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BUSCH MOBILE BEER SCHOOL TO PRESENT CLASSES AT FAIR
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
Thousands of Americans brew their own beer at home.Home brew became legal in most states in 1979 when federal law made it legal to brew up to 200 gallons at home for home consumption.However, a dozen or so states still prohibit home brewing.Home brewing has become a $200 million industry, and the American Home Brewers' Association (AHBA) has more than 22,000 members.Missouri is one of the legal states, and in some homes, you'll find a basement filled with buckets, glass jugs, hoses, beer bottles and malty fumes. ...
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PRANK RAISES RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONS (FIRST OF THREE PARTS)
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
On the night of March 19, a group of sophomore boys at Jackson High School played a joke on one of their friends. A boy was kidnapped, bound, gagged, roughed up and, with his head covered, terrorized with the roar of a chain saw. He was tied to a cross. While hanging on the cross, he says he was told by his abductors that they were going to burn him and urinate on him...
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JACKSON YOUTH TRUMATIZED BY BIZARRE ANTICS IN WHICH SCHOOL FRIENDS TIED HIM TO A CROSS
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
COPYRIGHT 1999 SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN JACKSON -- The sophomore at Jackson High School was home watching TV one Friday night in March when a call came inviting him to join some friends for a party. His mother, Bobbie Venable, questioned whether he should go, especially because she knew he didn't much like the boy who called...
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KELLY VOTERS SEEK TO CUT SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
BENTON -- Voters in the Kelly School District want their school board to consider a smaller construction project to relieve crowding in the growing district. That was the preferred choice selected on a questionnaire sent to patrons last month. Superintendent Don Abner presented the results of the questionnaire during a school board meeting Thursday...
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CHARLESTON USES RADAR TRAILER TO CURB SPEEDERS
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
CHARLESTON -- Police Chief Richard Couch is battling speeding in his town by trying to write as few tickets as possible. He has brought in a heavyweight law enforcer from the Missouri Highway Patrol, but in two weeks, he probably will have to give it back...
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NEW JUVENILE CENTER UNVEILED IN NEW MADRID
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
NEW MADRID -- Even before the ribbon was cut to open the New Madrid Bend Youth Center, officials were able to present a success story. Rodrickus, one of the first young men to reside at the new Missouri Division of Youth Services residential treatment facility in New Madrid, was back for a visit. He told the crowd gathered for Thursday's open house what his life was like before his stay at the 20-bed residential care center...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER TYPES MOURN CHILD'S STRIDES TOWARD BIGBOYDOM
(Column ~ 09/11/99)
After having selected a day care for my son, I now realize I was looking for what I had received as a child. When I selected a day care program for Jerry, I counted on my instincts to lead me in the right direction. I wanted my beautiful, then-7-week old son to be kept in a small, Christian atmosphere that was bright, cheerful and clean. ...
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LOW WELL-WATER PROBLEMS PLAGUE DEXTER FARMERS
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
DEXTER -- As if the low prices weren't bad enough, some local farmers are having problems with the water levels in their wells. David Hueckel of Dexter Ag Service said he has gone out on a few calls this summer with water tables dropping. Hueckel had one situation where a farmer thought he had broken a shaft on the pump...
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DAYS OF CARING BRINGS VOLUNTEERS OUT TO HELP
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
Eighth grader Laci Poole's arms weren't long enough to reach some high spots on the wall with her paint roller, so she tried jumping up and down to get the streaks of paint higher. Most likely this isn't the technique a professional painter would have chosen. But what Poole and her classmates from Trinity Lutheran School lacked in experience, they made up for with enthusiasm as they tackled the job of sprucing up the offices of Lutheran Family and Children's Services...
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DED DIRECTOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT REGION
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
Good things are going in Cape Girardeau County and Southeast Missouri, the director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development told a group at the First Friday Coffee Friday. Good things also are going on in Missouri." Director Joseph L. Driskill, who he grew up in the Doniphan area, likes to talk about economics in the state these days...
