Out of the past: Nov. 6

1992

The city of Cape Girardeau this week welcomed four new police officers on staff and hope to hire more next year; new to the force are Brian W. Ritter, 23, Kelly B. Kenser, 25, Arthur L. Hammonds, 34, and Eddie Webb Jr., 24.

It might be a long time before Randy Holder, a student engineer trainee for the Burlington Northern Railroad, can look from a locomotive at a waving pedestrian without feeling uneasy; Holder, 31, of Scott City was nearly killed July 11 when someone hurled a piece of mortar through the open cab window of his locomotive as it was traveling through the Bootheel at nearly 50 mph; the rock struck him on the right side of the face, severing an artery and causing severe damage to his teeth and jaw.

1967

Federal District Court opens in Cape Girardeau, but the agenda is light as civil cases set for hearing this week have been settled out of court; naturalization ceremonies for six new citizens of the United States is the main item of business; those taking the oath of citizenship are Heidemarie C. Boettcher of Altenburg, Missouri, Barbara Sei Low of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Mrs. Marga M. Martin and Mrs. Edeltraud K. Kraut, both of Birch Tree, Missouri, Delores I. Burton of Steele, Missouri, and Rose Noelle France Emery of Cape Girardeau.

Fifty years of humanitarian service by the Cape Girardeau County Chapter of the American Red Cross are cited by Jerry Smith, Red Cross field representative, when he presents a certificate marking the golden anniversary of the chapter to chairman Stanley Popp.

1942

The Cape Transit Corp., which operates the city buses, is considering hiring women as drivers; one girl has filed her application for a job as a driver; if sufficient men are available to keep the staff at full strength, it may be decided to wait until spring before hiring girls, since winter driving is difficult.

The Cape Girardeau Central High School Tigers down the high school Mules of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 26-0, at the Bluff, to improve their season's record to six straight victories without being scored upon; it is also Central's 10th straight win over the last two seasons.

1917

Anna Iten, a professional school nurse, started work for the Cape Girardeau School Board yesterday, looking after all the children in the high and grade schools here; she was added to the faculty of the public schools through the munificence of the Cape Girardeau Commercial Club.

D.A. Glenn of Cape Girardeau sent his resignation as a road commissioner for the Cape Special Road District to the city council last night; he said he couldn't devote the time to the road work he felt he should owing to his personal business.

-- Sharon K. Sanders