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KENT RYAN DUNN
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
MARSTON -- Funeral service for Kent Ryan Dunn of Marston was held Tuesday at Richards Funeral Home in New Madrid, with the Rev. Bill Waldwin officiating. Burial was in Mounds Park Cemetery at Lilbourn. Dunn, 19, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 1994, at his home...
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HANCOCK II HAS RIGHT MOTIVE, BUT THERE ARE THORNS TOO
(Editorial ~ 09/01/94)
The Revolutionary War was fought, in part, because of confiscatory tax rates, and the United States was founded on the principal of government of the people, by the people and for the people. The Missouri Constitution mirrors those sentiments. It is understandable why the creeping burden of federal, state and local taxes has so many people troubled...
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CHURCH GROUP HELPS WITH GEORGIA FLOOD RELIEF
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Nine Cape Girardeau-area residents have seen the devastation of the flood that struck southwest Georgia in mid-July. "There was block after block after block of trash piled along the street," said the Rev. David Stewart, pastor of Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church north of Cape Girardeau and Wesley United Methodist Church near Fruitland...
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL PARTY SET FOR TUESDAY AT JEFFERSON
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The Cape Girardeau Parents as Teachers program will hold a back-to-school party Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jefferson Elementary School, 520 S. Minnesota. The event is open to parents of children from birth to 3 who live in the Cape Girardeau School District...
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NAFTA CONTINUES TO BUILD UP SOLID RECORD
(Column ~ 09/01/94)
At a seminar in Washington, D.C., this past March, the speaker was House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. Rep. Gingrich, who will be Republican leader in the new Congress that convenes in January, took questions from the floor. An aggressive questioner challenged Gingrich from a far-right philosophical position, taking him to task for having supported the North American Free Trade Agreement...
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NEW YORK THEATRE TOUR MEETING SET
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Southeast Missouri State University's speech and communications department will hold an organizational meeting Sept. 20 for the 11th New York Theatre Tour. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in room 316 of the Grauel Building on campus. The New York Theatre Tour will be for one week Jan. 4-8, and will include guided tours of Madison Square Garden, backstage of Radio City Music Hall and the Empire State Building. The tour will feature three performances: two Broadway musicals and one Broadway play...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/01/94)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gray of Advance, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:46 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 1994. Name, Liza Lynn. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Gray is the former Ginger Ward, daughter of Bill and Joy Ward of Advance. She is a teller at Bank of Advance. Gray is a sales representative with Eagle Oil Co., and is the son of Dewayne and Brenda Gray of Scott City...
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CARL GROVES
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
WYATT -- Carl Groves, 61, of Wyatt, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at the home of a son here. He was born Feb. 1, 1933, in Mississippi County, son of John Wallace and Mattie Virginia Brashears Groves. Groves was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include three sons, Emmett Groves of Bertrand, Michael Groves of Wappapello, A.J. ...
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MYRTLE M. GRIM
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
DEXTER -- Myrtle Marie Grim, 84, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 13, 1910, near Dexter, daughter of Elmer and Georgia Ann Culbertson Grim. Grim was retired from Elder Manufacturing Co., and was a member of First General Baptist Church...
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GEORGE C. BLANCHARD
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
George Clinton Blanchard, 76, 303 Albert, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at his home. He was born April 3, 1918, in Vanduser, son of Elvis and Ella Campbell Blanchard. He and Elenor Moore were married April 27, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. She died Sept. 29, 1981...
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CHLOE MCNEILL
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
Chloe McNeill, 92, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 9, 1902, in Franklin County, Ill., daughter of William E. and Salina Mitchell McNeill. McNeill graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a bachelor of science degree in education...
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GENEVA FUNKHOUSER
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
THEBES, Ill. -- Geneva Funkhouser, 77, of Spokane, Wash., died Monday, Aug. 29, 1994, in Spokane. She was born Jan. 25, 1917, in Thebes, daughter of L.A. "Jack" and Hattie Peeler Storm. Survivors include two brothers, Robert Storm of Thebes, William "Bus" Storm of Rancho Cordova, Calif.; six granddaughters, and eight great-granddaughters...
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WALTER L. CLARK
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Walter Leonard Clark, 79, of Elco, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Chicago, son of Walter L. and Lucille Phillips Clark. Clark attended Elco Methodist Church, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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GERTRUDE F. SWINFORD
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
ADVANCE -- Gertrude Francis Swinford, 86, of Advance, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994, at her home. She was born June 3, 1908, in Advance, daughter of Luke and Minnie Jones Bass. She and Luther Swinford were married June 24, 1925, at Benton. He died in 1937...
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HERMET MUEGGE
(Obituary ~ 09/01/94)
BURFORDVILLE -- Private funeral service for Hermet "Dick" Muegge of Burfordville will be held today at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Rev. Grant Gillard will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park at Cape Girardeau. There is no visitation. Muegge, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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UNITED WAY VOLUNTEERS URGED TO BE ENTHUSIASTIC
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Cape Girardeau Area Wide United Way volunteers were told at a kick-off luncheon Wednesday that their dedication and enthusiasm are the most important factors for a successful fund-raising drive. That message was delivered by the keynote speaker, William Shores, regional manager for Union Electric Co. This year's campaign goal is $520,000...
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STROUP SAYS 6.9 PERCENT RAISE FOR FACULTY `VERY GOOD NEWS'
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The salary average for Southeast Missouri State University faculty rose 6.9 percent between fall 1992 and fall 1993, the highest percentage hike among Missouri's public, four-year colleges and universities. "I do think that is very good news," university President Kala Stroup said at a meeting of about 300 of the school's faculty Wednesday afternoon...
