Stories from Sunday, November 8, 1992

If you win by one point in athletics it's still a victory ... and the same for political elections. However the third party strength of ROSS PEROT in this presidential election created some interesting statistics. President elect BILL CLINTON received over 50% of the vote in only one state ... Arkansas (where 47% of the votes went for Bush or Perot) and the District of Columbia with 86% of the vote (no comment)...

Sarah T. Boysen, director of the Primate Cognition Project at Ohio State University, will present a lecture on animal cognition Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the University Center Party Room at Southeast Missouri State University. Hosted by the university's psychology department, Psi Chi, and the Psychology Club, Boysen will speak on recent developments in the cognitive psychology of animals. ...

A federal health official will speak on "Women's Health Issues: Research and Resources" Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University. Agnes Donahue, director of the Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will present the address, sponsored by the College of Health and Human Services and the nursing department...

The Show Me Center and Drury Lodge have teamed together to offer a closed-circuit boxing match. The heavyweight championship fight between Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe will be televised live at 8 p.m. Friday at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau...

The department of accounting and finance at Southeast Missouri State University recently acquired the "Commerce Clearing House Tax Research" computer package to use for instructional and research purposes. Deborah Beard, chairman of the department, said the tax package represents the latest in information technology available...

MARBLE HILL -- State auditors have begun an audit of the city of Marble Hill, which was prompted by citizen concerns over how money from a trust fund was being spent. Marble Hill residents submitted a petition earlier this year requesting a state audit of the city's finances. The petition contained signatures of 124 registered voters, well above the 103 needed...

Jason Strickland, an 11th grade student at Central High School, performed a violin concert for the Katherine Boone Music Club in Charleston recently. He was accompanied by his violin instructor, Beverly Reece. The program included a Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, several fiddle tunes and waltzes. Reece joined him for some violin duets...

Southeast Missouri State University will present a series of 12 lectures concerning the history of the Cape Girardeau area as part of the city's bicentennial celebration. The lectures will be presented over the course of the next 12 months. The first lecture will be held Friday and the final lecture will be held Oct. 15...

State Rep. Larry Thomason has been elected majority whip by Democrats in the Missouri House of Representatives, an entry-level post that could lead to higher leadership positions in the future. "Usually the entry level positions are whip and assistant floor leader," said Thomason, who lives in Kennett and was elected to a third term Tuesday from the 163rd District. "This puts me in a position to seek leadership spots in the future, but a lot depends on how good of a job you do."...

The past week has been a remarkable one. For the first time in 12 years, a challenger swept a sitting president out of the White House. For the first time in that same dozen years, a Democrat will assume the presidency. The nation and its government will spend the coming months in transition, awaiting the inauguration of the new president and the assembly of the new administration. ...

It was the most amazing campaign in recent times. Bill Clinton won a November Electoral College landslide after being defeated in February in New Hampshire, nearly eliminated in Connecticut in April and counted out by USA Today in May when that newspaper claimed Clinton might get as few as six electoral votes...

SCOTT CITY -- Mayor Larry Forhan wants to protect the city's sewer easement. Kevin and Donna Jungers see no harm in using the city's closed alley for a backyard playground. Mr. and Mrs. David Daniels believe they are being discriminated against. Councilman Kenny Holder thinks the mayor may be out of line in his decision to keep the sewer line unobstructed...

Now that Cape Girardeau voters have shown they want their council members elected from zones, the challenge to the Cape Girardeau City Council and staff is to implement a legal, feasible plan. Voters Tuesday approved by a 2-1 margin a measure to amend the city charter to change from at-large council elections to having council members elected from six zones. The mayor will continue to be elected at large...

Tracy Smith, Karen Meyer and Jamie Frost "listen" to their Southeast Missouri State University professors. They just don't hear. Instead, they read lips and rely on the assistance of interpreters in the classrooms. "They all lip read very well," said Vicki Rubenacker of Sikeston, one of three interpreters who attend classes with the students. "They are very independent."...

A Missouri Highway and Transportation commissioner said he's pleased voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have authorized construction of toll roads and bridges. But the commissioner, John Oliver Jr. of Cape Girardeau, said Tuesday's defeat doesn't mean a dead end for possible toll roads in the future...

