Out of the past 11/26/06

25 years ago: Nov. 26, 1981

Thanksgiving Day.

Hutson Furniture Co. unveils its annual animated Christmas window; the display depicts downtown Cape Girardeau, complete with backdrops of stores and restaurants, with Santa Claus arriving in a shiny red sports car.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Chaffee Mayor Robert H. Capshaw has announced he will seek the Democratic nomination as 160th District state representative, a seat now held by Betty C. Hearnes of Charleston, Mo.

50 years ago: Nov. 26, 1956

Fire early yesterday morning razed the flight control building at municipal airport, destroying the office and communication facilities of Cape Central Airways and Ozark Air Lines, resulting in temporary cancellation of regular service for Cape Girardeau.

Cape Girardeau and a wide area of Southeast Missouri were shaken about 10:15 last night by an earthquake which rattled dishes and windows; the shock lasted several seconds, appearing to grow in intensity, diminish and then increase again in two brief waves.

75 years ago: Nov. 26, 1931

Thanksgiving sees the first real hint of winter in Cape Girardeau, with rain, sleet and cold temperatures; during the day, the Salvation Army workers deliver 40 baskets of food to the needy; later, union religious services draw nearly 300 persons to the First Baptist Church.

The sleet and rain don't hamper the spirits of football fans; more than 3,000 spectators watch as the Central High Tigers down the Jackson High Indians 7-0 on a slippery Houck Stadium field.

100 years ago: Nov. 26, 1906

Depositions in a land suit which the Himmelberger-Harrison Land and Lumber Co. has brought are taken in the morning at Common Pleas Courthouse, with Louis Houck of Cape Girardeau being on the stand a long time as witness; the company is suing former Rep. Lowndes H. Davis, now of Huntsville, Ala., and Manning Kimmel of Henderson, Ky., for the possession of a section of land each.

Secretary Viernow of the smelter company came to Cape Girardeau from St. Louis yesterday and today is paying off the men who are at work on the plant.

-- Sharon K. Sanders