Stories from Wednesday, May 1, 1991

The number of new words we encounter but can't find in half our dictionaries is legion. "Newspeak" and "newthink" are now in common usage, and we've just lifted "groupthink" from a daily calendar. "Groupthink" is defined as conformity to group values and ethics. It's worth groupthinking about!...

ULLIN, Ill. - A dedication ceremony will be held Friday for the communications tower at Illinois State Police District 22 Headquarters. A police spokesperson said the ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. The tower will be dedicated in memory of R. Todd Gregory, who fell to his death during its construction...

For many businesses in the community, the sign of the times now reads "No Smoking." "In my opinion, (cigarette) smoking is no longer socially acceptable," said Susan McClanahan with the American Lung Association. "People want to quit smoking, and more and more businesses are calling for information on how to help them all the time."...

CHAFFEE -- A train engineer shouted instructions from the front of his locomotive at a 9-year-old boy who found himself trapped on a railroad bridge as the train rumbled toward him. Following the engineer's instructions, the boy laid down as the train passed over him...

Work on a 320-foot-long, 14-foot-tall mural could get under way as early as Tuesday along the Mississippi River flood wall in downtown Cape Girardeau. "We've been in contact with painters. The color rendering for the giant mural is expected to be in Cape Girardeau this weekend, and everything is almost on `go,'" said Tim Blattner, a spokesman for the River Heritage Mural Association, which is heading the project...

Former Cape Girardeau Public School Superintendent Arthur Turner has accepted a new position as superintendent at Greensburg, Ind. Turner officially begins his new post July 1. "It's a very attractive situation," Turner said. "The school district is a good one and both the community and the schools are in good shape."...

Choirs from Cape Girardeau Public Schools will perform an all-city concert Thursday. The concert will be held at the Cape Girardeau Central High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Honors choirs made up of sixth grade students from each elementary school will perform...

KATHY KELLER Occupation: Piano teacher The best part of my job is: "seeing the joy of my students' faces when they've accomplished an new skill. It's rewarding to see their self-confidence grow along with their love of music." What do you do in your spare time? "I enjoy helping my children, Rebecca, 8, and Ryan, 6, learn to play their violins."...

The Knowledge Master academic team at Cape Girardeau Central High earned top honors in Missouri and the junior-high team placed second in computer competition recently. Ann Bartlett, who coordinates the high-school team, said this semester's performance was the best ever for Central High...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Norwood S. Haney, 80, of East Prairie, died Monday, April 29, 1991, at Bertrand Retirement Home. He was born April 12, 1911, in Lexington, Ky., son of Travis Elgin and Nancy Bell Heflin Haney. He and the former Hazel Marie Phipps were married Aug. 4, 1936. She died Oct. 20, 1976...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gramlisch of Chaffee Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:48 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, 1991. Name, Nathan Allan. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Gramlisch is the former Crystal Lair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lair of Chaffee. Gramlisch is employed by Jack Walters and Sons Corp., and is the son of Lester Gramlisch of Delta and the late Mary Gramlisch...

John T. "Bingo" Morris Sr., 74, 915 S. Kingshighway, died Monday, April 29, 1991, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 27, 1916, at Trimble, Ill., son of Clarence and Ethel Cameron Morris. Morris worked at Blue Hole Garden Restaurant a number of years, and then owned and operated Bingo Bar B-Q from 1959-67...

JACKSON -- Robert C. Farrow, 67, of Jackson Route 4, died Monday, April 29, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Claude F. and Laura L. Ward Farrow. He and the former Shirley Allen were married April 28, 1947, in Cape Girardeau...

ANNA, Ill. -- Eli W. Moore, 74, of Anna, died Monday, April 29, 1991, at St. Louis University Hospital. He and the former Sallie Mabel Hutchison were married July 3, 1955. Moore was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church, and Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455...

FRIEDHEIM -- Herman R. Kester, 91, of Friedheim, died Tuesday, April 30, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 7, 1899, at Friedheim, son of George and Louisa Bangert Kester. He and the former Augusta Ahrens were married June 27, 1927. She died Oct. 16, 1981...

ANNA, Ill. -- Mrs. Helen File, 79, of Anna, died Tuesday, April 30, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home of Anna is in charge of arrangements.

If the road to hell is paved with drunkards, we've all had seats by the expressway. Alcohol and its effects embody a great deal of the human experience: the line is thin between comedy and tragedy, and booze (with its drunken slapstick and wretched alcoholism) serves both sides...

Senior Fun Fest organizers are preparing to feed and entertain 8,000 senior citizens at the Show Me Center Saturday. This is no ordinary festival. This event symbolizes the good will of area agencies and volunteers toward our elderly. We are paying tribute to our friends and neighbors who have invested in the region's development through career and civic contributions. This is a yearly way to say thanks, and to celebrate the contributions of these senior citizens...

ORAN -- As physical education teacher for Grades K-12 at Oran R-3 School, Joby Holland teaches his students the skills that they need to grow in a physical sense. Holland is in his first year of teaching. A graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School at Benton, Holland attended Maryville College for a year before transferring to Southeast Missouri State University where he majored in physical education...

JACKSON -- The Evening Optimist Club of Jackson will conduct its annual bicycle safety rodeo on Sunday. Bob LeFebvre, bicycle safety chairman, said the rodeo is designed to teach youth and motorists the basics of bicycle safety. The safety rodeo will be directed by Bob Hull of the Jackson Police Department and members of the Jackson Evening Optimists. The event will include bicycle registration, skills tests and inspections...

JACKSON -- St. Francis Medical Center will sponsor a free Children's Health Carnival Sunday at the St. Francis Information Center at Jackson. The festivities will run from 1-4 p.m. The center is at 2122 Highway 61 East in Jackson, across from the Wal-Mart store...

May Day throughout the world is a colorful time of year when the public rejoices that winter has ended and the grayness of cold months is replaced with bright, spring flowers and blossoming trees. Many schools erect May poles and children, mostly girls, in costumes the colors of rainbows, dance about poles holding long streamers of ribbon or cloth the same shades as their costumes, braiding the streamers as they dance...

JACKSON -- The Missouri State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) has set Aug. 1 as the "setaside seeding" deadline. Under provisions of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, 50 percent of the ACR or land setaside must be seeded with an annual or perennial cover by Aug. 1, and must remain through Dec. 31...

BENTON -- Several area FFA members recently attended the FFA State Convention, held at Columbia. Two FFA advisers Robert Gosche, of the Kelly-Benton FFA Chapter and Tom Hulshof of Oran and 25 FFA members 17 of them from the Kelly chapter attended the conference...

DES MOINES, Iowa The World Pork Expo will be held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds here May 31-June 2. Education seminars will be presented throughout the three day of the Expo. Among seminar topics will be Artificial Insemination, Hog FAcility REmodeling, Avoiding Emergency Rooms and Court Rooms, Swine Health, and many other subjects...

BENTON -- Winners of the 1991 Conservation Poster Contest have been announced. A total of 63 posters were entered. First-place posters will be entered in statewide competition, which will be held in August at Columbia. The winners and runnerups, respectively, were:...

COLUMBIA -- Students at the University of Missouri-Columbia's College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, honored two of their profession recently. Jerry West, agricultural economist, was named "Adviser of the Year," and Michael F. Smith, animal scientist, was presented the "Green Chalk Award" for excellence in teaching...

DEXTER -- Charlie Jennings of Dexter has been named to the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC). Jennings, who replaces retiring Colie Taylor of Oran, will represent soybean producers from District 7, which has 25 counties, including Stoddard, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, Madison, New Madrid, Scott and Pemiscot...