Stories from Thursday, April 28, 1994

JACKSON -- Helen Brown, 80, of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 19, 1913, at Marble Hill, daughter of Fred and Julia Yount Filer. She and Oval J. Brown were married Feb. 12, 1932. He died Nov. 26, 1976. Brown graduated from Will Mayfield College at Marble Hill. She taught in rural schools in Bollinger County. She later was an inspector at International Shoe Co. in Jackson 18 years, retiring in 1954...

ALTENBURG -- The east Perry County community of Altenburg is the only community in the world named after the 1,000-year-old city of 56,000 in the German state of Saxony. The name Altenburg, Saxony, founded in 976 A.D., comes from the German alten (old) and burg (fortress), and is named for an ancient castle in the city...

Missourians would be able to carry concealed weapons legally -- under fast-tracked, bipartisan measures in the General Assembly. The directive is one part of a 61-section anti-crime package. The House has already endorsed the matter -- the amendment was added to the overall crime bill by a phenomenal 111-40 vote. The House then passed the entire crime bill by a 110-35 margin. It's now awaiting committee assignment in the Senate...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Miller of Millersville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:27 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 1994. Name, Natalie Nicole. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Miller is the former Rhonda Denbow, daughter of Darlene Hosmer of Cascade. She is a teacher. Miller is employed by Dannie Gilder, and is the son of Joe and Charlotte Miller of Millersville...

LEOPOLD -- Iva Faye Seabaugh, 60, of Leopold, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1933, in Delta, daughter of Ira Richard and Sarah May Seabaugh Gibbons. She and Amon J. "Bus" Seabaugh were married Nov. 30, 1950. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Larry and Richard Seabaugh of Whitewater, Roger Seabaugh of Leopold, Alan Seabaugh of Chaffee; four daughters, Melody Green of Burfordville, Linda Amelunke of Tilsit, Mary Brown and Judy Friese of Gravel Hill; her mother, Sarah Darby of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Donald Gibbons of Chaffee, James Gibbons of Leopold; three sisters, Yonetta Moore of Delta, Thelma Beckett of Cape Girardeau, Irene Brown of Beaverville, Ill., and 25 grandchildren.. ...

GLEN ALLEN -- Otis David Letgrate, 66, of Glen Allen, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 24, 1927, in Anderson, Ind., son of David and Rosey Farmer Letgrate. He and Lucille Archie were married June 24, 1950...

THEBES, Ill. -- Stephen Coy Jackson, 67, Thebes Route 1, died Tuesday, April 26, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

Mid-South Steel and Cape Girardeau's sewer system are the direct beneficiaries of $75,000 worth of state emergency flood aid awarded Wednesday by the Department of Economic Development. Through an Emergency Flood Infrastructure Grant, Cape will be able to make sanitary sewer improvements necessary for Mid-South Steel Products Inc., to relocate from a flood plain along the Mississippi River to an industrial park in Cape...

Sporting a black Tigers hat and holding up a Booster Club T-shirt, new Cape Girardeau Central High School Principal Dan Tallent said it wasn't the first time he's worn orange and black. Tallent started his education career at Central High in 1976, teaching math and coaching. The Cape Girardeau Board of Education hired Tallent at a special noon meeting Wednesday...

Academic freedom wasn't an issue in the firing of Southeast Missouri State University science professor David Stewart, a Faculty Senate committee concluded Wednesday. The grievance committee also concluded that there was no evidence that university procedures had been violated in Stewart's case, said Terry Sutton, Faculty Senate chairman...

April 28, 1994 Dear C.C., DC woke up worried this morning, a little ball of frowns and predictions of doom and worst-case scenarios. She has given the clinic notice that she'll be leaving in September, which means moving back to Missouri, setting up a practice with her father. There's the cost and the culture shock. And for her the unknowableness of returning to live near your family after so many years of the independence distance can buy. All in all, not a trip to the funhouse...

Severe thunderstorms lashed parts of the northern edge of the Cape Girardeau area early Wednesday, causing some property damage in Southern Illinois. Most of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois was under a tornado watch until daybreak Wednesday...

JACKSON -- The new assistant principal at Jackson High School leaves the same job at Cape Girardeau Central High School. Rick McClard was hired by the Jackson Board of Education Tuesday night. He follows Kent Gibbs, who left for Fredericktown. Twenty-two applicants were considered for the job...

JACKSON -- The contractor working on the Jackson Middle School said the school building will be completed in about a year. During a construction update presented to the Jackson Board of Education Monday night, Howard Hemmann, project engineer for Penzel Construction Co., estimated the building will be finished May 6, 1995...

U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Bond announced that a Listening Post Forum will be held on May 4 at his Listening Post in Perryville, Marble Hill and Jackson. Tom Schulte, his district office director, will be available to constituents, he said. "These special forums give area residents the chance to meet with members of my staff and discuss problems and opinions," said Bond. ...

JEFFERSON CITY -- With the May 13 adjournment date of the 87th General Assembly getting closer, state Sen. Peter Kinder says he is finalizing last-minute legislative proposals he wants to push and trying to keep some bad proposals from moving forward...

A dozen women will compete Saturday for the title of Mrs. Missouri. The pageant is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Show Me Center. Among contestants are Jean Ann Burk of Cape Girardeau, who holds the Mrs. Southeast Missouri title, Tonya Strong of Scott City and Tina Ivy of Jackson...

When Dave Olson and Tana Howard stepped into a Charlie Brown comic strip, they were able to renew grade school memories. They haven't stopped acting like kids ever since. Although both lived just a few miles apart for several years, Olson in Jackson and Howard in Cape Girardeau, one of their last conversations was as classmates at Jefferson Grade School...

As part of a longstanding commitment to providing high quality cultural experiences for the Southeast Missouri area, the Department of Music Opera Workshop will present a delightful youth opera, "The Reluctant Dragon," along with "Gianni Schicchi" by Puccini at 8 p.m. April 30 and 3 p.m. May 1 in Academic Hall Auditorium...

Mark Chestnutt and Clay Walker, country music stars who are still on the rise, will appear at the Show Me Center May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Chestnutt has been called "Country Radio's Stealth Star," by Billboard Magazine. His latest album "Almost Goodbye" is steadily climbing the charts with the album's single "It Sure is Monday". Chestnutt's two previous albums have achieved gold sales status...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University's McLeod Theater will conclude its spring season with the performance of Moliere's "Tartuffe" April 29-30 and May 6-7 at 8 p.m. Known as the master of French farce, Moliere provides a classic European touch to what has become a famous comedy...