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NO IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC RELIEF FOR NEW CHURCH
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
If opponents to the proposed church on Old Hopper Road see the extension of Vantage Drive as a remedy for future traffic headaches, they might want to stock up on aspirin. "I don't care what they say, that road won't be built for years," said Dorothy DiGirolamo, who lives nearby at 1002 Camino Court. "The traffic that church will cause, I'll be dealing with it for 10 years."...
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METH LAB CLEANUP FUNDS ENDANGERED
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
A new provision attached to a federal grant program threatens to hamstring methamphetamine lab investigations and put drug task forces out of business, says a director of the local program. Next year, as a condition for accepting funds from the Edward Byrne memorial grant, the U.S. Justice Department will require law enforcement agencies to employ outside contractors to remove all chemicals and equipment seized from meth labs...
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LIVING A BROADWAY DREAM: CAPE GIRARDEAU'S ROGER SEYER LANDS ROLL ON NEW YORK STAGE
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
When Roger Seyer was 2, he used to annoy his older siblings by singing commercial jingles and dancing around the living room. Musicals, especially old ones such as "Singing in the Rain," also fascinated him at an early age. But he wasn't truly bitten by the acting bug until he was in eighth grade, when he tried out for a role in the Notre Dame High School production of "Mame." He wanted to play Mame's nephew but was cast in an ensemble role because he was too big for the part of a young boy...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: TOMATO GIVERS, HEDGE DWELLERS, PINBALL DRIVERS, VOICE MAILERS
(Column ~ 08/03/01)
This has been a busy week in the River City of Roses. But I can't let it pass without a few observations: Observation No. 1: If you want to know how generous tomato growers in these parts are, just consider the facts. Many of them gave me bag after bag of wonderfully ripe fruit -- and never once chided me for all the pouting and whining in last week's column...
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BURKART FOAM INC. TO CLOSE CAIRO PLANT
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The closing of Burkart Foam Inc. was no big surprise to city officials. "They've had a skeleton crew there for awhile," Cairo Mayor James Wilson said. "We expected them to close about any time." Burkart company officials, who were not available Thursday, issued a 60-day closing statement Wednesday. The plant will close Oct. 1...
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FUND-RAISING DIRECTOR HIRED
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
Southeast Missouri State University has a new fund-raising director. The board of regents on Wednesday hired Alan Zacharias, 39, as vice president for university advancement and executive director of the school's fund-raising foundation. Zacharias, who will be paid a salary of $115,000, will begin his duties on Sept. ...
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SNOOPS SEEK HARMONY IN RIVER CITY MUSICAL
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
"Murder by Death" meets "Oklahoma!" in the River City Players production "The Butler Did It, Singing," opening tonight at the River City Yacht Club. A witty and rambunctious put-on of the mystery genre, the tongue-in-cheek musical is populated by very thinly veiled twins of famous mystery writers and characters who from time to time need to express themselves through song and dance...
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MODOT GRANTS $32,000 TO TRANSIT BOARD
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Fueled by a $32,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation, the Cape Girardeau County Transit Authority hopes to merge with a van service run by Jackson-based Cape County Transit Inc. If the merger talks collapse, the authority will use the money to set up its own office, said Doug Richards, who chairs the five-member authority appointed a year ago by the Cape Girardeau County Commission...
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SAVING FOR COLLEGE SESSION MONDAY
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
A workshop on saving money for college will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Dempster Hall Room 124 at Southeast Missouri State University. The free workshop will be presented by Henry and Associates, a financial planning firm from Jackson, Mo. The National Association of College Funding is sponsoring the workshop...
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CAPE MAN NAMED TO STATE CONSERVATION PANEL
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After serving in state government under three governors dating back to the 1960s, Stephen Bradford is back in an official role under a fourth chief executive. Gov. Bob Holden on Tuesday named Bradford to the Missouri Conservation Commission, the independent governing body of the Department of Conservation...
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CHAFFEE BATS FIND THE ZONE IN 10-5 WIN OVER FESTUS
(High School Sports ~ 08/03/01)
SENATH, Mo. -- Sometimes the best things come to those who don't wait. Todd Friend hit a first-pitch grand slam in Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy's seven-run sixth inning as Chaffee claimed a 10-5 first-round victory over highly touted Festus in the American Legion Zone Tournament Thursday night...
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CAPAHAS TO MAKE PITCH FOR NBC TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 08/03/01)
If pitching is indeed the biggest key to a successful baseball team -- as many people believe -- then the Craftsman Union Capahas should be well armed for a strong showing at the National Baseball Congress World Series. The Capahas left for Wichita, Kan., this morning in anticipation of their first-round game Saturday in the 67th edition of the prestigious 48-team tournament that features only wood bats. The Capahas will face a Mexican team -- Piedras Negras -- at 10 p.m...
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ON AUTO RACING: JAMES IS ON TRACK FOR BUSY WEEKEND
(High School Sports ~ 08/03/01)
Terry James knows how to win, but this weekend could present a whole new challenge. James will step onto a softball field for a pair of state tournament games Saturday, then play again Sunday, all on a field 200 miles away in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. In-between, he'll tackle another field -- a roaring pack of late model division cars and drivers at a local dirt track Saturday night...
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KATHLEEN AKERS
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
Kathleen Akers, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 29, 2001, at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She was born Jan. 13, 1924, at Sesser, Ill., daughter of Arnold and Luella Hagle Rowark. Akers was a secretary at DLH Services Inc., retiring earlier this year. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Chaffee, Mo...
