Stories from Sunday, July 14, 1996

To the editor: Whoa! Let's back up. While the Southeast Missourian is correct in the credit it gave in its July 9 editorial to those who provided the final impetus for construction of a new Mississippi River traffic bridge in Cape Girardeau, it should be noted the effort began much earlier...

"The odds are long. But long odds never stopped Bill Emerson. And long odds won't stop me." With those inspirational words, Jo Ann Emerson announced that she will run for her late husband's 8th District seat in Congress. The large and enthusiastic crowd that turned out for her announcement Wednesday morning represented no fewer than 10 southern Missouri counties. ...

The high cost of low campaigning "It is not whether we overcome his spending, but whether we can get a million for TV. If we can get our money, we can win." The above statement comes form Weldon Tuck, a well-known Republican consultant who is masterminding this year's gubernatorial quest of State Auditor Margaret Kelly. ...

Bob Woodward's new book "The Choice" treats Bob Dole most kindly. In lengthy interviews with Woodward, Dole comes off as a decent sort of guy with decent instincts. But Dole the candidate, Dole the speaker, Dole the guiding force of a presidential campaign -- that's another story -- with Woodward and with most everyone else. ...

JACKSON -- City officials are considering options on whether to enact a citywide curfew. Mayor Paul Sander said the city will get input from the police department and community groups on how other cities handle their curfews and the effects curfews have on juvenile crime...

Anita Hall, a Scott City elementary teacher, will be bringing some "fresh, innovative ideas and methods" to the students in her classes next year. Hall, a second-grade teacher, has recently been chosen by state education officials to serve as a leader in a teacher-to-teacher training program that will take place over the next two years. ...

One thousand residents from Bollinger County have been randomly selected to participate in the Bollinger County Health Assessment Survey. This survey is being conducted by the Community Health Assessment Resource Team (CHART) of Bollinger County. The survey data will be analyzed and used as a tool to assess and prioritize community health problems...

Mike Byrd sits on one of his street bikes outside his home in Jackson. Mike Byrd comes around a curve at Putnam Park. He is the lead bike. Mike Byrd comes out of a curve at a race at Putnam Park. Byrd races in the slowest class, but still reaches speeds of up to 130 mph...

This is how the house looked before the retoration began. This is a picture of the occupants of the house around 1912. Amelia Frentzel stands with the Paul Hopfers family. C.E. "Jim" Frentzel, Quentin Klaus and descendants of Charles Frentzel are restoring the family homestead in Uniontown...

Industrial recruitment used to be a hit-and-miss sort of proposition. Businesses looked at a community, checking on its property costs, labor force, highways, schools and parks. After weighing the benefits and drawbacks, owners made a decision to establish there or move down the road...

For decades, Missouri offered few incentives to lure business ventures and their accompanying jobs into the state. That changed 10 years ago when state legislators made a huge impact on economic development in Missouri. They created enterprise zones, areas of cities and counties where new businesses could receive tax credits from the state and tax abatements from local government...

Rod Sipe preformed fire eating and magic for about 50 children and their parents at the Pizza Hut on Broadway Saturday afternoon. Even though he's a "Master of Magic and Fire," Rod Sipe still gets inflamed about his work. Sipe, a professional fire-eater performed two shows in Cape Girardeau Saturday...

In the eclectic culture that is "yard sailing," Judy Perkins of Cape Girardeau is definitely the early bird. But she's not looking for worms, she's looking for a good buy. Along with many other Americans across the country, Perkins said she and her husband, Gerald, forfeit their chance to sleep in and get up each Saturday morning at 6 a.m. to "hit the sales."...

It was late afternoon on one of those thick July days that make you daydream of September. After tromping through fields and rocky woods for half an hour, mu wife Mary and I finally reached the section of river where we wanted to fish, or at least to wade around and explore. ...

SIKESTON -- Benny Allen Greer, 25, of Sikeston died Friday, July 12, 1996, after being hit by a vehicle. He was born Dec. 21, 1970, at Sikeston, son of Otis L. and Merle E. McIntyre Greer. He and Lisa Dianne Rose were married June 7, 1996, at Sikeston...

DEXTER -- John M. Crump, 90, of Bernie died Saturday, July 13, 1996, at Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in Dexter.

KELSO -- Visitation for Olga Meta Enderle, 74, will be at 2 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. A memorial service for the Daughters of Isabella begins at 6:30, and a VFW Ladies Auxiliary memorial will be at 7. The rosary will be at 7:30, and Knights of Columbus service at 8...

CAIRO -- Betty Shuemaker, 73, of Cairo died Friday, July 12, 1996, from injuries sustained in an automobile collision in Ballard County, Ky. She was born Jan. 31, 1923, at Cairo, daughter of Mack and Elsie Rhymer Morse. She and Loarn L. Shuemaker were married...

KIRKWOOD -- Lillie Marie Eastwood, 89, of Kirkwood and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, July 13, 1996, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood. She was born Dec. 10, 1906, at Ware, Ill., daughter of Willis and Mattie Ford Reed. She and William Earl Eastwood were married June 11, 1924, at Cape Girardeau. He died Nov. 16, 1981...

Son to Bradley J. Bowers and Tara P. Ruch of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:55 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 1996. Name, Damon Bradley. Weight, 6 pounds 7 ounces. Fourth child, third son. Ms. Ruch is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Petzoldt of Perryville. She is employed in the video department at Country Mart and at Quality Packaging. Bowers is the son of Mary Bowers and Jack Bowers of Jackson...

When the 1996 Olympic Games begin Friday in Atlanta, some area residents will be there to watch the historic events. Thousands of people from all across the world are expected to attend the Centennial Games, and more than 3 billion worldwide will view it on television...

On a hot summer day comes a peculiar longing for the odor of dog fennel or horsemint, aka monarda, by the more stylish botanist. One might wonder about this longing. Why not old roses and gardenias? Well, those too, but I have somewhat of an explanation for the fennel and horsemint longing...

The Mississippi Valley Chapter of the Ozark Society of Cape Girardeau recently donated a videotape to the Cape Girardeau Public Library entitled "Buffalo River -- A National Treasure." "Buffalo River" discusses the river and how it was saved. In 1962, the Ozark Society, founded by Dr. ...