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1988

Although they won't know for sure until some time in September, Southeast Missouri State University officials expect the school's fall semester enrollment to exceed that of last fall by possibly as many as 160 students.

Gov. John Ashcroft kicks off his re-election campaign with a statewide tour to define his agriculture agenda for the next five years; he visits the Horace and Frances Hitt farm on Highway 74 to outline what his administration has done for agriculture and Missouri's rural economy during the past term.

1963

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education is considering placing the school transportation contract out for competitive bids for the first time; it would end about 154 years of negotiating contracts with Cape Transit Co.

A building permit is filed with the Cape Girardeau city engineer's office for Plez Lewis & Son, Inc., a contracting firm, to build a $700,000 nursing home at 2350 Sherwood Drive.

1938

Abandoned Broadway School may be put to a variety of uses this fall and winter, but it's unlikely public school classes will be there; the school board has granted the American Legion permission to use the building during its state convention, and classes sponsored by the WPA will be in the basement during the winter.

Speeding up production, the Superior Electric Products Corp. now has 170 men and women working in its new plant; another 100 people probably will be hired within the next 30 days.

1913

No sooner had the Boy Scouts of Troop 1 of Cape Girardeau reached the camp grounds at Burfordville in the morning did they come under attack by a band of mad hornets; several youngsters were stung; Dr. C.B. Ruff uses a juicy supply of chewing tobacco provided by Aud True, the supply wagon driver, to quell the hurt from the angry stings; about 30 boys are roughing it at Camp Kelso, named for the president of the Scout council.

Professor B.G. Shackelford has sold his beautiful home in Normal Place to Julien G. Miller, the attorney and son of William H. Miller, president of the Trust Company; Shackelford, who has been with the Normal School 12 years, has taken a job as superintendent of the public schools in St. Louis.

-- Sharon K. Sanders