Stories from Sunday, January 10, 1993

The dominant theme of pessimism emanating from the recent economic "summit" held in Little Rock does America a great "disservice" and "played fast and loose with the facts," one of our leading economists says. That's the message of a fact-based criticism of leading economist Lawrence Kudlow of the investment firm of Bear Stearns...

This fact is clear: Cape Girardeau residents will vote June 8 whether to allow riverboat gambling. Muddying the waters are the many implications of this outcome. In the next four and a half months, we must all become educated on the pros and cons of riverboat gambling if we are to make an educated choice...

BENTON -- In one of his last acts as Missouri's governor, John Ashcroft on Friday appointed Democrat Cristy Baker-Neel of Sikeston as prosecuting attorney for Scott County. She was nominated by the Scott County Republican Committee. The action prompted criticism from a Democratic Party leader...

PERRYVILLE -- For 5-year-old Emily Jones, life has been a constant ordeal, with repeated hospital stays and foul-smelling medicine. The Perryville girl suffers from Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency, a rare liver disorder. Less than 300 people in the nation have been diagnosed as having it, said Bernice French of Perryville, the child's maternal grandmother...

JEFFERSON CITY -- In 1985, Mel Carnahan watched John Ashcroft take the oath of office as governor, content that his life as an elected official was over and looking forward to practicing law in his home town of Rolla. Now eight years later, Mel Carnahan is on the verge of standing where Ashcroft did...

The Missouri Campaign Review Board apparently has concurred with a complaint filed against the committee that promoted a ballot initiative on city ward elections. In October, former Cape Girardeau city councilman Curtis Smith filed the complaint, which cites 11 violations of state campaign disclosure laws. The complaint was filed against the "Elect a Neighbor Committee."...

Cape Girardeau County's workforce increased by more than 300 people during the 30 days from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30. With that increase, it might be expected that the unemployment rate also increased. Not so. "The good news is that employment increased by almost 400," said Jackie Cecil, director of the Missouri Job Service office at Cape Girardeau. "This resulted in a decrease in unemployment for the month."...

Elvis Presley fans and stamp collectors flocked to the Cape Girardeau Post Office Friday, buying up more than 39,000 of the commemorative stamps celebrating the "Rock 'n' Roll king." When the clock struck noon Friday, a postal clerk shoved aside the "closed" sign at his service window at the post office, and accepted the first order for the long-awaited Elvis Presley commemorative stamp...

Workers Saturday were able to find and repair a damaged sewer line that last week backed up drains at Alma Schrader School. Jim Dohogne, the school's maintenance man, said Saturday he and workers from Dutch Enterprises in Cape Girardeau discovered breaks in two sections of the sewer line...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to close 43 field offices in Missouri as part of a national restructuring move. But U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said Congress would review the plan and it would likely take several years before any final action is taken...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill Shawnee Community College, located near Ullin, is experiencing growth in its off-campus academic centers and will be opening new centers at East Cape Girardeau and in Johnson County near Vienna this fall. "We're trying to reach out in the area," said Marti Roberts, public relations coordinator at the college...

The firm hired to develop the advertising campaign for the zone election measure approved by Cape Girardeau voters in November was paid for the ads only days prior to the election. That's one item at issue in a complaint filed by a former city councilman, who cited 11 violations of state campaign disclosure laws by the committee...

SIKESTON -- A 5-week-old Sikeston boy remained hospitalized Friday in a St. Louis hospital, four days after he and his family nearly drowned when their car overturned in a rain-swollen ditch. Josh T. Neal was reported in stable condition Friday in the pediatric intensive care unit of St. Louis Children's Hospital...

Only six people turned out last week for a meeting called by Lynnette Berry for the purpose of organizing a recall of Cape Girardeau City Council members. Three of the six people in attendance said they were opposed to the recall effort, including two who said they "were just there to observe."...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Velma Sadler, 85, of Buncombe, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 13, 1907 in Jonesboro, the daughter of Fredrick and Lilly Belcher Wildy. She married Irvin Sadler on Aug. 9, 1924. He died on July 4, 1970...

