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NEAR-CAPACITY CROWD TURNS OUT FOR JACKSON AT SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
You couldn't go wrong at the Show Me Center Sunday night. Alan Jackson for the girls to look at, Faith Hill for the boys. They could have called this the "Hey Good Lookin'" Tour. There is, in fact, a lot of the tall and lanky Jackson to look at, especially in the state-of-the art touring show he brought to town. Three huge floating video screens plus nine TV monitors that were implanted into the tiered stage kept images of Jackson, and sometimes his bandmates, flying...
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ST. FRANCIS CHAPEL ATTRACTS `ADORERS' IN PERPETUAL WORSHIP
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
When Pat Wagoner gets home from her cleaning job Saturday nights, she would like nothing better than to have dinner and go to sleep. Instead, at 10 p.m. she goes to the chapel at St. Francis Medical Center. There she takes part in the perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament...
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WRITERS SEE CAPE ON TRIP TO BIG EASY
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
Cape Girardeau's river heritage could be a future feature story in a variety of Australian travel publications. Four travel writers, representing several Australian publications, were in Cape Girardeau Sunday to tour the River Heritage Museum. The writers are part of a tour sponsored by the U.S. Travel and Tourism Association...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
The Southeast Missourian asked people about political issues on the November ballot. Bob Herbst: "I've always followed campaign issues, but this year I have very little interest. It's very confusing, and I think nothing but clutter comes out of Congress and politicians."...
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SCOTT CITY LOOKS AHEAD IN HIRING ADMINISTRATOR
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City will "invest in the future" when it hires a city administrator at tonight's city council meeting. Mayor Larry Forhan said, "Gone are the days when cities like ours can be run on a part-time basis." The city council has budgeted for a city administrator, and tonight's council vote for the nominee is expected to be unanimous...
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ANNUAL CITY LEAF-COLLECTION WILL BEGIN NOV. 7
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
The annual city leaf-collection program will begin Monday, Nov. 7 in Zone A, which includes the area south of William Street to the city limits. Leaves will only be picked up in Zone A during the week of Nov. 7. Leaves should be raked to the edge of the pavement or the curb line but shouldn't be on the pavement. Bagged leaves won't be accepted...
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MARRIAGES
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
JACKSON Curtis James Davidson, 34, and Alison Kay Shadron, 23; James Edward Keller Jr., 28, and Cynthia Gay Seyer, 25; Jeffrey Scott Lively, 30, and Rebecca Sue Raines, 24. Ronald Travis Burgett Jr., 23, and Gayla Ann Poole, 25; Todd Anthony Hughes, 23, and Carmela Marie Killian, 18; James Lee Davis, 44, and Katherine Anne Siebert, 42...
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FLORENCE LENA MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
Florence Lena Martin, 73, of Cape Girardeau died at her home Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994. She was born June 28, 1921, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Martin and Clara Bock Schlimme. On Oct. 27, 1946, she married Nelson E. Martin at Old Appleton. He survives...
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CARL HODGES
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
ORAN -- Carl Hodges, 91, of Oran died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 22, 1902, at Kell, Ill., the son of G.C. and Laura Ellen Whitsell Hodges. He was self-employed, a retired farmer and auctioneer. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church or Oran. He was a veteran of the National Guard unit at Kennett...
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ROSE K. MULLINS
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
Rose K. Mullins, 85, died at her Cape Girardeau home Friday, Oct. 14, 1994. She was born March 24, 1909, at Templin, Kan., the daughter of Rev. William and Ella Zwieg Wittrock. She married Edward C. Mullins on Sept. 20, 1926, at Alta Vista, Kan. He preceded her in death Oct. 11, 1993...
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CLINTON LINCOLN
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Clinton Lincoln, 85, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Marble Hill died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, where funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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GLEN J. LEINER
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Glen J. Leiner, 75, formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 1994, at his home in Clearwater, Fla. He was born Jan. 23, 1919, in Fornfelt, the son of Henry C. and Millie Myrtle Johnson Leiner. He was a former Scott City mayor and council member...
