Stories from Friday, February 12, 1993

During the presidential campaign, there was a lot of misinformation dispensed about the economy. Now, the gloom and doom have vanished. We've learned the nation's fiscal condition is not flirting with depression. The economic rebound appears securely on track...

The Cape SEMO Chapter 519 has two activities planned in the next few days. An installation banquet and dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the American Legion Hall in Jackson. Music will be provided by Nite Shift. The dance is open to the public. Admission to the dance is $5 per person, or $10 for the banquet and dance...

C. Luke Dry of Cape Girardeau has received a President's Scholarship and a Missouri Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1993-1994 academic year. The President's Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who rank in the upper 15 percent of their high school class and score 23 on the ACT or who rank in the upper 20 percent of their high school class and score 24 on the ACT, or who graduate as their class valedictorian or salutatorian...

A Cape Girardeau Central High School seniors participated in the Missouri Senior Honors Band Feb. 6. Performing with the honors band at Southwest Missouri State University was Traci Baker. She is a member of the Central High School Band under the direction of Ronald Nall. A total of 197 students were invited to attend...

DELTA -- Two students at Delta High School have been selected by their teachers to receive awards recognizing their leadership and citizenship. Amy Blattel, a sophomore, has been chosen as the delegate to represent Delta at the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation leadership seminar in St. Louis this spring. The foundation, also known as HOBY, has conducted annual, all-expense-paid seminars since 1958...

Jeremy Robinett of Cape Girardeau has been named to Who's Who Among American High School Students for 1992-93. Robinett, a junior at Central High School, is a member of Model UN, National Beta Club, Spanish Club, band and marching band. He is also a representative in the student council...

CHAFFEE -- Chip Bollinger, a sophomore at Chaffee High School, has been selected as the nominee from Chaffee to the Missouri Scholars Academy. If selected as a participant, Bollinger will attend the academy at the University of Missouri-Columbia this summer...

Karen Hasty of Cape Girardeau has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Evangel college in Springfield, Mo. She is the daughter of Lonnie and Brenda Hasty of Cape Girardeau and earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester...

Kristi L. Schetter and Pamela L. Schott, both of Cape Girardeau, have been named to the Dean's List at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy for the 1992-93 fall semester. Schetter is the daughter of Elmer and Sandy Schetter and is a 1988 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...

Carol Sparkman of Cape Girardeau recently attended a leadership forum in Birmingham, Ala., sponsored by the Southern Medical Association Auxiliary. Sparkman is the auxiliary's state counselor for Missouri. The forum included a seminar on being an effective voluntary leader and presentations on each of the programs and services offered by the Southern Medical Association...

Gift and estate taxes, private property rights, a school foundation formula and sales tax exemptions are all important issues to Missouri Farm Bureau members, according to the leader of that group. "We're busy keeping tabs on both state and national levels on key issues which are of importance to our members," said Charles E. Kruse, new president of the Missouri Farm Bureau...

Bill Clinton's first days as president were filled with conflict, hostility and arguments. As a matter of fact, they made the Super Bowl seem like a Sunday School picnic. --- Former vice president Dan Quayle has received a contract to write a book for $1 million, minus a small fee for a proofreader who can spell...

Two Cape Girardeau area lawmakers voted on opposite sides Thursday over legislation that would extend state licensing to church-run child-care centers. A divided Missouri House Thursday approved the legislation by a 97-60 vote, sending it to the Senate...

For those who like snow, it's been a disappointing winter around here so far. Temperatures in the area this month continue to average well above seasonal levels, which means precipitation falls as rain instead of snow. Al Robertson, climatologist and professor of Earth science at Southeast Missouri State University, said the average temperature at the airport the first 10 days of this month was 41.2 degrees, up 7.9 degrees from the long-term average of 33.3...

Former State Sen. John Dennis was praised as a "very special person" at a tribute dinner in his honor hosted by Southeast Missouri State University Thursday night. The tribute was held at the Show Me Center - a building that has become a symbol of Dennis' power and influence during his Senate career...

State and county employees in Missouri and Illinois will enjoy a four-day holiday this weekend because of the observance today of Lincoln's Birthday and Monday of President's Day. Federal and municipal employees will only have Monday off. Schools in Missouri will be open today, but closed in Illinois, where Lincoln's Birthday is a state holiday. On Monday, Missouri schools will be closed, but Illinois schools will be open...

A group of exhibitors from four states will display items at the Antiques & Collectibles Market, to be held at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau Sunday. The day-long show opens at 9:30 a.m. Among items at the market will be antique glassware, jewelry, furniture, toys, comics, military memorabilia and paper Americana...

DELTA -- Funeral service for Shane Russell Hendrickson will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Larry Stephenson will officiate, with burial in New Morley Cemetery at Morley. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...

