Stories from Friday, August 21, 1998

To the editor: The Aug. 16 letter by Christine Stephens seems to place her squarely in the camp of the don't-worry corps when it comes to global population. This is such an uninformed and unreasonable representation of our current situation that it demands a response. ...

For 90 years, the Jackson Homecomers has been a celebration of community, of strong family ties and of civic pride. Most everyone who participates in the five days of activities is related to someone -- or a lot of someones -- in Jackson or who were onetime Jackson residents...

Now that the Cape Girardeau City Council has put a tax proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot to generate funds for Southeast Missouri State University's proposed River Campus, there is much to be done to inform city voters about the project, the funding plan and the expected long-term benefits...

LOMBARDO DRIVE is so dusty you can hardly see the car in front of you. There's going to be an accident if something isn't done to clean this mess up. We cut through there to go to church. I couldn't believe all the dust. THIS IS for the lady who found my bag in the ladies' bathroom at Penney's. I wish to tell her thank you for turning it in to the lost and found. I appreciate her honesty and kindness...

Paul Unterreiner, 15, was vaccinated against the Hepatitis B virus along with his two sisters before they return to school. Cape County Health Department health nurse Ladeva Enderle gave a hepatitis B vaccine shot to Sarah Unterreiner, 15. Children who line up for immunizations as they prepare for another school year may wonder why they need all these shots...

Getting ready for a new school year can mean lots of errands for parents and children -- purchasing school supplies, getting immunizations, locating a copy of the child's birth certificate. At May Greene Elementary School Thursday, the Caring Communities project made school preparation a little easier at a School Care Fair...

You've just finished loading your shopping cart with raw chicken, hamburger and milk when you remember you still need to pick up some drain cleaner and maybe some paper towels. A 10-minute detour from the frozen food section is no problem, right? Wrong, says Diane Gregory, an environmental public health specialist with the Cape Girardeau County Health Department...

If you tried watching late night TV and commercials, counting sheep, pacing the floor and drinking more warm milk than what you can really stomach and nothing helps you to get to sleep, you may have insomnia -- or trouble sleeping. Insomnia comes in many forms. ...

JACKSON -- Justin Johnson and Laura Beth Whittington had sung a nice duet on "It's Your Love" and Alisha Walther soulfully belted out the gospel tune "Pray My Way Out," but Casie Janet appeared to have first place in the Jackson Homecomers Talent Contest won Thursday night...

Southeast Missouri State University President Dr. Dale Nitzschke has ordered the condoms removed from the "welcome back to school" gift boxes given students. Nitzschke ordered the condoms removed Thursday from gift boxes distributed to students at the textbook rental service in the University Center...

The economy is down, down on the farm. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and her Democratic challenger, Tony Heckemeyer, agreed Thursday the farm economy is ailing. Heckemeyer on Thursday blamed the farm bill passed by a GOP-led Congress in 1996. The Sikeston Democrat said the Freedom to Farm Act is a road to ruin for family farmers...

To taste the worthiest of fruit, a truly home-grown and vine-ripened tomato, follow this simple advice. Grow your own. It would be negligent of me not to pay my annual tribute to the tomato, the all-purpose fruit whose only known drawback is that it is too often marketed as home-grown and vine-ripened when, in fact, neither of those claims is true...

As Kerry Robinson continues to climb toward a potential major-league baseball career, he can't help but think back to 1994. It was then that Robinson batted a paltry .232 as a Southeast Missouri State University junior. At the time, he looked like anything but a hot item...

The Jackson Barracudas Swim Team placed first in the recent Mississippi West Swim Conference Championship Finals held in Jonesboro, Ark. Jackson, which prevailed among 22 teams, advanced 38 swimmers to the finals. The Barracudas had five swimmers earn high-point honors: Sheila Wade and Joe Ziegler (8-under); Steffan Troxel (11-12); Ben Statler (13-14); and Jennifer Freeze (15-18)...

Dewey Keller, 81, recorded his third career hole-in-one with an ace at Kimbeland Country Club. Keller recorded the feat with an 8-iron on No. 6, a 140-yard par 3. Witnessing the shot were Bill Winkler, Cliff Rudesill and Cliff West.

Dr. Helmut Hartmann, 83, of Venice, Fla., died Tuesday, July 21, 1998, in Venice. Hartmann practiced in Southern Illinois, in the Frohna area and in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 25, 1915, in Ebolowa, Cameroon, West Africa. He first married Brenda Parks, who died in 1993. He later married Martha Baum...

Funeral for Emerald L. "Lee" Simino of Cape Girardeau will be held at noon today at Basler Funeral Home in Ste. Genevieve. The Rev. John Deken will officiate, with burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Simino, 58, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Ted White, 79, of Lake Charles, La., died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1998, at Lake Charles. He was born Dec. 18, 1918, in Elco, son of Jesse and Rosa Heater White. Survivors include his wife, Margie; two sons, Teddy Lee of Longview, Texas, Tony White of Beltone, Texas; three brothers, Jesse White of Elco, Weldon White of Olympia, Wash., Paul White of Santa Clara, Calif.; and three grandchildren...

OAK RIDGE -- Laverne R. Schreiner, 53, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born March 3, 1945, at Pocahontas, daughter of Carl and Bertha Walther Koeberl. She and Jerry M. Schreiner were married Aug. 28, 1965...

CANALOU -- Helen B. Drake, 95, formerly of Canalou, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998, at Marantha Lodge Nursing Home in Springfield. She was born June 23, 1903, at Canalou, daughter of Jesse and Lula Hinkle Bean. She and Grover Drake were married in 1917. He died in September 1969...

BERNIE -- Roy L. Pounds, 84, of Bernie died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dexter. He was born July 17, 1914, in Ward, Ark., the son of Richard J. and Gertrude Welsh Pounds. He married Iva Edna Thornton in Bernie, and she died March 25, 1983. He married Amanda Thornton Rores in Bernie on July 5, 1986. She died July 6, 1998...

DEXTER -- Emma Harris, 83, of Dexter died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 15, 1914, in London, Ark., the daughter of John and Ollie Maude Griffin Gibson. She married Charley F. Harris, who died May 26, 1993. She lived in Arkansas until 1943, when she moved to Parma. In 1973, she moved to Dexter. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing and as a cook on a towboat. She attended First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter...

JACKSON -- Jean Latimer, 72, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at her home. She was born Aug. 1, 1926, in New Madrid County, the daughter of William and Alta Mingle Pardon. She married Jack Latimer on Nov. 16, 1943. She was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson, past matron of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 91 in Jackson, past president of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 10495, member of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary 2652 in Jackson and a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 158 in Jackson.. ...

Daughter to David Andrew and Lisa Marie Ruhman of Ironton, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:51 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 1998. Name, Naomi Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds 6 ounces. Fourth child, second daughter. Mrs. Ruhman is the former Lisa Perreault, daughter of Gerald A. and Nancy M. Perreault of Lake Linden, Mich. Ruhman is the son of Roger and Louise Ruhman of Metamora, Ill. He is an assistant middle school principal...

CHARLESTON -- Dorothy Drennan Allen, 83, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at the Charleston Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

PERRYVILLE -- Marie B. Geringer, 79, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 20, 1918, at Perryville, the daughter of Ruben and Mary Panier Gibbar. She and Joe Geringer were married Aug. 17, 1940. He died Dec. 20, 1990...

BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral for Hazel A. Allen of Bloomfield will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Vyron Yount will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery. Allen, 86, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...