Stories from Sunday, December 13, 1992

ANNA, Ill. -- Mrs. Yuba V. Train, 94, formerly of Anna, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 1992, at the Winter Park (Fla.) Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 23, 1898, at Belknap, Ill., daughter of Thomas and Emma Hight Whiteaker. She was married to Cyril Train. He preceded her in death...

It is amazing how quickly the television cameras and newspaper headlines have switched their focus since the elections. With the ascension of Bill Clinton, President Bush has nearly disappeared from sight. Even the threat of an international trade war and the US mission into Somalia have not brought the lame-duck President back to the foreground. Instead, the focus remains on President-elect Clinton, or on those specifically responsible for today's actions: General Colin Powell, for example...

In 1973, as the Vietnam War was finally winding down, Congress said "never again" never an open-ended commitment to put armed forces into potential harm's way on the sole judgment of one person, the president of the United States. Yes, the president was Commander-in-Chief, but only Congress had the authority to declare war. ...

This is in tribute to a governmental award program, a rhetorical frill and the idea for which they stand. In these days when political speeches have a shelf life only a bit longer than a sound bite, there is a phrase that still rings true in the Bush presidency: "a thousand points of light." As this administration moves to its conclusion, and the 1,000th point of light is about to be recognized, this passage bears witness to the more human aspects of the nation where we live. ...

Daughter to Yeoman 1st Class and Mrs. Allen R. Bruett, Cape Girardeau Route 3, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:47 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 1992. Name, Jessica Marie. Weight, 9 pounds 10 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Bruett is the former Lisa Sansoucie, daughter of Roy and Elizabeth Sansoucie of Festus. She is a secretary at Dana Corp. Bruett is administrative supervisor at the Naval Reserve Center, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bruett of Harper Woods, Mich...

ADVANCE -- Carl Winford Carlton, 63, of Advance died Thursday, Dec. 10, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 28, 1928 in Advance, the son of Robert "Bob" and Stella Pixley Carlton. He was a retired boilermaker, Union Local 27 of St. Louis. He was a member of the Eagles in Sikeston and had been an active member and trustee of the Advance Eagles for six years...

Richard F. Kaempfe, 85, of the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992, at the Lutheran Home. He was born July 10, 1907, in Perry County, son of Charles and Frieda Burfiend Kaempfe. On April 28, 1934, he married the former Helen Perry in Cape Girardeau. She survives...

Kennett Lee Wunderlich, 43, of Cape Girardeau die Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992, at his home. He was born March 23, 1949, at Cape Girardeau, son of Hugo Paul Wunderlich and Evelyn K. Winter Wunderlich. He was employed as a mechanic by Vintage Auto at Perryville...

ANNA, Ill. -- Lura Marie "Tudy" Russell, 87, of Route 1, Anna, died Friday, Dec. 11, 1992, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born Sept. 18, 1905, in Mill Creek, Ill., daughter of Cicero and Sarah Jane Lingle Dillow. She married Ivy Russell on Sept. 18, 1924. He preceded her in death March 19, 1976...

SIKESTON -- The Rev. Henry J. Smith Sr., 87, of Sikeston, died Dec. 12, 1992 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born may 24, 1905 in Formosa, Ark., son of David C. and Charity E. Halbrook Smith. He was a retired minister and farmer. He was a member of North Acres General Baptist Church in Sikeston...

CHAFFEE _ Robert L. Dannenmueller, 55, of Chaffee, died Friday, Dec., 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born in Oran on Mar. 10, 1937, son of Raymond and Lucille Schrum Dannenmueller. They both survive He married Dorothy Davis on May 17, 1958. She survives...

CHESTER, Ill. -- Rehabilitation and repainting of the Chester, Ill., bridge over the Mississippi River is on hold again. The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department has revised scheduling plans for the project. "Environmental concerns, precipitated by the presence of lead paint on the river bridge, requires extensive measures to prevent contamination of the river from the paint removal process," said Tom Stehn, district design engineer for the department. ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Eleven days after Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter, Daniel H. Brush carried an American flag to the Union House in Carbondale to support the Union in an area that was not immune to pro-Southern sentiment. Brush, who lived in the town he had founded, two days later enlisted as a private in the Union Army along with 30 others. ...

Even before I awakened that cold December morning I had a feeling it was going to be a cookie baking day. I'd been dreaming about baking cookies a very frustrating dream in which I had the ingredients all mixed except for the egg the recipe called for, but I didn't have any eggs. ...

For many the trimming of the tree marks the most important event of the Christmas season. It is the time when children and adults alike never tire of gazing at the finished product. As the cold wind blows outside, the cheerful ornaments and bright lights of the deep green Christmas tree sparkle with soulful warmth...

Twelfth Grade A Honor Roll Kristina Boettcher, Pamela Buchheit, Jared Cattoor, Timothy Harteis, Jennifer Hayden, Jessica Hemmann, Sarah Hotop, Eric Inman, Julie Layton, Jennifer Lhote, Ken Petzoldt, Kim Prevallet, Kyle Riney, Holly Sutterer, Holly Voelker, Scott Weinhold, Lela Yamnitz...

Beventh Grade Blake Friese, Brian Glueck, Matthew Preusser, Dillon Stahlheber, Josh Welsh. Eighth Grade Matt Mangels, Ruth Pair, Sarah Riehn, Amy Strickland, Lindsey Thomas. Ninth Grade Jadie Eisenhauer, Mandy Ponder. Tenth Grade David Callaway, Jason Glueck, Kevin Mangels, Mary McLane, Jessica McMillan, Craig Sebaugh...

A Honor Roll Matthew Bookout, Brian Conway, Jolynn Gourley, Andrea Mullins, Christiana Nesbit. B Honor Roll Amanda Conway, Kathy Nesbit, Alicia Randol.

Twelfth Grade Cassandra Wilson, Stephanie Rhodes, Ryan Boren, Kristi Hardin, Lisa McHughs, Clay Matlock, Chad Ballance, Wade Clover, Trina Lawrence, Kenneth Derossett. Eleventh Grade Sonney Warren, Sarah Hill, Tony Tucker, Scott Palmer, Adam Reynolds, Cathy Rhodes, Robbin Rohlfing, John Hale, Shawn Clover, Tony Burton, Michael Goodman...

Twelfth Grade High Honors Kerrie Weston, Cleon Barnett, Jennifer Vaughn, Jennifer Redcloud, Stacie Bierbaum, Melissa Sheffer, Torian Humble, Melissa Carr, Nika Lathan, Juanice Schoffner, Carmella Blake, William Harp, Montez Hopkins, Todd Daniels, Brian Garner, Freddie Waddy...

Seventh Grade High Honors Sarah Mueller, Derek Houston, Amanda Nelson, Janene Dumas, Kaleb Nunn, Laurie Erin Cain, Amy Shafer, Travis Honey, Rushelle Curtis, Beth Masterson, Kristin Miller. Honors Jesse Baker, Theresa Vaughn, Amy Pickett, Rhonda Ozment, Melodee Stewart, Michael Caldwell...

METROPOLIS, Ill. Entertainer Merv Griffin, an investor in Players International Inc., will visit Metropolis when Players Riverboat Casino starts operations in early 1993. "Griffin will assist our company in various promotional activities for the casino," said David Fishman, vice president of Players International and president of Players Riverboat Casino...

The Harrig Property Owners Association will meet Wednesday at VIP Industries on Highway 74. Needs and concerns of Harrig merchants and how to upgrade the Harrig (Good Hope) area will be discussed. A spokesman for the group said the association will hold a membership drive soon...