Out of the past 2/17/14

1989

Dana Nye, a Hollywood makeup artist who works with big-name stars, is the star attraction himself at a theatrical makeup workshop at the Southeast Missouri State University campus.

Bob Cranmer received the annual Jackson Jaycees Distinguished Service Award at a banquet last night; Cranmer, department manager of shipping at Procter & Gamble, has coached Little League Baseball, helped organize a youth wrestling league and has served in scouting for 33 years.

1964

The County Court directs county sanitarian Marvin Campbell to inspect Jackson eating establishments under the ordinance recently passed by the city; Jackson will pay a share of Campbell's expense, as does the city of Cape Girardeau.

City firemen, union leaders and contractors, who had appeared before the city council two weeks ago with requests and proposals, return to pursue their interests further; firefighters are seeking a general $20 per month salary increase; building and electrical contractors and union leaders want to discuss the possibility of licensing, bonding and examinations for contractors doing work here.

1939

An entire flock of 89 chicks, two weeks old, are smothered to death in the morning, when fire starts in a brooder house in the yard at the residence of the L.L. Hayden on Bloomfield Road.

The first charter memberships in the new organization that will direct the revival of the county fair are signed up; first to pay their $10 membership fees are County Court Presiding Judge S.P. Lail and A.G. Keller.

1914

It's now up to the city council to decide whether the city of Cape Girardeau will own the fairgrounds; a committee composed of Clyde Vandivort, H.L. Machen and Charles Blattner appeared before the council last night and, on behalf of the Cape Fair Association, offered to sell the grounds to the city for $35,000.

A permanent group has been organized to promote the construction of a fine, hard-surface highway, which will run from Cape Girardeau to Bloomfield, Mo., to Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Doniphan, Mo., to Alton, Mo., and to West Plains, Mo.

-- Sharon K. Sanders