Out of the past 10/10/09

25 years ago: Oct. 10, 1984

The fate of the Southeast Missouri State University education laboratory schools will rest on the recommendation of a special task force made up of several state and local education representatives, university president Dr. Bill W. Stacy told a large crowd of concerned parents, teachers and community leaders at a meeting last night of the University Schools Booster Club.

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is considering a proposal to add a varsity soccer program on the high school level; a similar request was made about two years ago.

50 years ago: Oct. 10, 1959

Two members of the First Battle Group, 140th Infantry -- Pfc. Richard Withers of Cape Girardeau and Sgt. Leslie T. Quertermous of Charleston, Mo. -- have been named as recipients of achievement awards for their accomplishments in the National Guard; they will be among 41 Guardsmen and reservists to be honored at ceremonies Oct. 24 in St. Louis.

Plans are being made to paint the outside of the Frisco Railroad passenger depot in Cape Girardeau; the project doesn't call for interior painting of the building; no decorating of the depot has been done for a number of years.

75 years ago: Oct. 10, 1934

A brick annex, 18 feet by 24 feet, is being added on the rear of the building occupied by the Cape Girardeau School of Beauty Culture, 911 Broadway, in order to give additional space to the school; Schrader Bros. did the brick work, while the plastering is being done by John Wimer.

The building at the south end of the Mississippi River sea wall, near the Frisco passenger depot, for the U.S. Geological Survey has been completed; after installation of machinery, it will go into operation in about two weeks.

100 years ago: Oct. 10, 1909

Elder H.N. McKee of the First Christian Church conducts the regular morning service at the church; but, as he starts in the afternoon for Pittsburgh, there are no evening services; McKee will attend the centennial observance of the establishment of the Christian church, the declaration of Thomas Campbell having been issued in 1809; the first congregation of the church was organized at Brush Run, Penn., with 30 members.

The Cape Girardeau fair closed last evening, and the management is congratulating itself on the fact that the 12th annual meeting was the biggest and best in all ways of any that have ever been held here; the trotting ostrich undoubtedly drew good crowds.

-- Sharon K. Sanders