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BENNETT, LIMBAUGH AND AMERICAN VALUES
(Column ~ 02/17/94)
The press release from what used to be the book publishing firm, Simon & Schuster, and is now apparently something called Paramount Publishing Consumer Group, is stamped in bright red capital letters: SHOCKING. The inevitable blurb is furnished by Rush Limbaugh and contains the trigger words, "chilling ... raw ... like a kick to the solar plexus."...
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GLENNA BADGLEY
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Funeral service for Glenna Badgley of Grand Chain will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. The Revs. Bob Smith and Jon Althoff will officiate, with burial in Ohio Chapel Cemetery at Grand Chain. Badgley, 82, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis...
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EVERLEAN JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
WILSON CITY -- Everlean Jackson, 89, of Wilson City, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 1994, at Charleston Manor. She was born Feb. 13, 1904, in Anguilla, Miss., daughter of Will and Elizabeth Wesley Chase. She married Allan Williams, who preceded her in death...
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HARRY C. DOUGHTY
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Harry C. Doughty, 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 30, 1909, in Cape Girardeau, son of Harry and Agnes Meyer Doughty. Doughty was a riverboat cook many years with John I. Hay Co. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942-45...
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ROBERT W. PODDIG SR.
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Robert W. Poddig Sr., 52, of St. Peters, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at Barnes/St. Peters Hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1941, in East St. Louis, son of Walter Victor and Ruth Alice Rowland Poddig. He and Betty Jean Baine were married June 16, 1972...
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MILTON A. BRASHEARS
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
SIKESTON -- Milton A. "Butch" Brashears, 45, of Malden, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 21, 1948, in Sikeston, son of Henry "Hank" Brashears and Alfreda Oldham Brashears. Brashears was a 1966 graduate of Sikeston High School, and was employed 20 years by the city of Sikeston. He was a member of Kimball Baptist Church in Malden, Sikeston Elks Lodge and Lions Club...
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CLAUDE L. CROWLEY
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
SIKESTON -- Claude L. Crowley, 60, Salem Route 4, died Monday, Feb. 14, 1994, at Salem Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1933, in Morehouse, son of Ray R. and Yutteve Treece Crowley. He and Jeanne Sams were married in 1957. He later married Linda Dopuch in 1986...
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THOMAS C. HILL
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Thomas C. Hill, 89, 1514 Whitener, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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FIFTIES CENTRAL HIGH REUNION COMMITTEE DONATES $5,700
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
Class members attending the 1993 Joint Reunion of the 1050-59 classes at Central High School have donated over $5,700 to the high school. The group collected $3,700 which was donated to the school for the purchase of 37 new auditorium chairs. The committee was headed by Tom Womack (1954) and Jane Brennecke Womack (1955)...
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BEWARE THE RISK OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
(Editorial ~ 02/17/94)
Campaign finance reform is one of those cyclical topics for lawmaking bodies, elevating itself every few years to a point where legislative action is inevitable. Missouri finds itself at such a point now, with both the House and Senate fostering bills aimed at bringing the financing of campaigns under control. ...
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VIRBLE AL SIMMS
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Virble Al Simms, 69, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 18, 1924, in Ridgely, Tenn., son of Gus and Mary Upchurch Simms. He and Mary Hoover were married May 27, 1952, in Piggott, Ark...
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VIRGIE M. FAIRE
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Funeral service for Virgie Mae Faire of Evansville, Ind., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Alexander North Chapel in Evansville. The Rev. Charles Sheffield will officiate, with entombment in Oak Hill Mausoleum. Faire, 88, died Monday, Feb. 14, 1994, at Bethel Manor. She and Jodia W. Faire were married in 1926. He died Feb. 10, 1994...
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WILLIAM LOWELL MAXWELL
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- William Lowell Maxwell, 75, of Cairo, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. The Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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FAY E. BRADBURY
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
CHARLESTON -- Fay E. Bradbury, 78, of Charleston, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1915, at Coxville, Ind., daughter of Jess and Essie Lowe Bradbury. He married Roseland J. Bradbury. She died in 1993...
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HOWARD GOOLSBY
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
ADVANCE -- Howard Goolsby, 71, of Zalma, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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RUTH I. BILLINGS
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Ruth I. Billings, 84, of Miller City, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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ERCIE L. JAMES
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Ercie L. James, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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DR. MICHAEL P. BROGAN JR.
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Dr. Michael P. Brogan Jr., 82, of Cape Girardeau, formerly a doctor in Benton for 50 years, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994 at the Ratliff Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 17, 1911 in Colquitt County Ga., the son of Michael and Ida Bullard Brogan. He first married Guerrie Patterson. She preceded him in death...
