Out of the past: Aug. 3

1993

The flood crest predicted tomorrow at Cape Girardeau has been revised downward to 48.5 feet, according to the National Weather Service; the crest had been predicted at 49 feet; the revision was caused by levee breaks north of the city.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Streets in Perryville remain dry, but Mississippi River flooding has impacted this town; a levee just a few miles east gave way last week, flooding thousands of acres; two major employers, Sabreliner and Gilster-Mary Lee, are under water.

1968

Cancer patients receiving cobalt treatment through the radiological center at Southeast Hospital now have direct connection to computerized equipment at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis; the center here was linked this week with the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, a section of Barnes Hospital, through at telecopier.

Glen Bishop reports the completely renovated Blue Hole Barbecue outlet on North Kingshighway will be reopened during the coming week; a new barbecue layout has been built to take care of 40 pork shoulders at a time, and the interior has been remodeled and refurnished.

1943

At its meeting last night, the Jackson City Council heard a delegation, headed by H.R. Meier, president of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, ask that the fire department be permitted and equipped to fight fires in the rural area near Jackson; it was proposed that the city purchase a "unit" by which several hundreds of gallons of water could be carried to fires outside of the city; the delegates argued that this sort of an arrangement would lower the insurance rates on farm property near Jackson.

Suspending a rule long in effect, the Cape Girardeau Board of Education has employed six married women teachers: Mrs. Glenn H. Tacke, Mrs. Frank James, Mrs. C.R. Gibbs, Mrs. James Waller, Mrs. Clayton Short and Mrs. Vernon Auer.

1918

When the Cape Girardeau Business School opens for classes on Sept. 23, it will be prepared to offer students practical training in banking work; C.P. Coly, president of the school, has purchased a $665 Burroughs Posting Machine and will equip a regular bank in the school.

A steady stream of wagons loaded with potatoes is coming in on the ferry boat from the east side of the river, and no trouble at all is being experienced in finding a ready market for the Illinois spuds; the crop, according to farmers, is about two-thirds short this year, consequently the price is high; potatoes are selling for $1.75 per bushel, and the price will likely go higher.

-- Sharon K. Sanders