A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON

25 years ago, 1973

Two Cape Girardeau County deputy sheriffs have completed three-week basic police course at Missouri Highway Patrol Academy in Jefferson City; participating were Frank Smith and Jim Evans; course covered all phases of law enforcement, including search and seizure, laws of arrest, accidents and other investigations; Deputy Paul L. Nenninger, who joined department after graduation from Southeast Missouri State University, will take same course in April.

Steering committee of 10 persons has been organized to study methods of organizing and operating rural fire protection district in Cape Girardeau County; initial cost of organizing district could be as high as $55,000; rural Cape Girardeau County has lacked fire protection for nearly two months and approaching spring grass fire season is causing widespread concern.

Officers, members and ex-officio members of Cape Girardeau County Advisory Health Council received approval of County Court Monday; officers of health council are chairman, O. David Niswonger; vice chairman, Dr. C.R. Talbert, and secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Thomas H. Boston, all of Cape Girardeau.

More land will probably be included in acreage proposed for annexation to city of Jackson than originally anticipated; City Council Monday voted favorably on request of group of property owners that additional land now outside east boundary of city be included in tentative annexation plan.

50 years ago, 1948

The Rev. Walker Becker, student at Baptist Foundation at State College in Cape Girardeau, conducted service and preached sermon at First Baptist Church Sunday; the Rev. H.A. Selves, who sustained broken ankle in fall last week, was able to be at service; Becker and other students of foundation will assist in services while Selves is recuperating.

Mr. and Mrs. David Vinyard have returned to Jackson following their wedding Jan. 26 at Piggott, Ark.; they have taken apartment at home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vinyard; Mrs. Vinyard is former Dorothy Proffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Nothdurft of Belleview; Vinyard is associated with members of his family in concrete contracting; he was in service five years during war and served at Fort Knox, Fort Riley and elsewhere.

Jolene Crader, traveling manager for Western Union, has notified her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Crader, that she has completed her work at La Animas, Color., and presently will be re-assigned.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kamp are preparing to move to house they purchased on Elmwood Boulevard from Tom Mayfield; George Kelly has charge of redecorating house; Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Presley and daughter, Judith, who occupied house, have moved to Illinois; Mayfield erected dwelling five years ago, preparing to move to Jackson, but has since built new home on his farm near Crossroads.

J.V. Priest has sold new brick building on Highway 25 to Earl Kamp; building consists of two business sections, one occupied by Standard hatchery and other by Kamp & Short electric service; building was recently damaged by fire, but has been rebuilt.

75 years ago, 1923

Radio parties are popular pasttime in Jackson; two very successful ones were held this week at home of Charles Query, and his sister, Lou Query; concerts as far away as Fort Worth were heard.

Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Mabrey went to Central Hotel to live; they sold their home to Charles Haupt.

Heavy rains within last few days have caused creeks to overflow their banks and inundate lowlands; this makes travel on Jackson Branch of Missouri Pacific Railroad between Jackson and Allenville uncertain, and trains are frequently water-bound.

Cold wave struck city Saturday afternoon, and that night thermometer registered 6 degrees above zero; all Sunday cold blast from north continued, and mercury didn't rise higher than 15 degrees.

All members of City Council were present for meeting this week, thing that hasn't happened in some time; outside of routine business, such as paying bills and hearing reports of officers, little of interest was done; Col. N. Dale Browning was chosen as proposed candidate for position of commissioner for Byrd Township special road district, to be appointed by County Court.

Cold, dry weather seems to have tendency to improve public health in this vicinity; very few new cases of influenza are being reported, and pneumonia cases are getting better; shoe factory force, which was crippled by disease, is almost back to normal strength; classes in schools are filling up and coming back to usual condition.