OPTIMIST CLUB MARKS 75 YEARS IN CAPE

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Wednesday, August 22, 2001

In 1926, 15 men gathered at a cafe on Independence Street to form a new civic club. Seventy-five years later, the Cape Girardeau Evening Optimist Club is celebrating a legacy of civic contribution and community leadership.

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