Out of the past 2/8/11

25 years ago: Feb. 8, 1986

Michael K. Pulliam, 20, a Southeast Missouri State University junior from Kennett, Mo., has been confirmed as the second student to be appointed as acting student representative to the university board of regents.

Marking the annual National Boy Scouts Week festivities, the local Scouts council holds a parade through downtown Cape Girardeau.

50 years ago: Feb. 8, 1961

The long-predicted snow arrived late yesterday afternoon and left the Cape Girardeau district with slippery highways and streets, causing some schools to close and generally slowing traffic; the supply of cinders in Cape Girardeau remains at a premium; city officials are rationing the 10-truckload supply on hand.

Effective Jan. 1, the facilities of Guth Bros. Block Co., 120 N. Broadview St., were expanded to include a complete line of masonry building supplies; additional office space and a large display area were erected, and the new business operates under the name of Cape Masonry Corp.

75 years ago: Feb. 8, 1936

Working at least an hour to obtain entrance, burglars last night took only a handful of watches after breaking into the Gately clothing store, 313 Broadway; entrance was gained from the basement.

Denver Wright, who this winter chased wolves over the hills of Cape Girardeau and Perry counties, is off on another adventure; stopping in Cape Girardeau en route to southern Florida, Wright says he will stalk panthers and alligators in the Everglades.

100 years ago: Feb. 8, 1911

A committee from the Cape Girardeau City Council appeared before the county court at Jackson yesterday and presented a statement showing the city has paid out $7,800 for improvements around the Common Pleas Courthouse, and asking the county to chip in half the expenses; the request was granted, the court ordering a warrant issued for $3,900 in favor of the city.

Miller & Kinder, proprietors of the Good Hope Drug Store, are very cheerful as they expect to move into the new three-story Anderson building on Good Hope Street ahead of schedule.

-- Sharon K. Sanders