Stories from Sunday, August 27, 1995

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Arthur "Jake" Britt, 72, of Kankakee, Ill., and formerly of Mound City, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 1995, at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee. He was born June 28, 1923, in Ullin, Ill., to Arthur and Elsie Copeland Britt. He attended the Open Bible Church in Kankakee and was a retired painter with Bennett's Industry in Peotone, Ill...

Mary Spell ranked the appearance and aroma of every piece of meat before tasting any of the offerings placed in front of her Saturday afternoon. She isn't always a tough food critic, but this year Spell was one of 31 judges selected to sample the hamburgers, kabobs, ribs, Boston butt, beef brisket and pork steaks at the Cape Girardeau Chamber BBQ Fest held at Arena Park...

The heat at Cape Girardeau's Indian Park didn't slow anyone down as the fourth annual Memorial Slamfest cruised through the first day of competition. Like everything else at the event, the competition gets tougher each year. Curtis Shelton, a former guard for Southeast Missouri State University, is one of several former Southeast players in the tournament. Shelton's team, Might-T-Sharp, is the reigning tournament champion...

Informing the public about rehabilitation services for older blind people will be the subject of a Tuesday afternoon meeting at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark. From 3 to 5 p.m., representatives from the state Department of Social Services will discuss issues affecting visually impaired people, 55 and older...

The 1995 summer reading program "Rock Your World -- Read!" held at the Jackson Public Library, ended Aug. 5. Three hundred children, preschool through sixth grade, read 7,362 books over a nine week period. The program encouraged children to develop good reading habits by visiting the library and discovering the world around them. ...

Nollie Moore stands beside his favorite tractor, a 1918 English Fordron. Sarah Moore has won several awards herself on her tractor, a 1938 RC Case. "Messing with tractors" is more than a job for Nollie Moore of Pocahontas, it's a hobby. "I really enjoy doing it," said Moore, who owns his an auto repair business in Pocahontas, which a large part is dedicated to tractor repair...

When there's a question about the Bible, a good person to call would likely be a member of one of the Bible quiz teams from the Calvary United Pentecostal Church in Jackson. Because that member would most likely have the answer. The teams, a junior squad made up of children under 13 and a senior team made up of those 13 to 18, recently met with unprecedented success when each gained a top-three finish at the national and state tournaments...

The cemetery of the German Evangelical Church has many tombstones with information about the deceased etched in German. Elroy Kinder, left, president of the Church and Cemetery Association, and Rudy Nussbaum, association trustee, read the names of Swiss and Germans who settled the area in the 1830s...

School calendar for 1995-96 Jackson school year Aug. 21-22: Pre-school teacher workshop Aug. 23: First day of classes Aug. 25: Southeast Missouri State University will test students for DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDIT Sept. 4: No school, Labor Day Sept. 26: Back to School Night for parents...

I am proud to take this opportunity to congratulate two women, both Democratic nominees whose gubernatorial appointments I sponsored at the request of Gov. Carnahan, for their elevation to head their respective boards in state government. I refer to Karen Hendrickson of Southeast Hospital, recently elected head of the state board of nursing, and former Rep. Betty Hearnes of Charleston, elected by her peers to chair the state board of mental health...

Traditionally, state governments aren't reorganized and reformed until events literally demand change, and even when this occurs, the emphasis is usually on correcting a specific problem without taking into account other existing structural deficiencies...

History teaches that third-party presidential candidacies evolve form a mixture of principle, peevishness, personality, pride and protest. Depending on the specific election and the individual candidate involved, the mixture of these five "p's" can change...

A group of interested citizens calling itself the Close the Gap Committee met in Sikeston recently with lawmakers from Missouri and Kentucky to discuss improvements to Highway 60. Their ambitious plans would extend eastward as far as Paducah the four-laning of Highway 60 currently under way in southern Missouri. ...

Dan Beard, principal at Jackson Middle School, speaks during a sixth-grade assembly in the new gym Wednesday morning. Debra Wolfenkoehler takes role during her seventh-grade science class. The new Jackson Middle School held its first day of classes Wednesday in the new $4.7 million building located off Route D...

SCOTT COUNTY Ronald W. and Betty J. Curtis to John D. and Audrey J. Hosentfeld; Brazel Farms Inc. to Larry Rand Brazel and Mary Michelle T. Brazel; Chaffee Builders and Farm Supply, Inc. to Philip and Ruth Anne Dame; Marjory L. Dame to Philip and Ruth Anne Dame; Philip and Ruth Anne Dame to Anthony J. ...

SIKESTON -- Anna Sue Colliflower Hanes, 70, of Sikeston died Friday, Aug. 25, 1995, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1925, in East Prairie to William Elbert and Alma Mae Woodward Lindsey. She was employed with AT&T in Aurora, Ill., for 20 years before returning to Mississippi County where she was owner and operator of Ann's Restaurant in East Prairie until her retirement in 1990. ...

William James Lankford, 59, of Wilber, Neb., formerly of Chaffee died at 9:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 25, 1995, at the Wilber Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee.

Elmer C. Guth, 79, of 2755 Gordonville Road died Saturday, Aug. 26, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 5, 1915, to Otto and Paula Fuehler Guth in St. Louis. Guth married Helen Meier on Oct. 1, 1944, in Farrar. Survivors include his wife, two sons; Charles Guth of Cape Girardeau and Nelson Guth of Sikeston; a brother, Vernon Guth of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; a sister, Wanda Eickhoff of Raleigh, N.C.; three grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; and a stepgreat-grandchild.. ...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Ray Corbin, 85, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Aug. 26, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Hileman and Parr Funeral Services.

