the economy has been down and I'm sure the flood has had its negative impact. People are struggling...
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ROBERTA COLEMAN
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
CHARLESTON -- Roberta Coleman, 69, of Charleston, died Monday, Sept. 6, 1993, at Sikeston Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1923, in Thompson Bend, daughter of Elliott and Tiny Steward Scott. She and Clarence Coleman were married Feb. 3, 1934. He died Nov. 26, 1957...
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MABLE L. KELLICK CORA
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
Mable L. Kellick Cora, 72, of Gulfport, Miss., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1993, at her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1920, in McNairy, Tenn., daughter of Walter Carl and Minnie Daniels Wilson. She first married Edward Kellick, who preceded her in death. She later married A.J. Cora Sept. 1, 1973, at Dexter. He died Feb. 8, 1993...
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GLADYS L. EDGIL
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Gladys Leona Edgil, Advance Route 2, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Ernie Cate will officiate, with burial in Bollinger County Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-9 p.m. today...
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MARY A. GRASS
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
BREWER -- Mary Ann Grass, 50, of Brewer, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 13, 1943, in Perry County, daughter of Herbert and Eileen Kiefer Grass. Grass was a secretary at Association of the Miraculous Medal, and member of Christ the Savior Church...
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ROBERT F. HOFFMAN
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
Robert Fred Hoffman, 68, of Bartow, Fla., died Monday, Sept. 6, 1993, at Bartow Memorial Hospital. He was born March 3, 1925, in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Earl and Marcella Meyer Hoffman. He and Mabel Mae Fornkohl were married Feb. 16, 1944, in Blytheville, Ark. She died in 1976...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/09/93)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dalton of Creve Coeur, St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, 2:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 1993. Name, Dustin Thaddeus. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Dalton is the former Monica Conley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Conley of Jackson. She is employed at Dillard. Dalton is employed by Federal Express, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dalton of Creve Coeur...
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LELA M. HESTER
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Lela Muriel Hester, 92, of Scott City, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1993, at Cape LaCroix Manor in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 20, 1901, at Mt. Pulaski, Ill., daughter of William and Winifred Love Lincoln. She and Leon Hester were married Nov. 11, 1918, at Poplar Bluff. He died June 16, 1975...
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MARY E. MOORE
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
MILLERSVILLE -- Mary E. Moore, 82, of Millersville, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 27, 1911, at Millersville, daughter of John and Lula Winkler Niswonger. She and Lloyd E. Moore were married March 20, 1936...
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JUNE ELLIS
(Obituary ~ 09/09/93)
June Ellis, 63, 717 Albert, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 31, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Arthur and Hattie Harper Vogelsang. She and Harold Ellis were married Nov. 15, 1947, in Cape Girardeau...
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