Out of the past 3/26/08

25 years ago: March 26, 1983

Two seniors at St. Vincent's High School in Perryville, Mo., have won the major prizes at the 27th annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair; Julie Rellergert and Ann Mattingly were selected to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Albuquerque, N.M.

The National Department of Natural Resources gives Southern Chemical Reclaiming Inc., permission to store chemical solvent wastes at its plant site on Nash Road between Scott City and Cape Girardeau.

50 years ago: March 26, 1958

ADVANCE, Mo. — Senior Carl Ritter scored 817 points in 28 games for a game average of 29.2 points, to lead the Advance High Hornets in scoring for the 1957-1958 basketball season; the Hornets won 20 games and lost eight during the season.

Reservations have been made by nearly 300 Kiwanians from five states to attend a reception and banquet honoring Kiwanis International president H. Park Arnold, to be held Friday night at Memorial Hall under sponsorship of the Cape Girardeau Kiwanis Club.

75 years ago: March 26, 1933

Mrs. Anna Carroll, a pioneer resident of Cape Girardeau and one of the oldest members of St. Vincent's Catholic Church, died last night at the family home, 312 Independence St.; Carroll, 78, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nolan; her husband, P.T. Carroll, preceded her in death.

Workers excavating for the footings of the new Montgomery Ward & Co. store building on Main Street have encountered a stone wall, about 20 feet east of the east side of Main Street and about 10 feet underground.

100 years ago: March 26, 1908

Jackson will soon organize a fire department; a fire hose and a truck have already been bought, and they are tested on the street in front of the courthouse today; the first gush of water strikes two teams of horses belonging to Charles Oliver, which are hitched to a wagon; the horses break loose and run a mile out of town before being caught.

With a membership of 19 charter members, a Rebecah Lodge was instituted last night at the Masonic Hall; Mrs. Ivy M. Grissom was chosen to head the group.

— Sharon K. Sanders