A Scouting for Food drive resulted in the collection of 13,900 cans of food Saturday in the Cape Girardeau area alone. Canned goods were collected by scouts in the entire region served by the Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council, but only figures from the Cape Girardeau food drive were reported Saturday...

A "Family Summit" will be held Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University, hosted by the university and community chapters of the NAACP. The summit will be held in the University Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In conjunction with that, the NAACP will also hold its annual "Pre-Thanksgiving Feast" at 11:30 a.m. at the Civic Center, 232 Broadway...

A McClure, Ill., man was reported in good condition Saturday night at a Cape Girardeau hospital where he was taken following a two-car accident near the Route K-Edgewood intersection Saturday afternoon. Leo Mouri, 89, of McClure, was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a vehicle driven by Scott Seabaugh, 18, of 1709 Huntington...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Carl F. Hunsaker Sr., 74, of Danbury, Wis., formerly of Anna and Mound City, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1992, at the home of his son in Anoka, Minn. He was born Feb. 3, 1918 at Anna, son of Curtis and Zola Ellis Hunsaker. He married Mary Louise Stout on Nov. 16, 1939. She preceded him in death on June 10, 1989...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. William "Bill" Wilson Young, 73, a native of Gordonville, died Oct. 28, 1992 at Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was born Dec. 23, 1919, son of Paul A. and Leah Wyilie Young. Young was a Navy veteran. Survivors include sons, Paul William Young of Orange, Calif., and Rex Young, St. Louis; daughters, Juanita Weigel of Bowling Green, Francis Kay Star of Oceanside, Calif. and Geneva Beck Schofield of Wisconsin; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren...

CHARLESTON -- Leon D. Morris, 68, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1992 at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1923 in Chicago, son of Orland and Laura Earley Morris. He moved to Missouri in 1967. He was a retired correctional officer for the state of Illinois, and was an Army veteran of WWII...

Carmon Thomas Boyd, 82, of East Prairie Route 1, died at 1:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at his home following an extended illness. He was born May 11, 1910, at Wickliffe, Ky., son of Tom and Grace Dodson Boyd. On De. 28, 1961, he married Thelma Louise Whitlock at Charleston...

MARBLE HILL -- Robbie Stan~ton Leadbetter, 79, of Marble Hill, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1992, at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born Sept. 23, 1913, the daughters of Christopher A. and Lizzie H. Bishop Hollingsworth. She married the Rev. Earnest R. Leadbetter on April 4, 1935. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 1977...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Guy Comer of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Charles E. Buck will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Hester M. Richmond of Bloomfield will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Andy Pratt will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Mize of Athens, Ga., Athens Regional Medical Center there, 2:47 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 1992. Name, Christopher David. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Second child. Mrs. Mize is the former Kathy Cutshaw, daughter of Pat Fields of Jefferson, Ga. Mize is employed by Georgia Ornamental Iron, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lawson of Cape Girardeau...

JACKSON -- Mrs. Stella M. Peetz, 88, of Jackson, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1992 at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 19, 1903, at Oak Ridge, daughter of August and Dora Bedwell Sachse. She was married Dec. 16, 1934, to Emil Peetz. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1964...

MATTHEWS -- Euphelia Elizabeth Curtis, 65, of Matthews, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 13, 1927 in Humphreys County, Tenn., daughter of A.R. and Ollie Winters Curtis. She was a lifelong resident of Matthews. She was a retired elementary school teacher, a member of the Matthews Church of Christ and a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association...

Carl G. Bierbaum, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born April 23, 1909, at Femme Osage, Mo., son of Carl and Louise Uhtlaut Bierbaum. He married Mildred Crites on Feb. 14, 1932, in St. Louis. She preceded him in death on April 25, 1992...

The Bloomfield Road bridge that crosses Cape LaCroix Creek a block south of Kingshighway is scheduled for reopening Dec. 15, a little more than six months after the road was closed in early June for construction of a new, 36-foot wide bridge. "The bridge site has been closed since June 2," said Al Stoverink, assistant city administrator, who was guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee Friday. ...

