Week of Feb. 27 - March 5

March 1, 1926

Big tabernacle too small for Sunday throng

Speaking to more than 11,000 persons at three services yesterday, Billy Sunday opened his five-weeks revival campaign in Cape Girardeau with vigorous attacks on modernism, evolution, the modern dance, and "egotistical self content" which he described as the greatest danger confronting America today.

Displaying the same fiery spirit that has characterized his 30 years of evangelistic work, he electrified the crowds with this machine-gun-like oratory and his dynamic personality.

Hundreds of persons were turned away from the tabernacle at the evening service, the huge building was filled at the morning meeting, and more than half full at the afternoon service. More than 4,000 jammed into the building in the evening, nearly as many were there in the forenoon and approximately 3,000 attended in the afternoon...

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March 2, 1980

John L. Blue honored for service to profession

A career spanning almost 40 years of journalistic excellence was recognized here Friday night when John Lloyd Blue, Executive Editor of The Missourian, was honored at a gathering of longtime friends and professional associates.

The surprise dinner was held at the Holiday Inn. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Blue's daughter and son-in-law, Maj. and Mrs. Castner R. Waddell and their sons, Christian and Alexander. The Waddells reside at Frankfurt, Germany, where Maj. Waddell is stated with the Air Force.

Acting as master of ceremonies for the occasion was F. Steve Sumner, publishers of The Missourian. Taking part in the program, an informal "roast" of Mr. Blues, were Truman R. Cole, The Rev. Clarence Bogetic, Dr. John T. Crowe, Albert M. Spradling, Jr., Dr. Han Mu Kang, Dr. E. Lawrence Bahna Jr., Dr. Bill W. Stacy, B. Ray Owen and Donald L. Gordon, all of Cape Girardeau, and Edward E. McClary of Jackson.

Others having a role in the program were John G. Adney, former city editor of The Missourian and now publisher of the North Iowa Times in McGregor, Miss Carole Rickard, a former Missourian staff member who is now family living editor for the Paducah, Ky., Sun-Democrat, Mrs. Jean Bailey, a former Missouri report who is now with the Office of the Public Information at Olney College in Olney, Ill., Gerald B. Rowan of Kansas City, vice president of Kansas City Life Insurance Co., and Lyman Milburn of St. Paul, Minn., a longtime friend and former classmate of Mr. Blue's at SEMO State University...

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March 4, 1985

Manhunt under way for suspect in death

PERRYVILLE -- A massive manhunt involving helicopters, roadblocks and dogs continued in and around St. Francois County today as over 100 law enforcement officers continued a search for the suspected killer of a Missouri Highway patrolman who originally was from Cape Girardeau.

Trooper James. M. Froemsdorf, 35, of Perryville, was shot twice in the neck and once in the side early Saturday night with his own service revolver, apparently after a struggle in his cruiser with a motorist he had stopped for suspicion of speeding on Interstate 55 a mile south of the Biehle exit, authorities said.

Froemsdorf, a nine-year veteran of the patrol, was the first Missouri state trooper to be fatally shot in the line of duty in 16 years.

A first-degree murder warrant was issued late Saturday night against the suspect, Jerome Mallet, 26, who listed addresses in St. Louis and Dallas and is believed to be from St. Louis.

"The manhunt will continue until the suspect is caught," declared Lt. Ralph Biele of the patrol. More than two dozen roadblocks have been set up, he said...