Out of the past 3/26/14

1989

Easter Sunday. Centenary United Methodist Church begins the day with a sunrise service at Riverfront Park; Cape Rock Church of God behind Dairy Queen on Broadway holds its fourth annual Resurrection Balloon Launch just after noon.

Members of the Southeast Missouri State University basketball team are welcomed home from Springfield, Mass., after finishing second in the NCAA Division II tournament; a celebration is held at the Show Me Center.

1964

A tornado slashed through Reynolds and Wayne counties yesterday afternoon, leaving at least 20 people injured and a wide swath of wreckage before spending itself near the Wayne-Bollinger County line; by the time the turbulent weather front reached the Cape Girardeau area, it had weakened to mere showers and a sharp dip in temperature.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow for Joseph E. Barclay, 91, the last surviving member of the old St. Louis Browns' 1886 baseball team; Barclay, who died Wednesday at Sikeston, Mo., played for the team for two years; the team was an ancestor of the American League Browns.

1939

Remodeling of the Red Star Baptist tabernacle is underway and should be completed in about six weeks, when a rededication service will be held; the men of the congregation are doing the work, which includes construction of a new vestibule at the front of the interior, remodeling of the interior, and siding of the exterior with imitation brick.

A recreation center established in the Smelterville suburb is rapidly becoming the hub of all activities in the area, with features scheduled for each night except Saturday; outside playground equipment includes swings, a basketball court, a croquet set, balls and bats; indoors, there are games, such as table tennis and shuffleboard.

1914

The Cape Girardeau School Board decided last night to re-bid the contract for construction of Washington School in the far north end of the city; the new bids will be for a fireproof structure.

A burglar broke into the Stein and Lance mill on Broadway last night and carried off several sacks of flour; no clues were left by the pilferer, and the police are completely baffled.

__-- Sharon K. Sanders__