Out of the past 10/2/02

10 years ago: Oct. 2, 1992

Vice president Dan Quayle leaves his mark on Cape Girardeau area, in series of stops where he spends as much time shaking hands and greeting people as he does speaking about political race he and George Bush are in; Air Force II touches down at airport at 1:35 p.m. before crowd of several hundred that includes many school children.

Concord Publishing House, Inc., was recognized as industry of year Thursday night at annual Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Industrial Appreciation Dinner; accepting award was company president Gary Rust.

25 years ago: Oct. 2, 1977

The Rev. Leroy Dobberstein of New Ulm, Minn., vice president of Minnesota District of Wisconsin Synod preaches dedication service for Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2441 Jean Ann Drive, in morning; preaching at afternoon service is the Rev. Roger Zehms of St. Louis, former pastor and chairman of Southern Conference of Minnesota District.

New Hamburg - Members of St. Lawrence Catholic Church congregation are hoping to restore first little log church of parish back to its original appearance; extensive work to structure, built in 1848, is expected to cost $21,450, and will include removal of siding from exterior walls, repairing exterior walls and roof, and restoring interior to its original appearance.

50 years ago: Oct. 2, 1952

Authority of city's Board of Adjustment (zoning) is challenged for first time since it was created years ago in application for writ of certiorari and temporary restraining order filed yesterday in Common Pleas Court by group of property owners; bring suit are Tom C. Cooper, J.H. Homrighausen, Jack E. Palsgrove, Norman Schwab, Kenneth E. Trowbridge and W.T. Moore.

Republican party officials announce Sen. Richard Nixon, Republican candidate for vice president, will pay morning visit to Cape Girardeau on Oct. 21; tentative schedule sends Nixon on motorcade to Festus, Crystal City, Farmington, Fredericktown and Cape Girardeau; from Cape Girardeau, he will fly to Springfield.

75 years ago: Oct. 2, 1927

Closing his first year as pastor of Maple Avenue Methodist Church, the Rev. J.A. Bertram will go to St. Louis Conference this week with favorable report of church during past 12 months; 35 adult members have been added and nine infants have been baptized, while financial affairs of congregation are in satisfactory condition.

Favored by fair weather only part of its concluding day, annual Cape Fair closed Saturday night with attendance materially reduced by rain of early afternoon; few more than 7,000 people paid admission to Fairground Park Saturday, but this attendance was much smaller than in former years, when as many as 12,000 attended.

- Sharon K. Sanders