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CHILDREN SCRAMBLE FOR EGGS
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
The Easter bunny was busy Saturday. Hundreds of children scrambled for candy-filled plastic eggs during the 11th annual Easter egg hunt at Cape Girardeau's Capaha Park. Ryan Lyle, 4, of Jackson filled his basket with the colorful eggs. He took them out of the basket and then put them back in the basket one by one, counting aloud...
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HORST WINS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CITIZENSHIP
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Jennifer Horst, a senior at Jackson High School has been selected by a panel of distinguished educators and citizens to receive the 1999 Missouri Award for Outstanding Achievement in Citizenship. This award, presented to only fifteen high school seniors in the State of Missouri is testimony to her record of quality performance in academic achievement, extracurricular leadership, and community service...
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MCCULLEY ENJOYS ROLE AS 'WELCOME LADY'
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Newcomers to Jackson and the surrounding area need not feel alone. The Welcome Neighbor program exists, to help the new arrival feel at home. For 15 years Melinda McCulley has been "The Welcome Lady" in Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Scott City. "I try to see as many as l can, but I don't catch everybody," McCulley said. "The main thing is, we want to make them feel at home."...
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ROUTE P AT RANDLES CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
RANDLES -- A section of Route P one mile north of Randles will be closed today as the railroad crossing is repaired. Work is scheduled to take about eight hours to complete. Motorists will need to take alternate routes while the repairs are being made...
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AG FORUM SET FOR APRIL 7
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Larry Combest, R-Texas, will be the featured guest at U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's Agriculture Forum. The forum is scheduled for April 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Missouri Delta Center in Portageville...
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ACADEMY AWARDS TOPIC OF RADIO SHOW
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Southeast Missouri State University English professor Harvey Hecht will be featured on KRCU's "Going Public" show. A film aficionado, he will discuss film as art and take a look back at the Academy Awards. The 30-minute program airs at 3 p.m. today on 90.9 FM, the region's National Public Radio affiliate station...
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LISTENING POST FORUM SET FOR APRIL 7
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
An aide to U.S. Sens. Christopher "Kit" Bond and John Ashcroft will hold a "Listening Post" forum in several cities in Southeast Missouri on April 7. The aide, Tom Schulte, will meet with constituents in Ste. Genevieve, Perryville, Marble Hill and Jackson...
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JACKSON WOMAN DISCOVERS SISTER
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
This photo of George Brennac in his St. Louis store -- with meat market in the rear -- was one of the clues Mary Brennac Peters and Scherrie Brennac used to ascertain that they were sisters. For 59 years Mary Brennac Peters believed she was an only child. For more than 48 years Scherrie Brennac, usually living just a few hours away, believed the same thing...
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SHEPHERD'S COVE GETS REPRIEVE WITH DONATION
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
GORDONVILLE -- Shepherd's Cove Children's Home, a group foster home sponsored by Abundant Life Church, got a last minute reprieve and a year to raise the $160,000 needed to pay off the facility. Monday, a press conference is scheduled to announce a fund-raising drive and a new Shepherd's Cove Foundation...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
25 years ago: 1974 County's proposed law enforcement complex came under fire again Thursday by group of Allenville residents, who want farm-to-market road from Route N below Allenville to Route A west of Dutchtown improved, including replacement of unsafe Diversion Channel bridge; delegation of eight presented County Court with petition signed by 75 persons who are displeased with road; it was suggested that court cut down cost of jail complex and use money saved for improvement of road and replacement of long bridge.. ...
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STUDENTS COMPETE IN CHEMISTRY BOWL
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Southeast Missouri State University recently hosted 230 students from 33 high schools in the region who competed in the Southeast Missouri Chemistry Bowl. The competition consisted of a 35-question multiple choice exam, a qualitative analysis experiment and an acid-base titration. While the students competed, their teachers toured Lone Star Cement Company in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Ronald Pepham, chair of the chemistry department, hosted the tour...
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RE MARKS: WE HAVE SOME GOOD KIDS IN A NOT-A-GOOD-WORLD
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
As I returned home from a night of Shakespeare 'twas but one thing that I did fear. the rhyming meter danced in my head and filled me with the real dread that I might return to work with this curse and find all my writing coming out in verse! Whew! Maybe that's out of my system now. ...
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LOWES TO ATTEND MISSOURI FINE ARTS ACADEMY
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Amanda Lowes, daughter of David and Cathy Lowes of Jackson, has been selected to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy this summer on the campus of Southwest Missouri State University, June 13 - July 3,1999. She is a junior at Jackson High School. The Fine Arts Academy is administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in cooperation with Southwest Missouri State University. ...
