Stories from Thursday, November 7, 1991

PERRYVILLE -- Imogene M. McKinney of Perryville died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was 71. She was born Jan. 8, 1920, in 76, Mo., the daughter of Martin Luther and Eva May Swan Sadler. She married Paul McKinney. He preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1976...

Individuals and businesses have pledged about $13,000 so far toward the purchase of a book mobile for the Cape Girardeau Public Library. And though that's $110,000 short of what the book mobile will cost, Library Director Terry Risko said the fund-raising campaign is off to a good start...

Lisa Cato sometimes wonders who is the teacher in her first grade class at Cape Christian School. "I probably have learned more from my students than they have from me," Cato said. "I love my job, and I enjoy my students. Each day they are learning and growing."...

The Community Counseling Center is offering a special program Tuesday highlighting special needs of men in the 1990s. "About Men" will address men's needs, desires and expectations, in addition to societal and cultural pressures. The program will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. and is free...

Country music artist Alan Jackson is scheduled to perform at the Show Me Center Dec. 7. Jackson's first album, "Here in the Real World," produced four consecutive No. 1 singles. His single "Someday," from his second album, "Don't Rock the Jukebox," is currently No. 2 on the country charts...

The annual Holiday of Lights display at the Cape Girardeau County Park is scheduled to begin Nov. 27 with a lighting ceremony. Displays are open to individuals, organizations and businesses. The Holiday of Lights will combine the light display in Cape County Park with car and bus tours and awards for home and neighborhood displays...

McDonald's and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences have announced that the search is on for the McDonald's All-American High School Band. The band will perform during Grammy Week festivities in New York City in February. All high school seniors are eligible for nomination to the prestigious All-American Band by their high school band or music director...

The Salvation Army Ladies Home League is holding a fall bazaar Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 701 Good Hope. Craft items will be sold as well as plants, baked goods, new and used items, crocheted and hand-sewn articles. Homemade soup and sandwiches will be sold during the lunch hour...

"The Nutcracker," an enchanting tale of a little girl and her Christmas Eve dream, will be performed at the Show Me Center Dec. 10. The fairy-tale ballet will be performed by the Tulsa Ballet Theatre. It will mark the first time a ballet has been presented at the Show Me Center...

Cape Girardeau is known as the City of Roses. The Indians painted their faces in a deep red rose color. They used juices of berries, clay, and other things in making the color. The red color depicted bravery to them, as did the scalps they had tied to their belts...

WELL WE SEE what happened on Proposition B. Maybe all these people who think they're so educated didn't read the polls right because it was sound defeat, which is very good to me. Maybe we need to get a bunch of these educators and put them out with a pick and shovel or something so they can learn a little bit of common sense. This is what we need in our education system and our politicians, too...

Elections here and around the country Tuesday left in their wake a collection of signals so mixed they resemble code. Were there trends to be found? Were there anti-President Bush votes cast? Anti-government votes? Anti-incumbent votes? Anti-tax votes? The answer to all those questions is: "Yes ... but." It is not an easy post-mortem...

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Berghoff, Scott City Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:08 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 1991. Name, Katie Kristine. Weight, 7 pounds. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Berghoff is the former Sherry Thomure, daughter of Jerry and Alice Thomure of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Chateau Girardeau. Berghoff is employed at Glastetter Drywall, and is the son of Leo and Hilda Berghoff of Kelso...

Due to a partial vote tally, Wednesday's Southeast Missourian contained inaccurate information on the school board race at Shawnee High School near Wolf Lake, Ill., where three four-year terms were up for election Tuesday. Returns released Wednesday by Assistant Superintendent and High School Principal John Phillippe showed candidate Rodney D. ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The First International Glasnost Ballet will be presented at Shryock Auditorium on Tuesday as part of the 1991-92 Celebrity Series. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in the auditorium on the Southern Illinois University campus. The Glasnost Ballet brings together 12 prima ballerinas and premier dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow, the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) and the National Ballet of Czechoslovakia in Prague...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Funeral service for Russell D. Jones of Grand Tower was held Nov. 1 at Mississippi Valley Pentecostal Church. The Revs. Robert Rodenbush, Danny Hood and Danny Boyd officiated, with burial in Oakland Cemetery at Carbondale. Meredith Funeral Home of Carbondale was in charge of arrangements...

