Stories from Monday, August 11, 1997

Susanna Baylon of Cape Girardeau has joined Bay News 9, a Time Warner, 24-hour news television station in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area, as anchor/reporter. Baylon, who started her broadcast career at WSIL-TV in Southern Illinois, has been at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau for more than eight years. While at KFVS-TV, she anchored, produced and reported for Heartland News. She also co-hosted the MDA Telethon...

The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in four areas this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call 335-3312 for appointment...

St. Francis Medical Center has been recognized for employer support of the National Guard and Reserve. Rick Fehr, medical center security coordinator, accepted the certificate of appreciation, which was awarded by the National Committee for Employee Support of the National Guard and Reserve...

Spartech Corp. has entered into a strategic sales and marketing alliance with Takiron Co., LTD., headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Takiron is a leading producer of engineered plastic materials for industrial, agricultural, electronics and medical markets with annual sales of $550 million...

Brenda Lowther, right, manager of 3R'S Plus Supplies at 2136 William, Suite 140 in the Town Plaza Shopping Center, helped Laura Seyer, a third-grade teacher at Nell Holcomb School find school supplies. Makiea Anderson of New Madrid looked at Unionleg loose-fit jeans at JCPenney Co. Loose-fitting jeans called baggies are still in style...

A National Aeronautics and Space Administration Outreach Conference will be held at Mineral Area College Aug. 21. The conference, sponsored by the NASA, Mineral Area College, Parkland Council of Chambers and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North College Center on the MAC campus...

"Starting a Small Business" is the topic of a workshop, to be held Wednesday, Aug. 26, and Sept. 9, at Shawnee Community College. The workshops are sponsored by the college's Small Business Development Center.

A new Drury Inn & Suites hotel has opened at Interstate 44 and Glenstone in Springfield, Mo. Drury Inns Inc., a family-owned and operated hotel chain, operates more than 85 Drury Inn, Pear Tree Inn by Drury, Thrifty Inn, Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels in 14 states...

"Rice Farmer of the Year" nominations are being accepted by the U.S. Rice Federation. A top rice producer from the major rice-producing states of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, California, Mississippi and Texas will be selected, with the six winners to be recognized at the USA Rice Outlook Conference, Dec. 7 through 9, at Tunica, Miss...

The nation's jobless rate dropped to 4.8 percent in July, matching a 24-year low. The Labor Department's unemployment report, released Friday, showed wage growth stalled in July. Average hourly earnings were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted $12.23...

That sunflower you see growing on the farm of Gerald and Brad Williams near Cardwell is not a sunflower. It resembles a sunflower, it grows to be 12 feet tall, it bears yellow flowers, similar to but not quite as seedy as a sunflower. But the plant is really a "Jerusalem artichoke."...

"This year's Homecomers reunion is deemed a grand success in every way and record-breaker in several; financially, in way of order, in entertainment, weather and other usual success attended meeting, but in attendance it was decided record breaker; Saturday boasted largest crowd ever seen in Jackson; in every direction from the courthouse could be seen mass of sweltering humanity packed between street stands and other concessions."...

Physically and developmentally disabled workers are becoming more common as business owners begin to tap into a previously unused personnel resource. The recent growth in the supported employment movement has allowed disabled workers to enter the public workforce in increasing numbers. ...

The latest theory on mainstreaming physically and developmentally disabled students into regular classrooms is bringing into question the definition of an appropriate education. State and federal laws require schools to provide "free and appropriate" access to education for any student regardless of physical or mental disability. ...

"This is 12:45 a.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1948, a final hurried check before this box is to be locked and wrapped. The katydids are singing just outside the open door. It is cool but pleasant; a beautiful day is anticipated." NEW HAMBURG -- Those words were found in a hand-written letter penned by Fr. ...

Larry Haertling is just about finished building a house in the Twin Lakes subdivision. But Haertling doesn't know whether he should put in a septic tank or hook up to the subdivision wells. Three years ago, when Twin Lakes residents voted to be annexed by the city of Cape Girardeau, they expected to have city water and sewer services. City police patrol their streets, city crews repair them, and should their be a fire or a medical emergency the city fire department shows up...

