Oran home to World War II museum, of sorts
(12/27/06)
Alex Schlitt has more than $1,000 worth of World War II memorabilia displayed in his museum. His museum isn't open to the general public, it's located in the basement of his parent's home in Oran. But if you're a friend or family member, he'll be happy to give you a tour through his museum...
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Stories from Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Cape's postmaster retires this week
(12/27/06)
Cape Girardeau postmaster Mike Keefe says looking back on his start in the postal service feels like flipping on the History Channel. "When I started, we did things a lot like Benjamin Franklin did back in his day. Most everything was done manually. Very few things were done by machines. Today it's all automated," he said...
Police look at son's belongings in probe of Ill. deaths
(12/27/06)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Although authorities remain tight-lipped about details of a double homicide that occurred in a Jonesboro home last week, police have included a search of the couple's son's personal belongings as part of the investigation. Police discovered the bodies of Robert Pitts Sr. ...
Who won $3.7 million Lotto?
(12/27/06)
Someone who purchased a Missouri Lotto ticket at a Jackson convenience store won Saturday night's $3.7 million prize, the Missouri Lottery announced Tuesday. The holder of the winning ticket hasn't come forward, said Susan Goedde, spokeswoman for the lottery. The ticket was sold at the Jackson BP, 1831 E. Jackson Blvd... 
Life as a teen parent
(12/27/06)
"Beep beep beep." It's 6 a.m., and Ashle Richardson's alarm clock sounds. Like most teenagers, she usually takes a few minutes to get out of bed in the morning. But Richardson can't hit the snooze button too many times because someone needs her attention in the mornings -- her 5-month-old son, Eric...
Cape business robbed Sunday
(12/27/06)
Cape Girardeau police are looking for a man who robbed Sally's Beauty Supply, 155 Siemers Drive, Suite 7, Sunday morning. Sgt. Barry Hovis said Tuesday the robbery occurred about 11:07 a.m., when a man tied and gagged the employee in the store office before fleeing with beauty supplies and a bank bag with an undetermined amount of cash... 
Cape woman suspected of stealing mail
(12/27/06)
The U.S. Postal Service is investigating a Cape Girardeau woman allegedly caught stealing mail from mailboxes on Christmas Eve. Cape Girardeau police arrested Jessica Ann Shaw, 33, of 2816 Themis St., Apt. E, Sunday after a complaint from residents that Shaw was taking mail from mailboxes in the 2800 block of Whitener Street, according to a statement released Tuesday by Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle...
Sikeston officers kept busy with discovery of body, shooting
(12/27/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Between Friday and Monday evening, Sikeston Department of Public Safety officers found a dead woman lying near a roadway, responded to a shooting, an armed robbery and stabbing, according to a news release issued Tuesday. According to DPS director Drew Juden, an unidentified woman was found lying near the roadway around 10 p.m. Friday. The 49-year-old was found lying unresponsive at Stoddard Street and Malone Avenue...
Judge's liberal-bashing book causes stir
(12/27/06)
ST. LOUIS -- A book by a veteran St. Louis judge, due out this week, is causing a stir in political and legal circles for its sentiments on "femifascists" and "illiberal liberals." And some say it could cost him his job. The liberal-bashing book by St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker Jr. may become available publicly this week, but the official rollout is scheduled for next Tuesday on conservative TV host Bill O'Reilly's show...
Reporter's question
(12/27/06)
The Southeast Missourian would like to ask anybody who is having a large or unusual New Year's Day party to contact us for a possible story. Whether you watch football, eat black-eyed peas or go for a dip in the backyard swimming pool, if it's a tradition, we want to hear about it. Also, if you made and kept a New Year's resolution last year, we'd love to hear about it...
Newly elected senator blocks Blunt appointee to education board
(12/27/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A newly elected state senator on Wednesday blocked the gubernatorial appointment of a private school advocate to the board governing Missouri's public K-12 schools. Sen.-elect Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, said he would not sponsor constituent Donayle Whitmore-Smith for Senate confirmation proceedings to the state Board of Education...
