Stories from Thursday, July 30, 1992

Missouri voters will, on Tuesday's primary ballot, consider Amendment 11, a measure of limited actual potential but great symbolic impact. Our inclination would normally be to raise an eyebrow at a ballot issue whose modest goal is to put a better face on budgetary matters. However, Amendment 11 accomplishes at least one worthwhile thing, clearing up a persistent misunderstanding about the destination of state lottery revenues. For this reason, we endorse Amendment 11 and urge its passage...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alan Longwell of Carbondale, Ill., Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, 6:33 p.m. Monday, July 13, 1992. Name, Alan Curtis. Weight, 4 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Longwell is the former Laurie Parkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parkinson of Cape Girardeau. She is manager of Maurice's in Carbondale. Longwell is employed at Reed's Jewelry in Carbondale, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Robert Longwell of Cape Girardeau...

"Mother-Daughter Relationships" is the topic of the August Woman to Woman luncheon. The meeting will be held at noon Aug. 20, in conference rooms A and B of the St. Francis Health and Education Centre. Shelba Branscum, associate professor at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the featured speaker. She will explore the special relationships between mothers and daughters...

Final preparations are under way for the 85th edition of the Jackson Homecomers celebration, which begins Aug. 11. The event is sponsored by the Jackson American Legion. Homecomers will kick off at 7 p.m. when Jackson Mayor Carlton Meyer officially opens the festivities...

STE. GENEVIEVE History will mingle with the modern-day Midwest in historic Ste. Genevieve during the 27th annual Jour de Fete Aug. 8 and 9. The history is alive in the town's 18th century homes the Maison Guibourd-Valle House, the Bolduc House, the Green Tree Inn and the Amoureaux House. All will be open for tours both days...

Works by internationally-known artist Cleda Curtis-Neal will be featured in August at Gallery 100 in Cape Girardeau. Curtis-Neal is the author of "Portrait Painting Simplified" as well as a video teaching tape of the same name. She has been a commissioned portrait painter for 22 years. Her works hand in public and private collections in the United States, Germany, England, Canada, Kuwait and the Sudan in Africa...

ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra will conduct auditions for the 1992-1993 season Aug. 29 at Powell Symphony Hall. Deadline for applications is Aug. 20. The Youth Orchestra is comprised of musicians between the ages of 13 and 22. Audition requirement include a short prepared solo, scales and a sight reading exercise...

SIKESTON -- The seventh annual Bootheel Area Model Railroaders show and sale will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sikeston. One of the highlights of the show is an operating train layout from the Paducah, Ky. Train Club. About 80 tables will display model trains and accessories...

Music, says Jim Newton, not only makes a person feel better, it may actually help a person heal. With an acoustic guitar and song written especially for ill children, Newton sings and hopes the young patients feel better. Newton performed at Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center Wednesday. His performance locally was sponsored by Food Giant. He is also sponsored by the James River Corp...

To see Wendell Bailey in action, you would think he was born to be a politician. His outgoing personality and colorful style is a trademark. But it was not until 1970, when he had a dispute with the city of Willow Springs over building a road in front of his business, that Bailey felt the urge to become politically active...

A shortage of physicians willing to treat Medicaid patients was identified Wednesday as one of the biggest health-care gaps in Cape Girardeau County. Missouri health officials met with about 25 local medical representatives and citizens at the Cape Girardeau County Health Department to identify the county's health care needs and examine how best they can be addressed...

Ross Perot's presidential quest may be over, but area supporters plan to have a visible presence at the SEMO District Fair. Gil Degenhardt, 8th Congressional District coordinator for Perot, said Perot supporters will have a booth at the district fair in Cape Girardeau, Sept. 13-19...

The Cape Girardeau Salvation Army has received a $200,000 challenge grant toward its goal of raising $1 million for construction of a new building. Capital campaign chairmen Rock and Judy Wilferth, and Capt. Elmer Trapp with the Salvation Army, announced the grant Wednesday at a meeting of those working to raise money...

Students and teachers of the former Abernathy School will gather Saturday, Sept. 5 at the South County Park, Shelter 20, in Cape Girardeau for a reunion. The former school is located on Keller-Ranney Road, off Bloomfield Road. All former students and teachers are invited to attend. The reunion begins at 2 p.m., with dinner at 4 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring potluck food, drinks, table service and any photos or memorabilia...

JACKSON - Representatives of SIS of Creal Springs, Ill., signed a memorandum of agreement with Jackson city officials late Wednesday afternoon for completion of the troublesome West Main Street improvement project. City Administrator Carl Talley said the agreement was signed in his office at about 5:25 p.m., 25 minutes after the deadline set Wednesday by the city...

