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NORMAN CORNMAN
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
Norman Cornman, 77, of 1540 Dunklin in Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991, at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Fredericktown, the son of Jesse and Retta Phipps Cornman. In March 1946, he married in Louisville, Ky. Opal Riehn, who survives of the home...
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JAMES WALLY MCELROY
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
CHARLESTON -- James Wally McElroy, 91, of Charleston Manor, formerly of Bertrand, died Thursday at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 28, 1900 in St. Joe, Ark. He was employed in landscaping until retiring in 1955. Survivors include five sons, Charles McElroy of Deer Lodge, Mont., Chester McElroy of Stockton, Calif., Vernice McElroy of Ponca City, Okla., Johnny McElroy of Scott City, and Cleo McElroy of Sikeston; five daughters, Mary McElroy of Ponca City, Margaret Privett of Fenton, Sharon Brown of Delta, Shirley James of Sikeston and Sheila Baker of Diehlstadt; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.. ...
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ERNST M. HADLER
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
CROSSTOWN -- Ernst M. Hadler, 85, of Crosstown died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1991, at the Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 10, 1905, at Farrar, the son of Henry and Marie Stelling Hadler. On Jan. 21, 1932, he married Ruth Oster, who preceded him in death Nov. 13, 1986...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/17/91)
Daughter to James Willis Jr. and Georgeatta Jones of Cairo, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:59 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, 1991. Name, Jalise Danae. Weight, 6 pounds 15 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Jones is the daughter of Allen Irons and Verona Irons of Mounds, Ill. Willis is employed by city of Cairo, and is the son of James Willis Sr. and Maima Willis of Cairo...
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DAVID DUKE AND DUBUQUE THREATEN TO CLOSE THE DOOR OF OUR FREE SOCIETY
(Column ~ 11/17/91)
First it's Duke and then it's Dubuque. The people of Louisiana had a choice between a ne'er-do-well crap-shooter and a professional hater with a face lift. One bumper sticker read: "For good government, vote for the crook." To the extent there are perceptions that the national mood is changing for the worse, the incredible Louisiana governor's race contributed to them. ...
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BIG PAT'S ABOUT TO TAKE ON THE PRESIDENT; HOLD YOUR HAT!
(Column ~ 11/17/91)
President George Bush will almost certainly have a conservative opponent in his race for renomination. That likely challenger is Patrick J. Buchanan, the columnist and TV commentator whom George Will once dubbed "the pit bull of the American Right."...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/17/91)
I WOULD JUST LIKE to thank the one who turned in my gray billfold at Jean's Country Kettle at Biehle, Mo., Oct. 21. All the contents were intact and I just want the person to know that I sure did appreciate it. I know God will richly bless them. Thank you...
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SUBSIDIZED TAXI SERVICE REMAINS A SUCCESS STORY
(Editorial ~ 11/17/91)
In times when public treasuries are not overflowing, it becomes all the more common to hear of governmental programs that are not cost effective, that don't serve the proper constituencies, that simply don't work. Our praise today is for a program that does work: Cape Girardeau's subsidized taxi service for senior citizens and the handicapped. City officials did well in matching a real need with a real solution, and the program remains a vital one...
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UNIVERSITY CAMPAIGN 94% OF GOAL
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
The physical plant at Southeast Missouri State University received a $110,000 in-kind gift last month from the recently closed Chrysler Plant Number One near Fenton. With the addition of the Chrysler gift, the Southeast Missouri University Foundation's "New Vision of Excellence" capital campaign has reached the $23.5 million level, which represents 94 percent of the campaign goal of $25 million, said Don Ford, university development director...
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OVER 75 APPLY FOR SINGLE POLICE OPENING
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
One opening for a patrolman at the Cape Girardeau Police Department has drawn more than 75 applicants. Forty-seven of the applicants underwent physical testing Saturday morning at the Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State University. Those applicants who failed to show up are out of the running, said department Sgt. Carl Kinnison...
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OLLIE ISABELLE ATKINSON
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Ollie Isabelle Atkinson of East Prairie died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Atkinson, 64, was born Aug. 9, 1927 in Lilbourn, daughter of Walter James and Alberta E. Mayville Myers. She married Sye Atkinson on Oct. 26, 1949. She survives...
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GERALDINE B. `BABE' KOCH
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
Geraldine B. "Babe" Koch died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1991, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was 79. She was born April 3, 1912, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Henry and Pauline Sailer Koch. She was a neopsychiatric nurse in St. Louis hospitals and was educated at the St. Louis School of Nursing. She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the army as a second lieutenant...
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WANDA LEE ACKMAN
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
Wanda Lee Ackman, 47, of St. Ann, Mo. and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 1991, at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 1, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of the late August and Louise Hesse Ackman...
