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ROBERT "BOB" DELANEY
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
CHARLESTON -- Robert "Bob" DeLaney of Route 3, Charleston died Tuesday evening at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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BEREAVED PARENTS GROUP WILL MEET ON TUESDAYS
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Lutheran Family and Children's Services this month will offer a support group for bereaved parents. Meetings will be held weekly during July, beginning Tuesday at 7 p.m., at 833 Broadway. Subsequent meetings will be held the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m...
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AREA STUDENTS WIN SOUTHEAST SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Cathy F. Aufdenberg of Jackson, Charles M. Ostendorf of Scott City, and Robin L. Swain of Lilbourn have been awarded Regents' scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992-93 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above the 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT test...
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PROFESSOR PRESENTS PAPER AT CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Jai N. Dahiya, an associate professor of physics at Southeast Missouri State University, presented an invited paper, "Dielectric Behavior of Germanium and Silicon at Microwave Frequencies," at the annual conference of the American Society of Engineering Education. The conference was held June 21-25 in Toledo, Ohio...
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JACKSON BAND TO HOLD TWO CONCERTS THIS WEEK
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
The Jackson Municipal Band will hold its weekly concert Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Band Shell in the City Park. Special guest is Robyn Hosp, who has been singing professionally for the past 15 years. She has performed in Nashville as a soloist and with various groups...
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TRAIL OF TEARS OFFERS PROGRAMS THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Five nature programs will be presented at Trail of Tears State Park this weekend. The programs will be presented free of charge by naturalists with the park. At 10 a.m. Saturday, a program called "Junior Naturalist Time: Nature Study for the Family" will be held...
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FARM TRACTORS, CITY BUSES AND BOAT TO TEST `SOYDIESEL' FUEL
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Five farm tractors will be powered with esterified soybean oil during a study at the University of Missouri Delta Center here. "Tractors used in daily operation of the research center were randomly selected for the biodiesel study," said Leon Schumacher, UM agriculture engineer...
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ALL WILL PAY FOR CHANGES IN CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS
(Editorial ~ 07/01/92)
Clean air is a commodity that everyone wants. But it's not as simple as wanting clean air. All of us will have to pay a price to clean up the environment. Provisions of the federal Clean Air Act, which take effect today, bring some sweeping changes to businesses that deal in refrigeration. There's no doubt these regulations will drive up the cost of doing business, and these additional costs will be passed on to consumers. Some of those cost increases will be obvious; others are more hidden...
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HANDLING OF SUMMER'S HEAT HAS CHANGED
(Column ~ 07/01/92)
Summers have always been hot in Cape Girardeau, but breaks in the heat often provide respites. In the past, people accepted the fact that summer brought warm-to-hot days, and they did not complain. They relaxed as much as possible, drank cool lemonade or something with a punch, and bought big rocking chairs for the front porch where they sat and enjoyed a lifestyle that pleased them. They made the long, lazy days of summer interesting doing things that required little exertion...
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OSCAR FARR
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Oscar Farr, 54, of Route 1, Klondike, Ill., died Saturday, June 27, 1992. Service will be held at noon today at Algee Memorial Chapel Inc., of Cairo, with the Rev. Eddie Lee Wren Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery of Carbondale, Ill...
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HERBERT ALGEE
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Herbert Algee, 85, of Meridian Manor Nursing Home at Mounds, died Saturday, June 27, 1992. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church at Pulaski, with the Rev. Larry T. Barnett, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery at Mounds...
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JERILYN ANNE HARRISON
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
ST. LOUIS A memorial service for Jerilyn Anne Harrison, a former Cape Girardeau resident, will be held today at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Charles Grant officiating. Harrison, 39, of Lake St. Louis, was fatally injured in a car accident Monday, June 29, 1992 in St. Charles...
