Stories from Saturday, March 11, 1995

Clifford Schrieber, 65, 1833 Rampart, died Friday, March 10, 1995, at Ven Cor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Oct. 31, 1929, in St. Louis, son of the late George Schrieber and Irene Schrieber Hansen of St. Louis. He married Norma Ruth Wagganer July 14, 1951, in St. Louis...

Dr. Kenneth Dempsey, a Sikeston dermatologist who also has an office in Cape Girardeau, displayed a cross section of skin while explaining damage that can occur from overexposure to sunlight. Even though tanning salon owners tell their customers to go slow to keep from burning, one area dermatologist says there is no way to get a safe tan...

To the editor: In response to recent columns by local radical Jay Eastlick and national zealot Cal Thomas, I have a word of caution -- and I think common sense -- regarding the abortion issue. It's not a political issue, and it would be idiotic for Republicans to let it become one. ...

Winners in Thursday's Southeast Missouri State University Chemistry Bowl: Small schools Eve Troeth, Vale of Ste. Genevieve, first place; Tommy Robins, second place; Craig Ralston, Valle of Ste. Genevieve, third place; Angela Wodraska, Valle of Ste. Genevieve, fourth place; Kelly Gettinger, Valle of Ste. ...

The Southeast Missouri Multiple Sclerosis Society self-help group will hold an update on SADI (SEMO Alliance for Disabilities and Independency) March 18 at 10 a.m. at Friends Lounge -- Education Department, St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

Respite training will be held March 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Health and Education Center of St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The no-fee training will include a review of the aging process, safety-infection control issues, transfer techniques, nutrition-feeding issues, and an overview of CPR. Lunch will be provided. To register, call (314) 339-6261...

Members of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Delta Delta Delta Sorority will be "Hot tubbing for the American Lung Association" Wednesday at Imo's Pizza in Cape Girardeau. The members will dip into a hot tub on the parking lot and take turns sitting for 30-minute intervals for 48 continuous hours...

President Bill Clinton has declared March American Red Cross Month, a time for helping others in your community. In celebration, Red Cross wants people to give blood. The American Red Cross has scheduled several blood drives in the next few weeks. The Oak Ridge PTO will sponsor a blood drive at the high school cafeteria Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be a free T-shirt for all donors...

"Ask Your Doctor," a special one-on-one medical show with local doctors answering questions from local viewers calling in, will air Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable Channel 5. The speakers will be John P. Hall, D.O., Koom medical education director, and Bob Newton, fourth-year medical student. The topic will be medical education in Cape Girardeau...

Southeast Missouri State University officials are once again recommending an increase in tuition. On March 20, the Board of Regents will consider raising tuition by $4 a credit hour for in-state students, and $8 a credit hour for out-of-state students for the 1995-96 academic year...

To the editor: Both the U.S. House and Senate plan to hold field hearings regardin reauthorization of the Endagered Species Act. It is likely that the hearings will be held in a dozen or so major cities around the country. Urban residents have almost no contact with the land. ...

House Republicans are marching on in their quest to fulfill their Contract With America. This week the GOP inveighed against welfare, drafting reform bills that will be up for a vote within two weeks. The House also passed a Republican bill that would make it easier for companies to defend themselves against lawsuits alleging securities fraud...

Daughter to Eddie Craft and Melissa Landewee of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1995. Name, Melinna Christine. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. First child. Miss Landewee is the daughter of Anthony and Janet Landewee of Scott City. She is a licensed practical nurse at St. Francis Medical Center. Craft is manager at Save-A-Lot Food Stores, and is the son of Larry and Sheila Craft of Jackson...

MARBLE HILL -- Ina G. Schrock, 86, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, March 9, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1909, at Lutesville, daughter of John and Gertrude Hamilton Masters. She and Oscar Schrock were married March 17, 1926. He died April 20, 1984...

ANNA, Ill. -- Jessie Mae Miller, 86, of Anna, died Friday, March 10, 1995, at City Care Center. She was born June 28, 1908, in Cobden, daughter of Virgil and Cora Fears Hunsaker. Survivors include two daughters, Leota Swafford and Myrtle Beck of Anna; two sons, Jim Hartline of Muleshoe, Texas, Corky Hartline of Carbondale; 10 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren...

JACKSON -- Dan H. Frissell, 74, of Jackson, died Friday, March 10, 1995, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Chaffee, son of Sam and Lily Houghton Frissell. He and Venus G. Gisi were married May 21, 1942. Frissell received a degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri. He was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service 27 years, retiring in 1980. He also farmed in Cape Girardeau County...

Lola Hebenstreit, 80, of St. Louis, died Thursday, March 9, 1995, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis County. She was born March 11, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Cantonder and Julia Crites Pierce. She and Carl Hebenstreit were married in 1943 in Cape Girardeau. He died in 1969...

