Stories from Saturday, November 4, 1995

The St. Louis Cardinals are on the block. The announcement by Anheuser-Busch last week that it was selling the baseball franchise didn't create the howl that might have happened before the baseball strike. But it doesn't mean that Missourians aren't interested...

The University of Missouri system has had its share of problems. But with straight-talking, hard-nosed George Russell at the helm, the university system has achieved a measure of financial turnaround in the last four years. Dr. Russell proudly traces his roots to Bertrand in Southeast Missouri's Mississippi County. ...

A delegation of Japanese health care experts toured St. Francis Medical Center Friday to learn more about the local hospital's venture into patient-focused care. Three physicians and a member of the board of directors from St. Mary's Hospital in Kurume, Japan, talked with nurses, doctors and administrators about implementation of the new philosophy in patient care...

Marv Herzog, a member of the International Polka Music Hall of Fame in Chicago, was given an award Friday night at the Notre Dame German Dance recognizing his upcoming 50th anniversary as a polka entertainer. Herzog's first accordion will be enshrined in a Frankenmuth, Mich., museum in January...

For the first time since the fateful Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision of 1973, Congress this week moved to prohibit one type of abortion. The House on Wednesday voted 288-139 to ban partial-birth abortions. The bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, but Wednesday's vote was important. Not only does it mark the first time Congress has inveighed against the orthodoxy of abortion rights, but it helps illustrate the zealotry of the pro-abortion camp...

Reduced funding for social programs likely will be a reality soon, three members of the Missouri General Assembly agreed Friday. However, they added that state government will retain a role in addressing the problems of needy citizens. State Sen. Jerry T. ...

Cape Girardeau Public Works crews will begin vacuuming leaves along city streets Monday. The annual curbside collection program runs through Dec. 15, with crews picking up leaves in a different zone each week. The city is divided into six zones. Crews will begin collecting leaves on the south side, where there are an abundance of maple trees. Maples drop their leaves sooner than oak and other trees, said Emmett Baker, Public Works project coordinator...

Tri-Con Industries Ltd. is leaving Cape Girardeau. The manufacturer of automobile seat covers, which began operations in Cape Girardeau a dozen years ago, is moving to Mexico. "It's an economic move," said Jane Myers, plant accountant. The company, a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo Seat Co., issued the mandatory 60-day notice of closure Friday, saying it will end operations here Jan. 3, 1996...

When Lynn suggested we get our friends and loved ones together for an autumn camping trip, my first instinct was to run like Hades. The last time we camped together was Independence Day Weekend 1993, when I drove to Columbia so Lynn could strap me into a canoe and sail me down the Meramec River, stopping only to eat nasty, uncooked food on a sandbar and lie on rocks before completing our journey...

I COULDN'T help but notice lately how many more people are pulling up into the handicap spots at grocery stores or department store. Perfectly physically able people pull up and reach in their glove box and pull out a handicapped or disabled tag put it on their rear-view mirror. I don't guess I've ever seen such a more abused system in my life. They must be giving these things at vending machines...

Members of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce suggest that the city's public schools look for alternative ways to raise money, something other than increasing property taxes. Participants at the chamber's First Friday Coffee added their ideas to the list of suggestions being collected by Cape Girardeau school's Vision Planning Committee...

Jeff Robertson outlined "The Death of the Deal Maker" Friday for the Cape Girardeau/Jackson Committee of the Christian Businessmen's Coalition. Robertson, the manager of marketing communications for Buckeye International Inc. in Maryland Heights, spoke of his growth as a Christian at Friday's CBMC luncheon...

Josephine McNeely, 81, of Cape Girardeau died at her home Friday, Nov. 3, 1995. She was born Aug. 9, 1914, at Haleyville, Ala., daughter of William C. and Mittie Bradley McVey. She married Lloyd Darris McNeely on Nov. 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 1991...

OAK RIDGE -- Funeral service for Troy I. Hendrix of Oak Ridge will be held at 2 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Rev. Howard Huddle will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Hendrix, 77, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Charley Burney of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Amos Johnson will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Burney, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

CHARLESTON -- Ruth Mae McCann, 77, of Charleston, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Bluff Manor in Poplar Bluff. She was born Feb. 4, 1918, in Arkansas, daughter of Noah and Lena Cunningham Grisso. She and Fred Lee McCann were married in August 1940. He died Dec. 16, 1978...

