Stories from Friday, August 16, 1991

PERRYVILLE -- Paul E. Knupp, 72, of Perryville, died Wednesday at St. Louis University Medical Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1919, in Arkansas, son of Lee Andrew and Ivy Alma Medler Knupp. He and Gladys I. Pyatt were married Aug. 8, 1968. She died March 9, 1990...

Credit cards are a fact of modern society. They are used and abused by millions of Americans every day. Today, people can buy almost everything with a credit card, and that now includes an education at Southeast Missouri State University. Last November, the university began allowing students to pay for their fees with MasterCard or Visa. Any student fees can be financed by credit cards, such as incidental, room and board and parking fees...

JACKSON - Members of the Cape Girardeau County Planning Commission will have their first opportunity Monday to review a final draft of proposed zoning ordinances they hope to put into effect by early next year. The ordinances have been prepared by Roger Bowen, of the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, in Perryville...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County r ecorder of deeds: William E. Hendrix Jr. and Deborah C. Hendrix to D. Luther and Maureen S. Peterson; John C. and Laurie M. Marcolla to Allen B. and Anita L. Toole...

A film on medications for Crohn's disease will be shown at the Aug. 20 Ileitis-Colitis Support Group meeting at St. Francis Medical Center. The meeting will be held in Friend's Lounge of the Health and Education Centre at 7 p.m. Crohn's disease affects various parts of the digestive tract...

Dear Editor: In a recent column in your publication, Mona Charen accused blacks of "pusillanimity." I can't remember whether she wanted to demonstrate her journalist prowess or if she hoped to send readers in droves scurrying for their dictionary (I did find it in mine). It's doubtful, however that she succeeded in either one...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Valleroy of Jackson Route 4, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:17 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 1991. Name, Shawna Kay. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Third daughter. Mrs. Valleroy is the former Lori Schopp, daughter of Robert and Kathleen Schopp of Tucson, Ariz. She is a bookkeeper at Davis Glass Co. Inc. Valleroy is unit manager at S&D Coffee, and is the son of Aline Valleroy of Perryville...

Irma Kirn Nicholas, 84, of 542 South Spring, died Thursday Aug. 15, 1991 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Cape Girardeau Sept. 3, 1906, the daughter of Bernhard A. and Theresa Werth Kirn. She married Clyde W. Nicholas in Cape Girardeau April 6, 1953. He died April 24, 1967...

JACKSON - Bob Vangilder, 75, of 1601 Cedar Street, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 1991 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A funeral service is tentatively arranged for 2 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson.

Ella E. Niswonger, 82, 326 Edgewood, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 13, 1909, at Kurreville, daughter of George W. and Amanda Byran Welker. She married Pink Niswonger June 18, 1927. He died Aug. 13, 1974...

ADVANCE -- Agnes L. Knop, 82, of Advance, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 6, 1909, at Bloomfield, daughter of Walter A. and Flora Capps Proffer. She married Gilbert Knop Sept. 16, 1929, at Marble Hill...

CHARLESTON -- Rosie Clark, 35, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1991, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1956, in the state of Mississippi. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Clark; two daughters, Lakesiha and Sheila Clark of the home; her mother, Sally Orr of Wyatt; five brothers, Less Tate of Youngstown, Ohio, Ernest Tate, Wiley Orr Jr., Jimmy and Frank Davis, all of Wyatt; six sisters, Sally Banks and Rochelle Orr of Wyatt, Geneva Orr of Wilson City, Angie Goodwin of Charleston, Daisy Orr and Kim Davis of Cairo, Ill.. ...

SCOTT CITY -- Dorothy Josephine James, 80, of Scott City, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born April 19, 1911, in St. Louis, daughter of John Patrick and Mary Reingier O'Connor. She married Lynn James Oct. 2, 1929. He died March 10, 1990...

CHARLESTON -- Emma Lee Davis, 48, of Charleston, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Jan. 20, 1943, at Wyatt. Survivors include her husband, Lee Henry Davis; two sons, Henry and Narvis Davis of St. Louis; seven daughters. ...

A paving project under way at Arena Park will eliminate all gravel streets and roadways, and the project should be finished before the Southeast Missouri District Fair, Sept. 8-14. Pete Poe, president of the district fair board, said, "Crews are asphalting the rest of the gravel areas in the park."...

MORLEY -- A woman was killed Thursday in a car-train collision at a rural railroad crossing two miles west of Morley. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the woman as Leanna Jones, 38, of Morley. A spokesman for the patrol said Jones drove into the path of an oncoming train when she attempted to cross the tracks. Jones' car, a 1978 Ford, flipped over upon impact and she was thrown from the vehicle, the patrol said. She was the only occupant of the car...

State and federal funding cuts have delivered a major jolt to operation of the Center for Earthquake Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. University officials said Thursday that two of the three members of the center's staff Director Michael Coe and staff member Karen Bonnell will lose their jobs as a result of the funding cuts...

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday the designation of 33 new "urbanized areas," a list that doesn't include the greater Cape Girardeau area. City economic development officials had hoped the greater Cape Girardeau area, which includes the cities of Scott City and Jackson, would be officially named an urbanized area (UA) by the Census Bureau...

SCOTT CITY -- For years, Phyllis Spinks has been planning baseball tournaments, helping with youth league registration, and even working in concession stands during her children's ball games. But she never thought those experiences would lead to a full-time job...

State Treasurer Wendell Bailey, who is kicking off his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor with a two-week, 92 stop tour of Missouri, will be in Cape Girardeau this morning. Bailey is traveling the state in a bright yellow, 1977 checker taxi cab, which is being used to emphasize that as a candidate for governor, he's not for hire...

Local youngsters from throughout the region will be the "stars" of the Spirit Week fashion show to be held Saturday at West Park Mall's Center Court. The show will begin at 2 p.m. According to professional fashion coordinator, Kathy Giles, the children and teens featured in the show were selected at open auditions held last month at the mall's center court stage...

U.S. Navy Commander M.G. "Gus" Lorberg III, a Cape Girardeau native, recently received a military award on his departure from a three-year tour in Stuttgart, Germany. He was presented the Defense Meritorious Service Medal by RADM L.W. Smith Jr. at a ceremony held in the Operations Directorate, U.S. ...