Stories from Saturday, May 27, 1995

As the Mississippi River continues to fall and the rains hold off, recovery efforts gear up. Soon talk of buyouts, insurance claims and levee reconstruction will abound. Although hundreds of volunteers came to the rescue of flooded neighbors, the response was less enthusiastic than two years ago. ...

Cape Girardeau doesn't have an outdoor tornado warning system, despite the fact the city has been the target of two deadly twisters. An 1850 twister destroyed St. Vincent's Church and 100 homes and killed a seminary caretaker. The second big storm was even more lethal in 1949, leaving 21 dead and 72 hospitalized. It leveled 202 homes and 19 businesses...

Watching the budget debate now raging in our nation's capital, we hear much rhetoric about the merits of cutting the power and scope of the federal government. But I'm struck less by what is said by Republicans and Democrats to justify or condemn such cuts than I am appalled at what isn't mentioned...

Some Cape Girardeau property owners could end up dealing with more than road construction. They may end up with some major tax bills as the city seeks to recoup some of the construction costs through special assessments. The whole issue of special assessments is one city hall should tackle before an anticipated Aug. 8 election on a five-year, half-cent sales tax to fund road and bridge projects, City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- They know the 1995 flood is threatening to eclipse the 1993 deluge in terms of lost property and crops. But residents of Southern Illinois towns like Thebes and Olive Branch merely shrug their shoulders and say they will deal with it one sandbag at a time...

VisionAire Corp. is looking at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport as a possible site for a plant to manufacture its proposed new VisionAire Vantage single-engine business jet. The regional airport is among a number of communities the firm is considering...

Memorial Day services to honor military personnel who gave their lives for their country are planned Monday in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City. The schedule: CAPE GIRARDEAU Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Cape Girardeau County North Park, sponsored by the Joint Veterans Council...

Maybe it's just because I've got horrendous PMS right now, but I've become ultra-sensitive to other people's faults. The Other Half has been suffering immensely from it. I was ironing some clothes in my feeling-fat robe this morning when he walked out of the bedroom putting the finishing touches on his tie...

I WAS wondering why our local National Guard isn't helping the people around Cape Girardeau, Commerce and Scott City with the flood. Seems like they can go out of the country to South America to help those people, and I was wondering why. I know they are helping the people in Ste. Genevieve...

McCLURE, Ill. -- The annual Memorial weekend barbecue will be held today and Sunday at Lindsey Cemetery, two miles east of McClure. Proceeds go towards maintenance of the cemetery. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Leslie Wagoner of Collinsville, Ill., is the guest speaker. Music will be provided by Krystal and Debra McCain, Donna Smithey and Shawnee Trio & Mary...

Three Southeast Missouri State University faculty members in the College of Health and Human Services were honored at a campus recognition program. Dr. Cathy Mogharreban received the college's "Outstanding Teacher" award, Dr. Cheryl Kieffer received the "Outstanding Service Provider" award and Dr. Marcia Brown received the "Outstanding Research" award...

The Area Vietnam Veterans and Support Group will meet Thursday, June 1, at the American Legion Post 63 over Beards Sports Shop in Cape Girardeau. Activities include games, cards and pool. Those attending should bring snacks. Vietnam veterans, spouses and interested people may attend...

PULASKI, Ill. -- Alvin W. Schukar, 81, of Pulaski, formerly of Ullin, Ill., died Friday, May 26, 1995, at the home of his sister in Pulaski. He was born Sept. 14, 1913, at Olmsted, Ill., son of George and Rosina Jacobsmeyer Schukar. He and Leola Taake were married Oct. 8, 1938, at Olmsted. She died Oct. 15, 1993...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Holland of Niwot, Colo., St. Joseph's Medical Center in Denver, Colo., 9:09 a.m. Friday, April 21, 1995. Name, Lance Sebastian. Weight, 2 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Holland is the former Sarah Rutledge, daughter of Harley and Ruth Rutledge of Cape Girardeau. ...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for John Dallas Wallace of Sikeston will be held at 3 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to service. Wallace, 91, died Thursday, May 25, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

