Out of the past: July 1

1991

Authorities are investigating the cause of Saturday night's fire that destroyed the chemical-processing facilities of Industrial Fuels and Resources Inc. in the Scott City Industrial Park; the fire destroyed two of the buildings in the company's complex.

Cape Central Airways, the fixed-base operator at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, has been purchased by Mark Spatz, 28, of Magnolia, Arkansas; Spatz bought the business from Reggie Hopwood, who acquired it in 1987.

1966

The County Court yesterday backed away from possible federal aid, for the time being at least, to purchase and develop the historic Bollinger Mill in Burfordville; while the Cape County Historical Society offered to give the county the mill and surrounding land, it was suggest the county purchase it instead, in order to qualify for the federal "Greenspan" program, administered by the USDA; that program would pay up to half the cost of the purchase and up to half the cost of certain park developments.

The Western District of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, has purchased a 12-acre site on Cape Rock Drive for a mission church; the land was bought from Mr. and Mrs. George Koerber.

1941

Approximately 60 enlisted men and officers of the National Guard from Camp Robinson, Arkansas, will be here July 4 for military drills at Fairground Park in connection with the annual picnic of the American Legion, Commander Lawrence C. Snider announced; the solders won't be sent here on an official maneuver, but will be in the city for the holiday weekend; about 40 of the men coming are from Service Company of Cape Girardeau.

A petition is being circulated asking the city council to take steps to make possible a federal housing project in Cape Girardeau to relieve conditions among low-income families.

1916

The sub-postal station for the Haarig district, which had been in the Wasem drug store for the past eight or 10 years, has been removed to the Miller & Kinder drug store, just across the street from the old location; James A. Kinder, one of the proprietors, will be in charge of the station; it is said the main reason for the move is a saloon is to open in the Meyer building that adjoins the Wasem store, just as soon as the Meyer & Suedekum hardware store vacates.

Friends and relatives of Herbert Nations, a former Normal School student and one of the best football players the school ever had, have learned he is in training at Nevada, Missouri, and expects to leave for the Mexico front at any time.

-- Sharon K. Sanders