Stories from Monday, August 12, 1991

The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau should continue falling slowly toward normal levels during the next 30 days, which would put the river at its lowest level in nine months. For much of the year, the river has been unusually high, which makes the dropping level seem particularly low, a weather service official said...

The tournament, which organizers said was possibly the largest horseshoe tournament in the nation, drew Knights of Columbus members and their families from throughout Missouri. It was the first time the state event was held here since its inception in 1981, when Scott City hosted the first tournament. Organizers estimated about 3,500 people were in Scott City for the two-day affair...

For some Southeast Missouri farmers, 1991 has not been a kind and gentle year, as Mother Nature has socked them with a triple "whammy." A wetter than normal spring caused extensive damage to this year's winter wheat crop. The wet weather in late Spring and early summer then forced farmers to delay planting corn and soybeans until late May to mid-June...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Sundance is no stranger to horseback riding. "We've been riding together since he was a pup," said Randy Scheidling. Scheidling of Cairo was speaking literally. Sundance is a six-year-old half Blue-Heeler dog, and he's as "at-home" in the saddle as he is sitting in the shade of the nearest tree...

The Southeast Missourian asked people how they felt about a new telephone service, "Caller ID," and whether Congress should play a role in regulating the service which is offered in 12 states. It allows a person to see the telephone number of the caller displayed on a small screen...

The Job Corps has an image problem. "We've brought it on ourselves," said Bobby Brooks, a Job Corp Center spokesman. "Because of the marketing techniques for the past few years, many people think of the Job Corps as a center for drug addicts and juveniles."...

DELTA -- Two Southeast Missouri people were injured, one seriously, in two separate motor vehicle accidents Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a pickup truck driven by Christopher Blackstone, 20, of Advance ran off Route N, four miles west of Delta, and overturned, throwing the driver out of the vehicle. The accident occurred at 6:45 a.m...

John Danforth serves as Missouri's senior U.S. senator. He was elected to the Senate in 1976, and was re-elected in 1982 and 1988. A justice of the people and for the people Let me tell you about Clarence Thomas, whom I have known for about 17 years...

In another week dominated by Jeffrey Dahmer, the name Dewey Clarridge wasn't an immediate attention grabber. But for Robert Gates, the president's nominee for director of the CIA, Clarridge may be the final nail in the confirmation coffin. Iran-Contra Special Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh has named Clarridge as a "target" of his investigation meaning, in more blunt terms, that Clarridge is about to be indicted for perjury...

Americans have cause to celebrate today. One of six American hostages held in the Middle East has been freed. Our jubilation is tempered by the fact that 11 American, German, British and Italian men remain in captivity some imprisoned since 1985. But there is definitely reason for renewed hope. ...

A good neighbor is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. The Scott City division of Wetterau Incorporated will mark the occasion with five days of festivities. The celebration will culminate with a food show at the Show Me Center Wednesday for vendors, retailers, manufacturers and their families...

SCOTT CITY -- The time for the graveside service for Sarah Frances Maloney has been changed to 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Roger Leveillee officiating. She was stillborn Saturday. Aug. 10, 1991. at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She is survived by her parents, John Maloney and Patricia Payne Maloney, and a brother, Justin Maloney, of the home...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Darrell Wood of Ullin died Sunday, Aug. 11, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Wood, 58, was born March 4, 1933, near Ullin, son of Roscoe and Augusta Rhymer Wood. He married the former Kathy Richardson on Nov. 16, 1974. She survives...

McCLURE, Ill. George A. Baugher of McClure, Ill. died Sunday, Aug. 11, 1991, at his home. Baugher, 70, was born Dec. 11, 1920, at McClure, son of Albert and Molly Jero Baugher. He first married Stella Kelley, Aug. 25, 1945, at Jackson. She died in February of 1988. He then married Etta Mae Walker, Oct. 11, 1988, at Cape Girardeau. She survives...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Matthew E. Whitley, 14, of Villa Ridge died Saturday, Aug. 10, 1991, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau from injuries he sustained in an all terrain vehicle and truck accident Saturday. He was born Jan. 13, 1977, in Cairo, Ill., the son of Bob Whitley and Sharon Henderson Whitley...

VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Virtus L. Graves, 83, of Villa Ridge died Saturday, Aug. 10, 1991, at the Carle Arbours Center in Champaign, Ill. She was born May 6, 1908, in Pulaski County, the daughter of James Walter and Anna Minton Harper. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mound City, Ill., the Ladies Sodality of the church and a member of the Daughters of Isabella. She was a retired sales clerk with Westermann Rexall Pharmacy in Cairo, Ill...