Stories from Sunday, April 5, 1992

JACKSON - Mrs. Dorothy R. Brown, 83, died Saturday April 4, 1992 at her home in Jackson. She was born Sept. 29, 1908 in Fulton County, Ky., the daughter of William H. and Frances Carter Leiman. She had lived in St. Louis for many years, moving to Jackson in the early 1980s. While in the St. Louis area she worked as a private duty LPN...

Dear Editor: You do perform miracles and you do them so well! Your outstanding cooperation and excellent coverage of the tenth grade presentations was much appreciated. There is so little that can be said by me to thank Southeast Hospital for all the manpower hours they donated to the school system; yet you took charge of the article, were kind and courteous to me and gave Karen Hendrickson and her staff the "lift" they needed...

Will last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal court supervision of school desegregation efforts help Missouri break the stranglehold of such ventures in this state? The good news is the high court ruling provides some light at the end of the tunnel. The bad news is the light is dim. Freeing the state and its many troubled school districts from this ruinous obligation still seems a colossal task...

AS I WAS SAYING ... Contrary to most counties, Cape County's unemployment is LESS than 5%. The recently let highway contracts to complete the Lexington Street Highway 61/Mt. Auburn Road intersection; the completion of Lexington to Perry Ave., and shortly to 177; the widening of Rt. K west of I-55 to five lanes in a joint venture with the state, Walmart and Drury Development; these are all signs of continued infrastructure improvement...

Strange, just as the Bill Clinton star seems to sink, he decides at long last to address the issue of foreign policy. Absent war or its imminence, foreign policy gets only passing attention in the modern, obscene presidential campaign of charge and countercharge...

Thomas M. Meyer is a Cape Girardeau resident and Washington School PTA President. First, I'd like to say, I am proud of our Washington Grade School. Washington Grade School has been a factor in Cape Public School education for over 76 years, and has educated many of the citizens that are now leaders in our community, because of her. ...

Two three-year seats up for election on the Nell Holcomb R-4 Board of Education have drawn four candidates for Tuesday's election. The seats up for election are those held by board President Daniel Taylor and Treasurer Karen Fornkahl, both of whom have filed for re-election. Former board member Robert Rubel and newcomer Bob Woodard have also filed for the seats...

Dear Editor: On March 30, 1992, the Southeast Missourian did a disservice to the Missouri Judiciary and to the public when it published a "Speak Out" article in which the caller asserted an intent to respond to the press meeting held by the judges of the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District...

The Rev. Nicky Cruz, ex-gang leader and subject of the bestselling book "The Cross & the Switch~blade," will serve as guest speaker at the seventh annual fund-raising banquet of Mid-America Teen Challenge. The banquet will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Show Me Center...

DELTA -- Delta voters will consider races for school board and Ward I alderman when they go to the polls Tuesday. Three candidates are vying for two three-year posts on the Delta Board of Education. They include: Keith M. Cook, Phil S. Thompson, and Don Dinkins...

PERRYVILLE -- Perry County voters will consider a number of races during Tuesday's election. Seven candidates are vying for two three-year terms on the District 32 Board of Education in Perryville. Among the candidates are former superintendent Larry Ackley and incumbent Ann White. Other candidates are: Don Barry, Roger Broeker, Henry Griner, Steven C. Moore and Wayne M. Schindler...

PERRYVILLE -- Harry Carl Fadler, 77, of St. Charles, formerly of Perryville, died Thursday, April 2, 1992, at Lutheran Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 15, 1914, at Yount, son of John and Etta Grindstaff Fadler. He married Aleine M. Crites March 27, 1937...

PUXICO -- Beulah C. McGee, 65, Puxico Route 1, died Thursday, April 2, 1992, in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 17, 1926, at McGee, daughter of Oliver and Emma Roe Charles. She married Louis McGee Nov. 16, 1946, in Poplar Bluff. McGee was a member of Shady Dell General Baptist Church at McGee...

MARBLE HILL -- Lillie Mae Bollinger, 93, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, April 2, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1898, near Marble Hill, daughter of Charles and Fannie Hartle Pierce. She married Leo L. Bollinger March 23, 1919. He died Jan. 8, 1986...

Francis J. Reynolds Sr., 72, of St. Charles, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, April 2, 1992, at St. Joseph's Health Center in St. Charles. He was born July 11, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry and Mary Donnelly Reynolds. He married Virginia Swann, who died in 1978...

Paul B. Nicolaides, 67, of 1530 Howell St., died Saturday, April 4, 1992 at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 10, 1924 in Piggott, Ark., son of Harry and Cora Perkins Nicolaides. On Oct. 11, 1946, he married the former Jean Nixon at Mounds, Ill., where he was raised. Nicolaides was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army...

ANNA, Ill. -- Harry S. Bailey, 86, of Anna, Ill. died Saturday, April 4, 1992 at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born June 7, 1905 in Eddyville, Ill. to T.S. and Peggy Wilkins Bailey. He married Irene Conley on Dec. 28, 1932 in Eddyville. She survivors...

