Out of the past: Feb. 25

1990

Hale Smith, 64, who grew up in Cleveland and now lives in New York City, is the composer-in-residence at Southeast Missouri State University this week; Smith will visit music and university-studies classes, meet with music students and faculty, and work with soloists and ensembles as they prepare several of his works for a concert on Thursday in Academic Auditorium.

Another in a series of the Show Me Center's evening country and western concerts comes to town as Randy Travis fills the building for the second time in 15 months.

1965

Winter proved it is still very much alive yesterday by throwing its hardest punch of the season at Cape Girardeau and the district; from 4 1/2 to 5 inches of snow fell on Cape Girardeau, and howling winds stacked the snow into high drifts; ice-covered power lines and high winds combine to interrupt power in various places.

It appears there will be an East Cape Girardeau, Illinois, according to developers; one of the first new business firms to locate on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River is the East Cape Lumber Co., established June 1 of last year and owned by Clyde Pierce Jr. and Grover Revelle; areas on both sides of Highway 146 have been platted for an ambitious town expansion program.

1940

Sikeston (Missouri) High School debate team defeated Chaffee (Missouri) High School yesterday in the finals of the Southeast Missouri high school debate tournament, held at the Teachers College, and will represent this district in the state tournament at Columbia; the Sikeston team is made up of Mary E. Donnell, Betty Barger, C.D. Butler and William R. Marsh.

The Teachers College Indians brought their home basketball season to a close Friday night in Houck Field House in real style, defeating the Warrensburg (Missouri) Teachers College Mules, 45-32; the Indians were led to victory by the brilliant play of freshman guard Gene Hill.

1915

A.H. Hamilton, the Broadway blacksmith, has added wagon-making services to his establishment; Henry Lamprich, a woodworker of much experience, has purchased a half interest in the business.

The gypsy or "mover" party, which has been camping on the river and annoying downtown merchants by begging for the past few days, breaks camp in the morning and departs for points south of here.

-- Sharon K. Sanders