Out of the past 4/19/13

1988

Cape Girardeau city officials are seeking a $1 million state loan to help finance construction of a trunk sewer line; the Missouri Industrial Development Board loan would be just one source of funding for the $1.95 million, first section of the phase-three sewer project, which would extend sewers to the northwest part of the community.

Roger Tatum, who has served as principal at Kelly High School the past two years, has been named superintendent of the Oak Ridge School District.

1963

Officials of the Armstrong Cork Co. meet in Cape Girardeau with members of the Greater Cape Girardeau Industrial Development Corporation to transfer the title of a 120-acre tract purchased by the corporation.

Burwell Fox, a member of the State College faculty for 40 years, has been presented a gold key from the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity, freshman honor society; along with the honor key, the Kappa Delta Pi fraternity presented an album of letters for Mrs. Fox sent by former students to her husband.

1938

To meet a need for more space, the Missourian Printing & Stationery Co., will extend its retail department to occupy an additional store space, which will require the remodeling of the two shops occupied by a gift shop and a beauty parlor since The Missourian building was erected.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J.E. Umbeck and daughters, Jonella, Vesta and Margaret Rose, with their Austrian nurse, arrive on the noon train to visit Mrs. Umbeck's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Woodson, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Umbeck, until the middle of June; the Umbeck family has lived in Europe since 1924.

1913

Company H, with Lts. Allen Oliver and Conway Ivy in charge, returned to Cape Girardeau yesterday from Caruthersville, Mo., where the soldiers had been patrolling the levee since April 2; other National Guard companies from Caruthersville, Fredericktown, Mo., and Lutesville, Mo., were also dismissed yesterday.

Jackson leaders are discussing renaming certain streets in the town to honor pioneer residents, such as Sanford, Welling and Williams.

-- Sharon K. Sanders