Stories from Tuesday, June 25, 1996

An e-mail letter is displayed on a computer screen. E-mail is the paperless, stampless way to write letters. Forget about stamps and envelopes. Paul Broyles doesn't need them. Broyles is one of nearly 4,000 Southeast students who use the electronic mail or e-mail as it is called...

JACKSON -- The first components of an international space station should be launched late in 1997 or early 1998, astronaut Linda Godwin said Monday night. The space station will be a joint venture between the United States, Russia, Canada, Japan, Europe and other nations, Godwin said at the Jackson Chamber of Commerce's installation banquet...

House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., and the Missouri congressional delegation plan to fly from Washington to attend Rep. Bill Emerson's funeral Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. Emerson's chief of staff Lloyd Smith said all members of the Missouri delegation have been invited, along with other selected members of Congress...

The Missouri Republican Party likely won't passively take Secretary of State Bekki Cook's decision to keep the filing for the 8th Congressional District race closed. State Republican Party spokesman Daryl Duwe said a decision will be made on whether to challenge the decision after U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson has been buried...

When Dr. Bill Atchley was named interim president of Southeast Missouri State University, he warned the Board of Regents not to expect status quo from him. Regents expressed their satisfaction with the momentum Atchley created on campus during the past year by officially naming him the 15th president of the university...

You see them every day, speeding along, hurrying to get somewhere they should have been 10 minutes ago. They are parents, and they're late ... late ... late for an important date, like work. As a parent, I know all about speeding. It's not that we don't want to have a leisurely drive to work, day care, children's dance, piano or gymnastics classes, or a ton of other destinations. It's just that we can't stay on schedule because our children don't do so...

Notre Dame High School covers the basics of education, but could expand both its curriculum and sports offerings with additional space and a new building. Members of the school's building committee are asking area parishioners for input about curriculum, athletics and building plans through a short survey...

A hot, sunny afternoon at the lake Monday turned deadly when a McClure, Ill., man drowned while swimming in Boutin Lake at Trail of Tears State Park. Lonnie Anderson, 23, of McClure was swimming outside of a marked area when he drowned in the 20-acre lake...

JACKSON -- Building trust among landowners and the government is the key to changing legislation and creating a proposed lake in Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties, lake supporters say. A group of 10 landowners met Monday night in Jackson to discuss problems with current legislation and issues that must be changed before a lake effort can proceed...

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band, conducted by Neil Casey, will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Capaha Band Shell. Special guest entertainers will be Steve Schaffner and Steve Pirtle. Celebrity guest conductor will be Mike Kohlfeld. Planned selections include "Bandology March" by Eric Osterling, "A Welsh Rhapsody" by Clare Grundman, "Begin the Beguine" by Cole Porter and "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber...

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County officials Monday began studying what to do when the worst happens: They began reviewing and offering suggestions for the county's emergency response plan. David Hitt, county emergency preparedness coordinator, outlined the standard operating procedures for putting the plan into action...

A LETTER in the paper stated Justice Thomas was entitled to respect commanded by the very position he holds. I agree. I also think our president is entitled to respect commanded by the office he holds. TO REALLY appreciate how hot it's been, we should all grab a desk, find an un-air-conditioned building and sit there for four hours doing our multiplication tables and maybe try to list the names of the states and their capitals...

The time may be right for Cape Girardeau County and the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri to join forces in an effort to provide animal control in rural areas. The Cape Girardeau County Commission and the Humane Society have held initial discussions. ...

Children with disabilities who are participating in the new All-Star soccer team at Scott City are finding support, endurance, strength and independence while enjoying a sport that would be difficult to play with non-disabled children. The program, which includes children from Scott City, Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville and Southern Illinois, gives the disabled participants a chance to play with one another. Encouragement, a positive attitude and teamwork are the only skills needed...

