Out of the past 8/29/09

25 years ago: Aug. 29, 1984

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Area residents from both sides of the river are waiting in long lines to buy tickets for the record $32 million Illinois lottery; one of the long lines is at Bud Pearce's realty office, behind the burned-out remains of the Purple Crackle nightclub.

Milford Holt, dean of the College of Education and Behavioral Science at Southeast Missouri State University, has accepted the chairmanship of a group to study alternatives to the University Schools in teacher training.

50 years ago: Aug. 29, 1959

Virginia Lee Giles, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Giles of Cape Girardeau, sails from New York City aboard the S.S. Stantendam for a year of graduate study in piano in L'ecole Normale de Paris, a branch of the University of Paris.

A 34-year-old Sikeston, Mo., construction worker was fatally injured yesterday when he fell from the second floor of the new dormitory being constructed on the State College campus; he was helping to move scaffolding on the second floor of the structure when he apparently lost his balance.

75 years ago: Aug. 29, 1934

Some prowlers with a hunger for sandwiches stole three platters of the eats from a table in the basement of St. Mary's School Hall on Monday night; the food was intended for members of the municipal band, who played a concert for the parish picnic.

Spectacular advances in hog prices during the past few weeks is being reflected already in the retail price of pork; pork chops that sold for 18 cents per pound six weeks ago are bringing 25 and 30 cents on the local market.

100 years ago: Aug. 29, 1909

As elder H.N. McKee, pastor of First Christian Church, is away on vacation, his pulpit is occupied by Elder Horace Siberell.

The second annual Homecomers celebration closed at Jackson yesterday evening; a number of prizes were awarded; H.G. Engelmann of Oak Ridge won distinction as the tallest man to register, while Effie Seabaugh of Sedgewickville, Mo., was the tallest woman; Dr. J.A. Horn of Jackson, 75, was the oldest bachelor present; the maiden lady with the greatest number of years to her credit was Catherine Oats of Jackson at age 76; traveling the farthest to attend the festivities was John W. Kelly of Siberia.

-- Sharon K. Sanders