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CAPE POLICE CAST OFF ALARM MONITORING
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is going out of the burglar alarm monitoring business at the end of June. Since the department moved to its headquarters at 40 S. Sprigg in 1976, it has served as the monitoring headquarters for more than 200 private alarm systems throughout the city...
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BOOTS AND BONNET, WOMAN TO HIT THE TRAIL
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
If you have driven to Gordonville on Route K lately, you have seen Sharon Shafer walking along the road. She's hard to miss. Shafer is the only walker wearing hiking boots, an early American-style prairie dress and a bonnet. "Each time I walk I learn something new, something I can do better," Shafer said. "It's amazing how hot a bonnet is, though. I might have to do something about that."...
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REGIONAL LANDFILL STUDIED; SOLID WASTE DISTRICT REVIEWS ITS OPTIONS
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
PERRYVILLE -- With the number of landfills in Missouri dwindling and the volume of solid waste regulations flourishing, officials are lending widespread credence to the concept of regional solid waste management. At the state's bidding, solid waste management districts last year were formed throughout the state...
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FACE OF THE PAST: LOOK-ALIKE FOR OLIVER PICKED
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
JACKSON -- Marie Watkins Oliver, the designer of the Missouri flag, was a strong-willed Presbyterian who expected every member of her extended family to appear at her house each Sunday in their best clothes. Doubtless, the T-shirts and shorts in the audience at Sunday's Mrs. Oliver Look-Alike Contest at the Oliver House would have produced apoplexy in her, despite the 95-degree heat...
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POWER OUTAGES MORE THAN INCONVENIENCE TO SOME
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
For most of us, spring electrical storms bring the potential annoyance of power outages. But what is inconvenient to one man can be life threatening to another. Most people who rely on medical life-support equipment have adequate battery or generator auxiliary power sources in the event of a power outage...
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I-57 ACCIDENT KILLS A MICHIGAN GIRL, 10
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
ULLIN, Ill. -- A 10-year-old girl from Saginaw, Mich., was killed Sunday morning when the driver of the van she was riding in fell asleep and the vehicle overturned on Interstate 57, 1 miles north of Ullin. Innetta Rhodes was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene of the 10:51 a.m. accident. She was not wearing a seat belt, a spokeswoman for the Illinois State Police said...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
With Father's Day right around the corner The Southeast Missourian asked children what made their father special. Lance Brumbaugh said, "My dad is very special because if I want something he will always get it for me. Also he is always nice and tries to help me learn to play baseball. Sometimes when I throw the ball wrong or strike out he will always helps me get better...
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TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT ALONG ROUTE 3 IN ILLINOIS
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
McCLURE, Ill. An 86-year-old man from Anna was listed in critical condition Sunday night at St. Francis Medical Center after the car he was driving struck another vehicle head-on earlier in the day on Illinois Route 3. Glen R. Hindman was taken to the hospital's critical care unit with major injuries after the 1:40 p.m. accident at McClure...
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STATE SHOULD TAKE NOTICE OF NOVEL MALDEN FACILITY
(Editorial ~ 06/14/93)
One of the problems with living in Southeast Missouri away from the metropolitan areas, away from the hub of governmental dominion in the state's center is that you have to yell with increasing volume just to spread some good news. Take the case of the Harry L. ...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 06/14/93)
Poor Bill Clinton can't win for losing. He gets a deluxe $200 haircut and still has that pesky Ross Perot in his hair. --- Now that David Gergen, an older journalist, has joined the Clinton team, the average age of Bill's advisers has gone up to 26.3 years...
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CAIRO SHELTER GETS STATE GRANT
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo Women's Shelter got one of 39 emergency grants that have been approved to assist not-for-profit organizations in providing services to the homeless in 28 Illinois communities. Illinois First Lady Brenda Edgar announced the grants, totaling $681,540, last week. The Cairo grant is for $21,351...
