Out of the past 4/29/02

10 years ago: April 29, 1992

Steve Engles, representative of SEMO Fair Board, appeared before Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board Wednesday appealing for portion of tourism tax funds for fair advertising; Fair Board was fifth and final group to appear before CVB Board this week; fair is fourth largest outdoor event in Missouri.

Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft has appointed Scott D. Giles, student from Jefferson City, as new student regent at Southeast Missouri State University; he will serve as non-voting member of Board of Regents until Jan. 1, 1994.

25 years ago: April 29, 1977

Vote next week on whether Cape Girardeau should retain council-manager government or return to commission system is by all accounts largely result of work on one woman - Alice M. Robinson; it was Robinson who in March presented petitions containing 814 signatures seeking election; and it has been Robinson who has been leading spokesman in favor of making the governmental change.

Cape Girardeau oil executive is appointed by Gov. Joseph P. Teasdale to Southeast Missouri State Univeristy Board of Regents; at same time, St. Louis physician, Dr. William Tomlinson, is reappointed to new six-year term.

50 years ago: April 29, 1952

Dirty water of flooding Mississippi River edged upward another eight inches in 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m., sending overflow into areas along North Main Street and into lower Main Street section near Frisco passenger station; river rose to 37.2 feet; South Main is blocked by traffic barrier at its intersection with Independence; water extends most of way from intersection south to point in front of B'Nai Israel Synagogue.

Two lawyers in Cape Girardeau-Scott-Mississippi county area edge in beneath wire before filing deadline to put their names in race for Republican political campaign; J. Grant Frye of Cape Girardeau files for judge of Circuit Court in 28th Judicial District; Tom Brown of Charleston files for state senator for 27th Senatorial District.

75 years ago: April 29, 1927

A few Cape Girardeau manufacturing plants that were forced to suspend operations because of high stage of Mississippi River are making plans for resumption of operations within next few days; lumber companies on south side expect stage of river low enough to start work next week, or within 10 days.

Perryville - Two farmers of Boise Bottoms, east of here, are being held in county jail, charged with looting abandoned farm homes inundated by Mississippi flood waters; men are accused of taking quantity of sausage and fruit from farm home of Andrew Winchel of near McBride, and bacon and ham from home of Hugo Gieringer, another farm house in flooded area.

-- Sharon K. Sanders