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES TO INCREASE OCT. 1
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Subscription rates for all home-delivery and mail subscribers of the Southeast Missourian will be raised effective Oct. 1, it was announced today by Mark Kneer, circulation director. The increase is due, in part, to the fact that the price of newsprint will have increased by one-third during 1994...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: REEFER MADNESS IN THE WANING SUMMER SUN
(Column ~ 09/01/94)
Sept. 1, 1994 Dear Ken, A kind of hush, as if the whole town is holding its breath, seems to have fallen over Garberville. The Labor Day tourists haven't yet pitched their tents and hooked up their motor homes, but the feeling of fall creeps nearer with each day that disappears behind Bear Butte. Summer leaves quietly here, except for the whop of helicopter rotors...
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DEAN OF STUDENTS FOR JUNIOR HIGH IS NAMED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Rich Payne, a teacher at Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School for five years, has been named dean of students for the junior high school. Payne, 33, also has been assistant football coach and head women's track coach. He will complete the football season as assistant coach, but will give up his other coaching duties...
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GROUP TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC SEPT. 27
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The University of Illinois Contemporary Chamber Players will perform their Electronic/Computer Music production in Academic Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University Sept. 27. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. The Player's production is composed entirely of new works combining electronic and acoustic instruments...
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TRUCK AND TRAILER AUCTION SET TODAY
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Peterbilt, Western Star, Freightliner, White, Dorsey, Great Dane, American, Fruehauf, Spicer. These names will be familiar to the crowd that will gathers in the Nash Road Industrial Park area today for the Taylor & Martin Truck Auction. The auction will be held at the former Harris Truck Sales on Interstate 55 near the I-55/Airport Road exit...
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BENTON NEIGHBOR DAY EVENT IS THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
BENTON -- The 26th annual Benton Neighbor Day Celebration will begin at 5 p.m. Friday with the opening of the midway and will continue with skydiving, live entertainment, an antique car show and more through Saturday night. Sky divers will make their appearance at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday...
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DELTA QUEEN TO DOCK IN CAPE ON WEDNESDAY
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The Delta Queen steamboat will dock at the Cape Girardeau riverfront Wednesday. The stop is an unscheduled one by the Delta Queen, which was originally scheduled to be at Henderson, Ky., on that date. The Henderson stop had to be postponed because of low water...
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MISSOURI MULES: OAK RIDGE FAMILY DEAD-SET ON THEM FOR THREE GENERATIONS
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
OAK RIDGE -- They aren't as stubborn as a Missouri mule, but Pete Miller's family has been dead-set on raising the animals for three generations. "My grandfather started this," said Miller, standing in a corral surrounded by mules. "He raised them even when they weren't bringing much money."...
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ST. LOUIS-AREA BANK AND CAPITAL MERGE
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The merger of the Bank of South County in St. Louis with Capital Bancorporation Inc., a multibank holding company headquartered at Cape Girardeau, has been completed. Capital Bancorporation announced Thursday that the South County bank had been merged with a subsidiary of Capital Bancorporation, Capital Bank and Trust, with its principal office at 8182 Maryland Avenue in Clayton...
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COUNTRY OFFICES INCREASE FEES FOR RETIREMENT FUND
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
JACKSON -- A number of fee increases became effective this week in three county offices. The higher fees were passed by the 1994 session of the Missouri General Assembly. The fee hikes are collected in the offices of county assessor, collector, and recorder of deeds. The additional fee money will be turned over to the state to help fund a new retirement program for county employees and elected officials...
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ENCORE PERFORMANCE
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Guest soloist Bob Ellison, who was one of the stars of last year's concert, will return this year. Conductor Greg Fox leads the Compton Heights band at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Harry F. Swanger wasn't trying to rain on the Compton Heights 1976 Easter Parade in St. Louis when he chuckled at the manner in which the music was being presented...
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DINGELDEIN NOMINATIONS TAKEN
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Nominations for the Otto F. Dingeldein Award will be accepted through Saturday, Oct. 1. The award will be presented at the Arts Council's annual membership meeting on Friday, Oct. 28. Nominators may be individuals or organizations. Nominees may also be individuals or organizations who have demonstrated support of the arts or who participate in any area of the arts. The areas of support or participation include drama, writing, dance, music or visual arts...
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FRUIT OF STUDENTS' LABOR ON DISPLAY AT GALLERY 100
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
The fruit of art students' summer workshop labor will be on display at Gallery 100 throughout the month of September. Students ages 6-16 participated in the Arts Summer Workshops. The exhibit will open on Sept. 7 and remain on display through Sept. 30, with regular gallery hours of 1 p.m. ...
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B.B. KING TO HEAD BLUES FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Blues lovers from across the Midwest will converge on the banks of the Mississippi River at St. Louis over Labor Day weekend for the 1994 St. Louis Blues Heritage Festival. The festival will feature national and international legends such as B.B. King, Dr. John and Little Feat...
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REBA, JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY TO PLAY AT SIU ARENA
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Reba McEntire and John Michael Montgomery will entertain country music fans at the SIU Arena on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. McEntire, winner of four consecutive Country Music Association Awards for Female Vocalist of the year, and owner of 12 Gold Albums, is still producing number one singles. Her style of music includes soft- swinging ballads and hard-rocking bluesy tunes...
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KENNY G MAKES MOST OF MUSICAL TALENT
(Local News ~ 09/01/94)
Multi-talented artist to take the stage at the Show Me Center Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. Versatility has been one of Kenny G's strong suits ever since he opted for musical endeavors rather than a career in accounting. Upon graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in accounting, Kenny Gorelick was hired by Jeff Lorber to join his popular Portland-based band, the Jeff Lorber Fusion. ...
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