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LETTERS: FAMILY NEEDS SUPPORT FROM JACKSON
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/17/99)
To the editor: I've never written before, but I'm so upset that I can't remain quiet about the young man in Jackson who was kidnapped and abused by "friends." I worked with youths of all aged when I taught school for 36 years, and one thing that I taught hard was concern and consideration for others. ...
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LETTERS: DON'T GET ANGRY; GET PROACTIVE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/17/99)
To the editor: I am writing in regard to the recent articles about the kidnapping and torture of a youth in Jackson. After the school board meeting, I feel it is necessary to get back on focus. This event happened last March but is just now being publicized in detail. ...
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PRANK GIVES US ALL CAUSE TO REFLECT
(Editorial ~ 09/17/99)
A teen-age prank turns to tragedy. Months later, parents of the victim wave goodbye to their son who has chosen to live with a relative in another part of the state rather than face further humiliation among his peers at Jackson High School. This is a terrible time for the boy, his father and mother and his brother...
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PROSTATE CANCERE AWARENESS WEEK: NEW TREATMENT AVAILABLE LOCALLY TO EASE PROSTATE PROBLEMS
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
A procedure newly available locally is helping relieve men of symptoms associated with enlarged prostate without surgery or drugs. "The first two patients to undergo the treatment are both quite happy," said Dr. Paul D. Thompson, a urologist with Cape Girardeau Urology Associates. "They felt quite excited that they could get off medication and avoid an operative procedure."...
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PROSTATE CANCERE AWARENESS WEEK: EARLY DETECTION KEY
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
Some men are afraid of what they might learn. Some are embarrassed. Some feel uncomfortable because they don't know what to expect. But whatever a man's reason for not having a prostate cancer screening, he should be more concerned with what might happen should he not get one...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: WHO'S BEHIND THE MASK?
(Column ~ 09/17/99)
Almost all of us have either had some type of surgery or have known someone who has had surgery. What would have been done for our friends or us if there were no such thing as surgery? It is practically impossible to imagine modern medicine without surgery or surgeons as many of the most remarkable, life-extending advances in health care have occurred within our lifetime...
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CITY SCHOOLS CHIEF SEEKS TO BOOST MORALE
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
Cape Girardeau's new school superintendent didn't waste any time trying to boost morale and parental involvement in the school system. Dr. Dan Steska, who became superintendent July 1, visited teachers and students in every kindergarten classroom in the district's six elementary schools and took a picture of every child...
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WEATHER COULDN'T BE BETTER FOR THIS WEEK'S SEMO DISTRICT FAIR
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
It has been better than fair at the SEMO District Fair in terms of the weather. Mild days with low humidity and cool nights have made it nice to be outdoors. High pressure over the region has brought in cooler air from the North. "That is contributing to really, really nice weather," said David Blanchard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky...
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JACKSON NATIVE TAKES JOB WITH ST. LOUIS MAYOR
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Chuck Miller rarely stops moving these days. As the new communications director for St. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon, the Jackson native suddenly finds himself part of the unique, hectic and often confusing world of Gateway City politics...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: HERE'S MY PLAN TO GET NEW FLOODWALL MURALS PAINTED FOR FREE
(Column ~ 09/17/99)
It's not every day you can save money and cure cancer at the same time. So I'll just work on the money-saving bit. One of my loyal readers who works up the street dropped by yesterday. He grew up in the Ozarks too. He reminded me I hadn't written anything about outdoor toilets or one-room schools recently...
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MODOT TO HOLD HEARING FOR I-55 BRIDGE PROJECT
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
SCOTT CITY -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a hearing on plans for improving an interchange and replacing a bridge on Interstate 55. The open-house hearing will be held on Oct. 7 from 4-7 p.m. at the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority conference room...
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YOUTH COACHES WIN REHABILITATION AWARENESS AWARDS
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
Helping fulfill a disabled 9-year-old's dream of playing on a "regular" baseball team took patience and understanding from three coaches, but it taught patience and understanding to team members. Steve Green, Bruce Robert and Derrick Smith on Thursday received recognition for their work as coaches of a youth baseball team that allowed a 9-year-old with disabilities to play...
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OLD TORTOISE AMONG CRITTERS AT SEMO FAIR
(Local News ~ 09/17/99)
Ozzie was just a youngster during the U.S. Civil War. The 155-year-old turtle -- make that tortoise -- is on display at the Southeast Missouri District Fair this week. The tortoise, which measures about three to four feet long, is just one of many animals -- and reptiles -- which can be found at the fair this week, in addition to the many farm animals and birds on hand...
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OTAHKIANS TRY TO ADD SECOND TOURNEY TITLE
(College Sports ~ 09/17/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's surging volleyball team will shoot for its second straight tournament championship this weekend. The Otahkians, who have won four straight matches and captured last weekend's Missouri Invitational, will participate today and Saturday in the Kentucky Conference Challenge in Lexington, Ky...
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JACKSON LOOKS FOR 3-0 START AT PERRYVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
In football, there is a place for the razzle-dazzle -- the double reverses, flea flickers, hooks-and-ladders, half-back passes and fumblerooskies. But in the end, football comes down to one thing: kicking you-know-what at the line of scrimmage. Jackson coach Carl Gross knows that and that is why he said the play of his offensive and defensive linemen will be the key tonight when the Indians travel to Perryville. The kickoff is at 7:30...
