Stories from Thursday, March 28, 1991

Dear Peter: Thank you, thank you, thank you! I loved your column in Sunday's paper (March 24). I've been hoping for some time to read something like it. As you know, I teach courses in public speaking, and as part of those courses I deal with the topic of fallacious argument. The various fallacies, however, are not easily learned in the abstract. For students to fully appreciate them, they must have concrete and timely examples. That's where your column comes in...

KANSAS CITY -- Youngsters with an artistic flair can win national and international recognition for entering the 1991 International Art Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics Association in cooperation with Federation Aeronautique Internationale...

SIKESTON -- Country music entertainers Travis Tritt, Restless Heart, Doug Stone and the Charlie Daniels Band will headline this year's Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Dates for the rodeo are Aug. 7-10. The annual event regularly draws in excess of 35,000 spectators. Ticket orders will begin to be accepted April 1...

SIKESTON -- The seventh annual Judged Show for area artists will be open to the public Sunday, April 27 through Friday, May 3 at the Sikeston Savings of America. The show, sponsored by the Sikeston Art League, is open to all artists within a 100-mile radius of Sikeston. Entries will be accepted April 26 and 27...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The 1991 Cancer Gala "An Evening in the Mediterranean," has been planned for April 6 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The fifth-annual fund raiser kicks off at 7 p.m. with seven cocktail buffets held at various homes in Cape Girardeau. The gala will start at 8:30 p.m. at the Arena Building. Previous galas have seen the building packed with more than 400 guests for the evening of food, dancing and entertainment...

How did the American soldier survive the frontier of the 1870's, the heat and disease of Cuba in 1898 and the trench warfare of World War I? A new, semi-permanent exhibit at the Southeast Missouri State University Museum examines the soldier's ingenuity, ability to adapt and willingness to survive...

ADVANCE -- Diann Hale of Advance always knew she wanted to be a country music singer, but she didn't make it to Nashville until this year at the age of 40. "I've sung all my life," said Hale, whose song "I'm Gonna Stop My Lovin' You" was produced last month...

Union Electric has filed suit to clarify the powers of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority. At issue is whether the port authority can buy wholesale electricity and then resell that power to tenants. The lawsuit carries significant importance statewide because currently there is little or no law on this matter...

Dear Editor: If you have room on your editorial page this week, I would like to share some thoughts with local readers. Today, citizens of the United States and our allies have much to be grateful for as our triumphant troops return home. Most of us are jubilant as we give thanks for those who willingly and, yes, heroically marched off into the unknown. ...

SCOTT CITY -- The second annual Scott City Kiwanis Club Amateur Variety Night is planned for April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Scott City High School. Judges for the competition will be Municipal Judge Ed Calvin, Dr. Gary Riddle of the Kiwanis Club and KFVS news anchors Mike Shain and Mary Ann Maloney...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Safe~house for Women Inc., a not-for-profit organization which hopes to establish a safehouse here for women and children who are victims of domestic violence, is moving ahead with plans for a fund drive. "We've set a goal of $100,000 in our fund drive," said Pat Strom, who is one of the leaders in the move for a new facility here. "We would like to be in a new facility by Oct. 1 of this year."...

JACKSON - Like most other state and local officials involved with construction of roads and bridges, Cape County Associate Commissioner Leonard F. Sander is keeping a close watch on tax revenue and progress toward a new highway bill being considered in Congress this year...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Partial funding for a 320-foot-long, 14-foot-tall mural for the downtown flood wall has been recommended by the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board. The board's recommendation came on an unanimous vote of the four members present at a special meeting Wednesday, held at City Hall...

The percent of change on the Kingshighway traffic count was incorrect in the graphic. The traffic had increased from 18,340 in 1986 to 25,550 in 1990, reflecting a 39 percent increase. (CLARIFICATION RAN 3-29-91, PAGE 4A) CAPE GIRARDEAU Comparisons between just-released 1990 citywide traffic counts and counts tallied in 1986 show the most dramatic traffic increases occurred on the city's west and southwest sides...