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JANET SAYE SUMMERS
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
CHARLESTON -- Janet Saye Summers, 41, of Brighton, Ill. and formerly of Charleston died from injuries she received in an automobile accident on the morning of Friday, Nov. 15, 1991, near Brighton. She was born Nov. 9, 1950, in Charleston, the daughter of Lindell Estes, who survives of Charleston and the late Jean Welker Estes...
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AGNES ELIZABETH SOWERS
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
CHAFFEE -- Agnes Elizabeth Sowers, 82, of Chaffee, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 1991, at her home. She was born March 17, 1909 in New Hamburg, daughter of Michael and Mary Bucher Dirnberger. She was a machine operator for Detroit Plastic Co. She married Cecil Lindsey Sowers on Dec. 29, 1936. He died on May 13, 1984...
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ALICE LEE DAY
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
Alice Lee Day, 99, of 2852 Independence, died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Nov. 23, 1891 in Stoddard County to Jesse and Susan Cooper Grayum. On Dec. 25, 1909, she married Alonzo Day. He preceded her in death Feb. 12, 1973...
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MARIE CHANEY
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
SIKESTON -- Marie Chaney, 70, of Sikeston died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991, at her home. She was born March 14, 1921, in Huntington, Tenn., the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Lela Elaine Allen Seagraves. On June 27, 1942, in New Madrid she married Bill L. Chaney, who survives of the home...
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AUGUST L. "BOSS" TRAVIS
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
ANNA, Ill. -- August L. "Boss" Travis, 70, of Anna, Ill. died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991, at the Hillside Terrace Nursing Home in Cobden, Ill. He was born Aug. 31, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Tom and Lulu Mae Morton Travis. On May 22, 1963, he married Helen Harvel, who survives...
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STELLA WILSON
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
BENTON, Ill. - Stella Wilson, 86, of Benton, died Friday, Nov. 15, 1991 at the Life Care Nursing Center in Benton. She was the daughter of John M. and Adella Thompson Cruse. On Aug. 25, 1928 she married Fred Wilson Sr. in Jonesboro. He died in 1955...
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OLIVE PATRICK
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
Olive Patrick died Thursday, Nov. 14, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was 96. She was born Sept. 19, 1895, the daughter of Steven Kimbel and Ada Belle Vivert Kimbel. She was married three times, first to William Crockett LeMay, then to Robert Davis and later to the Rev. B.L. Patrick. All three preceded her in death...
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ELMER J. SCHMIDT
(Obituary ~ 11/17/91)
ALTENBURG - Altenburg resident Elmer J. Schmidt died Saturday, Nov. 16, 1991 at his residence. He was 82. Schmidt was born in Altenburg on Sept. 7, 1909 to Ernst and Sara Mueller Schmidt. They preceded him in death. He married Lorna Hasse Schmidt on March 12, 1933. She died March 9, 1990...
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STATE CRIME COMMISSION URGES INCREASED TRAINING FOR OFFICERS
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Missouri Attorney General William Webster told local law enforcement officials Friday that Missouri should increase training requirements for law officers. Webster held a press conference at Cape Girardeau's City Hall to announce recommendations drafted by the Governor's Commission on Crime, a group he heads consisting of 43 officials from around the state...
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TOYBOX, SALVATION ARMY APPLICATIONS BEGIN EARLY
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Toybox and the Salvation Army Christmas programs will kick off early because of the short holiday season this year. Applications for both programs will be accepted beginning Nov. 25 at the Salvation Army headquarters, 701 Good Hope. Only 32 days remain before the Toybox delivery on Dec. 19...
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AUTOMATED MAIL CENTER GOES ON LINE
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Mail service isn't what it used to be. From Cape Girardeau Postmaster Mike Keefe's viewpoint, hopefully it's better. To that end, a new mail processing center opened in Cape Girardeau Saturday afternoon, putting its mark on a more automated way of doing business...
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SCOUTS AMASS 11,000 CANS OF FOOD LOCALLY
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Unlike a year ago, Saturday brought with it no tremor of an earthquake projection to throw off the annual Boy Scouts of America's "Scouting for Food" effort here. Area Boy, Cub and Explorer Scouts turned out in chilly, drizzly weather Saturday to collect bags of canned and boxed goods from homes as part of their national food collection effort for the needy. The scouts distributed the bags last Saturday for residents to fill...
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AMY GRANT DELIGHTS CROWD OF 3,000
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Grant and her eight-piece band to the delight of a crowd of about 3,000 at Cape Girardeau's Show Me Center performed her most popular hits, "Every Heartbeat," "Baby, Baby," and "The Next Time I Fall" with effortless precision. Many in the crowd were likely exhausted at the concert's end, not only because Grant played 21 songs, but because her fans were on their feet dancing throughout the concert...
