Out of the past 12/22/04

25 years ago: Dec. 22, 1979

Residents of Allenville are circulating a petition to demonstrate to the county court their opposition to a plan to move the Whitewater bridge superstructure to Allenville and construct a new two-lane bridge at Whitewater; the court recently proposed this plan to alleviate the transportation headaches Allenville residents face because of the lack of a bridge over the Diversion Channel.

Retired Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow, whose career in the Army spanned more than four decades, died yesterday of an apparent heart attack at his home in Alexandria, Va.

50 years ago: Dec. 22, 1954

Two members of the Charles-ton Kiwanis Club, Robert DeLaney and Dr. Wilbur L. Davis, present Saint Francis Hospital a check for $1,200, drawn on the club from its receipts at last summer's annual Polio Bowl football game; the check is placed in a special fund for the exclusive use of polio patients from Mississippi County.

After 18 years of service, W.C. Blair has stepped down as the Cape Girardeau city assessor with the satisfaction of seeing the city's assessed valuation more than double under his tenure.

75 years ago: Dec. 22, 1929

The Christmas communion service of Christ Evangelical Church is celebrated in the morning at the usual hour at Common Pleas Courthouse; on Christmas Day the Evangelicals will use the basement room of First Baptist Church for two services.

President Joseph A. Serena of the Teachers College addresses the First Christian Church congregation in the morning; his topic is "What Christmas Means to Me"; Randolph Smith sings a solo.

100 years ago: Dec. 22, 1904

The Cape Girardeau brewery is having another large cask built to meet the growing demands for beer; Henry Hufnagel of St. Louis is here superintending the work.

The ferryboat is called to the assistance of a troubled tow boat near Poe's Landing during the night; the Eagle, in making a trip across from Bainbridge, Mo., ran onto a sandbar about 15 miles above here and stuck, helpless.

-- Sharon K. Sanders