Out of the past: April 15

1991

On a split vote, members of the Cape Girardeau City Council vote to hold a special meeting April 26 to field complaints from contractors, architects, real-estate agents and developers concerning the city's building inspection practices.

Storey's Food Giant, a 45,000-square-foot grocery store that was the first business to open in the Cape Girardeau Centre Complex, closed its doors at midnight for a lease-negotiating session with new owners of the property. The store, 201 S. Broadview, is expected to reopen tomorrow morning.

1966

A Cape Girardeau County Governmental Study Association has been formed here to work as a citizens' group with local governmental units in companionship with the Missouri Public Expenditures Survey; named to head a three-member steering committee was Clarence Lee Shirrell.

Six dogwood trees are planted along the east side of Capaha Park as part of an Arbor Day observance and the continuing effort of the city's Tree Planting Committee to upgrade the community's tree life.

1941

May Greene School's annual kite carnival is interrupted by afternoon rain, forcing the event to be rescheduled for tomorrow. One of the highlights of the carnival that does take place is the crowning of Patsy Heuschober, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Heuschober, as queen of the festivities.

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- The post office here has been housed temporarily in the Dr. Edward Crites residence after a fire that destroyed the Raymond Clingingsmith store building Saturday night. The post office had been located in the store building; only by heroic work of volunteers forming bucket brigades was it possible to save two adjoining dwellings, those of Crites and B.F. Seabaugh.

1916

A retaining wall is being built along the south side of the Centenary Methodist Church property to hold the terrace there. It is to be of concrete, and several people in the city donated the material free of cost to the church. W.H. Harrison gave the cement, F.W. Morrison the sand, Edward Hely the rock and Ruehmann Brothers the reinforcing steel rods.

Lincoln School will open Monday, and studies for all classes will go on thereafter as if no fire had occurred at the school a week ago. The school board settled with the insurance companies yesterday and this morning, bright and early, put contractor Herman Pape and his men to work getting the school back in shape.

-- Sharon K. Sanders