Stories from Monday, March 20, 1995

The Salvation Army will hold a spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the fellowship hall of the new church at 701 Good Hope. Tickets are $3.50 for adults and children ages 13 or older, and $1.75 for children ages 5-13. Children under 5 will be admitted free. Carry-out is available, and tickets may be purchased at the Salvation Army office or from any Home League or Men's Club member...

The phone's ringing, the radio's too loud and you don't like your neighbor's attitude -- and you're in your car. With all of the options -- or distractions -- newer automobiles have to offer, it's understandable that emergency vehicles encounter some problems when responding to calls for help...

Paul Schnare, owner of Sunny Hill Gardens in Cape Girardeau, displayed some pansies that he has for sale to brighten an area home. Jack Watts, manager at Orscheln Farm & Home Supply in Cape Girardeau, pointed out some of the features on the deluxe garden tiller at his store...

The Town Plaza Shopping Center is taking on a new look. New businesses, new lighting, an improved parking lot and a new look for the entire shopping strip that fronts William Street are on the boards for the 35-year-old center. "We're in the process of redecorating the entire strip," said Kent Evans of Greater Missouri Builders Inc., headquartered in St. Louis. Owners of the center said they refurbish the shopping center about every three to five years. It last received a facelift in 1992...

It's fitting that a street is named for Nicholas Gonner in Luxembourg. After all, the first comprehensive map of Cape Girardeau's streets was drawn by that European country's favorite son. Gonner, who in 1866 emigrated with his wife and three children from Luxembourg to the U.S. and directly to Cape Girardeau, was a 19th century Renaissance man...

A need for better communication between departments at city hall and a more consistent building inspection system were just a few of the issues that surfaced at the first Chamber of Commerce building task force meeting. The meeting, closed to the public, was held last week...

More than 100 area residents heeded a call to a Christian life Sunday at the opening night of the Heartland For Christ Crusade at Cape Girardeau's Show Me Center. Evangelist Lowell Lundstrom of Sisseton, S.D., gave the call to the 1,500 to 1,800 who hear his message for the evening, "America at the Crossroads."...

This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you like to do when spring weather arrives?" Tracy Wigfall, Cape Girardeau "Get outside and enjoy the weather, outdoor activities." Kim Dalton, Arnold "I like to lay out, get a tan. I just like physical activity. I like swimming. I like softball. I like lots of things."...

THIS IS in response to the article in today's paper on career and children. Some of us do choose to have children and a career, and those of us mothers who cannot afford to stay home with our children hate having to go to work. But we go to work to stay off welfare. ...

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday will announce its Business of the Year during its 4th Annual Business Appreciation Breakfast. Chamber president Shirley Young said the board of directors will prepare the free breakfast. The menu includes sausage, eggs, potatoes, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. Serving will start at 7 a.m. and the meeting will conclude by 8...

Agenda Monday, March 20 Public hearing - The licensing and regulation of adult businesses within the city of Cape Girardeau, establishing fees and providing penalties for violation. Appearances - Public Library board - Vision 2000 Community Relations Council annual report...

Regular Meeting Monday, March 20 7:30 p.m. Power and Light Committee - Approve a contract with Sallee Power Line Construction for building of a transmission line and two distribution lines. - Approve an agreement with Lee-Rowan Inc. - Authorize the request for bids on a backhoe for Ditch Witch trencher for Electric Line Department...

JACKSON -- Marjorie F. Kester, 67, of 119 N. Bast in Jackson died Friday, March 17, 1995, at her daughter's home in Columbia after a lengthy illness. She was born March 1, 1928, at International Falls, Minn., the daughter of Leon and Charlette Kiever Johnson. On Jan. 11, 1947, she married Alfred J. Kester, who preceded her in death Aug. 8, 1974...

Della Lena Ford, 72, of 1413 Ripley died Sunday, March 19, 1995, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 4, 1922, at Dutchtown, the daughter of George F. and Emma F. Grossheider Schlegel. On April 28, 1946, she married Robert W. Ford in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1984...

ANNA, Ill. -- Ola Peterson, 69, of rural Dongola died Sunday, March 19, 1995, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.

CAIRO, Ill. -- James A. Hipps, 76, of Cairo died Saturday, March 18, 1995. He was born Sept. 1, 1918, the son of James and Jeanette Barton Hipps in Cairo. In 1965, he married Edna Burton, who survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Burton Thomas of East Cape Girardeau and Sharon Burton Manker of North Port, Fla.; two sisters, Lucille Thompson of Cape Girardeau and Ruth Hendricks of Edwardsville; and a brother, Bob Hipps of Davis, Calif...

DEXTER -- Treva M. Culver, 77, of Dexter died Saturday, March 18, 1995, at her home. She was born May 17, 1917, at Maynard, Ark., the daughter of Thadus and Matilda Hill Poore. She married William David Culver at Maynard in September 1934. He preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 1981...

BLOOMFIELD -- Wesley Edison Dunivan, 63, of Bloomfield died Sunday, March 19, 1995, at the John A. Pershing Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born May 18, 1931, at Bloomfield, the son of Leslie and Georgia Page Dunivan. He was a retired farmer and a member of the General Baptist denomination...

DEXTER -- James B. Williams Jr., 80, of St. Louis and formerly of Dexter, died Friday, March 17, 1995, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 30, 1914, at Dexter, the son of James B. Williams Sr. and Maude A. France Williams. He married Ruth M. Barber in 1936 at Pacific...

ANNA, Ill. -- James Robert Rich, 56, of Houston, Texas, and formerly of Anna, died Friday, March 17, 1995, at West Houston Medical Center in Houston. He was born Oct. 20, 1939, in Anna, the son of Betty Richardson Rich of Anna and the late James W. Rich...

PERRYVILLE -- Adele Mary Bey Baudendistel, 88, of Perryville died Saturday, March 18, 1995, at the Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born July 21, 1906, in Perry County, the daughter of Vincent and Mary Zahner Bey. On April 18, 1942, she married Carl Baudendistel, who survives...

This is the response to the questions raised in Amy Randol's letter. This response was given to Randol during the school board meeting March 13, 1995. TO: School Board Finance Committee DATE: March 7, 1995 FROM: Tim Niggle/Larry Dew/Diane C. Howard RE: Business office response to recent inquiries concerning selected financial transaction 1991-1994...

This is the text of the Feb. 21 letter that Amy Randol sent to the Cape Girardeau Board of Education after spending some 60 hours over six months looking at the school district's financial records: The purpose of this letter is to inform you of some of the information and questions my research of school records has generated. ...

To the editor: We of the Jackson High School Drama Club regret to hear that someone was dissatisfied with the selection that was performed, "You Can't Take It With You." (I am referring to the Speak Out comment that was published March 16. However, we feel it is our duty to inform the public that this play was performed 10 years ago at Jackson High School and was considered a success. ...

The World Trade Center of St. Louis and the Small Business Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University will sponsor an international trade seminar March 28 at the university. The seminar will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. in the University Center Indian Room and will cover such topics as: evaluating import and export potential, identifying market opportunities, assistance resources available, overseas export promotion, documentation, transporting goods and getting paid...

H. Sean Williams, a new specialist at Beltone Hearing Center, 68 Doctors' Park in Cape Girardeau, recently attended the Beltone Basic School in Chicago. The five-day seminar included discussions on a numbers of topics, including audiogram interpretation, hearing disorders, hearing aid circuitry, sound field verification and real ear measurement...