Stories from Monday, March 4, 1991

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The field of candidates for a Cape Girardeau Public Schools superintendent has been narrowed to three following three days of interviews by members of the Board of Education. Board member Ed Thompson, who is co-chairman of the superintendent search, said the names of the finalists would probably be released today...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The recently formed Rock Climbing Club at Southeast Missouri State University seized an opportunity to practice their skills and do a service project Sunday afternoon. Several members had noticed some graffiti inside the old quarry at the north end of Trail of Tears State Park and suggested it might be a good project for them to undertake...

JACKSON -- When the engineer on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad's Engine Number Five sounds the whistle and pulls back the throttle on Saturday, April 6, it will mark the opening of the sixth season of the Jackson-based, steam-powered tourist railroad...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A six-month controversy concerning operation of the air traffic control tower at the Cape Girardeau Airport will likely be settled at the March 18 city council meeting. In the meantime, the council is being asked to extend, for a third time, the operating agreement between the FAA and the city, said City Manager J. Ronald Fischer...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Something that most people take for granted, the Western way of life, provides a comfortable lifestyle with warm homes, sufficient food and educational opportunities. But perhaps the plentiful advantages of the system can be best measured by someone not used to it. "We can find what we need here," said John Onofrei, 35, as he, his wife Elena, and his family talked of the disparities they have found since leaving their native country of Romania...

The Southeast Missourian asked people how they felt about beer being sold during concerts at the Show Me Center. Mike Hyson: "I don't think they should sell beer at the concerts there. People can get too rowdy, especially being indoors. People would complain about others getting up and moving around to get it."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Notre Dame High School freshman registration for the 1991-92 school year will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Parents and students are encouraged to attend. Late registration can be completed during the spring or summer during office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays...

LANCE CPL. BROOKS DEPRO U.S. MARINES Lance Cpl. Depro is the son of Dennis and Stephanie Depro of Cape Girardeau. He graduated from Central High School in 1989. He completed basic training in San Diego, Calif. Prior to being sent to Saudie Arabia in early January, he was stationed in Okinawa...

POPLAR BLUFF -- An 11-year-old boy was killed and his mother, brother and sister seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident 15 miles north of Poplar Bluff Sunday. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported that the accident occurred at 5:25 p.m. on Highway 172...

What a war! This time our soldiers will return to a hero's welcome. Patriotism and victory are coterminous, as the once disdained Vietnam veterans well know. America will savor this triumph for perhaps a generation. We have expiated the guilt of Vietnam with skill and speed beyond all expectations. By almost any rational definition, it was a "just" war...

Each time we pick up the newspaper, we learn a little bit more about life. Some of these lessons are unpleasant, when the news is filled with death and destruction. But many other times, the news is filled with exhilarating stories of courage, determination and success...

Son to Perry G. Harris and Barbara G. Tims of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 1991. Name, Perry Glen Jr. Weight, 6 pounds 9 ounces. Second son. Miss Tims is the daughter of Roy and Beverly Tims of Mounds, Ill., and is employed at the Lutheran Home. Harris is employed at Lee-Rowan, and is the son of Dorothy Bankhead of Milwaukee, Wis., and Walter Powell of Chicago...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral mass for John M. Hill of Cairo will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The Rev. Jerome Fortenberry will officiate, with burial in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge. Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home after 5 p.m. today. The rosary will be at 6:30...

ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Mrs. Nina Corbin of Advance will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morgan Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Virgil Bunch will officiate, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5:30 p.m. today. An Order of Eastern Star service will be held at 7:30...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral mass for John Andrew Schlitt, 3130 Themis, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent's Church. The Revs. Art Basler and Harry Schlitt will officiate, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7, KC rosary at 7:30 and Elks service at 8...

WHITEWATER -- Funeral service for Robert Charles (Charlie) Dunn of Whitewater Route 1 will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Funeral Chapel in Delta. The Rev. Willis Smith will officiate, with burial in Stroderville Cemetery near Whitewater...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral service for Chester R. Chostner of Rockford, Ill., was held Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church there. The Rev. Andrew Lowry officiated, with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Delehanty Funeral Home Ltd. was in charge of arrangements...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Mrs. Lydia Haire of Anna will be held at 3 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel here. Steve Shepherd will officiate, with burial in Anna Cemetery. Mrs. Haire, 95 years old, died Saturday, March 2, 1991, at Union County Hospital here...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Miss Anna C. (Christie) Hubbard of Fountainbleau Lodge died Sunday, March 3, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was 43 years old. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

GLEN ALLEN -- Funeral service for Henry C. Francis of Glen Allen will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Chapel in Lutesville. Patrick Hogan will officiate, with burial in Grassy Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today...

MOREHOUSE -- Darrell Eugene Newton, 46, of Morehouse died at his home Sunday, March 3, 1991. He was born March 30, 1944 at Sikeston, son the late Emory Darrell Newton and Wanda Crozier Newton, who survives of Morehouse. A lifelong resident of this area, he was veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was member of American Legion Henry Meldrum Post. He was employed as an auditor by Missouri State Highway Department...

JACKSON -- Daisy Janette Statler, 62, of Flat River died Sunday, March 3, 1991, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She was born March 29, 1928, at Jackson, the daughter of Ralph and Annis Helderman Miller. On March 1, 1947 at Jackson, she married E.D. Statler. He preceded her in death Feb. 28, 1973...

CHAFFEE- Hattie Sconyers, 94, of Chaffee died Saturday night, March 2, 1991 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete, and will be handled by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Luth~eran Schools across the country will celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week this week. Trinity Lutheran School in Cape Girardeau and St. Paul Lutheran School in Jackson have both planned activities for the week. The theme for the week is "Sharing the Caring Christ through Nurture and Education."...