Out of the past 2/11/07

25 years ago: Feb. 11, 1982

Marquette Cement Mfg. Co., which shut down Jan. 16, expects to resume production some time in March; the shut-down was brought on by a lack of demand for cement, which typically occurs in the winter months.

The name of one of Cape Girardeau's main thoroughfares -- William Street -- has been changed unintentionally; street signs at William and Boulevard and William and Kingshighway, constructed several months ago by the Missouri Highway Department, now show that the street is named Williams Street.

50 years ago: Feb. 11, 1957

The Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio has been moved from 735 Broadway to new quarters at 613a Broadway in Cape Girardeau, above Rust and Martin; the studio will be operated by Violet Clark, who purchased the business from Mrs. M.D. Deneke.

An ordinance creating a sewer district to handle storm waters which flood Broadway during heavy rains is given its first reading by the Cape Girardeau City Council; Sewer District 1-A will drain the area bounded roughly by Broadway, Pacific, North, and Lorimier streets.

75 years ago: Feb. 11, 1932

Two candidates come into the race for Cape Girardeau city commissioner, bringing the total to 22; those announcing today are A.P. Behrens, former commissioner and city clerk, and Joseph Haas, one-time councilman.

Angelo Moll, proprietor of the Metropolitan Cafe, 417 Broadway, leases the Terminal Cafe, 101 Independence St., to Philip Field, who will open the place for business in a new location, 105 Independence, as soon as alterations and remodeling have been completed.

100 years ago: Feb. 11, 1907

Louis Kipping and John Rudert, two well-know residents of Tilsit, are in Cape Girardeau calling on friends and incidentally taking the first steps toward having a post office established at their town; the post office there was cut out by the government several months ago on the recommendations of some citizens that better service could be had by rural route from Jackson.

Wild Wood, a pleasure yacht, comes down the river from St. Louis and stops in Cape Girardeau a short time to permit Capt. O'Donoghue to get his dinner.

-- Sharon K. Sanders