Out of the past 1/22/06

25 years ago: Jan. 22, 1981

The signatures of approximately 600 registered Cape Girardeau voters on petitions requesting that a commission be chose to write a charter for Cape Girardeau were turned over last night to the city council, which in turn adopted an ordinance to put the issue before the local voters in April.

Gary A. Eide, the Mexico, Mo., city manager who was the Cape Girardeau City Council's top choice to succeed W.G. Lawley, agrees to become Cape Girardeau city manager beginning April 1; Eide, 36, will receive an annual salary of $42,500.

50 years ago: Jan. 22, 1956

In a recent voters' meeting of Trinity Lutheran Church, it was resolved to start a fund for the establishment of a daughter congregation or second church; it has become necessary to begin planning for a second congregation because of the church's growth in recent years, resulting in crowding at the present Trinity Church.

An open house is held in the afternoon at the new convent which will house the faculty of the Catholic high school; the two-story house was built to accommodate 12 School Sisters of Notre Dame.

75 years ago: Jan. 22, 1931

Instructions for the complete redecoration of the interior of the Federal Building are received from the postal department by Postmaster H.H. Haas; the interior redecoration will include the post office quarters on the first floor and the federal court quarters on the second and third floors.

Allen L. Oliver is the commencement speaker at graduation exercises of Central High School held in the evening at the Teachers College auditorium; 57 students receive their diplomas at the mid-term commencement ceremony.

100 years ago: Jan. 22, 1906

Because of the severe rains of the last 24 hours, traffic on all railroads in this part of the state has been badly hampered; service on the Frisco at Cape Girardeau has nearly been suspended; it is probable that trains won't begin to run on time until tomorrow.

J.F. Beggs goes down to Sikeston, Mo., and takes along Tom McCann to finish plastering the $12,000 residence of C.D. Mathews at that place; Beggs has contracts for two other fine homes at Sikeston, and when he gets them completed, he will begin on the spring building in Cape Girardeau.

-- Sharon K. Sanders