Out of the past: April 27

1990

Southeast Missouri State point guard Dewayne Rutherford has been named to Basketball Gazette's All-American squad as a second-team selection; Rutherford averaged 14.9 points and 3.9 assists for the Indians.

Cardinal William W. Baum, former bishop of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese, has been named to head the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican office that handles matters of conscience involving the sacraments and procedural issues involving sacraments and indulgences.

1965

The petition drive toward a popular vote on council-manager government in Cape Girardeau apparently must start from scratch; Mayor W.E. Davis has told the Citizens Council-Manager Committee the petitions filed with the city won't be returned to the committee, and supplementary petitions cannot be added for the purposes of enlarging the total name count.

Engineers are expected to arrive this weekend to begin surveying and assisting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hillemann and Mrs. Martin Krieger in building a 20- to 25-acre lake between their two farms near Scott City; the lake will be stocked with fish and opened to the public for fees in about three years.

1940

Bob Marshman, who will direct Cape Girardeau's own movie, has selected two principals of the cast; Jack O. Knehans, probate judge of the county, will play Gary Owens, the movie director; Casey V. Ransom, owner of a grocery store on Good Hope Street, will play Farmer Corntassel.

Owners of four taxicab companies operating in Cape Girardeau confer with the city council on the proposed bus system for the city, voicing their opposition to the plan; the taxicab officials present are Lee Eakers, Harry Fajen, Fred Helton and J.E. Hill.

1915

The first 1916 model automobile has arrived in Cape Girardeau. Usually the advance models don't reach here until July or August, but Walter Black went to St. Louis last week and bought a 1916 Empire.

The lot next to St. Vincent's Catholic Church on South Spanish Street, on which sat the ruins of the Albert house, which was destroyed by fire years ago, has been given a good cleaning and the rubbish hauled off. Matt Morrison, the lot owner, had the land cleared, and the ladies improvement association planted three flower beds.

-- Sharon K. Sanders