Out of the past 7/6/07

25 years ago: July 6, 1982

The first heat wave of the summer has Cape Girardeau firmly in its grasp; for the second straight day, Cape Girardeau had the highest temperature in the state yesterday; Monday's reading was 95 degrees; Sunday's was 98 degrees.

Members of the Cape Girardeau City Council meet privately to discuss a proposed abortion ordinance, action an authority on Missouri's open meetings law calls "ridiculous" and which Mayor Howard C. Tooke later admits may have been inappropriate.

50 years ago: July 6, 1957

Three members of the bricklayers' union, who joined when it was established 50 years ago, are honored at a dinner-meeting at the Hotel-Marquette; presented with gold cards are John Robert, John Nenninger and Fred Schrader, who were among 13 who started Local 23 of the Bricklayers, Masons & Plasterers Union in Cape Girardeau.

The new two-letter, five-figure telephone numbers go into effect early tomorrow morning for Cape Girardeau and McClure, Ill., subscribers; all customers have received a telephone directory listing the new numbers.

75 years ago: July 6, 1932

The steamer Cape Girardeau leaves here at 9 a.m. for a jaunt to Cairo, Ill., after arriving here from St. Louis; the boat will spend the day between here and Cairo; it is due back at 11 p.m.; there are 20 persons on board, making the trip from St. Louis, and 16 join the party here for the cruise.

Lee L. Bowman, who has been working with J.C. Henning and other St. Louisans in an effort to build a perpetual care cemetery in Cape Girardeau, says Henning will be here within a few days to take further steps in the project.

100 years ago: July 6, 1907

W.T. Watson, secretary of the shoe factory committee, worked until late last night getting everything ready for the town lot drawing, which takes place Monday morning at the Cape Girardeau Commercial Club rooms.

The first wheat of the season arrived in Cape Girardeau yesterday and today; Planters' Mill on Main Street received a load from the other side of the river yesterday, delivered by Cal Butler; Stein & Lance Mill on Broadway receive two loads today from W.N. Killian, whose farm is west of Cape Girardeau.

-- Sharon K. Sanders