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WINEFRIEDA BECK
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
JACKSON -- Winefrieda Beck, 73, of Jackson, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at Deal Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 22, 1919 in Laflin, daughter of Henry Leo and Cornelia Van Doren Steinnerd. She was married to Elmer Beck on May 2, 1959. He died Jan. 3, 1982. She worked for Wagner Electric Co. in St. Louis for 33 years. She retired on Aug. 31, 1980 and moved to Jackson, residing at 319 N. West Lane...
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HEALTH CARE CAREERS ARE WAVE OF THE FUTURE
(Editorial ~ 10/06/92)
The nation's employment picture is understandably viewed as bleak by some; if you want work and can't find it, optimism is hard to come by. But there is plenty of reason for optimism, especially if you take into account that 92.7 percent of adult Americans have jobs and with a perspective that job markets are changing. In the health care field, for example, the opportunities seem boundless, and Cape Girardeau seems well-suited to take advantage of this circumstance...
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WOMAN RECEIVES AWARD SECOND TIME
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
For the second time in three years, a Cape Girardeau woman has received Eagle Forum's Missouri Full-time Homemaker of the Year award. Rita Kuntz, 2309 Kent Drive, received the 1992 award at Eagle Forum's Eagle Council XXI, the organization's annual leadership training conference for "the future of the family."...
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GEARED FOR THOSE 50 AND OLDER: HEART WALKERS BEGINS OCT. 12
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
The American Heart Association Heart Walkers program will begin Oct. 12 and will run through Feb. 12. The program is geared for people 50 years of age and older and serves as an incentive for these people to walk at least three times a week. Locations for the program are West Park Mall, Southeast Missouri State University Recreation Center, Chateau Girardeau, Fountainbleau Lodge and Lindenwood Apartments...
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ROAD RUNNERS' 500-METER RUN SET FOR OCT. 11
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
Cape Road Runners will hold its annual 500-meter road run and fitness walk at Arena Park Oct. 11. A one-mile event for youths and adults and a one-quarter mile pee-wee run for children age 5 and under will also be held. A half-marathon run, 13.1 miles, will start at 7:30 a.m. from the A.C. Brase Arena Building...
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SOUTHWESTERN BELL WILL STEP UP PACE ON FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
Southwestern Bell Telephone has proposed an $82 million fiber optic super highway for Missouri customers as part of a three-year, $153 million continuation of a network modernization/incentive regulation plan. The company made the filing Oct. 1 with the Missouri Public Service Commission...
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UNIVERSITY AS A `COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS'
(Editorial ~ 10/06/92)
Southeast Missouri State University President Kala M. Stroup addressed the school's faculty on Sept. 9. The central theme of her remarks was the university as a "Community of Learners." What follows are excerpts from her speech. The year 1991 began with the news that the next state appropriation was going to be "flat" at best, so we prepared a 1992 operations budget that was very lean, with no salary increase for anyone. ...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/06/92)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Tony McClellon, 323 Barberry, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:20 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 1992. Name, Takira Shaunese. Weight, 8 pounds 5 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. McClellon is the former Dorothy Duncan, and is employed by State Farm Insurance. McClellon is employed by KFVS-TV, and is the son of Lee and Clemie McClellon of Cape Girardeau and Chicago, Ill...
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MARIE E. RESSEL
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
ORAN -- Marie Elizabeth Ressel, 79, of Oran, died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1912, at Charleston, daughter of Henry Bernard and Catherine Bruenderman Duenne. She and Roman John Ressel were married June 5, 1934. He died Aug. 7, 1982...
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WILLIAM C. BRANDT
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
William C. Brandt, 68, 1325 Dunklin, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill. A private family service will be held later this week. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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GLENN E. BROWN
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
JACKSON -- Glenn E. Brown, 79, Jackson Route 4, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 22, 1913, near New Wells, son of Edward F. and Mary Stanley Brown. He and Norma Stueve were married June 23, 1940. She died Oct. 4, 1978...
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HELEN E. WULFERS
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
Helen E. Wulfers, 83, 418 S. Spring, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at Cape LaCroix. She was born March 30, 1909, at Jackson, daughter of Edwin and Mary I. Bollinger Reitzel. She married Henry A. Bierschwal, who died in 1945. She later married Emmanuel Wulfers, who died in 1965...
