Stories from Monday, May 23, 1994

She was the consummate mother, an icon for all of Europe and the world to admire and the one who made sure the White House would be forever changed into a residence befitting royalty. She could do more than provide the illusion of Camelot. She turned it into an everyday event by extending the mystique that was part of the family she married into with a quiet grace and charm that seemed effortless...

Parents of school-age children that are not in compliance with the state school immunization law will find their children barred from entering school when classes begin in late August or early September. That's because of several changes in Missouri's school immunization law that were approved last year by the General Assembly and signed by Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan. The changes go into effect this fall...

Clint Black's music video for his latest hit "Good Run of Bad Luck" has nothing on the romping, stomping, shooting, wailing, good-guy-versus-bad-guy fun that took place at the Black Forest Western Days Saturday and Sunday. But the latter can be seen leading into the video on Saturday's edition of "Steppin' Out Country" on KFVS-TV Channel 12...

Cape Girardeau Airport manager Randy Holdman was somewhat surprised at some of the calls he received over the weekend. "People were asking if we were still open," said Holdman on Sunday. "It's business as usual. Trans World Express, car rentals, taxis, the restaurant and everyone else is still open for business. We just need to let people know that."...

JACKSON - Registration for the Jackson Public Library's 1994 Missouri Summer Youth Library Reading Program begins Wednesday. The program, which is designed to encourage children to continue to read and learn through the summer months, begins June 1 and continues through Aug. 6 at the public library at 225 S. High St...

The Southeast Missourian asked people,"How do you deal with stress?" Kristy LaRose "I walk two miles every night. I just get out by myself." Charles Gerber "I find a grassy plain or field and sit out by myself where there are no buildings or people."...

Police dispatcher Ken Bullard, the recent recipient of not one but two awards from an international organization of dispatchers and police communicators, exemplifies proficiency and professionalism within the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Bullard was named the regional Telecommunicator of the Year and was honored for his outstanding performance in a critical incident by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials International. ...

Although the Cape Girardeau County acreage that once served as the county poor farm has dwindled significantly through the years, the 200 acres remaining have been turned into beautiful parkland that offers an inviting entrance to the city. It serves thousands of people each year and is increasing in use, drawing users from a large area...

Southeast Missouri State University is a regional school that draws students primarily from the Bootheel to St. Louis and points to the west. Interestingly, its top undergraduates since 1991 have come from high schools scattered about the region. In other words, no single high school in the university's service region during that period seems to have consistently provided Southeast's top scholars...

The following is an excerpt from a recent editorial in the Columbia Daily Tribune. I'm certainly glad to see that former state treasurer Wendell Bailey will make federal prosecutors prove their case against him. Bailey has been indicted in Springfield for allegedly misusing state funds and services in his 1992 campaign for governor [the indictment has since been withdrawn]. ...

Ian Patrick McBride, 29, of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, May 21, 1994, in Dallas. He was born Dec. 1, 1964, at Emporia, Va., son of Cedrick C. and Erica M. Mackay McBride. McBride graduated from Cape Central High School in 1983. He attended Southeast Missouri State University and graduated from the Dallas Art Institute...

Victor Vernon Volkerding, 62, of Sena Fawn Drive in Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, May 22, in Southeast Missouri Hospital. Volkerding's body is at Ford & Sons Funeral home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

PERRYVILLE -- Rachael Christine Womble, 21, of Festus, died Saturday, May 21, 1994, at Saint Louis University Hospital. She was born July 20, 1972, at Perryville, daughter of Richard and Dianna Wibbenmeyer Tucker. She married Troy Womble, May 11, 1991, at Festus...

SCOTT CITY -- Daphna Mary Morrett, 68, of Scott City, formerly of Oran, died Saturday, May 21, 1994, at her residence. She was born Sept. 26, 1925, at Catron, daughter of Earl Washington and Jessie Eleanor Sanders Horn. She married Richard Raymond Morrett, Oct. 25, 1952. He died Oct. 20, 1978...

The seeds for one of the country's largest agricultural crops were sown almost three centuries ago. Legend has it that rice was introduced to the United State in the late 1600s, when a storm-damaged ship from Madagascar sought refuge in the harbor at Charleston, S.C. In gratitude for the refuge, the ship's captain presented the governor of the colony a sack of seed rice...

Missouri rice opened doors to the world for Cape Girardeau resident Leta Bahn. Bahn, who added rice to her list of farm crops a half-dozen years ago, said the ancient grain has "certainly led to some interesting sights for me." Bahn, who has been farming since the death of her husband, E. Lawrence Bahn, 14 years ago, has visited rice fields in Japan, the Philippines, and Cambodia...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which offers a variety of merchandise in its more than 35 retail departments -- including clothing, groceries, hardware, auto service and accessories and others -- provides a big economic boost nationwide, according to its latest economic impact figures released last week...

Viney Mosley of Sikeston, Southeast Regional Executive Director of the American Cancer Society, has been named Area Vice President and State Director of Legacies, Planned Giving and Major Gifts. Mosley has served in various capacities for the American Cancer Society, starting as a volunteer in 1979 following the death of her mother from cancer...

Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 28 cents per share of common stock, payable July 1 to shareholders of record June 10. Mercantile Bancorporation owns 41 banks in Missouri, Northern Iowa, Eastern Kansas and Southern Illinois...

JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Kathryn Lee Welker to Kathryn Lee and Larry G. Welker; City of Cape Girardeau to the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department; John H. and Carol A. Carter to Chioke Akil and Lamica Dawn Carter...