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1988

Union Electric Co. has eased its watering restrictions, but is still urging customers to limit watering lawns and washing cars to three days a week during the hot, dry spell; early last week, UE asked customers not to water lawns or wash cars because of the dry period, and to give the company time to refill a one-million-gallon storage tank that had been drained for maintenance.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A squirrel apparently gnaws its way through an electric power line early in the morning and, in so doing, causes a transformer to blow up, knocking out electrical service to all of Marble Hill.

1963

Cape Girardeau's pride received a boost this week when four young people took top honors at the Missouri Boys and Girls State programs; Penny Oliver was elected governor at Girls State, while Bunny Blue was defeated for state auditor; at Boys State, Michael Price was elected Supreme Court justice, and John Mueller, lost a bid for attorney general.

A new hard surfaced entrance to the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport will be open tomorrow for use by residents attending the annual Aviation Day; access to the road can be gained from the county line turnoff immediately south of the Diversion Channel bridge on Interstate 55, about five miles south of Cape Girardeau.

Matthew S. Murray, state WPA administrator, was agreeably surprised when he viewed the progress being made by his WPA workers on the new arena building at the new city park in June 1938. Murray, at the right, is shown standing with the building superintendent, Melvin Rickard, in what will be the auditorium of the structure. Workmen are shown clambering in numbers over the forms being placed for bleacher seats on the east side of the auditorium. This main auditorium will seat approximately 6,000 persons. (Missourian archives photo by G.D. "Frony" Fronabarger)

1938

Revival of the often-proposed downtown storm sewer project and completion of the Highway 61 fairgrounds and park are suggested by Matthew S. Murray, state administrator for the WPA, while in Cape Girardeau; he makes an unannounced visit to the park, observing the work being done on the big arena building there.

LEBANON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of United Spanish War Veterans, concluding their annual convention here, select Cape Girardeau as the meeting place in 1939.

1913

Because of the great tabernacle meeting taking place, there is little doing at the various Protestant churches; Sunday schools are held as usual, and then all the congregations gather to hear Lincoln McConnell speak.

Bishop H.B. Parks, D.D., of Chicago, preaches at St. James A.M.E. Church in the morning; other ministers here for the close of the rally are Dr. White of Charleston, Mo., the Rev. E.B. May of Allenville, the Rev. Watson of Oak Ridge, and the Rev. R.S. Everett of Jackson; pastor of the local church is the Rev. J.E. Chandley.

-- Sharon K. Sanders