Stories from Wednesday, April 13, 1994

HARVIELL -- Edna Lorene Langley, 89, of Harviell, died Monday, April 11, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 13, 1905, near Poplar Bluff, daughter of Judge I.M. and Lydia Elvira Bruce Cox. She and Elbert Sanlin "Dick" Langley were married Feb. 28, 1920. He died Nov. 15, 1985...

A concert of musical compositions by Southeast Missouri State University faculty members Sterling Cossaboom and Robert Fruehwald will be presented at 8 tonight in the University Center Ballroom. Cossaboom is chairman of the music department and Fruehwald is an assistant professor of music...

A video on open heart surgery and election of officers will highlight a meeting of the United Ostomy Association tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Regional Cancer Center of Southeast Missouri Hospital. A volunteer organization, United Ostomy Association's goal is to reduce practical and emotional burdens of those who have undergone ostomy surgery so they may function as fully as possible...

The Cape Girardeau Public Health Center is holding annual food handler education programs this month. Classes are being offered today and Thursday, Monday and Tuesday, April 20, 22, 25, and 26 at various times and at various places. Contact the department for details...

Jack Sterrett, associate professor of marketing and interim director of career planning and placement at Southeast Missouri State University, will be the featured guest Sunday on "University Conversations." The 30-minute program can be seen Sunday evenings on local cable access Channel 5 at 7:30 p.m...

APRIL 13, 1994 At 10:31 p.m. Sunday, firefighters responded to a report of an alarm sounding at Cheney Hall on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. At 12:59 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to a report of a smoke odor at 219 N. Henderson...

About eight times a year, NASA launches one of its four space shuttles. The missions -- although filled with amazing imagery and technological marvels -- have become almost commonplace for many people. We watch the launches and landings -- holding our breath for a moment -- and return immediately to our worldly concerns...

Uses of the pronoun are virtually endless, and the same may be said of adjectives. Today we highlight adjectives used as pronouns. Knowledgeable teachers and textbooks still call them "pronominal adjectives" or "predicate nominatives." In a recent column, we grazed the surface of personal pronouns used as adjectives, stressing usage according to cases: "I" and "we" are in the nominative case because they serve as subjects. ...

COBDEN, Ill. -- Mildred M. Clutts, 78, of Carbondale, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born June 30, 1915, in Cobden, daughter of Oley and Minnie Hilton Clutts. She and Eldon Clutts were married Jan. 16, 1933, in Jonesboro...

WYATT -- Nellie Lee Gregory, 88, formerly of Wyatt, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at Charleston Manor. She was born Nov. 21, 1905, in Mississippi County, daughter of Ira and Maud Raynor. She married Jeff Usher Lay, who died in 1948. She later married Charles Gregory, who died in 1955...

CHARLESTON -- Martha E. Hoskins, 75, of Charleston, died Saturday, April 9, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 10, 1919, in Blytheville, Ark., daughter of Bud and Cora Steverson Stovall. She first married Albert Clark, who preceded her in death. She later married Steve Hoskins, who also preceded her in death...

GIPSY -- L. Jeanette Sitze, 67, of Gipsy, died Monday, April 11, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 23, 1926, at Gipsy, daughter of Lee and Alma Headrick Stilts. She and Elmer I. Sitze were married April 5, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. He died Oct. 18, 1979...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Forest Tucker, Marble Hill Route 2, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Baker Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Randy Poole will officiate, with burial in Baker Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5:30 p.m. today...

PERKINS -- Funeral srevice for Jerry D. Pettit of Lennon, Mich., was held April 6 at Sharp Funeral Home in Swartz Creek, Mich. Pettit, 56, died Saturday, April 2, 1994, at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1938, in Mesler, son of Tom and Freda Pettit. He and Diana Cryderman were married March 12, 1987...

FROHNA -- Pansy E. Smith, 65, of Frohna, died Monday, April 11, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 14, 1929, at Crosstown, daughter of John and Dora Kistner Eichorn. She and Elmer C. Smith were married Feb. 14, 1946. He died Jan. 24, 1976...

KELSO -- Frank Louis Westrich, 83, Kelso Route 1, died Monday, April 11, 1994, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. He was born April 24, 1910, at New Hamburg, son of Louis and Martha Kielhafner Westrich. Westrich was a farmer and carpenter, and worked 22 years at Superior Electric in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church at New Hamburg...

