Out of the past 12/22/03

10 years ago: Dec. 22, 1993

Although the December tax check wasn't quite as much as county officials had projected, Cape Girardeau County Auditor H. Weldon Macke is more than pleased with sales tax growth in 1993.

Lenore Bierman has delayed her retirement as dean of College of Education at Southeast Missouri State University, as school continues its more-than-year-long search for new dean.

25 years ago: Dec. 22, 1978

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff James J. Below discounts widespread reports that he will be candidate for Missouri lieutenant governor in 1980; he states he will be running for sheriff that year.

Kennett, Mo. -- Four Qulin-area men, en route to American Agriculture Movement meeting in Plains, Ga., die when their light plane crashes along St. Francis River about three miles north of here.

50 years ago: Dec. 22, 1953

Winter has brought no relief from drought that has become so severe that Cape Girardeau County farmers last month hauled more water to their farms for home and livestock consumption than they did during hot months of June, July and August; with year almost gone, area is about 20 inches short of average annual rainfall.

Thirteen railroad carloads of hay arrived at Jackson yesterday and are being distributed under state drought aid program.

75 years ago: Dec. 22, 1928

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shrock, who have been tenants on farm of W.D. Masters on Cape LaCroix Creek, five miles northwest of Cape Girardeau past two years, are moving back to their home community near Marble Hill, Mo.

Jones restaurant building at 715 Broadway has been torn away to make room for new building which is under construction.

-- Sharon K. Sanders