Stories from Sunday, January 27, 1991

To the voters of the city of Jackson: We are wondering if the city residents of Jackson know that the city officials spent over two hours in circuit court on June 29, 1990 trying to convince the judge that the city of Jackson could service our area. ...

DEXTER - Two political newcomers are waging what will be a short campaign for state representative in the 156th district. Jerry Seabaugh, of Route 3 Dexter, was chosen as the Republican nominee Jan. 14 and Marilyn Williams, of Dudley, was picked by the Democrats Jan. 15. The two will face off in a special election Feb. 19...

Information in a Jan. 27 Southeast Missourian article incorrectly stated that the center previously was open for deposits only between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays, when the drop-off facility actually was open throughout the day. (CORRECTION RAN 1-29-91, PAGE 8A)...

Saint Vincent Cape Saint Vincent De Paul School was established in 1877. Its first site was next to Old Saint Vincent's Church on South Spanish Street. In 1957 the school was relocated to its present location at 1919 Ritter Drive. There are presently 378 students attending Saint Vincent's in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. ...

To the Editor: As the United Nations deadline passed by tonight (Jan. 16) there is little hope for peace. While a soldier never wants a war, we stand behind President Bush knowing that he exhausted all means for a peaceful solution. Congress has approved the use of force, and media polls show that the majority of Americans support the resolution. ...

Saint Augustine School Kelso St. Augustine School, Kelso, was established in 1877 to serve the educational needs of the growing Catholic German immigrant population. One hundred fourteen years and five buildings later, St. Augustine School, staffed by dedicated Precious Blood Sisters and lay teachers, continues to be a strong asset to the community. The school is accredited by the Missouri Chapter of the National Federation of Non-Public School State Accrediting Association...

St. Ambrose School Chaffee St. Ambrose School first began with ground breaking on August 20, 1917 by Father Clooney, the pastor, and members of the parish council. Classes in the new St. Ambrose School began on September 2, 1918 with an enrollment of 191 students in Grades 1 thru 8. The Sisters of Mercy from St. Louis, MO staffed the school...

War is the second worst activity of mankind, acquiescence in slavery being the first. William F. Buckley, Jr. "President Bush has been proved right and his critics, this paper included, have been proved wrong. Delay in going to war was not due to loss of nerve or weakening of resolution, as we feared. ...

Saddam Hussein says he's winning the war. Like Connie Hendron won the state auditor's race --- Americans are hopping mad about those fourth quarter record-high petroleum profits. If we were Exxon, Amoco, Shell and Texaco, we'd have a little oil to pour on troubled waters...

The final U.S. Census figures are in: Cape Girardeau grew by 77 people during the decade of the 1980s. These final numbers prompt mixed feelings. On the plus side, the recount puts city growth in positive numbers. The final number is up 271 from last year's preliminary count. On the other hand, growth of only 77 is certainly nothing to cheer about...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - A regional chapter of the American Society of Post Anesthesia Recovery Nurses is being formed. An informational meeting will be held Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Friend's Lounge at St. Francis Medical Center. Individuals interested in forming the Southeast Missouri Post Anesthesia Nurses Association may contact Vicki Ziegenhorn or Carolyn Westrich at 339-6143...

ORAN -- Funeral mass for Rose Amrhein of Oran will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. The Rev. Norand Varone will officiate and burial will be in the Guardian Angel Catholic Church Cemetery. Ms. Amrhein died Friday at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. She was 91...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Service for Aldana Kimmich be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Carl Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel...

CACHE, Ill. -- Lucy Mae Parker, 88 years old, of Cache, died Friday, Jan. 25, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of Joseph and Daisy Baden Farley. She was a member of the Lake Milligan Baptist Church in Miller City, Ill...

BELL CITY -- Fred Franklin McKee, 86, of Bell City died Friday, Jan. 25, 1991 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born near Bloomfield on Nov. 10, 1904, to the late William an Emily Workman McKee. He was a retired Bell City bus driver and was a custodian at the Bell City Public Schools...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Elsie Maag Miller, 80 years old, of 1823 Westridge, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 25, 1910 in Scott County, daughter of Leo and Josephine Hoefler Tucker. She worked as a supervisor at Ely Walker garment factory in Scott City for over 40 years before retiring in 1974...

