Out of the past 4/30/14

1989

The Rev. Miles H. White is installed as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in the evening, with a reception following in the McCutchen Fellowship Hall; a native of Bartlesville, Okla., White comes to Westminster from Faith Presbyterian Church in Harvey, La., where he had pastored since 1984.

Spring Mission Sunday is observed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson; guest speaker is the Rev. Earl Weis of Fairview, Ark.

1964

Tomorrow's scheduled pouring of concrete for three of the four final spans in the new floodwall section here will virtually complete an unbroken floodwall link from the Mississippi River bridge to the Missouri Utilities Co. power plant; the final section of about 20 feet won't be put into place until after revetment work outside the wall is complete.

The initial authorization that could lead to construction of a new federal building and courthouse here, costing $1,702,000, is approved in the Senate; the Senate Public Works Committee adopts a resolution authorizing an appropriation.

1939

The Rev. Otto Kunath, pastor of the Baptist Church at Carrier Mills, Ill., preaches in the evening at Red Star Baptist Church, assisted by the pastor, the Rev. H.C. Croslin.

Members of the Young People's Councils of the Salvation Army from Cape Girardeau and Southern Illinois hold their annual meeting at the Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau.

1914

The Cape Girardeau Public Schools are holding their annual exhibits of artwork and industrial accomplishments in the large room on the ground floor of the H.-H. Building.

KENNETT, Mo. -- One of the biggest fires this town has ever suffered occurs in the evening, when the sawmill of the Campbell Lumber Co. burns to the ground; the blaze breaks out in the file room of the sawmill about 5:30 p.m. and rages for about an hour; the loss is estimated at about $50,000.

__-- Sharon K. Sanders__