Out of the past: Aug. 4

1991

The Rev. Charles F. Brumbaugh has resigned as rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau and has accepted the call as associate rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

Dennis "Doc" and Karen Cain have purchased the building at 40 N. Main St., which extends to 39 N. Water St.; it is adjacent to their antebellum building at Water and Themis streets, which houses Port Cape Restaurant and Lounge and the River City Yacht Club; the Cains plan to make additional entrances for the club and the lounge and to expand the club.

1966

Cable television, an issue before the Cape Girardeau City Council all summer, was shelved indefinitely last night by a 3-2 vote of the council; the prevailing view was more information, general clarification and some assurance of federal approval of a franchise were needed.

Cape Girardeau road funds, long tottering on the brink of going in the red each summer, seem to have accumulated enough money to ward off the tight-rope walk this summer; Treasurer Elmer R. Schaper said the city road funds stand at $80,841.

1941

Taking no chances if an acute shortage should develop in silk and nylon hosiery supply, Cape Girardeau women by the hundreds have either stormed the hosiery counters or stores or are laying down a barrage of telephone calls on the subject; like other plants throughout the nation, the hosiery mill at Jackson also is feeling the pinch of economic warfare brought about by the crisis in the Pacific and suspends operations; workers aren't told when they'll return to work.

Work has begun on the remodeling of the building at 621-623 Broadway, now owned by Elmore W. Kassel; the new front of the building will be made of black structural glass with a steel trim; there will be a door in the center of each building.

1916

Picture shows in Cape Girardeau may be getting the silent treatment; a number of local churches have started a movement calling on their congregants to abstain from all picture shows, as long as theaters give performances on Sunday; churches affiliated with the movement are Centenary Methodist, Second Methodist, Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian, German Methodist and Christ Episcopal.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mayor George Nunn and the city council have signed contracts for the construction of a sewer system and waterworks plant; the contract for the plant went to Jacob Althouse & Co. of St. Louis; the sewer construction contract was given to Bates & Waters of St. Louis.

-- Sharon K. Sanders