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LETTERS: TRUCKERS TEND TO BE SAFER DRIVERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/99)
To the editor: Concerning the collision between the semi and the Amtrak train: I realize in this case chance are the trucker was to blame. I am very sorry for the family members of the 11 people who died. But I see a false accusation arising: that truck drivers are reckless and uncaring beasts. This is very far from the truth. My father spent the better part of his life, along with my mother, behind the wheel of a freightliner. The are, to this day, the two best driver I know...
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LETTERS: A POEM FOR THE SNOWMAN THAT WAS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/28/99)
To the editor: Here are some verses remembering the snow of Sunday, March 14: Our human Linda scraped not dust but snow and shaped a dapper chap with blue straw hat and leaned him 'gainst a well. I know that snowmen in the sun do not stay fat. And Linda breathed no breath of life in him,...
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LEGISLATURE STILL HAS KEY ISSUES TO DECIDE
(Editorial ~ 03/28/99)
The second half of this year's legislative session began this past week in Jefferson City. The big news to emerge from the first half of the session was the decisive, early action taken on two House bills. First came the governor's priority, announced in his January State of the State address, to pass a bill authorizing collective bargaining for public employees. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: SOMETHING IS AMISS. ANY THOUGHTS?
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
For the next few minutes, let's discuss a disturbing trend in our state that has nothing to do with what's happening at this moment in our state Capitol or who is running for what state office 20 minutes form now or how the Cardinals and Royals will fare this season. As vital as these issues may be to each of us, they pale in importance to a problem that is at least partially hidden by political forces and public indifference and/or lack of information...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: CUTTING THROUGH THE HEAVY FOG OF OPPOSITION TO PROPOSITION B
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
Is it possible to cut through the incredible fog of misinformation opponents of right-to-carry are throwing up in advance of the vote on Prop B on April 6? It's tough, but we'll keep trying. Here's a succinct morsel to chew on: "So what do we know about the results of the experiment? First, that about 1 percent to 5 percent of a state's population typically applies to take out concealed-gun permits. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/28/99)
I FAIL to understand one of the points being raised by the people opposing the school redistricting in Cape Girardeau. They keep saying that they are upset because this has all been pushed through and things have been done in too quick of a fashion. ...
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DEAR GRANDPA: DEAR GRANDPA
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
Dear Grandpa, I am a recovering seventeen year old alcoholic. Perhaps my story will keep other kids from becoming alcoholics. I started drinking during the beginning of my freshman year in high school At a friend's home, whose parents were gone, consumed by curiosity, I took a brave swig of bourbon. The potent fumes burned my lungs and watered my eyes...
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SPEAKER PROMOTES BESTSELLING BOOK
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Kerry Helen Jenkins of Chesterfield spoke Saturday at Waldenbooks in West Park Mall. Jenkins addressed the broadening interest in Mary Baker Eddy's bestseller Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Eddy's book which was first published in 1875 offers insights and spiritual tools for emotional and physical well-being. Readers are encouraged to use Scriptures along the pathway of self-discovery...
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'PRAYER PATROL' ADOPTS POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
For 10-year-old Taylor McMillan and her little brother, Garrett, evening prayers have included a new name for the last couple months. Taylor and Garrett are among about 100 children from LaCroix United Methodist Church praying for members of Cape Girardeau's police and fire forces...
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CHILD STARTS FIRE
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
An 8-year-old boy with a lighter and piece of paper caught his family's home on fire Saturday afternoon. The youngster, Joshua Simmons, had first- and second-degree burns to his face and was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital for treatment. Cape Girardeau Fire Capt. Robert Kembell said the boy was playing outside his home at 1536 Independence with the lighter and set a piece of paper on fire. The fire spread from the paper to the side of the house...
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YELL TIME CAPSULE PLANNED
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
YELL promotes literacy efforts throughout the region. But the new YELL Foundation wants to expand its reach into the next millennium. The foundation voted late last week to sponsor a millennium YELL edition filled with family photographs and stories, predictions from children and businesses, and full-page reproductions of historic newspaper front pages...
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VICTIM: 'NO REASON TO CARRY A GUN' (PROP B: HIT OR MISS?) (SECOND IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Kelli McCormack Brown's left hand still aches at times, the result of an accidental shooting. An associate professor at the University of South Florida, Brown was wounded in an incident at a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Indianapolis. On Nov. 10, 1997, she and another woman, Dawn Larsen of Mankato, Minn., were both struck by a bullet fired from a .32-caliber Derringer. The gun went off after it dropped out of a restaurant patron's pocket...
