Out of the past 10/24/07

25 years ago: Oct. 24, 1982

Mission Sunday is observed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, with Dr. Clarence Rittmann as guest speaker; Rittmann spent his first 40 years in the ministry as a missionary in India.

"Under the Big Top" was the theme for the 1982 Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming yesterday; the day began with the traditional parade, which this year drew several thousand spectators; the highlight of the day was the 50-34 win of the Indians over Lincoln University at Houck Stadium before 7,000 fans.

50 years ago: Oct. 24, 1957

The school boy patrol at new Jefferson School is being aided in its traffic problems by mothers who have banded together to form a special traffic patrol; wearing red hats to designate their authority, the moms assist with traffic control at Bloomfield-Minnesota.

There's a brighter note in the influenza report from Cape Girardeau's school, where absentees from each show a 1 percent decline; however, the football game scheduled for Saturday between the State College Indians and the Missouri Miners at Rolla has been postponed until November because influenza has devastated the Cape Girardeau team.

75 years ago: Oct. 24, 1932

With but 15 days remaining before the presidential, state and county elections Nov. 8, Cape Girardeau County party leaders turn their attention from campaigning in outlying communities to Cape Girardeau and the county seat; the Republicans have a major double gathering at both towns planned for tomorrow, and possibly the biggest Democratic rally will be staged Saturday night at Houck Field House.

R.B. Potashnick of Cape Girardeau has been awarded contract for a Mississippi River revetment project on the Missouri shore at Graysboro, Mo., near Illmo.

100 years ago: Oct. 24, 1907

Archie Mathews has moved her Ladies Bazaar from 512 to 510 Broadway; it is now where the Model Restaurant was.

Earl Fairweather, the young Frisco Railroad switchman who lost three limbs yesterday when he fell under and engine at Chaffee, Mo., died last evening at a Cape Girardeau hospital.

-- Sharon K. Sanders