CHARLESTON -- Charles H. Howard, 53, of Charleston, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995, at his home. He was born June 7, 1942, in Charleston, son of W.B. and Girl Lee Moore Howard. Survivors include six sons, Charles Howard Jr. of Carbondale, Ill., Robert Howard of Rockford, Ill., Eugene Anderson of Charleston, Calvin Woods of Kansas City, Robert Woods of Minnesota, Charlie Bell of Bloomington, Ill.; three daughters, Michelle Howard of Rockford, Felica Anderson of Charleston, Tonya Reed of Bloomington; two brothers, Sterling and Benny Howard of Chicago; three sisters, Mildred Melvin of Chicago, Barbara Harris of Aurora, Ill., Pauline Williams of Michigan, and 20 grandchildren.. ...

SIKESTON -- Roger Alan Cloud, 35, of Houston, Texas, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995, in Houston. He was born Sept. 3, 1959, in Sikeston, son of Jim and Jean Cloud. Cloud was a graduate of Sikeston High School and was active in baseball and basketball. He was a journeyman lineman with Houston Light and Power, and member of First Baptist Church of Houston...

Gerald E. and Catherine M. Stoverink to Greg and Robin Huff; Ronald E. and Lois E. Moore to William G. and Ann M. Yuede; Michael L. Annis Inc. to Jeffrey and Staci Anderson. Ashland Land Development Corp. to Eric L. and Gayla J. Ressel; Michael Andrew and Rhonda Ann LeGrand to Steve R. Stilson; MidAmerica Hotels Corp. to the City of Cape Girardeau...

Lois McNamara, 73, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, May 26, 1995, at her home. She was born Aug. 12, 1921, at McClure, Ill., daughter of George and Dorothy Coplin Creecy. Survivors include a son, Ronald Creecy of McClure; a sister, Georgia of Iowa, and two grandchildren...

KURREVILLE -- Marandia Jane Welker, 54, of Kurreville, died Thursday, May 25, 1995, at St. Louis University Hospital. She was born Dec. 12, 1940, in Jackson, daughter of Walter Glenn and Mona McCulley Slemmer. She and Bobby Gene Welker were married Feb. 2, 1957, in Hernando, Miss...

David L. Warfield, 80, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, May 24, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 9, 1914, in Natchez, Miss., son of William and Mary Harris Warfield. He married the former Rhoda Riley. Warfield moved to Bell City in 1922, to Chicago in 1937, and to Cape Girardeau in 1953. He was a retired truck driver...

Dr. Ed Masters of Regional Primary Care in Cape Girardeau spoke at this month's national scientific workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Health. A summary of the meeting will be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association later this year...

May is "National High Blood Pressure Month," a time when health professionals attempt to make the public aware of the importance of the detection and treatment of hypertension. Hypertension is known as the "silent killer" because it has no overt manifestations that can be easily detected. Some patients do experience headaches, dizziness, fainting and nose bleeds, all of which can be caused by other diseases...

An exercise program designed for people with arthritis will start June 5 at St. Francis Medical Center. The program, called PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise), was developed by the Arthritis Foundation and is sponsored by the Regional Arthritis Center at St. Francis...

The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will visit Perryville from July 3 to July 21. The van will be at the Perryville Elks Lodge, 921 N. Perry Blvd. To be eligible for the free dental care, people must live in Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Iron, Madison, St. Francois or Ste. Genevieve counties and be referred by the Bureau of Special Health Care Needs or a regional center for the developmentally disabled...

The Caring Program for Children, a not-for-profit organization that provides access to health care for uninsured Missouri children, has openings for 1,000 additional children. To be eligible, children must be younger than 19, live in a county covered by the program and have no medical insurance coverage or Medicaid. Income guidelines must also be met...