Out of the past 7/22/05

25 years ago: July 22, 1980

Two weeks ago, when a preliminary population figure for Cape Girardeau was announced by the Census Bureau, city officials claimed the count was substantially low; now, after conducting its own count using several computation methods, city administrators say the Census Bureau missed from 5,000 to 8,000 residents.

About 300 Cape Girardeau County residents, who live just outside the Jackson city limits and who have been receiving police and fire protection for the past five years, will no longer receive such services; the Jackson Board of Aldermen has voted to discontinue the services within 60 days.

50 years ago: July 22, 1955

Architects hope to have plans and specifications for the new addition to Southeast Missouri Hospital completed soon so bids may be received in late August or early September; the face of the building will be completely changed under the plans; the present entrance will be removed and a new entrance constructed at ground level on the west wing of the building.

Boy Scout Camp Lewallen, near Silva, Mo., will close next week as the summer camping season concludes; it will be used by black Scout units during the final four days of the season.

75 years ago: July 22, 1930

The state will start construction of Cape Girardeau County's first farm-to-market road from Dutchtown toward Whitewater just as quickly as the right of way for the route is secured, says division engineer P.H. Daniells.

Showers which bring relief from the intense heat but which give only slight aid to crops in Southeast Missouri hit by the extended drought sweep over the area; the total rain is light, amounting to only one-tenth of an inch.

100 years ago: July 22, 1905

The Daily Republican begins moving its newspaper office from the Opera House building to the former Wilson house at the corner of Broadway and Spanish; the building has been remodeled so that a special business office, a separate composing room and a separate press room will meet the requirements of a steadily increasing business.

The heaviest rain ever known here for this time of year has caused the Frisco Railroad and hundreds of passengers great inconvenience; landslides of great length have fallen on the tracks between Cape Girardeau and St. Louis, requiring a large number of workers and steam shovels to clear.

-- Sharon K. Sanders