Stories from Saturday, July 13, 1996

To the editor: I have always had an affection for Cape Girardeau. It is a beautiful city, a good place to live. As a child, I delighted in coming to Cape about three times a year as a family outing. The journey from Caney Creek to Cape was quite a journey, lots of fun. ...

As far as jobs go, the Cape Girardeau area is continuing to deal with an interesting situation: There are more jobs than job-seekers, which means some employers are having to resort to interesting ploys to attract workers. Some businesses are finding ways to lure employees from other businesses, because the pool of available unemployed workers is so low...

When it comes to discussions about poverty in American and the role welfare programs have played, the talking tends to dwell on two major aspects: defining poverty and its causes, and identifying ways to end poverty. Currently, households with four persons and a combined annual income below $15,600 are considered to be living in poverty in this country. However, an untold number of Americans manage to meet their needs with less than that by being frugal and by making every penny count...

Mothers and newborns can stay in the hospital longer at insurers' expense under a new state law. The law, which allows mothers to stay in the hospital for up to 48 hours, or 96 hours after a Caesarean delivery, reverses a continuing trend toward shorter hospital stays...

While the U.S. House paid a final, tender tribute in Washington to late Rep. Bill Emerson by passing legislation in his name Friday, U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond was in Cape Girardeau discussing similar legislation. Bond visited the FISH Volunteers food pantry on South Sprigg Friday to discuss the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, which he introduced in the Senate this week. ...

There weren't many gold, silver or bronze medals to award, but children and adults competed in some family olympic games during a neighborhood block party Friday night at Red Star Baptist Church, 1301 N. Main. Some of the games included children dropping chocolate-covered marshmallows into an adult's mouth, a watermelon push and a water balloon toss. Other carnival-type games, like a duck pond, ring toss and bean bag throw, were held...

Daily newspapers are guilty of errors, but some readers take them too seriously. Putting out a daily newspaper is similar to Buddhist idea of Nirvana, a level of pure and perfect enlightenment that can never be fully attained but for which the faithful strive...

MARBLE HILL -- Katie Thomas Leadbetter, 88, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, July 11, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 24, 1908, at New Memphis, Ill., daughter of Herman and Alice Roseberry Jenning. She and Rev. Harry Thomas were married July 23, 1926. He died Oct. 28, 1973. She and Paul Leadbetter were married Nov. 4, 1977. He died April 21, 1986...

MARBLE HILL -- Cora Luvenia "Venia" McCray, 87, of Marble Hill died Friday, July 12, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1909, at Scopus, daughter of Daniel and Rosetta Mason McCray. She was preceded in death by two brothers. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill...

Funeral service for Louise M. Bruenderman, 3120 Independence, will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Vincent's Catholic Church. The Rev. Milton Ryan will officiate, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Dr. Lila Miller, 94, died Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at the Chateau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 11, 1902, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of I. Ben and Clara Bean Miller. Miller was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She received her bachelor's degree in 1926 and her master's in 1927, both from the University of Wisconsin. She taught at the Mississippi State College for Women for one year and worked in nutrition research at Battle Creek, Mich...

BENTON -- Funeral service for John C. Walker of Overland will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ortmann Funeral Home in Overland. Pastor Roy C. Moore will officiate, with burial in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery at St. Ann. Walker, 93, died Wednesday, July 10, 1996, at Missouri Baptist Hospital...

DEXTER -- Mary Ella Robinson, 95, of Dexter, died Thursday, July 11, 1996, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1900, in Stoddard County, daughter of Isaac and Mattie Lee Hudson Pruitt. She was reared by her mother and stepfather, Mattie and William Henry "Pappy" Swift...

PERRYVILLE -- Reva R. Keeble, 71, of Perryville, died Thursday, July 11, 1996, at Chester Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, at Kaskaskia Island, Ill., daughter of Charles and Irene Heob Grogg. She and Charles J. Keeble were married July 20, 1946, at Farmington...

