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PATSY ENDERLE
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
Patsy Enderle, of Poplar Bluff, 56, died at her home Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994. Amick-Burnett Funeral Home of Scott City is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later.
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MORE DISAGREEMENT OVER HANCOCK
(Column ~ 01/09/94)
The Hancock Amendment continues to be the subject of much wrangling and dispute in Jefferson City and across the state. When, exactly, it requires either a refund to taxpayers or a vote of the people on tax or fee increases is not always clear, by any means...
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DECISIONS PENDING ON CITY TRASH FEES WON'T BE POPULAR
(Editorial ~ 01/09/94)
Like a spoke on a spinning wheel, the issue of residential trash fees has come around again for the citizens of Cape Girardeau and their city council. Faced with mercurial mandates from the state and federal government -- and their associated rising costs -- council members are considering a $1.46 a month increase in the current $10.54 monthly trash fee. ...
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THOMAS H. LETT III
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
Thomas H. Lett III, 40, of 200 Lett Lane died Friday night, Jan. 7, 1994, at his home after an illness of two years. He was born Aug. 2, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Thomas and Mary Lou Caldwell Lett. They survive of the home. Also surviving are a brother, Paul A. Lett of Cape Girardeau; and a sister, Scarlett Lett-Puls of St. Louis...
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ROBERT ALMO SAMS
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Robert Almo Sams, 65, of East Prairie died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, in the East Prairie Nursing Center, of an extended illness. He was born March 11, 1928 in Cunningham, Ky., son of Elmer and Daisy Sams. Sams retired in 1981 from the Denna Lamp Co. at Wickliffe, Ky. He was of the Pentecostal denomination...
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DAVID T. FREY JR.
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
CHAFFEE -- David Tilton Frey Jr., 91, of Chaffee died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1984, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 7, 1902 in York, Pa., son of Sarah Black and David Tilton Frey Sr. He was a retired stock worker, having worked for 45 years with the Wholesale Grocery Co. in York...
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EVELYN ROSE HAMAN
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Evelyn Rose Haman, 86, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 7, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1907, son of John F. and Louise Elder Lottes. She married Paul Haman on Oct. 22, 1931. He died on April 9, 1979...
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MELVIN C. PARKS
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Melvin C. Parks, 65, of Perryville died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born May 1, 1928 in Granite City, Ill., son of Thomas and Maudie Farrell Parks. He was a boiler operator at Granite City Steel and worked part time at the Amoco station in Perryville...
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FREDA H. VREDENBURGH
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
Freda H. Vredenburgh, 78, of Imperial, Mo., formerly of McClure, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 7, 1994, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born June 22, 1915, at McClure, daughter of Ross L. and Mary M. Cleaver Skiles. On Sept. 26, 1954, she married Arthur Vredenburgh in Detroit, Mich. He survives...
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IVAN E. GREBE
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Ivan E. Grebe, 67, of Crosstown, died Friday, Jan. 7, 1994, at Crosstown. He was born at Whitewater April 13, 1926, son of Christopher and Nellie Proffer Grebe. He was married to Edna Strobe, who preceded him in death. He then married Norma P. Perry Darnell on July 13, 1962. She survives...
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RUTH ALLIE WALZ
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Word has been received of the death of Ruth Allie Walz, 81, of Elgin, Ill., a native of Illmo, who died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1993, at the Sharon Elms Nursing Home in Elgin. She was born Nov. 11, 1912, in Illmo, daughter of Fred and Allie Martz Corkins...
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EDWIN B. FITCH
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Edwin B. Fitch, 96, of Wolf Lake, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at City Care Center in Anna. He was born Aug. 15, 1897, the son of James N. and Margaret Briden Fitch. He married Effie Lockart on March 15, 1922 in Anna. She preceded him in death April 7, 1992...
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MILITARY SERVICE, OBITUARIES TWO GREAT EQUALIZERS
(Column ~ 01/09/94)
Two of the great equalizers in American life are military service and the obituary page. Regardless of wealth or station in life, all men and women are equal when they march to the sergeant's cadence in boot camp and when they harken to the final call...
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CHARLES E. MCCORMICK
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
Charles E. McCormick, 66, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Road Chapel is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later.
