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THEBES, CAIRO IN LINE FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDS
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
THEBES, Ill. -- Southern Illinois will enjoy a $4 million windfall of government grants and loans to update aging water systems, repair dilapidated buildings and launch new businesses. Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Illinois lawmakers and others will travel to Thebes and Cairo, Ill., on Thursday to make the formal announcements...
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LOCAL YOUTH HEADED TO POKEMON CONTEST
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
Some boys collect baseball cards as a hobby, trading them back and forth with their friends and neighbors. Cole Bradley, 11, of Cape Girardeau collects cards too, but not of baseball players. His hobby -- collecting Pokemon cards -- has led him to national competition where he will do battle with fellow Pokemon lovers throughout the United States and Canada...
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TRAFFIC TRIALS: DRIVERS CONFRONT ROUNDABOUT, NEW FOUR-WAY STOP
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
Mayor Al Spradling III doesn't want the Cape Girardeau City Council to go round and round over the city's first and only roundabout, but he figures a few changes are in order at the controversial intersection. Spradling, who would like to see more roundabouts built in the city, said he and the rest of the council are looking at ways to improve the circular intersection at Gordonville and Silver Springs roads. The roundabout is designed to slow traffic without stopping it...
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CITY DEFENDS FOUR-WAY AT MOUNT AUBURN, HOPPER
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
Motorists who regularly race along busy Mount Auburn Road may grumble at the new stop signs that have them braking at the new Hopper Road intersection, but city officials insist it's a matter of safety. Mayor Al Spradling III said it's the best solution, short of installing another roundabout...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: AN ORANGE TAN IS BETTER THAN NO TAN AT ALL
(Column ~ 05/30/01)
Is everybody else noticing these beautiful women with gorgeous tans all over Cape Girardeau? I'm skeptical. Tans don't come easy here in the Midwest unless you're a construction worker or homeless. Otherwise, catching rays for a few hours on the weekends doesn't get you that deep, dark, savage tan...
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MAN ADMITS ROLE IN CROSS BURNING
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
The first Southeast Missouri man to be arrested for cross burning in at least 20 years pleaded guilty in Cape Gir-ardeau's federal court Tuesday. Justin Scapino, 23, pleaded guilty to racial intimidation in connection with the Nov. 3 incident in Sikeston, Mo...
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ART COUNCIL SEEKING NOMINATIONS
(Local News ~ 05/30/01)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is seeking nominations for its annual Otto F. Dingeldein Award for achievement and excellence in the arts. To nominate a candidate, you must write a letter to the Arts Council board of directors describing the candidate's activities and impact on community enrichment. Persons or groups previously nominated can be nominated again since only one award is given per year. There is no age or geographic restrictions on nominations...
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ST. VINCENT RESUMES 1A QUEST TODAY
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/01)
It was a tough district and a tough sectional. But after a fairly easy quarterfinal, Derek Kutz will take the mound today as St. Vincent finds itself in the Class 1A state semifinals. It's deja' vu all over again. In an almost exact repeat of last year's amazing state title run, the St. Vincent Indians stand where they were a year ago. The only difference is that they're not the Cinderella team this time. They've traded their glass slippers for a big, red bull's-eye...
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SPORTS DIGEST: TALLEY, WOLDTVEDT CARD HOLES-IN-ONE
(High School Sports ~ 05/30/01)
Shirley Talley and Laura Woldtvedt both recorded a hole-in-one over the holiday weekend on No. 2 at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Talley aced the 130-yard par 3 with a driver. Talley's husband, Bob, witnessed the shot. Woldvedt performed the feat with a 3-wood. Woldvedt's husband, Guender, also witnessed her shot, as did Sarah and Jim Cochrane...
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MARVIN MILLER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
DITTMER, Mo. -- Marvin C. Miller, 82, of Dittmer died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at St. Clair Nursing Center in St. Clair, Mo. He was born Sept. 20, 1918, at Sikeston, Mo., son of William A. and Addie Couch Miller. He and Earmon Murphy were married Feb. 20, 1946, in St. Louis...
