Stories from Wednesday, November 15, 1995

THEBES, Ill. -- Lige H. "Bud" Pennington, 76, of Thebes died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at his home. He was born March 9, 1919, at Parma, son of William Matthew and Sadie Ethel Johnson Pennington. He and Carol Hacken were married. Pennington was employed by the Florsheim Shoe Factory in Cape Girardeau for many years. He was a World War II veteran and prisoner of war...

A Clubb resident was killed in a one-vehicle accident Monday in Wayne County. William D. Dorris, 57, was killed when his car ran off the road and hit a concrete embankment, said the Missouri Highway Patrol. Dorris was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle...

The Southeast Missouri State University chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America will host the 1996 national PRSSA conference in St. Louis. David Christy, president of the chapter, said: "It's a great opportunity for our chapter and university. This will give our students hands-on experience in our field."...

Eight World War II veterans were honored Friday by the Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The ceremony at Cape Girardeau City Hall was part of the DAR's program of community events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the war...

PATTON -- As Squib the Owl learned about feelings, his creator Larry Schles was unlocking his own imagination. With the aid of a simple pencil drawing, Schles told students they could unlock the magic of their imaginations through art and writing. Schles, of St. Louis, a children's author and illustrator, visited students at Meadow Heights Elementary School Tuesday as part of National Children's Book Week celebrations...

A lecture titled "Round the World in Five Months: A Personal Perspective" will be presented today as part of Southeast Missouri State University's Travel Abroad At Home lecture series. Ken Hastings, owner of Magna-Tel, will lecture on his recent round-the-world trip...

Hazel Eaves summed up her 35-year career at Southeast Missouri Hospital succinctly: "I like it here." Eaves, 78, of Cape Girardeau was recently named the Missouri Association of Hospital Auxiliaries' 1995 Auxilian of the Year. "A friend of mine and I, when they first started this, were looking for volunteer work, so we decided we would come here," Eaves said. "So we started out here together."...

JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri is among 20 states experimenting with charter schools, a concept that provides additional funding to public schools, grants funded programs academic and administrative autonomy, and empowers them to adopt their own curriculums...

Labels were applied to the wine bottles after caps were put on them at River Ridge Winery. Smith took a wine sample from one of the native Missouri oak barrels that he uses to finish aging the wine. A winding ridge connects a bit of Arkansas with the Missouri hills and valleys Jerry Smith now calls home...

If you think the closest the United States ever came to nuclear disaster was at Three Mile Island, you probably aren't aware of Communist dictator Fidel Castro's latest little construction project. Just 250 miles from Miami, the United States is facing what could be its greatest nuclear threat in the form of a couple of Russian-designed nuclear reactors under construction in Juragua near Cienfuegos. The Cubans are building not one, but two nuclear accidents waiting to happen...

Patrons of the Riverside Regional Library and Jackson Public Library spoke resoundingly: No merger. The issue was defeated 1,859 to 1,030 in last week's voting. No doubt the outcome brought disappointment to the library boards, which had worked long and hard to get the message out. But the outcome may have been a simple reaction to dollars and cents as opposed to the sense of the project...

House-by-house mapping of assets in four school neighborhoods in Cape Girardeau could start the first or second week of December as part of the Healthy Community Committee's assessment efforts. Members of the committee outlined the asset mapping process Tuesday night at the Salvation Army. Six teams will be set up to collect and coordinate data, said Dr. Shelba Branscum, chairwoman of the asset mapping steering committee...

A fair-minded compromise will speed up work on the New Madrid-Henderson street intersection on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The university wants the intersection improved before the new College of Business building opens next August...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Frances Webb Nichols, 82, of Cairo, died Monday, Nov. 13, 1995, at her home. She was born Nov. 4, 1913, in Kennett, Mo., daughter of Roy and Lora Latinnie Harris. She first married Luther Webb, who preceded her in death. She later married Harvey Nichols, who also preceded her in death...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Nelson H. Steiner of Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. today. An American Legion honor guard service will be held at 7:30...

Ethel Edna Seabaugh, 83, 1840 Georgia, died Monday, Nov. 13, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 6, 1912, at Perryville, daughter of Thomas Benton and Florence Conrad Loberg. She and Paul Dayton Seabaugh were married Jan. 1, 1934, at Patton...

