Stories from Wednesday, June 16, 1993

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Lawrence Kuehle of Jackson will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Zion United Methodist Church at Gordonville. The Rev. Tom Gross will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Friday, and from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday...

On Tuesday, Gov. Mel Carn~ahan signed a bill into law that should provide a smoke-free atmosphere in Missouri's schools. The new law prohibits smoking inside a public school, aboard a school bus, or at a day-care center when children are present. The change will have little effect on many area schools, who have previously implemented no-smoking bans. ...

Severe storms ravaged electrical and cable power lines and downed hundreds of trees during the last three weeks. For some of us, services we take for granted such as electricity disappeared for hours. Cape Girardeau public works crews as well as crews from Union Electric and TCI Cable TV put in hundreds of overtime hours to restore service and clean up debris. ...

Editors, agents and authors from across the nation will attend the fourth annual Heartland Writers' Conference Aug. 14 at the Cape Girardeau Holiday Inn. The conference will host an autographing session Aug. 13 at West Park Mall, said Shirleen Sando, conference coordinator...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band will return to Capaha Park Band Shell tonight for its regular Wednesday concert. The band performed last Friday during Riverfest. The band will present the rest of its season on Wednesday evenings at Capaha Park. Special guest entertainer for this week's program will be Magician Bill Coomer. This is the third year that Coomer has presented magic at one of the band's concerts...

To the Editor: Cape Girardeau wants to be known as "The City of Roses." Is riverboat gambling a rose or a thorn? Following the riverboat gambling defeat, I heard a disgruntled resident report on television, "This was the first offer we got" ... (to bring tourism to the city). "Oh, Puh...lease! (please)" as my teenagers would say...

MARION, Ill. -- More than a half century has passed since the last of the Birger gangsters entered an Illinois penitentiary. More than 40 years ago the last and oldest Shelton brother was shot to death as he drove a tractor in Southern Illinois. Throughout that period, Williamson County has lived in relative peace, something that eluded that area for almost eight decades...

Daughter to Donnie Looney and Melissa Howard of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:57 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, 1993. Name, Harley Nichole. Weight, 6 pounds 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Miss Howard is the daughter of Gale Howard and Richard Howard of Cape Girardeau. Looney is employed at The Ceramo Co., and is the son of Harold Looney and Shelby Looney of Cape Girardeau...

MORLEY -- C.B. Taylor Sr., 72, of Morley, died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born March 23, 1921, in Henderson County, Tenn., son of Andrew Coleman and Beulah Belle Laster Taylor. He and Hazel Lee Hensley were married March 22, 1940, at Caruthersville. She died Feb. 3, 1992...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Fay Lawrence, 91, of Tamms, died Monday, June 14, 1993, at Union County Nursing Home in Anna. She was born Nov. 25, 1901, in Elco, daughter of John and Alice Thompson Huffman. She and John Henry McCrite were married July 7, 1921. He died Dec. 14, 1956. She later married Osa Lawrence Jan. 8, 1965, who also preceded her in death...

SCOTT CITY -- Marie E. Fults, 79, of St. Louis, died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at Castle Park Nursing Home in Normandy. She was born Oct. 4, 1913, in Pittsburg, Kan., daughter of Walter and Marie Randall. She and Mark L. Fults were married Jan. 8, 1934, in Caseyville, Ill. He died Feb. 18, 1958...

FRIEDHEIM -- Regina T. Lappe, 78, of Friedheim, died Monday, June 14, 1993, at Perry County Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1914, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Renner Kirn. She and Elmer W. Lappe were married Jan. 3, 1939...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Lawrence M. Hall, 84, of Cairo, died Monday, June 14, 1993, at his home. He was a member of Tigert Memorial Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Janet Ranks of Mounds, and Frances Lorance of Cairo. His wife, Cassie, died in 1971...

MARBLE HILL -- Paul H. Thompson, 75, of Marble Hill, died Monday, June 14, 1993, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1917, at Glen Allen, son of Cecil and Ethel Minor Thompson. He and Euline Null were married March 12, 1938. She died Oct. 21, 1985. Thompson retired from Mallanckrodt Chemical Co. in St. Louis...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Hester Ann Thomas, Sikeston Route 1, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Clarence Dailey and Patrick Hogan will officiate. Visitation will be held 9-11 a.m. Friday at Toale Brothers Funeral Home in Bradenton, Fla. Burial will follow in Fogartyville Cemetery in Bradenton...

Those who complain that there is nothing on television might want to glance at the 500-channel future of cable TV. Cape Girardeau and Jackson cable subscribers could have that many channels to choose from under a new, fiber optics system that is expected to be in operation within two years...

Several Southeast Missouri legislators are predicting a warm response from citizens for an effort by U.S. Rep. Mel Hancock to pass a new version of the constitutional amendment bearing his name, one that limits state revenue growth without a vote of the people...

The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation has made an offer on the St. Vincent's Seminary property in downtown Cape Girardeau. Becky Richey, president of the foundation, announced Tuesday that an offer was presented to realtor Thomas L. Meyer, who is serving as sales agency for the property, following a unanimous decision by the foundation board of directors...

An electric-powered rod used by anglers to shock worms out of the ground is being recalled because 30 people have been electrocuted by similar devices, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The worm probe being recalled was manufactured by Handy Marketing Co. of Grand Rapids, Mich., which no longer is in business...

The Mis-Sco-Deau Association of Educational Office Personnel elected new officers at its May 25 meeting in Perryville. President will be Ruby Steffens of the Perryville Public Schools. President elect is Laverne Smith of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools, and secretary-treasurer is Brenda Backfisch of the Kelly School...

A number of area boys are attending the American Legion Boys State of Missouri this week. It runs through Saturday on the campus of Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg. Those attending learn more about the workings of government through hands-on experience. It is run as a democracy, and all participants may vote and are eligible to hold office...

A number of area students have been named to the winter honor list at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Those on the list carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. Cape Girardeau students on the list include: David James Glastetter, a senior majoring in civil engineering; Jerrad H. ...

JACKSON -- Carrie Heise, 16, of Jackson has been accepted as a state finalist in the Miss American Teen pageant to be held in Kansas City July 2-3. She will be judged on personality, poise, stage appearance, personal interview and achievements. Heise is an honor student at Jackson High School, where she will be a junior in the fall. ...

A six-week coping skills clinic is scheduled this month, sponsored by the Beginning Experience of Southeast Missouri. The clinic is geared to people who are experiencing big changes in their lives such as separation, divorce or the death of a spouse...

The quarterly meeting of Cape Girardeau County Council was held June 3 at the University of Missouri Extension Office. Joan Meyer presided, and Francis Hahs gave the devotional. Susan Mills, extension club consultant, presented a video program on "Summer Desserts by Mr. Food."...