BLODGETT -- Funeral service for Rebecca Jane McClarren of Tyler, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. The Rev. Lee Fansler will officiate, with burial in Blodgett Cemetery. McClarren, 86, died Saturday, April 9, 1994, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler...

SIKESTON -- George Q. Dawes, 78, of Sikeston, died Monday, April 11, 1994, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1915, in Kansas City, son of George A. and Jessie McManus Dawes. He and Alice Sifferman were married Nov. 15, 1941, in Kansas City. Dawes received a law degree from St. Louis University in 1952. He was an attorney in the legal department with District 10 of the Missouri Highway Department 15 years. He was also prosecuting attorney of Iron County 10 years...

Development of a primary care network, including the recruitment of more physicians, tops a community health care needs survey. Other top issues the study revealed include health care costs and specialty care for senior citizens and sick children. "Primary care is the first line of defense," researcher Paul Keckley told employers at a meeting Tuesday morning. "Addressing how to organize and develop a primary care network, the numbers and types of primary care providers is most important...

When the flood of 1993 forced him from his home at 1201 North Main Street last August, Raymond Smith lost everything but his sense of humor. Having weathered one of the biggest natural disasters of his life, Smith figures the quality of his life has actually increased. "I still have my sense of humor and now I've got a house that's been upgraded quite a bit," said Smith, a self-employed neon sign maker who literally worked day and night to reclaim the home he had to abandon eight months ago...

City officials are hoping their flood preparations this week are a case of "better safe than sorry." In a scene reminiscent of meetings at the height of last year's record flood, city department heads and emergency personnel met Tuesday afternoon at city hall to discuss preparations for a predicted flood crest by this weekend of 44 feet in Cape Girardeau...

Fresh off the heels of record 1993 flooding, the Mississippi River is headed for a 44-foot crest here on Saturday, 12 feet above the 32-foot flood stage here, the National Weather Service said. The weather service had earlier forecast a crest of 36 feet for Friday. But torrential rains that fell Monday in central and eastern Missouri and into central Illinois have dumped more water into the already swollen Missouri and Mississippi rivers above St. Louis...

The second annual Walk for Life, sponsored by the AIDS Project of Southeast Missouri, will be held April 30. The four-mile walk in and around Capaha Park will begin at 8:30 a.m. Participants are encouraged to solicit pledges on a per-mile basis or for the entire walk, said Ted Fedler, AIDS Project president...

Jim Morrison is dead, but his voice sounded very much alive at The River's Edge the other night. The Edge is a local watering hole that hugs the Mississippi and apparently the interest of more than a few routine customers. This night, The River's Edge was rocking to the sounds of a Cape Girardeau band that goes by the name of Papa Aborigine...

Levee officials along the Mississippi River in Alexander County, Ill., and Perry County, Mo., are uneasy about this week's river forecast, which calls for a 44-foot crest in the Cape Girardeau area Saturday. The level of protection by the Boise Brule levee in southeast Perry County is about that (44 feet), said Bill Gidcomb of the St. ...

JACKSON -- The Jackson School Board got an upbeat update on the district's 1993-94 budget, Monday. The board also approved six capital improvement projects and reorganized itself following the April 5 school election. Prior to the regular meeting, the board approved the April 5 election results from the county clerk's office, and oaths of office were administered to board members Larry Koenig and Jack H. Knowlan Jr...

Missouri lawmakers hope to toughen the state's anti-hazing law in the wake of the hazing death of a Southeast Missouri State University student in a fraternity initiation ritual. State senators gave final approval on March 30 to a juvenile crime bill that includes an amendment to make hazing a felony in cases where such acts create "a substantial risk" to the life of a student...

Barbara and Steve Cameron were planning to redecorate their Scott City home but then the unexpected happened. A for sale sign in the lawn of a nearby home drew their attention. They toured the house. Their plans changed. "I fell in love with the house," Barbara Cameron said. Within a few hours, the Camerons put their redecorating and sprucing up efforts into high gear. They hope new owners will soon be enjoying their handiwork...

"When will Charleston be in bloom?" This question is asked by many from this area each year. In April, Charleston comes alive with the explosion of multi-colored azaleas and other spring blooming flowers beneath a canopy of stately pink and white dogwood...