Week of July 24 - 30

July 27, 1925

Missourian now operating in splendid new building

The Missourian is in its new building and business is going ahead as through the new place has been occupied for years.

About the only difference the working force notices is ample space in which to move around and greatly improved telephone service.

The entire business of the newspaper and commercial printing departments is now handled in the new building, although the large newspaper press is still in operation in the old building and will remain there this week.

Next Saturday, after the paper is published at noon, experts from the factory at Battle Creek, Mich., with the aid of the regular pressmen and other workers, will start moving the press to the new building. This will take four or five days, during which The Missourian will be printed on book presses in the commercial printing department...

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July 25, 1961

Juel Mosley, Managing Editor Of The Missourian, Succumbs

Juel Mosley, who for more than 40 years wrote the contemporary history of Cape Girardeau as both reporter and managing editor of The Southeast Missourian, and whose editorial comments fostered many of the city's improvements, died Monday afternoon as he was being taken to a St. Louis hospital.

Mr. Mosley had been managing editor of The Missourian since 1927 and on Aug. 22 would have completed 40 years with the newspaper.

For more than two years he had been ill with throat cancer, but continued his work in the news room, carrying his full load of duties.

Becomes serious

He became ill on Sunday en route home from his office shortly after noon and was taken to St. Francis Hospital. On Monday the decision was made to transfer Mr. Mosley to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, where his regular doctor could attend him.

At Perryville, a hemorrhage developed and he was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital, where efforts to save his life failed...

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July 29, 1968

W.H. Ford Dies at 58

Walter H. Ford, mayor of Cape Girardeau for three terms during periods of growth and community challenge, and currently an associated judge of the County Court, died in a hospital here today after an illness of eight months.

Judge Ford had undergone surgery on Jan. 2 after tests immediately following Christmas. He recovered sufficiently to sit with the court, but had not regained his strength.

A lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau County, Judge Ford was 58 years old, born July 13, 1910, the son of Dr. and Mrs. W.W. Ford of Gordonville.

A veteran member of the Democratic party, Judge Ford was completing this year his first term as associated judge of the County Court from Cape Girardeau township. He had filed for re-election.

In an early venture into county politics, he was a Democratic candidate for sheriff, but was defeated...