Stories from Sunday, October 13, 1996

FREDERICKTOWN -- Joanne Schnapp, 71, of Fredericktown died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996. Service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Christian Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

State Auditor Margaret Kelly, the Republican nominee for Missouri governor in the Nov. 5 election, has staked all on a bold tax-cutting agenda she announced last week. Her plan is to slash taxes on working Missourians by $640 million. The Kelly plan drew immediate scorn and derision from Gov. Mel Carnahan, who prefers talking about tax cuts to actually delivering them, as he and the majority Democrats in the General Assembly could and should have done this year...

It isn't so much how he did in the past debate, it's how he will do in the last debate. Bob Dole did well in his first confrontation with Bill Clinton -- but not well enough to move his candidacy forward. He a line drive single to right; he needed a based-loaded homer to left...

A long, long time ago, young boys in small rural towns all across Missouri were left to their devices to entertain themselves and, to the best of their ability, stay out of trouble. Life in Missouri's country towns over half a century ago was less complicated, less structured and less elaborate than it is for today's young children, age 5 to 12...

THE DAY they let Cuba in on the Internet, which they intend to do, we may as well just throw in the towel. Cuba intends to present it's communistic views on our Internet. Now don't you think that's a little bit dangerous and stupid to say the least?...

Larry Dowdy takes his ball out of the hole while Darryl Jackson of Evansville, Ind., walks up to make his putt. The second annual senior golf tournament at Bent Creek Golf course in Jackson was bigger this year than last year and is expected to keep growing by word of mouth...

The Union and Confederate armies will skirmish once again at the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway near Jackson on Oct. 19-20. "The Civil War reenactment will be an exciting and educational experience. Confederate troops will storm the train with guns blasting while Union soldiers protect the passengers," Maj. Mark Westhoff, of the 9th Illinois, said...

Kristen Woods after she scored Jackson's only run against Fox. Mindy Myers, catcher, waits for the ball as Laura Rudanovich of Fox slides into home. Jackie Langford and Alisha Liley after the loss to Fox. Jackson fans had to bundle up to watch the championship game on Tuesday...

DENVER, Colo. -- Gerald Andrew Glastetter, 51, of Denver, Colo., formerly of Kelso, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996, at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

CHARLESTON -- Janet Oliver, 62, of Anniston died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

ADVANCE -- Harold "Charles" Sherman, 68, of Advance died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 23, 1927, in Cape Girardeau County, son of W. G. and Fern Francis Sherman. He was a self-employed construction crane operator. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Advance, where he served as a deacon. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 0114 in Sikeston.,...

PARMA -- Rosie Morris of Herculaneum, formerly of Risco, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996, at West View Nursing Center in Herculaneum. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma.

MARBLE HILL -- Homer C. Barks, 87, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 30, 1909, in the Cross Roads community of Perry County, son of Melbern and Sarah Fadler Barks. He married Clodine Hahn Sept. 10, 1932. She preceded him in death Jan. 31, 1974. He married Geraldine Choate Bollinger June 22, 1985. She survives...

Loretta L. Brown, 77, of Marydel, Del., formerly of Chaffee, died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996, at Kent General Hospital at Dover, Del. She had lived at Marydel for 18 months. She previously owned and operated a night club in Missouri. She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Jobe of Marydel, Paulette S. Chilton of Jackson; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren...

ANNA, Ill. -- Lela A. Plott Williams, 90, of Anna died Saturday, Oct. 12, 1996. She was born Nov. 12, 1905, in Elvira, Ill., in Johnson County, daughter of Cyrus Field and Rosa Azzalee McCommons Plott. She married Raymond A. Williams Mar. 14,1930 in Cobden. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1971...

To the editor: Through much of human life one is taught not to yield, since it has the connotation of giving in or being chicken. To yield or not to yield? The problem lies much deeper in human attitudes and relationships. Compatibility in the essentials is always better and easier. Yet I have known young couples of different religion, language and other backgrounds who have a very successful marriage. Their love transcends their differences...

