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LETTERS: CUSTOMS TAKE ON CHRISTIAN MEANING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/24/99)
To the editor: In a recent Speak Out comment, a person referred to the customs of Christmas and Easter as pagan. Perhaps that person does not know the meaning and origin of the various customs. While it is true that certain of these customs may in one form or another have had pagan origin, they were given a Christian meaning...
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LETTERS: NEED PRAYER IN CHURCHES, NOT SCHOOLS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/24/99)
To the editor: It was at the University of Illinois in the 1960s that a professor stated that some of the educational faculty had run different methods of teaching reading through a computer to see which ones were best. To their amazement, one showed a result of about 95 percent perfect. ...
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FIND AN ALTERNATIVE TO CLOSING THE BRIDGE
(Editorial ~ 06/24/99)
After the Missouri Department of Transportation announced it planned to close the bridge over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau for repairs later this summer, businesses and their employees began thinking about the impact. At first, it appeared that the closing would be tolerated as a trade-off for resurfacing the bridge deck. Now it appears there are good reasons to rethink the closing idea...
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RUST COMMENTARY: JACKSON CHAMBER HONORS LONGTIME PASTOR
(Column ~ 06/24/99)
In the words of soon-to-be-100-year-old the REV. WALTER KEISKER ... who was recognized at the JACKSON CHAMBER of COMMERCE installation banquet Monday night ... "I am humbled. I am weak in the knees -- I find it hard to find the words suitable for the occasion. ...
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PLEASE TOUCH
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
Mitchell Hudson, left, and Cody Martinez touched a sculpture by Robert Friedrich at the University Museum. A sculpture by Jean Chapman which features a hand on top is ideal for touching. In most museums, children get the word right away that touching the exhibits is not allowed. The University Museum is making an exception this summer with an exhibition of sculpture people are encouraged to touch...
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TRAFFIC CIRCLE ON SPRIGG PROPOSED
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri State University may be going in circles to improve a Sprigg Street intersection. A traffic circle or roundabout may be constructed this year to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians at the Sprigg, Washington and Normal intersection...
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MEETING FOCUSES ON DIVERSITY; UNDERSTANDING IS A KEY, SAYS PANELIST
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
It was months in the making, but the panelists Wednesday night all agreed that a forum on diversity could not come at a better time. The People-to-People forum was planned long before the June 11 melee on Good Hope Street, but it became the focal point as the place to begin to bring about better community relations...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: A RIOT OF FIGHTS AND FIREFLIES, REPTILES AND SERIAL KILLERS
(Column ~ 06/24/99)
June 24, 1999 Dear Leslie, A gentle rain fell today, deepening the hue of these blue-green days of summer. The summer has been a riot of fights and fireflies, snakes and serial killers. The fireflies hovering like UFOs in the fields alongside the road that leads to DC's parents' cabin on the Castor River. The cabin is Hank and Lucy's second home, a place where their domestication fades and they seem more alive. The same could be said for most the humans who go there...
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SUMMER SCHOOL STUDIES MILLENNIUM
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
Not many years ago, the threat of summer school was enough to scare even the worst slackard into performing better during the school year. Many students viewed summer school as a punishment or a sign of not being overly intelligent. That's not the case any longer. ...
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BEACH PARTY TO BE THEME OF ANNUAL DOWNTOWN AUCTION
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
Don't be too surprised to see some lawn chairs, blankets and huge beach umbrellas inside the vacant store building at 45 N. Main St. in downtown Cape Girardeau any time now. The 10,000-square-foot building will be converted into a beach instead of a store for the annual Downtown Merchants Association Auction...
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LAWMAKERS WANT TO SCRAP PAY COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 06/24/99)
Four area lawmakers want to scrap Missouri's pay commission. The four Republican legislators said voters should be asked to abolish the pay commission. State Sen. Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau, and Reps. David Schwab of Jackson, Patrick Naeger of Perryville and Mary Kasten of Cape Girardeau voiced their views in the wake of Gov. Mel Carnahan's Tuesday to veto pay raises...
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FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME; SOUVENIR, IDEA PART OF GREAT DAY AT BUSCH
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/99)
Of all of the Cardinals games I had previously attended in person, none compared to my visit to Busch Stadium on Monday night. Dressed in my oversized, red Mark McGwire jersey, I had just completed the day's last session at the Mid-America Press Institute "Building a Better Sports Section" seminar...
