Out of the past 4/3/04

10 years ago: April 3, 1994

Westminster Presbyterian Church hosts community Easter sunrise service; it is held at foot of fish and cross on hill by church, 1820 Perryville Road.

Cape Girardeau police officer Dan Niswonger is in stable condition at local hospital; he was involved in two-vehicle accident early yesterday while on duty.

25 years ago: April 3, 1979

Car dealer Gail D. "Woody" Woodfin narrowly wins seat on Cape Girardeau City Council, while Howard C. Tooke leads field of four to gain his fourth term on council.

Jackson Mayor Carlton G. Meyer is re-elected to fourth term by 39-vote margin; Meyer meets strong challenge from Ward I Alderman Thomas W. Schulte; Ward 3 Alderman Leonard Dambach easily defeats challenger Paul D. Hancock.

50 years ago: April 3, 1954

Throughout Southeast Missouri Tuesday voters will go to polls in school elections that many educators have declared to be vital for their communities; at stake are increases in tax levies which, if not approved, could mean drastic curtailment of school services; most area superintendents attribute difficult situation in part to loss of state aid they had believed would be forthcoming when their budgets were made up last year; it was approved overwhelmingly by legislature, but was eliminated in gubernatorial veto.

William J. Tinsley is new commander of Lloyd Dale Clippard Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars.

75 years ago: April 3, 1929

Voters in Southeast Missouri towns at elections on Tuesday selected new directors for their schools, approved in virtually every instance existing levies for support of schools, and in some instances named new slates of city officials; in light turnout, Cape Girardeau voters approved continuation of present tax levies and re-elected Mrs. Warren L. Mabrey and Albert M. Spradling to school board.

County court yesterday appointed health board composed of representative men and women interested in improving health conditions in county; board will cooperate with County Board of Visitors and state tuberculosis association in efforts to stamp out tuberculosis and other diseases.

-- Sharon K. Sanders