Out of the past 9/9/13

1988

The hottest ticket in town is one that would admit its holder to President Ronald Reagan's appearance at the Show Me Center next Wednesday; only a limited number of free tickets have been made available to the general public.

Approximately $50 million worth of forestry equipment, some of it weighing as much as 25,000 pounds, has arrived in Cape Girardeau for the Midwest Forest Industry Show today and tomorrow at the Show Me Center.

1963

The flood of State College students who began pouring into Cape Girardeau yesterday continues; most students find themselves standing in line to enroll and draw books.

The long-standing issue of the architect's fee for the design of Cape Girardeau's new junior high school brings an official of the architectural firm before the board of education once more; after an hour-long discussion, the question of the fee remains unresolved, but there are indications that some compromise will be reached.

1938

Despite an earlier announcement by the owners of the California-based Delta Queen that the proposed race between the Queen and the City of St. Louis wouldn't happen, local organizers say the steamboat race may be staged after all; Commodore Edward Koenig of St. Louis has raised his original wager of $10,000 to $25,000 in favor of the Missouri steamer.

Nine quail propagation areas have been posted in Cape Girardeau County during the past two weeks by the Missouri Conservation Commission; five pairs of quail, which are added to the native supply of birds, have been placed in each area; no quail shooting will be allowed in the management areas until 1940.

1913

The police in Cape Girardeau are mighty busy catching automobile speeders; it begins to appear as though they soon will have every auto operator running at the rate of 12 miles an hour, which is the limit in the city, and have them all honking at every corner.

L.E. Logan of Cape Girardeau has been elected superintendent of the public schools at McClure.

-- Sharon K. Sanders