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KLAUS OUT FOR JUVENILE CENTER
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
JACKSON -- Klaus Park has been removed from a list of potential sites for a planned state juvenile facility. Cape Girardeau County Commissioner Larry Bock said officials with the Missouri Division of Youth Services suggested the site be removed from the county's application because of opposition from homeowners in the surrounding area...
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COUNTY TARGETS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
Helping the abuser, ending the cycle of violence and satisfying the victim are the goals of a new domestic violence policy implemented this week by the Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney. The new policy gives victims of domestic violence, usually wives, the option of dropping charges against their spouses if the spouse agrees to admit his criminal offense in writing and follow special probation requirements, including taking classes about temper management or related subjects...
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ILLEGAL SWITCHING OF LONG-DISTANCE CARRIERS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
Greg Boyd of Jackson had a shock recently when he attempted to call his daughter in California. "We were told that the California number was not authorized for the Frontier Network," said Boyd. "This was confusing. I didn't know anything about a Frontier Network."...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: THIS EXPLAINS SHY AN EGG IS IN THE URN
(Column ~ 04/05/96)
Never underestimate the power of a strong symbol to last longer than you could possibly imagine. There is what appears to be a pastel Easter egg in the flower urn by the front door of where we live, which is on a downtown street with a certain downtown busy-ness of traffic powered both by gasoline and fast food. The egg, no doubt, was left not by a visiting bunny but by a French-fries-and-burger-fueled youngster who decided a hard-boiled egg wasn't worth the trouble...
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LETTERS: LEGION CELEBRATES YOUTH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/96)
To the editor: The 3 million members of the American Legion want the American people to join the organization in its commemoration of Children and Youth Month during April. The American Legion has been serving youth since its inception in 1919 when it began supporting Scouting. Through the years, service to young people -- from its child-protection initiative to its Boys State and Boys Nation programs -- has been engineered under the American Legion's commitment to God and country...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/96)
I JUST read Jay Eastlick's column, "Event celebrates life and family." I just enjoyed reading his article so much. How true it is that families are very important, and it was really something good to have this "For love of life and family" conference at the Bavarian Hall at Fruitland. That's what we need to do, get behind our families. They are the core of our nation, and that would be very good for our country to have good families...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: POPE OFFERS WELL-REASONED THOUGHTS ON LIFE
(Column ~ 04/05/96)
Fruitland's Bavarian Halle has once again proved itself among Cape Girardeau County's finest facilities for hosting large meetings and celebrations. The good and dedicated people of faith who organized and promoted last weekend's "For the Love of Life and Family" conference, held in those friendly environs, should be commended. Honor to them...
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MINIMUM WAGERING
(Editorial ~ 04/05/96)
The minimum wage has become a lively topic in Washington again. This time the motivation is an attempt to turn the minimum wage into a political football. To kick off the latest game, the Democrats are calling for a 90-cent-an-hour increase. This would raise the minimum wage to $5.15 an hour from the current $4.25...
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LETTERS: MOSLEY DESERVES AWARD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/96)
To the editor: I am writing to commend the Southeast Missourian for its weekly column by Jean Bell Mosley. Through the years, I have enjoyed many of them. However, the March 31 column regarding "Dream letter for April Fool's Day" struck me as unusually empathetic with the would-be writer (which includes me)...
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VIOLA ANDERSON
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
MILLERSVILLE -- Viola Summers Anderson, 74, of East Peoria, Ill., died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was born June 7, 1921, at Millersville, daughter of Leo and Emma Irvin Slinkard. She first married William Summers in 1939 at Jackson. She later married Don Anderson in 1970 in Canton, Ill...
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SARAH HAGER
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
Sarah Dietiker Hager, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at her home. She was born May 26, 1912, in Fredericktown, daughter of Louis Henry and Lucy Bell Sullivan Pippin. She and John Dietiker were married Nov. 11, 1931, at Benton. He preceded her in death. She later married Henry Hager Dec. 5, 1958, at Marble Hill. He also preceded her in death...