JACKSON -- Amy Bond Holland, 79, of Jackson died Friday, Aug. 25, Friday, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 7, 1916, in Rum Branch, to Dana D. and Rose Hendrickson McNeely. She married Floyd Bond on Aug. 12, 1933, at Benton. He died June 4, 1962. She married Sylvester Holland on March 16, 1963, in Perryville. He died Dec. 13, 1977...

PERRYVILLE --Ruben Steven Tucker, 80, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 1995, at his home in Perry County. He was born June 24, 1915, in Perry County. He had been a self-employed painter. He was the son of Lonnie Tucker and Esther Marie Weith Tucker. He married Anna Mae Garrett. She survives...

Edna Irene Schenimann, 79, of 300 Okemah Highway 177 died Saturday, Aug. 26, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1916, to John and Myrtle Sides Baker at Neelys Landing. She married Leo G. Schenimann on Feb. 15, 1936, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death in August 1974...

Last weekend saw a milestone in the road to the presidency in the form of an Iowa straw poll organized by that state's Republicans as a fund-raising event. Though not without a measure of meaning or merit, the much-ballyhooed poll is the sort of artificial construct that seems to drive much of our nation's politics today. ...

There are those who worry about having a wreck while wearing dirty underwear. I worry about having a wreck while dirty laundry is in the laundry basket. The accumulation of laundry in that basket just drives me up a wall. Since there is a name for every other irrational fear, there must be one for this phobia...

Dr. Kala Stroup isn't ready to leave. She has too much to do in her last days as president of Southeast Missouri State University. The Board of Regents held a farewell dinner for Stroup Friday night at the Show Me Center. But the goodbyes were premature...

On Saturday, Oct. 28, hundreds of thousands of Americans will do a good work on Make A Difference Day. Nearly 560,000 people volunteered to help their neighbors last year on Make a Difference Day, a project sponsored by USA Weekend magazine and the Points of Light Foundation...

An August political newsletter out of Jefferson City recently listed some encouraging statistics under the heading "AIDS Abatement." They showed that 1992 was the peak year for new AIDS cases (1,014) in Missouri while 1991 recorded the largest number of deaths (842)...

Officials with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department say a new section of Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau should be open by the first of the year. That section between Sprigg and Kingshighway has two contractors working to complete the job by Dec. 31, department officials say. It is a fraction of the total road-and-bridge project that will provide a new link from Interstate 55 to a new Mississippi River bridge at a total cost of $85.7 million...

THIS IS in response to the headline about the "Jour de Sweat." We people in Ste. Genevieve are not appreciative of the reference to our wonderful festival as the Jour de Sweat. REPLY: We apologize if folks who worked so hard to put on a fine Jour de Fete in Ste. Genevieve were offended by the headline and the reference in the story. But it was a very hot day, and some people involved in the day's activities noticed that the crowd got smaller as the sun got hotter...

The final winners of the talent show held during Jackson Homecomers were announced by Jim Nelson, talent show chairman and master of ceremonies of the show. In the age 6-12 category Rebecca and Ryan Keller of Cape Girardeau received first place; Casie Janet of Cape Girardeau took home second place; Ryan Keller received third place and Ashley Lee and Sara Thomas of Barlow, Ky. received fourth place...

What does it tell us when, in the doldrums of summer, the best fishing of the day is during the first light of dawn and the fleeting minutes of dusk? It should be fairly obvious that bright sunshine is the fisherman's staunch enemy, especially at this scorching time of year. While the solar orb is doing its business overhead, most fish are either doing theirs in the dim depths or just hiding there, waiting for all that illumination to go away before they get frisky...

RIVERS: Black (upper): Clear, 3' above normal; smallmouth bass, catfish and bluegill fair on worms; all other species fair. Bourbeuse: Dingy, low; bass good on buzzbaits; all other species fair on natural bait. Castor (Above Zalma): Clear, low; bass good on live bait and topwater lures; all other fishing slow...

Finding joy along the way this August has required a little more effort because we've been preoccupied with the heat index and how to cope with it. It has been easy to think we are stuck in some hot, miasmic swamp with no sense of direction of how to get out. A quiver of A/Cs, fans, iced tea, cold showers, sliced cucumber sandwiches help...

Cape Girardeau has a wealth of old homes and historic sites, many of them architectural gems. But in the hustle and bustle of every day life, they are often overlooked. The Historic Preservation Commission hopes to draw public attention to the city's rich heritage through its Local Landmark Designation program...

The Advance Knights of Columbus will sponsor a Labor Day Children's Pageant 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 at the Umfleet Park in Advance in conjunction with their annual Labor Day picnic. Dress will be casual wear. Entry fee for all age categories will be $10. An optional photogenic contest will also be held with entry fee of $5...

Easter Seals, Century 21 Key Realty and Historical Association will hold a historical home tour 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. The houses to be toured are Glenn House, 325 South Spanish; Shirrell Home, 14 Morgan Oak; Kupchella Home, 303 South Spanish; Harrison Home, 340 South Lorimier; Weatherhold Home, 327 South Spanish; Winchester Home, 224 Good Hope; Seawell Home, 428 Themis; Neumeyer Home, 25 South Lorimier; Briney Home, 25 North Fountain; Mellies Home 504 Bellview; Hoelshrs, 312 Belleview; Mellies Home, 824 Themis; Guard Home, 825 Merriweather.. ...

The Salvation Army will be serving Meals with Friends 4:30-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. MONDAY -- Beef stew, biscuits and gravy, cole slaw and cake. TUESDAY -- Turkey noodle casserole, green beans, fruit cup, bread/butter and cookies...