Program helps refugees bridge cultural divides
(12/27/06)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Halfway around the world from the homeland they fled as refugees, the eight members of the Tu family are finding help and hospitality thanks to a church-based program taking hold in the Kansas City area. The program, called Haven, is run by Catholic Charities and links church groups with refugee families from all religious faiths. ...
Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
(12/27/06)
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. -- Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court. Another inmate, Jesse Dorris, alleges that Bruggeman's flatulence -- passed in close proximity to Dorris -- sparked a Dec. 14 fight between the two at the jail... 
Stores hoping to salvage slow Christmas season
(12/27/06)
NEW YORK -- Retailers regrouped Tuesday, hoping that after-Christmas shopping would help them make up for a holiday season that fell short of expectations, while their customers were back in the stores looking for deeper and deeper discounts. With mounds of unsold winter clothes to move out, retailers were further slashing already heavily marked-down goods -- a typical response to a less-than-satisfactory season... 
Personalized bobblehead dolls becoming increasingly popular, and not just with celebrities
(12/27/06)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Ralph Trumbo is neither an athlete nor a celebrity. Nevertheless, he has a bobblehead likeness of himself sitting on his mantel. Bobbleheads, those shaky-headed 3-D caricatures, have jiggled free of their mass-produced roots of an earlier generation. Once merely featureless figures decked out in team colors and handed out on game day, they now depict just about anyone who wants one... 
Convicted Florida lawmaker files bill to restore felons' voting rights
(12/27/06)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A bill that would automatically return voting rights to felons after they complete their sentences has been introduced by a Florida legislator who is still in office even though he is a convicted felon. The bill introduced Thursday by state Sen. Gary Siplin would change the state's long-standing constitutional ban on felon voting. Now, a felon's rights can only be restored by the state's clemency board, which must hear each case in a process that can take months or years...
Democrats look to redistribute oil money
(12/27/06)
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats in the first weeks of the new Congress plan to establish a dedicated fund to promote renewable energy and conservation, using money from oil companies. That's only one legislative hit the oil industry is expected to take next year as a Congress run by Democrats is likely to show little sympathy to the cash-rich, high-profile business...
Pipeline explosion kills 260 in Nigeria
(12/27/06)
Pipeline explosion kills 260 in Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria -- A gasoline pipeline ruptured by thieves exploded into a blazing inferno Tuesday as scavengers collected the fuel in a poor neighborhood, killing at least 260 people in the latest oil-industry disaster to strike Africa's biggest petroleum producer. ... 
Court rejects Saddam appeal
(12/27/06)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam Hussein's appeal Tuesday and said the former dictator must be hanged within 30 days for his role in the 1982 slayings of 148 Shiite Muslims from a town where assassins tried to kill him. "From tomorrow, any day could be the day" Saddam is sent to the gallows, the chief judge said... 
Brief scare underlines threat on tsunami anniversary
(12/27/06)
BALI, Indonesia -- Sirens blared and thousands of people fled the coast Tuesday as Indonesia held its largest-ever tsunami drill. Others across Asia prayed at mass graves, chimed temple bells and lit candles two years after devastating waves claimed 230,000 lives...
Scott City breaks norm with tight win
(12/27/06)
A day of blowouts at the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament on Tuesday took a game off as No. 7 Scott City held off a second-half charge from No. 10 Kelly in a 59-48 win at the Show Me Center. Running clocks and 30-point margins dominated the first six games Tuesday, but 13 points was the largest margin between the two Scott-Mississippi Conference rivals. The Hawks narrowed the gap to three points midway through the fourth quarter before running out of gas... 
Advance cruises past Leopold in opening round
(12/27/06)
Advance grabbed a 30-point halftime advantage and secured the sixth-straight blowout of the opening day on Tuesday with a 94-46 win over Leopold in the 62nd annual Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. The sixth-seeded Hornets will face No. 3 Jackson in the quarterfinals today. Jackson cruised by Woodland 90-32 earlier in the day... 
Braves, Cubs set up rematch
(12/27/06)
Bell City coach Brian Brandtner and Scott County Central coach Ronnie Cookson each felt his team came out a bit flat during the opening round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament. The squads don't figure to have that problem tonight. Despite Tuesday's somewhat sluggish play, fifth-seeded Bell City routed No. 12 Meadow Heights 80-36 and No. 4 Scott County Central ripped No. 13 Chaffee 69-32... 
