Out of the past 9/22/11

25 years ago: Sept. 22, 1986

Ken Hulshof, who worked in the Cape Girardeau County defender's office for several years, recently joined the county's prosecuting attorney's staff; he graduated from law school in 1983 at the University of Mississippi.

Officials with Missouri Pacific Systems in St. Louis are examining bids for the removal of 2.2 miles of abandoned railroad tracks in Cape Girardeau; the project calls for the removal of rails and ties from public rights of way and all public grade crossings along the abandoned stretch of track; the abandoned track and deteriorated roadbed have been blamed for several motorcycle accidents along Independence Street.

50 years ago: Sept. 22, 1961

Paul Edwards is selected president of the Kiwanis Club in the evening at the organization's annual election; Clarence Suedekum is elected vice president and Ray Tibbles treasurer.

The new, much more powerful lighting system for Houck Stadium is still not up and football fans will have to watch tomorrow's game with Jacksonville State under the old lights; half of the new lights are ready, but in order to prevent uneven lighting for the game, it was decided to hold them all until the next home contest, Oct. 14, against Kirksville, Mo.

75 years ago: Sept. 22, 1936

District WPA director C.L. Blanton of Sikeston, Mo., was impressed with the possibilities for development of the site of Fort D, commenting favorably on the project during his visit here Monday; Blanton visited the site with city and American Legion officials.

The Cape Girardeau Capahas will renew their rivalry with the Illmo-Fornfelt Big Bucks on Sunday at Fairground Park; in a game July 19 at Illmo, the Caps went down to a miserable defeat at the hands of Paul Bray 5-0; Bray will again be on the mound for the Bucks, while big Elam Vangilder may hurl for the Caps.

100 years ago: Sept. 22, 1911

Quite a number of Girardeans go to Sikeston, Mo., for the fair in the morning on the special train; one of those is W.H. Bohnsack Jr., who went to see the flying machine.

J.H. Jackson, assisted by A.H. Hamilton of Moose Lodge No. 15 of St. Louis, organizes a Moose Lodge in the Odd Fellows club rooms, with 66 new members.

-- Sharon K. Sanders