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FRANCIS ELIZABETH DOPP
(Obituary ~ 06/14/93)
Francis Elizabeth Dopp, 72, formerly of Scott City, died June 13, 1993, at her home in Temple, Texas. She was born Feb. 26, 1921, in Tallapoosa, Mo. Her parents were George and Mary Dunn Reeves, who preceded her in death. She married Delmer J. Dopp on May 16, 1935, at Benton, Mo. He preceded her in death on Aug. 31, 1973...
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FRIEDA HUETTIG
(Obituary ~ 06/14/93)
Frieda Huettig, 97, of 2039 Perryville Road, died June 13, 1993, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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BERTHA MAE ESTES
(Obituary ~ 06/14/93)
MORLEY -- Bertha Mae Estes, 79, of Morley died Sunday, June 13, 1993, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 9, 1914, and on Oct. 9, 1975, she married Troy H. Estes Sr., who preceded her in death Oct. 6, 1982. She was a member of the Morley Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5368 in Morley...
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DEE UTHOFF
(Obituary ~ 06/14/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Dee Uthoff, 72, of East Prairie died Saturday, June 12, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Matthews, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Eva Denning Uthoff. On Nov. 2, 1972, he married Ruth Hunt, who preceded him in death Jan. 9, 1989...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/14/93)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wendel of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:50 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 1993. Name, Logan Allen. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Wendel is the former Sandy King, daughter of William and Barbara King of Oak Ridge. She is an admitting secretary at Southeast Hospital. Wendel is a parts salesman at Outdoor Sports Center, and is the son of Charles and Diane Wendel of Jackson...
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TEES ARE TOPS; HORIZON GROWS WITH TRENDY FASHION STATEMENTS
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
James Dean made them a social statement. Business made them an advertising statement. Crafters made them an artistic statement. Any way you look at T-shirts these days, the statement they make is simple and potent: T-shirts are tops now. The simple T-shirt has come a long way from the plain-white cotton top worn as an undergarment by men...
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NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: EXPRESSO STAND OWNER LIKES TO SEE TRAFFIC JAMS AROUND KIOSKS
(Business ~ 06/14/93)
Dale Morris can look out of his office window and see four drive-through espresso stands. "Sometimes there's a traffic jam around one of the green, white and red kiosks," says Morris, an Everett, Wash., businessman who has combined what he describes as "old-world taste with American driving habits" in Espresso America Inc...
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FIREWORKS BUSINESS READY TO HAVE A BLAST
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
Patriotism is the big theme for 1993 fireworks, and with Cape Girardeau observing its bicentennial year, sales are expected to be brisk when more than 20 retail outlets open operations Sunday. Headlining the list of new items available this year are the "Color Me America" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy."...
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LOCAL INSURANCE OFFICES MERGE
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
Cape Insurance Agency Inc. and Giddens & Johnson Agency Insurance Service have merged operations and will be operating under the Capital Insurance & Associates name at 107 S. Broadview. Loy Welker, president of Cape Insurance, will be president of the new firm. Al Giddens, president of Giddens & Johnson, will be secretary-treasurer. Other officers of the new company are Bill Heaton and Tim Kelley, both vice presidents...
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FIRM TARGETS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
(Local News ~ 06/14/93)
The financial services firm of Edward D. Jones & Co., which has two branches in Cape Girardeau, has kicked off a nationwide competition to support downtown revitalization projects. "Main Street revitalization projects can return the lifeblood to downtown areas," said Robert N. Etherton, investment representative with offices at 215 N. Sprigg. "I would like to see Cape Girardeau enter this competition,"...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 06/14/93)
Dr. Ronald Wiedmer has joined Sears Roebuck and Co., Town Plaza Shopping Center, as a full-time optometrist. Wiedmer, an optometrist for 17 years, previously worked in the St. Louis area. Cole Vision Inc. operates vision centers in Sears stores and has been at the local store for three years...
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