MOREHOUSE -- Funeral service for Elvis L. "Opie" Newton of Morehouse will be held at 1 p.m. today at Morehouse General Baptist Church. The Rev. Randy Thomas will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Morehouse is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE -- Bertha A. Wingerter, 95, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 22, 1900, in Perry County, daughter of August and Mary Hoffman Schott. She married Frank J. Wingerter on May 17, 1920. He preceded her in death Sept. 18, 1967...

PARAGOULD, Ark. -- Dr. Randall Paul Kuntze, 43, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at his home. He was born Nov. 18, 1951, at Cape Girardeau, son of Paul and Drucilla Gluckhertz Kuntze. He and Markita Chandler were married. Kuntze was a member of the First Methodist Church in Paragould and served as a medical doctor in the U.S. Navy...

SIKESTON -- Robert H. "Jake" Weaks, 81, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Jan. 8, 1914, at New Madrid, son of Robert Lee and Maggie Hawes Weaks. He and Marie L. Dickerman were married Dec. 24, 1935, at Charleston...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Constance Diane "Connie" Campbell of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Albright will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Campbell, 45, died Monday, Nov. 13, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education has approved a $22.6 million budget for the 1995-96 school year, a plan that spends about $550,000 more than the district will receive in revenues. The school has over $4 million in reserves, so the $550,000 will come from those balances, explained business manager Steve DelVecchio...

Charles Kruse won't run for governor in 1996. The possibility that Kruse, the Missouri Farm Bureau president and former state director of agriculture, would run in 1996 surfaced last year. "I've learned never to say never," Kruse said during a visit to Cape Girardeau Tuesday. "I'm flattered that some people have suggested that I run for governor."...

Non-essential personnel at the Federal Building in Cape Girardeau began leaving work Tuesday about 9:30 a.m., an hour after the White House ordered the government be shut down. Social Security and Internal Revenue Service workers were told to leave work and listen to media reports on when they should return...

Suggesting a new federal courthouse should be nearer the interstate for better access, a developer has submitted a proposal to the General Services Administration for a site on Cape Girardeau's west end. DSW Development Corp. of Cape Girardeau, a subsidiary of Drury Southwest Inc., proposed a four-acre site just west of Interstate 55 between Kell Farm Drive and Siemers Drive. The site is just north of Bloomfield Road...

In the film "Reservoir Dogs," the character Mr. Pink makes an ironclad argument against tipping. Not the act of knocking things over, that is -- a subject which the movie completely neglects to address -- but the practice of giving servers a gratuity...

IT IS obvious President Clinton is fast going after votes as he pushes forward his liberal giveaway program and threatening his veto power. Naturally, if he would agree to welfare reform, he'd lose some popularity. Why doesn't he put what is best for our country ahead of vote-getting ideas? We believe it is our place to help our fellow man, but let's correct the welfare system before our country goes down the drain. And all you politicians: Put your country before your vote-getting ideas...

JACKSON -- Several Cape Girardeau County girls are gearing up for Christmas pageants sponsored by the Jacksonian Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. Young girls will compete in Little Miss Snowflake, Little Miss Snowball, Miss Holly and Junior Miss Christmas at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Jackson High School Auditorium...

The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought about the election defeat of the merger of the Jackson City Library and the Riverside Regional Library. Joy Holshouser: "I like it the way it is. It depends on where I am in town when I want to go to the library. If something isn't at one library, I'll go to the other one."...

A question many individuals ask is, "What does the Chamber of Commerce do?" This is a simple question with a complex answer. The Jackson Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit organization representing business, industry and professionals interested in promoting the economic and general welfare of our community. ...

Despite cold, windy and rainy conditions, Missouri hunters surpassed last year's opening weekend deer kill numbers with a take of 110,191. The deer numbers were an increase of 19,176 over 1994's opening weekend total of 91,015. Macon County reported a state-high deer take of 2,754, followed by St. Clair, 2,245, and Howell, 2,104...

Although it is mid-November, don't despair of doing those final garden tasks before the full fury of winter sets in. There will still be warm days and sunshine, so all is not lost. But don't put it off too long. Clean up those gardens, whether flower or vegetable. Your plants in either category will give you a nod of appreciation when warm days of spring arrive...

The Stahly home, 610 Highland Drive The Randol home, near State Highway Z in Gordonville The Lorberg Home, nbear State Highway Z in Gordonville Bob and Gaye Blank collected dozens of ideas before they decided to build their own home. Last year they saw their dream come true...