Out of the past 8/31/13

1988

At least 50 headstones marking the graves of Cape Girardeau's earliest residents were damaged in the latest outbreak of grave desecration, sometime between Aug. 26-30, at Old Lorimier Cemetery; the broken and overturned stones were discovered by city cemetery maintenance workers when they went into the cemetery to mow the grass yesterday afternoon.

Cape Girardeau's Adopt-A-School program has started the new term without adopters for three schools: Jefferson and Alma Schrader Elementary schools, and Central High School; this is the first year the program has entered a school year with some schools lacking adopters.

1963

Preparation of Arena Park for the District Fair, Sept. 10-15, is proceeding at a satisfactory pace; this year, a temporary fence is being installed along the west side of the race track; it will keep spectators from getting too close to the permanent fence; at a previous fair, a young girl seated on the top of the fence fell off and hurt herself, when one of the cars in the auto thrill show went out of control and hit the fence.

Cape Girardeau County has joined the majority of other Missouri counties in support of radar evidence in the prosecution of speeders; both Magistrate Roland G. Busch and Circuit Judge W.O. Statler have told Prosecuting Attorney Bill D. Burlison they would hold radar evidence valid.

1938

After spending the summer in Europe, Jack and Allen Oliver Jr., sons of Mr. and Mrs. Allen L. Oliver of Cape Girardeau, have returned home; they landed in Glasgow, Scotland, early in June and toured England, Scotland and the continent; sailing from Antwerp, Belgium, around Aug. 15, the pair visited their aunt, Mrs. Douglas Janey, in Concord, Mass., until returning home.

Gone from Cape Girardeau four years, until returning the last of July, Mrs. J.L. Kiely has decided to reopen her Grace Linnig School of Dance Sept. 7; her school will be on the ground floor of the building at 108 N. Main St.

1913

W.H. Bohnsack Jr., is now located in his new store ready for business; after seeing him at the corner of Main and Independence streets for so many years, it seems a little odd to see him in his new quarters.

The new Frisco passenger train between Cape Girardeau and Blytheville, Ark., starts; the train arriving here consists of a baggage car, three coaches and superintendent O.H. McCarthy's special car; all along the line, crowds turn out to see the new train pass by.

-- Sharon K. Sanders