Out of the past: Nov. 14

1991

The first federal grand jury to serve Southeast Missouri will be impaneled early next year, says U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh; unlike state grand juries, which often are called to investigate specific problems, federal grand juries are essential to federal law enforcement because they are the only way criminal indictments can be handed down.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson took the first step yesterday toward an analysis of federal office-space needs for Cape Girardeau, asking the House Public Works Committee's subcommittee on public buildings and grounds to authorize such a study.

1966

A school girl is killed and 18 children are hospitalized as a result of an accident shortly after 8 a.m., when a Jackson R-2 School bus slams into a ditch and overturns; dead is Cindy Jo Borgfield, 8, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Borgfield, who live west of Fruitland on Route FF; the accident happened about two miles north of Jackson on a county road.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau Jaycees received two awards at a state board meeting of the Missouri Jaycees here this weekend; the state awards were Jaycee Community Development Award and the Jaycee Chapter Management and Leadership Training Award.

1941

With Thanksgiving just six days off, a large number of shooting matches will be staged this weekend in the Cape Girardeau vicinity; along with turkeys, prizes offered the winning sharpshooters include beef, pork and geese.

Inaugurating a campaign "to adopt a soldier" at Thanksgiving, a committee is preparing to issue invitations to the flying cadets at Sikeston, Missouri, to be guests in Cape Girardeau for Thanksgiving dinner; those in charge of the campaign hope at least 100 soldiers will be entertained during the holiday.

1916

The coldest weather of the season, 13 above zero, struck Cape Girardeau last night, bringing with it rain, sleet and snow, which covered the earth to a thickness of about a half inch.

At the adjourned meeting from last week, the Cape Girardeau City Council last night approved the plans for the beautifying of Fairground Park and ordered a warrant drawn for $390 in favor of Muskopf & Irish, landscape gardeners of St. Louis, in payment for the plans.

-- Sharon K. Sanders