Stories from Tuesday, May 28, 1991

A three-car accident in Cape Girardeau Monday seriously injured two women but left a 3-month-old baby, who was a passenger in one of the cars, apparently unharmed. Statewide, at least eight people were killed and numerous others injured in accidents during the extended Memorial Day weekend. Police also reported at least 20 people were arrested in Southeast Missouri on charges of driving while intoxicated...

Memorial Day gave way to bright skies and hot weather Monday as local residents and veterans saluted the nation's war dead. Memorial observances were held in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Scott City. The Rev. Rodney H. Travis spoke to about 120 people in Jackson. Although he said he is grateful for the renewed patriotism in the United States, Travis challenged people to remember those U.S. veterans who sacrificed their lives...

Richard H. Giles would like to see the Environmental Protection Agency try lime as a means of eliminating PCBs on the Missouri Electric Works site in Cape Girardeau. "We asked the EPA to give serious consideration to using lime," said Giles of Missouri Electric Works Inc. "But officials say the use of lime is still in the testing stage."...

SIKESTON -- A decorated Navy flyer held captive by the North Vietnamese for seven years Monday blasted the government for its "cover-up" of Vietnam-era prisoners-of-war and soldiers missing in action. Capt. Eugene "Red" McDaniel, retired from the U.S. ...

JACKSON -- A "Welcome Home" celebration for veterans of Desert Storm and their families will be held as part of the Jackson Jaycees' Fourth of July celebration. The celebration will begin at 9 a.m. with a parade to the Jackson City Park. A recognition ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at the park...

The Southeast Missourian asked people whether state and federal legislators should be limited to serving a maximum of eight years. No limits exist on how many times lawmakers can be re-elected. Floyd Stephens: "I think they should limit it to eight years to let some new blood come in. Some of them have been in there for years, and I think some are getting too old to make good decisions."...

Southeast Missouri city and county administrators will take part Wednesday in a workshop on facets of the National Flood Insurance Program. The workshop will be conducted at Port Cape Girardeau on Cape Girardeau's riverfront. The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission are sponsoring the event for local administrators of the flood insurance program.. ...

CHARLESTON - An investigation will begin today into a fire that destroyed the Charleston Junior High School Saturday, the school's principal said Monday. The principal also said the Charleston R-1 School District's school board would hold an emergency meeting tonight to decide whether to continue with a tax-increase vote that had been scheduled for a new school...

JACKSON - State Treasurer Wendell Bailey, who has his eye on the governor's office, says he supports a $385 million tax increase and education reform package that will be going to Missouri voters Nov. 5. "I'm supporting it and like the package that will be going to voters," said Bailey, during a recent visit to Jackson to promote his office's MO BUCKS program...

Secretary of State James Baker has completed his fourth round of shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East. Baker's efforts yielded the affection of President Bush and the gratitude of the American people for making a valiant effort but little else. Baker's attempt had to be made. It was perhaps America's last clear chance to induce a peace conference which could lead to the ultimate overall settlement. Such a settlement is desired by the entire world, except the nations of the Middle East...

This year, the Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council celebrates a momentous occasion: A half-century of service to thousands of men and boys. The council was recognized for its 50th year of incorporation at its annual meeting last Thursday in New Madrid...

JACKSON -- Grady J. R. Crider, 64, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 22, 1991, at his home. He was born Nov. 15, 1926 in Martin, Tenn., the son of the late Grady Crider Sr. and Johnnie Puckett Crider. He also was preceded in death by a brother. A sister, Shirley Carter of Puxico, survives...

Ruth Mehrle, 82, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, May 26, 1991, at Indian Creek Nursing Center in Overland Park, Kan. She was born Aug. 27, 1908 in Thebes, Ill., the daughter of Harry and Frankie Cauble Holshouser. She married Walter Mehrle in Detroit, Mich. He preceded her in death March 1980...

MARBLE HILL -- Dosha O. Long, 96, of Arnold and formerly of Marquand died Sunday, May 26, 1991, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 15, 1894 at Marquand, the daughter of William and Martha Hahn Mouser. On Dec. 24, 1917, she married William E. Long, who preceded her in death Feb. 12, 1974...

MARBLE HILL -- Mack Hatch, 70, of Marble Hill died Monday, May 27, 1991, at his home. He was born May 28, 1920 at Karuth, Mo., the son of Harley and Margaret Biggs Hatch. On Dec. 2, 1946, he married Cassie Binkley, who survives of Marble Hill. He was a farmer, a member of the Marble Hill First Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II...

Opal L. Long, 82, of 1736 Ridgeway in Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 27, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 30, 1908 in Harwood, Mo., the daughter of John J. and Laura Flake Hartsell. On Sept. 6, 1928, she married A. Leon Long in Adrian, Mo., who preceded her in death April 23, 1981...

PERRYVILLE -- Marie Clements, 68, of Perryville died Monday, May 27, 1991, at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Wittenberg, the daughter of William and Hilda Bohnert Davis. Her mother survives of Perryville and her father preceded her in death...

FROHNA -- Milton C. Engert, 71, of Frohna died Saturday, May 25, 1991, at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1919 in Altenburg, the son of Theo and Lydia Grossze Engert. On June 14, 1947, he married Marguerite Starzinger, who survives. He was a retired farmer and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. He also was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the U.S. Army...

KELSO -- The town of Kelso, like many small Missouri towns, has never had a city sewer system. But that could change after June 4, when residents will vote on a $1.7 million bond issue that would fund a city system. And according to a Missouri Health Department official, the measure is long overdue...

PERRYVILLE -- Evelyn Hagger Hale, 51, formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, May 26, 1991, at her home in Moberly. She was born Dec. 10, 1939 in Perry County, the daughter of Howard and Sylvia Farrar Hagger. Her father survives. On May 20, 1967, she married the Rev. Dewey Hale, who also survives...

Melvin B. Lyng, 56, of 827 Jefferson in Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 27, 1991, at his home. Funeral arrangements at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau are incomplete.

JACKSON - Former Jackson resident Milton Frentzel, of St. Louis, died Monday, May 27, 1991, at Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Frentzel's age was unavailable. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Terry W. and Pamela S. Young to Dannie D. Kindle Sr. and Velma L. Kindle; SLR Development Co. Inc. to Dean H. and Kerry Tuschhoff Reeves; City of Cape Girardeau to Stephen Trickey; Dennis W. and Carmella K. Lipps to James Hastings III and Carla A. Hastings...