MARBLE HILL -- Mary Louise Brown, 86, of Marble Hill died Friday, Jan. 8, 1992. She was born Aug. 16, 1906, at Henderson, Ky., the daughter of Amelius and Florenda Mauzy Gish. She formerly worked as a social worker and was a member of the First Church of God in Marble Hill, the Easter Star Chapter #431 and the Rebekah Chapter #605 of Marble Hill...

Elmer P. Lind, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 14, 1901. at Cape Girardeau, son of Phillip and Bertha Meystedt Lind. He married Norma Vogel on Mar. 11, 1926, in Cape Girardeau. she preceded him in death on April 24, 1988...

WHITEWATER -- Earl Wiseman, 79, of Whitewater died Friday, Jan. 8, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 27, 1913, at Burfordville, the son of Burrett and Ethel Rice Wiseman. On Dec. 1, 1935, he married Flora Williams, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON -- Esther E. Wagoner, 82, of Sikeston died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Nov. 13, 1910 at Williamsville, daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Annie Fourth Eudaley Caul. She was formerly of Blodgett. She had resided in Sikeston since 1937 and was of the Baptist denomination...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald E. Ames, 66, of Cairo died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at his home. He was born March 9, 1926, at Miller City, the son of the late James and Clara Wilson Ames. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and was the owner of the Bolen-Ames Insurance Agency in Cairo until his retirement. ...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Frances Couch of Sikeston was held Saturday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Robert Burnes and Dolan Rogers officiated, with burial in Dogwood Cemetery. Couch, 75, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Imogene F. Wilson of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jim Guffie will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Wilson, 76, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

Funeral service for Opal M. Ward of Cape Girardeau was held Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Ed Dodson officiated, with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Ward, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1913, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of John and Ida Evans Sledge. She married William Archie Ward July 13, 1929, in Jonesboro, Ill. He died Dec. 1, 1985...

Memorial service for Clara Sophia Haupt of Houma, La., will be held today at 2 at Grace Lutheran Church in Houma. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements...

GLEN ALLEN -- Funeral service for Albert James McCall of Glen Allen will be held at 1 p.m. today at Baker Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The Rev. Ray Meek will officiate, with burial in Glen Allen Cemetery. McCall, 69, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at his home...

MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Orville B. Liley of Marble Hill will be held at 2 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Randy Masters will officiate, with burial in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. today...

JOPLIN, Mo. Ethel Mary Clark, of Lakeland, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau and Joplin, Mo., died Dec. 26, 1992, in a Lakeland, Fla. nursing home. She was born April 13, 1904 in Ash Grove, Mo. Clark was a former owner of the Osterloh Book Store in Cape Girardeau...

PERRYVILLE -- Elliott Lolly Mattingly, 75, of Perryville, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1993, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 11, 1917 in Perryville, son of Frank and Frances Valleroy Mattingly. He married Katherine Hotop on Feb. 8, 1947. She preceded him in death on Nov. 19, 1989...

TeleFuture II, a three-year, $153 million plan designed to link every Missouri community with a fiber optic "highway of the future" could be in operation as early as February of 1994 if it receives the approval from Public Service Commission. Dale "Zeke" Robertson, assistant vice president of external affairs for Southwestern Bell, discussed TeleFuture II during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee held at Drury Inn Friday...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Cairo city officials this week will discuss a $6 million lawsuit that has been filed against the city by family members of a 25-year-old black man who was shot to death by a white Cairo policeman in December of 1991. "We'll have to use everything at our disposal to win this suit," said Cairo Mayor James Wilson. "A $6 million bill would totally destroy Cairo. We would be bankrupt."...

ULLIN, Ill. -- Tamms Little Egypt Chapter 3927 of AARP will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Smiles II Senior Citizens Nutrition Center in Ullin. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. Connie Heinle will speak on "Medicare and You." Reservations for lunch must be made by Tuesday by calling the center at 845-3832...

