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TEACHER'S CORNER: GLEESON MOVES FROM CLASSROOM TO GUIDANCE OFFICE
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Although Karen Gleeson has moved out of the classroom and into the guidance office, she hasn't let go of her role as educator. In addition to her work in Washington Elementary School, Gleeson also team-teaches 4- and 5-year-olds in Sunday school classes at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...
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LEARNING THE ART OF BEAUTY; STAGE ONE TEACHES MORE THAN HAIR STYLES
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Malinda Nichols practiced rolling a perm on her manikin. Andrea Clark cut a section of hair from the back to shape the hair into a swing-type haicurt. Jennifer Clark, an orientation student at Stage One, The Hair School, shampooed a manikin's head to get it ready for practicing rolling for a perm...
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PURYEAR TO LECTURE AT SCOTLAND YARD
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Dr. Ann Puryear, associate professor in the department of educational administration and counseling at Southeast Missouri State University, will become the first American counselor-educator to lecture and study at Scotland Yard later this month. "It is quite an honor to be extended this invitation," she said, "I am very excited about the opportunity."...
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CENTRAL H.S. PLANS BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Cape Girardeau Central High School parents and teachers will have the opportunity to discuss student needs and class schedules during Back-To-School tonight. Students will follow a regular daily schedule with abbreviated class periods during the event, and parents will follow the class schedule of their children. Teachers will use the time to discuss course content and provide information relative to the class in which their student is enrolled...
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SCOUTS RECRUITING DRIVE SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
The Shawnee District of the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America has begun a recruiting drive to sign up youth that have not already joined a Cub or Boy Scout unit. Cubmasters, scoutmasters and other unit leaders from local packs and troops will be on hand at area schools, churches and other sites to sign up youth. Special nights are scheduled for parents and guardians in Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and parts of Scott and Stoddard counties...
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METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE HAS 32 FALL GRADUATES
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Metro Business College graduated 32 students during its commencement ceremony Sept. 2. The ceremony, which was held at Drury Inn, was attended by more than 250 people. Graduates received a certificate, diploma or specialized associate degree in their program of study...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: ONLINE CALCULATORS COMPUTE LOANS, LOVE AND BARNEY'S SALARY
(Column ~ 09/16/97)
Cybertip: Semissourian.com is adding a number of new features in the coming weeks. Already online are an Area Business section and a monthly calendar of events. We will also be offering beginning Internet classes on a monthly basis. Stay tuned. OK we admit it. We don't do math, at least not very well. We're journalists. But the Internet offers us a little help with a wide selection of calculators, all kinds of calculators...
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EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE SCHEDULED AT SIUC
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
The 1997 early childhood conference "Sharing a Vision for Tomorrow's Future" will occur Friday and Saturday at the Southern Illinois University Student Center. Issues and trends in the field of early childhood, family involvement and family literacy will be explored with specialists from throughout the region, state and nation during this two-day event...
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HIKING-BIKING TRAIL HEADS FOR OSAGE CENTRE
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Construction of what could be the most scenic section of the Cape LaCroix Hiking-Biking Trail is under way. When completed it will extend the trail north from Arena Park through the forest of Cape Woods Conservation Area to the Osage Community Centre...
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JACKSON PURCHASES DISCOUNTED ELECTRIC POWER
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Aldermen went bargain shopping Monday night and bought the city some discount power. The city of Marceline in Linn County in the north central part of Missouri had ordered excess power from Union Electric and offered its excess to municipalities throughout the state -- at a discount. Jackson City Administrator Steve Wilson said the city decided to take Marceline up on its offer...
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`SLAMMING': STATE HELPS CONSUMERS FIGHT PHONE COMPANIES' UNFAIR SWITCHING TACTICS
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
"Slamming," the unauthorized changing of a consumer's telecommunications provider, is the number one complaint made to the Federal Communications Commission. Nationally, the number of slamming complains has tripled since 1994 and in Missouri slamming complaints are up about 20 percent during the first six months of 1997...
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FAIR RESULTS ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
4-H draft horse competition Grand champion draft horse, Jon Heuring, Oran; reserve grand champion, Ben Meier, Jackson; showmanship 14 and older Jon Heuring, Oran; Tara Davis, Jackson; showmanship, younger than 14 Ben Meier, Jackson; Jennifer Weiss, Jackson...
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SEMO DISTRICT FAIR WINNERS
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Beef cattle Angus grand champion heifer, Birk Beef Cattle; reserve champion heifer, Bootheel Angus; grand champion bull, Meier Angus Farms; reserve champion bull, Butch's Angus. Hereford grand champion heifer, Birk Beef Cattle; reserve champion heifer, Ray Harbison; grand champion bull, Ray Harbison. ...
