Mystery photo gallery #6

Hoping to take first place in the local soap box derby race were these two unidentified youngsters. If you have information about this image, write a note to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com

Three men waited to be served at this unidentified cafe, circa 1948. If you have information about this image, write a note to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com

Dec. 24, 1959 Southeast Missourian. Good end for a bad season. These duck limits, taken in the Dark Cypress this week, are indicative of how the hunting went, from bad to poor. From the left, Roland Boren, Roy Cain and Ervin Boren, brought in three ducks each from the water-covered area, using waders to move about among the trees and knock off the fowl as they flew into the rest area. Hunting hasn’t all been bad. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)

Aug. 25, 1952 Southeast Missourian. This photograph, made Saturday noon at the Frisco railroad station, shows arrival home of the champion Legion baseball team. Part of the crowd—with a band included—is shown. Now winners of three tournaments, the team moved today to Bloomington, Illinois, for the sectional, a hot three-team meet. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive) [The Cape Girardeau American Legion Mainliners were welcomed by an estimated 300 people, plus a streamlined Municipal Band, as they arrived from Altus, Oklahoma. Capt. Walter Joe Ford emerged from the coach first, carrying the trophy which entitles the team to enter the important sectional. Each of the squad said a few words over the public address system. The squad was composed of Gary Rust, Walter Ford, Truman Blackman, Woody McComb, Paul Stehr, Bob Lewis, Dale Joyce, James Welter, Don Koch, C.W. Suedekum, Kenneth Wessell and Fred Steward. The team was sponsored by Groves Motor Co.] [The Mainliners went on to a 6-0 victory over St. Paul, Minnesota’s North End Post in the sectional tournament. Cincinnati beat them 11-2, but the Mainliners came back to win the next game 9-8. The Cape Girardeau team lost 4-3 in the deciding game of the double elimination tournament.]

Farmers shoveled corn into a makeshift crib in this unidentified photograph. If you have information about this image, write a note to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com

Lee S. Olson of Cape Girardeau identified himself in the photo of the woman at the switchboard: "I believe that this was taken at Southeast Hospital. First man on left is Allen Baker. The tall man on the right is Lee S. Olson and the man beside him is (Herbert) Wright, who was administrator of the hospital at that time." Sally Owen of Cape Girardeau confirmed the identity of her father, Herbert Wright, in this photo: "That is my dad on the right." Roy L. Beck adds this: "The man on the very left is Alan Baker and the tallest man on the right (2nd from right) is Lee Olson, employees of Southwestern Bell Telehone. From Mary Spell: "The lady standing in the photo is Berniece Chasteen. She worked for the old Bell Telephone Co. for many years. The woman working the switchboard may be her sister, Gladys O'Ferrell."

Demonstrating his windup was an unknown Central High School baseball player in this unidentfied photo. If you have information about this image, write a note to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com

Perhaps these men are hunting for a prize-winning melon, as one weighs the produce while the other makes notes on a clipboard. If you have information about this image, write a note to librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com