Stories from Tuesday, July 6, 1999

NAPA-Sappington Auto Parts, 4536 E. Jackson Blvd., Jackson, recently held its grand opening for its new NAPA affiliation. Gary Sappington is owner of the business. The company, which also has Cub Cadet lawn and garden equipment, and Artic Cat four-wheelers, is open daily...

Dr. Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, a staff psychiatrist at John J. Pershing Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Poplar Bluff and the Veterans Affairs Community Clinic in Cape Girardeau, recently presented a paper at the 24th International Congress on Law and Mental Health in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

David Gohn, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the West Plains Bank & Trust Co., has been elected chairman of the Missouri Bankers Association (MBA). Other officers elected during the association's annual convention held at Branson recently, were R. Crosby Kemper, president of UMB Bank of St. Louis, chairman-elect; and Duane S. Michie, president of First State Bank & Trust Company Inc. of Caruthersville, treasurer...

Dr. Richard A. Pollock of Sikeston has authored an article that appeared in the "Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery" magazine. Pollock discussed diagnosis and repair of broken nasal bones in his article entitle, "Acute Nasal Fractures: Vault-by-Vault Assessment and Repair."...

Debbie Moore, executive director for the Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau, has been appointed to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, a 10-state organization headquartered in Minneapolis. Moore's appointment was announced recently by state Sen. Laura Kent Donahue of Quincy, Ill., who serves as chairwoman of the commission...

Janet G. Job of MetLife Financial Services recently attended the MetLife President's Conference and the President's Council, both held in Hawaii Job was one of 286 MetLife sales agents to qualify for the conference on the island of Kauai. She was one of 30 sales representatives in the nation to qualify for the Council, which was held on Maui...

City inspections employees Mike Conrad and Rob Roberts have become certified code administrators after passing the Building Official and Code Administrator (BOCA) tests. The new designation allows them to be recognized by other professionals in their field, said City Inspections Director Tarryl Booker...

Jane and Richard Daume have been selected by International Center for Entrepreneurial Development (ICED) as "ICED Partners of the Year. The Daumes own Kwik Kopy Printing Center at 112 S. Broadview, which ranks near the top 10 percent in gross sales worldwide out of more than 900 printing franchises within the ICED system. The local business has grown more than 70 percent during the past five years...

Laura Parrish has joined the Cape Girardeau of Commerce as director of membership development. Parrish is a 1999 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communications, with a major in media studies and minor in marketing...

Dr. Gerald H. "Jerry" Dennis has joined CompreHealth Medical Center, 1435 Mount Auburn Road. Dennis, who comes to Cape Girardeau from the Kansas City area, will provide a range of occupational medical services, such as pre-employment physicals and treatment for work-related injuries. He is certified by the FAA as a Class l aviation medical examiner...

As I have told you in the past, you should update your virus-checking software at least weekly if not daily if you really want to be safe. And for many readers here in Cape Girardeau, they wish they had. Yes, the new EXPLORE.ZIP, which combines the reproductive abilities of the Melissa worm with the destructive force of the Chernobyl virus has arrived. This is a real nasty one that wipes out your hard drive...

"Rebuilding Communities" tax credit seminars will be held in three Southeast Missouri communities this month. The Rebuilding Communities Act was created in 1998, offering tax credits and financial incentives to encourage businesses to locate in areas of the state that need a financial boost...

Paducah Main Street Inc. has earned recognition for excellence in the field of downtown revitalization. The Paducah program is one of 225 that received national recognition for meeting the standards for performance established by the Kentucky Main Street Program and the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center...

The Missouri Ag Industries Council (MO-AG) will sponsor three grain-grading schools in the state this month. The Southeast Missouri class will be held at the Delta Center at Portageville July 16. The school is designed to train and update grain weighing and grading with the new FGIS procedures and techniques required of facilities with USGA agreements...