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LUCY HENSON
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
Lucy Jeanetta Henson, a native of Lilbourn, Mo., and former resident of Puxico, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Hospice House in South Bend, Ind. She was 73. She was born Dec. 7, 1927, the daughter of James and Iva McGruder. She married the Rev. Glendon Henson on July 15, 1944. He died Jan. 10, 1995...
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LUCILLE WIBBENMEYER
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lucille E. Wibbenmeyer, 74, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 9, 1927, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Adolph H. and Elizabeth Renaud Zoellner. She and Herman Wibbenmeyer were married Nov. 9, 1946, at Biehle, Mo...
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CHARLES SADLER
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Charles Edward Sadler, 70, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1930, at Bloomfield, son of Carl and Winnie Hudgens Sadler. He and Shelby Black were married Sept. 17, 1954. Sadler was a retired heavy equipment operator and mechanic. He attended Hills General Baptist Church...
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GENEVA HAMLIN
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Geneva Hamlin, 55, of Whitewater, Colo., died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. She was born June 3, 1946, daughter of Ezra B. and Pauline Parker Steger. She and James W. Hamlin were married in April 1967...
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DWIGHT SMITH
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- R. Dwight Smith, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 9, 1910, at Sedgewickville, Mo., son of Rosewell and Tava Statler Smith. He and Golda M. Propst were married July 26, 1930...
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THOMAS LAWRENCE
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
Thomas N. Lawrence, 41, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 17, 1960, in Charleston, Mo., son of J.L. and Betty Parker Lawrence. Lawrence was a 1978 graduate of Charleston High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps...
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BILL TUMBLESON
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
ESSEX, Mo. -- William "Bill" Tumbleson, 67, of Essex died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. He was born Dec. 12, 1933, in Clarksville, Ark., son of Victor and Beulah Jones Tumbleson. He and Eileen Jackson were married July 24, 1970, in Clayton, Mo...
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WILLARD TIDWELL
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- N. Willard Tidwell, 68, of Advance died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 3, 1933, at Brownwood, Mo., son of Leonard and Myrtle Hitt Tidwell. He and Ina Dennison were married Sept. 30, 1950, in Piggott, Ark...
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ALVA CORNELISON
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
BERNIE, Mo. -- Alva Elvis Cornelison, 83, of Bernie died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. He was born Jan. 8, 1918, son of Joseph Verni and Alice Gertrude Lemons Cornelison. He and Novella Jean "Babe" Craft were married in 1959 at Bernie...
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HELEN MINSON
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
Helen E. Minson, 80, of Greenville, Mo., died Monday, July 30, 2001, at Greenville Health Care. She was born April 12, 1921, in Greenville, daughter of Elmer and Virginia Heath Clark. She and Dellus E. Minson were married Dec. 15, 1945. He died March 5, 2000...
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BERTHA LINGLE
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Funeral for Bertha F. Lingle of McClure will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna, Ill. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until time of service...
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HAROLD DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
Harold M. Davis, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, Ill. He was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, son of Burette O. and Flora J. Whittaker Davis. He and Virginia Smith were married May 10, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...
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JACK LIMBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 08/03/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jack O. Limbaugh, 86, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Jan. 30, 1915, in Hoquiam, Wash., son of Lafayette Hull and Mildred Pollich Limbaugh. He and Elizabeth "Betty" Poe were married July 16, 1940. She died April 3, 1985...
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LEVEE DISTRICT FACES FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
(Editorial ~ 08/03/01)
Most residents of Cape Girardeau have no idea what happens to the runoff from torrential rains like the downpours that caused flash flooding a couple of weeks ago. But the same floodwall that keeps a rising Mississippi River out of the downtown area also means storm water is prevented from flowing into the river...
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IT'S HARD TO DECIDE WHICH IS MORE DISTASTEFUL
(Editorial ~ 08/03/01)
For days last month, residents of St. Louis expressed their outrage -- through letters to the editor and radio talk shows -- over an incident in which an alderwoman allegedly urinated in the aldermanic chamber -- behind a curtain of blankets and a tablecloth held by aides -- during a floor debate over a redistricting plan...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/03/01)
I WISH to express my total agreement with Mrs. H.W. Slinkard on her letter to the editor about the vote on a tax increase for the Jackson School District. I suggest that the Jackson administrators realize that this is crunch time and that they learn to curb their lavish spending to meet with the public's approval. ...
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LETTERS: SPECIAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED BY UNITED WAY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/03/01)
To the editor: My purpose for writing is twofold: awareness and appreciation. The Area Wide United Way recently awarded $69,000 in one-time grants to 16 programs providing services in our community to address specific areas of critical needs of those who live and work here. Those areas are transportation, affordable housing, youth substance abuse and assistance to low-income families...
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HOW THE BUTLER DID IT SINGING: MYSTERY WRITERS LEARN TO DANCE AND SING
(Local News ~ 08/03/01)
The Rockettes they aren't, but Joseph Myers, Zach Morgan, Jeff Quigley and Rich Behring have almost mastered the chorus-line kicks that made the dancers at Radio City Music Hall famous. It's all part of the show for "The Butler Did It, Singing," the latest production from the River City Players. The show opens at 6:30 p.m. today with a dinner theater performance at Port Cape...
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