Out of the past 12/4/01

10 years ago: Dec. 4, 1991

Jackson - County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep called 1992 budget request for juvenile office "mindboggling" yesterday, and said it would be absurd to even discuss the kind of increase requested.

Betty Chong has been named special services director for Cape Girardeau Public Schools; Chong has been serving as interim director since retirement of Calvin Chapman in June; prior to that, she was assistant director.

25 years ago: Dec. 4, 1976

Southeast Missouri State University is going into swine-raising business, as it prepares to enter new era in reaching out to help those in region it serves.

A.B. Dick Products Co. of Cape Girardeau has purchased land at southeast corner of Ellis and Good Hope for construction of new building to house business; 8,500-square-foot building will be constructed on half-acre site.

50 years ago: Dec. 4, 1951

Science and home economics equipment for new high school costing $19,418.95 was contracted for on low bid of three opened by Board of Education at business-crammed meeting last night; bid was that of Sheldon Co. of St. Louis for tables, demonstration centers and aquarium to be used in chemistry, general science, physics and biology labs and for kitchen units to be placed in home economics department.

City Council yesterday passed ordinance designating nine official city weighers for all coal sold in Cape Girardeau; ordinance amends 1933 ordinance and points out weighers named in that statute have gone out of business.

75 years ago: Dec. 4, 1926

Bids for construction of traffic bridge across Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau are opened by officials of bridge company at St. Louis, but definite announcement as to lowest bidder won't be made until Monday.

Central High School debaters won opening contest in Missouri high school debating league by vanquishing Illmo team last night; Jack Knehans and William Harrison had affirmative of question, "Resolved: That adherence of the United States to the permanent Court of International Justice (World Court) under conditions approved by the United States Senate on Jan. 27, 1926, is a wise public policy."

- Sharon K. Sanders