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CHESTER E. BERRY
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
Chester E. Berry, 1920 Bloomfield Rd., died at his home Saturday, April 23, 1994. He was 71. Visitation will be today from 4-8 p.m. at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
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VIRGINIA MAE COCHRAN
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
Mrs. Virginia Mae Cochran, 67, of Cape Girardeau died at Southeast Missouri Hospital Thursday, April 21, 1994. She was born Dec. 17, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Oscar Crafton and Pearl Koch. She married Dr. Joe R. Cochran, Aug. 20, 1949, in Cape Girardeau. He survives...
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MARY FRANCES OYLER
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Frances Oyler, 71, of Harrisburg, Ill., formerly of Cairo, died Friday, April 22, 1994, at Harrisburg Medical Center. She was born in Grayville, Ill., daughter of James and Eunice Layton Oyler. She was a member of Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church in Cairo and Order of the Easter Star...
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DORTHA CULP
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
SIKESTON -- Dortha May Culp, 79, of Sikeston, died Thursday, April 21, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1914 in Essex to James William and Florah Book Cannon. She married Theodore "Ted" Culp on May 16, 1936 in Cardwell. He preceded her in death on March 18, 1974...
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KILLING OUR OWN
(Column ~ 04/24/94)
If one were to give any credence to the radio talk zealots, one would get the impression that the tragic downing of the Blackhawk helicopters over northern Iraq was the first time in our nation's history when American servicemen had killed other American servicemen. It has happened since the Revolutionary War -- and every war since. It's called "friendly fire"...
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SONGBIRDS PROGRAM SET
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
"Songbirds of the Cache River" will be the program at the next Four Seasons Audubon Society meeting. The meeting will be Wednesday at 7:05 p.m., at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The guest speaker will be Jeff Hoover of the University of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey...
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JACKSON TO SHIFT FIRST GRADE SECTIONS
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
JACKSON -- The Jackson School District will move two, and possibly three sections of first grade from Orchard Elementary School to the Primary Annex when the 1994-95 school year begins in late August. Superintendent Wayne Maupin said the move will free up needed classroom space at Orchard and help reduce the increasing teacher-pupil ratio in the primary grade classrooms...
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SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY RETREAT
(Editorial ~ 04/24/94)
In keeping with the season, the Cape Girardeau City Council finds itself this April in a period of renewal. Three people new to public office have this month earned seats on the council. A new mayor presides at meetings. A new arrangement for council representation stands in place. ...
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NO LEADERSHIP WITHOUT CONSENSUS
(Column ~ 04/24/94)
"Trivial matters are handled promptly; important matters are never solved." -- Gresham's Law Dealing with society's problems -- whether at the federal level, in state government or at city hall -- has its good and bad moments, but no period of time is more disheartening than when answers and solutions are sought for important matters. ...
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CLARA R. LIVESAY
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mrs. Clara R. Livesay, 83, of Ware, died Friday, April 22, 1994, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born Aug. 8, 1910, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles and Sarah Rockwell Kenney. She married George V. Livesay on Aug. 26, 1930 in Aldridge, Ill. He preceded her in death Dec. 4, 1988...
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MARY KATHRYN PEARCE
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Mary Kathryn Pearce, 65, of Scott City, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 13, 1928, at Granite City, Ill., daughter of Charles and Mae Clifford Pearce. She was a retired book keeper for a clothing manufacturer...
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MILDRED M. LEE
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
CHAFFEE -- Mildred M. Lee, 71, of Chaffee, died Friday, April 22, 1994, at the family home. She was born June 24, 1922, at Benton, daughter of Ambrose Fennel and Anna Laura Groves Burns. She married Raymond "Jack" Lee, Nov. 10, 1939. He died Sept. 11, 1985...
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GARY DELANE FILES
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
CHARLESTON -- Gary DeLane Files, 41, of Charleston, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at his residence. He was born July 25, 1952, at Charleston, son of Cletus and Thelma Donaldson Files. He married Darlene Richardson, March 3, 1973. Files lived in Mississippi County all his life. He was a member of the Charleston National Guard and the Southside Baptist Church...
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JOHN B. CHAMBERS
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
CHARLESTON -- John B. Chambers, 89, of the Texas Bend community north of Charleston, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 22, 1904, at Texas Bend, son of William and Mary Duenne Chambers...
