Out of the past 11/6/01

10 years ago: Nov. 6, 1991

Following statewide trend, voters in Cape Girardeau County yesterday resoundingly rejected Proposition B, $385 million tax-and-reform measure for education; in this county, vote was 4,324 for and 10,053 against; statewide, unofficial returns showed measure failed 622,468 to 303,653.

Jackson - Cape Girardeau County voters approved increase in their telephone bills to provide enhanced 911 emergency telephone service Tuesday.

25 years ago: Nov. 6, 1976

Several thousand persons - lining Broadway from Capaha Park to Main Street - hear drums and horns of marching bands and see bright swirl of colors as Southeast Missouri State University parades before its annual Homecoming football game; braving chilly 46-degree weather, people line up to watch traditional autumn attraction made up of 113 units.

Unusually high rate of absenteeism from regular and special sessions of City Council has been recorded by junior member of five-man governing body; Councilman Samuel L. Gill, elected April 6, has missed nearly one in every five meetings since taking his seat April 12.

50 years ago: Nov. 6, 1951

Thick blanket of snow that turned to slush dropped on Cape Girardeau and district late yesterday and early today; air transportation has been halted and highway traffic is partly stopped; weatherman says rain that melted snow this morning will itself change to snow later and continue through tonight; snow depths range from 5 to 7 inches in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison and Wayne counties.

Officers were elected and two committees were appointed to work on perfection of organization's music and drill at annual business meeting of Golden Troopers last night at American Legion Hall; Martin Johnston was reelected president.

75 years ago: Nov. 6, 1926

Bids for construction work on traffic bridge across Mississippi River will be opened on Nov. 30, and contract awarded following week; Harrington, Howard & Ash, engineers in charge of construction, will have plans completed by Nov. 10, and they will then be open to inspection of prospective contractors.

On display at The Missourian Building, thanks to Julien N. Friant, is pumpkin that looks like mountain; pumpkin was raised by Len Tucker near Rockview, in Scott County, and weighs 87 1/4 pounds; it measures 74 inches one way and 51 inches another.

- Sharon K. Sanders