Stories from Monday, April 25, 1994

JACKSON -- Claribel "Pat" Brewer, 89, of Jackson died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1905, at Jackson, the daughter of Thomas and Lenora Franklin Rafferty. On Nov. 21, 1953, she married William Harry Brewer, who preceded her in death Dec. 1, 1990...

JACKSON -- Picture this: About 75 high school sophomores and freshmen running around a gym in a semi-synchronized manner, bobbing, ducking and twirling while performing a Russian folk dance. Add Superintendent Wayne Maupin and Grateful Dead-Head lookalike Bob Parr, and you have the THEO-sponsored lockin at Jackson Junior High School Friday night...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Bill Colyer and his son, Randy, hoped they would be able to plant much of their 400-500 acres of corn on Thursday. After 10 days of sunny weather and breezes, the wet field finally was dry enough to plow and plant. But Bill's tractor developed gear problems around mid-morning, and had to be taken to Cape Girardeau for repairs. ...

Threatened with an Environmental Protection Agency sanction that could cost the state $400 million in federal highway funds, the Missouri House of Representatives might consider a Senate bill this week to comply with the federal Clean Air Act. The federal government routinely hands down mandates to the states, which are forced to comply or lose federal funds. Although such mandates typically are followed, more and more states are venting their outrage over the costly measures...

The last annular solar eclipse that will be visible in the Cape Girardeau area this century will occur May 10. If you miss this one, the next annular eclipse of the sun won't occur again in the Cape area until at least 2012, according to Craig Joseph, an astronomer and professor of physics at Southeast Missouri State University...

The Southeast Missourian asked students at Southeast Missouri State University what they thought about the Board of Regents' decision to raise tuition again. Melinda Purvis Senior It's really stupid for them to raise the rates all the time, every year. I'm graduating this year and even if I were planning on going to graduate school, I couldn't afford it...

The Clinton administration, and now the Senate through its voice support, are walking on dangerous legal ground in trying to subject public housing tenants to unannounced warrantless searches for illegal guns and drugs. Such searches, known as sweeps, were declared unconstitutional two weeks ago by U.S. District Judge Wayne Andersen in Chicago, who said they violated tenants' Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure...

Emma J. Sides, 72, of 1403 Bessie, died Sunday, April 24, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the chapel.

TAMMS, Ill. -- Beulah McDaniel Miller, 89, of Banner Elk, N.C., and formerly of Tamms, died Thursday, April 21, 1994, at a Banner Elk hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1904, near Tamms, the daughter of Engsol and Nellie McDaniel. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Miller, and a son...

ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Blanche M. Dallas, 90, of Murphysboro, Ill., formerly of Alto Pass, Ill., died Sunday, April 24, 1994, at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. She was born Oct. 1, 1903, at Elco, Ill., daughter of George and Stella Thompson Tanksley...

ADVANCE -- Mayme Snider, 88, died Sunday, May 24, 1994, at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.

Chester Eugene Berry, 71, of 1920 Bloomfield, died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1923, at Vanduser, son of Guy P. and Georgia B. Willis Berry. He married Pearl Edwards, July 2, 1984, at Ste. Genevieve. Berry worked as a custodian at Southeast Missouri State University for 12 years. He had also previously worked for Marcus Candy and Tobacco in St. Louis...

JACKSON -- Otto Fluegge, 86, of Jackson died Saturday, April 23, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 27, 1907, at Tilsit, the son of Henry W. and Catherine Nagel Fluegge. On Nov. 27, 1927, he married Marie Best, who survives of the home...

When Amy Stroder finishes school this summer, she'll join her father in his business. Kirk Dunnavant completed his school studies last week. He'll start work Thursday. Christi Corbin will graduate in July. She'll start looking for a job about a month before graduating...

Some lumber company officials, when asked if lumber prices are up, have a stock answer: "Compared to what?" Compared to a year ago, prices are up -- about 40 percent. But Compared to the winter months -- November through February -- lumber prices are down...

Robert C. Briner, director of the SEMO Regional Crime Lab at Southeast Missouri State University, and Thomas W. Schulte, Cape Girardeau office director for U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, have been accepted for participation in Leadership Missouri, a seven-month leadership enhancement program for business and civic leaders...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Bank of Altenburg to John Ziegler; Mindy Elizabeth Estes and Gilbert W. Hamlett to Thomas Andrew and Amy Elaine Hoffmeister; Cape Girardeau Care Center Inc. to Mercantile Bank of St. Louis...

The Southeast Missouri Business Group on Health will hold its annual meeting Tuesday at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. A social hour starts at 6 p.m., with dinner at 6:30. Sean Sullivan will be guest speaker. He is president and CEO of the National Business Coalition on Health, the national organization of employer-led coalitions promoting community-based reform of the health care system...