Out of the past 11/24/13

1988

Thanksgiving Day. The Salvation Army feeds 438 people during its annual feast here; about half of those meals are delivered to individuals who are unable to leave their homes.

Hundreds of holiday enthusiasts gather outside Hutson Furniture's Christmas window, crowding out the view of those in passing cars; this year's theme is "Old-Fashioned Christmas"; further north on Main Street, Furniture Fair displays an animated Christmas window with the theme "Candy Land Christmas."

1963

St. Paul Lutheran Church honors its pastor, the Rev. Walter Keisker, with an anniversary celebration; Keisker has served 40 years in the ministry and 25 years as pastor of St. Paul; a special anniversary service is held in the afternoon, with Professor Martin J. Naumann of Springfield, Ill., as guest speaker.

Solemn and sorrowful, a prayer on their lips and the weight of the tragedy that has shaken the nation on their hearts, the people of Cape Girardeau take themselves to church in great numbers; almost without exception churches report unprecedented attendance for worship services, as the faithful mourn the death of President John F. Kennedy.

1938

Thanksgiving Day. Union religious services are held in the morning at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. J. Wilson Crichlow, presiding elder of the Cape Girardeau district of the Methodist church, as the guest speaker.

Burglars sawed a hole through the roof of Goddard Grocery Co., 101 William St., overnight and stole about $400 in cigarettes and cigars.

1913

Dr. G.B. Schulz has returned from a big surgical convention in Chicago; while away, he also went to Minnesota to inspect a great surgical hospital.

Henry Schulte, coach last year of the local Normal School and this year of the university team at Columbia, Mo., will be in full charge there next year; this year he did all the work and Chester Brewer, athletic director, took all the glory.

-- Sharon K. Sanders