Stories from Thursday, August 13, 1992

To the Editor: A few weeks ago in one of your editorials you complimented the Circuit Court's use of ordering community service work and restitution for the adults who were convicted of the vandalism of buses belonging to the Jackson Public Schools...

Randy Travis will make his third appearance at the Show Me Center on Oct. 11 as part of Family Weekend at Southeast Missouri State University. Travis will perform hits from his most recent album, "High Lonesome," including "Better Class of Losers" and "I'd Surrender All." Travis' classic hits include "Forever & Ever, Amen," "On the Other Hand," "He Walked on Water" and "Deeper Than the Holler."...

Starting from scratch, a group of teens from St. Vincent's church have put together a play that one member said has held the group together over the summer months. The youth group at the church for three nights next week will present "Meet Me In St. Louis."...

Part of the American dream is to write a novel and get rich from it. But a group of writers from southern Missouri say it takes more than dreams to get published. It takes hours of toil at a word processor, many rewrites and above all networking. That's right. It's who you know in publishing that can make the difference between being an unpublished and published writer. And unpublished writers get no royalties...

The annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon will take place locally at West Park Mall beginning Sept. 6 and continue for 19 and a half hours. The local telethon will be broadcast live from the mall on KFVS-12. The national telethon originates from the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas...

A "Country-Pop Showcase" will be presented Sept. 27 at the Capaha Park band shell, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. It will feature country, pop and bluegrass music from area bands, including Almost Country, Tufa, Nite Shift, Decade, Country 105 and the Southland Band...

WAPPAPELLO -- Old Greenville Days will be celebrated this weekend at the Greenville Recreation Area, sponsored by the Wayne County Historical Society. Included in the festival will be working crafts, civil-war re-enactments and bluegrass music. The festival is also sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake...

BELL CITY -- A youth talent contest will highlight Bell City's Community Days in September. The contest is open to anyone age 1 to 21. First place overall winners in the senior division will win an invitation to compete in the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. Invitation may be issued to other winners by a talent scout representing the fair...

In Southern California, where geological science sometimes rises to higher elevations of conversational interest, the numbers are being juggled. Seismologists are convinced that probabilities previously reported for the so-called Big One no longer suffice. ...

SIKESTON -- The Scott County Health Department will host an immunization clinic Aug. 18 and 25 in Sikeston from 9-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. An immunization and well baby clinic is set in Chaffee on Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Family planning clinics are scheduled in Sikeston Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Aug. 31 from 4 to 8 p.m...

The 137th SEMO District Fair will be extended one day, with one event scheduled on the Saturday prior to fair week Sept. 13-19. The 4-H Horse Show, an annual event of the fair, will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, this year, said Pete Poe, president of the District Fair Board...

Bill Stacy feels fortunate to have dodged the budget ax. While California's budget crisis has prompted funding cuts at other public colleges and universities, the emerging California State University at San Marcos near San Diego has actually seen its budget grow...

The Area Wide United Way has expanded its area to include Scott City, in addition to Cape Girardeau and Jackson for the coming year. At a meeting Wednesday, officials with United Way also announced the campaign goal of $477,000, and two new agencies, Civil Air Patrol and VIP Industries, will receive funds from the campaign...

With a presidential election and a gubernatorial contest on the November ballot, John Hancock admits that it's tough to stir up voter interest in the election for Missouri secretary of state. But the St. Louis Republican and secretary-of-state candidate said Wednesday he believes the office is an important one because it is "involved so much in the day-to-day operation of state government."...

The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday recommended the city council approve a local historic landmark designation for Old Lorimier Cemetery. The city's Historic Preservation Commission last month made the cemetery its first landmark designation, and sent to planning and zoning a resolution for its consideration. The city council will consider the recommendation next month...

SIKESTON -- Citizens from across the state can discuss statewide problems and solutions at a series of six hearings hosted by Missourians First next month. The Southeast Missouri regional meeting will be held in Sikeston Sept. 14. Missourians First was established by House Speaker Bob Griffin last year to implement long-range planning in state legislative policy. Interested citizens must register at least two weeks in advance by contacting the House Research staff at 751-2979...

PERRYVILLE -- Walter M. Clark, 82, of Wittenberg died Monday, Aug. 10, 1992, at him home. He was born Sept. 10, 1909, at Thompson, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Goldie M. Wilson Clark. On June 28, 1955, he married Addie Helen Calvin, who preceded him in death...

SIKESTON -- Newton H. "Newt" Pearson, 78, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Center Ridge, Ark., son of William Rufus and Charity Gordon Pearson. He and Stella Pearl Shipp were married Oct. 20, 1933, in Springfield, Ark...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Bishop Burd of Anna was held Tuesday at First Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Steve Wilkinson officiated, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Garden at Villa Ridge. Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Dollie Wall, 100, of Mound City, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Oct. 5, 1891, in Dellwood, daughter of William Spencer and Sidney Ann Barger Jenkins. She first married Harry Christian Bauer in 1911, who died in 1937. In 1943 she married Warner Wall, who died in 1989...

ANNA, Ill. -- Arch E. Williams, 94, of Anna, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992, at Union County Hospital. He was born Dec. 8, 1897, at Puxico, son of William and Sarah Williams. He first married Margie E. Andrews Aug. 31, 1917, at Puxico. She died Feb. 10, 1978. He later married Ruth Barnhart Jan. 31, 1984, at Wolf Lake...

WITTENBERG -- Shirley M. Doering, 57, of Wittenberg, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 21, 1935, at Perryville, daughter of Albert and Ruth Feltz Fadler. She married Herbert Doering June 4, 1960...

Graveside service for Charles L. Ross, 70, of Kansas City, was held Wednesday at Memorial Park. The Rev. S.S. Borum officiated, with Ford and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ross, 70, died Tuesday, July 7, 1992, at St. Joseph Health Center...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Scherer, Oran Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:23 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1992. Name, Preston Daniel. Weight, 8 pounds 6 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Scherer is the former Marlene Kluesner, daughter of Gene and Evelyn Kluesner of Oran. She is a secretary at Oran Public Schools. Scherer is control room operator at Biokyowa, and is the son of Robert and Mona Scherer of Bell City...

SCOTT CITY -- The Rev. H. Roger Carbaugh, minister at the Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Scott City, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was 67. Visitation tentatively will after 4 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service is planned for 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Christian Faith Fellowship Church in Scott City...