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JOE D. SHIVERDECK
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
GRASSY -- Joe D. Shiverdeck, 75, of Tecumseh, died Monday, June 29, 1992, at Ozark Medical Center in West Plains. He was born Oct. 13, 1916, at Grassy, son of James William and Irenea Sweezie Shiverdeck. He first married Dale Rhodes, who preceded him in death. He and Laura Ellerman were married Jan. 22, 1979...
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RUBY I. HOVIS
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
JACKSON -- Ruby Irene Hovis, 79, of Ste. Genevieve, died Monday, June 29, 1992, at the home of a daughter there. She was born July 14, 1912, at Marquand, daughter of Joseph Edward and Ollie Shephard Pope. She married Clark Hovis Aug. 30, 1932. The family moved from Jackson to the St. Louis area in 1962. She was a member of Starling Road Baptist Church in Arnold...
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OTIS A. KELLER
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Otis A. Keller of Velpen, Ind., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Charley Shrum will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today...
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ETTA CLARK
(Obituary ~ 07/01/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Etta Jane Sams Clark, 89, of East Prairie, died Monday, June 29, 1992, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 22, 1903, at East Prairie, daughter of John Lace and Lila Mae Broy Perry. She married William Paul Sams in 1919, who died in February 1971. She later married Alton Lee Clark July 3, 1972...
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HAZARDS: OFFICIALS URGE CAUTION IN USE OF FIREWORKS
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
A year ago, the careless use of fireworks was blamed for a house fire in Cape Girardeau. Seven firefighters battled the fire for about two hours, but the home was declared a total loss. This week, Cape Girardeau firefighters were called to the scene of a grass fire that had been started by fireworks...
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BONJOUR!: GERARD GIRARDEAU PAYS A VISIT TO NAMESAKE CITY
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Gerard (Girardot) Girardeau, a familiar name in the early history of Cape Girardeau, came to town this week. "My name is really Gerard Girardeau," said the Canadian nickel miner. "But, my father tells me our family name was `Girardot' before it became Girardeau."...
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PROJECT IN SEARCH OF MONEY; BUSINESS BUILDING LACKS AN ALLOCATION
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Southeast Missouri State University's planned College of Business Administration building is a project in search of state construction money. At this point no construction money has been allocated for the project, and university officials will have to wait until next year at the earliest for the approximately $13 million in state funding needed to erect the building...
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ORIENTATION AIDS STUDENTS, PARENTS
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
The summer orientation program at Southeast Missouri State University is receiving excellent reviews from students and their parents. "As a freshman, it can be scary going off to college," said Phillip Stapleton of St. Louis. "But I feel much better about starting college now that the people at orientation have answered questions about problems I might have later."...
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AGED: BUILDINGS WILL FACE INSPECTION
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is looking for trouble structural problems at the district's four aged buildings. At an early-morning meeting Tuesday at L.J. Schultz School, the board directed Superintendent Neyland Clark to hire a structural engineer or someone to assess the condition of L.J. Schultz, May Greene, Washington and Franklin schools...
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TWE HOPING FOR REVITALIZED FLIGHT INTEREST
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
Trans World Express Airlines is hoping a revived community interest in air service at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport will lead to increased boardings. Although the airline had hoped to get a federal Department of Transportation subsidy for its operations here, Marketing Director Bill Mishk said Tuesday he's hopeful service can be maintained without it...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
SUSAN MORTON Occupation: Boatmen's Bank branch manager Pet Peeve: "People who don't smile and have bad attitudes." The best part of my job is: "Working for a great bank and being able to help customers and work with great associates." I've always looked up to. Why? "My mom and dad. They raised me to be a good Christian and to care about others."...
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STRAIGHT A STUDENTS TREATED TO BALLGAME AT BUSCH STADIUM
(Local News ~ 07/01/92)
About 1,000 Straight A students from high schools in Cape Girardeau County will be in St. Louis today to see the Cardinals take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Dennis Marchi of Schnucks explained that this marks the fifth year that local businesses have sponsored the baseball ticket give-away...
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