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HELPING HANDS: HABITAT, CHURCHES REACHING OUT IN COMMUNITY
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
Tara Levy, a member of La Croix United Methodist Church, finished nailing a header at 54 Green Acres Drive. Levy and other members of La Croix Church are volunteering to build the house with Habitat for Humanity. Wayne McPherson took a drink of water during break at the Habitat for Humanity construction site. Dozens of volunteers have helped with construction during a weeklong "blitz build."...
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AREA NOT AFFECTED BY CEMENT SHORTAGE
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
A cement shortage hasn't hit Southeast Missouri, but with a booming economy and great construction weather it could. Builders in Oklahoma, Texas and other Southwest areas are feeling the pinch of the cement shortage that has led to supply allocations, a backlog in orders and a general delay in construction...
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CITY MAY SEEK ROADS TAX EXTENSION
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
City officials may ask Cape Girardeau voters to extend the Transportation Trust Fund sales tax if the 20 designated projects are completed on schedule. So far, work is progressing right on time. Work is under way on rebuilding Perryville Road, and the project should be completed Dec. 21...
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UNIVERSITY EMBARKS ON FUND DRIVE
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
Southeast Missouri State University has embarked on a major fund-raising campaign that university president Dr. Dale Nitzschke says could raise $25 million. The exact goal hasn't been determined. The money would help fund seven projects and programs ranging from development of the university's River Campus and Polytechnic Institute to scholarships and instructional technology...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: GROWING FAMILY'S MEALS AND HOUSEHOLD NOT LIKE MOM'S
(Column ~ 07/18/98)
I was raised in a family where both parents worked full-time jobs. Because of this, my sister and I learned to fend for ourselves when it came to eating on school days. Those were the days when breakfast consisted most often of cold cereal, lunches were generally sandwiches and dinner was a free-for-all...
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LETTERS: JUST A LETTER MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/18/98)
To the editor: A recent news dispatch reported an accident of a train approaching London. I was reminded of a similar incident several years ago when we were on the underground over there. There was a sudden jolt, which threw some people from their seats to the floor. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 07/18/98)
I THINK Donn Miller in his letter to the editor is fussing at the wrong person. If Clinton had not been wrong, there would be no reason for Linda Tripp. If someone tells you something, I would assume it's between two people who are friendly with each other, I don't know what would be wrong with taping it. ...
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CENTER FOR YOUTH ACTIVITIES BEING SOUGHT
(Editorial ~ 07/18/98)
It's a common complaint of teen-agers: There's nothing to do. For some, the lack of activity may lead to vandalism and other petty crimes as a way to beat the boredom. But it doesn't have to be that way. One couple is working to develop a place in Cape Girardeau where young people 12 to 19 can safely gather to socialize...
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MAKES A DIFFERENCE
(Editorial ~ 07/18/98)
Home ownership is out of reach for a number of Americans. While many could make the monthly payments, some people have trouble saving a large enough down payment. Habitat for Humanity is making home ownership a reality for deserving families. The homeowners must make a small down payment and provide 350 hours of sweat equity in helping to build the house...
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LETTERS: SUPREME COURT UNFAIRLY ATTACKED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/18/98)
To the editor: In Tuesday's editorial, the Southeast Missourian questioned the Missouri Supreme Court's "cozy relationship" with personal-injury trial lawyers. To ensure that your readers did not draw an erroneous conclusion from your comments, perhaps a profile of the entire Supreme Court would be helpful...
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BOHNERT MAKES BID FOR NAEGER'S SEAT; VOTERS TO PICK REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN AUG. 4 PRIMARY
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Elbert "Al" Bohnert says state Rep. Patrick Naeger is too partisan to properly represent residents of Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties. The 44-year-old Perryville landscape designer hopes to unseat Naeger in the Republican primary Aug. 4...
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CENTRAL'S '50s GRADS IN TOWN
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
Cape Girardeau flashes back to the 1950s this weekend, sans the bobby socks and fuzzy dice. Some 700 Central High School graduates from 1950 to 1959 began gathering at the A.C. Brase Arena Building Friday for the Tigers Paws & Maws class reunion. It is the third multiyear reunion sponsored by the '50s alums...
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CITY TO TEST WATER NEXT WEEK
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
Cape Girardeau will conduct flow tests on the city's water system early next week as part of a pressure study. Engineers from Burns and McDonnell will flush hydrants, which may cause water discoloration, said engineer Brian Strickland. The discoloration is no cause for concern, Strickland said. He advised residents to let water flow until it clears. Residents may also notice some fluctuation in water pressure, he said...
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OVC UPSET OVER BUMP BY NASHVILLE SPORTS COUNCIL
(College Sports ~ 07/18/98)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Ohio Valley Conference will not be able to hold its basketball tourney in the Nashville Arena in 2002 on its traditional weekend. That's because arena officials and the Nashville Sports Council decided to host the Southeastern Conference women's tourney in 2002...
