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From the Morgue
The Southeast Missourian's resident historian Sharon K. Sanders blogs about interesting pieces of local history pulled from the newspaper's morgue -- the place where our old editions are kept.
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William Vedder's interesting life
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 12:00 AM
The Vedder surname no longer appears in Cape Girardeau's telephone directory. In fact, it seems to have faded entirely from the city at large.
Here at the Missourian, some of the older employees know that the structure attached to original Missourian Building to the west is the Vedder Building. But I'd wager that none of my co-workers know that the building was named for William Vedder, a Cape Girardeau merchant for a half-century.
I tracked down several items about the man to give you an idea of his remarkable life.
This item was published April 11, 1952:
An ailing William Vedder was visited by past presidents of the Cape Girardeau Optimist Club in November 1956.
Just weeks later, Vedder died at his home.
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