Central lone team among top eight seeds to lose at Christmas tournament
(12/27/06)
According to the seedings, it was only a mild upset. But that did nothing to diminish the excitement the Class 1 Oran Eagles felt following Tuesday night's 77-71 overtime win over Class 5 Cape Girardeau Central. "Oran hasn't beat a big school like that in a while," senior forward Chase Seyer said. "We're real happy to do it."... 
Bad omen for Buckeyes - Heisman
(12/27/06)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maybe it's all those tiring banquets, photo ops and interviews. Maybe it's the extra pressure that comes with being a Heisman Trophy winner. Or maybe the so-called Heisman jinx doesn't even exist. While some have played poorly and others great, the fact is five of the last six Heisman winners have played for the national championship and only one was victorious... 
Tiger players fight illness just three days before game with Oregon State
(12/27/06)
EL PASO, Texas -- The cold and flu season is something Missouri probably thought it was escaping when the team left for the Sun Bowl just before Christmas. Instead, the bug might have followed them, with more than 20 players held out of practice on Tuesday and only three days to go before game day. No starters appeared to be affected on a warm day, although coach Gary Pinkel said some of his assistant coaches were hurting... 
Improved offense makes Ravens lethal
(12/27/06)
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- As they stumbled to a 6-10 finish a year ago, the Baltimore Ravens were forced to answer serious questions about the state of a team that fully expected to be in the Super Bowl. Could the Ravens win with Kyle Boller at quarterback? Was Jamal Lewis still capable of carrying the running game? Could Ray Lewis still dominate at middle linebacker, or even stay healthy for an entire season? And, most importantly, could coach Brian Billick cope with the toned-down persona demanded by owner Steve Bisciotti?. ... 
Victory and tears Tiger Woods mixed sorrow, greatness
(12/27/06)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods' year can be summed up in a series of snapshots on the 18th green at Royal Liverpool. One minute he thrust both arms in the air after winning the British Open, the next he sobbed on the shoulder of his caddie. Even now, Woods has a hard time watching his most meaningful tournament of 2006, his first victory since his father died of cancer. He has seen replays, but only until he taps in for par on the final hole...
Chew on that!
(12/27/06)
"Thanks for the pens. It's too bad they'll all be useless in about a week." That, embarrassingly, is a sentence I uttered to a co-worker who was nice enough to give me a holiday gift basket brimming with ink-pens and Hershey's chocolates. A normal person would have salivated just looking at the candy. I, however, was eyeing the pens. You see -- and there's no easy way to say this -- I'm a compulsive chewer...
Ring in the New Year with appetizers
(12/27/06)
Christmas was such a fabulous day for our family. We were surrounded by all of our family, which made the day perfect. Two events combined to make the best part of the day for me. Our son, who had been in the hospital, got out in time for Christmas, so we were able to be together, which was awesome. ... 
Putting the joy back in the Joy of Cooking
(12/27/06)
One afternoon in April 1950, the late Mary Blue, former food editor of the Southeast Missourian, was browsing in the book department of the downtown St. Louis Famous-Barr store. She was approached by an elderly lady seeking advice about certain titles...
Schwarzenegger undergoes surgery after breaking leg during ski vacation
(12/27/06)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's broken leg was put back together with wires and screws Tuesday, and the "Terminator" star should make a full recovery, though he will probably be on crutches during his inauguration next week, officials aid...
James Ballentine
(12/27/06)
CAIRO, Ill. -- James L. Ballentine, 64, of Cairo died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at the home of his sister and caregiver in Hodges Park, Ill. He was born Nov. 9, 1942, son of Joe Willie and Isola Batts Ballentine. Ballentine moved back to Southern Illinois in 1975 and later became employed at Burkart Foam Plant...
Julia Walker
(12/27/06)
Julia Barbara Walker, 84, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at her home. She was born May 23, 1922, in Atlantic City, N.J., daughter of John and Elizabeth Bucci De George. She and Everett "Bud" Walker were married March 6, 1943, in Atlantic City. He died Sept. 15,1998... 
