Out of the past 10/14/14

1989

More than 6,000 senior citizens from all over Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois turn out of the fifth annual Senior Fun Fest at the Show Me Center.

The Union Army overruns a Confederate stronghold at Gordonville during the first day of a two-day Civil War re-enactment; about 150 re-enactors representing both Northern and Southern troops, along with an assortment of civilian re-enactors, are camped in a field across from Gordonville City Park.

1964

Mayor W.E. Davis says he hasn't any hope that the federal government will trade the post office/Federal Building for the police station; but he adds that he has asked Rep. Paul C. Jones' help in acquiring the Broadway building for the city.

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals win their first World Series championship in 18 years, whipping the New York Yankees 7-5 in the seventh and deciding game; Bob Gibson, supported by an attack that includes homers by Lou Brock and Ken Boyer, pitches his second victory of the Series.

1939

Cold weather doesn't hamper the turnout at the 32nd annual Farmers Institute at Oak Ridge; overnight, the temperature dips to a few degrees above freezing, but there is a good showing of mules, draft horses and beef cattle.

Two Cape Girardeau cousins won first place yesterday in an amateur talent contest conducted by the high school at Bertrand, Missouri; Doris Jean Bowden, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bowden, and Patsy Grojean, 11-year-old daughter of Clyde Grojean, wowed the judges; they were among seven pupils of the Evelyn Bissett Dancing School taken to the competition.

1914

Two mayors and two city marshals are running things at Thebes, Illinois, these days; as a result of a deadlock between Mayor Arthur Brown and members of the village board over the appointment of a marshal, the board organized without the mayor by the selection of Oliver Holmes, one of their number, as chairman, and appointed Nathan Kelly marshal; in turn, Brown has appointed Joe Smith marshal.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church conference for Missouri convenes at St. James AME Church here in the morning, with Bishop H.E. Parks of Chicago supervising.

-- Sharon K. Sanders