Out of the past 1/20/14

1989

After 12 1/2 years of service, James Hirsch announced yesterday he will retire from the Cape Girardeau School Board; the same day, John Eck filed for a position on the board; Eck's filing brings the number of candidates to five.

Scott City Mayor Albert Schlenker resigns after nine months in office, saying the job involves more than he had anticipated; James Cauble, mayor pro tem, takes over his duties.

1964

Judge Marshall Craig of Sikeston, Mo., files for his second full term on the circuit court bench in Scott and Mississippi counties; Craig was appointed circuit judge by Gov. Phil M. Donnelly in 1955 to fill an unexpired vacancy; he was elected to the remainder of that term in 1956 and to the present term in 1959.

The Cape Girardeau City Council agrees to take steps to require operators of trucks that track mud from construction sites onto nearby streets to remove the mud from the pavement.

1939

Nine decisions, five knockouts and three technical knockouts were registered in 17 boxing bouts staged last night in Houck Field House in the first of two preliminary nights of boxing in the Jaycees' Golden Gloves Tournament; the CCC Camp at Delta sent a stable of nine boxers as well as 100 or so black fans for the bouts; they carried away honors in five of the bouts in which they participated.

Linder Deimund of the Deimund Oil Co., visits the company's test well in the south end of Bollinger County; the well is about 500 feet down; in charge of the work are Frank Martin and Joe Maevers.

1914

The Cape Girardeau School Board held a special meeting last night to hear three architects analyze plans for school buildings; appearing before the board were architects W.E. Parlow of Cape Girardeau, J.H. Felt of Kansas City, Mo., and A.F. Lindsay of Sikeston, Mo.

Cole Younger will lecture tonight at the Opera House, giving an account of the pathetic incidents of his life; born of honest parents in Jackson County, Younger rode with Quantrell in the Confederate Army and after the war turned outlaw.

-- Sharon K. Sanders