Out of the past 10/21/13

1988

The Mark Twain riverboat cruises scheduled to begin here tonight and continue through Oct. 30 have been canceled; low water in the Mississippi River is the primary reason for the cancellation.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Teachers in the Cairo Public School District are prepared for a long standoff; teachers walked out of their classrooms and into picket lines yesterday morning, after negotiations over salary and contract language broke down.

1963

Jack Litzelfelner appears before the Cape Girardeau County Court to find out what action can be taken to clear up several problems in connection with a county road leading to Jackson's city dump; Litzelfelner says the road is rough and quite dusty, and debris from cars and trucks hauling trash blows out along the road.

Repairs have been completed on the broken flood gate at the Bollinger Mill at Burfordville; the county's crane was used to lift the wooden structure out of the water, and local volunteers fixed the gate.

1938

Penzel Construction Co. of Jackson has been awarded the contract to build the new elementary school at Jackson.

Teachers of Southeast Missouri bring their annual meeting to a close with the election of a new president -- Marcus L. Grant of Bloomfield, Mo. -- and after setting a record for attendance; all that is left to do is attend the homecoming football game at Houck Field House this evening; more than 3,500 teachers attended the two-day convention.

1913

Monday's conference among the Cape Girardeau Commercial Club, members of the City Council and Frisco officials regarding improvements on the riverfront terminate as many thought it would; instead of a riprap wall and a rough-stone levee, the Frisco engineer will now endeavor to figure out a plan for putting in a combination stone and concrete wall, crowned with a parapet fence, alongside of which will be a broad concrete promenade and a grass plot or parkway.

The work on paving Good Hope Street resumes in the morning after several days idleness owing to the inclement weather; the first block that was concreted, between Frederick and Sprigg streets, is opened in the morning.

-- Sharon K. Sanders