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A SMOKING GUN (PROP B: HIT OR MISS?) (SECOND IN A SERIES)
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
GRAPIC -- WHERE THE NATION STANDS ON THE RIGHT TO CARRY In much of the nation, it's legal to carry concealed guns. Missouri is one of only seven states that bans residents from carrying concealed weapons -- with a law that has been on the books since 1875...
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SCHOOLS MUST PAY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
A recent Supreme Court decision clarifies federal statutes regarding the amount of health-related services public schools are required to provide for disabled students. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school districts to provide "a free and appropriate education" to children with disabilities. In its recent decision, the Supreme Court was asked to clarify a provision of the statute that exempted school districts from providing medical services...
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PARENTS WANT MORE FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Some parents have begun to see applied behavior analysis as the closest thing to a cure for their autistic children, and they want local school districts to offer the therapy in their schools. Applied behavior analysis relies on high intensity, precise teaching techniques to teach children diagnosed as autistic. Parents, teachers and therapists are trained to use positive reinforcement and behavior management to work with students for up to 40 hours a work...
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MARK MY WORD: WHEN YOU HAVE A YO-YO, LIFE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWN
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
Life is full of ups and downs, particularly if you're playing with a yo-yo. Our oldest daughter, Becca, has suddenly discovered the joy of "walking the dog" and doing other yo-yo tricks. It's amazing how a piece of string wrapped around a wheel-like item can mesmerize even adults...
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SPLIT NETS HOGAN 500TH CAREER WIN
(College Sports ~ 03/28/99)
Southeast baseball coach Mark Hogan acknowledged the fans Saturday at Capaha Field after he was presented a plaque commemorating his 500th coaching victory by Southeast athletic director Don Kaverman, right. Mark Hogan picked up a milestone victory Saturday afternoon, but the day could have gone a little bit better for Southeast Missouri State University's baseball coach...
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OTAHKIANS PLACE 1ST IN SALUKI INVITATIONAL
(College Sports ~ 03/28/99)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southeast Missouri State University softball team split two games on Saturday and landed in first place in the Saluki Invitational. The Otahkians (10-11) ended up in a three-way tie for first place with Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa, but took first place based on the least number of runs allowed...
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THE LATEST LINE: CAN UCONN PULL SHOCKER VS. DUKE?
(Sports Column ~ 03/28/99)
My NCAA Tournament bracket took some serious hits along the way, but Duke and Connecticut -- the teams I picked to battle for the national championship -- are still standing. Not that I had any kind of divine wisdom in making those selections. Entering the tournament, Duke was the heavy favorite to win it all and UConn was probably the best bet to come out of the other half of the bracket...
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SEMO GYMNASTS THIRD IN LEAGUE
(College Sports ~ 03/28/99)
NORMAL, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State University's gymnastics team garnered three all-conference individual honors but could do no better than place third out of four squads during Saturday night's Midwest Independent Championships. Illinois-Chicago won the meet with a score of 193.9. Then came host Illinois State with 191.2, Southeast with 190.825 and Winona State with 187.05...
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CAPE CENTRAL NOTCHES FIRST WIN OF SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Cape Central uncorked its offense with a seven-run inning Saturday, defeating Poplar Bluff 10-5 for its first victory of the season. Cape Central (1-2) which encountered losses to Chaffee and Harrisburg, Ill., earlier in the week, used the pitching of Matt Welker to find the victory column...
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SEMO TO HOST ALL SPORT RELAYS EVENT
(College Sports ~ 03/28/99)
An event that has been a fixture on the local collegiate track and field scene for nearly two decades will once again take place next weekend. The 18th annual ALL SPORT Relays is set to be contested Friday and Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University's Abe Stuber Track and Field Complex...
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AREA BRIEFS: VETERANS HOME FLAG DAY BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
The Veterans Home Flag Day Benefit Golf Tournament will be held June 14 at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson. The four-person scramble will begin with an 11 a.m. lunch, followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $60 per person. The field will be limited to 32 teams...
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AREA BRIEFS: HEARTLAND JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP ON JUNE 7-10
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
The Heartland Junior Championship will be held June 7-10 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. The tournament, which consists of two qualifying rounds and a championship round, is for youths ages 10 through 18. Four age brackets will be held: 10-12 (nine holes each day), 13-14 (18 holes), 15-16 (18 holes) and 17-18 (18 holes)...
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AREA BRIEFS: NOTRE DAME BOOSTER CLUB GOLF TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
The seventh annual Notre Dame Booster Club Golf Scramble will be held May 7 at Bent Creek Golf Course. The entry fee for the four-person scramble tournament is $75, which includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, lunch, beverages, golf accessories, range balls and a chance to win $5,000 cash, with team prizes up to $4,000. Morning and afternoon shotgun starts are available...