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HERBERT L. RUESSLER
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Herbert L. Ruessler, 78, of Perryville, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. He was born Jan. 30, 1916, at Cape Girardeau, son of Ferdinand and Annabelle Barks Ruessler. He married Olga Koenig, Sept. 3, 1939...
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CLARIBEL R. `PAT' BREWER
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
JACKSON -- Claribel R. "Pat" Brewer, 89, of Jackson, died at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau Saturday, April 23, 1994. Arrangements are incomplete at McComb's Funeral Home in Jackson.
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NETTIE LONG GREEN
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Nettie Long Green, 100, of Marble Hill, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 30, 1893, near Marquand, daughter of Walter and Emma Schell Denman. She married Rev. Henry Long. He preceded her in death...
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BENJAMIN T. SCHLOSS
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Benjamin T. Schloss, 84, of Perryville, died Thursday, April 21, 1994 at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 22, 1910, at Apple Creek, son of Joseph Schloss and Barbara Anselm Schloss. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by one sister, Ida Schloss, of Perryville, and several nieces and nephews...
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JEAN ANN AMBERGER
(Obituary ~ 04/24/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Jean Ann Amberger, 45, of Perryville, died Friday, April 22, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born June 3, 1948, in Perry County, daughter of Vallie and Florence Renaud Blandford. She married Tom Amberger, June 16, 1973...
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NIXON WAS CAPE GUEST IN CAMPAIGN OF 1952
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
When all the pages of history are written on Richard Milhous Nixon, they will list many achievements and triumphs ... and a bit of scandal. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, may always be remembered as the first president in U.S. history who was forced to resign his office. But the good things, say those who remember him here, include his aptitude for foreign policy, his loathing of communism, his efforts to clean up the environment and his endeavors to end the Vietnam War...
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LEADING EDGE OF TEACHER SHORTAGE CLOSES IN
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
A long-predicted teacher shortage may be coming if data in a statewide survey proves to be the leading edge of a trend. Administrators say shortages already exist in some specialized areas including special education, chemistry, physics and counseling...
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CREEK PROJECT MAY ENDANGER BUILDING
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
Construction of a concrete channel along a 450-foot stretch of Cape LaCroix Creek has been delayed because of concern that the work may damage a nearby commercial building along Kingshighway. Work along that section was halted Thursday after some shifting was detected in the concrete foundation of the Blattner building, said Charles Grojean, resident manager of the Corps of Engineers...
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GAMBLING PROPOSALS DETAILED
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
SCOTT CITY -- The Lady Luck Gaming Corp. showed the Scott City Gambling Committee Saturday that it has an ace or two left in the hole. Lady Luck, which upped the ante in the final days of the running when the company was vying for a Cape Girardeau riverboat gambling site, again made an attempt to best its opponent -- this time with an alternate site for a Scott City development...
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SOME EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO OLIVE BRANCH LANDFILL
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- A 400-plus-acre site along Route 3, between Twente Crossings and Olive Branch, could become the site of a landfill if plans by a DeKalb, Ill., company become a reality. Echo Management Co., of Illinois, Inc., is looking at a number of potential landfill sites in Southern Illinois...
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LOOKIN' FOR A JOB?
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
Southeast Missouri State University senior Brian Sadler's hard at work crafting his future. The 24-year-old Sadler, who will graduate in August with a degree in general studies, wants to be a pharmaceutical salesman or pursue a musical career with the local rock 'n' roll band in which he now plays...
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RECIPE FOR CLUTTER
(Column ~ 04/24/94)
I suppose my sister Lou and I were talking about how much harder it has become to keep our homes neat. Anyway, she said, "If only a person would just put things back in place when she is finished with them . . ." Her voice trailed off in one of those minor tones...
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WELL WATER SCREENING CLINIC ON TAP IN JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
JACKSON -- Testing local well water samples for contaminates will be the purpose of a screening clinic on tap May 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Missouri Extension Center, 815 Hwy 25 South in Jackson. This screening clinic is being held in conjunction with the national video teleconference sponsored by the League of Women Voters to be held during the afternoon...
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CAPE PUPIL ELECTED NATIONAL OFFICER OF PHARMACY GROUP
(Local News ~ 04/24/94)
Erik Muser of Cape Girardeau, a fourth-year student at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, was recently elected to a one-year term as national vice speaker of Phi Lambda Sigma, a national pharmacy leadership society, just three months after being inducted into the group...
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