Stories from Sunday, September 1, 1991

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Myrtle E. Yamnitz of Jackson Manor was held Saturday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Luther Rhodes officiated, with burial in Yount Cemetery. Yamnitz, 94, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

The Capaha Antique Car Club will hold its 21st annual car show Saturday at West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau. Thirty-five different classes of cars, including antiques, classics, street rods, street machines and trucks will be included in the show. Members of the club anticipate the show will include 200-250 cars, making it the largest show ever...

Mitchell Dacus, 12, and Kristen Hosea, 10, both of Cape Girardeau, won a special sweepstakes that entitled them to be the Milk Duds Celebrity Batkids at a recent St. Louis Cardinals baseball game. As Batkids, they were able to go on the field prior to the game for an up-close and personal look at batting practice. They also were recognized through a scoreboard and public-address announcement...

Joe Golieniowski, vice president and general manager of KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, has announced he will leave the station to become president and general manager of WHAS-TV, Louisville, Ky. Golieniowski has been general manager at KFVS since 1985 and before that was general manager of WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Ala...

Students will have an easier time transferring from two community colleges thanks to articulation agreements signed with Southeast Missouri State University Friday. Southeast President Kala Stroup signed the agreements with officials of Mississippi County Community College in Blytheville, Ark, and Dyersburg (Tenn.) State Community College...

Here is a sentiment expressed on a banner at the first Labor Day celebration in 1882: Labor built this country ... and labor shall rule it! It was a conviction borne of the labor climate at the time, one encumbered by rancor. With angry socialists of the time locking horns with wealthy industrialists, it is little wonder tensions created of this dispute would last years, and that the labor movement would carry lingering scars. ...

I WANT TO THANK everyone who helped with my sister, Beverly Long McFarlin. I want to thank the doctors and nurses at St. Francis Medical Center's emergency room, the chaplain, the helicopter attendants, paramedics, and each person who came in contact with her during this tragedy. Thank you for all you did. I greatly appreciate everyone who helped. I thank you from my heart. May God bless...

About two weeks ago, this column offered a few brief words of praise for the critique of the legal profession delivered by Vice President Dan Quayle at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association. Those comments brought howls of outrage from a long-time friend who is a practicing attorney. ...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Johnny Ray Moreland of Bertrand, formerly of East Prairie, died Friday, Aug. 30, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Moreland, 35, was born at Dorena, Mo., son of Shelton and Wanda Shaffer Moreland. He was employed by the John Ford Construction Company of Cape Girardeau...

Lila M. Lowery, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 30, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 25, 1915, at Morehouse, the daughter of John and Sadie Martin Todd. She moved to Cape Girardeau from Trenton, Tenn. six years ago...

Erna Kirchhoefer, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 30, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1904, near Pocahontas, the daughter of Martin and Martha Walther Kranawetter. She lived in Jennings from 1931 to 1974, when she moved to Jackson. In 1976, she moved to the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...

FREDERICKTOWN -- Iona Statler, 64, of Fredericktown, died Friday, Aug. 30, 1991, at Madison Memorial Hospital in Fredericktown. She was born May 12, 1927, in Millersville, the daughter of the late Purve and Myrtle Biffle Jones. On Feb. 15, 1947, she married Glen Stater at Fredericktown. He survives...

ANNA, Ill. -- Enola Stevens Bishop, 81, of Mt. Morris, Ill., died Friday, Aug. 30, 1991, at Pinecrest Manor in Mt. Morris. She was born May 19, 1910, in Union County, daughter of Alonzo and Ritta Rose Williams. She married Lester Stevens in 1928, who died in 1976. She then married Robert Franklin, who preceded her in death in 1984. She was later married to Homer Bishop, who died in 1989...

CHAFFEE, Mo. Woodrow W. Lewis, 77, of Chaffee, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born at Brownwood, Mo. Aug. 5, 1914, son of Lou Lewis and Lilly Steven Lewis. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Chaffee...

LEOPOLD -- Funeral mass for Albert W. Nenninger of Leopold was held Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Casteel officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery, with graveside service by VFW Post 5900. Liley Funeral Home of Marble Hill was in charge of arrangements...