THEBES, Ill. -- William Clifford Minor, 62, of Thebes, Ill. died Saturday, April 5, 1992 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.

MOREHOUSE - Rosa Lee Kinder, of East Prairie Nursing Center, formerly of Morehouse, died Saturday, April 4, 1992 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was 75. Kinder was born in Anna, Ill. Sept. 14, 1916, daughter of the late John and Lou Ella Hinkle Fowler...

FRIEDHEIM - Paul Ray Ahrens, of Friedheim Route 1, died Thursday, April 2, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, where he had been a patient for five days. He was 56. Ahrens was born at Cape Girardeau Jan. 30, 1936 to August and Emma Long Ahrens. He married Shelvy Kirn on April 26, 1957 at Cape Girardeau. She survives...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Liz Smith, 67, of Centralia, formerly of Cairo, died Friday, March 27, 1992, at Centralia Manor. Survivors include her husband, Thomas R. Smith; a daughter, Janie Smith, and her mother, Goldia Sturman, all of Centralia and formerly of Cairo...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Odessa Ruth Carr, 88, of Belvidere, formerly of Cairo, died Thursday, April 2, 1992, at Vencor Hospital in Chicago. She married Benjamin Carr, who died in 1984. Carr was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church here. Survivors include two daughters, Carol Murray of Belvidere, Mary Henry of Garland, Texas; seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren...

Richard Henry Willmann, 83, 1018 Broadway, died Friday, April 3, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1908, in St. Louis, son of Henry and Theresa Simpson Willmann. He and Dorothy Hahn were married Oct. 3, 1949, in Hernando, Miss...

Former Cape Girardeau resident Harry Cecil Clayton, 87, died Friday, April 3, 1992 at Advance Nursing Center. Clayton was born June 1, 1904 in Coles County, Ill. to John A. and Lilla F. Kibler Clayton. He married the former Katharyn Hargrove in 1929. She died in 1975...

The gourmet cheesecake business that five years ago gave new meaning to the word savor has moved to downtown Cape Girardeau. My Daddy's Cheesecake will open Monday at 111 N. Main. "We feel we'll fit in the downtown market," said Tom Harte, president of the firm. "We're really looking forward to our new location. This is the first time we have had any public visibility."...

Five area school districts are appealing to voters to pass tax levy increases in Tuesday's election. Two of those districts are also asking voters to approve bond issues for building improvements. The tax levy increase propositions, needing simple majorities to pass, go before voters Tuesday in school districts at Perryville, Advance, Patton, Delta, and Jackson. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m...

If figure skater Colin Vander Veen ever makes it to the Olympics, the eye of the nation's audience won't be a stranger. But Olympic hopeful Vander Veen will likely be a stranger to that audience, unless he's recognized from some television commercials he's done...

Missouri Highway and Transportation Department District Engineer Freeman McCullah provided a glimpse into highways of the future, plus an update on current and upcoming projects during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee. "The majority of the drivers of the 21st Century will be over age 50," said McCullah. "We went through an era when drivers were in their teens and 20s. Now it's going to be a different driver, with different needs, as our population continues to age."...

PIEDMONT - Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Jon Kiser had been following efforts by 8th congressional Democratic leaders to find a viable challenger to Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson. Like many party leaders, Kiser felt the time might be right to unseat the six-term incumbent...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Tamms Little Egypt AARP Chapter 3927 will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Smiles II Senior Citizens Nutrition Center here. The program will be given by a representative of Southern Seven Health Department. Reservations for lunch must be made by Tuesday by calling the center at 845-3832...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A hearing, to determine the duties of the Alexander County Board of Commissioners, will be held in the county court house here Monday afternoon. "A complaint has been filed to get a court ruling on legal actions that the board should follow," said Alexander County State's Attorney Mark H. Clarke Jr. "The suit then requests the court to order commissioners to follow the rules."...

Two people were killed and two others serious injured early Saturday in two separate accidents in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. The Missouri Highway Patrol said George Toy, 55, and Wendelin Jones, 17, both of Steele, were killed when the car they were riding in collided with a semi-truck at the intersection of Highway 412 and a Dunklin County Road. The accident occurred at 8:15 a.m. Saturday...

Lt. Gov. Mel Carnahan declared Friday that he has the "vision, commitment, and experience" to lead Missouri into the 21st century, as he officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor. In a kickoff rally at the Cape airport, attended by about 50 supporters, Carnahan said he believes Missouri has been on the decline the last few years and needs strong leadership to reverse that trend...

CAIRO - Members of the Mississippi River Commission will conduct their annual high water inspection on the Mississippi River, beginning Monday. Four public meetings have been scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi in selected towns along the river so members of the commission can keep in touch with local citizens and get feedback from residents...

SCOTT CITY - Voters here will elect a new mayor, four city councilmen, and two school board members Tuesday. Two of the city council candidates are unopposed. There are races in Wards Two and Three. Eleven candidates are on the ballot for mayor, city council, and school board...

