Out of the past 9/2/14

1989

The city of Jackson is seeking to annex all 21 tracts of land west of the Interstate 55-U.S. 61 interchange whose owners want to be annexed instead by the city of Cape Girardeau; Jackson hopes to annex eastward, as well as to the north and south of U.S. 61, and southeasterly to Crystal Springs Estates.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A new newspaper will hit the stands in Sikeston tomorrow: The Standard Democrat; Thomson Newspapers Inc. of Des Planes, Illinois, owners of the Sikeston Daily Standard, announces the purchase of the Sikeston Democrat Advertiser; the two newspapers will be consolidated into the Standard Democrat.

1964

The Federal Aviation Agency won't permit a planned sale of property adjacent to the runway at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, which had been intended as an industrial site; a contract had been signed between the city and Wayne J. Wilkinson, president of Cimron Inc. calling for the sale of four acres near the north end of the runway.

Jerry Howell of Kansas City, a 22-year-old painter, is recovering from a 150-foot fall from the Mississippi River bridge into about five feet of water yesterday; he walked away without assistance.

1939

Helen Metje, pitcher for the Main Street team, was voted the most valuable player to her team in the Girls Softball League by fans Thursday night; she was presented an award by George Kropp, league president.

Jackson's annual Homecomers Reunion comes to an end after a four-day run; the event has been favored with ideal weather, bringing out record crowds; the crowd pressed so thickly around the courthouse last night that it dislodged a cannon from its moorings in front of the building.

1914

The first of a series of get-together meetings of Cape Girardeau County residents yesterday was a big success; 32 businessmen from Cape Girardeau and Jackson joined in the trip, visiting Fruitland, Pocahontas, New Wells and Shawneetown in Cape Girardeau County, and Altenburg in Perry County.

After the results of the local option voting of five years ago, wets carried Scott County by a majority of 833 votes in balloting yesterday; most of the larger towns favored the sale of alcohol, while smaller towns voted dry.

-- Sharon K. Sanders