William Albert Holland, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996, at his home. He was born Oct. 18, 1919, at Sikeston, son of William and Omie Ramsey Holland. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at Jackson. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army...

DEXTER -- Graveside service for Ethel Reed will be held at 3 p.m. today at Hagy Cemetery in Dexter with the Rev. Robert Hook of Dexter officiating. Burial will be in the Hagy Cemetery. Watkins & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Reed, 92, of Advance, died at the Advance Nursing Home Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996. She was born at Dexter Oct. 10, 1902, daughter of William and Eula Beavers Clary...

CHAFFEE --Ursaline Schmitt, 79, of Chaffee died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996, at Incarnate Word Hospital in St. Louis. She was born at New Hamburg Jan. 25, 1917, daughter of Herman George and Mary Scherer Glueck. She married Louie Schmitt May 11, 1937. He survives...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Staff writer Heidi Nieland has volunteered to go through a diet plan new to the Cape Girardeau area. This is the third of seven stories about her successes and failures. Having spent the week with a water bottle attached to my lips, I've lost 7 pounds...

Cape Girardeau Democrats had a double treat during their annual Fall Festival fund-raiser Saturday night. Miss Missouri, Kimberly Massaro, and Missouri Secretary of State Bekki Cook, a Cape countian, took turns at the rostrum in the absence of Missouri Treasurer Bob Holden...

Every year the second Saturday of October means tasty and interesting fall festivals for many area residents. Octoberfest kicked off its sixth annual two-day event at Black Forest Saturday. The sun was out and the temperatures were just right for a celebration of the harvest season and the area's rich history...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue ... and got lost. Actually, he was looking for Asia and cheap firecrackers, but settled for Club Med instead. At that time, Europeans didn't know there were Native Americans around to exploit. The discovery of Indians led to a whole rash of spaghetti westerns...

If your trophy is good enough for the wall, it might be good enough to also hang inside the Southeast Missourian. If you've bagged an unusually large deer (or any other animal), or set a hook into a real lunker, submit a photo or contact the Southeast Missourian...

Let's "talk turkey." To be more precise, let's talk firearms turkey hunting in Missouri. The two-week season opens tomorrow morning, Oct. 14, and runs through Sunday, Oct. 27. When we think of turkey hunting, the majority of us envision a spring woods coming to life with blooming dogwood trees and the unmistakable gobble of male turkeys actively searching for mates. ...

MAYWOOD, Mo. -- On a frosty morning in late October of 1983, 36-year-old Mike Schnitzer arose in the dark, dressed in camouflage clothing, collected bow and arrows and drove a mile and a half to one of several tree stands he had placed around Lewis County. He climbed nine feet up to his stand and, as he slipped an arrow onto his bowstring, noticed he wasn't feeling well...

The Exchange Club of Cape Girardeau will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Holiday Inn. The club is actively seeking new members and anyone interested in joining the service club is urged to attend. Since it was established in 1954, the club has been involved in numerous community betterment projects such as construction of picnic shelters in area parks, and establishment of Freedom Shrines at City Hall, Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University, and at various area schools...

I done gone and faw down and went Boom! Splattered my kneecap, I did, and put one of Rodman's fanciest tattoos on my cheek. There is no discernible, artistic pattern to the tattoo unless it be a spin-off of the Splat Realist/ Blue, Black, Purple, Glazed with Red School of Tattooistry...

It's the time of year that makes people in more tropical climates envy Midwesterners. Folks in Missouri and Illinois wake to a chill in the air -- just enough for a light sweater. They are surrounded by beauty as they travel here and there. The sun is out on most days, making autumn leaves shine even brighter...

The Four Seasons Audubon Society of Southeast Missouri will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Missouri Department of Conservation Building at Cape County Park. Dr. Bill Eddleman, ornithologist at Southeast Missouri State University, will present the program on techniques for capturing and marking birds...