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SOME DISFAVOR HAVING TO LEAVE FOR NEW BRIDGE; HOMEOWNERS ON ROUTE REJECT STATE OFFERS FOR THEIR PROPERTY
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Anna May Williams, a retired mother of seven, likes to sit in her front yard in the evening and talk with her neighbors. On the quiet street where she lives, she says, everyone knows one another. But she knows her days there are numbered. Her house is on the corner of Asher and College, where the new Mississippi River Bridge corridor at Cape Girardeau will be. The quiet neighborhood where Williams lives will be leveled to make way for the bridge...
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AREA PEACH CROP LOOKS GOOD FOR MOST VARIETIES
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Despite hard freezes in early November and early March, after nearly a month of above-freezing weather, area fruit growers say this year's peach crop will be a good one for most varieties. While peach growers in northwest Missouri saw all of their peach trees killed outright by last November's zero-degree weather, growers in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois say the early March freeze here only affected some of the earlier varieties of peaches...
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DELEGATES PREPARE FOR START OF CONVENTION
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Emily Firebaugh of Fredericktown can't believe the kind of attention she has received since her election as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention by the 8th Congressional District caucus in May. On Thursday, while preparing for departure with many of the 92 members of the Missouri delegation on a flight out of St. Louis Saturday, Firebaugh sifted through a big pile of invitations she had received to receptions and events in New York City...
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SCHOOL BOARD EYES NEW BUILDINGS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education said Saturday, "Let's build." School board members hope to build new facilities and also hope to build student, staff and community pride and ownership in the school system. In addition to new facilities, the board said it wants a sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade middle school, air-conditioned facilities throughout the district, and school district boundaries that match city limits...
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BRIDGE TO BE TOWERING PROJECT
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Building a new Mississippi River bridge at Cape Girardeau is one of the largest projects the state Highway Department will complete this decade. With a $90 million price tag, the bridge is expected to be completed by 1999. Construction will start in early 1994, state officials say...
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NO CHANGE IN BUS TRANSPORTATION EXPECTED
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Cape Girardeau students eligible to ride the school bus last year will be eligible to ride the bus this year under a proposal expected to be presented to the Board of Education Monday. The school board heard a preliminary report about busing at its retreat Saturday which calls for no change in bus ridership eligibility...
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RURAL JACKSON MAM DIES WHEN TRACTOR OVERTURNS, PINNING HIM
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
JACKSON - A Cape Girardeau County man was killed Saturday when the farm tractor he was operating overturned on his farm near Highway 61 north of Jackson. Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter identified the victim as Dr. Donald R. Reimer, 57, of Jackson Route 4. The accident occurred at about 11 a.m...
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EMERSON FOCUSES ON TRANSPORTATION
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Had the House of Representatives not voted to shift funds from foreign aid to fund the federal highway bill, Missouri would have lost $43 million in planned transportation funding next year, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson said Friday. Emerson was one of 16 House Republicans who voted to support a Democratic plan to shift money that had been earmarked for foreign aid to transportation because of the boost the funding would give the nation's economy...
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WAL-MART BUYS PROPERTY HERE FROM DRURY INNS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Drury Inns Inc. of Cape Girardeau has sold to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. an 18.67-acre tract of land just south of a Wal-Mart Supercenter that opened here in February. Officials at both Wal-Mart and the Drury companies declined to comment on the sale; however, there have been persistent reports that Wal-Mart plans to build a Sam's Wholesale Club here...
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BOBBY BARLOW
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
DELTA -- Bobby Barlow, 54, of Delta, died Saturday, July 11, 1992, at his home. Arrangements were incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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ANINA J. WUNDERLICH
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
Anina June Wunderlich, 70, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 10, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born June 23, 1922, in Elkton, S.D. She married Joseph Eugene Wunderlich in 1943. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Michael Wunderlich of Cape Girardeau, Mark Wunderlich of Dayton, Ore.; a daughter, Jolene McCall of the home; five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild...
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LAVE THROOP
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
SIKESTON -- A memorial service for Lave Throop of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Kelly Grubbs will officiate. Throop, 62, died Friday, July 10, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Sept. 11, 1929, in Fulton, Miss., daughter of Walter and Ada Tucker Kelso. She and Robert Dean Throop were married in Piggott, Ark. He died Feb. 29, 1972...