GRAVEL HILL -- George H. Kelly, 73, of Gravel Hill, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born at Iron City, Tenn. on July 14, 1917, to the late Tom and Ola Kelly. He married Reba Christine Burnett at Kennett on November 5, 1941. She survives...

MOUND CITY, Ill. - William Schoen, 75, of Mound City died Friday, Jan. 25, 1991 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion, Ill. Schoen was an Army veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Purple Heart medal. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Olmsted...

JACKSON -- Bessie G. Riehm of Jackson, formerly of Kindallville, Ind., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, at her daughter's home in Jackson. Funeral service will be at Berhalter-Hutchins Funeral Home in Kindallville, at 10 a.m. Tuesday. There will be no visitation in Jackson...

JACKSON - Former Jackson resident James L. Jones died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1991 at his residence in Sun City, Ariz. He was 70. A native of Benton, Ky., Jones lived in Jackson until moving eight years ago to Arizona. He was manager of the Production Credit Association in Jackson...

DELTA - Former Delta resident Carrie Vernetta Masters, of the Chaffee Nursing Center, died Friday, Jan. 25, 1991 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was 81. She was born Dec. 6, 1909 at Allenville, the daughter of Silas B. and Mary Alice Tackett Smith. On June 1, 1935 she married Homer F. Masters at Delta...

ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Cleo William Scowden of Advance will be at 2 p.m. today at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. The Rev. Eldo Eaker will officiate and burial will be in the Berrong Cemetery near Gypsy, Mo. Mr. Scowden died Thursday at the Bloomfield Nursing Center in Bloomfield. He was 78...

ADVANCE -- A schoolroom at Advance High School has taken root as a rain forest, evolving into a dark, humid world filled with plants, animals and the raucous din of the jungle. The rain forest display is a project of the school's Science Club, comprised of 60 students from freshmen to seniors. They're hoping the display will raise people's awareness about the plight of the world's rain forests...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A plan to raise state taxes to provide additional funding for education in Missouri garnered support Saturday from area educators. But educators stopped short of endorsing every aspect of the measure. Dr. Arthur Turner, superintendent of the Cape Girardeau Public Schools, and Wayne Maupin, superintendent of the Jackson School District, said public schools in Missouri desperately need increased funding...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri lawmakers say more money is needed for all facets of education, but a $494 million tax-hike-for-education proposal could face rough going with both the General Assembly and the general public. In fact, several lawmakers said Saturday that support from Gov. John Ashcroft is crucial if such a tax hike is to be placed before the voters...

MARBLE HILL Doris Deck witnessed something Saturday she said she hasn't seen since World War II. As she watched a parade progress through the streets of Marble Hill to show support for American troops in the Middle East, she talked of what she recalls as the only other time in U.S. history that patriotism has been so popular...

ARBYRD - A vehicle left the scene late Friday night after the driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Route 108, one-half mile south of this Dunklin County community. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Timmy W. Wilson, 32, of Hornersville, was dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital in Paragould, Ark...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Workers at area Florsheim operations had to wait an extra day to pick up their Friday payroll checks. The checks were delayed due to financial troubles of Florsheim's parent company - Interco, which is headquartered in St. Louis. On Friday, Interco filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code...

SGT. RICK MURPHY U.S. AIR FORCE Sgt. Murphy is the son of MSgt. Hubert Murphy, USAF retired of Jackson and the late Helen Clark Murphy of Sikeston. He is a graduate of Matthews High School. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1977, and is a weapons specialist with the 23rd TFW, working with the A10 Warthog aircraft...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- James W. Wente, Southeast Missouri Hospital administrator, has been named to a seventh term as vice chairman of the Missouri Hospital Association Finance and Budget Committee. The committee is charged with studying and making recommendations pertaining to MHA financial matters to that body's Board of Trustees. The committee also studies financial issues confronting Missouri hospitals...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Catholic Schools Week 1991, "A Kaleidoscope of People," begins today and area Catholic schools are planning activities for the week as diverse as the varied, shifting patterns of a kaleidoscope. Carl Rosenquist, principal at St. Vincent De Paul School in Cape Girardeau, said Catholic Schools Week is an excellent opportunity to "celebrate the diversity that helps to create the beautiful patterns within the special framework of today's Catholic schools."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A Cape Girardeau immunologist whose naval reserve unit was called up earlier this month to join troops in the Persian Gulf will be serving at the Naval Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Robert Sacha had appealed to the government to excuse him from active duty, citing that his family needed him more than his country...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Former Sen. Bill Armstrong of Colorado will be the keynote speaker for the Fourth Annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast at the Show Me Center. The event, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Christian Businessmen's Committee, will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. on March 1...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau County Republican Women's Club will meet Friday at 11:45 a.m. in the Executive Room of the Holiday Inn. Paul Ebaugh is the luncheon speaker, and he will discuss his perspectives on the Persian Gulf war. A report also will be given on the March 23 Lincoln Day event...

