Out of the past 5/11/04

10 years ago: May 11, 1994

Moon glided in front of sun Tuesday, creating partial eclipse that turned sun into crescent of light locally; in many parts of nation, sky watchers saw perfectly round silhouette of moon surrounded by ring of sunlight.

Nell Holcomb School District will open bids next week on major renovation of original classroom and cafeteria portion of school complex.

25 years ago: May 11, 1979

State-financed survey by six area women of judicial facilities in 32nd Circuit, covering Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties, has two county judges rankled; Cape Girardeau County Presiding Judge Gene Huckstep and Associate Judge J. Ronald Fischer indicate they hadn't been informed about survey.

Carl Penzel of Penzel Construction turns over keys to Chateau Girardeau to Mrs. E. Lawrence Bahn Jr., president of board of directors of Cape Retirement Community Inc.; Chateau is set to open this summer.

50 years ago: May 11, 1954

Narvol A. Randol and U.G. Pettigrew, newcomers to city politics, win decisive victories at polls in Cape Girardeau's unprecedented recall election.

Martin Hecht and Jacob Hecht, co-owners of Hecht store in Cape Girardeau and Chic Hecht store in Las Vegas, Nev., plan to open their third retail ladies' ready to wear outlet in new shopping center at Memphis, Tenn., in September.

75 years ago: May 11, 1929

J.E. and L.V. Hill of Cape Girardeau announce they will establish motor bus line from Cairo and Harrisburg, Ill., to St. Louis; four new buses will be placed into operation, running from Cairo to St. Louis and from Harrisburg to St. Louis, with connection point about mid-way.

Cool, cloudy weather has retarded ripening of strawberries this week, berry growers report; hardly enough berries have been picked each day to supply local demand.

-- Sharon K. Sanders