JACKSON -- Kathryn L. Curtsinger, 94, of Jackson, died Thursday, March 9, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 13, 1900, in Benton, Ill., daughter of Carol and Lillie Stewart. She married Robert Curtsinger, who died in 1968...

JACKSON -- Jean T. Frenzel, 62, of Jackson died Thursday, March 9, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 10, 1932, in Chicago, daughter of James and Margaret Jones Flynn. She married Robert E. Frenzel Nov. 3, 1951, in Chicago...

JACKSON -- Leonard Ledbetter, 75, of Jackson, died Thursday, March 9, 1995, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City. He was born Oct. 10, 1919, at Marble Hill, son of Frank and Dora Filer Ledbetter. He and Gertrude Stroder were married Sept. 7, 1946. She died Jan. 2, 1989...

Mary Nell Hunter Baucum, 74, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 8, 1920, in Fort Worth, Texas, daughter of Edward and Audie Plemons Hunter. She was married to John Henry Baucum...

PERRYVILLE -- Augusta Mary Gagnepain, 89, of Perryville, died Friday, March 10, 1995, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 16, 1906, in Perry County, daughter of Albert and Matilda Layton Pouyer. She and Joseph Wallace Gagnepain were married in 1937. He died Nov. 4, 1982...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Carl F. Karcher, 84, of Cairo, Ill., died Friday, March 10, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements were incomplete by the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Robert A. York, 81, of Olive Branch, died Friday, March 10, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 17, 1913, in Riverton, son of Stanley F. and Florence Anderson York. He married the former Phillis Aplin...

Boyd Gaming may settle on a new docking site farther north along the Cape Girardeau riverfront in an effort to secure approval from the Corps of Engineers. "We discussed it and Boyd is taking another look at it," Corps official Mike Brazier said. Brazier heads the regulatory branch of the Corps' St. Louis District...

A mock Cape Girardeau city council skipped over riverboat gambling, but had plenty to say about a go-cart track Friday during the 10th annual Optimist Youth in Government Day. More than 80 students from Cape Girardeau Central, Notre Dame, Jackson, Delta and Oak Ridge high schools participated in Government Day. The students filled government roles ranging from mayor in Cape and Jackson to county commissioner and circuit judge...

Patricia "Pat" Secrest knows about the spiraling costs and complexities of workers' compensation in Missouri. Secrest, owner and co-founder of Secrest Engineered Products Inc., a manufacturer of precision automotive fuel systems components, has studied the state's workers' compensation program. In addition to a being business woman, she is a state representative from District 93...

Aren't fast food restaurants great? Think about it. For anywhere between $1.89 and $3.99, you can get a complete meal with representatives from the burger group, the greasy potato group and the soda group. It's tasty, it's filling and it can be eaten in the privacy of your car...

The Riverboat Ragtime Revue, presenting a smorgasbord of singing, dancing and comic routines, will perform at 7:30 Thursday night at Academic Auditorium. The revue includes four singers and four Dixieland instrumentalists who recreate an 1890s riverboat show. ...

TO THE caller complaining about Rush Limbaugh's and Bill Clinton's adulterous lives. Rush was single. Is Clinton? WITH THIS being "Buy Local" week in Scott City, is it true that the city council has just purchased city insurance from an agency in Sikeston? If this is true, our community leaders, councilmen and women need to take a hard look at themselves...

Art teachers teach that each person has a unique perspective on the world they see. Coaches teach sportsmanship and how to play on a team. Science teachers teach students to respect life, all forms of life. English teachers give students the gift of reading...

SIKESTON -- Two California officials who have dealt with earthquakes and other disasters brought their stories to Southeast Missouri Friday. Three more California officials are on the agenda today for the continuation of a workshop sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Emergency Management Association...

Work began recently on renovating the attic of the Wesley House at Southeast Missouri State University. It will become the Upper Room Chapel and will be used for Tuesday evening student-led worship services, and communion services on Friday. The style will incorporate the rustic look of the original construction...

The Missouri Chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse will conduct its second annual Radiothon To End Child Abuse April 14 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the West Park Mall. The event will air on KCGQ 99.3 FM. Lucia Erikson-Kincheloe, executive director, and Jan Meyer, immediate past president, were in Cape Girardeau recently to promote their organization. The Missouri chapter started in 1987 with the mission to prevent child abuse in any form...

JACKSON -- Alderman Jack Piepenbrok, head of Jackson's street committee, credits the city's incredible growth rate with creating the need for a permanent street improvement policy. In years past, aldermen considered street improvements one at a time, pitching in to one extent or another on improvements...