Out of the past 7/17/13

1988

The Lynn Dempster Auditorium of the Nursing Building at Southeast Missouri State University is officially dedicated in the afternoon; the auditorium was financed by a $100,000 gift from Sikeston, Mo., attorney Robert A. Dempster in honor of his wife, Lynn.

A five-month expansion and remodeling program has been completed at Ward's Food Mart near Jackson; Victoria Hallman of the "Hee Haw" television program recently cut the ribbon for the remodeled store on Highway 61 East.

1963

Workers and equipment of four contractors operating in seven locations in Cape Girardeau are pushing the sewage treatment system project along at a satisfactory pace; about 60 workers are employed on the undertaking and more will be added as the services of additional subcontractors are needed.

Construction and right-of-way costs for the relocation of Route K between Highway 61 and Interstate 55 is estimated at $666,000 in a comprehensive urban highway plan report recently issued; the relocation will be an extension of William Street from the highway intersection westward.

1938

The Rev. J.C. Murphy, pastor of the Oakhurst Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas City, speaks at the morning services at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church.

The resignation of the Rev. Ira D. Crewdson as pastor of the Christian Church is accepted by the congregation at a brief morning business session after the regular service; Crewdson is in his fifth year of service with the local church, which was his first regular pastorate after returning to this country after 10 years of missionary work in Japan.

1913

The Boy Scouts, under the leadership of Scoutmaster Wilson C. Bain, walked out to the old fairgrounds last night to pay a visit to the Campfire Girls, who are camping at the old grounds on the Gordonville Road; Bain says his 23 Scouts had a fine time and praises the girls for the courteous treatment shown them.

Eight offices and stores on upper Broadway will be supplied with Western Union clocks in a week or two; a circuit will be established by a clock service agent for a low monthly charge.

-- Sharon K. Sanders