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1989

Prompted by pleas from Lexington Avenue area by residents last night, the Planning and Zoning Commission says it will decide in August whether to look at possible alternative routes for the Lexington arterial project.

The water-starved Mississippi River is setting new record lows; yesterday at Cape Girardeau, the river fell to 5.9 feet, a drop of 1.1 feet in 24 hours; the low water has led to a number of barge accidents in recent days.

1964

Wilson Burge of Danville, Illinois, dominated the Cape Girardeau Open Tennis Tournament at the State College courts over the weekend; he won the singles title and teamed with Ted Bradley of Murphysboro, Illinois, to take the doubles championship as well.

Missourian reporter and photographer G.D. Fronabarger begins writing a weekly column for the newspaper, focusing on "Business & Commerce Around Cape Girardeau"; the column will endeavor to keep area residents informed on the commercial and industrial life of the city.

1939

It is reported that a Cape Girardeau business man is considering construction of a modern union truck and bus terminal here; while the city cannot force bus or truck lines to patronize such a terminal, it can route the vehicles over certain streets; the city has been fielding complaints about the nightly noise near the bridge terminus on Morgan Oak Street.

The Cape Special Road District has withdrawn for this year its proposal to the city that it would cooperate in the paving of a quarter-mile stretch of the Perryville Road north from the present paving.

1914

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Scott County Sheriff William Ellis, while lying in wait for an escaped prisoner at Chaffee last night, thought he saw his man pass; the call for the man to halt went unheeded, and Ellis shot him, the ball striking his arm and shattering the bone; it was then discovered, however, that the wounded man was not the wanted man; it was Rudie Cook.

The Frisco passenger train is several hours late getting to Cape Girardeau, because a half dozen horses tried to outrun it down the tracks near McBride, Missouri; when they reached a trestle, the horses attempted to cross, their feet slipping between the ties and holding them tight until the railroad crew freed them.

-- Sharon K. Sanders