JACKSON -- Jeanette Bollinger filed last week for a one-year, unexpired term on the Jackson R-2 School Board. Bollinger is a life-long resident of Cape Girardeau County, and has lived in Jackson for more than 30 years. She is past president of the Jackson PTA, past member of the Band Mothers Club, and past secretary of the Cape Girardeau County 4-H Council. Bollinger served both as a 4-H project leader and community leader for 12 years. Bollinger is a member of the First Baptist Church...

WHEN HITLER FIRST invaded Poland, many U.S. citizens were against involvement. The U.S. stayed out of it and Hitler obtained control of most of Europe and North Africa. If it wasn't for his mistake of opening a second front with the U.S.S.R., and for the Japanese forcing our hand into it when they did, he may not have been defeated before achieving atomic capabilities. ...

I WAS WONDERING if there are any area blood drives going on at this time. Thank you. WAS NOT THE patriot missile developed as part of the program silver lined and called Star Wars? I WAS CALLING in reference to an article that Rush Limbaugh mentioned on his show. ...

SOMEBODY'S WRITING IN Speak Out bragging about Peter Kinder showing himself to be a master of politics. Well, I've got news for the writer. President Reagan's star wars were not any connection with the patriot missiles. They were brought into use, or they were discovered in 1960 and Reagan was no where near office at that time. Thank you...

When Bernie Shaw of CNN was broadcasting from Baghdad the Wednesday night (our time) Desert Storm started, during a lull in the bursting bobs and antiaircraft guns racketing, he picked out the sound of a rooster crowing. He said it was a sound he would never forget...

At left, Karen Biggerstaff, Ila Niswonger, and Frances Patterson, divide desert portions in the Salvation Army kitchen to be served a one of the meals last week. Above, Sandra Trapp prepares more green beans for a meal Tales of grandchildren and discussions of current events seasoned the chicken-and-rice casserole served at the Salvation Army Wednesday...

If I send my daughter to Notre Dame, who will that be different from sending her to a public school? Notre Dame offers quality education within a religiously oriented, value centered environment. Religious education is acquired in the classroom and in daily living. Students, Catholic and other Christians, attend Religion classes three days each week, taught by trained, qualified teachers. NOTRE DAME COMBINES FAITH WITH LIVING AND LEARNING. IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF HOPE IN OUR CHANGING WORLD...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Max and Ann Drake of Cape Girardeau Wednesday will entertain visitors at the Cape Girardeau Nutrition Center with a bluegrass music show. The Drakes are faculty members at Southeast Missouri State University and will be playing traditional folk instruments and tunes. The bluegrass show will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the center, and will last 30-45 minutes...

Saint Joseph School Scott City St. Joseph School in Scott City has many plans for this week. On Monday, Classroom Day, we will begin our weekly festivities with mass. In the afternoon, teachers will switch classes. Tuesday is Family Day with a special luncheon and classroom visit for the parents. ...

St. Mary Cathedral School A Kaleidoscope works on the premise that there is one reality with multiple reflections of it causing a beautiful pattern. St. Mary Cathedral School in Cape Girardeau reflects a unique image as it daily educates 230 students...

Guardian Angel School Oran Guardian Angel School is a symbol of the spirit of co-operation and sacrifice shown by all the members of the Guardian Angel Parish. Guardian Angel School is dedicated to the formation of the whole person: spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual. The child is introduced to and grounded in the basics of education: religious doctrine, practice and tradition, and secular learning of language arts, math, science and the fine arts...

JACKSON -- Taylor Weston Lewis, who is just over one month old, faces open heart surgery to correct a rare birth defect. His heart has two chambers instead of four. The baby's parents, Robert and Jill Jarrett Lewis of Jackson, are planning a benefit dance Feb. 15 to help raise the estimated $100,000 they will need to pay for the surgery...

