Week of Feb. 20-26

Feb. 22, 1918

Henry Arnold Naeter dies at age 36

Henry Arnold Naeter, junior member of the firm of Naeter Brothers, publishers of The Daily Republican, died at St. Francis hospital this morning at 8 o'clock.

He went to the hospital for a minor operation a week ago and appeared to be recovering nicely. It developed that an unusual infection set up and at a time when it appeared that he was getting along splendidly, he collapsed.

He came to Cape Girardeau with his brothers, George and Fred Naeter, in the fall of 1904 and had an important part in the establishment and operation of this newspaper.

Naeter was born in Carrollton, Mo., Oct. 24, 1881. He was married on Dec. 28, 1915, in St. Louis to Miss Lucille Settle. A son was born nine months ago, and with the mother survives. Miss Nora Naeter, an only sister, also lives here. A brother, Robert Naeter, resides in Kansas.

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Feb. 20, 1961

National Magazine Features Girardeau as City of Roses

Cape Girardeau as a "City of Roses" is featured in the current issue of Reader's Digest. An article with a four-page picture spread was done by Daniel Longwell of Neosho, author and former chairman of the board of editors of Life Magazine.

The photographs, presented in striking color, were done by the Cape Girardeau photographer, G.D. Fronabarger.

To Go Abroad

To be on the news stands Tuesday, the article which tells the story of the rose's singular place in "this thriving old Mississippi River town," is unique in that it is one of, if not the very first, in which a community has been so presented in Reader's Digest.

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Feb. 27, 1979

New yardstick: blizzard of 1979

The arduous task of digging out continued here today as Cape Girardeau and the area struggled toward a return to some degree of normality following Sunday's record two-foot snowfall.

National Guardsmen, city street crews and scores of individuals were working streets and highways today, attempting to scoop passable traffic lanes through drifts up to 10 feet high.

The late winter blizzard, the worst of this century for this part of the country, virtually paralyzed a lart portion of Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois.

An order issued Sunday by the Cape County Court and city officials prohibiting the opening of non-essential businesses and limiting traffic to emergency or essential services only will likely remain in effect another 24 hours...