Out of the past 11/18/03

10 years ago: Nov. 18, 1993

Frank Stoffregen is second candidate in Ward 1 to file for Cape Girardeau City Council seat that's up for election in April; other candidate is James "J.J." Williamson.

This summer's devastating flood, which damaged more than 130 homes in Cape Girardeau, has further depleted city's low-income housing stock.

25 years ago: Nov. 18, 1978

Race to fill unexpired term of Circuit Judge Marshall Craig of Sikeston, Mo., has begun following his resignation from 33rd Judicial Circuit of Scott and Mississippi counties.

Southeast Missouri State University students will go to polls Monday and Tuesday to indicate whether they favor construction of new multipurpose building on campus and whether they favor increase in their fees to help pay for it.

50 years ago: Nov. 18, 1953

Contract for excavation of 100,000 cubic yards of earth in Dunklin County has been awarded by Little River Drainage District board of supervisors to Crumpecker & Son of Morehouse, Mo.

Herbert S. Wright, superintendent of Southeast Missouri Hospital, will be installed as president of Missouri Hospital Association during its annual meeting Thursday and Friday in St. Louis.

75 years ago: Nov. 18, 1928

Number of ministers, members of Cape Girardeau Ministerial Alliance, call attention of their congregations to service being rendered by Southeast Missouri Hospital and its need for aid in carrying on work of caring for sick and maimed of district.

Representatives of Little River Drainage District appear before Mississippi River Commission at Cairo, Ill., to urge commission to take over maintenance of Diversion Channel levee, south of Cape Girardeau.

-- Sharon K. Sanders