Stories from Monday, July 8, 1991

MOUNDS, Ill. -- The city of Mounds has a heavy problem how to dispose of seven million pounds of tires. "Tires are stored everywhere on the ADM-GrowMark property here," says Mayor Marguerite B. Ward. "All of the tin sheds on the property are filled with tires, and you can see tires stacked for a half mile outside the sheds."...

THEBES, Ill The Illinois Department of Transportation said 2.8 miles of realigned Route 3 between Gale and Thebes will be opened to traffic today. In addition to a new highway, motorists also will have a scenic view of the Mississippi River as they travel between Gale and Thebes, said District Engineer Bob Zieba...

Thursday's solar eclipse, causing a commotion in Hawaii, will be visible here too if you know what to look for. When the moon lines up between the sun and Earth, a total eclipse will turn day into night along a path stretching from the island of Hawaii to the southern tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, central and southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil...

This year's SEMO District Fair catalog will undergo various changes from previous years before being released to the public the middle of this month. The cover design of the catalog will feature an artist's drawing, possibly for the first time ever...

The Southeast Missourian asked young people how they felt about a new law in Iowa that makes tobacco possession illegal for people under 18 years of age. Violators face fines of up to $100 or a spell of community service. Amanda Eifert: "I think a law like that would be good for Missouri, too. I don't think teenagers should smoke. I think that enforcement would be a problem, though."...

Several area residents from Travelers Protective Association of America, Post M of Cape Girardeau, attended the 101st annual national convention June 16-20 in Louisville, Ky. Delegates attending from the post were Robert and Adell Hartle, Perry and Marjorie Grindstaff, Clyde Wallis and son, David, and his family...

Stop, look and listen. Most of us learned this advice about crossing streets and railroad crossings in our school days. But in the rush of everyday life, too many people forget it. The results can be deadly. The number of railroad grade cross accidents, fatalities and injuries increased in Southeast Missouri last year...

MARBLE HILL -- Emzie A. Myers, 80, of Marble Hill, died Saturday, July 6, 1991, at Bond Nursing Care Center. He was born Jan. 1, 1911, at Zalma, son of Oscar and Nellie Gaines Myers. He and Elnora Marshall were married June 15, 1935. Myers was a retired foreman with Mitchell Pallet Co. here...

ESSEX -- Valerie Ann Mayberry, 39, Essex Route 2, died Sunday, July 7, 1991, at her mother's home in Zalma. She was born Sept. 18, 1951, in San Diego, Calif., daughter of August Schrader and Lelah Lavern Simmers Hardy. She was a 1969 graduate of Zalma High School...

Holly Kutscher, daughter of Donald and Doris Kutscher, Route 6 Jackson, has won an All-College Scholarship from Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL). She is one of 775 graduating high-school seniors to be honored as a recipient of one of the scholarships, which range from $500 to $2,000...

With the exception of blindness, the loss of a leg is the most feared complication among diabetics. To help with that fear, St. Francis Medical Center has introduced a diabetic foot-care service available by appointment every Thursday afternoon. The service is headquartered in the outpatient clinics of the St. Francis Rehabilitation Center...