-
CYRIL EICHHORN
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
CHAFFEE -- Cyril Eichhorn, 68, of Chaffee, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements will be handled by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
-
TOWN PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER TAKES ON NEW LOOK FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
The Town Plaza Shopping Center is taking on a new look for the Christmas holidays. "We gave already installed banners around the light poles in the area," said John Sander, of Sander True Value Hardware, which is located in the shopping center. "We're also in the process of installing new lights around the entire canopy along our strip."...
-
SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY RECEIVES ENGINEERING GRANT FOR $3,995
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Southeast Missouri State University has received a $3,995 grant from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The award was made through SME's Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation. The award is part of the $1,614,155 in cash grants, in-kind gifts and special awards presented to 68 universities and technical institutions this year...
-
TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE WILL AID SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
School officials, hoping to upgrade the technology they use in the classroom and in operation of their schools, attended a Technology Conference Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School. Schools from throughout Southeast Missouri were represented...
-
LEAF COLLECTIONS NEAR UNIVERSITY SET NOV. 29
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
On Nov. 29, the city will collect leaves in the area of the Southeast Missouri State University. Leaf service in this area, which includes North West End to Sprigg, between Broadway and New Madrid, will be provided only on Friday, Nov. 29. For more information, contact the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department at 334-9151...
-
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WILL BEGIN NEXT YEAR
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
JACKSON - Replacement of one of the largest bridges in the Cape Girardeau County road system - which has been in the works for seven years - will get under way early next year, Associate Commissioner Leonard Sander said this week. The 122-foot long bridge over the Diversion Channel, is located between Whitewater and Delta. The bridge, known as the "Bund Bridge," will cost about $430,000 based on engineer estimates...
-
HUNTERS WILL HELP FUND WETLANDS AREA
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
MOUND CITY -- Money from hunters will assist the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in creating hundreds of acres of wetland at Nodaway Valley Wildlife Area, and hikers, birdwatchers and anglers will share the benefits. The area is located about miles east of Mound City, off Highway B. ...
-
CRAPPIE LOTTERY
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
MOBERLY -- It's a lot like playing the lottery, but in this instance, you only get a little rich. As part its crappie management program, the Missouri Department of Conservation is giving anglers at Thomas Hill Lake a chance to win cash rewards. All they have to do is catch and report one of 500 white crappie with spaghetti tags marked, "reward."...
-
FINS, FUR AND FEATHERS
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
WARE, Ill. -- Goose hunting is slow in Southern Illinois, but a few more geese are in the area. The latest count, taken Nov. 13, revealed about 61,000 geese in the four-county Alexander, Union, Williamson, Jackson quota zone, with about 20,000 geese at the Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Refuge in Alexander County...
-
PASSING OF YEARS DOESN'T PALE FEELING OF A MOMENT IN HISTORY
(Column ~ 11/22/91)
It is the first question people ask in these conversations and the one you always know the answer to. Where were you? I remember. I was in the second grade, Mrs. White's class, in New Madrid Elementary School. A fierce-looking cloud announced an approaching storm and the classroom was getting dark...
-
POLICE TRAINING SHOULD BECOME A STATE PRIORITY
(Editorial ~ 11/22/91)
Missouri is woefully deficient in its training requirements for law enforcement officers. While problems that could arise from this shortcoming don't parade themselves locally, the state has a duty to ensure that persons with police authority are adequately skilled. How Missouri has fallen behind in this area is an ~irrelevancy. Of more concern is what the state can do to resolve this inadequacy...
-
CONDUCTOR OF AIR FORCE BAND EXTENDS HIS THANKS
(Editorial ~ 11/22/91)
To Kim McDowell, Southeast Missourian: On behalf of the members of the United States Air Force Military Airlift Command Band, we would like to thank you for all you efforts in making our concert at the Central High School Auditorium such a great success...
-
DANCE EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE OPENED TO ALL IN THE AREA
(Editorial ~ 11/22/91)
To the Editor: When I first read your article about the Tulsa Ballet's performance of the "Nutcracker Suite" in our Show Me Center, I was excited about the great cultural experience this would provide. Imagine my excitement when, in a later article you explained that local children would be allowed to audition for some of the minor roles! The chance to audition for a reputable ballet company is something dancers especially children aspire to do...
-
LAWMAKERS LAUDED FOR VOTES BACKING THE ENVIRONMENT
(Editorial ~ 11/22/91)
To the Editor: On behalf of the Trail of Tears Group of the Sierra Club (Ozark Chapter) I would like publicly to congratulate Sen. Kit Bond on his recent vote on a motion to close debate on Senate Bill 1220, the Johnston-Wallop Bill. By his vote Sen. ...
-
PERRY A. FADLER
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Perry A. Fadler, 84, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, in Bollinger County. He was born Sept. 24, 1907, in Bollinger County, son of William J. and Sarelda J. Crites Fadler. He and Mary Heitman were married March 26, 1930. Fadler was a retired farmer, and operated a feed store during World War II. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church...
-
DOROTHY M. CRITES
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
JACKSON -- Dorothy M. Crites, 79, of Jackson, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1912, at Millersville, daughter of Walter B. and Flora M. Browning Talley. She married Glenn Crites Sept. 4, 1943. He died Dec. 26, 1980...
-
RUTH ANN STROER
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
JACKSON -- Ruth Ann Stroer, 35, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, at her home. She was born Feb. 21, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Marvin and Barbara Jean Friedrich Peetz. She and Richard Stroer were married Aug. 25, 1979, at Jackson...