EGYPT MILLS -- Peter William Snell Jr., 94, Egypt Mills Route 1, died Thursday at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1897, at Ware, Ill., son of Peter and Dona Huddleston Snell. He and the former Gladys Benefield were married Oct. 15, 1924, in Cairo. She died July 15, 1948. He later married Amanda Mueller Dec. 31, 1949. She died May 7, 1983...

CAIRO, Ill. -- "Showboat's a-coming!" This may be the yell along the Ohio River levee here today as a 154-foot long, 30-foot wide, blue and beige barge approaches the 8th Street river landing. The converted river barge, a floating museum designed to help visitors learn more about the Ohio River, will dock about noon today. It is the 21st and final stop along a 981-mile river tour that started June 16 at Pittsburgh...

PERRYVILLE - A committee appointed by Perry County Presiding Commissioner Karl Klaus might meet this week to begin reviewing a 25 year old proposal for a recreational lake near Brewer. Klaus said he appointed the committee after several people in the county suggested a review of the plan, developed by the Chamber of Commerce in 1966, might be worthwhile...

It is, officials concede, a dismal possibility. But the Missouri's State Board of Education this fall will consider what to do if a school di~strict goes bankrupt. A recent escalation of the number of districts operating in the red has prompted to state board to create a response plan, said member Bekki Cook of Cape Girardeau...

More than half of Union Electric's 17,000 Cape Girardeau customers were without power for up to nearly 90 minutes Friday afternoon. About 9,000 of Union Electric's local customers went without power when a 34,500 volt circuit breaker exploded at the company's Viaduct Court Distribution Center near the southern city limits...

Two Cape Girardeau firefighters were injured early Saturday when fire gutted the second floor apartment of a two-story brick house at 530 Good Hope. The fire was reported at 7:11 a.m. Shortly before 9 a.m., Assistant Fire Chief Max Jauch was overcome by the intense heat inside the building and taken by ambulance to the St. Francis Medical Center...

CHARLESTON - A 35-year-old Mississippi County man was killed Friday when the car he was driving rammed the rear end of a semi-truck on Highway 62 in Charleston. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Johnny Moreland of Charleston. Investigators said the semi-truck had stopped to make a left turn when Moreland's vehicle crashed into the rear of the trailer...

Neyland Clark, Cape Girardeau's new superintendent of schools, encouraged a group of students Saturday to accept nothing short of the best from themselves. About 90 students, parents and educators packed the Cape Girardeau Civic Center for a "Back to School Everyone" program that featured university, school district and civic representatives...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Residents of this small Southeast Missouri town, still reeling from the announcement last week that Brown Shoe Co. would close a nearby plant, were served another blow Thursday. Employees of Prairie Manufacturing Co., a uniform manufacturer, were told that the plant's future is questionable...

PERRYVILLE -- The Perry County Memorial Hospital Education Center will hold a seminar Sept. 11 that will focus on eye and cataract care. A demonstration of the Yag Laser and Phaco Emulsifier will be done. Three optometrists will present the seminar, Dr. Everett Tilley and Dr. Kyle Brost of Perryville, along with St. Louis ophthalmologist Dr. Gregg Berdy...

The Area Vietnam Veterans and Support Group will meet Thursday at the American Legion Post 63 over Beards Sports Shop. The group will also meet Sept. 19 at the Cape Girardeau VFW Hall. Both meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Vietnam veterans, their spouses and any interested persons are invited...

DELTA -- An orientation meeting will be held Tuesday at Delta High School for parents of seventh grade students or students new to the school district this year. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the high school band room. Principal Paul Kitchen will discuss policies and procedures and will answer questions from parents...

POPLAR BLUFF -- The Poplar Bluff Industrial Park has doubled in size with the announcement Friday that 200 acres have been purchased adjacent to the original park. "This will have a tremendous impact on the future growth of Poplar Bluff and surrounding area," said Dennis Henson, president of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce...

Here it is, September again, second New beginning time of the year. What! Isn't July 1 the second new beginning of the year? Or the spring equinox? Easter? New beginning time is a state of mind and can happen any moment, any split second. Each time a fresh new cell in the body replaces an old exhausted one i~s a new beginning. But that is getting microcosmical for this little string of words...

