Out of the past 9/11/14

1989

Yesterday's Sneak a Peek Day at the SEMO District Fair was a big success, with between 9,000 and 11,000 people taking advantage of free admission and free parking to attend; the official start of the fair is this evening, with the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m.

A local cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Cape Girardeau for a $28 million Cape Lacroix-Walker Creek flood-control project is awaiting approval of an assistant secretary of the Army; final approval is expected within 30 days.

1964

District Fair workers are laboring under threatening skies to complete outside preparations for next week's fair; the cloud cover is appreciated by laborers, who have been enduring 90-degree readings in recent days, as they set up tents; city employees have covered the grounds with a different kind of cloud; they are using the city's large spraying machine to rid the area of mosquitoes.

A complete reworking of the Capaha Park baseball diamond, including the replacement of the infield dirt and reseeding of the infield grass, is being done by the city park department.

1939

Mrs. Chris E. Stiver and Mrs. A.C. Vasterling, sisters, have donated an electric organ to First Baptist Church as a memorial to their mother, Mrs. Florence Adele Brooks, one of the pioneer members of the congregation, who died two years ago.

Forty-eight men from law enforcement agencies throughout Missouri are attending an FBI-sponsored criminal investigation school; the peace officers will study modern methods of crime investigation during the five-day institute.

1914

E.W. Chase, an engineer for the Tipton & Mackey Co. of St. Louis, is here making final adjustments to the ventilating and heating system in the new Park Theater; during the warm evenings last week, some complained that the back of the auditorium got a little warm.

R.E.L. Lamkin leaves in the morning for St. Louis to meet his wife and little son, Robert, who are on their way home from a visit with relatives at Marshall, Missouri.

-- Sharon K. Sanders