Out of the past 12/6/12

1987

The annual hanging of the greens is held during the morning worship services at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

The daughter of an 1898 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University has donated several works of art, valued at approximately $125,000, to the University Museum; George and Placide Schriever have presented the museum with oil paintings, etchings, watercolors, graphics and original drawings; Mrs. Schriever is the daughter of Charles M. Daues.

1962

A 3.8-mile stretch of Interstate 55 -- from the airport to Highway 74 -- is opened to general traffic at 10 a.m.; the opening represents the first section of I-55 in the state to be used by general traffic.

A group of newly elected members of the Missouri House of Representatives arrives in Cape Girardeau in the morning to tour the State College campus; the stop here is part of a three-week tour across the state to acquaint the new lawmakers with state-supported institutions.

1937

The Cape Girardeau County Court moves to acquire by purchase or condemnation the traffic bridge over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau; the court has retained Clyde A. Vandivort, former manager of the bridge, to represent it in negotiations with the owners, Stranahan, Harris & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, for the span's purchase.

Cape Girardeau and the district are in the grip of the coldest pre-Christmas weather in many years, as a polar-like wind sends the mercury tumbling to 8 degrees above zero, a drop of 35 degrees in 12 hours.

1912

Edna Schuppan was thrown from a buggy late yesterday evening and painfully injured during a runaway down the Lorimier School hill on Independence Street.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Vogt return from Perryville, Mo., where they spent a few days with relatives; Mr. Vogt spent most of his time hunting and brought back a number of quails, rabbits and squirrels.

-- Sharon K. Sanders