Local organized labor is working to improve its image. The issues of labor have changed over the years, but officials say organized labor is here to stay. Two local organizations are working to improve the reputation of unions. In interviews prior to the start of this Labor Day weekend, representatives of those organizations and others discussed the roles of organized labor and management...

The Mississippi Valley Home Educators will meet Sept. 12 at Cape Bible Chapel on Kage Road from 3-5 p.m. The children's presentation will be about literature and books and the project is creative writing. The first field trip for September will be to the American Heritage Museum Tuesday. Those attending should meet at the Rhodes Truck Stop at the airport exit at 9:45 a.m...

An informational meeting and tea will be held Sunday for high school seniors interested in competing in the Cape Girardeau County Young Woman of the Year contest. The tea will begin at 2 p.m. at the Drury Lodge. Mothers are encouraged to attend also...

In a recent garden column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Clarissa Start compared an August garden to a woman when maturity sets in. How true! How true! August is the month that gives gardens and landscape plants their greatest stress for survival. A constant moisture supply is necessary for healthy plant growth, and extreme heat on plant leaves is very drastic, causing water loss from the leaves. ...

The Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club will meet Sept. 9 in the Jackson Room at Holiday Inn. The meeting is from noon to 2 p.m. Elma Staten from Unique Caterers will give the program, Dolly Dambach will provide musical entertainment, and the speaker will be Pam Havens from St. Charles...

The Salvation Army will provide school supplies to needy families with school age children. The program began Aug. 28 and will end Sept. 27. Persons needing school supplies for their children should come to the Salvation Army office, 701 Good Hope, weekdays from 1-4 p.m...

All past and present Lenco Inc. employees and their families are invited to a Lenco reunion and pot-luck picnic Saturday at Cape County Park. The picnic will begin at 1 p.m. at Shelter #22 in Cape County South. Dinner will be at 5 p.m., and everyone should bring a dish to pass and their own drinks and meat...

PERRYVILLE -- Jackson L. Forney, who has more than 26 years' experience in aviation management and aircraft production, has joined Sabreliner Corp. Forney, who previously held a similar position with Tractor Aviation Inc., will be responsible for Sabreliner's St. Louis and Perryville operations...

Larry Miller has been named president of the First National Bank at Cape Girardeau. Troy L. Wilson, president and chief executive office of First National Bank of the Mid-South announced Miller's appoint recently. Miller has more than 30 years' experience in the banking industry, including serving most recently as president and chief executive officer with the First National Bank and Trust Co. of Ada, Okla...

Schnucks Pharmacy, 19 S. Kingshighway, has added an another pharmacist David Johnston of Washington, Mo. to its permanent staff. Johnston, a graduate of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, was previously affiliated with Medicare Glaser Pharmacies, and managed the Washington store since its opening in 1975...

The Early Childhood Center, 1912 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, has a new owner and a new name. The child care center was founded in June of 1990 under the name, St. Vincent DePaul Early Childhood Center. The PIC Corp. purchased the business this month...

Fleece Inc. has crossed the street. The business, which relocated from 621 Broadway to 616 Broadway, has doubled its size, says owner Kyle Dean. "We have 2,000 square feet of floor space now. Our expanding retail and wholesale operations made this necessary...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Larry Choate has not seen the list of students for Shawnee Community College's truck driving course, but it would come as no surprise to see a female student or two in the crowd. "More women are attending truck driving school these days," said Choate, who is dean of instruction at the college, located near Ullin. "A lot of trucking firms are putting emphasis on husband/wife driving teams."...

JACKSON -- Karen McElreath has joined Mane Attractions Ltd. Hair Salon at Jackson. McElreath, formerly from the St. Louis area, attended Ferguson Beauty College. She has seven years' experience, and previously worked at a Cape Girardeau salon. She will offer a variety of services, including pedicures, manicures, nail art, haircuts and perms...

