RecordsSeptember 17, 2013
Out of the past 9/17/13
Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kansas, appeared at a fundraiser here last night for Rep. Bill Emerson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Finch. Dr. Ronald E. Marcello of the University of North Texas interviews members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association at the Budget Inn; the veterans are in town for a two-day convention; Marcello hopes the interviews will aid future historical inquiries into the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941...
1988
Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kansas, appeared at a fundraiser here last night for Rep. Bill Emerson at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Finch.
Dr. Ronald E. Marcello of the University of North Texas interviews members of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association at the Budget Inn; the veterans are in town for a two-day convention; Marcello hopes the interviews will aid future historical inquiries into the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
1963
The governors of four states hand President Kennedy a package highway plan that would route Interstate 24 to Pulleys Mill, Ill., and bring an interstate highway bridge across the Mississippi River near Caruthersville, Mo.; the agreement apparently ends the long deadlock on the I-24 routing and spells the end of chances for the superhighway to be built to Scott City.
The Jackson City Council last night approved an ordinance calling for an election Oct. 29 on a $40,000 bond issue proposal to finance construction of the proposed Rocky Branch trunk line sewer.
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1938
Assessed valuation of the Cape Girardeau Mississippi River bridge, owned by the Ozark Trails Bridge Co., is announced by the Missouri State Tax Commission as $250,000, compared with an assessment of $200,000 for 1937; the total assessed valuation of the span now amounts to $425,000, as the Illinois valuation is $175,000.
Preliminary work in preparation for construction of the library and museum building at the Teachers College begins; superintendent V.A. Chapman and a crew of men begin taking down the fences along the area between Albert and Leming halls, where the building will be constructed.
1913
The Rev. E. Pruente, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, has actually taken a vacation; he left this week for an extended trip through Texas and other southern states; he'll be away about three weeks; so far as anyone can remember, this is the first vacation the priest has ever taken.
The first day of the Cape Girardeau fair is attended by a small crowd, but it's much larger than the first day last year; aviator Roy Francis and parachutist "Sky High" Irving are all ready for their flights.
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