Out of the past 3/2/07

25 years ago: March 2, 1982

Saying it has the appearance of being a "kangaroo court," Jackson Municipal Judge Kenneth C. McManaman contends city officials need to reform city court procedures.

A field liaison engineer in the maintenance and traffic division of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department's main office in Jefferson City has been named to succeed Lionel T. Murray as chief engineer of the department's District 10 headquartered at Sikeston, Mo.; Allen F. Laffoon will replace Murray, who will retire at the end of the month.

50 years ago: March 2, 1957

Prosecuting Attorney Stephen N. Limbaugh announces that the deed for the final parcel of property within the Trail of Tears State Park area has been delivered to the county.

Cape Girardeau Mayor Walter H. Ford, who returned yesterday from a two-day conference in Jefferson City with officials of the Missouri Division of Health, says he will recommend to the city council next week that the city proceed with preliminary plans for construction of a sewage disposal plant.

75 years ago: March 2, 1932

A Cape Girardeau County Dearmont-for-Governor Club will be organized Monday at the Common Pleas Courthouse; the club won't be confined to Democrats, but will include all those who plan to assist in the campaign of Sen. R.L. Dearmont for the Democratic nomination for governor.

S.P. Siebert yesterday completed 32 years in the shoe business, 20 of those years in Cape Girardeau; 32 years ago, the best shoes sold for $3 or less, according to Siebert, who now is proprietor, with his son, George, of a store on Main Street here.

100 years ago: March 2, 1907

Edward Miller recently purchased a half interest in the general merchandise store at Millersville from Ora Stearns; he and his brother, W.C. Miller, the postmaster, will operate the business.

At a meeting in the Common Pleas Courthouse yesterday, lawyers of this county organized the Cape Girardeau Bar Association; Wilson Cramer was elected president; Judge R.L. Wilson, vice president; B.C. Hardesty, secretary, and I.R. Kelso, treasurer.

-- Sharon K. Sanders