Out of the past 2/12/07

25 years ago: Feb. 12, 1982

Cape Girardeau County Jerry Reynolds predicts that the Missouri General Assembly will delay by one or two years implementation of the statewide reassessment and create different classifications of property for tax purposes.

Barring last minute filings today, all four Jackson aldermen will be unopposed in their bids for re-election; alderman David M. Hoffman filed for re-election earlier this week, joining David Ludwig, Fred O. Jones, and Jim C. Beattie in the April municipal election

50 years ago: Feb. 12, 1957

A "new" or second campus for State College, utilizing the wooded area known for generations as Home of the Birds, is in the making under plans adopted by the board of regents; architects for the new buildings have projected a striking plan of development for the section, using the deep ravine and wooded slope as the center of a completely new plant.

It is announced that a campaign will be launched this month by St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Vincent's Parish in Cape Girardeau to raise funds for the construction of a new St. Vincent's parochial school near Cape Catholic High School and a new Cathedral rectory.

75 years ago: Feb. 12, 1932

Despite the urging of numerous supporters, J.C. Zimmerman announces he won't be a candidate for mayor of Cape Girardeau in the coming municipal election; withdrawal of Zimmerman from the race leaves only two announced candidates: Mayor Edward L. Drum and Charles F. Abbott.

The Cape Girardeau Municipal Band is holding its twice-a-month evening rehearsals in the Common Pleas courtroom under the direction of W.A. Shivelbine, who has temporarily succeeded Thomas A. Danks.

100 years ago: Feb. 12, 1907

The American Salvation Army has opened headquarters in the hall over the McElroy Electric Co.'s place on Themis Street, across from the St. Charles Hotel, in Cape Girardeau.

Some farmers living west of Cape Girardeau are in town complaining to some merchants about the impassable conditions of the streets leading downtown from the west end; they declare it impossible to haul loaded wagons over them.

-- Sharon K. Sanders