Stories from Friday, September 29, 1995

ANNA, Ill. -- Billy Wayne Elliot, 72, of New Baden, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1995, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Dec. 30, 1922, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to Harry and Bertha A. Kieson Elliott. He married Mary Ellen McGrath June 20, 1953...

Logging in the Shawnee National Forest, which covers much of Southern Illinois, and environmental protesters mix like oil and water. For years the environmentalists have fought the U.S. Forest Service's sales of timber in the national forest, citing such concerns as wildlife habitat...

The words seem harmless enough: "not in profile" otherwise known as NIP. But the implications should horrify even the most jaded bureaucrat. Many American college and universities, supposedly dedicated nobly to the search for truth and the life of the mind, have been caught cheating. ...

Some lucky shopper at Wolohan Lumber and Home Improvement Center will win a free 60-second shopping spree Saturday. "We're having an anniversary promotion," said Marv Cramer, manager of Wolohan, 120 N. Kingshighway. People can register for the shopping spree between 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday. A drawing will be held at 4:05 p.m. The winner must be present...

The Cape Girardeau area Chapter of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, Caruthers and Broadway. The program on making the area a safer place for senior citizens will be given by city or county law enforcement officers, Cape Girardeau Fire Department, and a representative of the Aging Task Force of Community Caring Council...

Thanks to the effort of three determined women, uninsured patients who used to seek medical care in emergency rooms will see a family doctor Monday morning. The health department administrators in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Stoddard counties joined forces two years ago, noticing that adults with ailments like sore throats and earaches acquired their family doctors through emergency rooms. Trying to call and make an appointment with a doctor didn't work...

This week was another milestone for Cape Girardeau's most famous lawyer, Rush H. Limbaugh. He celebrated his 104th birthday anniversary. Mr. Limbaugh is an wonderful testimony to long life. His legal career -- perhaps one of the longest ever -- continues. ...

Son to Tom and Susan Enkelmann of Eureka, St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, 6:33 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 1995. Name, Louis Alton. Weight, 6 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Enkelmann is the former Susan McCann, daughter of Billie McCann of Cape Girardeau and Alton McCann of Little Rock, Ark. She is assistant office manager at Frederic Roofing. Enkelmann is an industrial engineer with Von Weise Industries. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Enkelmann of Ballwin...

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Funeral service for Mellie E. Brune of Sedgewickville was held Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, with the Rev. Wayne Palmer officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville was in charge of arrangements...

WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Priscilla M. Cates, 91, of Wolf Lake died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1995, at the Hillside Terrace Nursing Facility in Cobden, Ill. She was born Feb. 23, 1904, at Cobden, daughter of John and Ollie Sitter Manninger. She and Ray E. Cates were married April 18, 1936. He preceded her in death Dec. 22, 1979...

CANALOU -- Charles H. Drake, 76, of Canalou, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Jan. 7, 1919, at Canalou, son of Grover T. and Helen E. Bean Drake. He and Orlene Carlton were married Sept. 12, 1978, at Benton...

ANNA, Ill. -- Sandra Darlene Turner, 48, Anna Route 2, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, at the home of her mother here. She was born Jan. 15, 1947, in Anna, daughter of William Deke and Helen Fuller Arnold. She and Frederick Lee "Ted" Turner were married June 30, 1978. He died Aug. 22, 1993...

GLEN ALLEN -- James D. Reilly, 85, of Glen Allen, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 6, 1910, near Glen Allen, son of J.W. and Maud McAnally Reilly. Reilly was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received four Bronze Stars, Certificate of Merit, and served with General George Patton's Third Army at the Battle of the Bulge...

Funeral service for Anna J. Neace of Paducah, Ky., will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Ed Thurman and Ed Chilton will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to service time...

PERRYVILLE -- Ruby E. Lakenan, 87, of Perryville, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born March 23, 1908, at Cedar Fork, daughter of Mac and Eunice Hudson Nelson. She and William K. Lakenan were married April 29, 1929. He died July 31, 1991...

Two years of planning for an alternative high school program paid off this fall with a $48,000 grant. Classes could start in October, said Dan Tallent, Central High School principal. Associate Circuit Judge Peter Statler signed the official paperwork for the grant on Thursday...

ADVANCE -- Four days after Tina Blankenship complained of headaches and dizziness at work, authorities at Paramount Headwear know what caused her flu-like symptoms. The illness wasn't caused by a hazardous chemical, said David Fleming, director of health and safety for Paramount. Instead it was caused by a buildup of steam and water reacting with deposits in the plant's service lines...

The cat still has no name. On the official records at the veterinarian's office, she is known as Velcro. That's because her claws are so long and sharp that she sticks to everything she touches: carpeting, rugs, clothing, bedspreads, furniture. That's also why she gets regular visits to the vet for a perm and pedicure. The bath gets rid of some of the dander to which your wife is so allergic, and the pedicure momentarily unsticks the cat's paws...

I KEEP hearing the most stupid things, like the Republicans want to cut Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. The Democrats in Congress are part of that very wealthy. We pay them a big salary, and they work mostly for themselves and their wealthy contacts. ...

SCOTT CITY -- With the arrival of a new computer system and a patrol car, it's an early Christmas for the Scott City Police Department. The new Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System will connect the department with state and national databases. It gives the department access to criminal records and warrant history, said Police Chief Danny Clubb...

Hardee's Restaurants will recognize 25 men and women from throughout the region next month. Ceremonies recognizing Hardee's Hometown Heroes from Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky will be held in Cape Girardeau, said program chairman Gentry Trotter, but the date for those ceremonies has not yet been set...