Out of the past 9/29/05

25 years ago: Sept. 29, 1980

A group of a dozen parents continues picketing at May Greene School, pressing their demands for changes in the school's disciplinary procedures, which parents say are inadequate.

The 36th annual Marching Band Festival gets underway tomorrow with a parade at 1 p.m. through the Jackson business district; there will be 21 high school bands from the surrounding area participating in the event, which concludes Tuesday evening with a concert at the high school stadium.

50 years ago: Sept. 29, 1955

Mayor Norval Randol, calling attention to the tremendous progress made in Cape Girardeau in recent years and urging that it be continued, makes a plea to residents to cast their ballots for the $165,000 swimming pool bonds at Tuesday's election.

Cape Girardeau's new $1,500,000 Central High School, put into use in its entirety this month for the first time, will be dedicated in ceremonies Sunday afternoon by Dr. Curtis L. Wilson, dean of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla.

75 years ago: Sept. 29, 1930

Principal business streets of Cape Girardeau will be decorated for the dedication of Houck Field Stadium Friday, it is voted at a meeting of retail merchants; the streets to be decorated are Good Hope from Sprigg to Frederick, Main from Independence to Broadway, and the latter from Main to the stadium; stores, with the exception of grocery stores, will close in the afternoon the day of the dedication.

There are 2,777 pupils enrolled in Cape Girardeau public schools; this is 24 more pupils than were enrolled at the corresponding time last year.

100 years ago: Sept. 29, 1905

The committee of the Commercial Club which is obtaining the right of way for a 100-foot boulevard around the city reported last night at the club meeting; a survey of the route has been made and land promised by all the owners from North Main Street through Missouri Park to the Normal School, with the exception of two; the right of way from the Normal to Broadway has been promised, if the Fair Association will give about 50 feet from the east side of its property.

Six Jackson men have incorporated a company to establish a sanitarium and build a town in Perry County that may one day become as famous as Hot Springs, Ark.; they have bought the Schumer Springs property of 147 acres west of Biehle, Mo.; next week they will have civil engineer J.W. Bain lay the tract out into lots.

-- Sharon K. Sanders