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LETTERS; FOUNDERS PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/16/99)
I was on active duty as a military judge during the weekend of the Fourth of July holiday this year. Having time on my hands, I spent a portion of it in the library looking up things about our forefathers. I discovered some interesting points. There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. ...
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CAPE NATIVES MAKE US ALL PROUD
(Editorial ~ 07/16/99)
When Cape Girardeau natives go off to make a mark in the world, they leave behind a considerable rooting section: relatives, friends, neighbors, school chums, teachers, whole church congregations and countless others. For some of us, the pleasure comes in cheering for someone you don't even know -- just because they are from the City of Roses...
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PROTESTS WITHOUT INTEGRITY WON'T SUCCEED
(Editorial ~ 07/16/99)
Since the civil rights marches of the 1960s and the student protests of the Vietnam War era, civil disobedience in this country generally has taken a more civilized approach. This has been good news for law firms whose aid has been enlisted in numerous court battles over issues such as workers' rights and minority discrimination...
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IT'S SUMMER, SO DRINK UP! (BUT MAKE THAT DRINK WATER)
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Raymond Menv, an employee at LT Masonry, had the hot, dusty job of cleaning up concrete debris. The company was helping build an addition to St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson. Summertime. It's time for lazy days and cool drinks. It's also time for garden work, construction, tree-trimming and many, many outdoor sports...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: PREVENTING COLORECTAL CANCER
(Column ~ 07/16/99)
Cancer occurs when cells grow, divide and continue to multiply unnecessarily and without order, ravaging normal tissues and organs. Growths of unnecessary cells are called tumors but not all tumors are malignant (cancerous); some are benign (non-cancerous). With any type of cancer, early detection and treatment greatly increases the chances of being cured, so your life depends upon your recognition of warning signs and symptoms...
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JACKSON INTERSECTION PROGRESSES
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
JACKSON -- The intersection of East Main Street and Shawnee Boulevard should be reopened the week after next, Jackson Public Works Director Jim Roach says. The busy intersection has been closed since the beginning of July for widening improvements and installation of a 10-inch water line. The new intersection will have a right-turn lane on northbound Shawnee. Workers also are constructing a large box culvert over the drainage stream at the intersection...
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SCHOOLS SEEK TEACHERS; SHORTAGE HAS DEVELOPED HERE, ELSEWHERE
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Local school administrators laugh as they talk about stealing teachers from other school districts, but they aren't joking. There is a growing shortage in available teachers in Missouri and across the nation. Teachers certified in special education, foreign language and secondary math and science course work are in high demand, and school administrators are starting to look anywhere -- including other school districts -- to find qualified applicants...
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BICYCLE WASHERS EARN EXTRA MONEY
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Wearing matching T-shirts, the team of Heidi, Alisha and Tess stood ready Thursday morning for their second day in business. Soon customers were pedaling up to the door. The young entrepreneurs have hit on a money-making idea that is drawing attention of other youngsters in their neighborhood...
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VINCE GILL KEEPS DATE WITH SHOW ME CENTER
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Country music superstar Vince Gill will perform Oct. 8 at the Show Me Center, kicking off Homecoming weekend at Southeast Missouri State University. The most recent album by Gill, an 11-time Grammy winner, is "The Key." On the bill with Gill will be Jo Dee Messina, whose single "Lesson in Leavin'" is now at No. 2 on the Billboard charts and whose current album, "I'm Alright," is at No. 5...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: SAD DAY IN OZARKS: LOOKOUT TOWERS NO LONGER NEEDED
(Column ~ 07/16/99)
The conservation department is going to sell most of its towers now that other methods have proven more economical when it comes to fighting forest fires. There was an interesting news story earlier this week about plans to sell a couple of lookout towers used in years past by folks who watched for forest fires across southern Missouri...
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AREA PHONE CALLS DISRUPTED
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
A disruption in Jackson and Cape Girardeau-to-Jackson telephone service that began Thursday afternoon continued into the late evening. Telephone service for some Jackson customers and for Cape Girardeau callers phoning Jackson was disrupted beginning about 4 p.m. Thursday, according to a Southwestern Bell official...
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SEVENTH-GRADERS REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED FOR HEPATITIS B
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Entering the seventh grade this year will be a little more challenging than just signing up for classes. Students also will have to make sure they have at least three hepatitis B vaccines. As of this fall, the state of Missouri is requiring more immunizations to keep the disease at bay as children go on to high school and their adult years...
