Out of the past: June 23

1991

The 50th anniversary of Livingway Fellowship, 1224 Bloomfield Road, is celebrated with a special morning service. The Rev. Glenn Metzler of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Foursquare Midwest District supervisor, is the guest speaker. The Foursquare Church of Cape Girardeau was started in the summer of 1939 and received its charter May 28, 1941.

BELL CITY, Mo. -- A train derailment near here prompts authorities to evacuate the town after chemicals begin spilling from one of the damaged rail cars. The derailment of 28 cars of a 125-car Union Pacific freight train occurs at 5:40 p.m., one mile north of town.

1966

A federal planning grant of $16,083 has been approved for Cape Girardeau by the Housing and Urban Development Agency. The grant opens the way for full-scale planning work here on the part of Bartholomew and Associates, a St. Louis city planner.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- With a low bid of $2,260,000, Boyer Construction Co. of Sikeston has been awarded the contract for remodeling and construction of a basement and three-floor addition to Delta Community Hospital here.

1941

C.H. Black of Rolla, Missouri, has been selected by the board of the Christian Church as architect for the congregation's building project. The church plans to construct an educational building to take the place of the present church cottage and to completely rebuild the church.

During a special City Council meeting, S.P. Siebert, Main Street merchant and owner of downtown property, suggests the Frisco Railroad, while negotiations for renewal of the franchise and easement are pending, be asked to improve its tracks through some sections of town. He says fast-moving trains along Water Street cause considerable vibrations to downtown structures.

1916

Although lightning lit the sky and the weather was decidedly unfavorable last night, several hundred people turned out to hear Dr. Eli J. Forsythe preach. About 70 members of the Knights and Ladies of Security lodge marched to the tabernacle in a body and were guests of honor at the service.

Jackson received 2.60 inches of rainfall in less than two hours last night, with the territory west and north of the town getting five inches. The two branches of Hubble Creek, both of which traverse Jackson, became raging rivers, and the central part of town was a virtual island. A small house that stood just south of Main Street and east of the Cape Girardeau Northern tracks was raised from its foundation and swept against the trestle of the C.G.N.

-- Sharon K. Sanders