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ZOLPHA BIRK
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Zolpha Birk, 68, of Jackson died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.
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TIP TO HONOR RETIREE WITH OPEN HOUSE
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Geraline "Gerry" Pentsil of Mounds, Ill., will be honored during an open house at the Tip of Illinois Health Services Inc. office at Cairo Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. Pentsil, a registered nurse and branch member of the Cairo office, recently announced she was retiring. She started with Tip in 1981...
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SKATING RINK SHAPING UP FOR WORLD OF ICE
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
Keith Campbell says his crews can make ice anywhere in the world at any temperature. To be sure, the crews test their ice-making equipment and portable rinks at their shop in Dening, N.M., where it can be 120 degrees outside. "We can make it as cold as you want for as long as you want," Campbell said...
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MANAGING MISSOURI
(Editorial ~ 09/20/95)
Financial World magazine reported recently some welcome news for Missourians: In the fifth annual ranking of how states handle their business affairs, Missouri ranked third, behind Utah and Virginia. "Missouri has always been a state that plans for what it does and then keeps a careful eye on what it has done," said Katherine Barrett, a contributing editor of Financial World. ...
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MERCANTILE TO BUY ILLINOIS SAVINGS BANK
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
ST. LOUIS -- Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., a bank holding company from St. Louis, will buy Metro Savings Bank of Wood River, Ill., to strengthen its Illinois presence. Mercantile plans to combine Metro Savings, an $84 million federal savings bank in Madison County east of St. Louis, with the Mercantile Bank of Illinois...
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STATE ROADS REPORT OPEN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW, COMMENTS
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- First, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department asked for Missourians' help reviewing the state's transportation needs. Now the department wants them to review a report on those needs. "Show-Me Transportation: Strategies for Action into the 21st Century" is available at the Cape Girardeau County Commission office. The plan covers the mission, policies and objectives that will guide the Transportation Department's efforts in developing a quality system for Missouri...
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LOW ENDOWS SPEECH LECTURE
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
The Southeast Missouri State University speech communication and theatre department has been named the recipient of an endowment established by Mildred I. Low in the name of her son, Dr. Joe H. Low Jr. Joe Low is a speech professor in his 34th year of teaching at Southeast...
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FRATERNITY CHIEF TO TALK
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
Jeff Cufaude, executive director of the National Interfraternity Conference, will speak at a new-member retreat Sunday for new members of fraternities and sororities at Southeast Missouri State University. The conference will run from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Greek complex...
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DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD MORE SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING IN JACKSON
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Chad Hartle, who owns 76 units of federally subsidized senior-citizen housing in Jackson, says more units are needed. "A senior citizen just living on Social Security can't afford a conventional apartment," he said. "It really is the only choice for a lot of seniors; either that, or live with family."...
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PATROL SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR JULY CLASS
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is accepting applications until Monday for a recruit class scheduled to begin July 1. The patrol is placing special emphasis on recruiting qualified women and minorities. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Missouri residents, at least 21 and hold a high school diploma or equivalent. Other requirements include:...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
The Southeast Missourian asked people if Jackson needs more traffic signals because of the city's growth. Misty Smith: "I don't think we need any more stoplights. It would take you longer to get where you're going. Some people in a hurry would just run the stoplights, and there would be more accidents."...
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WENDELL BAILEY'S PROBE IS OVER; TIME TO PLAN FUTURE
(Editorial ~ 09/20/95)
Where do I go to get my reputation back? -- The anguished cry of former Labor Secretary Ray Donovan, acquitted in 1986 of bribery and extortion charges after a lengthy trial. A longtime Missouri public servant has had occasion recently to reflect on Ray Donovan's haunting words. ...
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OKAWVILLE BASKETBALL COACH TO REPLACE SEN. DUNN
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
DUQUOIN, Ill. -- David Luechtefeld, a veteran basketball coach at Okawville High School, will replace Illinois state Sen. Ralph Dunn, R-DuQuoin, in the 58th District. The district's seven Republican county chairmen unanimously agreed on Luechtefeld to replace Dunn, who announced his retirement in July...
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ROBERT J. SIDES
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
Funeral service for Robert John Sides, 6887 State Highway Y, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. S.S. Borum will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today. Sides, 83, died Monday, Sept. 18, 1995, at his home...