Open the lines of communication between school officials, parents and the community, say two candidates for the Cape Girardeau Board of Education. Kathy Swan and Jeff Daniel are seeking a one-year term on the board. Seeking three-year terms are incumbents Ed Thompson and Lyle Davis. They are unopposed...

Voters Tuesday will choose two of three candidates for the Chaffee R-2 School District Board of Education. The candidates are incumbents Sharon Crowden and Robert Sullivan and challenger Gregg L. Ourth Jr. If voters return Sullivan to his school board seat, he would enter his second full three-year term. Crowden is seeking her first three-year term after being elected last year to fill the one-year unexpired term of James Dooley, who died in a farming accident...

BENTON -- Voters in the New Hamburg, Benton and Commerce Fire Protection District will vote Tuesday on whether to allow the district to borrow money to build a new fire station. And in Kelso, voters will decide whether the Scott County town will join neighboring Scott City and Commerce in an Enhanced 911 system. Voters in Scott City and Commerce approved the issue in November...

JACKSON -- Voters here will decide Tuesday on a proposed 35 cent increase in the Jackson School District tax levy that officials say could prevent a fiscal crisis, and elect two candidates to the school board. The four incumbent aldermen whose terms expire this month are all unopposed for re-election...

BENTON -- Eight candidates are vying for two seats on the board of education at Thomas W. Kelly Schools. Two long-time incumbents, Mary Alice Schweer and Vincent Hulshof, are not seeking re-election. Both members have served on the board since April 1980...

I want to take a national poll, but I don't know how to go about it. Hillary Clinton would know, but I would hesitate to ask her because my poll would concern her. My question would be: How many votes did Hillary lose or gain for her husband, Bill, when she said, in response to some campaign question about her involvement as a lawyer in a firm that was funneled a case by the Arkansas Governor, "Well, I guess I could have stayed home and made cookies..." That is, I suppose, instead of becoming a lawyer?. ...

From philosophy to making bread-and-butter pickles, your local library has the power to solve what's puzzling you. "Solve What's Puzzling You" is the Missouri theme of National Library Week, starting today and ending Saturday. The week's national theme is "Your Right to Know; Librarians Make it Happen."...

Here comes the annual question for the spring of the year; "When may I cut the foliage of the spring flowering bulbs?" The Daffodil Mart of Gloucester, VA, says, "You may cut the foliage when it begins to turn yellow and fall over. Cutting it earlier will rob the bulb of proper nutrients that aid flower production."...

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Capaha Park Saturday. The hunt for children ages four years and younger will begin at 10 a.m., and the hunt for children 5 to 11 years old will begin at 11:30 a.m...

Cape Girardeau County fell below the five percent unemployment rate again in February. "This is good news," said Jackie Cecil, local office manager at the Missouri Division of Employment Security office in Cape Girardeau. "This new figure 4.3 percent is almost a full percentage point under the January figure of 5.2 percent, and is well under the 5.6 percent of a year ago."...

Six Cape Girardeau bank presidents will be featured in a panel discussion at the Southeast Missouri Business Conference to be held at the Show Me Center Wednesday. "Banking on Success" is the topic of the one-day conference, which has been designed to help small and large businesses meet challenges...

JACKSON -- Kenneth E. Swinford of Kenneth E. Swinford and Associates has been named to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri Producer Advisory Council. "The council provides us with invaluable consulting support," said Richard S. Smith, senior vice president in marketing for Blue Cross and Blue Shield. "They help guide us in marketing, product development and service."...

Shirley Ryan of Marble Hill was the grand prize winner during last weekend's SEMO Home Builders Association's Home Show at the Show Me Center. Ryan was the winner of a new 1992 Toyota pickup truck. Other big winners included Dean Riley of Fruitland, winner of a wide-screen Toshiba TV, and Ed Grebing of Cape Girardeau, winner of $500 in groceries from Schnucks...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Craft and Bear Treasures has opened in East Cape Girardeau, Ill. Situated alongside Route 146, the business features handcrafted Teddy bears dressed in lace, small quilts, gift baskets, wood items and other items. Doris Jackson is owner and operator of the store, which is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Dr. Anthony C. Zoffuto attended the American College of Occupational and Environmental Health Conference in Atlanta. Topic of the conference was the "Americans with Disabilities Act," which will become effective for employers of businesses with 50 or more employees in July...

Gary Hahs of Cape Girardeau has been promoted to business manager at Auffenberg Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge Sales and Service, 611 S. Kingshighway. Hahs joined the firm 10 months ago as a sales associate. He is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in general studies...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Some big names in the business world including Richard Warren Sears, Sam Moore Walton and Steven P. Jobs will be inducted into the National Business Hall of Fame this month. Seven business leaders have been selected by Fortune magazine to receive the Academy Award of Business during the Junior Achievement National Business Hall of Fame Conference in Seattle, Wash., Thursday...

Frank Stoffregen has joined Auffenberg Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge Sales & Service, 611 S. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, as a sales associate. Stoffregen of Cape Girardeau, owned Cape Cycle, 300 N. Kingshighway, for 17 years. He recently sold Cape Cycle to Express Cycle...