Out of the past 2/6/11

25 years ago: Feb. 6, 1986

Southeast Missouri State University's plan to construct a utility/pedestrian bridge over New Madrid Street to serve the multipurpose building was approved yesterday by the Cape Girardeau City Council.

Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep says he will seek a third consecutive term; Huckstep was first elected to a four-year term in 1978.

50 years ago: Feb. 6, 1961

Bill Wilson, eighth-grade pupil at the junior high school, is named zone winner of the annual Optimist Club oratorical contest at the Little Theater, State College and will represent this zone in the district contest at Kirkwood, Mo., on Feb. 25 and 26; he is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles F. Wilson.

Don Eastwood of Chaffee, Mo., was presented the club's big game trophy and Clinton Kasten of Jackson the Order of the Bone trophy at a recent meeting of the Bootheel Bowhunters Club.

75 years ago: Feb. 6, 1936

World war veterans wore their biggest smiles since 1918 when they jammed Legion hall last night to eagerly sign their names to applications for their bonuses, their "extra pay" for bearing arms for their country in 1917 and 1918; 220 vets completed applications.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Because 31 dentists were here yesterday and today for sessions of the Southeast Missouri Dental Association, nearly 100 Sikeston children had 101 teeth pulled; the youngsters -- all in need of dental care -- were subjects for a demonstration of the use of certain medicines in connection with tooth extraction.

100 years ago: Feb. 6, 1911

James H. Hart, who has made the Caldwell-Sherman store windows in Cape Girardeau so well-known because of his artistic work in their decorations, has severed his connection with the local firm and has gone to Sikeston, Mo.; there he will do similar work and have charge of the advertising for the Farmers' Supply Co.

Milde Brothers of Jackson, proprietors of Milde Bottling Works and dealers in real estate, have purchased the two-story building of C.E. Kage on Broadway near Middle Street, lately occupied by the Cresap store; they plan to remodel the building, adding a third story.

-- Sharon K. Sanders