ANNA, Ill. -- Wanted: "Shoe manufacturing company, hat producing company, apparel company, or any other manufacturer that can utilize a large structure previously used as a shoe factory." Ken Kohler is looking for a business that wants to move to Southern Illinois...

Bertice Berry, voted the 1992 Campus Entertainer of the Year by the National Association for Campus Activities, will make two appearances Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University. Berry, who uses humor to deal with such serious topics as racism and sexism, will present a free comedy show at noon in the University Center Club...

The deer are here - in big numbers. The whitetail, often described as the most popular "big-game" animal in the U.S., is easy to find these days. Fall and winter are great times for observation. When the leaves drop the deer move into fields to feed. They often can be seen from roadsides where crop fields join tree lines. They also can been seen in parts of Cape Girardeau and other communities...

On one of those balmy late October days I hurried over to the park to check out the acorns. What prompted the trip other than the blue skies, soft breezes and smell of leaves burning somewhere was to see if the acorn crop was abundant, skimpy, or none of the above, i.e. none...

At this time of year when gardeners, oldsters or those who enjoy the out-of-doors get together they are apt to discuss the wonderful fall and Indian Summer our area has enjoyed, and the winter which will follow. Indian Summer is one of the most delightful times of the year...

SIKESTON -- Hedrick Concrete Products Corp. of Sikeston is observing its 30th year in business. A business that employed five people and grossed about $100,000 a year in its infancy now employs 135 people and grosses more than $10 million a year. Tom Hedrick, president and chief executive officer of the firm, said: "The business was founded in 1962 when my father purchased Quality Concrete in Delta. ...

Lee-Rowan, a manufacturer of ventilated storage products and traditional closet accessories, will be adding 100 workers to its operation within the next year. That's good news for Cape Girardeau County, where the largest of the firm's two manufacturing facilities is situated...

A new sporting goods and athletic apparel business has opened in Cape Girardeau. "We can offer top-name merchandise at competitive prices," said Gary J. Schmidt, owner of Unlimited Sports & Athletics (USA), which opened recently at 1833 N. Kingshighway. "We also offer screening, embroidering and other lettering to customize athletic apparel."...

Sears Roebuck and Co. has received a National Easter Seal Society award for leadership in hiring people with disabilities, making its stores and workplaces handicapped accessible and accommodating customers with disabilities. The Equality-Dignity-Independence (EDI) award traditionally recognizes print and electronic journalists and others, but was presented for the first time this year to corporations...

Marie Exler, a staff historian at Trail of Tears STate park, will be guest speaker during the regular meeting of the Cape Girardeau Association of Life Underwriters meeting Nov. 20. Exler will discuss the latest development on the Trail of Tears historic trail...

CHICAGO - McDonald's Corp. officials have announced a 12 percent increase in third-quarter earnings due to success at reducing operating and development costs. McDonald's reported net income of $289.2 million, or 79 cents a share, for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, up from $258.7 million, or 71 cents a share, during the same period last year...

Jerry L. Reppert, president of Reppert Travel Center, with offices at Marion, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, recently completed a 10-day trip to Moscow. Reppert visited with business and military leaders of Russia, the new republics and several foreign embassies. ...

More than 350 people attended a recent fish fry and open house at ERB Industrial Equipment. "This is an annual event to honor our customers from Southeast Missouri, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois," said Fred Frisbie, ERB advertising coordinator...

Deborah Gray and Brenda Welker have joined Shear Class Hair Design Group at 2033 Independence. Gray, originally of Memphis, Tenn., recently moved here after living in Southern California for a number of years. Gray, who has more than 15 years experience as a barber, is a graduate of Moler Barber College in Memphis. ...

David A. Goncher, agent with Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co., in Cape Girardeau, has been recognized by Minnesota Mutual and the JR Mentel District Agency in St. Louis, for sales achievements. Goncher was the leading producer for life and disability products for the district agency and received the "Beat Your Best" recognition. He has been affiliated with the Mentel Agency and Minnesota Mutual eight years...