Out of the past: June 1

1991

Roy Heimburger, chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, said the nation's society is "doomed" if lifestyle isn't addressed as a factor in surging health-care costs; Heimburger is speaker at a health-care symposium here sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital.

Speaking at a news conference here, Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said American agriculture would benefit from free-trade policies that would put the U.S. and other nations on a "level playing field"; Emerson voted with the majority in Congress in approving recently a fast-track policy that allows President George Bush to seek to negotiate free-trade agreements.

1966

It is announced the Cape Girardeau Public Schools have been awarded a $51,674 grant for the operation of a Head Start program this summer; this will be the second year for the Head Start program here.

Earl S. Mackey, attorney, has opened his private practice at 109 Broadway, after having been associated with the Spradling and Bradshaw law firm here for the past 1 1/2 years; Mackey received his bachelor of science and law degrees from the University of Missouri and was legislative assistant to Sen. Stuart Symington in Washington, D.C., for two years before returning to Cape Girardeau.

1941

With solemn ceremonies, Cape Girardeau holds its memorial exercises in observance of its war dead, holding a program that includes a band concert and address at Courthouse Park, and a brief exercise and decoration of graves of the dead of past wars at Old Lorimier Cemetery; guest speaker is Army Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant of Fort Leonard Wood, a grandson of the Civil War soldier.

A "meanest thief" raid was made at Old Lorimier Cemetery yesterday or last night; 85 small American flags were stolen from the graves of soldiers on which they had been placed as a Memorial Day gesture to honor the heroes of the day; the thievery is discovered this morning.

1916

The presentation of "Picnic in Fairyland" at the opera house closes out the school year for Lincoln School; those with speaking parts are Mary Sparks, Susie Martin and Eucal Wiley.

Five bidders have submitted figures in efforts to secure the contract for the construction of the new Buckner-Ragsdale Co. store at the corner of Main Street and Broadway; low bidder is Gerhardt with $29,485, which is still considerably more than the company desires to invest in the building; modifications will be made to the plans by the architect, and the contract will be rebid.

-- Sharon K. Sanders