Stories from Friday, April 9, 1993

Boyd Lee Morton, 39, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, April 8, 1993, at his home. He was born Sept. 9, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, son of Billy and Maxine Cook Morton. He married Susan Sample March 7, 1975, in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Crystal Dawn Morton of the home; his mother; two brothers, Harold Gene Morton of Cahokia, Ill., Scott Morton of Cape Girardeau, and a sister, Debbie Anderson of Cape Girardeau...

The organizer of an upcoming forum on the topic of riverboat gambling says she's having no luck finding people who'll speak in favor of the issue. "If all these people want it but they're not willing to stand up for it, then who is going to stand up for it?" asked Donna Miller, president of the American Family Association chapter in Cape Girardeau...

SCOTT CITY -- When Carl Rosenquist assumes his duties as principal of Scott City Elementary School in August, he will be returning to the place he started as an educator 17 years ago. "It's going to be like a homecoming," Rosenquist said. "When I began my career there, I always thought it would be nice to come back as principal."...

The Missouri Bar will present a continuing legal education program for Cape Girardeau area lawyers Thursday. The program, "Malpractice Avoidance and Practice Management," will be at Drury Lodge. The morning session will feature a panel discussion, "Are Your Law Office/Law Practice Management Procedures Putting You at Risk of Malpractice?"...

ORAN -- Kindergarten enrollment for the 1993-94 school year at Oran Elementary School will be conducted on April 21-22 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Parents must contact the school at 262-3435 to set up appointments. To enroll, the child must be 5 years old by July 1, 1993. Prospective kindergarten students, whose birth dates fall between July 2 and Sept. 30, may be assessed, and, if found ready, may enter kindergarten...

The Four Seasons chapter of the National Audubon Society has a number of events planned in April and early May. On Thursday, there is a chapter meeting at the Conservation Department Building in County Park North. The program will be given by Dave Wissehr of the Missouri Department of Conservation on "The Ten-Mile Pond Management Plan." Among birds nesting in the Ten-Mile Pond area is the endangered Swainson's Warbler. The business meeting will begin at 7 p.m., followed by the program at 7:45...

Dale Haskell of Cape Girardeau is a prize winner in the Texas Christian University Creative Writing Competitions, a highlight of the university's annual observance of Creative Writing Week. Haskell won honorable mention in the Margie B. Boswell Poetry Contest for "Dig."...

Marquand-Zion Social Studies teacher Shirley Gilmore Blecha was recently named by the Missouri State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as the Outstanding Teacher of American History for the state of Missouri. Mrs. Donald Cook, DAR state history chairman, stated that the judges were impressed with the supportive letters accompanying Blecha's nomination. These letters indicated that Blecha includes her students in many activities relating to their American history studies...

The Cape Duplicate Bridge Club held its regular open pairs game on March 12. Winners of Flight A were: first, Paul Gilbert and Tom Wood; second, Peggy and Milton Sadler; third, Norma and Ed Stoever; and fourth, Lois Tweedy and Mary Wilhoit. Winners of Flight B were: first, Lois Tweedy and Mary Wilhoit; second (tie) Clara Feldmeier and Vera Trowbridge, and Margaret and Richard Reed...

In between President Clinton's "summit" with Russian President Boris Yeltsin last weekend and next week's meeting of the Group of Seven major industrialized democracies to talk about further aid to Russia, two things happened in the former Soviet Union that symbolize the importance of helping that struggling nation...

To the Editor: The damnable monopoly of gasoline prices in Cape is horrible! We were forced as of April 2 to pay 99.9 cents a gallon, whereas just 28 miles away in Sikeston the price is 88.9 cents; and even at Fruitland just 10 miles from Cape the price is 89.9 cents...

GLEN ALLEN -- Claude Boyd Jr., 74, of Glen Allen, died Wednesday, April 7, 1993, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1919, at Combine, Texas, son of Claude Boyd and Vevy Lewis Boyd. He and Helen Vance were married June 15, 1961. in Balleo, Calif. Boyd was an electronic engineer with Curtis Mathes Corp. ...

SIKESTON -- An elderly man was killed after being struck by two vehicles Wednesday night in Sikeston. The man, identified as Robert Meunier, was crossing U.S. Highway 61, when he was struck by a southbound vehicle at about 9:50 p.m. Meunier was also hit by the vehicle following the first, a Sikeston Department of Public Safety spokesman said...

The Southern Illinois Train Club is holding a model railroad show and sale on April 18 at John A. Logan College in Carterville. Show times are from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $1 for adults; children under 12 are free. The show will feature items for sale or trade and at least three operating layouts. This the is club's 11th year and the first show at the college in five years...

MARBLE HILL -- John Myrl Harris, 83, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, April 8, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1910, at Dongola, Mo., the son of John Henry Harris and Lillie Mae Rowe Harris. He married Leota M. Speer on Nov. 21, 1931, in Marble Hill. She died Nov. 23, 1985...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Dennis E. Helton, 46, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, April 7, 1993, at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1947, in Benton, son of Homer and Ruby Church Helton. He and Linda Newberry were married Feb. 6, 1968. Helton was a truck driver, and member of Faith Christian Fellowship Church in Anna. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...

Graveside service for Oswald R. "Bud" Herrell, 232 Good Hope, was held Wednesday at Fairmount Cemetery, with Sister Lucille Zerr officiating. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Herrell, 76, died Wednesday, April 7, 1993, at his home...

Margaret "Maggie" Juden Jones, 102, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 7, 1993, at Cape LaCroix. She was born March 18, 1891, north of Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harvey and Caroline Penn. She married Thurman Juden in 1909, who preceded her in death. He later married Herman A. Jones in 1934, who also preceded her in death...

Funding for a new building for the College of Business long considered the major capital priority for Southeast Missouri State University is included in the capital improvements budget approved by the Missouri House of Representatives this week. But final funding for the $13 million project is still a long way from reality...

State Sen. Peter Kinder said Thursday he is opposed to Gov. Mel Carnahan's plan to increase taxes for education without submitting it to voters. "For me, it is a matter of whether you trust the people or not," said Kinder. Kinder said that in his campaign last year he criticized recent attempts to bypass the intent of the Hancock Amendment...

East Missouri Action Agency is taking applications for its 1993 summer Energy Conservation and Management Project (ECAMP). The summer program is funded through a grant from Union Electric Co., with assistance provided by the Private Industry Council and Neighborhood Assistance Programs...

A Cape Girardeau surgeon has been elected president of the Missouri State Medical Association. Dr. Melvin C. Kasten was installed as president of the 6,000-member association during its annual convention last weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. Kasten, who served as vice president last year, is also a past chairman of the MSMA Council, on which he has served since 1983...

Coming up: April 11 Velo Girardeau Bicycle Ride, P & G Loop, 35 miles, riders meet at Kent Library, 2 p.m. April 18 Velo Girardeau Bicycle Ride, Jim Davis Memorial ride, 28 miles, meet at Kent Library, 2 p.m. April 24 Annual Missouri Beautification Association Spring Roadside Cleanup, Lake Wappapello...