Out of the past 1/10/11

25 years ago: Jan. 10, 1986

A $5 million 1986 budget covering 35 departments and the county road and bridge department was given tentative approval yesterday by the county commission.

Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Ferrell announces at a news conference he will relinquish his post when his term expires Dec. 31; Morley Swingle, an assistant to Ferrell, is a likely candidate for the post.

50 years ago: Jan. 10, 1961

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A new study on the life of Louis Houck, Southeast Missouri railroad promoter, lawyer, historian and patron of higher education, has been published by the University of Missouri Press.

Closing of the Holy Family Mission Church for Catholic black families in the south end of the city was announced Sunday by Bishop Charles H. Helmsing, when he held a final service at the church; the bishop publicly thanked Joseph Seyer for his generosity toward the project.

*** 75 years ago: Jan. 10, 1936

State Sen. Langdon R. Jones of Kennett, Mo., announces he won't seek re-election from this senatorial district; he is completing a four-year term in the Senate after having served two two-year terms in the House; he was elected to the Senate in 1932, succeeding R.L. Dearmont of Cape Girardeau.

The price of flour, in view of the elimination of federal processing taxes, drops in Cape Girardeau; the reduction amounts to 80 cents per barrel on a wholesale basis, and 40 cents per 100 pounds or 10 cents per 24-pound bag at the retail counter.

100 years ago: Jan. 10, 1911

The First National Bank is having its annual election today, which is merely a formal and social occasion; D.A. Glenn has been president and L.S. Joseph cashier since the institution was organized.

Seven directors for the Farmers and Merchants Bank on Good Hope Street are chosen at the bank's annual election: G.J. Keller, Robert Vogelsang, Joseph Haas, A.W. Bergmann, C.G. Moeder, G.H. Meyer and H.A. Nussbaum; the directors will meet this evening to choose officers.

-- Sharon K. Sanders