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UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS WANT MORE USE OUT OF HOUCK STADIUM
(Local News ~ 09/11/99)
Houck Stadium could become more than just a football field. It may become the permanent home of Southeast Missouri State University's women's soccer team if the school replaces the stadium's natural grass with synthetic grass. School officials are exploring that option...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/11/99)
THIS IS in response to the Speak Out caller who said abortion and birth control are related. I find it odd that someone would think that. Birth control is preventing a life before it happens. Abortion is killing a life after that life has already formed. ...
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LIMBAUGH COMMENTARY: IT'S TIME FOR GEORGE W. BUSH TO SHOW HIS LEADERSHIP -- PLEASE
(Column ~ 09/11/99)
Congress is getting ready to screw up again. Maybe George W. Bush can use his influence to save it from itself. As Congress has just returned from its summer recess, pundits are trying to predict whether the current bottleneck in its agenda will lead to another government shutdown...
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AT SEMO DISTRICT FAIR, THERE'S PLENTY TO DO
(Editorial ~ 09/11/99)
There's nothing quite like the SEMO District Fair. It's the premiere event in Southeast Missouri, drawing more than 100,000 fans each year. Perhaps the secret to the fair's perennial success is the fact it offers something for everyone. Do you like big-name entertainment? Country superstars Waylon Jennings, Billy Ray Cyrus and Terri Clark will entertainment fairgoers this year...
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SPECIAL POSTAL CANCELLATION FOR BUTLER COUNTY MILESTONE
(Editorial ~ 09/11/99)
The Poplar Bluff Museum will take a step back in time this weekend to mark Butler County's sesquicentennial. Those who stop by today or tomorrow will be able to get their cards, envelopes and even the back of old photographs stamped with a postal cancellation depicting the county's 150 years...
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LETTERS: SCHOOL EVENTS SCHEDULED ON THE SAME NIGHT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/99)
To the editor: The administration at Jackson High School has scheduled back-to-school night on Tuesday. The Jackson School Board meetings are always the second Tuesday of each month. In September this happens to be this Tuesday. Why wouldn't these meetings be scheduled to accommodate citizens who would want to attend both events?...
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LETTERS: ANTICIPATING THE EVENTS OF THE NEXT CENTURY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/11/99)
To the editor: I sometimes wonder if people in centuries back felt the same anxiety and joy upon entering a new century that is being felt today. Each new century brings many changes. The year 2000 will also. In all probability, the electric car will again appear. ...
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INDIANS RUN INTO TALENTED ILLINOIS STATE SQUAD TODAY
(College Sports ~ 09/11/99)
Despite what happened last week -- and despite the marked differences in the state of the programs -- Illinois State football coach Todd Berry claims his Redbirds will have no problem taking Southeast Missouri State University seriously tonight. ISU, 1-0 and ranked fifth nationally in NCAA Division I-AA, will play host to Southeast, 0-1 and coming off a 43-25 pounding at the hands of Southern Illinois, in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Ill...
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JACKSON FENDS OFF ITS SECOND PACK OF 'DOGS
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/99)
JACKSON -- A football fan would probably have to search a long time to find a more exciting game than what took place Friday night at Jackson High School Stadium. In a thrill-a-minute contest that was about as even as the final score indicates, Jackson scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with just over seven minutes left to upend St. Louis Sumner 31-30 in front of a big crowd home crowd...
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EAGLES FLATTEN TIGERS 34-7
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/99)
Cape Central came out looking about as sharp as a pancake Friday night. A tasteless, half-baked pancake. And, after the Tigers succumbed to the Class 3A New Madrid County Central Eagles 34-7, Cape Central coach Lawrence Brookins was the first to admit to his team's lackluster play...
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OTAHK SPIKERS CLAIM 1ST WIN
(College Sports ~ 09/11/99)
COLUMBIA -- Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team, playing its fifth match of the season, found its first victory Friday in the Missouri Tiger Invitational. Southeast encountered little resistance from East Carolina with a 15-1, 15-6, 15-3 victory in its opener of the four-team, round-robin tournament...
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JHS VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES UNBEATEN WAYS IN CLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/99)
Jackson, coming off defending its SEMO Conference Tournament championship earlier this week, remained undefeated Friday by going 4-0 in pool play of the 12th annual SEMO Classic. Jackson improved to 9-0 on the season with its four wins in Pool A. Also emerging undefeated from Friday's pool play were Farmington (Pool B), Rosati Kain (Pool C), St. Vincent and Woodland (Pool D) and Perryville and defending champion Bernie (Poole E). Bell City and Park Hills both stand 3-1 in Pool F...
