Stories from Thursday, January 3, 1991

Quilts dating back to 1800 and featuring both traditional and modern designs will be displayed at Gallery 100 this month. An opening reception is scheduled for Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the gallery. The show will be on display through January. The quilts were made by members of the River Heritage Quilters Guild...

JACKSON -- What started as a hobby for retired teacher William Hughes Davault has become more like a second career. Davault, who published his first book in fall 1989, recently decided to republish the book. The first printing had sold out, and, he said, people were asking for more...

ST. LOUIS Earth's nearest neighbor in space turns tour guide during the new children's show, "I See the Moon," in the McDonnell Star Theater at the St. Louis Science Center in Forest Park. The show began last week and will run through Sept. 2. Show times are weekdays, 1 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; and Sundays 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Admission is $2.75; children under five are admitted free...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A century of Irving Berlin will be celebrated Jan. 14 when Cape Girardeau Community Concerts presents "The Irving Berlin Century. The concert features entertainer Earl Rose, his orchestra, singers and dancers. The performance begins at 8 p.m. at Academic Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Weddings are big business, and this year's fourth annual Romance Returns Bridal Fair will highlight trends or weddings of all types. The fair is scheduled for Jan. 20 at the Show Me Center. Admission is $2 at the door and hours are noon to 6 p.m...

I WOULD LIKE TO thank the person who took my purse and pocketbook to the bank. And another thing: Why do we have to keep harping on Drs. Stewart and Browning? All I can say good about it is that it woke up a lot of people, but it also terrified a lot of little children. ...

HOORAY FOR JAY Eastlick's article on the Nancy Cruzan case in your Thursday's paper. May God have mercy on us. YOU KNOW, IT seems a little strange to me, or let's say out of order, to send Dan Quayle to talk to the boys over in Desert Shield. Here was a man who didn't or wouldn't serve his country in time of war. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract for the resurfacing of Route K from Cape Girardeau to Gordonville. The project marks the first major improvements on the road since it was built 15 years ago...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- As area residents recover from the late December cold wave, 1990 will go into the record book as a warm and wet year in Cape Girardeau. And the National Weather Service says more wet weather, with near to slightly above seasonable temperatures, is in store for Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois during the 90-day period, January-March...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Three persons filed for seats on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Wednesday, the first day of filing. Seeking three-year terms on the board are Patrick R. Ruopp and Gwen Bennett. Seeking a one-year, unexpired term is Lyle A. Davis...

KATHY PAYNE Occupation: Records clerk for the Cape girardeau Police Department Best part of my job is: "Meeting people, working with the police officers, detectives and citizens why need our assistance." Pet Peeve: "People who complain about the Cape Girardeau Police Department."...

SCOTT CITY -- Three City Councilmen and a member of the Police Personnel Board in Scott City will face no opposition in their bids for a seat on the council. The deadline for filing ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday for four seats on the council, one in each ward. Elections will be held in April...

CHAFFEE - The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has picked the Chaffee Elementary School's remedial reading program as a state winner in a national award program. As a result the Chaffee program is in the running as a potential national winner...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Odis Seabaugh, 75 years old, of Cape Girardeau, died at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1990. Service arrangements will be announced later by Ford & Sons Funeral Homes.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- VIP Industries may be out of the recycling business, but that hasn't deterred the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from conducting a "Paper to Trees" recycling project here. The month-long20project began Wednesday in seven cities, including Cape Girardeau...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Graveside service for Mildred Wood of O'Fallon, Ill., will be held Friday at O'Fallon Cemetery. Mrs. Wood, 84 years old, died Monday, Dec. 31, 1990, in O'Fallon. She was born Oct. 16, 1906, at Leamon, daughter of John G. and Emma Clemetz Wachter. She married Cletus Wood in 1942...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Private graveside service for Mrs. Anna L. Smith of Cairo will be held at 10 a.m. today at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge. The Rev. Robert Burchyett will officiate, with Barkett Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith, 95 years old, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral mass for Nell Stewart, formerly of Charleston, will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Charleston. Fr. Raymond Kunkel, pastor of St. Henry's, and Fr. Patrick O'Neal, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bloomington, Ill., will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery near Charleston...

BERTRAND -- Funeral service for Nina Clara Walker, formerly of Bertrand will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. The Rev. Lee Fansler, pastor of Blodgett Baptist Church will officiate and burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery near Charleston...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for William A. "Bill" Thurman of New Madrid and formerly of Charleston, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Fr. Raymond Kunkel, pastor of St. Henry's Catholic Church in Charleston, will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery near Charleston...

CHAFFEE -- Service for Edward V. Simpher will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee, with Rev. Roger Leveillee officiating, assisted by Rev. Kenneth Martin. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Cape Girardeau...

ADVANCE -- Funeral mass for Mrs. Dorothy Mae Georger of Advance will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Revs. Mark Binder and Lewis Hejna will officiate, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park. Friends may call at Morgan Funeral Home from 5-9 p.m. today with KC rosary at 7:30, and from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday with parish prayers at 7:30...

GORDONVILLE -- Funeral service for Mrs. Norma A. Ringger of Gordonville will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Christ Lutheran Church. The Rev. Charles Minetree will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. today, and at the church Friday from 1 p.m. until service...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral mass for Mrs. Alice S. Bauerle, 3120 Independence, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent's Church. The Rev. Kenneth E. Grass will officiate, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel from 6-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7...

MCBRIDE -- Funeral mass for Nick H. Bruckerhoff of McBride will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno. The Rev. Charles Herbst will officiate and burial will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Perryville. Mr. Bruckerhoff died Tuesday at the American Care Center in Perryville. He was 78...

At least the Wall Street Journal spelled his name correctly, but in a December 11 page one story the newspaper got Missouri Governor John Ashcroft's age wrong, while proclaiming him the presidential favorite son of some 4 million members of Assemblies of God churches...

The Cape Girardeau County government is finalizing its budget for the coming year; the $5.4 million package is due for approval later this month. Along the way, steps have been taken to give county government, already a well-run body, an even more professional demeanor. The new pay classification plan that took effect Tuesday is a positive organizational move, one that should provide a framework for more equitable compensation of public servants now and in the future...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Allan A Maki Jr., executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority, will discuss the new riverport facility during the First Friday Coffee, to be held here Friday morning. The 7:30 a.m. session will be held at the Drury Lodge. All chamber members are encouraged to attend...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will be housed at VIP Industries here until Feb. 21. The Mobile Dental Unit is sponsored by Cape Elks Lodge 639 and Jackson Elks Lodge 2652. VIP Industries is located on Highway 74. The unit has been in operation since 1962. Its mission is to provide dental care for handicapped and crippled children as well as mentally retarded and developmentally disabled adults and children, ages 3-21...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - Missouri Secretary of State Roy Blunt will be in Cape Girardeau Friday afternoon to hold one in a series of seminars for local and state officials concerning the state's new ethics law. The meeting here will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Southeast Missouri State University Center Ballroom...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A $1,000 Wal-Mart Foundation community scholarship will be presented this spring to an area high-school student. The scholarship, payable over a one-year period and awarded to a college- or university-bound student, will be based on the student's scholastic and academic achievements, extra-curricular and work activities, and financial need...

SGT. STEPHEN T. GAITHER, JR. U.S. ARMY Sgt. Gaither is the son of of Tom and Shirley Gaither, formerly of Scott City. He graduated from Scott City High School in 1984, and entered the Army soon afterward. In 1987, he married the former Robin Freeman of Cape Girardeau, and they now have a daughter, Amy, who is 1 years old...