ANNA, Ill. -- William F. McCloud, 74, of Anna, died Friday, July 12, 1996, at Union County Hospital. He was born Nov. 26, 1921, in Jonesboro, son of William C. and Elsie Jane Crowell McCloud. He and Annetta Isom were married Oct. 18, 1942. McCloud was a retired laborer with Local 1330, and also farmed many years. He was a member of Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II...

Virginia A. "Jinny" Buchheit, 66, of Perryville, died Friday, July 12, 1996, at her home. She was born April 2, 1930, in St. Louis, daughter of Arthur and Sylvia Cissell Queathem. He and Ewald Buchheit were married Nov. 25, 1948, in Perryville. He died Dec. 16, 1983...

JACKSON -- Ruby I. McCain, 71, of Jackson, died Friday, July 12, 1996, at Jackson Manor. She was born Feb. 17, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles and Carrie Gloth Hahn. She and Howard McCain were married April 15, 1975, at Jackson. He died Oct. 31, 1989...

Peter P. Jenkins, 82, 423 Marroseann, died Friday, July 12, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born July 13, 1913, in Nakomis, Ill., son of Peter and Barbara Yezdauskas Jenkins. He and Ruth Dragunas were married Aug. 4, 1942, in Chicago. Jenkins was a millwright...

KELSO -- Olga Meta Enderle, 74, of Kelso, died Friday, July 12, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 15, 1921, at Wittenberg, daughter of Joseph and Bertha Perr Schroeder. She and Chester J. Enderle were married April 12, 1945. He died Aug. 19, 1983...

SHOOK -- Hansel Delmar Fulton, 77, of Shook, died Thursday, July 11, 1996, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Oct. 17, 1918, at Patton, son of James and Rosa Fadler Fulton. He and Elizabeth Siemer were married Dec. 14, 1943. Fulton was the first commander of VFW Post 3416 at Wappapello. He was a member of Amvets Post 55 at Berkeley and Wappapello Eagles...

A drive to get money for painting house numbers on curbs may be confusing to some Cape Girardeau residents, Fire Marshal Tom Hinkebein said Friday. An unidentified person or group has been putting large notices on homeowners' doors. The notices say the homeowners can increase their safety by having their house numbers painted on the curb, thus making the number more visible to police, fire and ambulance personnel...

Gerald McDougall is excited about the new master of business administration program being launched on the Southeast Missouri State University campus this fall. "The new business program and a new state-of-the-art business facility were two goals when I came here three years ago," said Dr. McDougall, dean of the Donald L. Harrison College of Business at Southeast...

Barnes & Noble is sponsoring a "Topsy-Turvy Party" for children at 11 a.m. Saturday. The party is based on the Festival of Fools scene in Disney's new movie, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Children should come dressed upside down and backwards for the festival, which will feature readings, trivia quizzes, craft activities and games...

Original paintings, crafts and other creations by people affected by mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse will be exhibited in the Danforth Community Room of the Clara Drinkwater Newman Library, 1-5 E. Marshall St., from Monday through July 31 as part of the Missouri Department of Mental Health's director's creativity showcase...

The support group for families of children with disabilities will hold a family picnic Thursday at 6 p.m. in Shelter 20 at Cape County Park South. Families should bring their own hot dogs and buns. Everything else will be provided. The Rehabilitation Services and Assistive Technology Mobile Unit will be on display, and parents will be able to see demonstrations of a variety of assistive technology items. ...

A great expectations class for women in the early months of pregnancy will be held Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Classroom A at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Regional Cancer Center. The class deals with nutrition, exercise and other special considerations for expectant mothers. Fee is $5 and preregistration is required. Call 651-5833 to register...

Blood, the old saying goes, will tell. And technological and medical advances make blood, and other body fluids, tell a lot. Depending on what particular tests are run, results can reveal everything from what the subject had for breakfast to what infections he's been exposed to and whether he was at the scene of a crime...

The Ladies Nite Out menopause support group will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in Classroom 101 on the first floor of the main building at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Susan Pekios from Southeast's educational staff will present "Interplanetary Confusion: How Men and Women Speak Differently."...