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LETTERS: ROCK MUSIC: SCAPEGOAT FOR VIOLENCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/97)
To the editor: I am writing because I feel that we shouldn't make rock music the scapegoat for violence. I feel that we should focus more on the people and less on the music. Critics claim that rock music, heavy metal or punk rock promote a wide variety of undesirable behavior, including drug use, promiscuity, sadomasochism, Satan worship and even murder and suicide. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 09/16/97)
I AM a business owner on Broadway, and I would like to tell the district fair officials that if you're going to have a parade, please have someone pick up the litter after the parade is over with. I am getting tired of doing it myself. I CAN'T believe the person covering the SEMO Fair parade didn't have anything better to take a picture of than this guy peddling his wares up and down the road. ...
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NPS WANTS GUNS IN CARS TO BE UNLOADED
(Editorial ~ 09/16/97)
The federal government makes a big target for critics. Taxpayers complain about taxes. Business owners complain about regulations. Constituents complain about their representation in Congress. And on and on. The reach of the federal government is broad. There is hardly a spot in the country that doesn't have some form of bureaucratic involvement. And this gives rise to even more opportunities for complaints...
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ASHCROFT TARGETS ABORTION-FUNDING LOOPHOLE
(Editorial ~ 09/16/97)
For 20 years, Congress has restricted the use of federal funds for abortions except in the cases of rape, incest or to protect the mother's life. Many states, however, have funneled federal Medicaid funds into health maintenance organizations, which in many instances have provided abortion services...
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LETTERS: ABORTION VOTE A SAD DAY FOR STATE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/97)
To the editor: What a sad day for Missouri. Faced with the choice to ban a barbaric procedure where an unborn child is butchered seconds before its birth is complete, a small cadre of senators in Jefferson City couldn't muster enough courage to buck the pressure of the governor...
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LETTERS: BAN ALL PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/97)
To the editor: I am a 17-year-old senior at Scott City High School. I think abortions are morally wrong. But they are acceptable in certain occasions, such as the mother's life being threatened. There's no way anyone should be able to get a partial-birth abortion though...
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LETTERS: TRANSIT SYSTEM GIVES INDEPENDENCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/16/97)
To the editor: I moved to Missouri in July 1993 from Humboldt County, Calif. I sometimes miss seeing the great redwood forest and my dear friends. I never lived in or visited Missouri in my life. My son and his family moved from California to Missouri in the early 1980s. ...
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CAPE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCREASE TUITION
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Parents of students who live outside the Cape Girardeau School District will pay slightly more this year to attend schools within the district. The Board of Education approved a 3 percent tuition increase for the 1997-98 school year. Business manager Steven Del Vecchio said the increase is adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index and is equal to the inflation rate for this year...
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FINAL ATTENDANCE AT SEMO DISTRICT FAIR PUT AT 101,953
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
Nearly 102,000 people attended the SEMO Regional Fair last week, the most that have attended since the fair kept accurate figures, said Pete Poe, chairman of the fair board. The fair counted 101,953 people attending, including 16,344 children admitted free and 18,000 at the concerts, Poe said. That's up from just over 100,000 last year, he said...
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SEE YOU AT THE POLE RALLY TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
A rally to kick off See You At the Pole events throughout the area will be held at 6 p.m. today at Cape County Park Shelter 20. The rally will feature area bands, dramas and guest speakers. It is a prelude to Wednesday's annual See You At the Pole events when students gather before classes at the school flag pole to pray for the school...
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CITY PLEDGES MONEY TO HELP BUILD RAIL SPUR
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
The Cape Girardeau City Council has pledged to spend up to $25,500 to bring in as much as $85 million in economic development. In a unanimous vote Monday, the council pledged that amount toward the construction of a 0.9-mile extension of a railroad spur in the Nash Road industrial park...
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INDIANS WRESTLE WITH X's, O's OF THE MIND; THUMPING TESTS SOUTHEAST'S PSYCHE
(College Sports ~ 09/16/97)
Despite a dismal performance Saturday night, Southeast Missouri State University football coach John Mumford says he remains extremely confident in his team. Speaking at his weekly media conference Monday, Mumford said the Indians must simply not let the 41-7 home loss to Illinois State affect them in a negative way mentally...
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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL SQUAD PICKS UP WIN AT SCOTT CITY
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Notre Dame's volleyball team picked up a road victory Monday night, sweeping Scott City 15-9, 15-12. Scott City fell to 0-3 on the season. Notre Dame survived a close JV battle, winning 16-14, 13-15, 16-14. Sikeston 15-16 Cape Central 2-14...
