Out of the past 4/25/11

25 years ago: April 25, 1986

Beekeeper Charles Terry of Jackson comes to the rescue of Maurine Northcutt, 24 S. Benton St., who discovers a honeybee swarm clinging to the corner of a wheelbarrow in her yard; wearing protective gear, Terry collects the bees and transports them to their new home in Jackson.

Southeast Missouri State University football coach Bob Smith is sticking with the Indians; Smith this week turned down an attractive offer to coach in the Canadian Football League as offensive coordinator at Montreal.

50 years ago: April 25, 1961

A narrow windstorm rips across Millersville at noon, taking part of the roof off the school located a mile outside of town; the 90 schoolchildren, who take shelter in the school's halls, are uninjured.

A huge, 55-foot dragline boom attracted considerable attention yesterday in the 300 block of Broadway as it lowered precast concrete slabs into place on the Hirsch building, under construction between the Hotel Marquette and the First Federal Savings and Loan building.

75 years ago: April 25, 1936

Southeast Missouri high school pupils end their three-day annual district meet in Cape Girardeau and return to their homes in 90 towns, proud of their hard-won academic and track victories.

Literally stumbling onto a row of 5-gallon tin cans of untaxed liquor in a house at 332 N. Sprigg St., police officers seize 30 gallons of whiskey.

100 years ago: April 25, 1911

The ladies of the Women's Relief Corps fountain committee have decided to invite Gov. H.S. Hadley to be present on Decoration Day to speak during the ceremony marking the unveiling of the memorial fountain-statue at Courthouse Park.

Bierwirth Cigar Co. factory on Main Street is a busy place; 25 operators are employed rolling cigars; when M.E. Lesem bought the factory in January, there were only two cigar makers at work.

-- Sharon K. Sanders