Stories from Tuesday, November 5, 1991

Mother Nature didn't just break the record low temperature Monday morning, she smashed it. A dome of arctic air that settled in over the Midwest late Sunday and early Monday broke many record low temperatures for Nov. 4. At 6 a.m. Monday, the mercury sank to 16 degrees at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, breaking the 40yearold record low of 21 degrees for Nov. 4...

For the fourth time in two years, Jerriann and John Wyman were unable Monday to persuade the Cape Girardeau City Council to grant a liquor license for a new tavern over the objections of a neighborhood church. A split council Monday voted 4-3 to deny the liquor license for the Casbah, situated to the rear of Mollie's, a tavern and restaurant the Wymans own at 627 Good Hope. The council also denied the request at a September meeting...

Steadily falling mortgage rates during the third quarter of the year have opened up the single-family home market in the Cape Girardeau area. "Now is a great time to buy a home," said Barbara Baker of Town and Country Realty. "I haven't seen the affordability factor this good in 20 years."...

CHAFFEE - The Chaffee City Council sprinted through its business agenda Monday night. In a meeting that lasted 15 to 20 minutes, the council: Approved amendment of an ordinance establishing a monthly or semi-monthly salary for City Administrator Reece Brown just as with other city employees. The ordinance sets Brown's salary at $13,000 a year...

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Council and members of a house renumbering committee finally reached an agreement Monday on a plan to renumber houses in the town. The plan has been repeatedly put "on hold" by the council. But at their regular meeting Monday, members approved a final plan, which includes about 200 address changes city-wide...

A group of state education and business leaders met with local education and business leaders Monday to show support for Proposition B, a $385 million education tax-and-reform package on the ballot today. Leaders with the Missourians for Quality Education, a state-wide group supporting passage of Proposition B, made four stops Monday to answer questions and whip up last-minute support for the measure...

The Caring Foundation for Children is "a great buy," Roy Heimburger, president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri told an estimated crowd of 200 to 300 people Monday night. Heimburger spoke at a reception held at the Southeast Missourian newspaper offices in Cape Girardeau. Gary Rust, publisher of the newspaper, serves on the foundation's board of directors...

Jackson is getting another industry in its Route PP industrial park. The American Linen Service, headquartered in Madison, Wis., plans to build a commercial laundry distribution center in Jackson. The company now has other locations in DuQuoin, Ill., Jackson, Tenn., and in northeast Arkansas...

WARE, Ill. -- Motorists who travel Illinois Route 3 between East Cape Girardeau and Ware may want to use an alternate route Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Monday. Jim Zieba, construction engineer with District 9 in Carbondale, said a contractor engaged in replacing the Running Lake Ditch bridge on Route 3 will be erecting structural steel for the new deck...

For more than a year, Cape Girardeau has been without a shelter for abused women and their children. But thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers and community leaders, the Safe House for Women, Inc. has opened its doors. While it's hard to predict how many abused women will take advantage of the new facility, local statistics do indicate a need. ...

Daughter to Alanda Liggins of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:47 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 1991. Name, Kianna Shabriel. Weight, 5 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Ms. Liggins is the daughter of Dorothy and Charles Neely of Maury City, Tenn., and Lawrence and Charlie Newman of Hayti...

NEELYS LANDING -- Goldie F. Awick, 86, of Neelys Landing, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1905, at Oriole, daughter of David and Nora Lee Dewrock McLain. She married John F. Awick June 3, 1924. He died Oct. 25, 1975...

A few free tickets are still available for Wednesday's performance in Cape Girardeau by the Air Force Military Airlift Command Band. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Central High School Auditorium. It is sponsored by the Southeast Missourian and Cape Central's music department...

Walter J. Huter, 82, 3007 Themis, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 28, 1909, near Burfordville, son of August C. and Caroline Kamp Huter. He and Cora Bodenstein were married June 1, 1935. Huter lived on a farm from 1945 until moving to Jackson in 1976, and then to Cape Girardeau in 1987. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, and former member of Cape County Shipping Association...

DELTA -- Mildred Pearl Schearf, 67, of New Haven, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1991, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. She was born Aug. 11, 1924, at Delta, daughter of John and Clara Ulrich Thoma. She married Glenn C. Schearf May 23, 1942. He died Jan. 2, 1983...

SCOTT CITY -- June Aline Medlin, 55, of Scott City, died Monday, Nov. 4, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born May 23, 1936, at Commerce, daughter of Leo and Mamie Sander LeDure. She married Leeman Medlin March 21, 1959, at Oak Ridge. Medlin was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church at Commerce and was treasurer 10 years. She was past president of Commerce Better Community Club...

ANNA, Ill. -- Ruby Wright, 72, of Anna, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1991, at Life Care Center in Jonesboro. She was born Sept. 5, 1919, at Pana, daughter of Clarence and Ruth Robson Musser. She married Edward Lafe Wright June 5, 1937. He died July 9, 1991...

SIKESTON -- Bill Long, 78, Portageville Route 2, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1913, in Haleyville, Ala., son of Charlie and Rosie Lambert Long. He and Verna Sims were married Aug. 12, 1936, in Lynn, Ala...

Curtis C. "Dude" Guiling, 77, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1914, in Bee Branch, Ark., son of Adron and Mealie Hogue Guiling. He and Lillian Fowler were married March 7, 1938. Guiling moved to Missouri in 1935 and had resided in Lilbourn, Sikeston and Essex until moving to Cape Girardeau in 1971. He was a retired farmer, and member of the General Baptist Church...

I'D LIKE TO ask for anyone's advice on this who may have had a similar problem and has found something to do about it. I have a new neighbor who just moved into the neighborhood who plays his stereo so loud that we can hear it with our windows closed and with their windows closed. ...

BERTRAND -- The Bertrand Volunteer Fire Department will have a chili day Saturday at the fire station. Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $3 for adults, $1 .50 for children 6-12 years, and free for children 5 and under. The all-you-can-eat event will include chili, drinks and dessert...

Jesse R. Ramsey, D.O., will speak about pediatric sinus disease and chronic cough during this week's Ask Your Doctor program. The show airs Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable channel 13. Ask Your Doctor is sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, the Cape Girardeau County Medical Society and Channel 13...

The Depressive, Manic-Depressive Association of Southeast Missouri is sponsoring two rap sessions for people who have experienced depressive or manic-depressive illness and their families. The first session is for those age 34 and older and will be held Nov. 12 from 2-2:30 p.m. at Mr. B's Deli Meeting Room...

DEXTER -- Jill Miller of Dexter has been selected to compete in the Miss Missouri pageant, part of the Miss U.S.A. program. The pageant includes three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and personal interview. She will be competing with other young women in Missouri for scholarships and prizes on Nov. 29 and 30 in Columbia, Mo...

Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will hold their third annual Teeter-Totter-a-thon Wednesday through Friday. The 48-hour event will raise money for the Ronald McDonald Houses, which serve families of children who are hospitalized due to life-threatening illnesses...

The Missouri executive committee of the Sierra Club will meet Saturday and Sunday in Cape Girardeau. The newly-formed Southeast Missouri Trail of Tears group of the Sierra Club will host the meeting. The state governing body will meet on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University as guests of the Biology Club. ...