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LETTER: AMY RANDOL ACCEPTED CHALLENGE TO STEP FORWARD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/09/95)
To the editor: Last July I was pleased to have Southeast Missourian print a guest commentary I had submitted that contained my thoughts and ideas regarding the ongoing problems with our school board and superintendent. To those of you who remember this article, you will recall I issued a challenge to everyone in our community asking if there was someone who would step forward and lead us out of this chaotic mess...
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AREA INDUSTRIAL RECRUITER GETS 3-YEAR EXTENSION
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
Mitch Robinson is considered as a-better-than-average fisherman, according to members of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association. Robinson, the 2-year-old association's executive director, was hired in May 1993 to lure new businesses to the area and to keep existing industry from leaving...
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CEREBRAL PALSY TELETHON SET THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
SIKESTON -- The 15th annual Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Telethon will be held this weekend. It will begin with a reception and dinner Friday night at the Sikeston Eagles Club. The reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7. A dance will follow. Tickets are $100 per couple...
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500 REPUBLICANS EXPECTED AT LINCOLN DAY
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
About 500 Republicans are expected to gather at the 25th annual Lincoln Day Saturday night at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. Instead of a featured speaker, the program will spotlight short talks by a number of guests including: state Auditor Margaret Kelly, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, state Sen. Peter Kinder, and state Reps. Mary Kasten, David Schwab, Mark Richardson, Zane Yates and John Hancock...
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AIRPORT POTENTIAL AND DEVELOPMENT CREATE NEW PROFILE
(Editorial ~ 03/09/95)
Cape Girardeau City Manager J. Ronald Fischer this week agreed to restructure operations at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Fischer eliminated a cog in the city chain of command to enable Airport Manager Greg Chenoweth to report directly to him rather than to Doug Leslie, Cape Girardeau's public works director and assistant city manager...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: DEBATE ON SCHOOL PLAN IS PROPOSED
(Column ~ 03/09/95)
I hereby challenge Paul Tandy, executive director of the Partnership for Outstanding Schools, and any three partners of his choosing, to debate myself and three MAE board members on the merits of the education reforms promoted under the so-called Outstanding Schools Act at any venue acceptable to both groups. ...
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REFORMS AFFECT FOOD STAMPS
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved a bill that would reform the nation's $27 billion food stamp program and could impact more than 5,000 Cape Girardeau County residents who depend on the welfare system to buy groceries. The measure is a key part of the GOP's welfare reform plan, which is expected to be debated by the full House this month...
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SCHNUCKS WILL KEEP DEL-FARM STORE HERE
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
The Del-Farm store on South Sprigg would remain open as a second Schnucks store in a deal reached between Schnucks and the Federal Trade Commission. A Schnucks spokesman said Wednesday no timetable was set for Del-Farm to become a Schnucks store, but it probably would be sometime after the 60-day period the FTC set before the tentative agreement becomes permanent...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: SETTLING INTO A HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THINGS
(Column ~ 03/09/95)
March 9, 1995 Dear Debbie, Life here in Missouri is good and rich on its own terms. I remember when you came here to visit, the Mississippi wasn't as wide as you'd expected it would be and the weather was colder. I'm sorry if I was the source of those false expectations...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/09/95)
IN RESPONSE to the Speak Out comment that said Amy Randol represents "self-serving viciousness at its best." What does Dr. Niggle's comments concerning Amy Randol represent? Dr. Niggle met Ms. Randol as she entered the front door of the board office and yelled "Get out" at her face and pointed to the front door. ...
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CITY EASTER EGG HUNT SET APRIL 8
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold its Easter egg hunt April 8 at Capaha Park. There will be two hunts -- one for children 4 and younger at 10 a.m. and one for children between 5 and 10 at 11:30. Each age group will have between 30 and 45 minutes to hunt. There will be a prize for those who find the secret eggs. Those who plan to attend or participate should meet at the parking lot by the swimming pool...
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PROFESSOR TO WORK WITH FARMERS IN ROMANIA
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
Southeast Missouri State University agriculture professor Dr. Mack Wilson will put his horticulture expertise to work to help feed people in Romania. Wilson, an associate professor, has been selected as an Eisenhower Fellow to Romania, where he will act as a consultant to farmers and help grow vegetables on a demonstration farm...
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WORKSHOP ON WHEELS EVENT TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
Workshop on Wheels will hold a workshop on preparing children for kindergarten Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Center for Child Studies in the Scully Building at Southeast Missouri State University. The workshop is open to area home and center child-care providers, early childhood teachers, students and parents...
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WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON RESPONSE TO DISASTERS
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
SIKESTON -- Planning for a major earthquake will be the focus of a workshop Friday and Saturday in Sikeston. Five California officials who regularly deal with earthquakes will discuss their experiences. The workshop, at the Ramada Inn, is sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Emergency Management Association, consisting of representatives from 14 counties...
