Out of the past: Feb. 21

1990

The Cape Girardeau City Council last night refused to amend the city code so Municipal Judge Edward Calvin could run for Cape Girardeau County associate circuit judge; as a result, Calvin will either have to ask for an unpaid leave of absence or resign if he wants to run for political office.

City staff plans to implement an airplane parking fee have been rejected by the Cape Girardeau City Council, after listening to objections from local pilot Steve Robertson; council members rebuked the staff and the Airport Advisory Board for making a decision to implement such a fee without seeking council approval.

1965

Cape Girardeau Rotarians will join with others around the world this week in observance of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the first Rotary Club in Chicago, and at the same time will mark the 46th birthday of the club here.

Obligations under the Boy Scout Oath and the 12 Boy Scout Laws are the same ones he must fulfill as the chief executive of Missouri, Gov. Warren E. Hearnes tells his class of 34 Eagle Scouts at State College auditorium; the governor, obviously worn by sorrow in the death of his father-in-law, the Rev. A.B. Cooper of Charleston, Missouri, defers participation in other events on the program except for his address and posing for a photograph with his class.

1940

The Missourian's 14th Annual Cooking School yesterday got off to a big start with the largest first-day crowd of the 14 years; 1,000 or more women poured into the Broadway Theater Tuesday to hear Mrs. George M. Thurm lecture.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Fire of unknown origin destroys the Stormes Novelty Mfg. Co. plant here at 3 a.m.; the loss is estimated at between $12,000 and $14,000; the company, owned by brothers H.A. and T.I. Stormes, manufactured novelty wooden products.

1915

Howard Brown and James Arnold left here yesterday morning for Jefferson Barracks, where they will take examinations for admittance into Uncle Sam's army; Brown tried to pass the examination on a previous occasion, but was ruled out owing to one finger being crippled.

Police believe a fire on the third floor of E.M. Hobbs' furniture store on Water Street last night was intentionally set; luckily, Hobbs says the damage from water and flames amounted to only around $1,500.

-- Sharon K. Sanders