Stories from Wednesday, December 19, 1990

GLEN ALLEN - Funeral services will be held Thursday for Marie L. Huskey, who died Monday, Dec. 17, 1990, at De Paul Hospital in Bridgeton. Huskey, 76, was a resident of Bridgeton and formerly lived in Glen Allen. She was born April 24, 1914, in St Louis to the late Edward and Dora LeBegue Likert...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules that would return the right to regulate basic cable television rates to some cities. It's a proposal worth further study. For the most part, deregulation of the cable industry has brought higher prices with no guarantee of improved service to consumers. The FCC is trying to respond to rising consumer complaints about cost hikes and poor service...

George Bush has not been so worried about dates since cotillion time at Phillips Academy. The American president, a sportsman up to the point where he's asked to wear a leash himself, insists Saddam Hussein will not be allowed to jerk his chain. Saddam, a chain-jerker of long standing in the Middle East, and something of a jerk himself, won't give Bush the time of day, at least not on one particular day...

Most of us are aware that there are bad angels as well as good. Bible readers know Satan was a fallen angel who rebelled against God and fell from heaven to eternal damnation. But we still picture an angel as a winged creature clothed in a long white robe crowned with a golden halo. This is the angel we've seen in Bible stories and Christmas pageants, and the one we used to find on everyone's tree during the Christmas season...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Messmer of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:28 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 1990. Name, Abigail Marie. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Messmer is the former Theresa Casso, and is a secretary at St. Joseph School. Messmer is employed at Ferrell Manufactured Homes...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Funeral services will be held in St. Louis Friday for Elmer Whitson Sanders of 24 N. Hanover, Cape Girardeau. He died Monday, Dec. 17, 1990, at his home. He was 84. He was born Oct. 23, 1906, at Commerce, the son of Richmond and Alice Loftin Sanders...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Mrs. Anna Margaret Gemeinhardt of Jackson will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Lawrence Eatherton will officiate, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Fruitland. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Mrs. Opal Wingo of Mounds will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Al Slater will officiate, with burial in Mound City National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral mass for Edward G. (Gervy) Maddock of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent's Catholic Church. The Rev. Larry Koncewicz will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Drayton Funeral Home from 3-8 p.m. today...

MILLERSVILLE -- Funeral service for Dale Cornell of Millersville Route 1 will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mccombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Rev. Ronnie Brown will officiate, with burial in Old Salem Cemetery near here. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. today. An American Legion honor guard service will be held at 7:30...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral service for Mrs. Georgia W. Allen, 416 Elm, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. William Marshall will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 a.m. today...

ALTENBURG -- Funeral service for Paul Schmidt of Altenburg will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church here. The Rev. Willard Kassulke will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel here after 5:30 p.m. today...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Theophil O. Roth of Perryville will be held at 1 p.m. today at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. The Rev. Luther Herman will officiate, with burial in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery at Wittenberg. Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg is in charge of arrangements...

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Funeral service for Larry William Brown of Sedgewickville will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Chapel in Patton. The Rev. Morris Cobb will officiate, with burial in Sedgewickville Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Thursday...

"Advertising properly done doesn't cost a cent." Without conflict, life would be beige. I believe in Norman Vincent Peale's philosophy of the Power of Positive Thinking. More people fail because of negative thoughts or because they are affected by other people's negative thoughts or predictions. Work on what you can make happen ... not on what you would do if things went wrong...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Christmas Trees are a center of attention this week. Standing straight and tall and decorated in various ways, although they maybe large or small in size, they appear real and a delight to behold. Some trees are more than a holiday decoration. They have a two-fold purpose such as the Salvation Army Tree of Lights that becomes bright when a check is received that turns on a light. In turn, this special tree will provide Christmas for a family that will appreciate the gifts...