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CHARLES L. FRAME
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
DEXTER -- Charles L. Frame, 79, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 29, 1915, in Ridgeway, Ill., son of J.C. and Sarah Oliver Frame. Survivors include four brothers, Mearl Frame of Dexter, John Frame of Radcliff, Ky., Bill Frame of Flint, Mich., Joe Frame of Tacoma, Wash.; nine sisters, Mabel Mossman of Duran, Mich., Mary McDaniel of Keego Harbor, Mich., Florence Schatz of Clarkston, Mich., Nora Frame of Pontiac, Mich., Flora Wiegand of Clovis, N.M., Betty Townley of Sunbury, Ohio, Deloris Nations and Ruth Nations of Poplar Bluff, and Ioleene Musgrave of Dexter; two stepsisters, Tomiko Frame of New York, N.Y., and Jeanie Trammel of Dexter.. ...
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ANDREW GEORGE
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Andrew "Boots" George of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Chester Smith will officiate, with burial in Dexter Cemetery. George, 81, died Monday, Feb. 14, 1994, at Dexter Nursing Center...
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VERLON L. DOUGLAS
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Verlon LeRoy Douglas, 69, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 1994, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 2, 1924, in Anniston, son of William Roy and Ella Furlong Douglas. He and Magdalene Grissom were married Sept. 20, 1989...
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CITY FOLLOWS TRIED SELECTION PROCESS FOR GAMBLING COMPANY
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
The manner by which Cape Girardeau will select a riverboat casino operator is identical to the process that netted St. Louis a share of gambling revenues that far exceed the amount mandated by Missouri law. Cape Girardeau is no St. Louis, and the proposals for this city -- a $51 million facility offered by Boyd Gaming Corp. and a $58 million Lady Luck Gaming Corp. project -- pale in comparison to Gateway Casino's $210 million project in St. Louis...
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FORMER MISSOURIAN PUBLISHER DEAD AT 76
(Obituary ~ 02/17/94)
Harry Arnold Naeter Jr., whose uncles founded the Southeast Missourian and who worked in every department of the newspaper from printers' devil to publisher, died early Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1994, at his home, Boulder Crest. He was 76. Naeter had been in Southeast Missouri Hospital last week where it was found he had suffered damage to his heart. He had been released and was at his home when he died unexpectedly...
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CITY RECEIVES $449,630 GRANT FOR TRAIL
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
The City of Cape Girardeau has been awarded $449,630 in federal highway funds by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission that will be used for development of a recreational trail along Cape LaCroix Creek. The project in Cape was one of 37 around the state that qualified for enhancement money that is available through the new federal highway program. Projects approved around the state totaled $6.7 million, with $2.6 million provided in matching funds...
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RAILROADS HELP BUILD AREA TOWNS
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
Despite mergers and major structural changes over the past 40 years, two of the nation's largest railroads -- the Burlington Northern and Southern Pacific -- still play a role in the economies of Cape Girardeau, Scott City and Chaffee. But that impact, in terms of the number of employees and payroll, has significantly declined over the years. The specific impact, however, can't be determined since neither railroad releases payroll data...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: LIFE, DEATH, LUST, GREED AND CONFUSION
(Column ~ 02/17/94)
Feb. 17, 1994 Dear Ken, If the dream of every newspaper is to be indispensable to its community, I have encountered the nightmare. Not that the two weekly newspapers that cover Garberville are bad. Just superfluous. Most of the 1,350 souls in town heard it days before -- across their back fence or over breakfast at the Eel River Cafe or in the produce section of the Sentry market...
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COMMUNITY CARING CONFERENCE SET
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
Laughter and stress reduction, team building and self-improvement are among topics of the fifth annual Community Caring Council conference Friday. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Show Me Center. Lori Hayden, who is planning the conference, said 160 people have already registered for the conference...
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MOOD SWINGS: AREA MUSICIANS WELCOME ALTERNATE `MOOD' SWINGS WITH PADUCAH SYMPHONY
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
Mark Fulgham may have to remind himself he's got a working pass to the Moody Blues March 2 concert at the Show Me Center. "There's always a tendency to become so engrossed in what's going on, especially when the group in front of you is the Moody Blues, that you might be a bar late coming in," said Fulgham, who teaches music at Southeast Missouri State by day and plays for the Paducah, Ky., Symphony on selected evenings...
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MOODY BLUES STILL DARE TO BE DIFFERENT
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
There was no safety net to keep the Moody Blues from taking a nasty spill amid the Red Rocks of the Colorado Mountains. Figures. Given the band's history of taking chances, the daring spectre served as an apt backdrop to usher the Moodies' into their fourth decade of soulful, thought-provoking lyrics...
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COMEDY CLUB ON TOUR TO MAKE STOP AT RUTHERFORD'S
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
Comedy Club on Tour, featuring comedians from across the country, will take center stage Saturday night at Rutherford's in the Plaza Galleria in Cape Girardeau. The comedy tour, which opened last week, will feature Randy Howard and John Hope Saturday beginning at 8 p.m...
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LONGHORN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO AT SHOW ME CENTER FEBRUARY 25-27
(Local News ~ 02/17/94)
The seventh annual Longhorn World Championship Rodeo will return to the Show Me Center Feb. 25-27 with someone who is no stranger to boots or the Bootheel. Jaye Anders, who grew up in Malden, and attended Southeast Missouri State, will be one of the trick riders displaying her skills Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday...
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