Stories from Sunday, September 19, 1993

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Leslie Hartle of Sedgewickville, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 15, 1918, at Sedgewickville, son of James Thomas Hartle and Molly R. Seabaugh Hartle. He married Violet Fellows on Nov. 3, 1948. She survives...

To the Editor: The time has come to stand up and be counted. The "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) has little to do with increasing the standard of living for your or me. There is zero proof that it will create any net increase in new high paying jobs, in fact there may be a loss of jobs in the U.S...

The Midwestern River Cities Chapter of American Association for Medical Transcription will meet Thursday in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Speakers and their topics are Ann Green on "Update on Laboratory Tests," and Dr. T.J. Grieshop on "Infectious Diseases."...

SUNDAY, SEPT. 19 At 6:19 p.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to the fairgrounds in Arena Park for medical assistance. At 1:58 a.m. Friday, firefighters responded to 1109 Jefferson for a report of a smoke odor in the house. At 6:55 a.m. Friday, firefighters responded to 129 S. Frederick for medical assistance...

John Richbourg, Cape Girardeau's city comptroller and treasurer, has been promoted to finance director effective Oct. 1. Richbourg has worked for the city since January 1988, and previously worked as comptroller for First Federal Savings and Loan. Richbourg has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University with majors in accounting and computer science. He also received certification as a public accountant in 1978...

(Editor's note: The following story is printed today because part of it was inadvertently omitted from Friday's edition.) City Manager J. Ronald Fischer announced Thursday night that Doug Leslie, director of public works, will become Cape Girardeau's new assistant city manager, effective Oct. 1...

The Yes Group for riverboat gambling will officially kick off its new campaign during a "River Boat Rally" to be held at the Show Me Center Friday. The riverboat gambling issue will appear on the Nov. 2 election ballot in Cape Girardeau. "Our invitation is to anyone interested in bringing riverboat gaming to Cape Girardeau," said Evelyn Boardman, a spokesperson for the Yes Group, which was founded following the defeat of the issue earlier this year...

Area residents and tourists have an opportunity to see a number of Southeast Missouri communities decked out in full fall foliage over the next two months. Visitors can expect to see colorful scenery along a route lined with arts and crafts, festivals, antiques, historic memorabilia and friendly folks during the Mississippi Valley Scenic Fall Drive...

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive Tuesday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. The event is open to the public. The blood drive is part of the Southeast Missouri State University organization's second annual Watermelon Bust. Last year, nearly 350 units of blood were collected. This year's goal is 500 units...

A number of area residents graduated with advanced degrees from Southeast Missouri State University this summer. The graduates are listed by hometown. BLOOMFIELD Cheryl A Stewart, Route 1 Box 297 , master of arts, major - elementary education . BURFORDVILLE...

Elizabeth Holtzman -- West of the Hudson River, hers is not a well known name. In New York, she has been a person of significant political stature for 20 years. Last week her political career came near its end. She finished a dismal second, just barely qualifying for a run off in a three way race for the Democratic nomination for Comptroller of the city of New York. Her denouncement was tainted political money. There is a lesson to be learned...

My colleague Sen. John Schneider (D.-St. Louis County) is the senior member of the Missouri Senate, a dedicated public servant and a truly delightful man. As the legislature convened this past Wednesday for the annual, two-day veto session, followed by a special session on flood damage, Sen Schneider rose to his feet to briefly address an unrelated topic. When John Schneider speaks, it's almost always entertaining...

Take a deep breath, America. President Clinton is set to unveil his plan for reform the nation's health care system. In the modern tradition of policy disclosure, the plan, in parts, is already in the public eye. The president wants to do a lot of admirable things with his plan. ...

Laura Page, 88, of Nashville, Ill. died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1993, at the Friendship Manor Nursing Home in Nashville. She was born Dec. 30, 1904, at Bell City, the daughter of Robert and Eva Bess Bolin. In 1924, she married Clyde Orr, who preceded her in death. She then married Orville Page in 1931 at Mt. Vernon. He also preceded her in death...

GRASSEY -- Roy L. Loy, 72, of Grassey died Thursday, Sept. 15, 1993, at his home. He was born July 29, 1921, at Farina, Ill., the son of Samuel and Lara Long Loy. He was a retired railroad carpenter and a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U.S. Army. He also was a member of the Grassey Friendship Church...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Oda B. Henderson of Sikeston will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The Revs. Jimmy Sparks and Tom Geers will officiate, with burial in Sikeston City Cemetery. Henderson, 82, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Harry Cullen Gremard of Sikeston was held Saturday at Ponder Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Portageville Cemetery at Portageville. Gremard, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Sept. 30, 1915, at Portageville, son of Will and Ida Baynes Gremard. He and Opal Keith were married May 5, 1941, at Portageville...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Arthur G. Faulkner of Cairo will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Larry L. Potts will officiate, with burial in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge. Faulkner, 87, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

POPLAR BLUFF -- Edward L. Jones, 74, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born May 2, 1919, in Gulfport, Miss. He was a veteran of World War II. He was a retired safety engineer with Charlie Harris Trucking of Cape Girardeau. He had more than 12,000 hours of volunteer services at the Pershing VA Center...