The Antique and Collectibles Market usually held at A.C. Brase Arena Building will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center Sunday. The monthly event is one of several that had to be changed this week when portions of the Arena Building ceiling started falling...

State Senator Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon is hoping to convince Democrats that his proven record in promoting issues, and his varied experience will enable him to win the attorney general's office for the party for the first time in 24 years. Not since Norman Anderson won the job in 1964 has a Democrat held the state's chief legal position. Both before and after Anderson, the office has proven to be a stepping stone to higher offices...

After watching what he believes has been a slow decline in the economic health of the nation over the last dozen years, E. Earl Durnell holds Congress accountable and is trying to do his part to change things by unseating U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson. "Congress has betrayed the trust of the American people and they are mad at Democrats and Republicans alike," said Durnell. "This is the year incumbents can be beat." He will face Emerson in the Republican primary Tuesday...

Amid a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates, Dan Dodson is hoping to emerge next week as his party's nominee for the right to challenge U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond in November. "Right now I've been working on name recognition and trying to convince Democrats that I am a better spokesperson for traditional Democratic Party issues," said Dodson during a campaign stop here Wednesday...

SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Shirley Marie Garrett of Scott City will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Roger Leveillee will officiate, with burial in Lightner Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today...

W.F. "Bill" Wilson Jr., 74, of McClure, Ill., died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, son of W.F. and Calista C. Coger Wilson Sr. Wilson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include a sister, G. Eloise Wilson of Cape Girardeau...

MARBLE HILL -- Austin Lynn Chandler, 5, was found dead Tuesday, July 28, 1992, in Crooked Creek near Marble Hill. He was born April 18, 1987, at Fredericktown, son of Steve and Carolyn "Kay" Rambo Chandler. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Steve and Julie Chandler of Marble Hill; his mother and stepfather, Kay and Rick Walker of Arab; a brother, Matthew Welker of Perryville; a stepsister, Stacey Walker of Arab; maternal grandmother, Donna Martin of Marble Hill; paternal grandfather, Ivan Johnson of Marble Hill; paternal grandmother, Cissy Duggar of Herrin, Ill.; paternal great-grandmother, Alpha Ricketts, and maternal great-grandmother, Gladys Lincoln, both of Marble Hill.. ...

JACKSON -- Funeral mass for Chester H. Friedrich of Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Msgr. Edward Eftink and the Rev. Dave Crook will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friedrich, 71, died Tuesday, July 28, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Manie Lou Davidson of East Prairie will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Amos Johnson will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park. Friends may call today at the funeral home...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Edith Kinder of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Norris and Son Funeral Chapel in Jonesboro. The Rev. Jerry Ford will officiate, with burial in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today...

CHARLESTON -- Melvin C. Hedge, 50, of Charleston, died Monday, July 27, 1992, on Charleston Route 3. He was born March 11, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, son of Martin George and Hattie Lenora Moore Hedge. He and Bertha Vinson were married July 1, 1961. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Marty Hedge of Bertrand, David Hedge of Charleston; four daughters, Rhonda Passley of Charleston, Kim Riley of Wyatt, Tina Hedge of Washington, D.C., Sheila Vinson of Hiram, Ga.; five brothers, Bud Hedge of East Prairie, Alvin Hedge of Rolla, Donald Hedge of Double Springs, Ala., Tommy Hedge of Forest, Miss., Jimmy Morrow of Elco, Ill.; six sisters, Betty Norman of St. ...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Mary Ellen Louise Nolen Scruggs, 82, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at her home. She was born May 15, 1910 in Crosno, the daughter of Cleveland and Margaret Lewis Nolen. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in East Prairie...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Maude R. Kinder, 90, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born May 16, 1902, in Jonesboro, daughter of William and Fannie Simpson Rhodes. She married Virgil Kinder in 1924, who died June 24, 1986...

SCOTT CITY -- Evelyn V. Blattel, 73, of Scott City, died Wednesday, July 29, 1992, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1918, at Scott City, daughter of Peter John and Bertha Rovena Westerhold Hoffman. She married Elmer P. Blattel April 25, 1937, in Illmo...

East Missouri Action Agency's weatherization program recently received $220,125, and began July 1 to install weatherization materials on low-income homes in the area. The eight counties served include Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Perry, St. Francois, St. Genevieve and Washington...

College High School classes of 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945 will hold a combined reunion on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9. It will be held at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Reunion activities will begin at 6 p.m. Aug. 8, and will include a social hour, buffet dinner, recognition of classes and a dance. A "dutch treat" breakfast on Aug. 9 will conclude the event...