Stories from Thursday, January 7, 1993

A morning arts workshop for families will be held Saturday at Clippard Elementary School. The 9:30-11 a.m. workshop will explore India's Festival of Color and Festival of Pongal. Saket Rohatgi and Ravi Govindarajan, students at Southeast Missouri State University, will discuss their native India through the use of maps, music and artifacts...

The Greatest Show on Earth is returning to Cape Girardeau for an encore performance this summer at the Cape Girardeau Show Me Center. Officials of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus said the circus train will arrive in Cape Girardeau for performances on June 25-27...

Mike Bishop's Country Time Jamboree from the Branson area will appear at the A.C. Brase Arena Building March 5. The benefit show is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Jaycees to help support Camp Wonderland, the Jaycees summer camp for handicapped children, and local projects...

EUREKA -- The Missouri Area Bluegrass Committee will present its 11th annual Winter Season Indoor Bluegrass Festival Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the I-44 Day's Inn near Six Flags. The show will feature six bands from Alabama, Missouri and Illinois, and will include a fiddle and banjo contest on Friday...

Works of art emerge from Rick Procter's basement maybe six months or a year after they were created. A piece appears only with the weakening of his emotional attachment to it. Then, Procter will tell his wife Frances, "I'm going to bring it up for a look."...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Eighth District Congressman Bill Emerson, who officially began his seventh term in Congress Tuesday, talked Wednesday about the social welfare and economic future of the country. In a teleconference from his Washington D.C. office, Emerson was optimistic about the incoming Democratic administration and welfare reforms...

Progress on the Lexington Avenue arterial project in Cape Girardeau is inching closer to a major stage that is expected to open a large tract of land in the northern edge of the city for development. Cape Girardeau City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said Wednesday that he expects the route will be connected to Old Sprigg Street Road at Melody Lane this spring...

Shareholders of the defunct First Exchange Corp. have been invited to a meeting this month. The annual meeting of the group will be held Jan. 14, at the law offices of Campbell & Coyne, 7777 Bonhomme Ave., in Clayton, from noon to 3 p.m. The meeting is being held for several reasons, according to the corporation's board of directors, in a letter to shareholders...

JEFFERSON CITY - Just over two months after winning his seat in the November general election, Peter Kinder was sworn in Wednesday as the new state senator for the 27th District. In a day devoted mainly to ceremonial functions, Kinder received the oath in front of the dais of the Senate chambers along with 16 others who won seats on Nov. 3...

JACKSON -- Mayor Carlton Meyer says if re-elected to a 12th term in office, his goal is continued progress in order to make the city of Jackson, "First in jobs, first in quality of life, first in planned growth, first in environmental responsibility, and first in city management."...

DELTA - The Delta R-5 schools will be closed today and Friday due to structural difficulties with the old high school building. Superintendent Larry Bashears said that due to a number bricks falling off the side of the building Wednesday, district officials decided to close the schools until the building can be repaired...

The cheerleaders from Southeast Missouri State University are ranked 11th in the nation following the 1993 National Cheerleading Association's Cheerleading National Championship in Dallas, Texas, this week. "We are thrilled with our standing," said Melanie Moore, cheerleading coach and promotions coordinator for athletics at Southeast. "It was really a great experience and the squad did a fantastic job...

The Cape Girardeau Central High School band will march Monday in the Missouri Governor's Inaugural parade in Jefferson City. Director Ron Nall said the Marching Tigers band is one of 13 from across the state invited to participate. The parade starts at 10 a.m...

Cecelia Sonderman is a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau. She is a former city councilwoman and previously served as administrative assistant to the city manager. She is a member of the Committee for Better Property Maintenance. On Thursday, Jan. 14, a public hearing on a very important issue to the citizens of Cape Girardeau will be held before the city Board of Appeals. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall, 401 Independence Street...

Wednesday, amid a flurry of pomp and ceremony, I took the oath to serve a four-year term in the Missouri Senate. The responsibilities that come with that office are awe-inspiring and humbling. We cannot expect government, however, to address much less solve every problem. The following article by Wall Street Journal Editor Robert Bartley is a fine statement of some vitally important truths that we forget at our peril...

Despite what might be a common perception to the contrary, Cape Girardeau residents have ample opportunities to involve themselves in community affairs and affect their city government. The vehicle for this involvement is the more than 20 citizen advisory boards active here. And although many people likely rely on "coffee shop" dialogue to tackle city concerns, nearly 200 citizens instead choose to attempt to make a positive impact through service on the various advisory boards and committees...

Winefared D. Luebbers, 79, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died at the Deal Nursing Home at Jackson, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1993. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. Funeral servcies will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. S.S. Borum officiating...

URBANDALE, Ill. -- Mary Jeno Parker, 93, of Urbandale, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 15, 1899, daughter of William and Sarah Lindsey Ethridge. She had been a bookkeeper at Bauer Brothers Oil Co. in Cairo, and was a member of Community Chapel Church here...

SIKESTON -- William E. "Curly" Lathom, 55, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1937, son of Oscar Earl and Mary Lee Kincy Lathom. Lathom owned and operated Lathom Printing Co. 37 years, and was currently employed by Bizzell Lawn Care Service. He was a member of First Christian Church, and Eagles 3319...

PERRYVILLE -- Theodore C. Hornberger, 89, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1993, at American Care Center. He was born June 23, 1903, in Perry County, son of Michael and Margaret Hacker Hornberger. He was a farmer, and member of Immanuel Lutheran Church...

PERRYVILLE -- Alvera C. "Toots" Moll, 72, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 31, 1920, at Menfro, daughter of Clem S. and Pauline Schroeder Gibbar. She and Howard P. "Mike" Moll were married Nov. 15, 1941...

PERRYVILLE -- Elizabeth C. Webb, 78, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 24, 1914, in Bollinger County, daughter of John and Mary Ellen Loberg Grindstaff. She and Charles Webb were married Dec. 2, 1931. He died June 1, 1970...

BLOOMFIELD -- Jesse Walter Bennett, 86, of Rolla, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Rolla Care Center. He was born Nov. 16, 1906, at Bloomfield, son of William and Mary Walker Bennett. He and Hallie Howard were married Jan. 14, 1929. Bennett owned and operated Bennett Wholesale here more than 50 years, and was a member of First Baptist Church...

SIKESTON -- A decision by Sikeston city officials to close the city jail could prove costly to Scott County government. Scott County officials said Wednesday that the closing of the city jail means the county will have to accommodate more prisoners in its jail at Benton or pay to house them in county jails in neighboring counties...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Aden of Anna, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:22 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992. Name, Kyle Andrew. Weight, 8 pounds 8 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Aden is the former Terri Walker, daughter of Ray and Pat Walker of Anna. Aden is the son of Ida Aden of Anna...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Beulah Bigham Stone, 91, of Olive Branch, Ill., died Jan. 6, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born at Charleston, on Nov. 28, 1901, to William Henry Bigham and Arminda Wayland Bigham. She was a beautician for 65 years, and owned and operated Beulah's Beauty Shop in Olive Branch...