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DEREK R. CURTIS
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
NEW MADRID -- Funeral service for Derek Ray Curtis of New Madrid was held Saturday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The Rev. Jerry Dudley officiated, assisted by the Rev. Richard Britt. Burial was in New Morley Cemetery. Curtis, 29, died Thursday, July 9, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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DR. DONALD R. REIMER
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
JACKSON - Dr. Donald R. Reimer, 57, of Jackson Route 4, died Saturday, July 11, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau after he was injured in an accident on his farm near Jackson. Reimer was born July 12, 1934, in Simla, Colo., to Chester and Hazel Stuart Reimer. She survives of the home near Jackson...
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DOLL BROWN
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
EAST PRAIRIE - Doll Brown, 75, of East Prairie, died Saturday, July 11, 1992 at the East Prairie Nursing Center. He was born Feb. 7, 1917 in James Bayou, Mississippi County, Mo., the son of William T. and Nina Williams Brown. He was a lifelong resident of Mississippi County, where he was a retired farmer and of the Protestant faith. On Feb. 27, 1952 he married Mildred Inez Sisk Brown, who survives...
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FLORA J. GILLILAND
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
ADVANCE - Flora J. Gilliland, 92, of Zalma, died Saturday, July 11, 1992 at Southeast Hospital. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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EDGAR B. RUSHING
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
Edgar B. Rushing, 71, of New Madrid, died Saturday, July 11, at the Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 24, 1921, in Paris, Tenn. to Mr. & Mrs. John Rushing. On March 8, 1948, Rushing married Myrtle Mainord Rushing, who preceded him in death on March 23, 1986...
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AUGUSTA M. GREGORY
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Augusta M. Gregory, 90, of Vincennes, Ind., formerly of Grand Tower, died Friday, July 11, 1992, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born Aug. 25, 1901, in Wolf Lake, daughter of Peter and Isophene Verble Kimmel. She married Dewitt Gregory at Murphysboro in 1923. He died in 1977...
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JOHNNY E. O'NEILL
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
SIKESTON - Johnny E. O'Neill, 25, of Sikeston, died Friday, July 10, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born in Clinton on April 3, 1967 to the late John C. O'Neill. His mother, Roberta Blackaby O'Neill of Sikeston, survives. On Dec. ...
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MARY M. BUCK
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
BLOOMFIELD - Mary M. Buck, 90, of Sacramento, Calif, formerly of Bloomfield, died July 10 at her home. She was born July 19, 1902 to Mr. & Mrs. George Munger. She married James B. Buck, Jr., in 1924, and lived in Bloomfield until moving with her family to Dallas, Tex., later that year. In 1983, she moved to Sacramento, where she resided until her death...
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ROBERT L. COOK
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
Funeral service for Robert L. "Bob" Cook, 2550 Marvin, will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. The Rev. John Owen will officiate, with burial in County Line Baptist Church Cemetery near Marble Hill. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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ALMA HUBBARD
(Obituary ~ 07/12/92)
Alma "Billie" Hubbard, 85, 3120 Independence, died Thursday, July 9, 1992, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born June 14, 1907, at Oran, daughter of William H. and Anna Wagner Besel. She married William "Red" Hubbard July 23, 1942, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He died Feb. 14, 1973...
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THE NATION'S LOBBYISTS FEED ON COUNTRY'S POLITICAL CONVENTIONS
(Column ~ 07/12/92)
Two cheers. It's national convention time again. Will millions of Americans sit glued to the tube and absorb every moment of excitement? Of course not. National conventions are an anachronism of a bygone era. The television networks are reducing their coverage to "highlights" if they can find any. The American public thinks a convention is about as exciting as a Lawrence Welk rerun...
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COUNCIL ELECTION SYSTEM IS NEGLECTED, NOT BROKEN
(Editorial ~ 07/12/92)
A petition drive is under way in Cape Girardeau calling into question the way city council members are elected here. The petitioners have again raised the question of whether this city would be better served by ward representation. We contend it would not. In addition, we believe the petitioners are soliciting a cure that has nothing to do with the problems they perceive...
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CLINTON-BUSH-PEROT MAKE FOR INTERESTING HANDICAPPING
(Column ~ 07/12/92)
Bill Clinton has probably done as well as he could in selecting as his vice presidential running mate Tennessee Sen. Al Gore. Will that choice make any difference in the electoral map American voters write on November 3? It's doubtful. At stake here is more than the brutal wisdom embodied in Richard Nixon's old dictum that a presidential nominee cannot help himself with his choice for the Number 2 slot; "he can only hurt." That dictum is undoubtedly true...