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WILLIAM KELLY
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- William Kelly, 88, of Anna died Monday, May 28, 2001, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill. He was born Jan. 15, 1913, in Cook County, Ill., son of William and Margaret Gault Kelly. Survivors include a niece, Caryl Schweiger of Palos Heights, Ill...
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MABEL HUTSON
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- Mabel E. Hutson, 82, of Apache Junction, Ariz., died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Apache Junction Health Center. She was born Nov. 1, 1918, at Millersville, daughter of Jesse and Desdie Stroder Sander. She and Cecil Sinko were married in 1936. She and Gus Hutson were married in 1966. He died in 1988...
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COY SUMMERS
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Coy May "Connie" Summers, 67, of Morehouse died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Oct. 7, 1933, in Lamar, Ark., daughter of Sam and Lois Sparks Standridge. She and Jimmie Lee Summers were married Dec. 23, 1953, in Holly Springs, Miss...
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EDITH PAYNE
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Edith Payne, 77, of Ozark, Ala., and formerly of Ullin, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at the Dale Medical Center in Ozark. She was born March 1, 1924, daughter of Ollie and Mary Young Wood. She married the Rev. John F. Payne. She was a member of the Ozark Baptist Church and served for many years with her husband in pastoral ministry. ...
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JOHNNIE BYFORD
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Johnnie Lee Byford, 69, of Bertrand died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1932, in Mississippi County, son of George L. and Christeen White Byford. He and Ruth Brumley were married Nov. 13, 1954. Byford retired in 1993 as a night watchman with Brown Shoe Co. in Charleston, Mo. He then worked as a veterinarian assistant for Dr. Sam Hunter. He was a member of Charleston Church of Christ...
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VIRGINIA LINDSAY
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- Virginia Faye Griffin Lindsay, 69, of Matthews died Monday, May 28, 2001, at her home, following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1931, in Luxora, Ark., daughter of John Wesley and Eddis M. Jowers Smith. She and Clyde D. Griffin were married March 31, 1949. He died March 26, 1981. She and William J. Lindsay were married Aug. 15, 1984...
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ED KOHLFELD
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
Ed Kohlfeld of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Funeral Chapel.
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BERNARD BARKER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Bernard Barker of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Msgr. Tom Miller will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in What Cheer, Iowa. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of service...
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BARBARA WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Graveside service for Barbara Ellen Williams of Poplar Bluff was held Monday at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Butler County, Mo. Cotrell Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements. Williams, 70, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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KENNETH WALLACE
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
GILLESPIE, Ill. -- Kenneth Wallace, 46, of Gillespie died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at Zalma, Mo. He was born March 7, 1955, in Wood River, Ill., son of Loran and Altie Mae Peters Wallace. Survivors include his father of Chaffee, Mo.; four brothers, Ray Wallace of Carlinville, Ill., Harvey Wallace of Portland, Ore., Darrell Wallace of Campbell, Mo., Bobbie Wallace of Zalma; four sisters, Linda Geisler of Carlinville, Thelma Heyem of Medora, Ill., Marsha McGrady of Swoyersville, Ill., and Bonnie Zirkelbach of Benld, Ill.. ...
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MARY CLAYTON
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mary Ann Clayton, 52, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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JIMMY WALKER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Jimmy Eugene Walker, 55, of Bloomfield died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Mo. He was born Aug. 25, 1945, at Campbell, Mo., son of James and Lorene Clark Walker. He and Sharon McCulley were married July 2, 1971...
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LOUISE BULLINGER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
Louise Todt Bullinger of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 28, 2001, in Austin, Texas. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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MICHAEL SOUSLEY
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Michael Lee Sousley, 44, of Jackson died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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PANSY CONNORS
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
Pansy Limbaugh Connors, 81, died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at United States Soldiers Airmen Home in Washington, D.C. She was born Dec. 29, 1919, and lived in Cape Girardeau, where she graduated from College High School in 1938. Ms. Connors enlisted in the Women's Army Corps April 26, 1945. After a short term as a medical technician, she was a company clerk. She was discharged Oct. 25, 1946, with the rank of corporal...
