Stories from Thursday, November 25, 1993

CAIRO, Ill. -- Flora Bellamy, 83, of Olmsted, Ill., formerly of Cairo, died at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1993, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

JACKSON -- The flood-damaged bridge on Cape Girardeau County Road 481, near Millersville, is open to traffic again. The wooden floor of the bridge was washed away by flash flooding that occurred in the county on Nov. 12-14. County Engineer Scott Buchtold said county highway department workers replaced the bridge floor this week, allowing the bridge and County Road 481 to be opened on Wednesday. ...

SCOTT CITY -- Openings are still available in the Adult Basic Education and GED class at Scott City High School. The program is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Adult Learning Center and Scott City schools. Classes meet Tuesday nights from 6-9 p.m. The course is free to any adult 16 or older. New students are accepted at any class session...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Rose Cotner of Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Msgr. Edward Eftink will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7:30...

PERRYVILLE -- Eugene R. Cashion, 94, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born March 18, 1899, in Perry County, son of Robert J. and Emma Endres Cashion. He and Birdie Clifton were married Feb. 26, 1930. She died Dec. 20, 1989...

Elsie M. Lando, 96, 1508 Pemiscot, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1993, at her home. She was born Jan. 1, 1897, at Grandin, daughter of George and Mary Webb Nanna. She married Roye I. Moore Dec. 25, 1913, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death. She later married John Lando July 5, 1967, in Cairo, Ill. He died in August 1979...

PERRYVILLE -- Blanche G. Parham, 85, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 28, 1908, in Perry County, daughter of Henry and Emma Hoffman Mattingly. She and Alex W. Parham were married Aug. 23, 1948...

PERRYVILLE -- Mary Dell Cissell, 70, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 21, 1923, at Milheim, daughter of Henry M. and Dena J. Schumer Behrle. She and Donald T. Cissell were married June 27, 1941. He died Jan. 3, 1973...

Celebrating our agricultural bounty. That worthy purpose brought Native Americans and the Pilgrims together for the first Thanksgiving. Now, centuries later, we continue to give thanks for the agricultural livelihood which is fundamental to our existence. !Pct we forget, the American farmer is the primary element of the most productive agricultural force in the world...

Thanksgiving has brought my family together. From North Carolina and New York, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives and children have stuffed their things and themselves into cars and airplanes for the trip home. It is a special occasion, not least because we plan to take a family picture on Friday...

The 70th annual dog show of the Southeast Missouri Kennel Club will be held Saturday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. Show hours are from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. The show is licensed by the American Kennel Club. Judges for this competition come from Chattanooga, Tenn., Champaign, Ill., Elkhorn, Wis., Flushing, Mich., and Antioch, Tenn...

BENTON - Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell said that inmates at the Scott County Jail in Benton would be treated to a traditional Thanksgiving meal at noon today. Ferrell said the menu would consist of turkey, dressing, gravy, green beans, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. This has been a tradition at the jail since Ferrell took office in 1977. It is provided at the sheriff's expense...

CANALOU -- Brittany Nicole Lewis, 3, of Canalou died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1993, in a house fire. She was born May 13, 1990, the daughter of Walter Edward and Anita J. Vaughn Lewis, who survive of the home. She was a member of Parker Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church in Sikeston...

Son to Sgt. and Mrs. Steve Rhodes of Carthage, Freeman Hospital in Joplin, 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 1993. Name, Brian Lee. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Rhodes is the former Lisa Smith, daughter of Don and Joyce Smith of Cape Girardeau. Rhodes is a recruiter with U.S. Army-Missouri National Guard, and is the son of Luther and Kathy Rhodes of Jackson...

America settles in today to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday unique to this nation yet with a sentiment that knows no territorial bounds. In various cultures and countries around the world, an occasion is reserved to acknowledge the blessings of life. ...

The Friday following Thanksgiving is usually one of the top retail sales days of the year. The Salvation Army of Cape Girardeau hopes so. The Salvation Army's "Toy Town" program will be the recipient of a percentage of the Walmart sales from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday at the Cape Girardeau store, 3439 William...

The Lyme Disease Self-Help Support Group will meet Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Support group coordinator Linda Wessel, a registered nurse, said the meeting is open to Lyme disease patients and their families. Sponsors for the group are Southeast Missouri Hospital and IV Care...

To celebrate this day of thanksgiving, youngsters from Betty Heisserer's sixth-grade class at Jefferson Elementary School have written paragraphs about the people for whom they are most thankful. The creative writing assignment was to describe the person without using their names. Below are the students' descriptions...

A discount furniture store truck brought James and Clara Probst their second new bedroom suite Wednesday, courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In mid-July, the Mississippi River flood ran the Probsts out of their rented four-room home at 1317 N. Water St. Today, they're moving back in...

JACKSON - Auditor H. Weldon Macke, who has kept a watchful eye on Cape Girardeau County's sales tax receipts since a half-cent tax was approved by voters 14 years ago, was concerned that November's check would be down. Macke believed the effects of the summer river flooding might eventually take a toll on retail sales in the county. Since November's check reflects mainly September sales, collected by the state in October, the auditor was prepared for the worst...

CAIRO, Ill. -- There's a good reason the Magnolia Manor begins celebrating Christmas on Thanksgiving Day: The uncounted handmade ornaments and decorations that fill the 121-year-old mansion are for sale to visitors. When the Holiday House is over at 5:01 p.m. on Dec. 5, those decorations will disappear and begin adorning houses and Christmas trees all over the region...

A collection of six brand new homes, featuring a variety of different architectural and decorating styles, and a church are featured on this year's Holiday House Tour. The tour, Nov. 28 from 1-6 p.m., benefits Lutheran Family and Children's Services...

A selection of favorite holiday treats will be served as part of the Lutheran Family and Children's Servfices holiday home tour. Below are a number of recipies that will be served during the buffett at the home of David and Jerrie Gerlach. The buffet will feature 30 holiday treat favorites, which include:...

Cool weather signals the end of the growing season, yet it is one of the busiest times of the year for gardeners. Seasoned gardeners know that it is the time to clean up the garden and get it prepared for spring planting, rather than toil with the soil on a blustery day in March...

JACKSON -- Girl Scouts from Jackson and Oak Ridge will host the annual Festival of Lights Friday from 6-7 p.m. at the Jackson courthouse square. Girl Scouts will light luminaries to surround the courthouse and sing Christmas carols. Drinks and cookies will be available. Santa Land will also be open...