Out of the past 6/30/08

25 years ago: June 30, 1983

Cape Girardeau County has been put on a rabies alert by state health officials, primarily as a precautionary measure; rabies activity has been detected in this county.

Faced with the threat of a possible lawsuit, the Scott County Court agrees to return to the county's seven school districts about $100,000 in interest revenue from school taxes collected by the county since 1981; county officials had been placing the money in the general revenue fund to help finance county operations.

50 years ago: June 30, 1958

Installation of a blinker light to serve as a warning to traffic at the bridge approach at Morgan Oak and Spanish streets awaits passage of an enabling ordinance by the city council; the State Highway Department will erect and maintain the light.

Waging what he calls a "button hole" campaign, Lamar W. Dye, a Kansas City lawyer, is in Cape Girardeau in the interest of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator; Dye says he discusses political issues with anyone who will listen — on the street, in hotel lobbies or anywhere else.

75 years ago: June 30, 1933

The Appleton Brewery & Ice Co. of Old Appleton files an application with the state food and drug department for a permit to manufacture and sell beer.

With the need for medicine increasing daily, the Relief Association in Cape Girardeau is being forced to cut down on grocery orders to buy medicine; sickness is particularly prevalent among young children and babies, according to Mrs. O.E. Hulehan, who is in charge of cases referred to the relief association.

100 years ago: June 30, 1908

There is a storm brewing in beer circles in Cape Girardeau; the local retail liquor dealers' association recently served notice on the management of the Cape Brewery that the price of beer must be reduced or imported beer would be used; it is said that Max J. Koeck will refuse to comply with the demand.

Negotiations are in progress for the purchase of the Roth Tobacco factory; D.A. Glenn, J.H. Himmelberger, George McBride and E.W. Flentge will purchase the controlling interest, which is now owned by Martin Roth.

— Sharon K. Sanders