Out of the past 9/24/11

25 years ago: Sept. 24, 1986

Southeast Missouri State University president Dr. Bill Stacy has announced a plan to establish a committee to examine methods of assessing Southeast graduates so that the university can give better public accountability of its quality of education.

Sante H. Davidson, who served as city fleet manager here for almost three years, has resigned to take a new position as street superintendent for the city of Crystal, Minn.; Public Works director Guy A. Lowes is temporarily supervising the work of the city garage while a search is made for a new fleet manager.

50 years ago: Sept. 24, 1961

Alma Best of Cape Girardeau was the $500 top prize winner in the Laclede Gas Co. Cake Baking Contest at The Globe Democrat's Modern Living Show in St. Louis; her "Angel Cake" was judged the best of the 350 cakes baked during the five-day contest, which ended yesterday at Kiel Auditorium.

Paul Edwards has been elected president of the Cape Girardeau Kiwanis Club; the service club is 18 years old.

75 years ago: Sept. 24, 1936

Sale of his interest in Mohawk Stages, a motor bus firm with offices and terminal at 43 S. Main St., to the Cape Yellow Cab Co., 221 N. Fountain St., is announced by L.V. Hill; the cab firm already owned the bus company's equipment, consisting of eight large motor busses and two sedan type busses, and only leased the equipment to the bus firm.

Football in Southeast Missouri will get underway this weekend with practically every high school team engaging in the sport scheduled to play; in Cape Girardeau, the Central Tigers will pry the lid off the season tonight outside of the Southeast Missouri Conference in meeting Marion, Ill.

100 years ago: Sept. 24, 1911

The Rev. G.E. Heidel, pastor of the German Methodist Church, having retired from active work in the ministry, his successor, the Rev. J.H. Knehans, occupies the pulpit for the first time.

The big Red Devil flying machine of Capt. Thomas Baldwin arrives at noon on the C. & E.I. train from Chicago; a mechanic accompanies the machine and sees to its proper delivery at the fairgrounds; the "knocked down" plane was shipped in huge, red crates.

-- Sharon K. Sanders