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OSIE WILLIAMS
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
Osie Williams, 86, 140 S. Henderson, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ROY E. HALE
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Roy E. Hale, 71, of Scott City died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The body is at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City, where funeral service tentatively is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. Other arrangements are incomplete...
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WILLIAM HAROLD STEWART
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- William Harold Stewart, 65, of Anna died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 18, 1930, in Dresden, Tenn., the son of Robert Benjamin and Verlie Jones Stewart. On July 22, 1950, he married Ruth Webb in Anna. She survives of the home...
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FRANK ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
Charles Franklin Adams, 64, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 21, 1931, in Roanoke, Ala., son of Joseph Franklin and Lillian Gladys Hill Adams. He and Phyllis Walters were married Nov. 22, 1957, in Chattanooga, Tenn...
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NOVA WEST
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- Nova P. West, 88, of Anna, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at Briarwood Care Center in Kankakee. She was born Sept. 14, 1907, in Anna, daughter of John and Minnie Elkins Pitts. She and Dallas West were married July 7, 1925, in Jonesboro. He died May 3, 1985...
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SONNY ENDERLE
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
ST. LOUIS -- Edwin H. "Sonny" Enderle, 58, of St. Louis died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at his home. He was born June 8, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Edwin P. and Lucille C. Enderle. He married Mary Schmitt on Jan. 4, 1958. Enderle was a member of the St. Martin of Tours Church in St. Louis. He had retired from Western Auto in 1992 due to his health...
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MINNIE SCHLOSS
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Minnie Schloss of Jackson will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery. Schloss, 88, died Sunday, March 31, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...
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ESSIE LOWERY
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
SIKESTON -- Essie Lowery, 89, died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1906, in Phil Campbell, Ala., daughter of William and Lucy Ann McMurray. She married Bluford Lowery, who died April 19, 1976. Survivors include two sons, James Lowery of Harrah, Okla., Jerry Lowery of O'Fallon; five daughters, Syble McCalmon of Mukilteo, Wash., Joyce Yowell of Cloverdale, Ind., Charlene Lunte and Ann Wilson of Maryland Heights, Eva McIntyre of Sikeston.; 20 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.. ...
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JOHNNY RITCH
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Graveside service for Johnny Lee Ritch of Waverly, Tenn., will be held at 10 a.m. today at Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston. The Rev. Amos Johnson will officiate. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements. Ritch, 60, formerly of East Prairie, died Tuesday, April 2, 1996, in a hospital in Mayfield, Ky., from injuries received in an automobile accident...
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NAOMIA VAIL
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
CHAFFEE -- Naomia Vail, 69, of Salem, died Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 14, 1926, at Randles, daughter of Floyd D. and Bullah Beatrice Spain Blue. She and Jack Edward Vail were married Oct. 17, 1945, in Jackson...
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RAY CLARK JR.
(Obituary ~ 04/05/96)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Ray H. Clark Jr., 71, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 4, 1996, at his home. He was born July 11, 1924, in Marion, son of Ray Herman and Bessie Swan Clark Sr. He and Patricia Ann Heltsley were married Nov. 11, 1947, in Piggott, Ark...
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SCOTT CITY SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZES, RE-ELECTS PRESIDENT
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
SCOTT CITY -- The newly-elected members of the Scott City school board met Wednesday night to reorganize and elect officers. Gale Dale, was re-elected as board president. She has been president for four of her nine years in office. Other officers include Cathy Raines, vice president; Nancy Caldwell, secretary; and Kevin Hillemann, treasurer...
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AREA FAMILIES WON'T WATCH TV VIOLENCE TODAY
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
Instead of tuning in and turning on their television sets, many families who are tired of violence and sex on television are simply tuning out -- at least for the day. Today is "Tune Out Violence on TV" day. Mary Klaproth and her family are tuning out prime time television today as part of a state campaign...
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WRITE-IN VOTES FROM TUESDAY'S ELECTION IN COUNTY TALLIED
(Local News ~ 04/05/96)
Write-in votes for several municipal races from Tuesday's general election were tallied Wednesday in Cape Girardeau County. Election workers in the Cape County Clerk's office said the large number of write-in votes caused the delay in getting the vote counts. In several communities, no candidates filed...
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