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FR. QUENTIN V. HAHN
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
KELSO -- Fr. Quentin V. Hahn, a retired Catholic priest who served as chaplain of the Cape Girardeau Curia of the League of Mry, died Sept. 12, 1993. He was 67. He was born Aug. 5, 1926, to Edward S. Hahn and Hermina M. Compas Hahn. They preceded him in death...
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TUESDAY'S YELL EVENT IN NEED OF YOUR SUPPORT
(Editorial ~ 09/13/93)
When you see people selling newspapers on street corners in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City Tuesday morning, keep this in mind: Nearly half of American adults have such poor literacy skills that they are unable to perform tasks any more difficult than filling out a bank deposit slip or finding an intersection on a street map...
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CRIME CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH
(Column ~ 09/13/93)
None of the problems facing us as a nation is more threatening to the basic core of society than our ever increasing crime rate, which not only destroys neighborhoods and even cities but makes a mockery of the constitutional promise of citizens' right to protection. ...
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`STATE OF THE NEWSPAPER' CONTINUES
(Column ~ 09/13/93)
A few weeks ago I promised to keep you updated on some changes at the newspaper. Since then, although I'm not a surfer, I've felt like I have been riding on a large and powerful wave. The only thing is that on my surfboard there are a couple hundred other people, all who work alongside me. We're cutting through the water as fast as we've ever traveled...
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'STATE OF THE NEWSPAPER' CONTINUES
(Column ~ 09/13/93)
A few weeks ago I promised to keep you updated on some changes at the newspaper. Since then, although I'm not a surfer, I've felt like I have been riding on a large and powerful wave. The only thing is that on my surfboard there are a couple hundred other people, all who work alongside me. We're cutting through the water as fast as we've ever traveled...
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WALDO `JACK' REYNOLDS
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
KELSO -- Waldo "Jack" Reynolds, 85, of Kelso died Sept. 12, 1993 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 26, 1907, in Saline County, Ill., to C.M. Reynolds and Ella Absher Reynolds. Both parents preceded him in death. He married Rosa Marie Scheeter on April 23, 1932. She preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 1970...
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ORVILLE F. BURNS
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
He was born Feb. 23, 1911, in Benton to Ambrose F. and Anna Groves Burns, both of whom preceded him in death. On Dec. 24, 1932, he married Marie Curry in Jackson. She survives. He was a car-man welder for the Cotton Belt Railroad until his retirement. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Scott City...
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SCHOOL BOARD EXAMINES `NO PASS, NO PLAY' PLAN
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
Raise the expectations coaches and teachers have for students, and improved academic performance will follow. That's the premise for the Cape Girardeau Schools new Total Cape Student Program. The project will be pitched at today's Board of Education meeting...
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RESERVIST AT FEMA WORKS ON PROBLEMS
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
When people tell Connie Jo Gilmore their flood troubles, she knows only too well what they're talking about. Gilmore works for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but until last April she was an Iowa farm wife with crops to put in. Then the rains came and wouldn't stop. Even though Gilmore's house is on a hill away from any river, seep water began filling the family's basement...
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YELL VOLUNTEERS READY TO TAKE THE STREETS TUESDAY; SPECIAL NEW PAPERS WILL INCLUDE PRIZES AND COMIC BOOKS
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
A recent survey found that nearly half of American adults can't perform tasks any more difficult than filling out a bank deposit slip or locating an intersection on a street map. To help combat such shocking literacy statistics locally, vendors will hit the streets of Cape Girardeau, Scott City and Jackson early Tuesday to sell YELL Youth, Education, Literacy and Learning editions of the Southeast Missourian newspaper...
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GOOD WEATHER SPURS CROWDS ON OPENING DAY AT DISTRICT FAIR
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
Whirling and twirling, spinning and bobbing, topsy-turvy, hold-onto-your-lunch fun was the theme of Sunday's "sneak preview" to the 138th annual SEMO District Fair. Many hundreds of children, teenagers and parents who spent $10 on an armband pass lined up to sample the 25 rides during a family day at the fair grounds...