A.G. Edwards brokerage firm has received recognition from three financial publications -- Worth Magazine, SmartMoney and the Wall Street Journal. A.G. Edwards, headquartered at St. Louis, earned the title of "best full-service brokerage" by Worth Magazine's first-ever Reader's Choice Survey...

Dana Corp., headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has been recognized as a "Most Admired Manufacturer" by Start Magazine, a business publication focused on technology issues. Dana is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to vehicle manufactures and their related after-markets, with more than 330 major facilities in 32 countries, employing more than 86,000 people, including the Spicer Light Vehicle Axle Division, 2075 Corporate Circle in Cape Girardeau...

This "Financial Focus" column is prepared by Edward Jones Investments, headquartered in St. Louis. Jones includes branches throughout the nation, including Cape Girardeau and Jackson. What goes up must -- come down -- unless you're talking about income...

The Port Cape Girardeau restaurant is situated at 19 N. Water St. You need only to follow your nose downtown to find the Port Cape Girardeau, the city's premier rib restaurant for a quarter century. The restaurant in a historic three-level, 163-year-old building at Water and Themis streets, is regionally known for its hickory-smoked barbecue ribs and pond-raised boneless catfish filets. The menu includes a variety of sandwiches, salads and other side orders...

The Jana Jateff Unit of Mary Kay Cosmetics recently recognized top producers for the first quarter. Julie Wehmeyer of Chicago, Janet Johnson of Kansas City, and Jana Jateff, senior sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics in Cape Girardeau, were recognized for sales of Mary Kay products...

When Cape Girardeau City Planner Ken Eftink must make a presentation, he uses a computer program called PowerPoint. "Based on my experience, a PowerPoint presentation seems to hold the audience better and I am able to provide more information in a shorter amount of time," Eftink said...

Joseph J. Neely of Metropolis, Ill., has been re-elected vice chair of the Illinois Community College Board. Neely was first appointed to ICCB in 1992, was elected vice chairman in January 1997 and served as interim board chair for three months earlier this year prior to the appointment of Edward T. Duffy as chair...

Randall Kagy has joined Regional Eyecare Center Inc., 1749 Independence. Kagy, who has more than 12 years experience in the eye care business, moved to Cape Girardeau nine years ago from Carbondale, Ill., where he worked with a large optical company...

LEOPOLD -- This town has got a prayer. It's painted onto a dozen or so little white signs along Route N in Bollinger County. The "Hail Mary" is inscribed on the front and back of the signs, so anyone coming or going from Leopold can see it. "The local Knights of Columbus put it up," said Bill Huggins, who has been priest in Leopold's 144-year-old church for four years. "It kind of establishes that this is a Catholic community."...

The renewal of a liquor license in Cape Girardeau is generally a matter of routine. It is a formality the city and the alcohol retailer or bar owner must go through each year. Most of the time the renewal process goes through without any problems or questions, but that is not always the case...

Temperatures in the 90s and a high heat index might have helped keep the Fourth of July holiday a quiet one for law enforcement officers. Monday's heat index of 105 surely kept more people in front of the fans than usual. Only one case of heat exhaustion was reported in Cape Girardeau...

Pam Sander, wife of Jackson mayor Paul Sander, took time away from Jackson's Fourth of July festivities to participate in a "milk-off" against Rep. Jo Ann Emerson at Cape Girardeau's family picnic at Arena Park. The two women both milked from the right side, but whether they thought that was how it was done or if they just sat down where the stools were wasn't clear...

Joe Kirchdoerfer, right, lent a hand to Melvin Gateley after Gateley was thrown from his milking stool as Jellybean, a Jersey milk cow from the Kirchdoerfer's dairy, watched the scene. Gateley did not spill any milk. Kara Thoma rejoiced after her team "Charlie Niece" won a mud-covered volleyball match Sunday afternoon. Forty eight teams took part in the annual mud volleyball tournament at Jackson...

