Out of the past 6/5/04

10 years ago: June 5, 1994

The Rev. D. Chad McIntosh is new pastor at West Side Church of Christ; he graduated May 7 from MidAmerica Bible College in Oklahoma City, Okla.; he and his wife, Lynn, have a 3-year-old son, Jacob.

Cape Girardeau Central High's baseball Tigers return home from Columbia to hero's welcome; little more than 15 hours after winning Class 4A state championship, Tigers are met at Cape Girardeau city limits by police motorcade that, with lights and sirens blaring, leads team bus to Central High and crowd of 500 well-wishers.

25 years ago: June 5, 1979

By overwhelming majority in Scott City and narrow margin in Illmo, voters of these two communities decide to consolidate; merger question, which needs simple majority for passage, wins 518 to 74 vote in Scott City and 295 to 232 vote in Illmo.

First concrete pour on long-delayed Clark Street improvement is unacceptable to city, posing yet another obstacle in completing problem-plagued project; city manager W.G. Lawley tells city council the city will likely ask contractor to tear up first section of pavement and repour it, or repair the section.

50 years ago: June 5, 1954

Cape Girardeau Jaycees have completed preliminary arrangements for construction of public golf course and will start soliciting funds June 15, says Martin Hecht, finance chairman of campaign.

For meritorious conduct during fighting in Europe in World War II, Dr. James R. Crites, Cape Girardeau optometrist, has been awarded Bronze Star.

75 years ago: June 5, 1929

Seven suits filed by U.S. government in federal court at St. Louis yesterday in condemnation proceedings to prepare for construction of floodway in Mississippi and New Madrid counties are expected to be transferred to U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau; suits are first of 90 to be filed by government to acquire setback levee.

Paving of Highway 61 west of Cape Girardeau is resumed following period of more than three weeks inactivity resulting from failure to secure sand because of high stage of river; several carloads of sand have been shipped to Rouse Construction Co., contractor for paving route, and sufficient material is on hand to run more than two weeks.

-- Sharon K. Sanders