Stories from Tuesday, August 31, 1993

State Rep. Mary Kasten, who serves on a special joint subcommittee of the legislative appropriations panels to assess flood damages and methods of paying the state's share, said Monday that planning is difficult without knowing whether the federal government will require matching funds for assistance...

For more than a month the Heartland Cares Distribution Center has received, warehoused and distributed food, housewares and cleaning supplies to about 2,000 people affected by the flood. Now the Red Cross and the other agencies that coordinated the center's work are beginning to wind down the effort...

While the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau continues to fall, water keeps rising inside the East Cape Girardeau-Clear Creek Levee District in Illinois. Officials said the rise will continue until the river state at Cape Girardeau falls below 30 to 32 feet. Then the surface water can drain into the river again...

Cape Girardeau public schools will follow their usual schedule today for the first time since opening on Thursday. The schools have been dismissing at midday for the past three days because of continued high-90-degree temperatures. Since today's predicted high is for temperatures only in the mid-80s, a school official said, the regular full-day schedule will be in effect...

The wife of Southeast Missouri State University Provost Charles Kupchella has been hired as a fund-raiser for the institution. R. Adele Kupchella will receive an annual salary of $17,500 in her part-time position as foundation and corporate relations associate in the university's development office...

Eighth District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson will be guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee. The event will be held at Drury Lodge Friday at 7:30 a.m. KFVS-TV is sponsor this month. Business After Hours will be held at the Show Me Center Sept. 21 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The monthly event is an unstructured program of the chamber for people to meet and mingle with business contacts. Concord Printing Service is sponsor for the event...

Carl E. Hurley, a former educator who left a professorship at Eastern Kentucky University to become a full-time speaker and entertainer, will be featured speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Industrial Appreciation Dinner, to be held Oct. 7 at the Show Me Center...

WYATT -- Mary Adelia Brown, 80, died Aug. 30, 1993, at her home in Wyatt. She was born Sept. 19, 1912, in Mississippi County to the late James Arthur and Berdie Mary Fox Brown. She had lived in Mississippi County her entire life. On Dec. 26, 1931, she married J.P. Brown, who survives of the home...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Illinois Department of Children and Family Service officials will discuss funds to promote development among young people during a town meeting to be held at Century High School near here today. The open meeting will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the school library...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Esther Eldora Jenkins of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Buck will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Jenkins, 84, died Friday, Aug. 27, 1993, in Sikeston...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ray Wallman of Pocahontas, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, 1993. Name, Marinda Dawn. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. Mrs. Wallman is the former Lera Ussery, daughter of Laverl Ussery and Lana Ussery of Cape Girardeau. Wallman is the son of Melvin Wallman and Wyonia Wallman of Pocahontas...

Daniel Wayne Wooden, 54, 1927 N. Kingshighway, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1993, at his home. He was born July 14, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of Sanford and Julia Jones Wooden. He married the former Violet Rose Nanna. Wooden was co-manager of Star-Vu Mobile Home Park, and a veteran of the U.S. Navy...

ADVANCE -- Jack R. Markham Sr., 61, of Advance, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 1993, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1931, at Drum, son of Charles F. and Nellie C. Mabrey Narkham. He and Katherine Benfield were married Feb. 13, 1952. Markham was a pipeline welder with Local 798 in Tulsa, Okla. He was a member of Advance Masonic Lodge and Marble Hill Eagles...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Thelma Ferrell of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jimmie Matthews will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Ferrell, 95, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Charles E. "Tootie" Monan of Farmington, Minn., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. David Webb and Charles H. Monan Jr. will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Monan, 71, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 1993, at his home...

Neva Eloise Kassel, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1902, at Whitewater, daughter of Dr. W.W. and Ada Lucretia Henry Ford. She and Elmore Kassel were married June 17, 1928, in Cape Girardeau...

It has been, in the words of Cape Girardeau Police Chief Howard Boyd Jr., a "long, hot summer." He speaks not as a casual observer of the weather but one who sees the correlation between hot temperatures and hotter tempers. The mixture of sweltering conditions and idle time often gets people in trouble, and the police department has seen a disturbing run of violent actions of late. ...

To the Editor: I am writing out of concern relating to the article that appeared in the Sunday's edition of the Southeast Missourian focusing on the "March commemorates King's dream" and "NAACP head cites problems locally." I was called by Sam Blackwell, a reporter on your staff, to comment on my views of the need for a march 30 years later. ...

JACKSON -- At least 50 Cape Girardeau Countians will receive football tickets to Missouri University's opening football game of the 1993 season. "Fifty tickets will be available in your county for families directly affected by the flood," said Ron Turner, interim vice president for University Outreach and Director of Cooperative extension at MU. ...

The monthly meeting of the City of Roses Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Drury Lodge. Michael Decker, environmental engineer for Lone Star Industries, will discuss disposing of hazardous fuels in the home...

The 19th annual Teen Challenge Walk-a-thon is slated for Sept. 18 at 8 a.m. Funds generated by the event will be used for operation of the center, the new chapel building and a bus for the New Creations choir to travel in. Area youth and adults who wish to participate in the 12-mile hike should contact the Mid America Training Center at 335-6508. Sponsorships for our students who will be walking can be sent to P.O. Box 1089, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63702-1089...

ADVANCE -- The Advance Knights of Columbus will sponsor a Tiny Miss and Little Miss Labor Day competition Saturday at the Lawrence Umfleet Jr. Park. The Tiny Miss pageant, for girls up to 2, will be held at 4 p.m. and the Little Miss pageant, for girls ages 3-6, will be held at 5 p.m...

The mobile office of U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson will be visiting the counties of Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Butler, Ripley, Carter, Howell, Oregon, Shannon, Reynolds and Wayne during the week of Sept. 6. The office will be at the Town and Country Foodliner in Marble Hill Sept. 10 from 12:30-1:30 p.m...

The annual membership drive for the Cape County Women of Law Enforcement will be held Sept. 7. All women associated with law enforcement are encouraged to attend. The organization includes women associated with the Cape Girardeau police and reserves, Southeast Missouri State University Police, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, Jackson police and reserves, Missouri Highway Patrol, U.S. Marshals, FBI, ATF, and DEA...

Robert L. Cox, professor emeritus of Southeast Missouri State University, was awarded honorary life membership in the International Graphic Arts Education Association at the annual conference held at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. The award was given for "sustained meritorious service to graphic arts education."...

Charles H. Cozean, M.D., will discuss the Lion's Club eye bank and glasses program on Thursday's edition of "Ask Your Doctor." The call-in cable television show features local doctors answering questions from viewers. The program is aired Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on Cable Channel 5. It is co-sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center, Southeast Missouri Hospital, and the Cape Girardeau County Medical Auxiliary...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The Labor Day Festival, planned by the Horseshoe Lake Chamber of Commerce, has been canceled due to recent flooding. The Horseshoe Lake Community Center is being used for flood relief activities, including distribution of food and cleaning supplies...