To the editor: Here is an open letter to President Bill Clinton and Bob Dole: Honorable Sirs: It is no secret that the electorate's excitement for your candidacies for president is generally lackluster. For the most part, it seems that both of you are viewed as well-financed political operatives obsessed with winning the election and otherwise fiddling while Rome burns. ...

CHAFFEE -- Mable Grissom, 69, of Chaffee died Monday, June 24, 1996, at Heartland Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements were incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

Funeral service for Congressman Bill Emerson of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Officiating will be Dr. E.C. Brasington, Rev. Charles Dreyer, Cardinal Bernard Law of the Boston Archdiocese, and Dr. Jim Ford, chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery at Hillsboro...

DEXTER -- Allison Harrington, 5 months, of Dexter, died Sunday, June 23, 1996, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis, from injuries received in an automobile accident Saturday south of Poplar Bluff. She was born Jan. 6, 1996, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of Geraldine S. Harrington and David E. Patterson...

SIKESTON -- Velda Joyce, 76, of Sikeston, died Saturday, June 22, 1996, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1919, in Murray, Ky., daughter of Walter and Eva Bynum Bridges. She and Karl "Rex" Joyce were married April 6, 1940, in Sikeston. He died June 11, 1976...

PUXICO -- William G. Patterson, 51, of Fairfax, Va., died Friday, June 21, 1996, at Fairfax Nursing Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1944, in St. Louis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Patterson. Patterson was a software engineer with Texas Instruments. He lived in Knoxville, Tenn., many years, moving to McKinney, Texas, in 1987 and to Fairfax a year ago...

ORAN -- Everett Wheeler, 77, of Oran died Monday, June 24, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Oran. Burial will be in New Morley Cemetery...

PERRYVILLE -- Anna Salma Guth, 97, of Perryville died Monday, June 24, 1996, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 28, 1898, at Pocahontas, daughter of Augustus and Mary Magdeline Tiedemann Koenig. She and Arthur H. Guth were married Dec. 28, 1919. He died Dec. 3, 1959...

BLODGETT -- Eugenia Nell York, 66, died Sunday, June 23, 1996, at her home in Blodgett. She was born July 22, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Vivian Dye Potashnick and the late Eugene N. Potashnick. She was a member of Wesley Methodist Church in Sikeston, where she served as Sunday school superintendent. She taught in the Salcedo School District near Sikeston...

ADVANCE -- Charley S. Lambert, 82, of Advance Route 1 died Monday, June 24, 1996, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 16, 1913, in Dongola, son of Shelby and Florenta Batten Lambert. He married Ruby Shell Jan. 28, 1939, in Zalma. Lambert was a retired farmer and shoe factory worker. He was a member of Zalma Missionary Baptist Church...

CHARLESTON -- John B. Stanfield, 88, of Charleston, died Monday, June 24, 1996, at the Charleston Manor. He was born July 2, 1907, in Obion County, Tenn., son of John and Margaret Smith Stanfield. He lived in Charleston most of his life and was a member of the United Methodist Church...

ANNA, Ill. -- Gary Summers, 41, of Anna, died Sunday, June 23, 1996 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born August 5, 1954, at Union County, Ill., son of Herschel and Wanda Jane Brimm Summers Cook. He was a resident of the Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill...

EAST PRAIRIE -- Wilbert Lee Brawner, 66, of East Prairie, died Sunday, June 23, 1996, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Bonnie Jackson Boulton, 51, of East Prairie, died Monday, June 24, 1996, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

HIGHLAND, Ill. -- Stephen M. Ervin, 55, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, June 23, 1996, at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland. He was born Aug. 24, 1940, at Cape Girardeau, son of Woodrow Ancell and Virginia Lee Foeste Ervin. He and Joyce Helen Gerler were married Jan. 14, 1967, at St. Ann...

YOUNT -- Lottie M. Weekley, 89, of Fayetteville, Ill., died Sunday, June 23, 1996, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, Ill. She was born Dec. 14, 1906, in Bollinger County, daughter of Frank and Julia Millfeldt Oster. She and Boney F. Weekley were married June 1, 1933, at Fredericktown. He died July 4, 1994...