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NEWSPAPER SEEKS COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR NEW CALENDAR
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
The Southeast Missourian will publish a new monthly full page community calendar to inform area residents of events open to the public. Information on community public events, especially holiday programs for December, church programs, cultural programs and artistic programs are being sought...
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SOUTHEAST WIND ENSEMBLE AND CENTRAL CONCERT BAND PERFORM
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
The Southeast Missouri State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Cape Central High School Concert Band will team up Nov. 25 when they perform a joint concert on the University campus. The performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Academic Auditorium...
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HUNDREDS OF AREA GIRL SCOUTS RECEIVE TASTE OF CHINESE CULTURE
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
From chop sticks to Chinese numbers, about 500 area Girl Scouts were treated to Chinese culture Saturday at the Festival of International Sharing at Southeast Missouri State University. About 250 scouts, in the primary grade levels, attended the morning session, while a similar number of scouts, from fourth grade to high school, attended the afternoon session...
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PARENTS FORM COALITION
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
SIKESTON -- The Parent Action Coalition of Southeast Missouri will gather Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center in Sikeston. The P.A.C. is a newly-formed group of parents and professionals who work with children suffering from an array of disabilities including cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorder, hearing or vision loss, and others...
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UNSEASONABLE COLD TEMPS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO AREA
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
The National Weather Service says more unseasonable cold weather may be ahead for the Cape Girardeau area through mid-December. The prediction comes in the wake of record-breaking cold that sent the average temperature here for the first half of November plunging nearly 12 degrees below the long-term average. Four record lows were set during the period...
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UNIVERSITY PLANS 1,000-UNIT BLOOD DRIVE
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Southeast Missouri State University will sponsor a blood drive dubbed "1,000 Pints for Life" Dec. 2-6 on campus. The drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Co-sponsored by the American Red Cross Cape County Chapter and Domino's Pizza, the drive is the largest ever undertaken by the University...
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PARKER SEEKS SECRETARY OF STATE POST
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
When Don Parker announced his candidacy for secretary of state on June 7, he indicated that he hoped to make half of the 114 counties in Missouri within six months. But last week, Parker's visit to Cape Girardeau County and several Southeast Missouri counties put him over the halfway point one month ahead of schedule. He views that fact as an indication his campaign is going well and starting to take off...
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HARLEY OWNERS TO COLLECT TOYS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Toys for underprivileged children will be collected next month by the SEMO Harley Owners Group. The annual collection drive will be held one day on Dec. 8 in the West Park Mall parking lot across from Steak-N-Shake. The same day a parade of motorcycles will leave the mall at 1 p.m. to go to the Pizza Hut restaurant on Broadway, said Ivan Underwood, the group's Santa Claus, and Elvis Underwood, group director...
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COUNTRY SWINGERS: DANCE CLUB OFFERS DIFFERNT TWIST FOR COUNTRY MUSIC LOVERS
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
There was a time when people dressed up on Saturday nights in brightly colored cotton dresses, western jeans and shirts, and cowboy boots, and headed for their favorite honky-tonk for a fun evening of dancing to country western music. The music may have come from a juke box, or perhaps a live country western band. The dance floor, more often than not, was wooden. But no one seemed to mind. It was the music and dancing they came for...
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SHOWING UP, BEING THERE; MAKINGS OF SUCCESS
(Column ~ 11/17/91)
Each morning I get out of bed on the right side, physically; most times, emotionally too, for I find life to be good. I sit on the edge of the bed until all the interior building blocks scramble back into their appointed places. I think that during the night, they sometimes all go to some big ball under the canopy of my skin, first here, then there, and dance all night, doing the Twist, the Jitterbug and the Carioca, else why would I be so, so oh well, some of you know...
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PLANTS IN HOUSE CAN BRIGHTEN THE WINTER
(Column ~ 11/17/91)
This is a dull time for the gardener. The landscape is filled with grays and browns. Some of the leaves have frozen on the trees an this dullness does not add to the beauty of the landscape. Even though skies outside may be gray and cloudy, any room in the house can be made bright and cheerful by the addition of a few blooming house plants. Not only will these plants in bloom bring brightness and pleasure into the home, but some may open a whole new gardening hobby...
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STUDENTS WILL COMPETE FOR COUNTY YOUNG WOMAN TITLE
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Twenty-two local high school students will compete in the 11th annual Cape Girardeau County Young Woman of the Year contest, to be held next Saturday and Sunday at Cape Girardeau Central High School auditorium. The contestants have been divided into two groups, a north county and a south county group...
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GUEST PREACHER TO DISCUSS WORLD HUNGER
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Dr. Al Senski, head of the Board of Social Ministry for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, will be the special guest preacher today when St. Andrew Lutheran Church observes the world hunger situation. Senski, of St. Louis, will preach in both the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services, and will lead a presentation on hunger at 9:15 a.m. during the Sunday School hour...
