Out of the past 11/27/14

1989

Southeast Missouri State University provost Dr. Leslie H. Cochran announces he has withdrawn his candidacy for university president because he believes he can better serve the school as provost.

Salvation Army volunteers begin taking applications for Toybox and the Army's Christmas Basket programs at the Salvation Army; the Salvation Army is serving as clearing house for most community Christmas programs.

1964

Burton J. Gerhardt Development Corp. has purchased from the Haas-Keller interests a block-long site on the south side of Independence Street, between Park Avenue and South West End Boulevard; this many years ago was the site of the old Union Lumber Co., and later that of the Kimbel Lines, a trucking firm.

Six more Cape Girardeau County men have been named by Gov.-elect Warren E. Hearnes as honorary colonels on his staff: Donald L. Dickerson, Bill D. Burlison, Dr. H.C. Magill, William H. Frye, Richard E. Snider and George B. Bader.

1939

Receipts at the Cape Girardeau post office are more than $3,000 ahead of the corresponding period of last year; if the general increase so far during the year is proportionate for the remainder of 1939, total receipts are expected to reach $90,000, which would be a new record high.

Despite a petition signed by 26 prominent Jackson business men asking that the streets of the city never again be turned over to a carnival company during the annual Homecomers, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce votes to hold the event again next year as usual; opposing petitions with 556 signatures had urged the chamber to continue Homecomers as in past years.

1914

Dense smoke kept the sun from shining Thanksgiving Day, but otherwise the weather would have been ideal; forest fires in Southeast Missouri have been raging for some time; the tremendous fires in Arkansas also furnished a supply of yesterday's smoke in this area.

William Vedder returns in the morning from St. Louis, where he attended the poultry show; Vedder exhibited several chickens and carried off second prize for his Silver Campine Cockerel.

-- Sharon K. Sanders