Stories from Monday, June 12, 1995

Troy Wilson is carrying some important papers to the White House this week. Wilson, chief executive officer of First National Bank of Sikeston, has been visiting with area businesses during past few weeks, compiling information to be presented during the White House Conference on Small Business being conducted in Washington...

Buz Sutherland director of the Small Business Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University said that they became a satellite office of the World Trade Center in early February. You discover there is a demand on the international market for the product you have been selling in Southeast Missouri...

KELSO-- A native of this small Southeast Missouri town briefed the U.S. Air Force chief of staff about Scott O'Grady, the fighter pilot shot down over Bosnia two weeks ago. 1st Lt. Kimberly Joos, who now works at the Pentagon, provided background information and specifics of the Bosnian Serb air-defense system responsible for the downing June 2 of Scott O'Grady, a 29-year-old U.S. Air Force pilot who survived for six days in the Bosnian countryside on rainwater...

SCOTT CITY--Twice a week, trash bags and cans line the curbs of Scott City's streets waiting to be picked up. And if the city gets state approval, a recycling bin will soon find its way to some of those very same curbs. Scott City recently applied for a $100,000 recycling grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. ...

When Joe F. Gambill opened his new copy of Sports Illustrated recently, he was surprised to see baseball great, retired pitcher Nolan Ryan, on the cover. And, he should have been. The magazine he received in the mail two weeks ago was the July 23, 1979, issue of SI, published July 23, 1979...

On Wednesday, the nation will turn its attention to the Stars and Stripes, hanging it proudly for Flag Day ceremonies everywhere. In the Cape Girardeau area, American Legion Post 63 will conduct a flag retirement ceremony at 6 p.m. at the Veterans' Home. At the same time, Jackson Elks will honor the U.S. flag at Brookside Park...

The Southeast Missourian asked, "How do you feel about the proposed five-year, half-cent sales tax for road and bridge improvements in Cape Girardeau?" Kathy Kornegay, Grassy "I would support it. I think the roads around here need a lot of improvement."...

I'VE BEEN reading about the radar control on Mount Auburn Road. I go to work at about 6:30 in the morning, and I don't ever see a police officer doing any radar on that road, which is fine. I would like to suggest a radar patrolman for Hawthorne Road, with the ballparks and all the traffic that goes by because of the daily practices. There are a lot of speeding cars...

Cape Girardeau Board of Education Agenda Monday, June 12 6 p.m. Vocational Technical School, 301 N. Clark Action items -Payment of bills -Personnel employment Miscellaneous -Graduation list -Textbook adoption -Incentive grants -PL 94-142 compliance plan...

BENTON--Herman "Shorty" Slinkard, 81, of Benton died Sunday, June 11, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 2, 1913, at Oran, the son of Early J. and Eliza Roberts Slinkard. He and Hattie Cook were married Oct. 21, 1939, in Oran. She survives of the home...

CHAFFEE--Violet Hanna Waddle, 85, of Chaffee died Saturday, June 10, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 13, 1910, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Wallace Thaddus and Nettie Agnes Montgomery Mansker. She married John Hanna in 1930. He preceded her in death in 1979. She and Cecil Waddle were married on Oct. 10, 1981. He also preceded her in death...

ALTENBURG -- Ashley M. Weber, 6, of Altenburg, died Saturday, June 10, 1995, from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born March 28, 1989, in St. Louis County, the daughter of Stanley and Roxanna Popp Weber of Altenburg. Survivors include a brother, Michael Weber of the home; her paternal grandparents, Edward and Retha Popp; and her maternal grandparents, Leo and Dorothy Weber...

Mildred Probst, 85, of 2022 Montgomery died Saturday, June 10, 1995, at her home. She was born April 30, 1910, at Eagle Mills, Ark., the daughter of Clarence and Mayme Hunt Berry. In 1925, she married Earl Bruster, who preceded her in death in 1932...

OAK RIDGE--Laura Jane McCarter, 72, of Oak Ridge died Friday, June 9, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 16, 1922, at Madison County, Ill., the daughter of Paul and Paulene Britton. She married John Ezra McCarter, who preceded her in death...

Taxpayers say they want the federal government to find ways to reduce spending. Americans are worried about the annual deficits and the overall national debt, which currently stands at more money than anyone can possibly imagine. And there has been a response to the wants of taxpayers and the worries of Americans: The Republican-led Congress is trying valiantly to reduce both government's size and cost...

As you might expect, the Germans have a word for it, just as they have a word for virtually every human condition. The former Goths of central Europe have invented a word puzzling to most of us: schlimmbesserung. If you want to pronounce it, you're on your own...

It seems like many months ago that American Legion members in Cape Girardeau decided to make an all-out effort to have the mule designated as the state animal. But it really wasn't all that long ago, and the General Assembly was in an accommodating mood this past session. The mule's designation was approved, and Gov. Carnahan signed the bill a few days ago...

Three-day-old Nicholas Patrick Essner's parents traded amazed glances as he slept soundly. The now-peaceful baby had been awake crying most of the night, Doug and Sandi Essner said. Honest. The first night home from the hospital can be tough, Southeast Missouri Hospital nurse LaDonna Wills told the first-time parents during a 1990s version of a house call Friday...

Reid Abercrombie has joined Commerce Bank at Cape Girardeau as a commercial banking officer in the lending department. Abercrombie has more than six years experience in banking. He previously worked at Tamms State Bank, as a teller, loan clerk and loan officer. Abercrombie is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in finance...

The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions (about one hour) are free. Call (314)-335-3312 for appointment...