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1989

Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep says a special finance committee to explore methods of financing a $73 million recreational lake in Cape and Bollinger counties could be appointed by May.

Union Electric officials are blaming a "faulty" fault detector in the UE switching station in South Cape Girardeau for yesterday's massive power outage that affected some 85 percent of the 10,000 UE customers in the Cape Girardeau area.

1964

KELSO, Mo. -- A new convent will be constructed for the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood on the St. Augustine Parish grounds at Kelso; Donnellan and Porterfield of Poplar Bluff, Mo., is the architectural firm for the 3,200-square-foot project; the structure, to be built west of the St. Augustine church and school, will provide housing for six sisters.

A large quantity of narcotics was stolen last night from the Medical Arts Pharmacy, 937 Broadway; in addition, the offices of Dr. James A. Kinder, Dr. Harold D. Ridings and Dr. H.L. Wohlwend were broken into, but little was stolen from them.

1939

Cape Girardeau is again being suggested for the location of an industry; the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce receives an inquiry from the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in St. Louis; while Singer isn't interested in a factory, it suggests that the Charles Meyer Pants Co. of St. Louis is looking to establish a new factory in this area.

County jails in the Cape Girardeau area, including the one at Jackson, are off the government approved list for prisoners held on federal charges, says U.S. Marshal William B. Fahy; why the Jackson jail was held improper for housing federal prisoners isn't stated, but it is presumed it is because of the building's old-time construction and generally bad conditions as to sanitation, light, etc.

1914

Easter Sunday. Morning services for the congregation of Centenary Methodist Church are held at the Normal School auditorium; 50 new members are received into the church.

Easter services are conducted in the German language in the morning at Trinity Lutheran Church; the class which was confirmed last Sunday receives Holy Communion for the first time.

-- Sharon K. Sanders