Out of the past 8/10/02

10 years ago: Aug. 10, 1992

Cape Girardeau woman and her two sons were slain Saturday night or early Sunday at their home at 31 N. Henderson; killed were Sherry Scheper, 47, and her sons, Curtis Scheper, 22, and Randy Scheper, 17; it is first three-victim homicide recorded in Cape Girardeau; last multiple homicide was in August 1977, when Mary and Brenda Parsh were shot to death in Mary Parsh's home.

JACKSON, Mo. - City officials say they're pleased with public response to voluntary recycling program that began this spring in Jackson; but, they say, it probably won't be long before program will become mandatory because of federal and state landfill requirements.

25 years ago: Aug. 10, 1977

Leaving Eastern Missouri without place on state Conservation Commission doesn't sit well with 27th District Sen. John Dennis, who says he will speak against confirming two controversial appointees if their names reach Senate floor; Gov. Teasdale last month named two Kansas City Democrats, both long-time political allies, to fill seats .

Cape Girardeau will become wholesale distribution center for seven-state area for Cessna Aircraft; facility, to be located at Municipal Airport, is division of South Aire, Inc., long-established Cessna distributor at Memphis, Tenn., for Midwest.

50 years ago: Aug. 10, 1952

Two guest speakers fill pulpit at services at Red Star Baptist Church; in morning service Jerry Niswonger, theology student at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, gives message; he is son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Niswonger of Cape Girardeau; the Rev. Thomas Messer, dean of Southeast Missouri Baptist Foundation, preaches at evening service.

Cape Girardeau American Legion Junior baseball team is state champion for second successive years, on strength of three straight victories in state tournament at Trenton, which ends today.

75 years ago: Aug. 10, 1927

MOREHOUSE, Mo. - Approval of permanent location of Highway 61 on proposed west route was voiced by Julien N. Friant here last night at weekly meeting of West Route Association; meeting was attended by more than 100 residents of district towns; Friant says western route seems to him to be favored over eastern or Kingshighway route in point of greater directness, water level, economy of construction, benefits to residents who now have no road, and adding to taxable wealth of New Madrid and Scott counties.

Contract for grading and bridging of nine-mile stretch of Highway 61 in immediate vicinity of Cape Girardeau has been awarded on joint bid of $215,091 to Service Construction Co., of Poplar Bluff and Richmond Construction Co., of Advance.

- Sharon K. Sanders