SPEC. BOYD HOBBS U.S. AIR FORCE Spec. Hobbs, a security specialist for the Air Force, has been in the service for four years. He graduated from University High School in Cape Girardeau in 1986 and joined the Air Force in 1987. His parents are Lonie and Marcia Hobbs of Fruitland...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Paula Simpson of Cape Girardeau credits "pure luck" for her victory in the Southeast Missourian's "Pick the Oscars" contest. For her winning effort, Simpson earned 20 Wehrenberg West Park Mall Cine movie tickets. She was the only person out of 223 entries to correctly predict 8 out of 10 categories in the contest. However, it wasn't as easy as it might have seemed. Each of the 10 categories had five choices, for a total of 50 Oscar picks...

JACKSON - Voters in Cape Girardeau County will have an extra opportunity cast absentee ballots Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon. The county clerk's offices in the Common Please Annex in Cape Girardeau and the Administration Building in Jackson will have special Saturday hours for voters who will be unable to go to the polls in person on Tuesday...

JACKSON -- Contests exist Tuesday for two, two-year terms and a one-year unexpired term on the Jackson R-2 Board of Education. Candidates for the two, three-year terms are board President Larry Koenig and incumbent Jack H. Knowlan Jr. They are challenged by J. Alan Crites...

CHAFFEE - Tuesday's municipal election will give Chaffee voters the opportunity to pick from among three mayoral candidates. Incumbent Ron Moyers is seeking re-election. He is being challenged by Bob Capshaw, a long-time veteran of the post whom Moyers beat in 1987 to win the seat; and Bill Goad, a political newcomer in Chaffee...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Two incumbents on the Nell Holcomb R-4 Board of Education will try to stave off a challenge Tuesday by a former board member. Dwayne K. Kirchhoff and Robert Rubel are seeking re-election, while Charles Roberts is attempting to regain a seat on the board...

SCOTT CITY -- Two members of the Scott City Board of Education face challenges in their bids to win re-election Tuesday. Four men, including the two incumbents, are seeking the two, three-year terms on the school board. Jerry Petitt and Robert "Pete" Wadlington will both seek to retain their seats on the board. Also vying for the seats are David Phelps and Gary W. Robey...

JACKSON -- Mrs. Erna M. Schmidt, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, March 26, 1991, at Peace Memorial Home in Evergreen Park, Ill. She was 85 years old. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Graveside service for Lee W. Burlbaugh, 1110 N. Main, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park. The Rev. Daniel Wagner will officiate. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today. Burlbaugh, 71 years old, died Wednesday, March 27, 1991, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Toombs of Lutesville Route 5, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:23 a.m. Monday, March 18, 1991. Name, Ashley Nicole. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Toombs is the former Rhonda Welker, daughter of Leroy and Doris Welker of Lutesville. Toombs is a self-employed carpenter and mechanic. He is the son of James and Ruby Toombs of Lutesville...

I WANT TO thank the local grocery store for having triple coupons one day last week. It certainly helped the old grocery bill. Thanks so much. THANKS TO EVERYONE who helped in any way with Handel's "Messiah" presented at SEMO State University Sunday afternoon. It was just great...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Funeral service for Lee R. Briggs of Cairo will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Barkett Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Robert McCoy will officiate, with burial in Mound City National Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today...

SIKESTON -- Lovies Brown, 66 years old, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, March 27, 1991, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center here. She was born Feb. 11, 1925 in Little Rock, Ark., daughter of Rufis and Lovies Jordan Moore. She married Aaron Brown on Sept. 30, 1943 at Parksdale, Ark. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1986...

MORLEY -- Ashley Nicole Dollins, 3 weeks old, of Morley, died Wednesday, March 27, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center at Sikeston. She was born March 1, 1991 at Poplar Bluff, daughter of Philip E. and Malinda Sisco Dollins, who both survive. The family attends the United Pentecostal Church at Morley...