Out of the past 1/7/02

10 years ago: Jan. 7, 1992

Southeast Missouri State University officials expect little change in enrollment this year as compared with number of students enrolled last year; last spring, there were 8,109 students enrolled, with full-time equivalent enrollment totaling 6,593.

Salvation Army has exceeded its goal of $100,000 for Tree of Lights campaign; Bob Neff, chairman of this year's campaign, reports Army raised $101,500.

25 years ago: Jan. 7, 1977

State Rep. Marvin E. Proffer of Jackson accuses House Speaker Kenneth J. Rothman of making committee chairmanship selections on basis of who supported and who opposed him in his campaign for speaker of house.

Three-inch snow which blanketed area yesterday should offer some relief for drought-stricken winter wheat, but much more precipitation is needed along with warmer temperatures to revive ailing wheat field.

50 years ago: Jan. 7, 1952

Substantial progress was made over weekend in restoring Southeast Missouri's ice-shattered communication and power facilities to normal, but for many there are still several days of waiting ahead; power was back on in East Prairie and Lilbourn yesterday, and it will go on in Morehouse and Matthews by late today.

Oran - Oran Chamber of Commerce President Walter Temme denies the Chamber has endorsed $125,000 revenue bond proposal on which residents will vote Tuesday; money would be used to build city-owned natural gas system; principal proponent of plan is Mayor Abram Hirschowitz; Associated Gas Co. of Sikeston has been seeking to set up natural gas system of Oran.

75 years ago: Jan. 7, 1927

Members of Cape Girardeau Police Department, in conference with new chief, H.F. Wickham, and Mayor James A. Barks, met recently to discuss problems of department and were urged to cooperate with each other to make work of force more efficient; Barks complimented men on their general appearance and urged adherence to regulations making their garb uniform.

Chaffee - W.H. Kinnard, farmer near Chaffee, is realizing average of $272 per acre from 11-acre tract of tobacco he planted this year; he grew 12,000 pounds on tract and is expecting to receive 25 cents per pound for product.

-- Sharon K. Sanders