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AREA BRIEFS: SOFTBALL UMPIRES CLINIC
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
An ASA softball clinic for both slow-pitch and fast-pitch umpires will be held April 7 at 6 p.m. at the Osage Community Centre in Cape Girardeau. The clinic is mandatory for umpires wishing to work state or district tournaments. The registration fee is $35...
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AREA BRIEFS: SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRACK MEET
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
The Southeast Area Special Olympics Track and Field Meet will be held April 10 at the Cape Central High School track. Opening ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. and the track events follow at 10:30. For more information, contact Penny at 334-2859. If individuals are interested in volunteering, call the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department at 335-5421...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON LIONS CLUB SCRAMBLE
(High School Sports ~ 03/28/99)
The Jackson Lions Club will hold it third annual Four-Person Scramble April 16 at Bent Creek. Registration is $60 per person and is due by April 9. Entry fee includes, greens fee, cart, lunch and prizes. The tournament begins at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start...
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AREA BRIEFS: SEMO SOFTBALL HOLDS EASTER EGG HUNT
(College Sports ~ 03/28/99)
All elementary and pre-school students are invited to take part in an Easter egg hunt Thursday, April 1. The event will be held in coordination with the Southeast Missouri State-Eastern Illinois softball game and will take place at the new Southeast Softball Complex at the corner of Sprigg and Bertling...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: A MAP IS A HANDY ITEM WHEN STREAM FISHING FOR BASS
(Column ~ 03/28/99)
Last week in this column Fisheries Management Specialist, Scott Miller, discussed some of the excellent stream fishing opportunities to be found in southeast Missouri. This week, as a follow-up, we are going to delve into some of the fishing regulations that apply on those streams...
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WANDA PENN
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
Morley -- Wanda Geraldene Penn, 67, of Morley died Saturday, March 27, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton.
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CLARENCE MESSMER
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
FARMINGTON -- Clarence R. Messmer, 82, of Farmington died Friday, March, 26, 1999, at the Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. He was born Oct. 22, 1916, at Kelso, son of Edward and Clara Martin Messmer. Messmer was a registered pharmacist. Before his retirement, he was owner and operator of Family Medicate Pharmacy in Park Hills. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Farmington. During World War II, he served in the Army...
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JAMES ROBINSON
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
James Robinson, 69, died Thursday, March 25, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Son's Sprigg Street Chapel.
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OMA BARTLETT
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
PARMA -- Oma Bartlett, 85, died Friday, March 26, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 19, 1913, in Center Ridge, Ark., and was a resident of Malden at the time of her death. She and Frank Bartlett were married May 7, 1927, at Center Ridge. Bartlett was a member of the Parma General Baptist Church...
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MARVIN NENNINGER
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
Marvin J. Nenninger, 91, died Friday, March 26, 1999, at Heartland Care Rehab Center. He was born June 9, 1907, son of John Henry and Sevilla Frueh Nenninger. He and Opal Dawson were married March 29, 1937, at Cape Girardeau. Nenninger was employed by the Tip-Top Bread Co. for 30 years. He also played in several local bands: Pop Crites Orchestra, The Melodians and The Rhythmaires...
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ANITA LAVERN HOVIS
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Anita Lavern Hovis, 74, of Marble Hill died Friday, March 26, 1999, at her home. She was born April 1, 1924, at Grassy, daughter of Jeff and Lucy Evans Robbins. On May 31, 1946, she married Francis Fritz Johno. He died Sept. 7, 1984. On Oct. 1, 1990, she married the Rev. Charley Hovis at Piggott, Ark. He survives...
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RUTH DAVAULT
(Obituary ~ 03/28/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Ruth Davault, 92, died Friday, March 26, 1999, at Jackson Manor. She was born Aug. 27, 1906, at Jackson, daughter of Wyatt C. and Lora Winchester Snider. She and Ora E. Davault were married Aug. 30, 1925. Davault was a member of First Baptist Church of Marble Hill...
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SCOUTING FOR MEMORABILIA
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Shadowed by the hills and river bottoms of southern Illinois, the Great River Road provides a scenic start to a fascinating journey of history and art. The journey is, of course, to the National Scouting Museum on the campus of Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky...
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CHAMBER READIES TO KICK OFF YARD OF THE MONTH IN APRIL
(Local News ~ 03/28/99)
Planting flowers, mowing the grass and trimming the hedges could lead to "Yard of the Month" honors -- an annual competition sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. Yards are honored from April through October. The chamber is accepting nominations for lawns to be considered...
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