Out of the past 11/8/01

10 years ago: Nov. 8, 1991

One year after Cape Girardeau voters killed tax hike to fund sports complex at Shawnee Park, project could be resurrected through private donations and use of city's tourism fund; sports complex, which would include construction of five soccer fields, including lighted stadium, and five-field softball complex, is expected to cost about $2 million.

Two companies have been named to conduct feasibility study for Interstate 66, transcontinental highway which would stretch 3,000 miles from Virginia to California; Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff Inc. of Kansas City, and Wilbur Smith Associates of Columbia, S.C., will head up $1 million study, which will get under way in near future.

25 years ago: Nov. 8, 1976

Winter, which is intent on continuing its early assault on Girardeans, deals its cruelest blow yet early today; temperature drops to bone-chilling 18 degrees, lowest temperature recorded here since last Feb. 7; this morning's reading is close to record, which was 12 degrees, set in 1951.

Southeast Missouri State University wins $12.3 million appropriation approval from Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education for 1977-78 fiscal year; at board meeting in Kirksville, total appropriation of $252.5 million is approved for state's universities, colleges and junior colleges.

50 years ago: Nov. 8, 1951

Commerce - Billy Gene Held, 18, was killed yesterday when he fell from tree onto 7,200-volt electric line less than 100 feet from his home; he was son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Held; Scott County Coroner Clyde Poe said youth had climbed tree hunting pecans and apparently slipped and fell on line.

Building improvements costing more than $75,000 are nearing completion at St. Vincent's College; completely new concrete and steel stairway linking three floors and basement has been built in passageway between main building and boys' building; all three of college buildings, between 75 and 100 years old, have been tuckpointed, and window casements have been repainted.

75 years ago: Nov. 8, 1926

Burglars, who jimmied rear door to gain entrance to V.B. Stevenson grocery store at 825 S. Ellis last night, escaped with quantity of cigarettes and tobacco valued at $50 and small amount of currency.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Bremerman, one of oldest and best known residents of Cape Girardeau, dies at her home, 716 Broadway, at age 88; although confined to upper room at her residence past several months, she hadn't been ill; disabilities of old age limited her movements and caused her to remain secluded; born in Grosto, Hanover, Germany, Jan. 18, 1838, she came to this country when she was about 18 years old; she married Bernard Bremerman, and he died in 1916; she is survived by two sons and three daughters.- Sharon K. Sanders