Walter L. Stephens, 77, of 1203 Bloomfield Rd., died Friday, Sept. 17, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 19, 1916, at Townley, Mo., son of Matt and Melinda Nicholson Stephens. He married Mildred Flowers, April 26, 1941, at Bloomfield, Mo...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Elsie Goodman, 99, of Dongola, Ill., died Friday, Sept. 17, 1993, at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born June 28, 1894, at Dongola, daughter of Henry W. and Ina A. Davis Karraker. She married John H. Goodman, Jan. 1, 1920. He died Nov. 27, 1959...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Judith Harris Dixon, 54, of Memphis, Tenn., died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993, at St. Luke's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She was born June 22, 1939, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of C.P. and Frances Harris. She married Tom Dixon, April 17, 1971...

PERRYVILLE -- Troy L. Seabaugh, 76, of Perryville, died Saturday, Sept. 18, at the American Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 9, 1917, at Cape Girardeau, son of Jesse and Myrtle Seabaugh. He married Mary A. Gilliland on Jan. 31, 1960. She survives...

PATTON -- Odell E. Walker, 73, of Patton, died Saturday, Sept. 18, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born at Bernie on Dec. 5, 1919, son of Cager M. and Nettie Skinner Walker. He married Vallie Powell of Patton on May 15, 1945. She survives...

JACKSON -- Margaret M. Howard, of Jackson, died Friday, Sept. 17, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 9, 1916, at Lexington, N.C., daughter of Cyril McLean and Margaret L. Davis McLean. She married Joe Howard, May 16, 1951, at Oceola, Ark. He preceded her in death May 2, 1977...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Gertrude Dillow of Jonesboro will be held at 1 p.m. today at Norris and Son Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Al Slayter will officiate, with burial in St. John's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m...

Funeral service for Marjorie J. Chaplin, 445 S. Spring, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. David Griesemer will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m...

Ermal Bradfield, 80, of Reed, Ky., died Friday, Sept. 17, 1993, at Leisure Years Nursing Home. She was born May 2, 1913, at Sikeston, daughter of Bernard and Emma Woosley Tanner. She married W.T. Bradfield, who died in 1976. Bradfield had worked at Hodges Tobacco Factory, and was a member of Hall Street Baptist Church...

On its east end, Broadway Street is as old as Cape Girardeau. Today it remains one of the city's primary east-west arteries, connecting Kingshighway with the downtown business district. Initially known as Harmony Street, Broadway was the focus of a bitter controversy that culminated 10 years ago this month when a split city council voted to scrap a seven-year experiment with one-way traffic and revert to a two-way Broadway...

STE. GENEVIEVE About 300 weary residents, tired of fighting floodwaters for weeks on end, relaxed together Saturday afternoon at the Ste. Genevieve High School football field. "This day is for you," said picnic organizer Walt Timm. "Eat all the food you want, talk to friends, relax and try to forget about everything for just one afternoon."...

Amid fall-like temperatures, the 138th edition of the SEMO District Fair wrapped up Saturday with an antique tractor pull in the morning and country singer Collin Raye performing at the grandstand that night. Saturday's good weather brought out the crowds, a stark contrast to the middle of last week when bad weather kept attendance down...

When it comes to collecting antique tractors, Nollie Moore goes full throttle. The Pocahontas man, who currently has about 18 antique tractors, brought four of his vintage vehicles to the SEMO District Fair for the antique tractor pull Saturday. "I had over 30 tractors at one time," said Moore, who collects and sells them...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- A rural Pulaski man suffered injuries in a one-car traffic accident near here early Saturday morning. Derwin L. Hollis, 22, was reported in serious condition at Southeast Missouri Hospital The Illinois State Patrol said Hollis apparently lost control of his car on U.S. Highway 51, about a mile south of Mounds at 3:20 a.m. Saturday...

In order to compete in an international economy, businesses must realize the importance of cooperation between management and workers. That was the message Friday to local business and education leaders from G. Rives Neblett, chairman and chief executive officer of Shelby Die Casting Co. of Shelby, Miss...

The Wal-Mart Supercenter in Cape Girardeau and the giant retail chain are sponsoring Community Safety Awareness Week. The week of awareness activities began Saturday. More than 1,900 Wal-Mart stores across the nation are participating in the project...

Melody Hutson cried when she was crowned Mrs. Missouri in 1991. "My husband had left for Saudi Arabia the Saturday before the pageant and I just didn't think I was up to competing," Hutson said. "But when they called my name, it was like a dream. "I thought, `Are they really calling my name?'" she said. "It's like no other feeling in the world."...

When I pour clarified cider from a clear glass jug into a clear glass tumbler, I feel as if I'm handling the liquid essence of autumn. If you hold the mouth of the jug at the proper angle the cider comes out gurgling, seemingly with robust but subdued laughter. If you could speak ciderease, you could probably hear it saying, "See what became of 'dem apples?"...

Training session for "Helping Hands," a volunteer training program sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital, will be held at the hospital beginning Sept. 28. Since its implementation last spring, Helping Hands has allowed trained volunteers to assist the hospital nursing staff with unit and patient care...

Six bands will share the stage today for the Country Pop Music Fest at the Capaha Park band shell in Cape Girardeau. A different band will perform every 45 minutes from 2-8 p.m. The free event is open to the public, which is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets, as seating is limited...