Stories from Monday, January 17, 1994

When Missourians open their 1993 individual income tax booklet from the Department of Revenue they are likely to be surprised by a new form included this year -- an individual consumer's use tax return. And, since most people don't bother to look at their forms for several weeks or let an accountant do their tax preparation, they may be surprised to learn the new form is due Jan. 31. They may also be surprised to know that taxes are even due on magazine subscriptions...

When the ice started falling from the skies at about 1 p.m. Sunday, area emergency personnel knew they were going to have trouble. By 6 p.m., Cape Girardeau police had worked 15 accidents throughout the city, and were bracing for more with rush-hour traffic Monday...

MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Construction of a new levee will get under way near here this week. "The contract has been let, the equipment is here, easements on farm property have been acquired, and everything is on go for emergency repairs to the Len Small Levee," said Louis Maze, Alexander County commissioner and a resident of nearby Olive Branch...

Less than a week after the latest segment on the east end of Lexington Avenue opened, Cape Girardeau City Council members will consider a proposed development on the other end of the arterial street. The council Wednesday will consider a rezoning request by G. Keith Deimund, the developer for Lexington Place subdivision...

A Riverfest '94 informational meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Yacht Club above Port Cape Restaurant. The meeting is open to all Riverfest volunteers and anyone interested in helping with Riverfest '94. The annual event, held the second weekend in June in downtown Cape Girardeau, attracts thousands of people who enjoy entertainment, crafts, food, fireworks, carnival rides and other activities for the whole family...

JEFFERSON CITY - Fourteen Missouri counties, including Madison and Perry, have been declared eligible for federal public assistance funds as a result of severe flooding and storms last November. The State Emergency Management Agency will soon be scheduling briefings for local officials to explain the program and application process...

The Southeast Missourian asked people what they were doing to prepare for the bitter cold temperatures and stormy weather this week. Gwen Everly "I have been buying groceries and stocking up a little bit. I am not obligated to go to work on Monday so I am just going to stay inside."...

The doctors will compete against the lawyers Feb. 17 in the first benefit basketball game for the Community Counseling Center Foundation. The game will be held at the Central high School old gymnasium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children 12 years old or younger...

Cape Girardeau County residents will vote for members of the University Extension Council during the last part of January 1994. The Ballots for this election will be in local newspapers the week of January 17, 1994. Voting instructions and candidate information will also be included. Ballots will also be available at the Extension Center in Jackson...

It was heartening to see the community come together in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for its third annual King Community Celebration on Friday. Likewise, events being held at Southeast Missouri State University in honor of the slain civil-rights leader on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day serve to show that King's dream of achieving true racial equality in this country is still alive in the minds of many...

CHAFFEE -- Eula Cehan, 97, of Chaffee, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 1994, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 17, 1896, at Oak Ridge, Mo., daughter of Robert and Sarah Bean McCallister. She married Fred Cehan in 1926. He preceded her in death...

JACKSON -- Fred Broom, 86, of Jackson, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 1994, at his residence. He was born Sept. 29, 1907, near Centralia, Ill., son of William and Thelabelle Crown Broom. He was married to Ruth Allen. Broom moved to Jackson in 1976 from St. Louis when he retired as an insurance salesman. He was a member of the Jackson Elks Lodge...

JACKSON -- Bee W. Randol, 78, of Jackson, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Homes of Cape Girardeau is in charge of funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

PERRYVILLE -- Lucille Mary Phillips, 78, of Perryville, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 1994, at the Perry County Nursing Home. The Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville is in charge of funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.

CHAFFEE -- Virginia Lee Vickery, 65, of Chaffee, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 1994, at the St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 4, 1929, at Chaffee, daughter of Elvie Lee and Pearl Aslee Bunyard Roney. She married Charles W. Vickery Jr., July 2, 1949...

When the 1994 Southeast Missouri "Top 25" business-industry list is compiled, expect to see the name of Hudson Foods Inc. high on the list. Approximately 175 new workers are expected to join the staff of 350 following an $8.6-million expansion at Hudson's existing chicken processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter...

Linda Skyles has opened three antiques and collectible malls in downtown Metropolis, Ill. St. Mary's Antique Mall, which started operation in late 1993, now has 90 booths occupied. Two antiques and collectible shopping malls have opened over the past two years in Cape Girardeau...

CHAFFEE -- Jerry Wolsey, who formed Wolsey Investigative Service Inc. here in 1989, is enthusiastic about a recent addition to his line of security products. "I'm excited about this new Panic Dialer," said Wolsey, who became an independent distributor for Quorum International Ltd. recently. He said Quorum, based in Phoenix, Ariz., is the world leader in advanced security devices...

Joel Vinson of Sikeston has joined the Southeast Missourian's Targeted Publications division as advertorial editor. In his new position, Vinson edits monthly publications such as TBY-The Best Years, Business Today, Home Buyers Guide and other special publications produced throughout the year...

Jeannie Goodman discussed customer service in restaurants from the World Disney Program during the January meeting of the local chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association. The meeting was held at HRH Dumplins Restaurant in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 11. Goodman is senior vice president at Boatman's National Bank in Cape Girardeau. She is in charge of marketing and customer relations...

The Small Business of the Year Award and Rush H. Limbaugh Award will be presented during the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting-Dinner Dance Feb. 4 at the Show Me Center. Music will be provided by Fantasy, a six-member band from St. Louis that plays classics, big-band music and music of the 1990s...