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SOCCER SPROUTS 3 ON 3 TOURNEYS
(High School Sports ~ 09/16/97)
While traditional soccer has continued to gain in popularity in the area, a derivative of the world's most popular sport has been a favorite summertime activity for some young athletes. Three-on-three soccer has become popular throughout the nation, and two tournaments were held in Cape Girardeau this year for the first time. A tournament in the spring drew around 40 teams and another at the end of August featured around 30. Another tournament is scheduled for this spring...
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BILLY SHELL
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
SIKESTON -- Billy Eugene Shell, 68, of Sikeston died Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Sikeston, son of Leman Alvie and Marie Alma Collins Shell. Shell was an agent many years with Prudential Insurance Co., and recently worked at the Standard-Democrat Newspaper. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Shell served 12 years in the Missouri National Guard...
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KENNETH MORRIS
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Kenneth H. Morris, 83, of St. Charles died Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997, at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva. He was born March 16, 1914, in Anna, son of George and Stella Johnson Morris. He and Cornelia "Connie" Billingsley were married Jan. 3, 1942...
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HELEN CROCKETT
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
SIKESTON -- Helen Crockett, 78, of Sikeston died Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1919, in Vincennes, Ind., daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Seals. She and John Crockett were married June 20, 1957, at Shawneetown, Ill...
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EDRICE HEMPSTEAD
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
PIEDMONT -- Edrice L. Hempstead, 88, of Lubbock, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at St. Mary's Hospital in Lubbock. She was born July 24, 1909, at Piedmont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clevenger. She and James E. Hempstead were married in 1930. He died Nov. 26, 1990...
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CLARENCE HUDSON
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Clarence Marvin Hudson, 84, of Perryville died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at Perry Oaks Healthcare Center. He was born Oct. 4, 1912, at Minnith, son of Clarence Robert and Flora Jesse Rimbach Hudson. He and Frieda M. Cox were married June 20, 1936. She died May 13, 1992...
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ELODE STECKLER
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
JACKSON -- Elode Steckler, 93, died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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ESTHER FISHER
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Esther M. "Pump Handle Annie" Fisher, 72, McClure Route 1, died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at her home. She was born April 2, 1925, in Dixon, daughter of George J. and Jane Elizabeth Pribe Smith. She and Hiram J. Fisher Jr. were married July 15, 1950, at Dixon...
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CLARK COWAN
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
OAK RIDGE -- Walter Clark Cowan, 85, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1912, in Cape Girardeau, son of Walter Clark and Ollie Madden Cowan. He and Betty Curry were married June 24, 1951, at Oak Ridge. Cowan was owner/operator of Cowan Hardware in Oak Ridge from 1955 until retiring in October 1991. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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EDNA DOVER
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Edna M. Dover, 63, of Cairo died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at her home. She was born Feb. 11, 1934, in Alexander County, daughter of Clifford and Beulah Johnson Dover. Survivors include a sister, Sharon Kearney of Cairo; two brothers, Arvid Dover of Skokie, and Donald Dover of Caseyville...
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GUSTAVE BAUCHE
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
Gustave W. Bauche, 87, of New Haven died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at New Haven Care Center. He was born March 12, 1910, at Gerald, son of Rudolph and Rosa Nellie Nolting Bauche. He and Evelyn M. Pelster were married Aug. 8, 1937, in New Haven. Bauche was co-owner and operator of Bauche-Scheer Sales and Service. He worked at Hill-Behan Lumber Co. more than 20 years, and had owned and operated Bauche General Store at Dissen...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/16/97)
Daughter to Michael Arthur and Kimberly Kay Schott, 2731 Gordonville Road, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997. Name, Caroline Elizabeth Claire. Weight, 8 pounds 6 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Schott is the former Kimberly Wells, daughter of Calvin and Carol Wells of St. Louis. She is a systems analyst at St. Francis Medical Center. Schott is the son of Robert and Helen Schott of Cape Girardeau. He is vice president of Schott Electrical Distributors Inc...
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BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS MAKES FOR SHORT FUSES
(Local News ~ 09/16/97)
There was nothing unusual about Sharon Anderson's weekend. After finishing her classes at Southeast Missouri State University on Friday, then spending time in the university theater's costume shop, she drove to Poplar Bluff for her weekend job at a used book store...
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FRANCES STORM
(Obituary ~ 09/16/97)
THEBES, Ill. -- Frances W. Storm, 70, of Thebes died Monday, Sept. 15, 1997, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Thebes, the daughter of Louie R. and Florence "Flora" Wilson. On Aug. 17, 1926, she married Robert G. "Bob" Storm. She worked at the Florsheim Shoe Company for 40 years before retiring...
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