Out of the past 11/7/08

25 years ago: Nov. 7, 1983

Two Cape Girardeau businessmen were honored Saturday for their work with Boy Scouting; the Silver Beaver, the highest honor that can be given a volunteer leader in Scouting by a local council, went to Pat Tlapek; the Award of Merit went to Ron Grebing.

Edwin W. Sander, 74, of Cape Girardeau, a former longtime county official, dies; the former teacher became superintendent of Cape Girardeau County schools in 1947, a post he held until 1971; in addition, he served two terms as a county associate judge.

50 years ago: Nov. 7, 1958

George Eaker and Louis Brune, who have operated a service station together for 27 years, will begin a new chapter in their business relationship Saturday; they will hold a formal opening of their new station Saturday at 915 N. Main St., which is their former location; keeping things lively during the event will be Bozo the Clown.

An earthquake jolts Cape Girardeau and Southern Illinois at 8:41 p.m., but does little, if any, damage.

75 years ago: Nov. 7, 1938

There is no chance of depositors in the closed Sturdivant Bank getting a partial payment through the Roosevelt administration's plan to release frozen funds in closed financial institutions; the plan provides for the government freeing at least part of the money in the nation's closed banks by exchanging the money for good mortgages on real estate, or equal security; Sturdivant Bank cannot provide such collateral.

Cape Girardeau will again glow with Christmas lights this season; the city council Monday voted to pay for the current used.

100 years ago: Nov. 7, 1908

The first of a series of three benefit concerts will be given by the State Normal School Military Band on Nov. 16 in the Normal auditorium; this will be the first appearance of the entire band with its new instruments and in new uniforms.

Burglars last night struck G.H. Meyers' home north of Cape Girardeau, making off with several hundred dollars' worth of property; Meyers, with a big, juicy ax beside his desk at his second-hand store, says he is waiting for someone to come in to sell him goods stolen from his own home.

-- Sharon K. Sanders