Out of the past 10/25/14

1989

Months of uncertainty end as a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale of debt-ridden Lenco Inc., of Jackson, to David Hoelscher and Associated Equipment Co., of Pearland, Texas, for $2.9 million; Hoelscher has said the company will continue to operate in Jackson.

Efforts to keep the tourist train in Jackson appear to be running out of steam; at its meeting, the Cape Girardeau Convention and Tourism Advisory Board turns down a request by operators of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co., for cash subsidies totaling $101,400 over the next three years to aid the financially troubled road.

1964

The Rev. W.T. Holland, pastor of First Baptist Church, leaves for Joplin, Missouri, after the morning service to attend the preliminary meetings of the 130th annual session of the Missouri Baptist Convention, to be held Tuesday through Thursday; he will meet with the executive board, of which he is chairman, tomorrow afternoon.

The Rev. David F. Harris, pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church, has exchanged positions with the pastor of the A.M.E. church in Hannibal, Missouri; the Rev. Joseph W.S. .Moseley, formerly of Hannibal, is the new pastor of the Cape Girardeau church.

1939

An Associated Press dispatch from Washington, D.C., announces that Fred Conway, an artist of Webster Groves, Missouri, has been awarded a contract to paint a mural in the new post office in Jackson; the mural is to depict some phase of American life.

Seven Jackson residences were entered, attempts were made to break into two others and one motor car was stolen during a crime spree at the county seat last night; police say the cat burglars left few clues behind; in several cases, the light-footed burglar crept into residents' bedrooms and removed clothing and purses while the occupants slept, stealing keys and money from the pockets and pocketbooks.

1914

The doors of the new Saint Francis Hospital on Good Hope Street are thrown open to visitors in the afternoon; Mother Casimira and Sister Baptista are on hand to greet several thousand people who tour the building.

The Capahas easily out score that outfit of conglomerated big leaguers who come to town as the Cardinal team; the locals come from behind to win, 6-4; big Bill Barenkamp pitches for the winners before a shivering crowd of 1,000 at Fairground Park; Gene Dale is on the mound for the barnstorming Cards.

-- Sharon K. Sanders