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Joe Hatchett
(Obituary ~ 02/11/18)
SIKESTON Joe Lee Hatchett, 57, died Feb. 6, 2018 at his home.
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Earline Graham
(Obituary ~ 02/11/18)
CHARLESTON, Mo. Earline Graham, 83, died Feb. 8, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
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Charlotta Houser
(Obituary ~ 02/11/18)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. Charlotta Ruth Houser, 88, died Feb. 9, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis.
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Reflections: Heads or Tails?
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
The value of farm land in Southeast Missouri has always fluctuated; usually the price moves along with the financial health of the national economy. That was certainly the case beginning in the late 1920s.
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Reflections: Tents, Fishing Poles and Goat Diving
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Campfires are special.
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Reflections: Stuck at School
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
In the 1940s, teaching in a rural school didn't pay much, only about $200 per month. Jackie Hayes took a job teaching at Higgerson School near New Madrid for the fall semester of 1952. Besides the low pay, there were the children.
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Reflections: In Hot Water
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Clay Broughton was a gentleman of habit.
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Reflections: I'll Go if the Whiskey's Good
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
The Jesuit order has always had its own way of looking at things. The new Pope Francis is a Jesuit; and he certainly confirms that his order sees things just a bit differently.
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Reflections: Guarantees Hap-Pen
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Product guarantees aren't what they used to be.
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Reflections: To Tell the Truth
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Back in the 1950s and '60s there were several popular game shows revolving around telling the truth or telling a lie. "To Tell the Truth" with Bud Cullyer and the panel of Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean and Kitty Carlisle was my favorite, but we also watched "I've Got a Secret" and "What's My Line."
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Reflections: When the Levee Breaks
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Recent high waters on the Mississippi at New Madrid have reminded many residents of the great flood of 2011. However, the worst flood in the town's history was 1927 when the levee broke upriver and the water came into town with little notice for the residents to prepare for it.
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Reflections: Rough Landings
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Albert Ransburgh served as sheriff of New Madrid County from 1941 through 1944. He was a big man, well respected, and patient -- to a point.
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Reflections: A Pitch in Time
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Baseball has always been a popular sport in our area with several area players having successful careers in college, and the minor and major baseball leagues. But have you ever heard of the remarkable baseball career of Sam Hunter of New Madrid?
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Reflections: Borrowed Help
(Column ~ 02/11/18)
Amos Riley and Bob Hill were known for helping poor folks out--often, not with their money, but with their knowledge about business.
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