Marilyn Vaughn
(12/27/06)
Marilyn Sue Vaughn, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 21, 1940, in Hillsboro, Mo., daughter of Ervin R. and Bertha Ellen Williams Mullins. She and Stanley Vaughn were married Aug. 15, 1966, in Perryville, Mo...
Franklin Baker Sr.
(12/27/06)
Franklin D. Baker Sr., 62, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital. He was born May 23, 1944, in Cape Girardeau. Baker was a machine operator with International Paper 33 years, retiring in 2006. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Monique Evans of Jackson, Moinea Lopez of Fort Wayne; two sons, Carey and Franklin Baker Jr. ...
Betty Brown
(12/27/06)
Betty M. Brown, 82, of Bethalto, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at her home. She was born Sept. 24, 1924, in Jackson, daughter of Willis and Leona Mae Slinkard Orrell. She and Paul Brown were married March 9, 1940, at Marble Hill, Mo. Formerly of Jackson, Brown worked 23 years at the former Jackson Hosiery Mill, was a meter maid with Jackson Police Department seven years and retired in 1986 from Rexall Drugs. ...
Richard Holekamp Sr.
(12/27/06)
Richard F. Holekamp Sr., 88, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Monticello House. He was born Jan. 28, 1918, in St. Louis, son of Julius Robert and Emilie Duboise Holekamp. Richard was employed by the state of Missouri Department of Conservation 37 1/2 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the Society of American Foresters, Soil Conservation Society, Boy Scouts of America, and American Legion Post 158 in Jackson... 
Dorothy Aldrich
(12/27/06)
Dorothy Ann Wilson Aldrich, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 4, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Voris and Farrie Campbell Wilson. She and the Rev. Paul Aldrich, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene from 1971 to 1976, were married Feb. 10, 1951. He died May 14, 1996, after 45 years of marriage... 
Virginia Wylder
(12/27/06)
Virginia Mae Wylder, 79, of Scott City died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 11, 1927, in St. Louis, daughter of Otto Charles and Rosiena Philemena Zoellner Heisserer. She and Everett Harold Wylder were married Oct. 24, 1942, at Benton, Mo. He died Dec. 4, 1975...
Joy Curry
(12/27/06)
Joy Lee Curry, 40, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lorimier Cemetery, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 
Cora Oberbeck
(12/27/06)
Cora B. Oberbeck, 87, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at Monticello House. She was born Aug. 25, 1919, in Tilsit, daughter of Gustav and Lydia Burgfeld Best. She and Clarence A. Oberbeck were married Dec. 30, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He died Jan. 12, 2000...
Police reports 12/27/06
(12/27/06)
The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Zechariah L. James, 28, of 1424 William St., was arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for contempt of court for failure to pay fine and cost for prohibited acts/noise disturbance...
Fire report 12/27/06
(12/27/06)
n At 6:52 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of Linden Street. n At 7:50 p.m., carbon monoxide detector in the 1300 block of Okenwald Street. n At 10:50 p.m., citizen assist in the 3200 block of Themis Street. n At 8:11 a.m., fire alarm at 2910 Beavercreek Drive...
Out of the past 12/27/06
(12/27/06)
After-Christmas sales, along with plenty of gift exchanges, brought shoppers out in force in Cape Girardeay yesterday, and it appears another busy day is in store for merchants today; Saturday was one of the bigtgest days of the year for local shoppers, who took advantage of end-of-the-year sales as merchants attempt to reduce inventories by Dec. 31...
DWI for drugs
(12/27/06)
Under current law in Missouri, a motorist who is found to have blood alcohol content over a certain level can be charged with driving while intoxicated even if police officers did not see the motorist consume any alcoholic beverages. But that same motorist who is shown to have illegally consumed controlled substances that affect his driving cannot be charged with DWI unless an officer sees the drugs being consumed under current law...
Speak Out 12/27/06
(12/27/06)
Provide infrastructure; Over-the-counter issue; Cairo's election; Another choice; Cold War analysis; Wrong again; Blame Republicans; Stealing tax dollars; It's our fault; As about real ideas; Getting benefits; Private streets? |
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