Stories from Thursday, September 16, 1993

JACKSON -- Clarence M. Schlimme, 80, of Jackson, died at St. Francis Medical Center Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993. He was born Sept. 10, 1913, at Jackson, son of Martin and Clara Bock Schlimme. He married Dorothy Cobble Sept. 3, 1938. She survives. Schlimme worked at Kasten Brickyard for 22 years and at Lenco for 20 years, retiring in 1978...

Cape Girardeau's two hospitals will be among 1,000 sites nationwide to offer men a free prostate cancer screening during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week Sept. 20-26. This is the fourth consecutive year that St. Francis Medical Center and Southeast Missouri Hospital have participated in the screening; last year approximately 500,000 men were screened in 1,800 centers...

JACKSON -- Instead of a "sunny" report on the progress of the Middle School construction, the Jackson Board of Education has received a "wet" report from the project's architect. The board also learned at its meeting Tuesday that the district has been given the highest accreditation possible by the state and that enrollment continues to rise, creating overcrowding in classrooms...

THURSDAY, SEPT. 16 At 5:06 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to 1920 Weissinger for a report of a transformer fire. At 5:18 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Lombardo and Clark streets for a report of a power line down...

The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau will show its new quarters to the public next month. "We'll hold an open house Oct. 10," said Director Mary Miller. "The new office, at 1707 Mount Auburn Road, will be open from noon to 3 p.m." Miller announced the open house during the September meeting of the bureau's advisory board Wednesday...

The 10th Phillips family reunion was held Sept. 5 at Arena Park. Relatives attended from Cape Girardeau, Delta, Oak Ridge, Bloomfield, Aid, St. Louis; Fort Recovery, Ohio; Vicksburg, Brandon, Jackson and Madison, Miss.; Goodlettsville, Tenn., and Collinsville, Ill...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Derreck Andrew Westrich of McKinney, Texas, Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton, Texas, 5:28 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1993. Name, Jake Andrew. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Westrich is the former Tara Bullington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Craig Bullington of Coto De Caza, Calif. Westrich is a pilot with American Airlines, based in Dallas, Texas. He is the son of A.J. and Juanita Westrich of Jackson, and Bob and LaJean Bilbrey of El Campo, Texas...

Last week, the University Center at Southeast Missouri State hosted a traveling "warehouse" sale. A Kansas company set up shop for one day and peddled clothing to students, faculty and anyone else who wandered into the building at the corner of Henderson and Normal. Is this the best use of a state-owned facility? Is it in the best interest of university-community relations? In both cases, we think not...

DAISY -- Funeral service for Edna Mae Barks of Daisy will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Stan Martin will officiate, with burial in Whitewater Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

JACKSON -- Nola M. King, 49, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 14, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Browning and Marie Noce Delph. King had worked in the housekeeping department at Southeast Hospital the past nine years. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church here, where she was a Royal Ranger leader and Sunday School teacher...

Graveside service for Hazel Amlingmeyer of Metropolis, Ill., will be held at 1 p.m. today at IOOF Cemetery, with the Rev. Paul Bembower officiating. There is no visitation. Miller Funeral Home of Metropolis is in charge of arrangements. Amlingmeyer, 79, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1993, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau...

Margaret Buerkle, 82, of Sunset Hills, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1993, at St. Luke's Hospital. She was born Aug. 16, 1911, in Cape Girardeau. Buerkle graduated from Southeast Missouri State University, and received a master's degree in 1947 from Washington University. ...

MARBLE HILL -- Agabus P. Carlton, 90, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 1, 1903, near Greenbrier, Mo., son of Alfred T. and Eva Sylcox Carlton. He married Florya Robins in 1928. She died May 10, 1982...

Chilly weather and the soppy ground did not keep people from the 138th annual SEMO District Fair Wednesday night, nor did it hamper the Big Bull Chute-Out event scheduled for the grandstand. Almost two inches of rain deluged the fairgrounds early Tuesday evening, forcing organizers to call off all events for the evening...