Being protective of our loved ones might not be the solution, but it's a good place to start. I left town for the holiday weekend and returned to find my cats still alive and well. And the couch wasn't torn to shreds, either. I always worry that something dreadful might happen while I'm away. But, as usual, they fared rather well for the experience. I did, after all, leave them in the care of a very capable pet owner and co-worker friend, Sandy...

The Cape Girardeau City Council will decide the fate of a local insurance company's attempt to relocate. Glynn Robison, owner of Robison Insurance Agency, 353 Christine, wants to move the business to 1511 Bloomfield Street, a residential area. Originally, he wanted to put a sign in the area, but thought it best to just put a sign above the glass door of what he hopes will be his new office. He said there has been no opposition to the possibility of rezoning the area...

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 City Hall Public hearings -- Hearing to consider the request for voluntary annexation of property owned by Progressive Developments, L.L.C., and Robert and Renee Barks. -- Hearing to consider the request for voluntary annexation of property downed by Wade Hartle...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will perform at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Capaha Park band shell. The concert is free. Those attending should bring a lawn chair or blanket. The celebrity guest director will be John Holcomb, and a special performance will be presented by the Brass Company, a professional small brass emsemble...

Southeast Missouri State University has named 1,529 students to its Dean's List for academic achievement during the spring 1999 semester. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12 degree credit hours during the spring session...

Parking garages at Southeast Missouri State University have been discussed before and discarded, but a suggestion by the new president of the school that a garage be built on the band practice field deserves serious consideration. Dr. Ken Dobbins, who became president of Southeast Thursday, suggested a multilevel parking garage on the band practice field might be the answer to freeing up parking along city streets on and around the campus...

The media's uniform cry of disbelief at George W's unprecedented fund-raising efforts reveals just how out of touch they are about a phenomenon they've been instrumental in perpetuating: Bill Clinton's contamination of the American presidency. It also shows just how blind they are to the magnetic qualities of Governor Bush...

WELL I picked the Missourian up today and guess what the headlines were: Southeast Missouri State University needs more money. I cannot believe they will be granted another increase to do any more building. I would like somebody's opinion on this. THE GROUND where the Jackson pool and ball fields are located is the site of the old drive-in theater which was owned by Ms. ...

Parents of fourth, fifth and sixth graders have until the end of this month to decide whether their children in the fall will attend the school they went to last year or a different school if recent school-boundary changes by the Cape Girardeau School District affected them...

VALMEYER, Ill. -- The McDowell Capahas got the maximum consoling out of the Valmeyer Tournament consolation bracket over the Fourth of July weekend. After dropping out of contention for the tournament title with a first-round loss Saturday to Fairview Heights, the Capahas bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Granite City Sunday and a 9-2 triumph over Millstadt (Ill.) on Monday...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- Wood & Huston Cape Junior Legion placed third in the Chief Paduke July 4 Tournament. Wood & Huston went 3-2 in the three-day tournament and is now 22-13 overall. On Saturday, Wood & Huston defeated Jackson (Tenn.) 1-0, but then lost 13-1 to the Paris (Tenn.) Thunder. Wood & Huston won both its games on Saturday, defeating Marshall Co. (Ky.) 15-10 and Paducah (Ky.) 8-4. Paducah avenged the loss Monday with a 10-1 victory over Cape...

Frank A. Keesee, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 5, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1912, in Scott City to Thomas and Mary Shrum Keesee. He married Etta W. Reed on Oct. 7, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church...

Dessie Masters, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Feb. 19, 1907, in Laflin, daughter of A.L. and Catherine Hahs Poston. She and Fred Masters were married Jan. 23, 1926, in Jackson. He died Oct. 19, 1993...

Patsy Lee Nations, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Monday July 5, 1999, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be handled by Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.

Alam Elizabeth Wilke, 89, Route 2 in Jackson, died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at Jackson Manor retirement home. She was born April 30, 1910, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of August and Lena Nagel Hauenschild. She and Herbert Wilke were married Nov. 4, 1928. He died Nov. 9, 1970...

