Out of the past 8/22/07

25 years ago: Aug. 22, 1982

The annual homecoming of Trinity Methodist Church at Delta, also known as the "Little German Church," is celebrated; a basket dinner is served at noon, and a worship service follows, with the Rev. Ralph Lester of the Church of God of Prophecy at Delta as the guest speaker.

Students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University may now take a minor in religion studies; the minor consists of 15 semester hours.

50 years ago: Aug. 22, 1957

Workers of Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., engaged in reconverting the Little Inch pipeline from natural gas service to a carrier of petroleum products, will move into the Cape Girardeau area for a testing program; the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines were used to carry petroleum products in World War II, but when Texas Eastern acquired them from the government after the war, they were changed to carry natural gas.

Joe Hawkins of Cape Girardeau, who started in the grocery business at Commerce, Mo., in 1936, has retired, selling the business to Mack Davis of Commerce.

75 years ago: Aug. 22, 1932

Fire, which starts when the motor of a truck belonging to Missouri Amiesite Co. ignites, practically destroys the truck and does some damage to the storage bins of the Federal Material Co. in south Cape Girardeau; firefighters extinguish the flames after a two-hour battle.

W.S. Keller, painting contractor and decorator, finishes decorating the office suite in the H&H Building occupied by the Dearmont & Russell law firm.

100 years ago: Aug. 22, 1907

George Houck, a brother of Louis Houck of Cape Girardeau, died last night at his home in Bloomfield, Mo.; like other members of his family, the deceased followed the printing trade for a long time and later took up law, practicing for two years at Rolla, Mo., before moving to Bloomfield, where he continued his legal work; he is survived by two sons and two brothers.

Al Brinkopf, the Broadway furniture and baby-buggy merchant, has decided to branch out again; to his already large stock, he has added rugs, linoleum and mattings.

-- Sharon K. Sanders