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MARTHA SMITH
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
WYATT -- Martha Smith, 89, of Wyatt, died Friday, Sept. 15, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 15, 1906, in Blaine, Miss., daughter of Rivers and Maggie Milton. Smith was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church and served on the Mother Board...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/20/95)
Daughter to Luzet Montez Boyd of Cape Girardeau and Fredrick Berry, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 1995. Name, Shanavia Alexis. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Second daughter. Miss Boyd is the daughter of Tracy Boyd and Jesse Curry of Cape Girardeau. Berry is the son of Shirley Berry of New Albany, Miss., and Robert Parks of Myrtle, Miss...
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JAMES J. HOLBA
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
OAK RIDGE -- James John Holba, 58, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, Sept. 15, 1995, at Oak Ridge Manor. He was born Oct. 26, 1936, in St. Louis, son of Theodore Benjamin and Cecelia Rose Jarosik Holba. Survivors include a brother, Thomas Holba, and a sister, Dorothy Crunk of Conroe, Texas...
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BESSIE I. FRANKLIN
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Bessie Irene Franklin, 81, of Perryville, died Monday, Sept. 18, 1995, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 22, 1914, at Fairdealing, daughter of George Thomas and Clara Huskey Powers. She and Wilson "Dick" Franklin were married Sept. 10, 1930...
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ROBERT H. MELTON
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Robert H. Melton of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bob Medlock will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Melton, 76, died Monday, Sept. 18, 1995, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis, Tenn...
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K. BEATRICE LANGSTON
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
DUTCHTOWN -- Funeral service for Kathryn Beatrice Langston of Dutchtown will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. John Owen will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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VERA T. BOND
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
Funeral service for Vera Thelma Bond of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. S.S. Borum will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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KENNETH SCHATTE
(Obituary ~ 09/20/95)
ADVANCE -- Kenneth Schatte, 58, of Advance, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1995, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 25, 1937, in Advance, son of John and Lena Daniels Schatte. He and Bonnie Mooy were married Sept. 27, 1980, in Advance...
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RAPID RESPONSE TEAM PLANS TO HELP LAID-OFF BROWN SHOE WORKERS
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
About 900 workers who will lose their jobs with the Brown Shoe Co. in the coming weeks are getting help from the state's Rapid Response Team. The team -- made up of state employees from the Division of Job Development and Training and Division of Employment Security, and local service organizations -- are prepared to help workers from Brown's Cabool, Steelville, Fredericktown, Charleston and Benton plants that will close in November...
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CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTS ON ROAD DAMAGED BY FLOOD
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
MILLER CITY, Ill, -- Groundwork, which includes filling two large scour holes left from the Flood of 1993, is under way on a the 12.2-mile section of the Miller City Road. "We'll be concentrating our efforts on bringing the roadbed to a flood elevation that won't be a threat to people living in that area," said Terry Mandrell, general manager of the Southern Illinois Asphalt Co. Inc. of Mount Vernon, Ill. "It will probably be next year before we lay asphalt."...
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TRYING TO MAKE WAY FOR PROGRESS IN CAPE; DEVELOPER OFFERS CITY OLD LOG BARN
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
Stephen Strom runs his hands across his barn's old, oak logs, admiring the hand-hewn joints. He doesn't know its age, but 1886 is carved into one of the logs. The barn could be even older. The barn, once part of the Emil Meyer farm near Lexington Avenue and Perryville Road, is Strom's. He also owns the surrounding farmland...
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HUMANA ALIGNS WITH SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
After a year of trying to recruit a Cape Girardeau hospital, Humana Health Care Plans this week designated Southeast Missouri Hospital part of its managed-care network. Southeast didn't sign a contract and didn't have to agree to the designation. Rather than waiting for Southeast or the other Cape Girardeau hospital, St. Francis Medical Center, to join Humana, Humana designated Southeast the Cape Girardeau hospital...
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POWER PLAY: LET GOVERNMENT STICK TO WHAT IT DOES BEST
(Column ~ 09/20/95)
I am of the basic Libertarian view that government should stick to doing the few things it does well and leave the rest up to the private sector or society in general. When it comes to throwing wars, making treaties and building roads, nobody does a better job than the federal government. Can you imagine what a mess things would be if private corporations had the power to declare war?...