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TWO GOLFERS HIT HOLES IN ONE AT CAPE COUNTRY CLUB
(High School Sports ~ 06/24/99)
Two golfers have hit holes in one at the Cape Country Club within the past week. John Holcumb shot a hole in one on hole No. 2. He made the 160-yard shot with a six iron as Ron Herr and Bob Talley witnessed the shot. Last Friday, Brian Rogers aced the 130-yard No. 8 hole with an eight iron. Ken Brockett witnessed it...
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WILLIAM HICKS
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
PERKINS -- Funeral for William E. "Willie" Hicks of Perkins will be held at 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Rick Crump will officiate. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery. Hicks, 90, died Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at Advance Nursing Care Center in Advance...
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WILLIE GREENLEE
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
ORAN -- Willie Mae Greenlee, 97, of Cedar Hill died Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at Dutchtown Care Center in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 16, 1901, at Oran, daughter of George Washington and Virginia Desmuke Hilton. She and Carles Greenlee were married Dec. 22, 1917, at Benton. He died March 28, 1976...
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CHARLES LUX
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
CHAFFEE -- Charles L. Lux, 62, of Plantation, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1936, at Chaffee, son of Fred and Coletta Compas Lux. Lux was a retired driver with B&L Enterprises in Plantation. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church at Chaffee...
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WILLIAM MASTERS
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
Funeral for William David Masters of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David W. Hintz will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 8 a.m. until service time...
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DORTHENE MCCLAIN
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorthene McClain, 78, of Anna died Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1920, at Herrin, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Iva Marie Harris Jones. She married Lyman A. McClain, who died Jan. 7, 1991. McClain retired as an insurance administrator with Brushy Creek Mines. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Herrin, Senior Adult Care in Anna, Dorcas Lodge 61 at Herrin, and past worthy high priestess of Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem...
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LAWRENCE CARNELL SR.
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
DIEHLSTADT -- Lawrence Lee Carnell Sr., 39, of Diehlstadt died Tuesday, June 22, 1999, near Effingham, Ill. He was born Aug. 10, 1959, at Diehlstadt, son of George and Shirley Merrick Carnell. He and Jackie Lynn Donaldson were married in 1983. A lifelong resident of Diehlstadt, Carnell was a driver with Lange Trucking Co. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church...
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LOUISE MCCOY
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Louise McCoy of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. Dr. Jim Davis will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from noon until service time. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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LOUIE DOUBLIN
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Funeral for Louie D. Doublin of Sesser will be held at 11 a.m. today at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Jim Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery at Wickliffe, Ky. There is no visitation. Doublin, 54, died Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at Franklin Hospital in Benton...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/24/99)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson of Hendersonville, Tenn., 7:20 p.m. Monday, April 26, 1999. Name, Matthew Cole. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Jackson is the former Susanne Ewbank, daughter of Wayne and Linda Ewbank of Cape Girardeau. She is senior director of compensation and benefits with Dollar General Corp. Jackson is the son of Victor Jackson and Dalcy Jackson of Evansville, Ind. He is a teacher/coach at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn...
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LESLEY COLLINS
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Lesley R. Collins, 61, of Marshall County, Ky., died Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at Marshall County Hospital in Benton, Ky. He was formerly of Karnak. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak is in charge of arrangements.
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GOLDIE CAIN
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Goldie Cain, 91, of South Elgin, formerly of Tamms, died Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at the home of a son in Elgin. She was born Dec. 7, 1907, in Mt. Vernon, daughter of James W. and Evalena Smith Butler. She married Jerry M. Cain, who died in 1947...
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VERA ASHMORE
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
DIEHLSTADT -- Vera Mae Ashmore, 85, formerly of Diehlstadt, died Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner. She was born May 16, 1914, in Arkansas, daughter of Thomas S. and Alice Johnston Arnold. She and Loy R. Ashmore were married Feb. 7, 1932...
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DIXIE LEE LIENEKE
(Obituary ~ 06/24/99)
Dixie Lee Lieneke, age 60, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 19, 1938 in Chaffee, Missouri, the daughter of Ted and Delores K. Miller Handley. She and Clarence "Fred" Lieneke were married May 10, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Lieneke survives...
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