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ELEANOR M. MCCORMICK
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
Eleanor M. McCormick, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 11, 1994 at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel.
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RUTH MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Ruth Martin, 72, of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, June 11, 1994 at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. She was born Aug. 30, 1921 in Graves County, Ky., the daughter of Benjamin and Fannie Jackson Webb. She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Cairo...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: HIGH SCHOOL IS NOT A PLACE FOR POLITICS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/94)
Dear Editor, As a member of the class of 1996 at Cape Central High School, I would like to address the two issues that have recently surfaced. First, on the subject of those who have not earned the right to graduate being allowed to participate in the commencement exercises, I would like to say that I am very proud of all the graduating seniors, and it angers me to see their efforts belittled by allowing those who have not earned their place to walk with those who have...
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JACKSON ELKS WILL HOLD FLAG DAY CEREMONY TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
JACKON -- The Jackson Elks No. 2652 will hold a Flag Day ceremony at the Veterans of All Wars Memorial in Brookside Park in Jackson on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend this ceremony -- the first at the new veterans' memorial. Previously, the ceremonies were held in the Elks Lodge...
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SCHULTZ PAW STAFF EARNS ALL-MISSOURI RATING
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
The 1994 Paw staff has received many state and national awards in competition this year. The paper is produced by seventh-grade students at L.J. Schultz in Cape Girardeau. The paper has earned honors from the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for Journalists. Paw staff members earned nine state awards as well as four national Gold Keys and a Sweepstakes award from Quill and Scroll...
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SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION HARMS ITS OWN CAUSE
(Editorial ~ 06/12/94)
As it turned out, the third time was not a charm for the Cape Girardeau Public Schools. It was a dismal disappointment. By a slim margin of 176 votes, the Proposition C rollback waiver vote went down to defeat Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. In April of 1993, Cape Girardeau voters rejected a 27-cent hike in the building fund levy and a proposed $25 million bond issue; and turned down a 51 cent tax increase last October that would have been used to construct a middle school and other improvements...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: DON'T PUT STUDENTS IN THE CROSSFIRE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/94)
To the Editor, As a member of the 1995 graduating class of Cape Central High School, I want to say that I feel that the honor of my graduation has been somewhat tarnished due to recent decisions made by the higher administration in the public school system...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: SCHOOL BOARD MUST DO MORE THAN TOLERATE THE PUBLIC
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/94)
To the Editor: It should come as no surprise to the Cape school board or to Neyland Clark that the Proposition C rollback failed. The public outcry just before the vote about the decision to allow students that have not met graduation requirements to participate in the graduation ceremonies was a pretty good indication that the school board was not going to be rewarded with an affirmative vote. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: THANK YOU PAPER FOR HELPING US PUT ONE OUT, TOO
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/94)
Dear Southeast Missourian staff: On behalf of all the members of The Paw Staff at Schultz Middle School, I am writing to let you know we sincerely appreciate your help and kindness with producing our newspaper. I have learned many things this year about newspapers, and I know it takes a lot of money to produce them. ...
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LONNIE J. MODDE
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Lonnie J. Modde, 86, of Perryville, died Friday, June 10, 1994 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 27, 1907 at Belgique, Mo., the son of Hubert and Mary Modde Modde. He married Leola Seems on Oct. 13, 1945. She preceded him in death June 30, 1957...
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B.H. SHELL
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- B.H. Shell, 72, of East Prairie, died Thursday, June 9, 1994 at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 7, 1921 in Brownwood, Mo., the son of Hiram M, and Beulah Howard-Shell. He is a veteran of the Marine Corps and a retired truck driver...
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EVERETT DISMORE
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
WYATT - Everett "Jock" Dismore, 68, of Wickliffe, Ky., formerly of Wyatt, died Saturday, June 11, at the Charleston Manor. He was born March 19, 1926, in Kentucky to Everett and Ella McClain Dismore, Sr. Survivors include one brother, Edward Dismore of Calvert City, Ky., and several nieces and nephews...
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RUTH L. HICKS
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
EAST PRAIRIE - Ruth L. Hicks, 63, of rural East Prairie, died Friday, June 10, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 11, 1930, in East Prairie, to Thomas and Sadie Woodard Parker. On Jan. 13, 1952, she married Charles R. Hicks. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1983...
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IVA BRYANT
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
SIKESTON - Iva Bryant, 78, of Sikeston, died Saturday, June 11, at the Missouri Delta Center in Sikeston. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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CLAUDE A. EAKER
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
MARBLE HILL - Claude Andrew Eaker, 79, of Fulton, formerly of Lutesville, died Friday, June 11, at the Riverview Nursing Center in McKane. He was born in Lutesville on Jan. 6, 1915, to Jonas and Della Thurston Eaker. On May 3, 1939, he married Evelyn M. Harlan. She survives, along with two sons, Kenneth Eaker of St. Peters and David Eaker of Columbia; two daughters, Judy Richmond of Indianapolis, Ind. and Linda Bailey of Fulton. Also surviving are ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren...
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FRED H. JONES
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
Fred H. Jones, 70, of Perryville died Saturday, June 11, 1994 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 1, 1924 in Newport, Ark., the son of Edgar and Gertrude Barker Jones. On Feb. 27, 1949, he married Pauline Robison in Wood River, Ill. She survives of Perryville...
