Out of the past 5/17/2008

25 years ago: May 17, 1983

At $16,805,183, the city of Cape Girardeau's proposed budget for the 1983-1984 fiscal year is easily the largest budget ever considered by the city; it is about $6.7 million more than the budget for the current fiscal year.

The Cape Girardeau County Major Case Squad, consisting of investigators from all five law enforcement agencies in the county, is ready, if necessary, to go to work as a team today, says Cape Girardeau police chief Ray Johnson; the formation of the squad, which has been in the planning for several months, was announced yesterday.

50 years ago: May 17, 1958

A sleek, high-stepping Boxer, "Ch. Marjack's Golden Windjammer," owned by Mr. and Mrs. John F. Wagner of Chicago, won best of show at the fifth annual All Breed Dog Show of the Southeast Missouri Kennel Club at the Arena Building yesterday; the 3-year-old was named best working dog in a show in February at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

A number of fine animals were entered in the "Best Local Dog" judging at last night's Southeast Missouri Kennel Club dog show; top honors went to "Carr's All-A-Tong," a Pekingese owned by Lucille E. Meystedt of Cape Girardeau.

75 years ago: May 17, 1933

Closing its meeting late last night, the Teachers College Board of Regents authorized the appointment of a committee to recommend a new president and dean for the college; President Joseph A. Serena and dean R.S. Douglass were not re-elected; reasons for the board's decision for a change in administration weren't discussed out of the meeting, and no reason was entered on the record of the proceedings.

V.W. Dyer has opened a barbershop at 34 N. Main St.; he has been in that trade in Cape Girardeau 22 years.

100 years ago: May 17, 1908

All the Protestant churches in Cape Girardeau suspend morning services in order to permit their congregations to attend the baccalaureate service at the Normal School.

Again the time has arrived to let the contract for Cape Girardeau's sewer system; three other times, the council met, let or near let the contract, only to have the contractor back out because the plans and specifications were faulty.

— Sharon K. Sanders