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TRIMMER TIGERS HUNGRY FOR FIRST WIN, TRAVEL TO PLAY BLYTHEVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
Distractions? What distractions? Despite the recent happenings -- the quitting of six players, including four starters -- coach Lawrence Brookins feels his Cape Central Tigers are a more unified team with 57 members than with 63. "The kids we have with us now are all about wanting to win," Brookins said. "They want to get better and they're showing us that in a number of ways."...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: TORY MEYR
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
Tory Meyr School: Jackson Sport: Football Coach: Carl Gross Week Report: Meyr, a 5-foot-11, 155-pound senior, did a little bit of everything last Friday night in Jackson's thrilling 31-30 win over Sumner. Meyr, a wide receiver on offense, caught five passes for 104 yards, three for touchdowns, and also pulled in the game-winning two-point conversion. Defensively, he came up with an interception...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: ANDREA KOEPER
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
Andrea Koeper Sport: Volleyball School: Jackson Coach: Nancy Ellis Week report: The junior was a force in a 9-1-1 week for the Lady Indians as Jackson won the SEMO Conference Tournament and reached the semifinals of the 30-team SEMO Classic. In 11 matches Koeper had 99 kills and a .360 kill percentage. She also had 27 aces, 32 blocks, only six serving errors in 104 attempts and 115 digs...
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RED DEVILS LOOK TO BUZZ MOHAWKS WHEN PIGGOTT MAKES ITS FIRST VISIT
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
Chaffee isn't Hades, but it is the home of the Devils. And while the Red Devils don't play on a field of flames, coach Allan Horrell and his players will be fired up when the Piggott, Ark. Mohawks visit tonight. "We're still undefeated at home and it's our game plan to stay that way," Horrell said. "The biggest thing now is to stay up. We went down to Gosnell (Ark.) and hung on as long as we could."...
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JACKSON VOLLEYBALL OUTLASTS WOODLAND FOR THREE-SET VICTORY
(High School Sports ~ 09/17/99)
JACKSON -- The Jackson High volleyball team recovered from a 14-0 Woodland run in the second game of Thursday night's match to defeat the Lady Cardinals in three sets 16-14, 10-15, 15-10. Jackson (13-1-1) squeaked out the first game and quickly jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the second game. Woodland then rebelled against Jackson's sweep plans with 14 straight points to force the deciding game...
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JAY WARD
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Jay W. Ward of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Kelley Grubbs will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Ward, 75, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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ELVIN BLUMENBERG
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
Funeral for Elvin William Blumenberg of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Revs. Gary Brothers and Jerry Willer will officiate. Burial will be in Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery at Gordonville...
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STELLA DILLOW
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Stella Dillow, 84, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999, at the home of a daughter in Jonesboro. She was born June 21, 1915, at Wolf Lake, daughter of Alfred and Mary Ann Stone Doughty. She and Bruno J. Dillow were married June 29, 1934, at Jonesboro...
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MYRTLE JEFFRIES
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Myrtle R. Jeffries, 96, of Cairo died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, at Daystar Care Center. She was born May 16, 1903, in Logan County, Ky., daughter of John and Maggie Ray. She married Albert Jeffries, who died in 1964. Jeffries was a member of Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church...
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JULIA PATTERSON
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
Julia Josephine Patterson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born in Verviers, Belgium, daughter of Jules and Augustine Bollinne Peters. She and Amos L. Patterson were married Oct. 23, 1945, in Verviers...
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MELVIN HART
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
JACKSON -- Melvin Ray Hart, 68, of Jackson died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Perryville, son of Raymond and Bertha Hart. Hart had been a machinist. There is no visitation or service...
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BETTY NORTHCOTT
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
SIKESTON -- Betty L. Northcott, 66, of Sikeston died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Corning, Ark., daughter of Harry and Mary Adeline Allen Grant. She and Ira Dean Northcott were married July 30, 1955. He died March 30, 1980...
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EMILY BURTON
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
Emily Cleo Burton, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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SHAWN REECE
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
BERNIE -- Shawn Keith Reece, 27, of Waverly died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999, at Malta Bend. He was born Dec. 7, 1971, in Salida, Colo., son of James L. and Helen Viola Orick Reece. He and Joleen Marie Champion were married Aug. 20, 1994, at Powe. Reece was employed at the Continental Deli in Concordia. He was a member of Fairview General Baptist Church at Doniphan...
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LOUIS L. SCHMITT
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
CHAFFEE -- Louis L. Schmitt, 53, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/17/99)
Daughter to Dallas Edward and Katina Lynn Dover II of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:54 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999. Name, KaCee Jewell. Weight, 8 pounds 2 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Mrs. Dover is the former Katina Stoops, daughter of Karen Stoops and Bradley Stoops of Scott City. Dover is the son of Audrey Houston of Fruitland, and the late Dallas E. Dover of Scott City. He is a relief mate with Alter Barge Line...
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GAYLE KAISER
(Obituary ~ 09/17/99)
SIKESTON -- Gayle M. Kaiser, 58, of Flint, Mich., died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, at Genesy's Health Park in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. She was born June 16, 1941, in Flint, daughter of Carlton and Margaret Craw Findley. She and George Kaiser were married June 24, 1960, in New Jersey...
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