JACKSON -- William D. Elliott, district manager for Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL), has been cited for outstanding life insurance service. Elliott, who has been an AAL representative in the area since 1989, was required to complete an extensive basic and advanced training course and pass three comprehensive examinations in qualifying for the award, which was presented during the National Association of Fraternal Insurance Counselors convention, held in Phoenix, Ariz...

FROHNA -- Larry Mohney of Frohna recently completed a one-week sales and livestock nutrition training session. Mohney recently joined the Furst-McNess Company as a livestock feeding consultant. Furst-McNess, headquartered in Freeport, Ill., manufactures a variety of farm and home products at plants in Freeport, Statesville, N.C., and Storm Lake, Iowa. Included in the product line are pre-mixes for livestock feed, animal health aids and household products...

Steve Brown, Harlin Obendorfer and C. A. Martin of Schneider Equipment Co., Cape Girardeau, recently attended a regional meeting of Case IH dealers in Memphis, Tenn. Regional dealers had an opportunity to preview the new 7150 Magnum Tractor, which will be available to farmers later this year, and other products in the Case International line...

Birdie Rader of Century 21 Key Realty, Cape Girardeau, has been honored for being number one in sales in the Century 21 of Missouri Region. The region includes more than 5,000 sales agents in all of Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kansas. Rader's awards in the various categories are:...

Debra Unterreiner of Cape Girardeau has joined Ken Callis and Associates, 2858 Professional Court. The firm provides individual, marital and family counseling. Unterreiner is a licensed professional counselor. She is licensed by the Missouri Committee of Professional Counselors, and is certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors. She is a member of the American Association of Counseling and Development, and the Association for Specialist in Group Work...

A former Cape Girardeau man, Michael R. Logel, has been named regional director of sales for Best Foods Baking Group, headquartered in Fairfield, N.J. Logel will be sales director in the Central Region, comprised of nine states, including Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky. He has served as division and district manager in other areas of the Grocery Products Group of Best Foods...

Warehouse of Leathers, located in West Park Mall in Cape Girardeau, has joined the Leather Apparel Association, Inc. Mike Edwards and Judi Lamar, owners of the firm, said the Leather Apparel Association was founded just over a year ago, and is comprised of a network of leather retailers, manufacturers, tanners, cleaners, and suppliers in the leather apparel industry...

The JCPenney Styling Salon, one of the company's top 25 salons nationally, is winner of a 1992 Mazda Miata, which will be presented to one of the salon's employees next week. "Our salon was picked during a random drawing of eligible salons for the new car," said Martha Baker, manager of the local salon. "Qualifications for the drawing were based on sales and service during the first half of the year, through July."...

Express Cycle and ATV Repair has opened at 1207 N. Kingshighway. "We will provide a full line of motorcycle, ATV, and Jet Ski accessories, parts, and helmets," said Todd Rowland, owner of the new business. Rowland has four years of experience in the cycle business...

PADUCAH, Ky. The Kentucky Harness Racing Commission has given approval for quarter horse and Arabian horse racing at Bluegrass Downs here in 1992. "The live meet racing is scheduled for April 22 through May 30," said general manager Harold Weaver. "Races will be conducted Wednesday through Sunday each week."...

Columbia Construction Company has been awarded a contract to build a new medical office building at 3117 Blattner Drive. The one-story, 2,517 square foot, brick veneer structure will house an office for Dr. Louis Kouo, who has a medical practice in the field of gastroenterlogy and is currently located at 68 Doctors Park Drive...

Ram-Post Personnel service is moving to larger quarters. "We'll be in our new facilities at 618 Bellevue Tuesday," said Mike Cochran, president and owner of the firm. "With larger quarters we will be able to expand services available to area businesses."...

Jerry W. Welch is moving his American Family Insurance Agency to larger quarters. "We're expanding our space," said Welch, who has been with American Family 18 years. The business is moving to 1021 N. Kingshighway, Suite 1. Working with Welch in the office are his wife, Terrie Welch, and secretary, Andrea Anderson...

MARBLE HILL -- Clay Hurst has joined Farmer Insurance Group as an insurance agent in the Marble Hill area. Hurst has been involved in the insurance business five years in sales and service. He is a graduate of Woodland High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...