Gilbert P. Schattauer, 78, of Pocahontas, died Saturday, July 3, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 23, 1920 in Pocahontas, son of Henry C. and Lucy P. Wallmann Schattauer. He and Helen L. Bruhl were married June 8, 1947. She preceded him in death June 16, 1998...

JACKSON -- Brent William Martin, 35, of Jackson died Saturday, July 3, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital following a short illness. He was born Oct. 24, 1963, at Cape Girardeau, son of Jerry and Patsy Cook Martin. He and Vickie Foutch were married Aug. 14, 1997...

DELTA -- Billy G. Ladd, 61, of Delta died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 22, 1937, near Greenbriar to Charley S. and Myrel Hindman Ladd. On May 27, 1995, he married Cindy J. Dunning. Ladd was an Army veteran, a member of the Ladd Chapel General Baptist Church and a retired machinist for the Florsheim Shoe Co. in Cape Girardeau...

Dorothy Melba Conder, 89, of Jackson died Monday, July 5, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 11, 1910, at Advance, daughter of John Matthew Riddick and Etta VanDine. She and Adam Theodore Conder were married April 19, 1932, at Jonesboro, Ill. He died Jan. 2, 1983...

E. Earl Ferrell, 82, of Sikeston died Saturday, July 3, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born May 20, 1917, at Sikeston, son of E. Earl and Mary Velda Alley Ferrell. He and Marilyn Kay Davis were married June 26, 1978. Ferrell had lived most of his life in Scott and Mississippi counties, where he was an owner and manager of rental properties and a retired merchant. He attended the Trinity Gospel Church in Sikeston...

SIKESTON -- Geraldine Montgomery, 83, died Saturday, July 3, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The former Sikeston resident was living at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 12, 1916, at Morrilton, Ark., to Albert Inglish and Nora Nance Stobaugh...

BERTRAND -- Arneeda E. Hornback Alberson, 74, of Bertrand died Saturday, July 3, 1999, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. She was born March 20, 1925, near Charleston to Luther Emory and Mary Columbia Guge Loflin. She married Marvin A. Hornback on Jan. 10, 1946. He died May 16, 1963...

ZALMA -- Linn Choate, 72, of Zalma died Monday, July 5, 1999, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.

CHAFFEE -- Martha Janice Kay, 77, of Chaffee died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 30, 1921, at Hornbeak, Tenn., to Alvin and Fannie Ing Ashley. She married Norman J. Kay on Oct. 16, 1941. He died May 29, 1977...

Helen Arnold Howard, 79, of Fruitland died Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1920, in Blodgett to William Newton and Lula Hampton Arnold. She was married to Clarence Howard Jan. 11, 1941. She attended Southeast Missouri State University...

PARMA -- Henry L. Johnson, 66, of Parma died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at his home. He was born April 27, 1933, at Earle, Ark., son of Melvin and Ada Threets Johnson. He and Mae Lee Patton were married March 20, 1951, at Earle. He was a farmer for most of his life and was a member of the Mount Calvary Church at Parma...

POPLAR BLUFF -- The Rev. John Nolan Beard, 85, of Poplar Bluff died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at the Lucy Lee Hospital. He was born Nov. 30, 1913, at Piggott, Ark., to Daniel and Lula Dowdy Beard. He worked as a farmer, factory worker and General Baptist minister. He started, pastored and attended several General Baptist churches throughout the region...

Victor C. "Bud" Evans, 75, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born April 24, 1924, in San Augustine, Texas, son of Ben and Irexey Evans. He was never married. Evans had served in the Army in World War II in France from 1943 until 1945. ...

Oma L. Crites, 70, of Marble Hill died Sunday, July 4, 1999, at home. She was born Nov. 6, 1928, near Lutesville, daughter of Wilson E. and Jattie Eaker Wiseman. She and G.L. Jerry Crites were married Dec. 9, 1945. Crites and her husband owned and operated the J & O Service Station in Marble Hill prior to retiring. She attended First Baptist Church of Marble Hill and was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Marble Hill...