Out of the past 4/18/07

25 years ago: April 18, 1982

First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau has expanded its staff to include Denise Lincoln as activities and youth director; she and her husband, Doug, are expected to make the move here from Kansas City around May 1.

With new Trinity Lutheran Church at Cape Girardeau almost completed, the congregation worships at temporary quarters at Trinity School for the last time; the sanctuary is finished except for placing hymnals in holders on the backs of new pews and adding a few appointments.

50 years ago: April 18, 1957

Cape Girardeau's proposal for exchange of post office and Common Pleas Courthouse properties, submitted to the federal government last month, has been accepted by the General Services Administration.

After a conference with three representatives of the St. Louis office of the Corps of Engineers, the river committee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has voted to ask for government authorization of a survey to locate Mississippi River harbor facilities here.

75 years ago: April 18, 1932

Encouraged by his vote in the last two elections, the municipal primary and the school balloting, Orren Wilson says he will be a candidate in the August primary for the Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney of Cape Girardeau County.

More than 160 teachers and students of previous semesters enroll at the Teachers College at noon for the annual spring term session which convenes at Cape Girardeau for six weeks; this is a few more than the first morning enrollment last year.

100 years ago: April 18, 1907

The Houck Railroad is delivering to the smelter company in Cape Girardeau a number of carloads of machinery, which came over the Iron Mountain to Jackson; it is probable that the final work on the plant will begin next week.

The foundation for the new soda factory at Appleton, Mo., is completed, and construction of the building itself will begin as soon as the lumber is sawed; Willie Wucher is building the soda factory beside his dwelling; work on the brewery is also progressing nicely.

-- Sharon K. Sanders