Out of the past 3/5/14

1989

A service of the Associational Church Media Organization of the Cape Girardeau Baptist Association was implemented recently; a mobile book case containing about 60 new books was presented to Rolling Fields Baptist Church in Jackson on a loan basis for three months; at the end of that period, the unit will be loaned to another Baptist church in the association.

Several people, including parents with children, picketed at the Cape Girardeau police station in a light, cold drizzle yesterday; they were protesting the bond amounts set for abortion protesters arrested at a clinic here three days ago.

1964

Alene Sadler, head of the English Department at Central High School, has been chosen to represent Missouri in the National Teacher of the Year contest, sponsored jointly by the U.S. Office of Education, Look Magazine, and the Council of Chief School Officers.

The slash in federal income taxes, which theoretically could give a $1,326,000 annual boost to the Cape Girardeau economy, will begin appearing in paychecks this week in amounts of $2 to $5 more per individual in most cases; from a small survey of Girardeans, it appears they are happy to get the extra money and intend to spend it, just as the federal government hoped all Americans would.

1939

Dr. John A. Abel delivers his first sermon as pastor of First Christian Church.

A baptismal service is held in the morning at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church; this is the final service in a series of five special dedicatory services incident to resumption of use of the church property after the addition was built and the main auditorium reconstructed.

1914

First National Bank of Cape Girardeau fails to open its doors in the morning and National Bank Examiner W.E. Patterson takes charge of the institution; first word on the streets is that the bank stood to lose $200,000, the amount of worthless paper it allegedly held; but this report is soon dissipated by the statement of a man connected with First National that the total of bad paper wouldn't run more than $75,000 at the most, an amount stockholders can easily make up, if need be.

BENTON, Mo. -- Jesse Miller has sold his restaurant here to Rollan Cannon and has decided to run a barber shop at Lambertville.

__-- Sharon K. Sanders__