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DAVID GRUBBS
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
CHRISTOPHER, Ill. -- Funeral service for David Grubbs of Christopher, Ill., was Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at the Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher. The Rev. Michael Sanders officiated, and burial was in the Mulkeytown Cemetery near Mulkeytown. Grubbs, 91, formerly of Grand Chain, died Friday, Oct. 14, 1994, at the Herrin Hospital in Herrin...
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CHARLES LILES
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
ORAN -- Charlie Liles, 80, of Oran died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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LEONARD EUGENE GRIGGS
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
CHARLESTON -- Leonard Eugene Griggs, 73, of Water Valley, Miss., formerly of Mississippi County, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 1994, at the Veterans Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born June 28, 1921, in Mississippi County, the son of Leondis Nathan "Lee" and Jetty Levelle Brown Griggs...
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IZOLA HAGLER
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Izola Hagler, 86, of Mounds died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at her home. She was born June 19, 1908, in Mounds, the daughter of Bert and Aurilla Carr Martin. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mounds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell E. Hagler, on April 25, 1993...
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PRESTON HOWELL
(Obituary ~ 10/17/94)
ORAN -- Preston Howell, 90, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday, Oct. 16, 1994, at the Germantown Community Methodist East Hospital in Germantown, Tenn. He was born in Oran Jan. 15, 1904, the son of William and Frances Dennis Howell. He had lived in Memphis since 1988...
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LETTERS: CRIME BILL DECEIVES AMERICANS ABOUT WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/17/94)
To the editor: Every congressman who voted for the recently enacted crime bill should be voted out of office as soon as possible. This bill is one of the biggest bits of deceit ever pulled over on the American people. It was designed to deceive the people into believing that Congress was doing something for us. ...
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LIST OF CANDIDATES IN TROUBLE READS LIKE A WHO'S WHO OF U.S. LIBERALISM
(Column ~ 10/17/94)
Six years after he quit Washington to ride off into the sunset of his beloved Rancho Cielo near Santa Barbara, Calif., the shadow of Ronald Wilson Reagan gets longer still. Truly, truly it must be admitted: This extraordinary leader, who enjoyed the inestimable advantage of being underestimated by every opponent he ever had, transformed American politics for the long term as has no leader since FDR...
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GOVERNOR CAN'T CHANGE WHAT HE TOLD THE JUDGES
(Editorial ~ 10/17/94)
Last week one of our editorials, "Using judges for politics," scored Gov. Carnahan for "extraordinarily bad judgment" when he asked Missouri judges to work against Amendment 7, the Hancock II amendment. Gov. Carnahan called the Southeast Missourian last week to lodge a strenuous personal protest, saying he merely spoke against the amendment and avoided urging judges to take sides. ...
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RIVERBOAT GAMBLING NEEDS VOTERS' HELP AT POLLS
(Editorial ~ 10/17/94)
On Nov. 8, for the third time in two years, Missourians statewide will vote on a major riverboat gambling issue. The vote is a result of a Supreme Court decision last winter holding that the Missouri Constitution didn't authorize games of chance but merely games of skill to be played on the riverboats Missourians had approved in 1992...
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LETTERS: USE OF WASTE AS FUEL PRESERVES UNRECOVERABLE FOSSIL FUEL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/17/94)
To the editor: On behalf of Lone Star Industries, Cape Girardeau plant, and other cement manufacturers burning waste fuels I thank you for your interest and recognition of the growing problems facing our industry by the many regulations imposed upon us...
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SMALL GROCERIES STAPLE OF SMALL-TOWN ECONOMICS
(Local News ~ 10/17/94)
When William R. Nelson sold 25- and 50-pound sacks of flour, he was selling much more than a winter's worth of bread and cakes. He was also selling a sensible house dress, several aprons or a dozen practical dish towels. The days when women used flour and feed sacks for clothes and household goods are long gone, but Nelson's Grocery at Millersville is still selling flour and much more...
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MEMO
(Business ~ 10/17/94)
SBA counseling sessionsscheduled in OctoberThe Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month.The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. ...
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