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ALBION O. DECKLEVER
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
A memorial service for Albion O. Decklever will be held today at 10:45 a.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Decklever, 80, of Cape Girardeau, died June 3, 1994 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. A funeral service was held June 7 at Toeterville, Iowa. Now a local service is planned. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements...
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LOUIS J. RAUH
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
Louise J. Rauh, 84, of 2001 N. Kingshighway, a resident of the Fountainbleu Lodge died Friday, June 10, 1994 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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FRANCES ELIZABETH CURTIS
(Obituary ~ 06/12/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Frances Elizabeth Curtis, 59, of East Prairie, died Friday, June 10, 1994 at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 2, 1934 in Doddsville, Miss., the daughter of Howard and Jessie Albritton Love. She had lived in Mississippi County for the past two years and was formerly of Osceola, Ark. She attended the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie...
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TEACHER GROUPS TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER POLICY AT BOARD MEETING
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
Cape Girardeau teachers groups plan to express concern during Monday's Board of Education meeting about a decision to change Central High's graduation ceremony. The board meets Monday at 5 p.m. at the Board of Education conference room, 61 N. Clark. The meeting is open to the public...
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DESPITE HEAVY RAIN, RIVERFEST CROWDS RETURN FOR BIG FINALE
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
The '94 edition of Cape Girardeau Riverfest opened to a huge crowd Friday night, due in part to ideal weather conditions. But an early afternoon thunderstorm put a brief damper on some of the Saturday afternoon activities, and forced more than an hour delay in the evening's fireworks display...
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LEGION POST: MISSOURI MULE SHOULD BE STATE ANIMAL
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
Missouri has an official flower, tree, instrument, song, even an official fossil, but no official animal -- at least not yet. Members of the American Legion Post 63 in Cape Girardeau hope to change that. They are spearheading a statewide campaign to get the Missouri mule, a fellow veteran, named the state's official animal. The campaign is led by American Legion members Charles Woodford and John Yallaly...
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GUATEMALA ADOPTION HARROWING FOR COUPLE
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
BOB AND JANICE VOGEL After about three years of trying to adopt a baby in the United States, Bob and Janice Vogel concluded that it was a difficult process, with few babies available for adoption. So they decided last summer to try an international adoption...
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JACKSON CONCERT FEATURES JAZZ COMBO ON THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert Thursday at 8 p.m. featuring a jazz combo composed primarily of recent Jackson High School graduates. Members include Brandon Suedekum on saxophone, Matt Pittman on bass, vocalist Sarah Jones, Kelly Hitt on piano, and Ryan Harper on percussion. They will perform both traditional and contemporary works including "Stormy Weather" and "Anthropology."...
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AMARANTH PLANS DINNER ON JUNE 12
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
The annual barbecue dinner sponsored by Order of the Amaranth will be held Sunday at the Masonic Temple, 2307 Broadway. The family-style meal will feature pork steak and oven-fried chicken, with serving from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 6-12 years, and free for children under 6...
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SPAGHETTI FUND-RAISER TODAY WILL AID TEEN'S MEDICAL COSTS
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
A fund-raiser is planned today at Fazoli's restaurant from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. to benefit a Cape Girardeau high school girl's medical bills. After spending two weeks in the intensive care unit recovering from near kidney failure, 15-year-old Becky Foulk will be going home soon. Her mother, Docia Foulk, worries about the financial hardship her family faces...
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AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS DEPEND ON ONE ANOTHER
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
SCOTT CITY -- When you have couple limited resources of a volunteer fire department and a hot summer day, it's nice to know there is someone to call on for a little extra help. Such is the case with the Scott City Volunteer Fire Department, and an agreement they have with the city of Cape Girardeau for added manpower during the summer months...
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UNEARTHING THE PAST: CAPE WOMAN HAS A PASSION FOR OLD CEMETERIES, GENEALOGY
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
Diana Steele's oldest son learned how to read, write and do math problems in a cemetery. He sounded out names on headstones and subtracted dates of birth from dates of death to determine ages of the deceased. Brian, now 8, romps around a cemetery as other children would a playground, armed with a squeegee and a can on shaving cream...
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SCORE SHEET: SQUIRRELS VS. ME
(Column ~ 06/12/94)
I fell in love, early on, with squirrels when I first read Beatrix Potter's illustrated story of Squirrel Nutkin. The effect of the illustrations was stronger than the text. I cannot describe exactly what the feeling was. C.S. Lewis, perhaps, said it more accurately. The story and pictures gave him a sense of Autumness. I don't have a sense of Autumness here in June, but the squirrels start out ahead. Score one for them...
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EEFTINK REUNION TO BE HELD TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
LEOPOLD -- A family reunion for the descendants of John and Grada Gastenveld Eeftink will be held today at the KC Hall in Leopold. This includes the family name Eftink. The hall will open at 11 a.m., and the meal will be served about 12:30 p.m. Each family should bring a basket dinner. Drinks and paper products will be provided...
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BENTON BLOOD DRIVE IS TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/94)
The American Red Cross, Missouri/Illinois Regional Blood Services, is asking donors to give blood. Area residents can help by giving blood today from 8 a.m.-noon at the St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. For every 100 units of blood scheduled during the month of March, only 89 units were collected. Unfortunately, this trend is continuing in June. By giving blood, donors will help keep hospital blood supplies constant and avert a potential blood shortage...
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