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FORD & SONS ROMPS PAST JACKSON IN LEGION PLA6
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/98)
JACKSON -- The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team played nine innings Friday night against Jackson. But all the visitors needed was one big inning. Cape scored its first seven runs in the third inning on the way to a comfortable 11-3 district victory. Ford & Sons improved to 22-22 overall and completed its district schedule at 8-4. Jackson fell to 15-20 and 0-12...
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CHAFFEE JR. LEGION REACHES TITLE GAME OF ZONE TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 07/18/98)
ST. LOUIS -- Chaffee's Junior Legion baseball team moved into the finals of its zone tournament Friday with a 7-4 victory over Maryland Heights. Chaffee will face the winner of Friday's Maryland Heights-Imperial game today at 1 p.m. The loser's bracket winner must defeat Chaffee twice to win the championship...
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NEW MADRID MAN, 23, DIES IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
HOWARDVILLE -- A New Madrid man was killed Friday afternoon when he was thrown from an overturned vehicle. Milton Debaun, 23, a passenger in 1956 International driven by Marcus Huepp, was killed after the vehicle's brakes failed as it was turning from New Madrid County Road 501 onto New Madrid County Road 502...
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JAY WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
CHARLESTON -- Funeral for Jacob William "Jay" Wright of Newark, Ark., will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The Rev. Gerald Penn will officiate, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until service time...
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NEDRA WATSON
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
SIKESTON -- Nedra D. Watson, 56, of Sikeston died Friday, July 17, 1998, at Sikeston Health Care Inc. She was born July 24, 1941, in Sikeston, daughter of Chester and Evelyn Conner Dockins. She married John Watson. Watson was a 1959 graduate of Sikeston High School. She had worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. in Cape Girardeau. Formerly of Diehlstadt, she attended General Baptist Church there...
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IVA BROWN
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
SIKESTON -- Iva Brown, 93, of Sikeston died Thursday, July 16, 1998, at Sikeston Health Care Inc. She was born Feb. 28, 1905, in McKenzie, Tenn., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Lee Barker Sherwood. She and Charley W. Brown Sr. were married May 13, 1918, in Sikeston. He died Aug. 5, 1976...
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DUANE FULLER
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Duane Fuller, 75, of Anna died Thursday, July 16, 1998, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1922, in Murphysboro, son of Harry V. and Ida V. Sexton Fuller. He and Mildred Sims were married Dec. 15, 1984. Fuller was a member of First Baptist Church, and Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 62...
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ALMA FAVORS
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
MILL CREEK, Ill. -- Alma Louise Favors, 81, died Wednesday, July 15, 1998, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born Aug. 5, 1916, at Mill Creek, daughter of Wilford A. and Alma Dillow Rendleman. She and Luther Ray Favors were married May 12, 1946, in Kankakee...
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HAROLD HINKEBEIN
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
OAK RIDGE -- Harold Joseph Hinkebein, 66, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, July 16, 1998, at his home. Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville is in charge of arrangements.
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CLARA LANGE
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
Clara B. Lange, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 17, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTH
(Births ~ 07/18/98)
Daughter to Mark and Lisa Ashcraft of Jefferson City, St. Mary's Hospital there, 6:10 a.m. Sunday, July 12, 1998. Name, Allison Marie. Weight, 8 pounds 13 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Ashcraft is the former Lisa Glastetter, daughter of Ronald and Mary F. Glastetter of Chaffee. She is employed at Nichols Career Center in Jefferson City. Ashcraft is the son of Lyman and Nancy Ashcraft of Benton. He is employed in the office of Missouri State Highway Patrol in Jefferson City...
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ALTHA JONES
(Obituary ~ 07/18/98)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Altha Elizabeth Jones, 80, of Mound City died Friday, July 17, 1998, at Beverly Health Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 1, 1917, in Pulaski, Ill., daughter of Henry E. and Lizzie Glance Modglin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church in Mound City...
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CHURCHES, HOSPITAL BEGIN NEW PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 07/18/98)
Several area churches and Southeast Missouri Hospital recently began a parish nursing pilot program, which allows them to share roles of ministry and disease prevention. United Church of Christ, Greater Dimension Church and St. Andrew Lutheran Church, all in Cape Girardeau, and First General Baptist Church in Jackson have joined the program...
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PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVES: CELEBRATE SIGNS OF GOD'S PRESENCE
(Column ~ 07/18/98)
Our church has been here for many, many years. German immigrants got off the boat in Cape Girardeau, and traveled west to this beautiful area called Gordonville. For 150 years this church has been a beacon of God's presence and love to her surrounding community. Time passes so quickly...
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