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BYLAWS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AREA SOLID-WASTE DISTRICT JULY 22
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
JACKSON - A meeting has been scheduled for July 22 to consider approval of bylaws for the formation of a solid waste district in a seven-county area. The meeting, being organized by the Cape Girardeau County Commission and the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, is in response to a new law passed two years ago to improve methods for disposing of solid waste in Missouri...
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AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON RADIO STATION'S OPERATION
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Mark Huffman, president of Chartres Media Inc., said Friday a Local Marketing Agreement has been signed between Chartres Media and Withers Communications Inc. of Cape Girardeau to operate Chartres Media's Cape Girardeau FM radio station, KYRX, better known as Y-105...
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4-H COUNCIL WILL HOLD HORSE SHOWS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
JACKSON -- An all-youth horse show is scheduled for next Sunday and Aug. 16 at the Danny Gilder Arena on Route Z west of Gordonville. It is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County 4-H Council. The shows will be held rain or shine and are open to all young people under age 18, regardless of 4-H membership...
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STORES SHARE BUILDING; TOYS R US, HEILIG-MEYERS OFFER EXPERIENCE
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Toys R Us, which keeps tabs on children and their toys, and Heilig-Meyers Co., which specializes in home furnishings, will be new to Cape Girardeau this fall, but the two firms combined have more than a century of retail experience. At 35, Toys R Us is the younger of the two. The company, recognized as the largest toy chain in the U.S., was founded by Charles Lazarus in 1957...
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WITNESS A LITTLE TOUCH OF MIDSUMMER MADNESS
(Column ~ 07/12/92)
In order to provide a little dribble of interest to lighten the upcoming, sultry dog days, I'm conducting an experiment that will require moments of watching. I've put a sweet potato plant into a hanging pot. Not a sweet potato, as we need to do to enjoy the resulting luxuriant vine but a sweet potato plant that will, who knows, result in a sweet potato, maybe two, this fall. ...
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DREAM MACHINE: CORVETTE GOES PLATINUM AS LOVE AFFAIR WITH SPORTS CAR CONTINUES
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
America's love affair with the Corvette hit a milestone last month as the one millionth car rolled off the assembly line. The event was cause for celebration among local Corvette enthusiasts. The Chevrolet sports car was first produced at a General Motors assembly line in Flint, Mich., on June 30, 1953. For many years, the cars were made in St. Louis. Since 1983, Corvettes have been assembled at a plant in Bowling Green, Ky...
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APPRECIATION EXPRESSED FOR THE ROSE
(Column ~ 07/12/92)
Through the years roses have probably remained the most popular of all garden flowers. They are adaptable to many types of plantings and are grown in practically every section of our country. Readers have commented that this beautiful, outstanding flower has been slighted in this column. Although roses (except minis) are no longer grown in the Ladybug's garden, there is a great appreciation for those gardeners who devote so much time, work and expense to their culture...
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RUMBAUGH IS RUNNER-UP IN STATEWIDE TEEN PAGEANT
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Christina Lynn Brumbaugh, 14, of Cape Girardeau was first runner-up in the Miss Teen Missouri American Coed Pageant held recently in Kansas City. The pageant included 62 girls from Missouri, who were judged on poise and appearance in an evening gown, interviews and speaking ability...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County Recorder of Deeds: Cathy Deboe Livingston to Doris Deboe; Doris Deboe to Charles D. and Lisa A. Brown; Elwood D. and Dorothy G. Rippeto to Chellappan Somarajan and Sarojiniamma Valsalakumari...
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TASHIA BECK RECEIVES NATIONAL ART RECOGNITION
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Tashia L. Beck of Chaffee, daughter of George and Gail Beck, has been named a United States National Award winner in art. She was nominated for the award by Marnet Eftink, an art teacher at Chaffee High School. The award is a prestigious honor because the United States Achievement Academy recognizes less than 10 percent of all American high school students...
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MICHELLE MANN RECIEVES `SPIRT OF NURSING' HONORS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Michelle Mann, a May 1992 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University's nursing department, is a recipient of the "Spirit of Nursing" award from the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). She was chosen as the outstanding undergrad~uate from Southeast's nursing program who best exemplifies the "Spirit of Nursing." She will also be Southeast's representative when the Army Nurse Corps selects a national winner in the spring...