I went home to visit the folks not long ago and was again reminded of a peculiar phenomenon: My beloved Pop doesn't know his daughters' names. Or, to be more specific, he can't tell us apart. He knows the two names -- Peggy and Liz -- he's just never sure which name goes with which offspring...

THE TWO most recent articles you ran about the alleged Mississippi County voter fraud were very informative. One of the two was a reprint of the somewhat in-depth story done by The Wall Street Journal. In that story, area Republican operative David Barklage was described as "stocky." I have seen Mr. ...

Sigmund Freud, the man who once was revered as the "father of modern psychiatry" but who has now been disowned, if not discredited, by may of his professional brethren, was a firm believer in the effects of environment on human thought and behavior. ...

Southeast Missouri State University, like others around the nation since the affirmative-action push in the 1980s, has tried to attract minority students to its campus. Now the university has taken a new approach by naming a 36-member commission it hopes will work to help boost the school's number of black and other minority students, faculty and staff...

This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you think about the Teamsters' strike against UPS?" Gene King, Jackson "I feel UPS would be a hectic place to work and they should get equal pay for equal work. UPS can go on strike and do what they want. I'm all for that."...

During the week of Aug. 25 through 29 area, company employees will give their time for Area United Way agencies. Many area bosses will allow workers to volunteer on company time. Deena Fischer, chairman for the United Way's third annual Days of Caring, said the weeklong event lets employees see where their company paycheck donations go. Volunteers from area businesses will participate in a variety of activities to benefit one of the 28 area agencies...

After a year of getting adjusted to the rigors and challenges of big-time college football, Jackson's Nathan Norman is ready to make his pitch for the starting fullback job with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Norman, a 1996 Jackson High graduate, has put in a summer of serious workouts as he prepares for his sophomore season in Fayetteville. He reports to camp Tuesday with two-a-day practices set to begin Thursday...

WICHITA, Kan. -- The Kohlfeld Capahas remained hot at the plate Sunday -- and in the process remained in contention for the National Baseball Congress World Series title. Kohlfeld, after losing its opening tournament game last weekend, made it three straight victories in the double-elimination event by holding off the Tacoma (Wash.) Timbers 11-10 Sunday afternoon...

BENTON -- David "Shawn" Buchanan, 28, of Benton died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky, following an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 14, 1968, in Sikeston, son of Joel and Sondra Warren Buchanan. He was a contracting manager with McLane Investment Co. of Cape Girardeau. He was a 1987 graduate of Kelly High School and attended Jefferson Community College in Hillsboro...

Robert Lee Martin, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

PATTON -- Greely Elvin Long, 82, of Patton, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at the family home. He was born Nov. 13, 1914, in Lutesville, the son of Steve and Mary James Long. On Jan. 27, 1934 he married Elsie Brotherton. He was a retired farmer. He belonged to Post Oak Congregational Methodist Church in Patton where he served as an ordained deacon...

Mildred Robbins Richardson, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 9, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born March 18, 1905, in Union, S.C., daughter of David and Emma Propst Robbins. She married L.B. Richardson Sr. and he preceded her in death...

Paul Benjamin Talley, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at St. Frances Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1920, in Jackson, the son of Marvin and Emma Maintz Talley. On Jan. 31, 1948, he married Dena Welker in Piggott, Ark. He operated heavy equipment at the former Marquette Cement Plant in Cape Girardeau for 29 years. He also farmed north of Cape Girardeau...

Shirley Ann Tiehes, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Alyce Rogan of Pulaski, Ill., expressed the gospel in song Sunday night at the Pulaski County Fairgrounds. PULASKI -- Crews from the Little Egypt Carnival were setting up the rides, only one farm family had brought in its cattle and somewhat more than 100 people sat in the grandstand listening to gospel music Sunday evening...