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FLETA M. JONES
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Fleta M. Jones of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Dallas Reagan will officiate, with burial in Dexter Cemetery. Jones, 75, died Tuesday, April 5, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ACCIDENT ON SPRIGG STREET NOT FIRST
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/94)
Dear Editor, Saturday, April 2, a Cape Girardeau policeman was injured in an accident on Sprigg Street near the Show Me Center. In the last seven years since the building of the Show Me Center, there have been several wrecks at this intersection. In my opinion, as well as that of several other people, this intersection where Sprigg, New Madrid and Emerald Streets meet may well be the worst intersection on a main thoroughfare in Cape Girardeau...
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AN ATTEMPT TO PASS THE BUCK ON PAY INCREASES
(Editorial ~ 04/08/94)
Salaries can be a sticky wicket for legislators. Raise them too high -- voters become unhappy. Don't raise them enough -- and the compensation may be unjust. Ultimately, our elected officials are accountable for their actions -- at the ballot box -- and that's the way it should be...
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ARTS COUNCIL ADVISORY PANEL TO MEET APRIL 18
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Members of a Missouri Arts Council advisory panel will meet in Cape Girardeau April 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Drury Lodge. Member of the Multi-Discipline Advisory Panel will review applications from organizations that request funding for arts programming in the multi-discipline category...
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DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS SPONSOR AUCTION
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
The Downtown Merchants Association invites the public to its annual fundraiser auction Saturday night. The auction will be held at the River City Yacht Club in the downtown Port Girardeau restaurant. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the auction starting at 8. A silent auction of several items will continue throughout the evening...
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VFW AUXILIARY LEADER ATTENDS NATIONAL MEETING
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Past National President Glenneta Vogelsang of Cape Girardeau attended the 1994 National Mid-Year Conference of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wards. The conference was held March 25-27 in San Diego, Calif. Vogelsang is a member of the Clippard, Wilson, Taylor Auxiliary 3838...
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FRIENDS OF NRA TO MEET APRIL 21
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Friends of the National Rifle Association will hold a fund-raising banquet April 21 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Cape Girardeau. The event will open with a social hour at 6 p.m., followed by a meal and an auction at 7:30. Speakers include Missouri Sen. Peter Kinder and Rep. Mary Kasten and U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson. All gun owners, enthusiasts, shooters and hunters are urged to attend and support the NRA...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: BLAMING UNBELIEF IS JUST A CONSERVATIVE QUICK FIX
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/94)
To the Editor: The Missourian's excerpt (April 7, 1994) from the Wall Street Journal is typical of what passes these days for logical thought. Every survey that has been taken in recent years demonstrates that religious belief in America has been on the upswing for the past 20 years. ...
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REV. GERALD BETHARDS
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- The Rev. Gerald Bethards, 73, of Villa Ridge, died Thursday, April 7, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Dec. 22, 1920, in Shobonier, son of Roy and Flossie Campbell Bethards. He and Elsie Hawkins were married Nov. 9, 1944...
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DEWARD C. OVERBEY
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
BELL CITY -- Deward Carl "Buck" Overbey, 78, of Hartford, Ill., died Tuesday, April 5, 1994, in Wood River, Ill. He was born June 5, 1915, at Bell City, son of Seth Poole and Oletha Palfreeman Overbey. He and Lucy Johns were married June 16, 1934, at Bloomfield...
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RAYMOND M. JONES JR.
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
Funeral service for Raymond M. Jones Jr., 7246 County Road 621, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Bill Dickey will officiate, with burial in Hobbs Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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ERNST O. KUTSCHER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
SHAWNEETOWN -- Ernst O. Kutscher, 88, of Shawneetown, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 8, 1905, at New Wells, son of Martin and Diamanda Leine Kutscher. He and Mildred Pearl Short were married Oct. 13, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. She died May 12, 1989...
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AGNES W. BICKEL
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
PERRYVILLE -- Agnes W. Bickel, 88, of Perryville, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1905, in Frankenmuth, Mich., son of John E. and Mary Rummel Ranke. She and the Rev. Emil L. Bickel were married Aug. 24, 1930...
