Out of the past 12/1/03

10 years ago: Dec. 1, 1993

Cape Girardeau residents whose homes were damaged by this summer's flooding can have structures demolished at no cost through grant program approved by state.

County officials now say that fire that burned down Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church Friday wasn't caused by arson, as was first believed.

25 years ago: Dec. 1, 1978

Additional federal funds for bridge construction may help Cape Girardeau County replace bridge across Diversion Channel near Allenville which collapsed in April 1977.

Demolition crews topple oldest hangar at Municipal Airport; cost of repairing unused building was more than structure was worth.

50 years ago: Dec. 1, 1953

Partial plan of school reorganization is agreed upon by Cape Girardeau County Board of Education, which defines four proposed districts, but leaves for subsequent meeting decision on boundaries for other districts in remainder of county.

State College Indians will open basketball season tonight against Bartelsville, Okla., team at Houck Field House; starting for Braves will be Bud Balzer, Ray Ripplemeyer, Ted Henderson, Dick Eichhorst, and either Paul Copeland or Bill Graham.

75 years ago: Dec. 1, 1928

Closing another busy month, Cape Girardeau Bridge Co. report for November shows that receipts of traffic bridge amounted to $4,641.20.

William E. Kayser, 31, businessman of Carbondale, Ill., is almost instantly killed when his automobile, driven by Dorothy Pfeffer of Cape Girardeau, sideswipes two trees and crashes into ditch on Perryville Road, three miles northwest of here.

-- Sharon K. Sanders