MOREHOUSE -- Alma D. Sherrard, 82, of Morehouse, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at Sikeston Health Care Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1910, in Sikeston, daughter of Charles B. and Martha J. Sturgeon Morris. She and Paul J. Sherrard Sr. were married July 11, 1932, at Morehouse...

WILSON CITY -- Lucy Baker Fields, 93, of Wilson City, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Dec. 15, 1899, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of Charlie and Mary Jackson Steele. She married Henry Clay Baker Fields in January 1919. He died in 1976...

Ruth F. Portlock Schumacher, 87, of Buchanan, Mich. and formerly of Cape Girardeau died Feb. 4, 1993, at the Jordon Nursing Home in Bridgeman, Mich. She was born Nov. 27, 1925, in Zalma, the daughter of William A. and Martha M. Portlock. On March 17, 1932, she married Leo J. Schumacher, who preceded her in death in December 1945...

KELSO -- Augusta Regina Dohogne, 82, of Kelso, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 1, 1910, in Scott County, daughter of John and Bertha Bles Dumey. She and Walter Leo Dohogne were married May 2, 1933, at Sikeston. He died Dec. 23, 1991...

SIKESTON -- Riley Waddell, 79, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at his home. He was born May 30, 1913, in Winston County, Ala., son of John Thomas and Mary Mote Waddell. He and Lela Rainey were married in 1942. She died April 9, 1985. Waddell was a member of Sikeston Eagles 3319...

MARBLE HILL -- Graveside service for Ethel M. Orcutt of Marble Hill will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at El Nathan Cemetery, with Charles Bollinger officiating. Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home here from 9-10 a.m. Orcutt, 97, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1993, at Jackson Manor...

Funeral service for Mary Jane Wachter of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Dissen will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Wachter, 54, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at the Lutheran Home...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Carlos J. Walston, 78, of Cairo, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born May 6, 1914, in Mounds, son of Oran and Lora Billingsley Walston. Walston was formerly owner of Walston Wholesale Tobacco and Amusement Co. He was a member of Cairo Elks Lodge 651, Egyptian Country Club, and veteran of World War II...

TAMMS, Ill. -- David A. Browning, 37, of Oakland City, Ind., formerly of Tamms, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, near Harmony, Ind., from injuries received in a logging accident. Survivors include his wife, Christina; four daughters, Dina Browning of Olmsted, Crystal, Martha and Wendy Browning of Oakland City; five sisters, Evelyn Jones of Carmichaels, Pa., Kathleen Pearman and Rosemary Fleming of Anna, Barbara Wright of Columbus, Miss., Mildred Varner of Tamms, and a brother, Harland Browning of Tamms.. ...

CHARLESTON -- Willie L. Pettigrew, 92, of Charleston, died Monday, Feb. 8, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 2, 1900, at Wolf Island, daughter of William H. and Ada Taylor Bowden. Pettigrew was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and its Mother's Board, and member of Order of Eastern Star...

Naomi Alpha Conrad, 90, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1993, at Cape LaCroix. She was born March 13, 1902, at Sedgewickville, daughter of Rev. Caruther V. and Rosetta Pavey Conrad. She married Lauren Vern Conrad Dec. 28, 1921. He died in January 1951...

Alverta R. Schlegel, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 4, 1908, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., daughter of John E. and Anna Darnell Lowry. She married Martin C. Schlegel Aug. 31, 1924, in Cape Girardeau. He died in March 1979...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Paul Thomas Poley Sr., 60, of Grand Chain, Ill., formerly of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 26, 1932, at Wolf Island, son of George and Lucy Mae Coffer Poley. He and Geraldine Blevins were married Dec. 28, 1953...

RANDLES -- James L. Blue Jr., 23, of Randles, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born June 7, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jim and Joyce Smith Blue. Blue was a 1991 graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla. He was a traffic study engineer for Missouri Highway and Transportation Department 10th District in Sikeston...

ANNA, Ill. -- Alma Ruth Bishop, 92, of Anna, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1993, in her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1900, in Pope County, Ill., the daughter of Church and Mary Belle Cobb Feezor. She married Hal Bishop on Jan. 21, 1919. He died June 26, 1981...

A symposium scheduled for Cape Girardeau in April will focus on the efforts of rural communities to combat drugs and will feature an anti-drug rally at the Show Me Center. Organizers of the 6th Annual Healthy Lifestyles Conference in Cape Girardeau anticipate this year's event will surpass any previous conference in attendance and quality...

Coming up: February 13 Show-Me-Sports Show, Show Me Center, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. February 14 Show-Me-Sports Show, Show Me Center, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. February 26 Missouri Conservation Commission meeting, Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark. March 13 Illinois Big Buck Expo, John A. Logan Community College, Carterville. Seminars Big Buck contests...