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SERVICE REVISES FLOOD RECORD UPWARD
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
The National Weather Service has revised the level and date of the 1993 record flood crest that occurred last month at Cape Girardeau and other locations along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The new preliminary record flood crest for Cape Girardeau was revised upward to 48.49 feet, nearly one-half foot higher than the 47.9 foot flood crest first announced Aug. 7. The revised flood crest at Cape also occurred one day later, on Aug. 8 instead of Aug. 7...
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BLOOD DRIVES ARE SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
Several blood drives are scheduled in the coming weeks throughout the region. Hot weather and flooding have taken their toll on blood collections, and area residents are encouraged to donate. Red Cross officials said donations of two of the eight blood types are down by more than 40 percent...
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NEW FUNDING LAW BRINGS GOOD AND BAD NEWS FOR CAPE SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
There's good news and bad for the Cape Girardeau Schools concerning Missouri's new funding and reform law. Good news: If Cape Girardeau voters approve a 51-cent tax increase Oct. 5, the higher tax rate will generate an additional $900,000 in state funds...
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LULA DORA BUSH
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
WHITEWATER -- Lula Dora Bush, 91, of Whitewater died Sept. 12, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 10, 1902, in St. Louis, the daughter of Bernard and Almelia Homan. She married to Robert Martin Bush on April 29, 1919. She preceded her in death in May 1966...
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ROY L. HUTCHASON
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
Roy L. Hutchason, 64, of Rt. 1 Box 333, Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1928, at Sikeston, son of Clarence A. and Bertha Bell Brown Hutchason. He married Shirley Dietiker in 1962. Hutchason worked as a truck driver with Florsheim Shoe for 16 years...
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MARK TODD BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
CHARLESTON -- Mark Todd Butler, 28, of Sikeston, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1993, at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., of an extended illness. He was born July 24, 1965, at Sikeston, son of David and Ann Oliver of Charleston...
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CHRISTINE M. TUCKER
(Obituary ~ 09/13/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Christine M. Tucker, 78, of Perryville, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1993, at the Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born may 8, 1915, at Minnith, Mo., daughter of Wesley and Alice Vernon Starkey. She married Leon "Coonie" Tucker, July 8, 1936. He died Nov. 24, 1966...
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FIRST TIME IN WORKPLACE MEMORABLE
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
J. Ronald Fischer's first job was that of selling popcorn and sodas at the old Esquire Theater in the 800 block of Broadway. Jack Koutek, General Sign CEO, first worked in the ladies lingerie department at a Montgomery Ward catalog operation in St. Paul, Minn...
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NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: GOOD NEWS AND BAD IN DOWNTOWN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Business ~ 09/13/93)
There's good and bad news in downtown Cape Girardeau. The good news is that Mississippi River floodwaters have subsided and river buffs once again are able to step inside the floodgate for a close look at the river. The bad news is that there's hardly a flood of buyers for downtown real estate. For the first time in some years for-sale and for-rent signs are posted in a number of downtown buildings...
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BUCHHEIT GIVES MORE THAN $46,000 WORTH OF SUPPLIES TO FLOOD VICTIMS
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
Buchheit, Inc., headquartered at Biehle, recently donated more than $46,000 worth of goods from stores at Biehle, Herculaneum, and Sparta, Ill., to flood victims. "We sent goods to eight locations," said Kenny Buchheit, president of Buchheit, Inc. Canned goods, boots, gloves, paper towels and other items were delivered to Cape Girardeau, McBride, St. Mary's, Ste. Genevieve, Arnold, and Crystal City, Mo., and to Chester and Waterloo in Illinois...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 09/13/93)
Bonnie R. Walker, a paralegal with the law firm of Finch, Bradshaw, Strom and Steele, recently completed certification requirements with the National Association of Legal Assistants. The NALA Certifying Board, which administers the comprehensive two-day examination, is comprised of attorneys and paralegal educators from across the country...
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FORMER GIRARDEAN DRIVES HOT DOG FOR LIVING
(Local News ~ 09/13/93)
Call it what you want - a "Wienebago" or a "Lamborwienie" - but the Wienermobile creates a stir when it pulls into service stations or supermarkets. A former Cape Girardean, Tina Lynn Miller, who says she is a real "hotdogger," drives one of the 23-foot-long hot dogs on wheels that roam the Midwest...
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