Out of the past: July 12

1991

Proposition B, the tax-and-reform education measure, was endorsed unanimously by the Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents on Thursday. The measure would raise about $385 million for elementary, secondary and higher education and job training.

The Board of Regents at Southeast Missouri State University voted yesterday to move ahead with expansion of the Bootheel Education Center at Malden, Missouri. The board authorized university officials to advertise for bids for construction of a physics-chemistry laboratory and three classrooms at the center.

1966

The blistering July sun, which has turned the Cape Girardeau area and the remainder of the Midwest into a vast oven, sent the mercury here to 103 degrees yesterday and shows no sign of relenting. The heat wave is in its 22nd day.

A preliminary budget calling for expenditures of $1,360,075 for overall municipal operation during the present fiscal year was submitted to the City Council last night by city manager Paul F. Frederick. Not reflected in the preliminary figures, but a recommendation to the council by Frederick, is a $10-per-month pay increase for full-time city employees and the hiring off a full-time recreation director for the city.

1941

Gov. Forrest C. Donnell has appointed Paul E. Kaiser of Cape Girardeau warden of the state penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri. The Cape Girardeau police judge and former businessman goes to the state capital in the morning to take over his duties, and his family will follow him there shortly. Kaiser succeeds Tom M. Scott of Benton, Missouri.

Mayor Hinkle Statler expects to announce a new judge of the police court here, to succeed Paul E. Kaiser, in the next few days. Among those mentioned as possible candidates are W.E. Baker, at present manager of the municipal swimming pool, and Milton Cobb, a justice of the peace.

1916

Persons coming to Cape Girardeau from Illmo report the town is having some busy times. Several trains carrying troops on their way to the Mexican border passed through recently, stopping several hours to give the soldiers some exercise and take on supplies; 1,500 troops from Wisconsin spent two hours at Illmo last evening, visiting stores and restaurants, and cleaning them out of cigarettes, tobacco, fruits and most all other kinds of staples.

The sunken gardens to the east of the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Houck are a rainbow of colors. There are at present 51 different varieties of flowers in bloom there.

-- Sharon K. Sanders