Out of the past 10/27/04

25 years ago: Oct. 27, 1979

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, addresses the 14th annual Truman Day Rally at Poplar Bluff; recent reports of oil company profits come under heavy attack from the Massachusetts Democrat at the rally of approximately 500 party faithful.

Stephanie Daniel, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. Daniel, is crowned Central High School's Homecoming Queen.

50 years ago: Oct. 27, 1954

The city council meets for more than an hour in the morning behind closed doors in the office of Mayor Narvol A. Randol, who acknowledges the conference concerns the change of assignments in the police department and the removal of Commissioner Philip H. Steck from his duties as elective officer in charge of the department; the council issues no public statement about the situation.

BIG OAK TREE STATE PARK, Mo. - This Mississippi County state park loses its namesake; the 334-year-old dead burr oak is felled as about 200 awed spectators look on.

75 years ago: Oct. 27, 1929

Christ Evangelical Church celebrates the laying of the cornerstone of its new building in the afternoon; the Rev. C. Jankowski of Jackson assists the pastor, the Rev. Reinhart Leymann, in the service; the Rev. C.D. Lathrop, vice-president of the ministerial alliance, represents the other churches of Cape Girardeau.

The Rev. S.C. Headrick preaches his first sermon as the new pastor of Maple Avenue Methodist Church; he came to Cape Girardeau from a church in Marble Hill, Mo.

100 years ago: Oct. 27, 1904

The local police were notified Thursday morning that an attempt was made to rob the post office at Commerce, Mo., the evening before; entrance was effected through the front door of the building; the knob on the safe was broken off, but it wasn't entered.

The Daily Republican has bought the title, subscription list and good will of The Daily News, and that newspaper has been suspended.

-- Sharon K. Sanders