Out of the past: March 19

1990

The Cape Girardeau Police Department swears in four new officers, but it will be a few months before they hit the streets on their own; the new officers are Richard W. Harrington Jr., Jeffrey A. Mangrum, Aaron D. Burdine and Homer I. Markhart Jr.

West Lake Quarry workers return to their jobs after the last of three striking labor unions ratified a new, three-year contract Friday.

1965

The Cape Girardeau Jaycees kick off a fundraising drive to finance renovation of the Ten-Mile Garden on U.S. 61 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson; started in 1931, the garden has been a tourist attraction for many years; in the past 10 years, however, the garden hasn't been maintained by the State Highway Department because of construction work on Interstate 55, widening of sections of U.S. 61 and general lack of funds.

A large animal resembling a wolf was killed yesterday morning by Noble Sparks near his farm just past the Campster School on Bloomfield Road; the animal had been disturbing cattle in the area.

1940

Evangeline Booth, who recently retired after being head of the world organization of the Salvation Army her father founded, will come to Cape Girardeau for a public service May 14; details haven't been worked out.

The Lions Club has received two large new hot plates for the frying of pancakes at their second annual Pancake Day, to be held on the ground floor of the H.-H. Building on March 27; adding this equipment will enable club members to fry cakes much faster and assure the patrons better service.

1915

The "dry" contingent at the county seat plans to put together a full city ticket to participate in the next municipal election; heretofore, no attention was paid to politics in Jackson city elections; the best business men in town were pressed into service as councilmen, and the town fared well; just what the result will be if lines such as this are drawn is a matter of speculation.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A dozen so-called night riders are arrested at Sikeston and thrown into the city jail; the local police are tipped off to a meeting at the home of one of the night riders to discuss the planned destruction of the building in which the officers of the Scott County Milling Co. have offices and all their records.

-- Sharon K. Sanders