Out of the past 4/29/10

25 years ago: April 29, 1985

Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce officials plan to seek federal funding next month to help finance a multimillion-dollar project to convert the old Florsheim Shoe Co. factory on Main Street into apartments.

Anetta King is the new Miss Southeast Missouri State; she was crowned yesterday in a special pageant on the university campus.

50 years ago: April 29, 1960

Right-of-way and dedication deeds, 28 of them, for Interstate 55 have been filed for record by T.S. Crites, Highway Department representative; the tracts of land are between Jackson and Cape Girardeau and are only a small part of the number to be filed for the interstate route.

Firemen are busy moving into their new quarters in the front part of the building that connects with their present quarters at Independence and Frederick streets; this portion of the building formerly housed the police department and has been remodeled and redecorated since the police moved to their new quarters at Sprigg and Independence streets.

75 years ago: April 29, 1935

Federal Judge Charles B. Faris has named James J. O'Connor special master in charge of affairs having to do with the sale of the Cape Girardeau traffic bridge, succeeding E.J. Deal, who died April 24.

The Cape Girardeau School Board employs professor Louis J. Schultz, now Central High School principal, as superintendent of the city's public schools; he will succeed professor J.A. Whiteford, who has been at the head of the system for 10 years.

100 years ago: April 29, 1910

The Shawneetown school closed last Friday with a fine play, "Uncle Reub"; it was excellently rendered by the pupils under the guidance of their teacher, Roy Stevenson; the next day, the school at Buckeye closed, and teacher Renzo Howard had his pupils line up for a big spelling match.

Workers are installing new drain pipes where needed on Broadway; street work is going nicely, except that Broadway paving is being held up waiting for crushed stone for the concrete foundation.

-- Sharon K. Sanders