Out of the past: April 6

1991

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A $617 million space observatory aboard the space shuttle Atlantis passes an exhaustive 1,074-step checkout, setting the stage for tomorrow's launch to probe the nuclear fires of the most violent bodies in the cosmos; among crew members will be Linda Godwin, a native of the Cape Girardeau area, who will be operating Atlantis's fragile robot arm to release the satellite into space.

Between 16 and 20 members of First Presbyterian Church take advantage of the pleasant weather and plant 235 Vision 2000 red and white roses at the southwest corner of Broadway and North Spanish Street; the roses are planted in three beds on the grassy lot owned by the church.

1966

Cape Girardeau City Councilman W. Glenn Bishop won a three-year term in office with a lopsided victory yesterday, while a levy proposal that will boost school taxes here carried in a closer contest; Bishop, who was appointed to fill the council seat Dec. 1, was elected to a full term, out-polling the Rev. W.E. Pitts.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- The proposed Three Rivers Junior College District became a reality Tuesday by passing 5,448 to 3,000, with two districts still to report; those two districts don't have enough votes to change the results of the election.

1941

A class of 23 is confirmed during a special pre-Easter service at Trinity Lutheran Church in the morning; in the evening, a reunion service is held for all those who have been confirmed in the church.

The congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau, without a regular pastor since last fall when the Rev. C. Morton transferred to Potosi, Missouri, welcomes its new minister, the Rev. Bernard H. McIlhany; McIlhany preaches his first sermon as pastor on "A Faith for the Future."

1916

David A. Glenn, the pioneer merchant, opens his new store at 27 Main St. in the morning, and it's filled throughout the day with friends wishing him continued success in the business; associated with him in the D.A. Glenn Dry Goods Co. is his daughter, Ruth; Delia Kimmel; and Edward Gockel.

The brick work is started on the I. Ben Miller building on South Sprigg Street in the morning; if the present weather prevails for the next week or so, the work nearly will be completed.

-- Sharon K. Sanders