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CORRECTION:BAD MENU MADE GOOD
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
An incorrect lunch menu was listed in Sunday's Southeast Missourian for Scott City Schools. The correct menu for today through Friday follows. TUESDAY--Turkey nuggets or baked ham, mashed potatoes, peas, roll, milk; or chef salad, roll, plums, milk...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/20/95)
THIS IS in response to the uninformed caller who doesn't know the difference between Democrat and democracy. Too bad Dr. Marguerite Fuller left us some time ago for a better world. Bill Rader was the only Democrat Dr. Fuller ever voted for. They were cut from the same cloth, doing more for our needy without compensation than anyone but recipients will ever know. ...
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SOUTHEAST ENROLLMENT HITS 8,118
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
Southeast Missouri State University has 8,118 students enrolled this fall, up 193 students or 2 percent from a year ago, final figures show. The head count reflects undergraduate and graduate enrollment after the first four weeks of the semester. The overall increase is largely in beginning freshmen. Southeast has 1,447 beginning freshmen, up 230 or 19 percent from a year ago...
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KUSTRA TO RUN IN GOP RACE FOR SIMON SEAT
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra has made it official. He will run for the U.S. Senate position of Sen. Paul Simon, a Democrat who will not seek re-election. Kustra is the first Republican to announce his candidacy for the position. Democrats U.S. Rep. Dick Durbin of Springfield and former state treasurer Patrick Quinn have announced they will seek the position...
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GROUP HONORS 16 EDUCATORS
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
The Southeast Missouri Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder chapter has honored 16 area educators. Attention disorders, which affect up to 10 percent of schoolchildren and adults, often are impulsive, inattentive and hyperactive. Often difficult to diagnose, attention deficit may present social, psychological and educational problems...
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CAPE MAN STARTS BLACK DOLL DRIVE
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
During apartheid in South Africa, black dolls weren't produced or sold. Even now, they're tough to come by in a predominantly black country. People in South Africa and the United States are working together for change through the South African Black Doll project, through which 3,000 dolls already have been sent overseas. The goal is 15,000 dolls...
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INFORMATION CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY LIBRARIES
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Trustees of Jackson City and Riverside Regional libraries have joined forces to produce 5,000 brochures answering frequently asked questions about a merger of the two libraries. Officials of both libraries want to merge the libraries and build a library in the city park off Independence Street. Voters will decide the matter in November...
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JACKSON DELEGATE TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Charlie Pruitt of Jackson will be among the more than 2,000 delegates to attend the Salvation Army's National Advisory Organizations Conference in Minneapolis/St. Paul from Thursday through Sunday. Adhering to the theme "Twin Concerns: Body & Soul," the conference will include distinguished keynote speakers, top-level musical performances and timely workshops...
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REMODELING WORK UNDER WAY AT NEW CITY HALL
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Every day many Jackson residents must descend into what city employees wryly call "the dungeon." At the Jackson City Hall-Public Library building, people must climb stairs to use the library or descend into the basement to speak with the mayor. City Hall on South High Street was built in 1960...
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ALDERMEN POSTPONE TALKS ON OAK HILL ROAD CONTROVERSY
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Oak Hill Road residents were promised that an August question-and-answer session about their road project would be final, but it wasn't. They went back Sept. 11 to ask more about the project that involves paving of their gravel road. Now residents say at least two questions, and perhaps more, remain unanswered...
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JACKSON MAN FINISHES INTERNSHIP
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
JACKSON -- Christopher L. Hutson, son of Charles and Linda Hutson of Jackson, recently finished a summer internship in Jefferson City for Secretary of State Rebecca McDowell Cook. Hutson, a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, served in the Securities Division under newly appointed Securities Commissioner Douglas F. Wilburn. Hutson aided Wilburn by assisting in investigations of fraudulent broker activities and investment schemes...
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LADYBUG: SEASON FOR GARDEN MUMS HAS EXTENDED CONSIDERABLY
(Column ~ 09/20/95)
To everything there is a season, and for garden mums that season is extending. The garden mum season that used to begin shortly after Labor Day and ran through late September may now run nearly through Halloween. Garden mums can be planted in a seemingly endless mix of colors and flower forms in anything from single beds to expansive display gardens. ...
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COOKING WITH APPLES; APPLES DELIVER UNBEATABLE TASTE HOWEVER THEY ARE SERVED
(Local News ~ 09/20/95)
Warm apple pie, fresh from the oven, and a crisp, clear day -- it's the stuff of autumn dreams. But with tree limbs in local orchards hanging full of the ripening fruit, and produce shelves brimming with colorful varieties of the fresh produce, it's a dream easily realized...
Stories from Wednesday, September 20, 1995
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