WWII VETERANS HONORED BY NANCY HUNTER DAR CHAPTER

Eight World War II veterans were honored Friday by the Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The ceremony at Cape Girardeau City Hall was part of the DAR's program of community events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the war.

Honored were veterans Don Pemberton, Charles Schrader, Joe Cullen, Viola Cook, Richard Schaefer, George Points, Homer Schnurbusch and Clemon Crain. Each received a certificate of designation and a commemorative flag.

Others honored during the ceremony were the Rev. David Dissen; state Sen. Peter Kinder; Betty Cato, past president of the American Legion Auxiliary; and Judith Thrower, hospital chairman for the VFW Auxiliary. Shirley Young, state DAR chairman for the community events, also attended.

The Nancy Hunter chapter also presented a flag to Mayor Al Spradling III during the ceremony.