Out of the past 8/3/04

10 years ago: Aug. 3, 1994

Jack Rickard narrowly defeated Mike Ballou in yesterday's election of Ward 3 seat vacated in spring when Al Spradling III was elected mayor; vote was 468 to 433.

James L. "Jay" Thompson, who narrowly lost Democratic nomination for Congress two years ago to Thad Bullock, managed to capture nomination yesterday; Thompson finished with about 39 percent of vote in four-way race; he will face 8th District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson in general election.

25 years ago: Aug. 3, 1979

Bureaucratic bottleneck in Jefferson City is stalling Southeast Missouri Hospital's 2 1/2-year effort to participate in Missouri Crippled Children's Service; state through service helps pay medical costs of children with certain ailments, if they are patients at hospitals approved for participation and the family meets income guidelines; hospital signed contract with service on June 18, but has heard nothing since.

Three wild dogs are reported to be threatening residents living in Sylvan Lane, Bend Road, North Sprigg, Flint Hill Road and Bertling areas; dogs have killed number of pets and are terrorizing neighborhood.

50 years ago: Aug. 3, 1954

Tax bills in total amount of $46,644.08 are being received in mail by property owners in Sunset Addition area, whose property drains into storm sewer trunk line laid months ago by Chism & Miller Contracting firm of Springfield, Ill.

BENTON, Mo. -- With heavy vote engendered by number of spirited contests, Democrats of Scott County nominate and, except for two instances, elect county officers in primary election.

75 years ago: Aug. 3, 1929

That women dressed in overalls are better baseball players than men garbed in skirts was proven in Jackson yesterday, when women of New McKendree Methodist Church thus dressed defeated men of church by score of 12 to 10.

Kenneth Lanford, artist for The Missourian Printing and Stationery Co., and John Wescoat, son of Dr. W.H. Wes-coat, leave Cape Girardeau in afternoon in small canoe for trip down Mississippi River to New Orleans, La.

-- Sharon K. Sanders