Out of the past 1/29/12

25 years ago: Jan. 29, 1987

A man is shot and killed by a federal marshal in the morning after he apparently kidnapped a Scott City postal employee; the shooting takes place at about 11:27 a.m. on Mount Auburn Road, adjacent to Doctors' Park.

Area volunteers involved with the University of Missouri Extension Service make presentations to the Missouri University Board of Curators at the board's monthly meeting; the January meeting is held here as part of curators' efforts to meet around the state and gather input from alumni and citizens.

50 years ago: Jan. 29, 1962

CAIRO, Ill. -- The Coast Guard moves in a helicopter and other equipment to watch a huge ice gorge on the Mississippi River that is expected to break apart; the helicopter will make surveillance flights over the region; two 65-foot Coast Guard boats are standing by.

A mock missile attack on this country is being plotted at police headquarters as part of a nationwide civil defense warning system exercise; the exercise is being directed from the headquarters of the North American Air Defense Command near Denver.

75 years ago: Jan. 29, 1937

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Girded along its 35-mile front by a sandbag and lumber top wall, the floodway levee is prepared to meet the crest of the mammoth Mississippi River flood; all along the length of the spillway, the water is from 4 to 6 feet from the dike's top; a force of 5,000 men is working to maintain the levee.

Cape Girardeau has 532 flood refugees registered for temporary housing, while others are here with relatives or friends; most of those here are from the Dorena, Mo., and East Prairie, Mo., communities in the floodway area and a few are from Cairo, Ill.

100 years ago: Jan. 29, 1912

The ladies of the fountain committee of the Women's Relief Corps have great success selling carnations in honor of President McKinley's birthday; they sell 1,000 carnations at 10 cents each and clear about $50; the ladies still owe a small amount on the fountain.

The Nancy Hunter Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution, holds its annual meeting at the home of Mrs. John S. Kochtitzky; Mrs. L.B. Houck is elected regent and Elma Ealy viceregent.

-- Sharon K. Sanders