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EAGLE COURT OF HONOR TODAY
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
Eighty-eight boys who earned Boy Scouting's highest rank during 1994 will be honored today at the annual Eagle Scout Court of Honor. The event will begin at 2 p.m. in Academic Hall auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Missouri Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse of Dexter will be class sponsor and main speaker...
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LETTER: HISTORY LETS US COMPREHEND PRESENT, ASSURE FUTURE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/11/95)
To the editor: More shame to the caller who railed against the idea of Black History Month and whose diatribe brought Speak Out to a new low in anonymous hate-mongering. The caller was upset that February is also the month in which Americans observe the birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln. ...
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THANKS TO EFFORT THAT STARTED HERE, MULE NEAR GLORY
(Editorial ~ 02/11/95)
Missouri has many symbols from the Gateway Arch to "The Missouri Waltz." Some are government sanctioned Others are simply embraced as tradition. There is a state flower and a state bird, even a state tree nut and a state fossil. But there is no state animal...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: NO WAY TO CUT $1.61 TRILLION SPREE?
(Column ~ 02/11/95)
When President Clinton unveiled his $1.61 trillion budget this week, he called it "lean," and he challenged Republicans to find additional cuts. Clinton implied that the task would prove so daunting that the GOP would balk, particularly in the face of political opposition...
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LICENSE PLATE BATTLE AGAIN BREWING IN LEGISLATURE
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
JEFFERSON CITY -- State Rep. Larry Thomason of Kennett has found himself in the middle of what promises to become a legislative battle that will virtually touch every Missouri vehicle owner. Efforts to resolve the matter have failed over the years because of disagreements between lawmakers and interest groups. As chairman of the House Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations Committee, Thomason hopes to build a consensus on the issue: Missouri's need for a new license plate design...
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WEATHER PET
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
What's the weather forecast today? A quick glance at todays weather pet (at the top of this page) will both tell you about the weather and make you smile. Readers are invited to submit photos of their family pets to be the Southeast Missourian's weather pet for a day. Clear photos (color or black and white) can be used. Be sure to include the pet's name, the name of the owner(s) and the town where you and your pet reside...
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LEADER TO TALK AT SHARE's ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
The national coordinator of SHARE, a support group for parents who have lost an infant, will be the guest speaker for the local chapter's 10th anniversary observation Tuesday. Cathy Lammert a nurse from St. Charles will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom A of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/11/95)
IF MAYOR Spradling wants to raise the sales tax to pay for transportation, he better make his first priority to use it for redoing Bloomfield Road. It's a mess. CAN ANYBODY answer this for me? Does the city ever plan to extend Silver Springs Road so that the two ends of it will meet...
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`DELPHIA' GOETZ
(Obituary ~ 02/11/95)
SIKESTON -- Theta "Delphia" Goetz, 78, of LaPlace, La., formerly of Sikeston, died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at her residence in LaPlace. She was born July 8, 1916, in Aquilla, Mo., daughter of William Thomas and Janie Elizabeth Scharder Pry. She married Francis "Frank" Goetz Nov. 24, 1934, in Benton. He died Nov. 25, 1991...
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LORENE DEXTER
(Obituary ~ 02/11/95)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Lorene Dexter, 81, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Ullin, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 1995, at Methodist Hospital Central in Memphis. She was born Nov. 29, 1913, in Alexander County, daughter of Harvey William and Amanda Eleanor Hartman Dexter...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
Scott CountyBertha Rommel to Gary D. and Cindy Teague; Angie Mae Lawless to Marvin and Esther Lawless; Ag-Lands Investment Co. to Michael T. and Sally A. McDonnold. Walter W. and Maxine Hicks to Michael Hicks, Joyce McDonald and Carol Lawrence; Charles and E. Mable Grissom to Leslie D. Seabaugh; Charles Allen and Angela D. Freeman to James Alan and Denise Hopper...
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DIVORCES
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
Scott CountyNorman Ray Lingle, 28, and Shana Leona Lingle, 25, both of Sikeston. Elgin Lewis Walton, 58, Sikeston, and Mary Ramalia Beth Masingala Walton, 34, Cape Girardeau. Donald Ray Cruse, 27, and Cheri Lee Alley Cruse, 27, both of Sikeston. Ronald Terry Burton, 25, Blodgett, and Lisa Eileen Harp Burton, 23, Sikeston...
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ERMA M. RICHTER
(Obituary ~ 02/11/95)
JACKSON -- Erma Matilda Richter, 73, of Jackson, died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at Deal Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 1, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edward and Emma Kohlfeld Lohmann. She and Marvin H. Richter were married June 10, 1961, at New Wells. He died Sept. 2, 1990...
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THEON E. ROBERT
(Obituary ~ 02/11/95)
BENTON -- Theon Emil Robert, 92, of Benton, died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Benton is in charge of arrangements.
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CLAUDE ARNOLD
(Obituary ~ 02/11/95)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Dexter attorney Claude Arnold was held Feb. 4 at Rainey Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Vaughn Wright officiated, with burial in Dexter Cemetery. Arnold, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/11/95)
Daughter to Charles Gregory and Anne Phillips of Salem, Va., Lewis-Gale Hospital in Roanoke, Va., 10:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, 1994. Name, Madison Cathern. Weight, 5 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Phillips is the former Anne Wilson, daughter of J.B. and Nancy Wilson of Cape Girardeau. She is a teacher at Glenver Junior High School in Roanoke County. Phillips is assistant commonwealth attorney with the city of Roanoke, and is the son of Charles and Judy Phillips of Salem, Va...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: HIS ROYAL STRANGENESS CELEBRATED AT PRINCE FEST
(Column ~ 02/11/95)
Last weekend, The Roommate and I decided to sample a little city life, so we drove on up to St. Louis to see Lynn and James. It felt a little like Country Mouse, City Mouse, but soon we were comfortably sipping Coca-Cola and discussing something we all had in common: the artist formerly known as Prince...
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TRUE-TO-LIFE DRAMAS PLAY OUT IN ER
(Local News ~ 02/11/95)
On NBC's hit television show "ER," young personnel with little training routinely crack a chest and perform major surgery in the hallway of the emergency room. Meanwhile, a sordid, love affair is forming between co-workers in one of the unused emergency rooms while resuscitation efforts are attempted by the rest of the staff on a patient in the next room...
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