Out of the past 4/22/08

25 years ago: April 22, 1983

Nuclear freeze was the target of debate at a panel discussion last night, which marked the end of "Ground Zero Week" on the Southeast Missouri State University campus; it was billed as a panel discussion on the arms race, but it quickly zeroed in on the pros and cons of a nuclear freeze.

Dan Ries, a U.S. Customs instructor who trains dogs for use in drug enforcement work, is at the local Humane Society shelter in search of canine candidates for training; unfortunately, there are no suitable dogs among those he observes.

50 years ago: April 22, 1958

The old chime clock on the H and H Building is removed, and it may be the end for the timepiece, which started its career on the Sturdivant Bank building at Main and Themis streets in the early 1920s; whether it will be repaired and restored to service hasn't been decided.

As "a last resort," it is suggested to the Frisco Railroad that instead of withdrawing the two night trains from Cape Girardeau, it arrange to stop them at the Tower Grove station in St. Louis so as to avoid the heavy charges imposed for use of the Union Station.

75 years ago: April 22, 1933

Weather permitting, manager William Sullivan will take his Capahas to Fredericktown, Mo., tomorrow in an exhibition baseball game.

Clarence Bergmann has been released from the Springfield, Mo., camp of the St. Louis Cardinals as the cutting down process continues there; he is en route home to Perryville, Mo.; Tubby Koch, Cape Girardeau's representative at the camp, is still in the field and may be sent to either Springfield, Ill., or Greensboro, N.C.

100 years ago: April 22, 1908

Manager V. Goldbaum of the Capahas is trying his best to arrange a baseball game for his club Sunday afternoon; he tried to inveigle the Chaffee, Mo., boys into a game, but they refused to come; likewise, he has been turned down by teams from Millersville, Perryville, Mo., and Advance, Mo.; everyone wants to wait until they get in the best trim before tackling the Caps.

The steamer Grey Eagle came up from Commerce, Mo., yesterday at 2 p.m. and then went down again later to Manning's Landing for a bunch of cattle and mules.

— Sharon K. Sanders