Out of the past: Feb. 24

1992

Clowning Around, a new cake bakery and delivery service, has opened in Cape Girardeau. Owner of the business is Sharon Pickens.

A proposal to replace Cape Girardeau's Fire Station No. 3 with a new facility at Sprigg and Bertling streets has been included in the city's five-year capital improvement plan. If approved, the proposed plan would earmark $650,000 for the fire station project, which fire chief Gene Hindman said is sorely needed.

1967

Gerhardt Construction Co. is awarded a contract in the amount of $1,332,222 to construct the new Cape Girardeau Federal Building. The contract includes the destruction of the present Federal Building at Broadway and Fountain Street.

Herbert S. Wright announces his resignation as administrator of Southeast Missouri Hospital, a position he has held since returning from World War II service in 1946. Under Wright's leadership, the hospital has expanded twice, the first time in 1957 with a major addition and again last year with a second addition opened recently.

1942

Cape Girardeau homemakers, more than 400 of them, brave a biting wind and finely driven snow in the morning to attend the first of four sessions of The Missourian's 16th annual cooking school at the Broadway Theater. Featured lecturer is Mrs. George Thurn, who is making her fourth appearance here.

Apparently without committing itself to execution of such a project, the Frisco Railroad has submitted to the city of Cape Girardeau a proposal for the improvement of its railroad facilities on Water Street, the source of recent considerable complaint, especially from Main Street property owners. The suggested improvement provides for removal of the main-line track rails east of their present location along the two-block stretch from Broadway to Independence Street.

1917

Because the principal of the schools at Chaffee, Missouri, Homer Martin, continued teaching and associating with students for several days after becoming ill with smallpox, the schools of that place were closed Tuesday. The school board ordered the closing, fearing many of the pupils might break out with the disease and spread it further. Martin is quarantined at the home of a barber, where he boards.

J.M. Allison has returned from St. Louis, where he made heavy purchases in ladies' clothing and spring millinery.

-- Sharon K. Sanders