MILLERSVILLE -- Mildred Dietiker, 86, Millersville Route 1, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1991, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 21, 1905, in St. Louis, daughter of Frederick and Marie Schriber Behling. She married Fred L. Dietiker Sept. 7, 1945. He died Feb. 12, 1981...

BELL CITY -- Anna Mae Green, 86, of St. Louis, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Nov. 2, 1905, at Townley, daughter of Charles and Ida Mae Anderson Green. Green was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She was a retired teacher, having taught in St. Louis several years. She was a member of Centenary Methodist Church in St. Louis...

William James Walker, 80, of Arab, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 20, 1911, at McGee, son of Harry Franklin and Annie Magdaline Fish Walker. He and Margaret Oliver were married Nov. 4, 1932, at McGee. Walker was a retired heavy equipment operator with Missouri Conservation Department and retired carpenter...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Johnnie Perez, 67, of Cairo, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1991, at the VA Medical Center in Marion. He was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Anadarko, Okla., son of Pete and Susie Perez. He was formerly of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Perez served in the U.S. Army from 1943-64, retiring as a staff sergeant. During World War II he received a Purple Heart with three Bronze Stars...

CHARLESTON -- Walter Jackson Sr., 78, of Charleston, died Monday, Nov. 4, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born April 10, 1913, in Coffeeville, Miss. Survivors are sons, Andrew, Charles and Glenn Jackson of Michigan City, Ind., Willie and Slorintino Jackson of New York, N.Y.; daughters, Bobbie Kent, Goldie Briggs, Lorraine Jackson and Sheila Jackson, all of Michigan City, Ruth Norris and Brenda Hawkins of Los Gatos, Calif.; 19 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren...

L. W. (Woody) Mecham of Cape Girardeau died at his residence Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1991. Ford & Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later.

Cape Girardeau City Councilman Al Spradling III Wednesday announced his bid for re-election to another four-year term. Spradling and Lawrence Godfrey of 1732 Rampart were the only candidates to file election petitions Wednesday, the first day of filings. The filing deadline is Dec. 6...

A pilot project of Student Government at Southeast Missouri State University will provide students with evening child care on campus during the spring semester. K.C. Martin, Student Government president, said the day-care program is designed to serve parents who have night classes and need evening care for their children...

Veterans, their families and citizens will pause this weekend to honor those who gave their lives in the defense of their country. Veterans Day observances will be held at Sikeston on Saturday and Cape Girardeau on Sunday. Jackson will pay tribute to its veterans during a parade and program Monday evening...

The overwhelming defeat of Proposition B Tuesday sends a message of mistrust to the legislature, say some local education officials. Rebecca Cook, Cape Girardeau attorney and member of the state Board of Education, said, "Nobody trusts the legislature and the governor anymore...

Donations are needed for Cape Girardeau's community Thanksgiving meal, sponsored annually by the Salvation Army. The meal will be served on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, at the Salvation Army headquarters, 701 Good Hope. Capt. Elmer Trapp, who heads the local Salvation Army operation, said organization of the annual meal has just begun...

Dozens of people in Cape Girardeau and Jackson will be "arrested" today in an effort to help the American Cancer Society during the society's annual Jail and Bail campaign. Jail and Bail participation is strictly voluntary, said Viney Mosley, senior field representative for District 11 of the American cancer Society's Missouri Division...

PORTAGEVILLE - Members of a joint legislative committee were urged by a group of Southeast Missouri farmers Wednesday to refrain from passing any state laws to protect wetlands until federal regulations are clarified. "I do not believe Missouri needs a state wetlands law," said Ray Rowland, a farmer from Stoddard County. ...

The Greater Downtown Merchants Association and Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant have teamed up for a Thanksgiving Holiday project to provide funds for the association's ongoing projects. Port Cape will smoke 12 to 14-pound turkeys, which will be available for sale to the public...