Out of the past 6/24/10

25 years ago: June 24, 1985

Electrical service to portions of west Cape Girardeau and several points west of here is interrupted for about 22 minutes in the morning; Union Electric Co. hasn't determined the cause.

Cape Girardeau youngsters fared better than the state average in successfully passing all three areas of the Basic Essential Skills Test, but the local district saw a drop in overall passage when compared with figures of a year ago; 80.3 percent of all eighth-graders taking the BEST passed all three of its subtests in reading, mathematics and government/economics; that compares with 82.3 percent in 1984.

50 years ago: June 24, 1960

Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Graviett of Oran, Mo., pitch in and cultivate 80 acres of corn at the Graviett farm; the friendly act brings an unexpected ray of sunshine to the family, who this week lost a loved one, C.L. Graviett, who was the father of Jerome.

The Rev. Mother M. Anekta, Mother General of the Order of Franciscan Sisters, and her companion, Sister M. Aristilde, of the General Motherhouse in Paderborn, Westphalia, Germany, are spending this week at Saint Francis Hospital as part of their tour of institutions of the Order in the United States.

75 years ago: June 24, 1935

Paul M. Kinder of Jackson has been appointed assistant director of the state rehabilitation program for Missouri and state supervisor of case problems; since it is a new department in the state educational organization, Kinder leaves today for Washington, D.C., for instructions in his work.

Franklin Owen, a student at Cape State College, has been called as pastor of the Baptist Church at Oak Ridge; he is the son of the Rev. E.D. Owen, formerly pastor of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau.

100 years ago: June 24, 1910

The Cape Girardeau Commercial Club came out last night in favor of a public park system; every member present at the meeting expressed himself heartily in favor of the idea.

Several promotions in Company K have been submitted to the commander of the Sixth Regiment for his consideration; those recommended are Cpl. A.C. Ivy and Pvt. John F. Huff to sergeant, and Pvts. Walter Kuss, Walter Schluter, William Williams, Rudolph Crossnoe and Heartle to corporal.

-- Sharon K. Sanders