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LAVELLA J. MANSKER
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
BLOOMFIELD -- LaVella Jean Mansker, 62, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at her home. She was born April 19, 1932, in St. Louis, daughter of Joseph Earl and Hattie M. McKee Smith. She and Louis Almon Mansker were married July 22, 1961. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Dawn Evans of Bloomfield, Yvonne Wood and Angela Mansker of Dexter; a brother, Kenneth Smith of Texas; a sister, Lois Klosterich of St. Clair, and four grandchildren...
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NOLA M. GALLUP
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
JACKSON -- Nola M. Gallup, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 11, 1908, at Kennett, the daughter of Pinckney "Pink" and Rella Seabaugh Brotherton. She and Henry F. Gallup were married Nov. 21, 1926, at Marble Hill. He died Feb. 22, 1985...
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FRANKLIN C. HIGDON
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Franklin C. Higdon of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Harvest Temple Church, with the Rev. Jim Worthington officiating. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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ALYCE FLY
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Funeral service for Alyce Fly of Cobden will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Cobden, with the Rev. Richard Ryman officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Carbondale. Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Saturday...
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VIRGIL C. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
Virgil Clifford Smith, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1924, in Olive Branch, Ill., son of Floyd C. and Maddie Mae Smith. He married Donna Jean Kretz. Smith worked for General Sign Co. for 30 years, then operated Smith Neon from 1989 to 1991. He was a member of Eagles Aerie 3775 in Cape Girardeau. Smith served in the Army during World War II...
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ROBERT E. BROOKS
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Robert E. Brooks, 98, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, March 7, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Sept. 19, 1896, in East Prairie, son of John William Franklin and Ollie Kidd Brooks. He and Bertha May Hardin were married Dec. 7, 1924, in Camden, Tenn. She died April 22, 1986...
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STELLA L. HOBECK
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
JACKSON -- Stella L. Hobeck, 76, of Jackson, died Tuesday, March 7, 1995, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1918, at Friedheim, daughter of Ben and Edna Moore Kayser. She and Ora "Bill" Hobeck were married Sept. 11, 1935. He died Feb. 11, 1978. Hobeck moved here from Friedheim 14 years ago. ...
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WILMA F. KIGER
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
Wilma F. Kiger, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at Heartland Care. She was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Branch, Ark., daughter of Leroy and Bessie Lasiter Lancaster. She and James P. Kiger were married Jan. 6, 1951, in Osceola, Ark. He died Feb. 16, 1983...
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BEATRICE SHELL
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
ADVANCE -- Beatrice Shell, 84, of Advance, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at Advance Nursing and Residential Care Center. She was born June 22, 1910, in Dongola, Mo., daughter of Andrew J. and Gertrude Cazad Shell. Shell was a retired licensed practical nurse, and member of First Baptist Church...
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GWYNDLON W. WELLS
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
Gwyndlon Wanita Wells, 68, 327 Morgan Oak, died Monday, March 6, 1995, at her home. She was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Venice, Ill., daughter of William and Mercedes Queen Berry. She married Edgar Charles Wells, who died July 22, 1979. Wells was a member of Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine of Jerusalem in Highland, Ill., and Full Gospel Church in Collinsville, Ill...
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OMER W. BROWN
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Omer William Brown, 72, of Sedgewickville, died Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1922, son of Ezra Reed and Alice Rose Jones Brown. He and Lillian N. Lowery were married April 14, 1947. Brown was a member of VFW and NCO Club, and attended Sedgewickville Baptist Church...
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GLENN A. SEABAUGH
(Obituary ~ 03/09/95)
JACKSON -- Glenn A. Seabaugh, 82, of Jackson, died Tuesday, March 7, 1995, at his home. He was born April 12, 1912, at Sedgewickville, son of Zack A. and Cora Dell Crader Seabaugh. He and Fern J. Yount were married Nov. 9, 1935. Seabaugh was a 1931 graduate of Jackson High School, and majored in industrial arts and elementary education at Southeast Missouri State University...
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SPRING AND HOME EXPO PLANNED MARCH 18-19 AT ARENA BUILDING
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
A Spring and Home Expo will be held March 18 and 19 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. The event is being sponsored for the fourth year by the River Valley Craft Club. The show will offer more than 100 tables featuring a wide variety of crafts, some antiques and gift items from businesses throughout Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. Many Easter items will be for sale...
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FOREIGN FILMS IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
Next week, moviegoers in Cape Girardeau can choose between "Les Nuit de la Plein Lune," "Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto!?" or "Kabale und Leibe." Along with "The Brady Bunch Movie," of course. The French, Spanish-language and German foreign films are presented by Southeast Missouri State University in a series that began in 1991 with only French films. Spanish and German movies were added last year...
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ALIEN MOVIE CUSTOMS
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
Seeing a foreign film at Southeast Missouri State University is frill-free. No popcorn, no Raisinettes, no previews of coming attractions. France, Germany and some Spanish-speaking countries have moviegoing traditions that depart from the American norm as well...
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JACKSON DRAMA CLUB PLAY OPENS TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 03/09/95)
In choosing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "You Can't Take It With You" for Jackson High School's 1995 production, director Joyce Schroeder wanted to give her students a memorable experience. "It's a chance for the students to act in a famous play," she said. "I knew it was something they would always remember."...
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