Out of the past: April 10

1990

A series of noisy thunderstorms rumbled through the Cape Girardeau area overnight and early today; the intense lightning early this morning disrupts electrical service for the second day in a row to about 200 Union Electric customers in parts of Cape Girardeau.

Wayne C. Pressley, who was hired as superintendent of the Nell Holcomb School District last week, meets in the evening with the parents of some of the Nell Holcomb students; Pressley, 45, is currently administrative assistant to the superintendent of the Dexter, Missouri, public schools.

1965

The Illmo-Scott City Board of Education has reversed an earlier decision, awarding superintendent A.W. Wright a one-year contract calling for a salary of $8,250.

Roses are finally being planted along the Ten-Mile Garden on U.S. 61 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson; members of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees have been trying for several weeks to plant the new roses, but inclement weather had spoiled their efforts; the Jaycees receive help planting the bushes from 150 State College fraternity and sorority members.

1940

A former student of Teachers College, Mrs. Carl Nilsson, who before her marriage was Miss Sydney Lankford, lives with her husband and two children in Copenhagen, Denmark, now under German rule; she and her husband, who is a chemical engineer, went to Denmark in 1930.

Members of St. Mark's Lodge of the Masonic order honored Karl Vetsburg of St. Louis, grand master of Missouri Masons, at a dinner meeting last night; a number of prominent Masons attended, including Lue C. Lozier of Jefferson City, state commander of the American Legion; U.S. Sen. Harry S. Truman of Kansas City, deputy grand master of Missouri Masons; James A. Kinder of Cape Girardeau, grand junior steward of the state; grand secretary Arthur Mather of St. Louis; and Dr. G.W. Walker of Cape Girardeau, past grand master of the Grand Lodge.

1915

J.H. McPherson, proprietor of the Cape Steam Laundry and president of the Cape Girardeau Commercial Club, is doing battle with the fly; he is advertising that they will pay 10 cents per 100 for the first 10,000 delivered to his laundry.

John C. Buerkle, the well-known merchant and of late farmer, has opened a coal and material yards at 325 Merriwether St., near the Cape Girardeau Northern tracks.

-- Sharon K. Sanders