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SO-FRO FABRICS REOPENS WITH NEW NAME, LOCATION
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
So-Fro Fabrics has opened under a new name in a new place. "We're enlarging our operations throughout the nation," said Ralph Johnson, district supervisor for the firm. "As we expand we're reverting back to our original name, House of Fabrics." So-Fro Fabrics, one of the charter businesses when West Park Mall opened a decade ago, has moved to Cape Girardeau Centre in the 300 block of South Broadview, adjacent to Hartford's...
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16-PLUS REOPENS AT WEST PARK MALL
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
16-Plus will re-open at West Park Mall. United Retail Group, Inc. recently acquired 95 financially-troubled 16-Plus stores and will reopen 10 of them next week. The local 16-Plus store closed in March and will reopen Friday under the new ownership at the same location in the mall...
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MARTIAL ARTS BUSINESS TEACHERS STREET SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING AT NEW STUDIO
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
A new martial-arts studio that emphasizes street self-defense training has opened in Cape Girardeau. Tracy's Karate Studio, which offers training for persons 6 and older, is in a 1,900-square-foot facility at 205 S. Plaza Way. "We specialize in defense training rather than sports," said Roger Arpin, owner and head instructor at the studio. "We have one full-time and four part-time black-belt instructors. We provide individual one-on-one classes but also offer group classes...
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BUILDING WILL HOUSE GOVERNMENT OFFICES
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
An expanded structure at 3014 Blattner has been designed to house five state offices. "We've added 20,000 square feet to an existing structure there," said Larry Westrich, director of leasing for Drury Development Corp. Disability Determination, a division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, moved to a 6,000 square foot building at 3014 Blattner two years ago...
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PROMOTIONS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Danny R. Essner and Kathleen W. Bertrand recently received promotions at Boatmen's Bank of Cape Girardeau. Essner, who joined Boatmen's in 1984 as a facility manager, has been promoted to senior vice president and manager of the commercial loan department. Bertrand has been promoted to assistance vice president and commercial loan officer...
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HARDEE'S OPENS IN WEST PARK MALL
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
A Hardee's Restaurant has opened in West Park Mall. The new restaurant, owned by Charles Drury, is located between Center Court and West Park 4 Cine theater. It has opened in the former Burger Chef location. Bill Bell is manager of the facility, which will include a playground in the upstairs area of the restaurant...
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REAL ESTATE UPDATE
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Ambassador Real Estate is under new ownership. The realty firm, formerly Century 21 Ambassador, dropped its Century 21 affiliation and was recently purchased by Rosy Earl. Earl has been in real estate for almost six years and was a broker-manager for Century 21 Ambassador...
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UNIVERSAL PHYSIQUE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Universal Physique Fitness & Racquet Center is observing its 10th anniversary this year. Ten years ago the facility had about 200 members compared with more than 2,000 members now. Doug Friese, owner of the center at 505 S. Mount Auburn Road, adjacent to the Holiday Inn, said the business opened in June 1982 with a 3,000-square-foot facility...
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NEW EMPLOYEES
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Burl L. Reynolds has been named director of marketing for Health Services Corporation of America. Reynolds' experience includes development and coordination of marketing in four industries: banking, health care, education and services. Most recently, Reynolds was corporate representative for Southwestern Bell Telecom in Kansas City. ...
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PETALS AND BOWS FLORIST SHOP MARKS ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Petals and Bows, a florist shop at 828 Broadway, is observing its fifth anniversary this month. Co-owners Mary Keller, Janice Stratton and Leona Shaw opened the business at 221 Independence in July 1987. After more than two years in operation, the owners moved the shop to 828 Broadway in October 1989. Keller said the new building was bigger with more showroom and display space...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 07/12/92)
Two agents of Farmers Insurance Group have moved their office to Town Plaza Shopping Center. "We needed more space and the new location gives us better parking," said Steve Brazil, who with Jim Robison operates the new office at 47 S. Plaza Way. "We moved from 13 Broadway," said Brazil, who has been with Farmers Group for five years. Robison has been with the agency for three years...
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TRAINING/SEMINARS
(Local News ~ 07/12/92)
Dr. Rob Kessinger, a specific chiropractor, was guest speaker at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield recently. He addressed the Kale Upper Cervical Specific Club. Kessinger, a member of the Kale Chiropractic Research Council, has a chiropractic clinic at 1424 Kurre Lane...
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