Out of the past: April 14

1990

In observance of Earth Day, a solid-waste recycling day is held at Arena Park; so many people turn out with materials, that the sponsors have to find more large containers to hold the recyclables.

The Mill Town Museum, which has more than 500 pieces of old agriculture-related equipment, may reopen at a new location this summer; equipment from the museum was recently moved to a building in the Nash Road Industrial Park.

1965

The Missouri Senate passes and sends to the governor a bill that will authorize the collector of Cape Girardeau County to maintain a branch office in the Common Pleas Courthouse; if Gov. Warren Hearnes signs the measure, it will remedy legislation that expired because of a technicality on population and that had provided for many years that an office be maintained here.

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Investigation into the presence of large amounts of an insecticide containing arsenic found near here Monday led to the discovery of an additional 1,000 pounds of the insecticide yesterday morning; the second quantity was found dumped along St. John's Ditch near Tallapoosa, Missouri, about 15 miles southwest of New Madrid.

1940

Alexander Varonaeff, a Russian missionary, speaks in the evening at the Full Gospel Mission, 311 N. Fountain St., on his experiences of living in Russia as a missionary for 11 years.

Driving an automobile from Indiana, across Illinois, and ending up in Cape Girardeau, a 21-year-old Loogootee, Indiana, man gives himself up at police headquarters here at noon; he tells an odd tale of having gotten in trouble at Loogootee and starting out on a wild driving spree; he admits he was under the influence of strong drink, marveling a bit that he didn't have a wreck.

1915

Cape Girardeau has a new mayor and city council, the old officers having adjourned the council meeting sine die last night after finishing up all its business; within five minutes, the same body of men met again as the new mayor and council began their work reorganizing; one of the new appointments of the council was a new fire chief, A.C. Dittlinger replacing John Sullinger.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy is hoping to have a large audience at the benefit recital Monday at the Normal School by Margaret Hinchey; the ladies are raising money to have a memorial gate placed at the entrance to the old Lorimier Cemetery.

-- Sharon K. Sanders