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RUTH MOORE
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Ruth Moore of Bloomfield will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Kenneth White will officiate, with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery near here. Moore, 71, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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HONTAS LEE SCHADE
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
SIKESTON -- Hontas Lee Schade, 85, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, April 6, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1908, in Sikeston, daughter of James R. and Gertrude Lee. She married Leo L. Schade July 6, 1941. He preceded her in death. Schade was a secretary at Scott County Milling Co. ...
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ISIDORE W. BUCHHEIT
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
APPLE CREEK -- Isidore W. Buchheit, 88, of Apple Creek, died Thursday, April 7, 1994, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. He was born Sept. 18, 1905, in Perry County, son of William J. and Anna Theresa Schott Buchheit. He and Hilda S. Leible were married Nov. 5, 1935, at Apple Creek...
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RUTH J. TIPTON
(Obituary ~ 04/08/94)
MARBLE HILL -- Ruth Jane Tipton, 73, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, April 7, 1994, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1920, at Lutesville, daughter of Jonas A. and Della Thurston Eaker. She and Earl Tipton were married Nov. 14, 1942. He died Aug. 18, 1977...
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STUDENTS ANGERED AT POLLS
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Southeast Missouri State University students Scott Jenkins and Rob Clay went to the polls Tuesday to vote for the statewide constitutional amendment on riverboat gambling. But they never got the chance. They say a Cape Girardeau Ward 6 election judge at Franklin School refused to allow them to vote even though they had voted at the same polling place in the election last November when Cape Girardeau voters approved riverboat gambling...
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COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER AID FOR PROJECTS
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
The Cape Girardeau City Council will hold a special session Monday morning to decide whether to proceed with two water plant projects that could receive 75 percent funding from the Economic Development Administration. The Economic Development Administration allocated special funding for flood recovery and mitigation projects. The city of Cape Girardeau was invited to submit projects for consideration, and one of four projects submitted for consideration was selected for pre-application...
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MEMBERS OF LOCAL SIERRA CLUB WILL HELP IN PARK RESTORATION PROJECT
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Members of the Southeast Missouri Sierra Club will travel to Meramec State Park in Sullivan, Mo., this weekend to join other groups in a park restoration project. Joining the Trail of Tears Sierra Group will be other Sierrans from across the state and members of the Audubon Socity. These volunteers will be spending the weekend working with the state's Department of Natural Resources to restore a number of glades in the park...
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LOCAL ANGLES: AMERICA HELPS NURTURE STEREOTYPE FOR ITSELF
(Column ~ 04/08/94)
American pride hasn't taken such a beating in Japan since George Bush lost lunch in Kiichi Miyazawa's lap. This time, it was Walter F. Mondale doing the honors. His gastrointestinal functions intact, thank goodness, the U.S. ambassador to Japan found some television cameras pointed his way and, at the bidding of President Clinton, apologized to the Japanese people for America's wicked ways...
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VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE GROUP LOOKS FOR CLIENTS
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Dorothy Ank and the other volunteers with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Cape Girardeau County have a problem. They want to assist qualified low income, elderly/handicapped and non-English speaking residents who live in the Cape Girardeau-Jackson-Scott City-Bell City area. The volunteers will prepare their 1993 federal income tax returns...
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WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 38TH ANNUAL REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Students from Steele and Farmington won the top awards at the 38th annual Regional Science Fair, held in Cape Girardeau this week. Awards were announced Thursday night. SPECIAL AWARDS American Chemical Society Jr. Biochemistry: Susan Waggoner, Oh What a Relief It Is. . .Or Is It?, T.S. Hill Middle, Dexter, 8th grade, teacher Lori Murphy & Roger Alsup...
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INJURED POLICEMAN UNDERGOES SURGERY
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
Doctors are saying that Cape Girardeau police officer Dan Niswonger will recover from his injuries, but the healing process will be slow. Niswonger was seriously injured Saturday morning when the police motorcycle he was operating collided with a southbound van at the intersection of North Sprigg and Emerald streets. The officer was working traffic control at a running event near the Show Me Center...
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HIGHER EDUCATION HARD HIT BY GAMBLING VOTE
(Local News ~ 04/08/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Education could be the big loser in Missouri in light of action voters' rejection Tuesday of a constitutional amendment legalizing games of chance on gambling boats. In his budget for Fiscal 1995, Gov. Mel Carnahan earmarked for higher education $61 million of his $69 million gambling revenue allocation. With that money now in doubt, funding for those programs is uncertain...
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