ADVANCE -- Funeral mass for Clifford Nall of Advance will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Lewis Hejna will officiate, with burial in Glennon Cemetery at Glennon. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Nall, 86, died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

COMMERCE -- Sharon Lee Byassee, 53, of Commerce, died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 9, 1941, in St. Louis County, daughter of Roy A. and Marge Brewer Santhuff. She and James Marlin Byassee were married Aug. 1, 1959, in Maplewood...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Nancy Ewing, 93, of Cairo, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. She was born Oct. 17, 1902, in Moscow, Tenn., daughter of Luke and Emma Vantelt Briggs. She and Preston E. Ewing Sr. were married in 1927 in Mound City. He died Jan. 9, 1992...

MILLERSVILLE -- Clara Hahs of Millersville died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.

Keith Russell Tolliver, 83, a civic leader and prominent Cape Girardeau businessman, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He co-owned the Cape Girardeau Abstract and Title Co. from 1946 until his retirement in 1986. He operated the company with partner W.O. Browning and later Scott Browning, who still operates the business today...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Julia Hill, 77, of Cairo died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds, Ill. She was born June 4, 1918 in Covington, Tenn., to the late Phil and Priscilla (Yenders) Hill. She is survived by her sister, Pauline Taylor of Dyersburg, Tenn., a nephew, Johnny Taylor, also of Dyersburg, Tenn., and a niece, Francine Taylor of New York...

PARMA -- Curtis Davis, 75, of Parma died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Doctors Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Nov. 12, 1919, in Arkansas, son of the late Hughie Franklin and Etta Hon Davis. On Sept. 1, 1946, he married Glenda Lee Dailey. She preceded him in death on Aug. 7, 1995...

ADVANCE-- Ruth E. Fowler, 70, of Advance died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 4, 1925, at Rumbranch, Mo., daughter of the late John and Ella Field Hitt. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian Life Church of Advance...

Son to Danny and Rhonda White, Chaffee Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:03 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 1995. Name, Daniel James. Weight, 8 pounds 3 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. White is the former Rhonda Aldrich, daughter of LeeRoy Aldrich of Greenville and Shirley Duckett of Piedmont. She is owner of Danny's Pizza. White is employed at Drury Southwest. He is the son of Ervin and Clara White of Chaffee...

Ann S. Niswonger, 88, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Sprigg Street Chapel.

OLD APPLETON -- Frank C. Dillahay, 71, of Old Appleton, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at his home. He was born May 16, 1924, in Red Boiling Springs, Tenn., son of Edward and Bertie Collins Dillahay. He and Margaret Smith were married July 14, 1945, in St. Louis...

Mary Ditto operates a machine that tests blood samples to measure cholesterol and glucose levels at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson. An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure, health experts say. In fact, the exchange rate may be even higher when the benefits of regular medical checkups and a healthy lifestyle are weighed against the risks of diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer...

Southeast Missouri Hospital's bereavement support group will meet Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Southeast Hospice office, 760 S. Kingshighway, and on Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. in Classroom C on the second floor of the regional Cancer Center at Southeast. The group offers emotional and spiritual support for those dealing with grief and loss. For more information, call Chaplain Associate Connie Griswold, 651-5519, or Julie Metzger, Hospice social worker, at 335-6208...

"Trim the Tree and Trim the Fat" is a holiday food preparation program sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital's Fitness and Wellness Center. It will be offered at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 8 and again at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Main Street Fitness, 410 W. Main in Jackson...

"Menopause and Beyond," a free seminar co-sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital's Jackson Outreach Services and Ciba Geigy Corp., will be held Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Dr. Michael J. Jessup will give the presentation about the myths, facts and realities of menopause. There will be a question-and-answer session...

Southeast Missouri Hospital is offering lipid profile screenings, glucose screenings and cholesterol screenings on a walk-in basis. The screenings are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Main Street Fitness Center in Jackson and at Southeast's Home Health Office at 760 S. Kingshighway on Thursdays from 8 to noon...