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CAROLINE FINGER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Carolina Wilhelmina Finger, 91, formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, in Lakota, N.D. She was born Aug. 31, 1909, at Hildabrendt, Mo., daughter of Edward Heinrich and Maria Karoline Friedericka Bangert Grosse. She and Hugo Finger were married Dec. 24, 1938. He died May 16, 1961...
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ELIZABETH KUEHNERT
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
Elizabeth T. Kuehnert passed away May 12, 2001, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, N.Y., after a short illness. Mrs. Kuehnert and her husband Arlen had lived in Delmar, N.Y., the last 30 years. Mrs. Kuehnert had various administrative roles in both the hospital and banking fields in the Boston area, prior to moving to Delmar...
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JESSE FISHER
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Jesse Fisher, 91, of Ullin died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Ullin is in charge of arrangements.
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DOROTHY LYNN
(Obituary ~ 05/30/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Dorothy Lynn of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Dave Soucie will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today. Lynn, 75, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/30/01)
I'M UPSET with Sen. James Jeffords who switched parties. What good does it do to elect a senator if he is able to switch parties anytime he wants? I think a law needs to be made regarding this. SHOULD A politician be allowed to change parties during a term? My answer is no. They were elected to a party, so they should have to serve that party until their term is up...
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BETTIE KNOLL LEAVES LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE
(Editorial ~ 05/30/01)
Cape Girardeau County is losing a treasure as Bettie Knoll, a well-known victims advocate retires. Knoll, 68, embodies the term "public servant." She started working in 1983 for free -- first as a concerned housewife who wanted a neighborhood watch program, then as a volunteer victims advocate mailing letters to crime victims explaining their rights...
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MISSOURI TEACHERS GET BOOST IN PENSION PLAN
(Editorial ~ 05/30/01)
Two national teachers unions announced the results of their own recent salary surveys showing that pay increases for teachers nationwide have been modest. This was certainly no surprise An American Federation of Teachers survey showed the average salary for 1999-2000 was $41,820, up 3.2 percent from the previous year but short of the 3.4 percent rise in inflation. ...
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LETTERS: SOAP BOX DERBY GENERATES PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/01)
To the editor: On behalf of the Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau, I want to thank the Southeast Missourian for its excellent coverage of the club's Soap Box Derby. The visibility created by newspaper coverage was valuable in promoting this exciting event. The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau is proud to be a sponsor of the Soap Box Derby, and we are gratified by the outpouring of community support...
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LETTERS: ROLLING BLACKOUT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY RESOURCES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/30/01)
To the editor: From 7 to 10 p.m. on June 21 people across the nation, perhaps the world, will be participating in a voluntary "Blackout for the Environment." I encourage Cape Girardeau residents to participate and show our government, oil companies and corporations that resource conservation and education and alternative-fuel efforts are important...
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A HARTE APPETITE: TRUE CONFESSIONS: EVEN THE BEST COOK CAN USE A CAKE MIX WITHOUT SHAME
(Column ~ 05/30/01)
I have a confession to make. For years I have been making a chocolate cake that everybody raves over. Once I took it to a committee meeting and one of the committee members said it was absolutely the best chocolate cake he had ever tasted. Another time I took it to a party and people actually fought over the last slice. ...
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RECIPE SWAP: A COOL, REFRESHING TREAT AND RECIPES FOR EGG FOO YUNG
(Column ~ 05/30/01)
I hope each of you had a meaningful Memorial Day holiday weekend. As I paused to reflect on the meaning of the holiday, it felt good to recall fond memories of grandparents, family and friends. For many this weekend includes family picnics and time spent together. ...
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