Out of the past 3/10/12

25 years ago: March 10, 1987

The city needs to adopt a "sunset" provision to eliminate the motel and restaurant gross receipts taxes once the $5 million Show Me Center bond issue is retired, says motel and restaurant operator Jim Drury; he contends it would be unfair to continue the taxes forever when the principal purpose of the taxes was to help finance the retirement of the bond issue.

Three area educators will be honored for their years of service to education during the 111th annual Southeast Missouri District Teachers Association meeting Friday; selected for this year's meritorious service awards are Dr. Willard J. Morgan of Cape Girardeau, H.D. Cook of Marble Hill, Mo., and Philip R. Schooley of Wardell, Mo.

50 years ago: March 10, 1962

Police are investigating an attempt to extort $3,000 from Cletus Hargis, operator of the Hargis Grocery on Cape Rock Drive, on a threat of harm to one of his grandchildren; the extortion plan failed to materialize.

Coach Charley Parsley's State College Indians won last night's basketball game against Abilene (Texas) Christian College by the narrowest of margins; by a score of 57-55, the Indians advance to the regional finals of the NCAA in Jonesboro, Ark., tonight, taking on Arkansas State College of Jonesboro.

75 years ago: March 10, 1937

Climbing to the roof of the small dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mandrell, North Spanish Street in the Red Cross suburb, last night, Roy Probst, 13, extinguished a fire with water Mrs. Mandrell, his aunt, handed to him in a bucket,

Lee James, owner of a large tract of land needed for the new fairground and park, agrees to eliminate the strip of land on Highway 61 containing the Sinclair filling station from the option he had given the city; the move will permit the city to acquire a strip of the Serena property for a main entrance to the new park.

100 years ago: March 10, 1912

Centenary Methodist Church has a fine new carpet; it was put down yesterday by the ladies of the church.

The Rev. J.H. Boose of Pontiac, Ill., in Cape Girardeau to close the deal on the purchase of a large farm near Commerce, Mo., preaches at the First Presbyterian Church; he is pastor of the Presbyterian church at Pontiac and is an eloquent speaker.

-- Sharon K. Sanders