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LORBERG FUNERAL HOME MARKS 80 YEARS
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
A century ago, the furniture and undertaking business went hand in hand. That concept is no longer the standard. But while changing times have put many funeral homes into the pages of local history, Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is marking its 80th year of service to the area...
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MEAT SHOP EXPANDS OPERATIONS
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
The Meat Shop, a family business owned by Rob Osborn and his father, Bob Osborn, has expanded. "We recently purchased the retail division of Fruitland Dressed Meats," said Rob Osborn. "This gives us two locations in Cape Girardeau: 1407 N. Kingshighway and 1225 S. Kingshighway."...
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JBR OUTFITTERS LTD. PLANS GRAND OPENING
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
JBR Outfitters Ltd. will hold its grand opening next weekend. The new retail business, which specializes in outdoors equipment and clothing, opened recently at 1 West Park Village. "We are a complete Orvis dealer," said Barbara Piper, one of the owners, and a spokesman for the firm. "Orvis is one of the country's oldest mail order companies, and has lines featuring hunting and fishing equipment, gifts and outdoors and casual clothing."...
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R.C. COLA PROMOTION RESULTS IN SHOPPING SPREES TO A DOZEN
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
More than a dozen people in Southeast Missouri have received $50 shopping sprees at area grocery stores as a result of a R.C. Cola Sweepstakes promotion. Audrey Bucher of Chaffee was one of the latest certificate winners at Scott City Economy IGA Store. Another winner was Kathy Casteel during the promotion at Jackson Save-A-Lot...
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SUZIE Q FEATURES CLOTHING
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
A new women's apparel shop has opened in the Crossroads Shopping and Professional Center at Independence and Kingshighway. The Suzie Q Shop specializes in women's ready-to-wear apparel, including name-brand fashions. Also available are accessories such as jewelry, purses and belts...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 11/17/91)
Plans are being discussed for a multistate Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. reunion. The second annual regional reunion was held in Cape Girardeau recently, hosted by Carl and Helen Long. Representatives from Marion, Ill., Jefferson City, the St. Louis area and Southeast Missouri attended the session...
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PAGODA GARDENS OBSERVING 10 YEARS IN CAPE RESTAURANT
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Pagoda Gardens Inc. is observing its 10th anniversary this month. The restaurant, which opened in November 1981, offers Cantonese and Hunan styles of food, along with a wide selection of American food, including steaks and seafoods. The restaurant opened at 2145 Independence and remained there until 1987, when it moved to its present site at 329 S. Kingshighway...
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HARTFORD'S `EMPLOYER OF YEAR'
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Hartford's, 301 S. Broadview, has been recognized as the 1991 Employer of the Year by the Cape Girardeau Business and Professional Women's Club. The annual award recognizes a firm's responsiveness to the need of women employees. "The award was developed through the National Federation of BPW," said Caroline Ewing, a past president of the local club. ...
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NEW EMPLOYEES
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Steve McGee has joined Phegley's Shooter's Supply, 779 Enterprise, as assistant manager. McGee, of Cape Girardeau, has experience working in firearms sales. Phegley's sells new and used firearms. --- Greg Shambo has joined JCPenney Styling Salon at West Park Mall...
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TRW MIGHT PUT FACTORY AT KENNETT
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
A major defense company, TRW, Inc., may be looking at Kennett as a site for a possible factory, according to Missouri congressional sources. The factory would make components for the planned "Brilliant Pebbles" anti-missile system. The report surfaced in Saturday's St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
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AWARDS/TRAINING
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Three Southeast Missourian executives recently received awards in the Missouri Advertising Managers' Association's Best Advertising Contest sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. Receiving awards were Teresa Hampton, Pat Zellmer and Teri Wilson...
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TPA GIVES SAFETY EQUIPMENT
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
Several schools in Cape Girardeau recently received a special safety equipment pack from Post M of the Travelers Protective Association of America. Receiving the pack, which includes rain ponchos, helmets, vests, flags and poles, at a total cost of $485, were Charles B. Clippard, May Greene, Franklin, Alma Schrader, Washington, L.J. Schultz and Jefferson schools...
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MERCANTILE TO ACQUIRE AMERIBANC
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
ST. LOUIS - Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire Ameribanc Inc., a $1.2 billion bank holding company headquartered at St. Joseph. Ameribanc Inc. will become part of St. Louis-based Mercantile Bancorporation under an agreement that will bring Ameribanc stockholders the equivalent of $26 a share in cash and stock...
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COMPANY EARNS TOP NATIONAL DESSERT HONORS
(Local News ~ 11/17/91)
A gourmet dessert made in Cape Girardeau has received top honors in a national dessert competition. The New Orleans Praline manufactured by My Daddy's Cheesecake Inc. was selected from entries as a first-place winner in the dessert category of the annual contest sponsored by Gorman Co., publisher of several trade journals in the food-service industry...
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