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: A KALEIDOSCOPE OF PEOPLE is the theme of the annual national Catholic Schools Week Celebration being held this week. This theme highlights the growing diversity of the Catholic school community and its success in teaching students of many ethnic, religious, and socio-economic groups across America...

What began by a pastor in a room behind the sacristy back in 1880 has grown into a school which includes 180 children, 8 lay and one Religious full time faculty members, 1 full time lay Principal and 1 part time Music teacher. The Kaleidoscope of People who made the dream of a Catholic school a reality includes the Ursuline Sisters, the school Sisters of Notre Dame, support of many pastors, and a large number of lay faculty members...

St. Denis Grade School Let us introduce you to St. Denis School in Benton, Missouri. For the past eighty-seven years the school has been a vital part of our Parish Community. Parents and all parishioners have sacrificed to support the school and make a Catholic education available to all...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- 1990 may not have been a great year. Neither was it a bad year for seven regional counties which make up the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, headquartered at Perryville. The area, which includes Cape County, reported the start up of 217 new businesses during the year, and the expansion of 29 existing businesses...

WASHINGTON - Spending an extra $30 or so can get you a federal tax refund in three weeks or less. That money will buy you the services of an electronic return filer - an accountant, tax-return preparer, bank or other institution that can transmit your completed tax forms via telephone line. In most cases, the electronic filer will fill out your return for another fee or transmit one you have completed yourself...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Ashland Land Development Corp. has purchased 153 acres of land just outside the city limits and plans residential and commercial development. "The land is adjacent to the White Oaks Subdivision," said Herb Annis. "The property is L-shaped, and fronts both Bloomfield Road, and Highway 74."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Terry Schoen of Oak Ridge was a recent winner of a Champion radio-controlled race car during a promotion by Auto Tire & Parts store, 212 S. Kingshighway. Auto Tire & Parts was founded in 1909, and now has 13 locations in Southeast Missouri. They offer auto, truck and track parts, along with DuPont automotive paint and shop service equipment...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Earl H. Norman has been appointed to the Capital Bancorporation, Inc. Board of Directors. Norman is chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Health Services Corporation of America, a major U.S. hospital group purchasing corporation for more than 900 acute-care hospitals and 700 alternate site organizations. He also developed Healthcare Transportation System Inc., a hospital contract carrier, to service and deliver to Midwestern hospitals...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- William R. Schott, CPA, and Harold G. Fallert, of Schott & Company, Certified Public Accountants, recently attended the 49th Annual Institute of Federal Taxation presented by the New York University School of Continued Education. Topics covered included trusts and estates, partnerships, family tax planning, corporate restructuring, gifts to children, employee benefits and other subjects...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- When Eugene W. Kasten established Rental Land, Inc. here, the emphasis was on lawn and garden equipment, and party items such as tables and chairs. "That was in 1966," said Kasten, who this week announced his retirement as president and general manager from the business located at 1922 Independence. "We probably had about 200 rental items then."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Laura Faye Thomas of Cape Girardeau, has been honored for sales performance by Bankers Life and Casualty Insurance Co. Thomas, who works out of the Poplar Bluff office of the firm, was recognized as one of the sales leaders from her district...