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DAN WESSELL
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
JACKSON -- Dan R. Wessell, 48, of Jackson died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 28, 1951, at Gordonville, son of George Martin and Norma Jean Stroder Wessell. He and Maureen C. Bradford were married June 1, 1973, at Jackson...
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LILLIAN MORDUFF
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
PERKINS -- Funeral for Lillian A. "Skipper" Morduff of Battle Creek, Mich., was held Wednesday at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home in Battle Creek. Burial was in Newbre Cemetery. Morduff died Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999, at Calhoun County Medical Care Facility in Battle Creek...
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CHARLES STEVENS
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
PERKINS -- Charles Stevens, 86, of Ferguson died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at St. Sophia Healthcare Center in Florissant. He was born Oct. 15, 1912, in Plymouth, Mich., son of Oliver Charles and Elizabeth Fisher Stevens. He and Ludie Ruby Thomas were married Sept. 7, 1941, at Maplewood. She preceded him in death...
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RUTH MAXWELL
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
Ruth Maxwell, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born May 30, 1908, at Jackson, daughter of Jesse H. and Mary Ellen Taylor Hale. She and Clyde Maxwell were married Nov. 16, 1941. He died Feb. 7, 1985...
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GERTIE BLANFORD
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
PATTON -- Gertie Louise Blanford, 94, of Patton died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her home. She was born March 1, 1905, in Burlington, Vt., daughter of Norman Louis and Mary Louise Francis Wescott. She and George Blanford were married in January 1921...
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CHARLES GWALTNEY SR.
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
SIKESTON -- Charles F. Gwaltney Sr., 88, of Union City, Ga., died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at Christian City Convalescent Center in Union City. He was born Nov. 29, 1910, in Sikeston, son of Joseph Monroe and Emma Cordelia Arnold Gwaltney. He and Mary Belle Jacobs were married June 8, 1934, in Sikeston. She died Feb. 8, 1994...
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LINDA FREY
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Linda Jo Frey, 55, of Scott City died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 4, 1944, in San Angelo, Texas, daughter of Henry John and Lillian Ann Enderle Peetz. She and Charles S. Frey were married May 21, 1966...
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ELIZABETH DESOTO
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Elizabeth Ann Hager DeSoto, 42, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. She was formerly of Scott City. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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GEORGE GARDNER
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- George R. Gardner, 69, of rural Cairo died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at Daystar Care Center. He was born Nov. 20, 1929, at Point Pleasant, W.Va., son of Carl Andrew and Winifred Rodgers Gardner. Gardner was a retired marine surveyor. Survivors include a son, Randy Gardner of Mounds; two daughters, Angie Lincicome of Pinellas Park, Fla., Cathy Beane of Vienna, W.Va.; a sister, Osie Juniper of Point Pleasant; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/11/99)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Darren L. Pannier of Sedalia, Bothwell Regional Hospital, 5:31 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, 1999. Name, Brice Schroeder. Weight, 7 pounds 2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Pannier is the former Sara Jane Schroeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schroeder of Marshall. She is a middle school science teacher in Sedalia. Pannier is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pannier of Cape Girardeau. He is a teacher and coach at State Fair Community College in Sedalia...
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JON K. ENGELHARDT
(Obituary ~ 09/11/99)
Jon K. Engelhardt died suddenly at age 42., Mon., Aug. 30, 1999. Beloved husband of Carol Engelhardt (nee Wedde), devoted father of Mallory Mae Engelhardt; dear son of Gene (who was an administrator at Lutesville, Patton, and the College High School) and Delba Engelhardt (nee Hartle, formerly of Patton); dear brother of Mark (Lee Ann Bridges), Elaine Kimker, and Diane (Matt) Heinicke; dear son-in-law of Roy and Mildred Wedde; dear brother-in-law of Barbara (Mike) Lock, David (Sheri) Wedde and Karen (Robert) Joseph; grandson of the late Arthur and Mae Hartle of Patton; our dear uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. ...
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