Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 1996

To the editor: Not long ago I bought some medication. The top of the bottle said to press down on the lid while turning. After a brief struggle with that instruction, I was able to remove the lid only to discover a foil cover still tightly glued to the bottle. ...

Author and former astronaut and author Lovell, who commanded Apollo 13, will speak Friday during the liftoff of a newly formed Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Lovell is author of "Lost Moon," upon which the award-winning movie "Apollo 13" was based. Actor Tom Hanks portrayed Lovell in the movie...

JACKSON -- Tim Stearns knows candidates can't solicit votes near a polling place, so he reprimanded one vice-presidential candidate Tuesday at Jackson Middle School and sent him scurrying from the line of voters during a school election. "There's no electioneering," Stearns said. Candidates must stay 25 feet from a polling place if they are soliciting votes...

Residents can take advantage of our citywide semiannual Clean-up/Fix-up Week Oct. 7-11. During that week our refuse trucks will pick up items not normally collected at the curbside. The city of Jackson has applied for a state grant to improve the American Legion baseball field in our city park. If approved, a variety of improvements could be made to make the legion field one of the best baseball facilities in Southeast Missouri. Stay tuned!...

The Southeast Missourian asked people how they viewed the St. Louis Cardinals' postseason opportunity. Jim Brandenburg: "I think they have a great manager in Tony La Russa, but I don't think they will win in the World Series. When they come up against Atlanta, that's when they are going to lose. I don't think the Cardinals have the pitching that Atlanta has."...

The Cape Girardeau County Chapter of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, Broadway and Caruthers. Rep. Mary Kasten will speak about legislative issues. This will be the last day to sign up for the Ste. Genevieve trip Oct. 26...

Jeanne Shrum modeled a wool-crepe, two-piece career suit from Hartford's. Brandon Brazel, left, and Sarah Garner modeled animal print jackets from Sandy's. Leon Wiggs modeled a lightweight, multi-woven cotton sweater from Garber's Men's Wear. Autumn heralds a Crayon twist in other than the landscape...

The message should be fairly clear by now: Workers in the Cape Girardeau area who have been targeted by unions don't want organized labor. Dana Corp. is the latest example, where employees voted 205-87 last week against representation by the United Auto Workers...

There was cause for celebration recently when the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church marked its 40th year. In addition to the anniversary milestone, the site of the new Notre Dame Regional High School on the west edge of Cape Girardeau was blessed by Bishop John J. Leibrecht...

Instead of listening to Dan Rather explain what Bill Clinton and Bob Dole said during Sunday's presidential debate, organizers of DebateWatch '96 hope people will talk with each other about the issues. Building a sense of community and an understanding of the impact of national issues is what DebateWatch '96 is all about...

BENTON -- The Scott County Commission is going ahead with a coordinated program with New Madrid County for an Enhanced-911 System, despite Sikeston's withdrawal from the program. Sikeston has been pushing the county to adopt a central 911 dispatch system instead of the 911 answer-and-relay service the county is proposing. ...

Millions of Americans received a pay raise this week. Included among the 3.7 million who got a 50-cent-an-hour increase Tuesday were thousands of Missourians. The federal minimum-wage legislation, which passed Congress Aug. 2, kicked in the first of two phases Tuesday: a 90-cent increase that boosts the hourly wage from $4.25 to $4.75...

JACKSON -- Steven Messmer already knows that he wants to play drums in the school band. But he will have to wait a few years before he is eligible. Messmer and his first-grade classmates watched from the curbside as more than 20 area marching bands paraded through the streets of downtown Jackson Tuesday during the 52nd annual Jackson Band Festival...

Lone Star Industries, which burns shredded rubber and toxic waste fuels in its cement kiln, doesn't burn many of the materials most people think of as hazardous wastes. "We don't burn PCBs, dioxins, or banned pesticides or herbicides," said Norris Johnson, manager at the Cape Girardeau Lone Star plant...

Where were all these guys when I was sitting at home eating bon-bons? There have been tons of books and articles written for women about how to meet a successful, eligible man. Just walk through the check-out aisle of any grocery store and get a load of the magazine covers. There are tons of teasers: which will help you meet and marry the perfect man, dress in comfortable knits for fall and lose those last 10 pounds...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Jeanne J. Hughes, 91, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Dongola, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1996, in Arizona. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Nathan Michael Smith, infant son of Michael and Elisa Smith of Cairo, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Survivors include his parents; two sisters, Jessica and Katie Smith, both of Cairo; and paternal grandparents, Troy and Bessie Smith of Charleston...

Martha Ann Morton, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 30, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 3, 1905, at Zalma, daughter of Miles "Rudolph" and Susan "Kate" Sipes Fowler. She and Louis "Jack" Morton were married Aug. 16, 1930, at Lutesville. He died April 26, 1980...

MALDEN -- Funeral service for Eugene Bailey of Malden will be held at noon Thursday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Sanford Ellis will officiate, with burial in Macedonia Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Thursday...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Henry H. "Hank" Murray of Perryville will be held at 2 p.m. today at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The Rev. J. Michael Davis will officiate, with burial in Crossroads Methodist Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 a.m. to service time...

CHESTER, Ill. -- Matthew James Bierman, 21 months, of Chester died Monday, Sept. 30, 1996, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Dec. 22, 1994, in Chester, son of Gary Ray and Barbara Sue Boettcher Bierman. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Clifton and Joshua Bierman; two sisters, Rachel and Jamie Bierman, all of Chester; maternal grandparents, Albert and Heidi Boettcher Jr. of Altenburg, Mo.; and paternal grandparents, Cliff and Irma Bierman of Chester...

SIKESTON -- Floyd W. "Butch" Liley Jr., 51, of Blossburg, Pa., died Sunday, Sept. 29, 1996, at Dar-Way Nursing Home in Estella, Pa. He was born April 18, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of Floyd W. and Ruth Stearns Liley Sr. He was formerly of Sikeston...

Son to Gary Vaughn Miller and Jana Marie Jamar of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:56 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1996. Name, Gary Anthony. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Ms. Jamar is the daughter of the Rev. Tony Jamar and Marilyn Jamar of Skiatook, Okla. Miller is the son of Gary Lee Miller and Belinda Miller of Cape Girardeau. He is employed in materials management at Southeast Hospital...

JACKSON -- Ida H. Oberbeck, 83, of Jackson died Monday Sept. 30, 1996, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 26, 1913, in Gordonville, daughter of the late John and Anna Kester Hanschen. She married Fred Oberbeck on March 18, 1938, in Jackson. He survives...