PERRYVILLE -- Rick Sparks, business and industry specialists for the University of Missouri Extension, and Buz Southerland, of the Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University, will be speakers at a three-hour workshop here Jan. 29...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dr. Stephen L. Gibson, chiropractic physician, recently passed the Missouri State Board Chiropractic Consultant Program. Gibson, who has practiced in Cape Girardeau six years, completed the course in response to a new Missouri law, which requires specific education requirements and practical experience in regards to claims review...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Three Cape Girardeau physicians Charles E. DeFelice, Karen Yates, and Anthony C. Zoffuto will receive the Physician's Recognition Award for completing 150 credit hours of continuing medical education courses. The award is presented by the Missouri State Medical Association and the American Medical Association, to recognize physicians for keeping up-to-date in their medical specialities and adding to their medical knowledge...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School, 301 N. Clark, is offering Desktop Publishing for the first time. Classes get under way Jan. 29, and will continue over a 15-week period, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Students will learn to create professional looking newsletter, documents, reports, ads, flyers, and brochures. Students may select from IBM, MacIntosh, or Amiga computers. Pagemaker, Ventura and Page Stream softwares will be taught...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Karen McElreath has joined Eugene's Hair Salon, located at the Crossroad Shopping Center here. Eugene and Martha Parsons, owners of the salon, announced McElreath's appointment this week. McElreath, a hair stylist for the past six years, is a graduate of Ferguson Beauty College in St. Louis...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Dan Curry of Carthage is a big winner in the Wolohan Lumber Co. 26th Anniversary Sweepstakes, winning a family vacation to Walt Disney World. Curry, one of more than 50,000 entrants in the contest, registered at the newest Wolohan Lumber Store, in Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri State University president Dr. Kala M. Stroup has been appointed to the editorial board of the University of Wisconsin's national business journal, "Small Business Forum." Catherine Stover, editor of the publication, announced Stroup's appointment recently...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- David A. Goncher of Charles E. Weber Agency, 1636 Independence, was recently honored for sales achievements with Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. Goncher received the `Go Getter' award for sales and percentage of sales above quota during the final six months of 1990...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Area families may receive free valentines to send to service people stationed in the Persian Gulf. "We'll give valentines to people wanting to send them to service men and women," said Judy Wilferth, owner of Kicks, a greeting cards and gift shop located in the Crossroads Shopping and Professional Center, at the intersection of Independence and Kingshighway...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Steve Wright has been promoted to assistant vice president at Cape Mercantile Bank and Trust Co. here. O.J. (Ollie) Miller, president and CEO of the bank, announced Wright's promotion this week. Wright, head of the Consumer Loan Department at the bank, has more than 19 years' experience in consumer lending. He has a B.S. degree in management, and is a graduate of the Southwest Graduate School of Banking, at Dallas, Texas...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- R.M. Harrison & Associates, Consulting Engineers & Surveyors, 2231 Sherwood Drive, is expanding its staff. "We'll be offering engineering design, studies and site investigation of environmental hazards," said Harrison, owner of the firm. "We've added two environmental specialists and a registered electrical professional engineer to our staff...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Six associates of Classic Real Estate Ltd., Better Homes and Gardens recently completed the first in a series of Better Homes and Gardens Master Classes on developing a prospect-source network with the Better Homes and Gardens Power Prospecting System...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau Association of Life Underwriters, under the direction of Life Underwriters Training Council, will offer the Multiline Skills Course here, starting Feb. 11. Multiline agents do not have to be members of the CGALU to take the course...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Farmers Insurance Group recently presented a grant check for $1,430 to Southeast Missouri State University executive vice president, Dr. Robert Foster, for scholarships. The grant, made in the name of members of the insurance group who are graduates of the university, will be used to establish a Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Scholarship for students pursuing degrees in fields of insurance, mathematics, business administration, personnel and other areas related to the insurance industry.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- MicroAge Computer Centers Inc. has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with "Spectrum Healthcare Solutions," to resell a software package for physicians called Doctors' Office Manager/2. Leo DeWitt, a MicroAge franchisee here, says the new agreement will offer the local franchisee a great opportunity...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Martha Estes, who worked in insurance and real estate at Thomas L. Meyer Real Estate & Insurance, 230 N. Sprigg for almost 37 years, has retired. "I started as a secretary at the firm in March of 1954," said Estes. "I learned quickly how to issue insurance policies and type up contracts."...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Five new directors will be selected for the Greater Cape Girardeau Development Corporation, Inc. during its shareholders meeting Feb. 11, to be held at the Drury Lodge at 7:30 p.m. Retiring directors are Ray Buhs, Charles Hutson, Carl Meyer, Max Stovall and Fred R. ("Rock') Wilferth...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mail Boxes Etc., 209 S. Broadview here, is offering electronic tax return service here. The trend to file tax returns electronically and compresses the refund time to two weeks or less is a rapidly growing phenomena. Those wanting their returns faster can file for a refund anticipation loan and obtain their returns in a matter of days...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau County Legal Secretaries Association will hold its next month's meeting Feb. 4 at the law offices of Lichtenegger, Ellis & Payne at Jackson. Barbara Ward will serve as hostess for the 7 p.m. meeting. A group from the local association, including Mary Tripp, treasurer of the Missouri Association of Legal Secretaries Association, plan to attend the state association's Winter Board Meeting, to be held Feb. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Real Estate Marketing Center, 1735 N. Kingshighway, has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service to offer fast tax refunds through electronic processing. The center is affiliated with Electronic Financial Group, headquartered at Waco, Texas...