-
MARGARET W. SCHMERBAUCH
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
SIKESTON -- Margaret Wilson Schmerbauch, 78, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1913, near Sparta, Ill., daughter of Charles E.W. and Martha Ann Lynn Cathcart. She married W.J. "Chip" Schmerbauch Feb. 7, 1939, at Charleston...
-
EULA HUTSON SANDERS
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
Eula Hutson Sanders, 71, 2801 Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1920, near Advance, daughter of Charles and Lottie Wolfe Gluckhertz. She married Henry Hutson in 1937, at Jackson. He preceded her in death. She later married Robert Sanders March 27, 1965, at Frontenac...
-
WILLIAM EDWARD CLINE JR.
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
SIKESTON -- William Edward "Dub" Cline Jr., 63, Sikeston Route 4, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 29, 1928, at Sikeston, son of William E. Cline and Susie Barnes Cline Sr. He and Virginia Campbell were married May 17, 1975, at Scott City...
-
KATHRYN KELLE
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Kathryn "Kay" Kelle of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Steve Wilkinson will officiate, with burial in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of service...
-
RITA M. GLUECK DIEBOLD
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
KELSO -- Funeral service for Rita Monica Glueck Diebold of Kelso will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Msgr. John Westhues will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City. The parish rosary will be at 7:30 tonight...
-
ELDA J. HUNT
(Obituary ~ 11/22/91)
ALTENBURG -- Elda J. Hunt, 74, of Altenburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 20, 1917, in Perry County, daughter of Rudolph and Christine Mueller Weber. On Jan. 25, 1942, she married George A. Hunt, who preceded her in death Dec. 3, 1967...
-
AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/22/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Greg Tanner of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:27 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1991. Name, Alan Gregory. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Tanner is the former Lynda Reichle, daughter of John and Donna Reichle of St. Louis. She is assistant director at Kinder Care. Tanner is a salesman with L.D. Brinkman in St. Louis, and is the son of Gene and Betty Tanner of Sikeston...
-
GROUPS EXTEND HAND FOR THANKSGIVING
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
As many Cape Girardeau families prepare for Thanksgiving, some residents are either unable to afford the traditional dinner or simply are faced with the prospect of enduring the holiday alone. But two establishments on Good Hope Street hope to make the holiday more cheerful for those who otherwise might see Thanksgiving as just another day...
-
DOG TAKES BITE OUT OF DRUG CRIME
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Mess with Greif and you can expect some grief. Just ask Cape Girardeau Police Chief Howard Boyd. "Don't walk through with a marijuana cigarette in your pocket," Boyd said while speaking of Greif, the police department's trained male German shepherd. "You'll probably leave without your pocket and a piece of your butt, too. He doesn't like drugs."...
-
CITIZENS URGE PARK EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Expanding Missouri's state parks will help preserve the state's natural resources, but financial constraints may hinder substantial additions to the park system, officials with the Department of Natural Resources said. The DNR held a public meeting Thursday in Cape Girardeau, one of seven being held across the state. The meetings are to solicit comments about the current status of the state park system and what changes should be made to the system to meet the needs of Missouri citizens...
-
B-1B: BOMBER THUNDERS OVER CITY
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Many Cape Girardeau area residents got an unexpected and rare view of one of the U.S. Air Force's top weapons systems, the B-1B bomber, as it flew over the southern edge of the city shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Steve Kaeser, air traffic manager with the Federal Aviation Administration's Memphis Air Traffic Control Center, confirmed that a B-1B bomber passed over Cape Girardeau at an altitude of 12,000 feet...
-
CONGRESS WORKS TO END HIGHWAY BILL IMPASSE
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
A compromise version of a new federal highway bill was being distributed late Thursday, a possible indication that the impasse in getting a bill through Congress is nearing an end. "There is apparently a compromise version out there that is different from the House version and different from the Senate version," said Lloyd Smith, chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson. "We are just now getting some of the details about it."...
-
ELKS NAME STUDENTS OF MONTH
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Edward Landewee and William J. Campbell have been named Elks Students of the Month for October. Landewee, 17, is a senior at Notre Dame High School where he is active in basketball, Students Against Driving Drunk, Future Business Leaders of America, the Notre Dame Musical and Catholic Youth Council. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Landewee of Scott City...
-
STATE INDUCTS MUZZY IN TOURISM HALL OF FAME
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Lyn Muzzy, director of the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau, was installed this week in the Missouri Division of Tourism's Hall of Fame. Muzzy, who has been involved in Missouri tourism a number of years, received his state honor during this week's Governor's Conference on Tourism, being held at Jefferson City...
-
CAPE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES NOW ARMED WITH PEPPER MACE
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies followed the lead of other law enforcement officials Wednesday and picked up a new weapon. Department members began carrying pepper Mace, the popular law-enforcement tool used to subdue threatening people...
-
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENT
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Robin R. Waldo of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a regents' scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University in 1992-'93. The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class and who score above 90th percentile on the ACT or SAT test...
-
WOMAN ATTENDS MILITARY CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 11/22/91)
Nancy Trexler, representing the Army Recruiting Company in Cape Girardeau, attended a conference to discuss quality of life for soldiers, retirees, reservists, civilians and family members. More than 150 representatives from each of those groups attended the six-day conference in Alexandria, Va...
Stories from Friday, November 22, 1991
Browse other days