They've been called aloof, mysterious, frisky and haughty. Ancient people believed they were gods. Others thought they harbored magical powers. The nation's largest animal protection organizations have proclaimed 1993 the Year of the Cat. Seems appropriate since cats now outnumber dogs in American households 58 million to 51 million, according to a recent Gallup Poll...

Much has been said lately of values, especially family values. The word, value, has several shades of meaning. I'm sure when we're speaking of family values we're speaking of standards, principles or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. Families do not hold to be desirable the same behavior, rituals or standards. ...

There is nothing as bright and cheery on a cold, cloudy, rainy winter's day as the new supply of garden catalogs that have been pouring in the daily mail just since the Christmas greeting rush has ended. These spring catalogs are filled with new flowers, vegetables, trees, roses, herbs and house plants. It has been estimated that there are over 300 catalogs now available by mail. Each one has its own introductions and specialties. One catalog lists 70 new varieties introduced this year...

Cape Girardeau's downtown area has taken on a decidedly "uptown" look. With its specialty stores and unique restaurants, the Main Street area has become a hub for both shopping and entertainment. "A lot of people like to visit downtown Cape Girardeau," says Evelyn Boardman, a retail merchant on Main Street. "We offer specialty shopping, neat places to eat and visitors like to watch the boats go by on the river."...

Kevin Dillon of McClure, Ill., was recently honored by Wehrenburg Theatres as "Most Outstanding Showman of the Year" for 1992. Dillon is general manager at the West Park 4 Cine at West Park Mall. Dillon received recognition during the company's Christmas party in St. Louis...

"Battling Workers' Compensation Costs" is the topic of hour-long seminars to be presented by the Edward D. Jones & Co. Professional Education Network Wednesday. The seminars will be conducted from noon to 1 p.m. and again from 5 to 6 p.m. at various Edward D. Jones & Co. offices, including one office in Cape Girardeau, at 215 N. Sprigg, and the Jackson office, 515 W. Main...

Jeff Brune of Cape Girardeau was the big winner at "Louis Night," held at the Show Me Center on Southeast Missouri State University campus this week. Brune's paper airplane landed on the star at center court of the Show Me Center basketball floor during a paper plane flying contest to win the a trip for two to New Orleans during the night's activities, which were designed for recognition of Louis Lorimier, founder of Cape Girardeau...

SIKESTON -- The initial group of stores which will locate in the Sikeston Factory Outlet complex was announced this week by Philip Boyer, president of Boyer Construction Co., developer of the new center. "A total of 21 stores have agreed to locate in the new center," said Boyer. "The initial stores are expected to open in May of this year."...

Captain China Liu Restaurant will open at 2123 Broadway Wednesday. The new restaurant, owned by Tien and Tresa Liu, who moved to the Cape Girardeau area from California recently, will feature Chinese cuisine. "We will be open seven days a week," said Tresa Liu...

What at one time was a Pizza Inn in Cape Girardeau is under new ownership with a new name. Doyle and Cora Lee Sample recently purchased the restaurant at 409 N. Clark and renamed it Pop's Pizza. The Samples are also owners of Sample Carpet and Decorating Center, 19 N. Main, which will remain open...

Wayne Nesslein and Jeffrey Hawk have received promotions at Mercantile Bank of Cape Girardeau. Nesslein was promoted to vice president in real estate lending and Hawk was promoted to assistant vice president in real estate lending. The promotions were announced by O.J. Miller, president and chief executive officer of Mercantile Bank of Cape Girardeau...

Joyce Dickerson was awarded a $1,000 bonus for increasing the percentages of sales as manager of Gift Horse at West Park Mall. Dickerson won the first of two bonuses to be awarded to store managers with the highest percentage sales increase over last year's actual holiday sales for November and December. The award was made at a surprise luncheon last week...