Stories from Thursday, January 6, 1994

Aldred Luther "Fuzzy" Dewrock, 54, of 327 Morgan Oak in Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, at his home. He was born June 9, 1939, at Cape Girardeau, the son of Clarence and Ethel Wright Dewrock. He had worked for Nip Kelley Construction Co. and was of the Baptist denomination...

It is not a public school's specific obligation to supply its students with life lessons, but inevitably that happens. Through exposure to a system of values, young people pick up the cues and act in accord with what they've seen. What lessons are passed along with the Cape Girardeau School District's continued insistence that its lack of debt is problematic? Probably not the same ones William Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote, "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be." Welcome to the 1990s, Bard.. ...

When Congress soon reconvenes, an issue expected to come before lawmakers is one that I have supported and sponsored for years -- the Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The last time the House had the opportunity to vote on this important fiscal tool, it fell short of the two-thirds majority needed by only nine votes. This time around, I am more hopeful that it will meet that super-majority and pass...

Son to Tammy L. Colvin of Marble Hill and Timothy A. McLeod of Burfordville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:04 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1993. Name, Taylor Aaron. Weight, 6 pounds 9 ounces. Miss Colvin is the daughter of Vickie Colvin of Marble Hill, and Ralph Colvin of Rialto, Calif. McLeod is employed by S&W Cabinets at Chaffee, and is the son of Jim and Melinda McLeod of Burfordville...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Jesse Provo Jr., 61, Tamms Route 1, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, at the VA Medical Center in Marion. He was born March 12, 1932, in Mound City, son of Jesse and Mable Tibbs Provo Sr. He married the former Barbara Moore. Provo was retired from Florsheim Shoe Co. in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War...

JACKSON -- Bernice Loyd, 71, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Schlatitz, daughter of John and Ethel Shell Collins. She and Ray Loyd were married Feb. 25, 1939. He died July 20, 1992. Loyd was an Avon representative more than 20 years, and was a member of the Church of Christ...

Irvin W. Rasche, 69, 1625 Whitener, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born July 21, 1924, at Gordonville, son of Alfred H. and Emma Deneke Rasche. He and Madelyn Krahn were married Aug. 10, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. Rasche was sales manager and a vice president of Ceramo in Jackson for 43 years, retiring in 1989. ...

MOREHOUSE -- William Jesse Hester, 83, of Morehouse, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, at Sikeston Health Care Nursing Home near Sikeston. He was born Oct. 30, 1910, at Clines Island, son of John H. and Della Patrick Hester. He married Lela Robinson, who died Sept. 15, 1958...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Olive L. Ferrill of Mounds will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Barkett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. F. Jerry Herring will officiate, with burial in Spencer Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Friday...

JACKSON -- Norman C. "Tom" Farrow, 74, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at his residence. The McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Ina B. Miller, 90, of Anna, Ill., formerly of Mill Creek, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1994, at the Spanish Oaks Nursing Home in Anna. She was born Dec. 13, 1903, at Mill Creek, daughter of Jacob and Dora Brown Miller. She was a homemaker and seamstress...

Orrin G. Mack, 53, of 2107 Good Hope, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994, at his residence. Ford and Sons Funeral Homes are in charge of funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

Representatives from 10 companies attended a meeting Wednesday of casino operators and developers interested in submitting riverboat gambling proposals in Cape Girardeau. About 35 people attended the meeting at City Hall. Only those who attended Wednesday's meeting will be allowed to submit a proposal by the Jan. 18 deadline set by the Cape Girardeau City Council...

Although the legislation might be well-intended, members of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission strongly oppose an effort to expand the size of their body from six to nine members, Cape Girardeau attorney John Oliver said Wednesday. "The commission believes one of the primary strengths of the commission since 1928 has been that it functions as an independent body, with statewide vision, as opposed to a representative body which serves the political needs of a given, limited constituency," said Oliver, who is vice chairman of the commission.. ...

A gym full of girls giggled when asked to rotate their shoulders and sway their hips, tripped over their toes as they learned a jazz run and discovered that walking to the rhythm of music was harder than it looked. Along the way, the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders at Washington Elementary School learned a few basics of ballet...

"Images of the Past in the City of Roses," the history book researched, written and printed by the Southeast Missourian staff, has sold out. "We are out of books except for those we are holding for customers who have reserved a copy with a deposit or payment in full," said Joyce Hinze, who has coordinated sales of the history book...

January 6, 1994 Dear Pat, You've known some uprootings in recent years -- New York to Florida to Japan, back to Florida and on to Virginia. Usually it seems to take me six months to get used to a new place, where the best takeout is, the most bearable Laundromat, the shortcut to work, a good cup of coffee. Garberville, pop. 1,200, should require such a lengthy investigation since most of the town's businesses huddle along a five-block section of Redwood Drive...

SIKESTON -- The second Day of Winter Pageantry will be held at the Sikeston Field House Jan. 15 under sponsorship of the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce and the local Miss Missouri Board of Directors. The pageant will feature contests for Tiniest Winter Princess, 2-4 years old; Tiniest Mr. ...

POPLAR BLUFF -- The American Association of Retired Persons TAX-AIDE program, which offers free tax-preparation assistance to low-income and older people in need, will be conducted for the 26th consecutive year in the region. Irma Miller of Poplar Bluff, associate district coordinator of the program, said classes for volunteer tax-preparers will be held Jan. 10-14 at the Savings and Loan Building, Sixth and Pine in Poplar Bluff, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day...

The executive director of the Cape Girardeau Industrial Recruitment Association believes the organization, formed last year by area entities to promote a coordinated, regional approach to economic development, is off to a good start toward meeting its expectations...

JACKSON -- Three incumbent Jackson aldermen filed for re-election this week. They are: Ward 1, David Ludwig; Ward 2, David Reiminger; and Ward 3, Glenn Oldham. Ward 4 Alderman LeRoy Brown announced he will retire from the board when his term ends in April...

The product has been plugged on Arsenio Hall and CNN. And next month, it will be plugged into personal computers. TuneLand, an interactive software program that Cape Girardeau computer giant George D. Grayson helped create, will make its way to retailers next month...

When Paul Mesner is in his element, he manages to defy gravity while keeping his well-traveled feet planted firmly on the ground. Can't be done? Never say never when this Kansas City puppeteer has one of his favorite characters and the freedom of expression firmly in hand...

A public lecture and slide presentation on Mount Washington Glass will be held Sunday at Southeast Missouri State University. The presentation is in conjunction with the University Museum exhibition, "British and American Art Glass 1850-1910." Presenting the slide lecture will be exhibit curator and antique glass collector Phillip Egelston of Jonesboro, Ill., who loaned his extensive glass collection to the museum for the exhibit. ...