Out of the past 4/16/07

25 years ago: April 16, 1982

Four sites are being considered for construction of a new post office in Jackson: The north side of East Main Street, extending from Hope street east to Ohio Street; the northwest corner of Washington and Missouri streets; the north side of Washington and east of vacated Oklahoma street, and the southwest corner of Washington and Oklahoma.

E.A. Inc., a St. Louis architectural firm, has been selected to design the new Centerre Bank at the southeast corner of Independence and Mount Auburn Road.

50 years ago: April 16, 1957

Having accepted a call to become pastor of a church in Houston, the Rev. Louis Pabor announces his resignation as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau; Pabor came to Trinity in 1955 from a church at Lubbock, Texas.

The Community Development Committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce votes to ask the city to apply for a federal grant under which a survey may be made to determine the needs for slum clearance, rehabilitation and conservation.

75 years ago: April 16, 1932

The 1932 national convention for Sigma Zeta, science fraternity, comes to an end in Cape Girardeau; Dr. Henry W. Olson, professor of biology of Teachers College here, is chosen Grand Master Scientist of the fraternity.

Two youthful hoodlums made an unsuccessful attempt last night to snatch a money purse from Ruth Letts of Cape Girardeau as she was returning home after visiting Berneice and Verna Lee Landis; Letts was knocked down, but her screams frightened the would-be robbers away.

100 years ago: April 16, 1907

Members of the Elks Club meet at their old hall at Broadway and Spanish Street at 2:30 p.m., and after a short service there, march to the music of Schuchert's Band to their new clubhouse on Themis Street; District Deputy Claud Wheeler of Columbia, Mo., conducts the dedication ceremony.

J.H. Rouse, a contractor, has just finished the concrete walk along the west side of Jefferson School, which is a very fine piece of work.

-- Sharon K. Sanders