Out of the past 11/14/10

25 years ago: Nov. 14, 1985

Southeast Missouri Hospital plans to open an outreach facility at Doctors Park and provide shuttle service between the park and the hospital on Lacey Street; the facility, which is scheduled to open the first week of January, will occupy 37 Doctors Park, formerly the location of Broadway's Park Pharmacy.

A recently completed access road to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port near Scott City has passed a state inspection, clearing the way for use of the road.

50 years ago: Nov. 14, 1960

Announcement of results of Cape Girardeau County's absentee vote count remains up in the air, held there by 46 challenged ballots, bitterly contested by both parties, and the threat of a court action to get them counted; Democrats want the challenged ballots counted, while Republican officials don't.

Bishop Marion F. Forst of the Dodge City, Kan., Diocese and formerly pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral, returns to Cape Girardeau for the first time since his consecration; he will participate in the investiture of Monsignor Joseph Keusenkothen of Kelso, Mo., who has been honored with the title of Domestic Prelate by Pope John XXIII.

75 years ago: Nov. 14, 1935

Workers begin breaking up the rough surfacing of seven blocks of Independence Street, between Frederick Street and Park Avenue; the improvement is being made jointly by the city of Cape Girardeau, the Cape Special Road District and the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the railroad has track running along most of the street concerned.

C.T. Fricke, local manager of the traffic bridge, reports that owners of the span will come here from Toledo, Ohio, this week to discuss proposals for the purchase of the bridge; Andy Juden, among others, is offering plans for the purchase; Juden would like the county court to buy the bridge, if it could be secured on reasonable terms.

100 years ago: Nov. 14, 1910

Roth Tobacco Co. continues to grow; having built an addition to the main building and increased its capital from $10,000 to $40,000, Roth is now preparing to manufacture snuff.

The work of installing the telephone company's business into its quarters in the new building at Ellis Street and Broadway is being rushed along.

-- Sharon K. Sanders