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CITY HIRES NEW DIRECTOR FOR PROJECT IMPACT
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Planning for emergencies in Cape Girardeau will be a little easier now that the city has filled a staff position designed to handle disasters. The city hired Terry Fulk, who is pursuing a geography degree at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, to fill the vacant Project Impact Coordinator position...
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AREA DRIVERS INJURED IN ACCIDENTS
(Local News ~ 07/16/99)
Two serious accidents and several minor wrecks were reported Wednesday and Thursday by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. In the most serious case, Gerald Robinson, 31, of Benton, suffered severe burns from a tractor trailer accident that occurred Wednesday...
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CAPS SET TO RESUME TOURNEY TODAY
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/99)
Sometimes a week off is not such a good thing. After playing two solid games last weekend in the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional Tournament, McDowell Capahas manager Jess Bolen would have preferred not to have six days off between games...
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STROUP THROWS NO-HITTER IN ZONE
(High School Sports ~ 07/16/99)
BALLWIN -- Chaffee Junior Legion pitcher Matt Stroup threw a no-hitter Thursday night, missing a perfect game on one error in a 9-1 win over Manchester in the first round of the zone tournament. Chaffee committed a three-base error which led to Manchester's lone run...
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FERDINAND WESCHE
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral for Ferdinand Edward Wesche of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeffrey Lloyd will officiate. Burial will be in New Bethlehem Cemetery in St. Louis. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 a.m. until service time...
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EARL FRANKLIN
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Funeral for Earl D. Franklin of Olive Branch will be held at 2 p.m. today at Trinity Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Carl Hester will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo from 9-11 a.m., and at Trinity Church from 1 p.m. until service time...
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LULA FOSTER
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
DEXTER -- Funeral for Lula Cutler Foster of St. Charles will be held at noon Saturday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Carl Schaefer will officiate. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...
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EVA REED
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
PUXICO -- Eva M. Reed, 80, of Puxico died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. She was born Feb. 28, 1919, in Puxico, daughter of Jake and Leone Crabtree Clodfelter. She and Anthony L. Reed were married in 1941 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death...
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DICKIE MCCLENDON
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
CHARLESTON -- Dickie Leon McClendon, 55, of Charleston died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Anniston, son of Eura T. "Dick" and Vinnie Switzer McClendon. He and Rose Thurman Millner were married Aug. 8, 1994. McClendon lived in Mississippi County most of his life. He was a former pastor of Sandywood Baptist Church in Sikeston, and worked 28 years at Noranda Aluminum near New Madrid...
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DEAN FERGUSON
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Dean Ferguson, 64, of Dongola died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Sept. 15, 1934, at Balcom, son of Glenn and Mae Carter Ferguson. He and Patricia Livesay were married April 15, 1961. Ferguson worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. in Anna 26 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Dongola...
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HELEN COPE
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Helen Louise Cope, 84, of Scott City died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born June 27, 1915, in Newbern, Tenn., daughter of Lexie Steven and Ada Thurmond. She and Daniel J. Cope Sr. were married Feb. 13, 1932. He died Nov. 30, 1972...
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WILMA BARBER
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
BRAZEAU -- Wilma E. Barber, 82, of Brazeau died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at Perry Oaks Healthcare Center. She was born Sept. 7, 1916, at Brazeau, daughter of Zeno and Jenette Milster Barber. She married William Price Barber, who died March 31, 1941...
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ADDIE JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Funeral for Addie Johnson of Cobden will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Burial will be at noon in IOOF Cemetery at Charleston, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Johnson, 84, died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at Union County Hospital in Anna...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/16/99)
Son to William Gregory "Greg" and Monica Willena Elizabeth Hupp of Bloomfield, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1999. Name, Charles Isaac. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Mrs. Hupp is the former Monica Bone, daughter of Mike Alberson and Donna Alberson of Bloomfield. She is a school bus driver with Crabtree-Harmon Bus Co. Hupp is the son of Billy C. Hupp and Sandra Hupp of Sikeston. He is a painter with Steward Steel Structural Division...
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NORMAN B. CHEEK
(Obituary ~ 07/16/99)
Norman B. Cheek, 92, of Jefferson City and formerly of Marble Hill died Thursday, July 15, 1999, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. He was born March 5, 1907, near Marquand, the son of Ode and Lily Dameron Cheek. He married Ora Haynes April 27, 1927. She preceded him in death on July 20, 1992. He married Edna Nobles Ridlen on Nov. 29, 1992. She survives...
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