They came from across the nation, equipped only with a well-resined rope, a pair of spurs and a lot of guts. The 2nd Annual Big Bull Chute-Out was the grandstand entertainment Wednesday at the SEMO District Fair and featured about 20 cowboys participating in rodeo's most exciting event the wild bull ride...

The Mississippi River is on the rise for the ninth time this year. The National Weather Service said Wednesday the river at Cape Girardeau is expected to crest over the weekend at 37.5 feet. The latest crest -- the ninth this year here -- is caused by heavy rains this week north of Cape Girardeau...

JEFFERSON CITY -- A legislative package proposed by Gov. Mel Carnahan for members of the General Assembly to consider in trying to deal with flood damages across Missouri was well received by area legislators Wednesday afternoon. "It seems like an easy package for us to get behind and should have near unanimous support," said Rep. Larry Thomason, D-Kennett, the House majority whip. "I don't see any controversy there."...

American farmers export more than $40 billion worth of agricultural products a year. Over 50 percent of U.S. wheat -- some 1.3 billion bushels -- is exported; about 35 percent of the soybean crop is shipped abroad and 20 percent of the corn crop. Behind such numbers are people like Jelena Juricova of the Czech Republic, Cecilia Pineda of Colombia and Mustapha Tessa of Algeria...

Alfred Mclane's mill, built in 1824 on Apple Creek in Old Appleton, before a flash flood swept it and the bridge away. OLD APPLETON A labor of love lasting nearly 11 years may not drag on much longer in the small, north Cape County town of Old Appleton...

EAST PRAIRIE -- The City Council has approved a $2-per-month increase in East Prairie's basic water rate for homeowners and small businesses and a $3 increase for larger water users. City officials said the hikes were necessary because of unexpected repairs of $68,000 for a water storage tower and a lack of reserve funds...

JACKSON -- A national teleconference, "Turning Recyclables into New Products, Growing Opportunities," will be held Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Missouri Extension office, 815 Highway 25 South in Jackson. The conference, sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Solid Waste Management District and Missouri Market Development Program, affords the opportunity to get current information on recycling and local business development...

BERNIE -- A petition drive is under way to change the way the Bernie police chief gets his job. Freddie Smiley, who works for the city as a dog catcher, started the drive. Smiley said he wants the chief to be elected instead of appointed by the mayor with approval of the city council...

MARBLE HILL -- More than $200 was raised for flood relief at the first Party Point Association Benefit Horseshoe tournament for charity at Arrow Head campground on Castor River over Labor Day weekend. Gary King, an organizer, said the event hopefully will be held each Labor Day weekend to raise money for various charities...

POPLAR BLUFF -- A citizens' movement has resulted in the placing of a quarter-cent sales tax proposal for Butler County roads and bridges on the November election ballot. The proposal will be on a separate ballot Nov. 2 from a quarter-cent sales tax issue to finance a new county jail. The two issues were placed on the ballot together a number of times in recent years and failed each time...

Sept. 16, 1993 Dear David, I went to Graceland and thought of the blue suede shoes you used to wear and the song you used to sing about staying off them. DC said Elvis' ghost was down where they keep all his old jumpsuits, the 30-pound things with Aztec symbols and Phoenixes on them. He was a priest, I think, and thousands of people who got the word were there...

Finding Indian artifacts on his grandfather's farm outside Cape Girardeau many years ago spurred Jeff Pind's interest in Native American art. Pind, who graduated from Southeast Missouri State University and teaches art in the Kelso C-7 schools in New Hamburg, began painting in a style he says is very individual. "None of it really is Native American design; it's my own version of what I see."...

Once upon a time, you could get into a bar fight without having to put on an oversized vinyl suit pumped full of air. Now they call the fights bar games, and they bust balloons instead of lips. Ralph Nader finally may have gone too far. Actually, these fights are for fun. On a recent Friday night, patrons at Big Al's participated in a bar game that approximates the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling...

Musician, poet, folklorist and teacher Bob Dyer will perform free concerts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dyer will play at 8 p.m. Friday in the amphitheater at Sam A. Baker State Park; at 7 p.m. Saturday in the amphitheater at Trail of Tears State Park; and at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the picnic area at Bollinger Mill State Historic Site...