LOOKING BACK AT JACKSON

25 years ago: 1973

Had Cape Girardeau County Board of Equalization examined reassessment figures established by countywide reappraisal project and applied them to this year's tax bills, total 1973 assessment would have been nearly $6.4 million more than amount it will be; instead of examining them and making changes it deemed necessary, board instructed Assessor Edwin A. Blumenberg to do so; his office, however, wouldn't do it, because Missouri law requires that Board of Equalization make necessary changes; as result, higher reassessment figures won't be used on tax bills until 1974 at earliest; in addition county won't get any additional tax revenue to offset $46,000 cost of reappraisal project for another three years.

Few changes will come to Cape Girardeau County under new state vote registration law, and it won't be eligible for $1-per-registered-voter payment that will go to counties now required to conduct voter registration; Cape Girardeau County has had countywide voter registration since 1965.

Dawn E. Fluegge has been selected as one of 157 winners in ninth annual Aid Association for Lutherans All-College Scholarship competition; winners may pursue any four-year course of study leading to bachelor's degree at any accredited college or university; Fluegge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Fluegge, plans to attend University of Missouri-Columbia, where she will major in mathematics or elementary education.

Cape Girardeau County Selective Service office at Cape Girardeau has been designated central office serving three counties: Perry, Bollinger and Cape Girardeau; merger, part of nationwide Selective Service reorganization resulting from elimination of the draft, was revealed last January.

50 years ago: 1948

Carpeting for auditorium of McKendree Methodist Church has been lost in delivery from out-of-state manufacturing house, causing a delay; interior decorating has been completed and upon arrival of carpet and its placement, services will be resumed in auditorium.

J. Robert Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Henderson of Jackson, has been chosen as one of 60 student-architects to join Taliesin Fellowship conducted by America's outstanding architect, Frank Lloyd Wright; he will leave Friday for Spring Green, Wis., where he will serve as apprentice-architect to Wright.

Honoring memory of Maj. David A. Wolters, flag on Courthouse yard stood at half staff Tuesday; funeral service was held at McKendree Methodist Chapel in afternoon with large crowd in attendance; interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery with American Legion in charge of graveside rites.

Financial status of city of Jackson is revealed in semi-annual report of Freda Gockel, city treasurer, to City Council; report, covering period from Jan. 1 to July 1, shows total balance in all channels of revenue at $64,088.35; receipts for period amounted to $99,388.89 and disbursements $109,064.98.

Apostolic Pentecostal Church has brought two lots in Hartle Addition from J.G. Kies; church was founded a few weeks ago and services are now being conducted in tent on West Main Street.

Gunmen held up motorist at Jackson Saturday and drove off with man's automobile; few minutes later, Cape Girardeau police had information that similar car -- 1941 green Plymouth -- was seen in Jefferson County.

75 years ago: 1923

Water and light committee of City Council Wednesday let contracts for several jobs of extending water mains in various parts of town; while Jackson has been fortunate and hasn't had disastrous fire for months, council missed no opportunity of improving efficiency of municipal plant, and extending system that affords ample protection.

Agitation for organization of Cape Girardeau County Historical Society is becoming stronger all the time; advocates of establishment of such organization believe that time has come to call meeting for that purpose.

Announcement of death of President Warren G. Harding Thursday has cast gloom over this city and its inhabitants, and, when it became generally known that chief executive had passed away, nothing but words of sorrow could be heard; flag on steel pole in courthouse yard was lowered to half staff.

Pearl Adams and family of Pocahontas moved to Jackson Friday, occupying former home of Charles Behrens and family in West Jackson, which they bought; Adams purchased transfer business of C.W. Knox several months ago.

Camping crowd will break up Wednesday and leave Schumer Springs to its quiet; they report intense heat too much for them; young ladies from Jackson in camp are Marie Miller, Margaret LaPierre, Maud Knox, Mildred and Magdaline Knox, Ruby Spradling, Julia Mueller and Margaret Boss and her house guest, Helen Scott of Roodhouse, Ill.