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BETTY L. SIMMONS
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Betty Lee "Sophia" Simmons of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. John's Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Flem Bronner will officiate, with burial in Warfield Cemetery at Oran. Williams-Farr and Purnell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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MAXINE M. BAILEY
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
MATTHEWS -- Maxine M. Bailey, 79, of Matthews, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 20, 1913, at Blodgett, daughter of Eldon Richard and Grace Hampton Tisdel. She married Clarence Bailey in 1932 at Blodgett. He died Sept. 28, 1966...
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ELMER MOORE
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Elmer Moore, 66, of Marble Hill, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1925, at Blytheville, Ark., son of Oscar and Jane Ella Rustin Moore. He married the former Opal Dry. Moore was a retired machinist, and member of Cache Lodge 416 AF&AM in St. Louis...
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JACK C. WOODARD
(Obituary ~ 10/06/92)
Jack C. Woodard, 67, 1643 Oak Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992, at St. Louis University Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1925, at McClure, Ill., son of Henry and Ethel Morse Woodard. He and Bobbie Croy were married Feb. 25, 1950, in Lone Oak, Ark...
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MOTORIST CAUTION AROUND BUSES IS URGED
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
It's happened all too often this year. A school bus stops on the street, red lights flashing and stop sign extended as students disembark and prepare to cross the street on their way home. Suddenly a motorist pulls out from behind the bus, nearly hitting the children...
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DISABLED VETERANS INITIATE FUND DRIVE FOR FACILITY
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 16 wants its own permanent facility in Cape Girardeau. "Our chapter is currently using the facilities of the Naval Reserve Center," said Harold Hunt of Oak Ridge, commander of the DAV unit. "Before that, we used the National Guard Armory."...
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PETITION TO ANNEX RECEIVED; TWIN LAKES SEEKS BOUNDARY CHANGE
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
At least 75 percent of property owners at Twin Lakes subdivision, west of Cape Girardeau, have asked the city to annex the 155-acre tract. Ray Miller, president of the Twin Lake Homeowners Association, said Monday night that residents of the subdivision requested the annexation to assure adequate water and sewer service and police and fire protection...
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JACKSON SPECIAL USE PERMIT ISSUE OPPOSED
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
JACKSON -- Legislation that would enable the city of Jackson to issue two-year, special use permits for modular buildings for temporary office space met with opposition during a public hearing Monday. The issue came up earlier this year when a local businessman asked for permission to place a modular unit on his property for office space, currently not allowed in the city code...
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NOTRE DAME SETS RECORD WITH FUND DRIVE
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
Students, parents and staff at Notre Dame High School broke all records during last week's fund drive, raising $28,000. Sister Mary Ann Fischer, principal at the school, said, "Never in the history of Activity Week at Notre Dame has so much money been raised in one week. The profit was $28,000. That far surpasses what we even imagined we could raise."...
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YOM KIPPUR: JEWS TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT FOR HOLIEST OF DAYS
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
With the New Year that began Sept. 28, and Yom Kippur the holiest day on the Jewish calendar starting at sundown today Jews everywhere are celebrating the High Holidays, also known as the "Days of Awe." So called because "God is closer to the Jewish people than at other times of the year," says Rabbi Stanley Krantman...
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MOTORISTS NOW FACE ADDITIONAL HAZARD: IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR FOR DEER TO START MOVIN G
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
Chances of a motorist being involved in a collision with a deer in the area rise this week and peak in November before declining by late December, area wildlife specialists say. Motorists are cautioned to be on the lookout for deer during the next 90 days, particularly early in the morning or after dark...
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COMMISSION OKAYS POLICY FOR NAMING ROADS UNDER E-911
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
JACKSON - The Cape Girardeau County Commission Monday approved a policy for naming presently unnamed roads in the county as part of the implementation of a new Enhanced 911 emergency telephone system. Members of the E-911 committee appeared before the commission to discuss the naming and numbering of roads now under way by a Columbia based firm, E.T.G. Inc...
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LAW ENFORCEMENT WOMEN GATHER TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
The Cape County Women of Law Enforcement will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the training room of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Any women associated with law enforcement are invited. Presentations will be made by Sarah Froemsdorf on victims' rights legislation and by Shelba Branscum on family stress and finances...
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CATARACT SURGERY TO BE TOPIC OF TV SHOW
(Local News ~ 10/06/92)
Dr. Charles H. Cozean will discuss new horizons in cataract surgery on this week's "Ask Your Doctor." The television show airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on cable channel 13. It features local doctors answering questions from viewers. It is sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and cable channel 13...
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