Out of the past 7/16/13

1988

The Missouri Christmas Tree Producers hold their state meeting at the David Schwab farm near Jackson; about 160 Christmas tree growers attend the meeting, which includes a tour of the farm.

A benefit bingo game for Vision 2000 at the Show Me Center draws a crowd of 1,500; more than $14,000 in prizes were distributed; the event is run by members of the Knights of Columbus, Elks, VFW and the Eagles.

1963

M. Luther Hahs, publicity chairman for the United Fund in the last two campaigns, is named to head the 1963 drive for funds for participating agencies; Raymond H. Vogel, president of United Fund, announces the appointment.

Winner in the Dairy Dishes Contest, part of the seventh annual Dairy Festival of Cape Girardeau County, was Mrs. Floyd Lichtenegger of Pocahontas; her winning entry was a cottage cheese cake.

1938

Shooting of scenes to be included in Paramount's new motion picture, "St. Louis Blues," began on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau by a crew of four men from the film company's studio in Hollywood; the picture will star George Raft and Dorothy Lamour.

The city council and county court have made arrangements to jointly lease the building at 203 S. Sprigg St., in which the late Dr. J.D. Porterfield had his office; the county WPA headquarters will be moved there next week from the Cahoon Building, and the state clinic for treatment of social disease will use the other two rooms.

1913

A rousing meeting of the Men's Club was held last night at the Presbyterian Church, during which a variety of matters were discussed that will lead to a cleaner, more moral Cape Girardeau; the club raised a large sum for supporting movements to improve the town and pledged support to a Citizens' Committee, which is working quietly to rid the town of immoral residents.

C.C. Hawley, former city engineer, street contractor and drainage expert, began work on the largest and finest apartment building in Cape Girardeau; he recently bought a lot from Rodney G. Whitelaw, which faces Bellevue Street and adjoins that alley in the center of the block between Fountain and Middle streets.

-- Sharon K. Sanders