Out of the past: May 8

1991

A partnership designed to benefit Cape Girardeau's minority students, the public school district and Southeast Missouri State University will begin in the next academic year; Grow Your Own was initiated by the Professional Black Men's Club as a way to encourage talented minority students to become teachers in the Cape Girardeau public schools.

Glen McBride, Bob White and John H. Cochran III were honored last night as Scouting leaders; the trio received the 1991 Shawnee District Award of Merit.

1966

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The First Methodist Church annex here is consecrated during the morning worship service; an open house is held in the afternoon.

The first of State College Greek Week activities gets off to a rolling start and ends with a splash in the afternoon at Capaha Park; Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity members roll their chariot to victory for the third year in a row to pick up second place, and Sigma Phi Epsilon's pledge wins the race to throw his fraternity president into Capaha Lagoon, clinching first place for his group; Delta Delta Delta sorority edges Sigma Sigma Sigma by one point to win in the ladies' activities.

1941

Deserting Fairground Park for the more spacious new city park on Highway 61, the Cape Girardeau American Legion post announces its annual Fourth of July picnic will be at the new location; the fireworks display to be presented in the evening will be on a more elaborate scale than ever before.

Cape Girardeau musicians interested in organizing a symphony orchestra are holding weekly rehearsals, with considerable interest being shown; Frieda Rieck of the high-school music faculty has been asked to direct the group.

1916

Tony Hohler, embalmer at the Walther Furniture and Undertaking Co., left Saturday morning for St. Louis to attend the state undertakers' convention, which will be there through Wednesday; Mrs. Hohler and children accompanied him and will go from there to Chester, Illinois, to visit relatives.

For the second time in the last 15 months, and the third time since occupying the present location, the Hobbs furniture and clothing store at Water and Themis streets is damaged by fire; damage is estimated at $4,000, which is remarkably low considering the flames had a good start and the fact the city fire hose breaks in two places while firemen are fighting the blaze.

-- Sharon K. Sanders