Out of the past: Dec. 3

1990

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Touched off by a prediction of a major quake along the New Madrid fault on Dec. 3, New Madrid is swamped by representatives of the news media; 20 satellite transmission trucks and vans are parked along the New Madrid levee and in other parts of town; the four major television networks -- ABC, NBC, CBS and Cable News Network -- along with television and radio stations from across the United States have staked out their spots in town, waiting to see what shakes out.

The Southeast Missourian begins a new feature called "Gulf Mailbag"; in it, the newspaper features men and women from Southeast Missouri who are stationed with military forces in the Mideast.

1965

Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Frederick, Cape Girardeau's new city manager and his wife, leave in the morning by automobile for Minot, North Dakota, where Frederick has been city manager for nearly eight years; the Fredericks arrived here two days ago and in that time purchased a house and an automobile.

Earl and Robert Aufdenberg, Jackson Route 2, kill a coyote on the Louis Siebert farm near Tilsit in the morning, after the animal attacks Siebert's horse for no apparent reason.

1940

Approximately 200 people turned out for a testimonial service arranged by the Cape Girardeau Bar Association in the Circuit Court auditorium in Jackson honoring Judge Frank Kelly, who will retire from the bench Dec. 31; Kelly has conducted the affairs of the Circuit Court of Cape Girardeau County for 28 years.

Nautical terms flew thick and fast last night, as 200 landlubber Girardeans gathered at the Mississippi River wharf to see four boats of the Great Lakes fleet of the U.S. Navy, two subchasers and two yard patrol lumber barges; the boats are under the command of Cmdr. Herbert M. Hart, U.S. Naval Reserves of University City, Missouri.

1915

Haarig may get a fine new building in the near future; John Job, a farmer living several miles southwest of the city, is considering erecting a two-story brick building on the site that now is occupied by the Maurer blacksmith shop and Frank Schwartz's saloon; the present one-story wooden structure long has been an eyesore to that business district.

O.G. Edwards, G.N. Williams and Albert Grimes are preparing to open a general garage and auto repair shop on lower Broadway in the Cahoon Building; they have the agency for Overland cars, but will specialize on repairs; until recently, these men were associated with the Southeast Missouri Motor Car Co.

-- Sharon K. Sanders