SIKESTON -- George B. Maxwell, 83, formerly of Cahokia, Ill., died Friday, June 21, 1996, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. He was born April 11, 1913, at Belgrade, son of George Earl and Sarah Elizabeth Larmer Maxwell. He and Dorothy Elizabeth Small were married July 5, 1943, at Bismark...

ESSEX -- Joseph E. Hicks, 72, of Essex, died Monday, June 24, 1996, in Dexter. He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Charter Oak, daughter of Joseph E. and Agnes Chattin Hicks. He and Edith C. Cowin were married Feb. 8, 1947, at Gray Ridge. Hicks lived most of his life in the Essex area. He was a retired heavy equipment operator, and attended First Baptist Church. He was a member of Dexter Disabled American Veterans 47...

Bryan Burger, son of Mike and Judy Burger of Scott City, received the Alumni Scholarship Fund Award at the 88th annual award convocation at College of the Ozarks. He was honored for recognition of academic achievement and outstanding work performance...

Fifteen area students who excelled in academics or the arts recently were selected to attend summer schools to sharpen their abilities. Jessica Hency, a student at Notre Dame High School, and Rachel Bettag, a student at Central High School, were the only students from Southeast Missouri to be selected for a three-week fine arts academy...

Several area teen-agers are among 956 boys attending Boys State at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. The event began Saturday and ends this Saturday. Participants learn the insights of politics, from city to state government. They are put into cities and actually elect everything from a dog-catcher to a governor...

Jerald David Heise has earned a doctorate in chemistry from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Heise of Cape Girardeau. The title of his thesis was "Synthesis Characterization and Re-Activity of Diphosphine Bridges Nickel A-Frames."...

Ryan Mattes recently attended a Pharmacy Career Institute at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. He is the son of Wayne and Kathy Mattes of Cape Girardeau. Mattes was selected on the basis of academic merit, and counselor recommendation and his plans to pursue a career in pharmacy...

COBDEN, Ill. -- Rivanna Jihan of Cobden, Ill., was chosen the state winner of Illinois Electric Cooperative's ProjectArt contest. Her prize was a $750 scholarship. Her painting on the theme "My Community -- My Heritage" will hang in Washington, D.C...

Amber Pool, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pool of Cape Girardeau, has been awarded the Mustang Scholarship from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She plans to attend Southern Methodist University in the fall and major in psychology. Pool is a 1996 graduate of Cape Central High School...

Laura Ford, daughter of Elmer and Sherry Ford of Cape Girardeau, and Thomas Ratledge, son of Gary and Sharon Ratledge, recently made the trustees' list at Southwest Baptist University. Ford is a 1993 graduate of Cape Central High School and is a senior English and middle-school education major. Ratledge is a 1991 graduate of Kelly High School and graduated in May with a degree in English...

Erik Muser, son of Daniel and Nancy Muser of Cape Girardeau, has graduated from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy with a doctor of pharmacy degree. Muser was a member of Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity and Phi Lambda Sigma, a pharmacy leadership society...

Monica Rae Stein, formerly of Scott City, will join her husband, Ivan, on stage at the 45th National Square Dance Convention being held in San Antonio, Texas, Wednesday through Saturday. The Steins have been awarded the Supreme Audio Scholarship established by Bill and Peggy Heyman, owners of Supreme Audio/Hanhurst's Tape and Record Service, to further their professional caller education...

Dr. Keith A. Russell, right, received the 1995-1996 Student Choice Award from Dean Gerald McDougall of the Harrison College of Business. The award was established in 1994 by the Donald Harrison College of Business at Southeast Missouri State University to recognize sustained excellence in teaching effectiveness and student learning...

Kevin Jones, originally of Sikeston, will be coordinating, directing and choreographing 400 of the nation's best collegiate cheerleaders in a section of the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games to be televised on NBC July 19 from Atlanta, Ga...