Out of the past: May 24

1990

Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce president Robert B. Hendrix calls new clean-air legislation "a disaster" and U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard agrees; U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, however, terms it "a good first step;" the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved the bill by a 401-21 margin; it will impose tough new pollution controls on factories, automobiles and electric-power plants.

A high-voltage insulator failed Wednesday afternoon on a 34,000-volut, Union Electric transmission line in the 100 block of North Clark Street; a high voltage surge exploded the bottom of the insulator, then traveled down the utility pole where it destroyed several hundred feet of telephone cables, interrupting service to telephone customers in the area.

1965

A tray of 36 wedding rings valued at $1,500 was taken from a display in the front window of Hale's Jewelry Store, 137 N. Main St., early yesterday; owner of the store is Lemro F. Hale.

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- The old potato patch has turned into a large field in Mississippi County; there are 360 acres of Irish potatoes growing in this sector, and nearly all are looking very promising.

1940

A modern gasoline and oil service station of the Kelso Oil Co., Sprigg and Independence streets, which has been leased by Huey Heise, will open Saturday; with sweeping driveways, the one-stop station has two islands of gasoline pumps, one lane from Independence and the other flanking Sprigg; the station will be known as Central Mobilgas Service.

The official board of Maple Avenue Methodist Church has voted to request that Mrs. J. Linn Haw, widow of the former pastor of the church, be retained to carry on her husband's work with the congregation until the next annual conference in October; Mrs. Haw, in taking her husband's place, would conduct the midweek services at the church and at least one of the Sunday services.

1915

The Cape Girardeau Capahas lost their game at Caruthersville, Missouri, yesterday by a score of 9-0; the umpire declared the game forfeited and Caruthersville winners in the latter part of the fourth inning, when several of the Caps left the field in a wind and rainstorm and didn't show up when the game was recalled.

The contract with the Vawter Chautauqua System for the season of 1915 has been canceled because of a scheduling conflict; the five-day show had been scheduled to begin here July 5.

-- Sharon K. Sanders