Out of the past 11/26/04

25 years ago: Nov. 26, 1979

Mayor Paul W. Stehr says he doesn't favor a special election to fill the city council seat left vacant by the death of Oliver A. Hope, whose third term expires next year; according to city manager W.G. Lawley, before an election law change in 1978, the council could appoint someone to fill the seat, but under the new law, a vacancy must be filled through an election.

Calling himself "the chief lobbyist for the people," Gov. Joseph P. Teasdale urges Missouri taxpayers to get behind his $200 million tax reform proposal in a display of support to their legislators.

50 years ago: Nov. 26, 1954

Mr. and Mrs. J.R. DePriest of Chaffee, Mo., assume management of the Alvarado; the couple has been in the restaurant business for the past 15 years and are owners of the Dinner Bell in Chaffee, which their daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Hancock, operates.

Police sgt. John Hayden returns from a three-day course in parking meter repair and maintenance held at Kentucky Dam Village near Paducah; the course was conducted by Bert Mixon, a representative of the Park-O-Meter Co.

75 years ago: Nov. 26, 1929

Today is the 97th anniversary of the establishing of the street railway in the United States, but in Cape Girardeau the street car system is 34 years old; the first line in Cape Girardeau was built in 1895 and consisted of horse-drawn cars.

MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Fire originating in a building occupied by the post office destroyed four business buildings and their stock of goods last night with a loss expected to reach $75,000; the timely arrival of the Sikeston, Mo., fire department helped check the blaze and prevented the destruction of the entire business block.

100 years ago: Nov. 26, 1904

There is considerable activity in remodeling and building of houses in the Donnybrook section of town this fall; F.W. Morrison is remodeling his home at North Main and Mill streets; Mike Miggins is building a new dwelling at Pearl and North Spanish.

G.M. Drum's fine new grocery store in the Opera House building opens for business; it is one of the prettiest stores in town.

-- Sharon K. Sanders