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HERBERT LEE KARRAKER
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Herbert Lee Karraker, 67, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1926, at Benton, son of Herbert Lee Karraker and Clara Etta Morrow. He marred Sally Summers June 14, 1986, at Scott City. She survives...
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ESTHER LILLIAN WHITESELL
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
CHAFFEE -- Esther Lillian Whitesell. 97, of Chaffee, died at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center Saturday, Jan. 8, 1994. She was born at Puxico on Dec. 16, 1896, daughter of George Murdock and Nancy Shoemate Murdock. She married Cecil Lawrence Whitesell on Sept. 18, 1924. He preceded her in death on July 9, 1980...
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POLICE TARGET ACCIDENT-PRONE AREAS
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
Cape Girardeau police records show the flooding of 1993 caused damage to cars as well as to property and homes. Motorists slowing to take a look at the rising backwaters of the Mississippi River overflowing in the Diversion Channel were the cause of a number of accidents on Interstate 55 between Route 74 and the Nash Road exit this past year...
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CENSUS UPDATE UPBEAT
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
State officials estimate Cape Girardeau county grew by 1,685 people between 1990 and July 1992. The 2.7 percent estimated growth ranks the county 30th in growth rate among Missouri's 115 counties and the city of St. Louis. Missouri's statewide population through July 1993 is estimated to have grown by 117,000 people...
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NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT KING EVENT
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
The president of National Public Radio, Delano Lewis, will give the keynote speech at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast Jan. 17. National Public Radio (NPR) provides news, information and cultural awareness programs to more than 475-member stations nationwide, including one at Southeast Missouri State University...
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HARASSMENT POLICY DEFINED
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
Southeast Missouri State University's policy against sexual harassment was enacted in September 1990. It states: Sexual harassment has been defined as follows: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:...
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STATE GRANT PROGRAM MAY AID CAPE SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
A state grant program called A Plus Schools, a component of Missouri's new education law, could mean money for Cape Girardeau public schools. The board of education will hear a report on the program at its meeting Monday at 5 p.m. at 61 N. Clark. Superintendent Neyland Clark said the A Plus program represents a merger of vocational and academic training...
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THREE FILE FOR TWO OPEN SLOTS ON SCOTT CITY SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Three residents have thrown their hats into the ring, vying for two open seats on the Scott City school board. Mike Ruth, Wayne Petitt and Mike Miller will contend for the seats. Ruth, a former school board member, will be the first name to appear on the April 5 ballot...
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BERNICE L. KERLEY
(Obituary ~ 01/09/94)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Bernice L. Kerley, 82, of Jacksonville, Ill., formerly of Ullin, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born Dec. 29, 1911 in McClure, Ill., daughter of William and Cora Morgan Warnaka. She married Roy G. Kerley on Aug. 30, 1930. He preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1971...
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BADGE OF HONOR: VOLUNTEER POLICE OFFICERS SERVE THE COMMUNITY
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
Principal David Giles keeps order in the halls of the Alma Schrader Elementary School. Rick Fehr heads the security division at the St. Francis Medical Center. David Freeman delivers pool tables for Newman Amusement Inc. What could these three men have in common? The answer becomes clear as they shed the trappings of their daily lives and don the navy blue uniform of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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COLD WEATHER AND ICY STEPS CHANGE ROUTINE
(Column ~ 01/09/94)
These are the days when, in middle-aged or old houses, you place a worn throw rug, torn towel, or shagged-out sweater along the inside bottom of the outside door to thwart the cold seepage. Some more creative persons make a long, stuffed, snake-looking creature to put there. ...
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CAPE BRIDGE CLUB ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF RECENT GATHERING
(Local News ~ 01/09/94)
Kitty and Vince Reuseler were recent winners in the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Bridge Club. The group meets at 7 p.m., the second and fourth Friday of each month. Other place finishers were Peggy and Milton Sadler of Sikeston, second; Terry Ernst of Oran and Tom DeReign of Sikeston, third; Norma Blattner and Melva Rose Lewis of Cape Girardeau, fourth, and Mary O'Neal and Janice Gilbert of Cape Girardeau, fifth...
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