Out of the past 9/7/14

1989

A city-wide crack-down on trash pilfering has begun in Jackson; city administrator Carl Talley says, "When a resident puts their trash out to go to the dump, they want it to go to the dump."

The apple season has begun in Southeast Missouri, and local orchard owners are busily working to harvest their crops; the 1989 apple crop is excellent, according to local farmers.

1964

Labor Day. The only organized observance of the holiday at Cape Girardeau is the annual Knights of Columbus picnic, which is in its second day on the KC grounds.

The dread disease, encephalitis, which has struck with fatal results less than 100 miles from Cape Girardeau, is causing considerable concern here, and some measures are expected to be taken; in the Southern Illinois town of McLeansboro, 11 cases of the disease have been reported, with two persons having died from the ailment.

1939

Twenty-four resident NYA workers at Teachers College are to be furnished living quarters by the college at the Bruno Schultz residence, 1116 North St., now owned by the college; the old brick structure is located south of Leming Hall, on a high terrace east of Henderson Avenue.

With the intention of creating a playground for children of the May Green School district, and at the same time providing a recreational spot for all residents of the area, the Houck Woods on South Sprigg Street is gradually being cleaned up for that purpose; arrangements have been made with Maj. Giboney Houck, owner of the tract, for its use for two years.

1914

At a meeting held Saturday afternoon, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education accepted the Lincoln School building from Vogelsang Brothers, provided the contractors sign an agreement that they will replace the used boiler if a licensed boiler inspector finds that it isn't equal in every way to the boiler specified in the plans.

Two street-paving jobs are awarded by the City Council; John H. Rouse is given the contract for North Street, from Fountain to Pacific; Harmon Loeffel will pave Maple Street, between Sprigg and Giboney.

-- Sharon K. Sanders