Out of the past 1/23/11

25 years ago: Jan. 23, 1986

The Cape Girardeau County Commission formally approves the county's $3.8 million operating budget for 1986 amid warnings that cutbacks are expected in the coming year.

Part-time students at Southeast Missouri State University will be paying less under a plan approved by the board of regents; under the new fee structure, Missouri part-time undergraduates will pay $50 per hour instead of the present $72, up to a maximum of $500 for 10 to 18 credit hours.

50 years ago: Jan. 23, 1961

Clarence Lee Shirrell is named Cape Girardeau's "Outstanding Young Man of 1960," and Gene E. Wills of Millersville is named Cape Girardeau County's "Outstanding Young Farmer" at a Jaycees banquet at the Colonial Restaurant.

Bishop Millwork and Materials, 418 S. Kingshighway, is sold by W. Glenn Bishop to Ned Moore and Orren Reed; both Moore and Reed have been in the business for about 25 years.

75 years ago: Jan. 23, 1936

Roaring out of the northwest, a sub-zero blizzard swept down on Cape Girardeau overnight, climaxing its thrust this morning with frigid temperatures and a blanket of snow; the mercury sinks to 2 degrees below zero, and two inches of snow cover the ground.

When the basketball Indians of State College take the floor, they present something unusual: a team made up of players from one county; the players, all from Cape Girardeau County, are George Godwin, Eugene McDonald, Carl Meyer, Frank Owen, Marvin Wilkening, Hayes Adams, Joe McDonald, Harold Kiehne and Lloyd McDowell.

100 years ago: Jan. 23, 1911

As the last day for filing objections in the Butler County Circuit Court to the assessments of benefits and damages of the commissioners for the Little River Drainage District approaches, landowners are getting busy; down in Dunklin County, some landowners say Little River will be done away with.

The Provident Association is broadening its field of usefulness; in addition to aiding the indigent by giving alms, the association will start a day nursery in the West End mission building on William Street and Henderson Avenue, where the little ones of mothers who must labor to support their families may be safely left during working hours.

-- Sharon K. Sanders