A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON

25 years ago: 1973

Worshipers gather at City Park for Community Youth Sunrise Service; committee of youths from various Jackson churches planned program with advice of the Rev. Fred L. Brandenburg of Emanuel United Church of Christ and the Rev. Donald L. Slover of New McKendree United Methodist Church; service is sponsored by Jackson Ministerial Alliance.

Petitions bearing 1,749 signatures of persons who say they are opposed to proposed tax-supported rural fire protection district in Cape Girardeau County were filed Monday in Circuit Court; Circuit Judge Stanley A. Grimm is scheduled to rule Thursday on petitions filed March 5 calling for election; in addition to petitions, Farm Bureau has mounted telephone campaign against proposed tax.

Operations of Wickliffe, Ky., mill of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. were described in slide presentation to Jackson Rotary Club Tuesday by Richard K. Boyd Jr., director of Public relations.

50 years ago: 1948

The Rev. Robert Braden of Senath has been selected by unanimous vote of First Baptist Church to become pastor; he will come to Jackson on April 28 to make his answer of acceptance or rejection; he visited church two weeks ago to preach; Braden has been minister at Senath three years and has been affiliated with denominational work for 12 years.

Several hundred persons attended formal opening of Jackson Frozen Locker plant Saturday; plant was open for inspection, including processing and storage facilities; Carlton A. Meyer is manager; Glen R. Luetje of Jackson was architect and Landgraf & Sons, contractors.

Large acreage of farmland in extreme southwestern part of county of Robert E. Kinder has been sold to C.W. Marshall of Jackson; farm consists of 291 acres and is south of Allenville; land sold for more than $100 per acre.

City Council accepted plats of two subdivisions, both owned by S.T. Dailey; Daley Hills consists of three blocks along Highland Drive with two principal streets, Berchman and Gerald; Daley Heights is in ten blocks and principal streets are Corinne, John, Rosamond, Legion, Blanch and Michael Ann.

Gwen Winningham, owner of Hotel Jackson, has announced that specifications for motel to be built this summer on Highway 25 have been completed and work will begin shortly; motel will be located one-half mile north of Jackson on tract she bought from Dr. D.E. Crites, east of highway.

75 years ago: 1923

Deal was consummated Thursday by which Gockel heirs transferred to Postmaster R.K. Wilson and County Clerk Henry Puls corner lot on First North and First East streets; upon lot at one time stood dwelling and old livery barn which was known throughout this section as "Gockel's Barn"; cyclone which passed over city March 11 partly wrecked building, and it was decided not to repair it; consideration was $4,000.

Site where Baptist church stood is scene of much activity; building, or rather what was left by cyclone, has been razed to foundation walls, and brick and debris cover lot and adjacent territory; force of men and boys are at work hauling away rubbish and clearing and piling up serviceable brick.

Robert Baldwell moved to Jackson from Oak Ridge; he is occupying bungalow he purchased from J.G. Kies.

Board of Education met Monday night and elected teachers for coming year; new teachers include Amanda Illers, Helen Wilson and Helen Haman of Cape Girardeau; Lulu Helmkampf was retained as musical directors; other teachers are Jessie Harris, Marie Miller, Willie Penny, Lucille Miller, Fern Penny, Ruby Spradling, Emma Hoffman, Bessie Samuels, Alice Vinyard, Roberta Ranney and Oscar Phillips.

Measles are spreading in this city and threaten to seriously interfere with work of schools; quarantine and police supervision, in cooperation with precautionary measures by medical fraternity, seek to stem the tide.