Out of the past 4/16/13

1988

Restoration of two old locomotives in Capaha and Arena parks is nearing completion; Thomas M. Meyer, who heads the "Save the Trains" project, believes the work on one or both of the locomotives can be completed by April 23, "Friends of the Park Day."

Around 400 athletes from Southeast Missouri compete in 11 track and field events at the ninth annual Special Olympics at Southeast Missouri State University; a dance follows at the Show Me Center's recreation center.

1963

A farewell to an era made prominent by Missouri's Golden Troopers is being sounded by the Louis K. Juden Post of the American Legion, as the organization offers for sale its drum and bugle corps equipment; the post hopes to sell all the equipment as a single-lot sale; plans to sell the equipment have been developing over the past several years after an effort to reorganize the Golden Troopers failed for lack of interest.

Bernice Quade has joined the staff of the Missourian and will work at the Jackson news office on a part-time basis.

1938

The city council yesterday began filling municipal jobs; R.J. Kammer was renamed fire chief, as was city engineer John R. Walther; B. Hugh Smith was appointed city attorney and Jesse W. McCullough was appointed foreman of the street department crew.

There is a strong sentiment among the members of the musical organizations at Cape Girardeau Central High School and the parents of most of the children that the organizations should travel to Columbia, Mo., on April 29 to compete in the Class B division of the state high school meet; Central's musical groups made a clean sweep in its contest in the district high contests held in Cape Girardeau on Thursday.

1913

From all appearances, Cape Girardeau will have a real police force after May 1; at the city council meeting last night, four new policemen were selected to serve with Jeff Hutson and George Talley, guardsmen of Haarig and upper Broadway, respectively; the new officers are Bernhard Gockel, Walker Johnson, Lee Atchison and Jim Green.

Contractors Harmon Loeffel and John Rouse begin excavating on Sprigg Street for the purpose of paving the thoroughfare from Themis Street to Jefferson Avenue.

-- Sharon K. Sanders