Out of the past: Oct. 12

1991

With the Southeast Missouri State University Golden Eagles Marching Band leading the way, Southeast's homecoming parade marches down Broadway in the morning. Floats depicting Academy Award-winning movies, marching bands and more are part of the annual parade.

Cape Girardeau businessman Martin Hecht, long involved in civic, professional and educational activities, has been named the 1991 "Friend of the University" by the Southeast Missouri State University Foundation.

1966

The first board of directors of the Cape Girardeau Metro Association Inc., an organization that would bind businesses on Broadway, Main and Spanish streets together for cooperative ventures, was named last night. About 65 representatives of businesses in the area nominated and chose the board: R.E.L. Lamkin Jr., J.H. Mahan, C.A. Bohnsack, Vernon A. Auer, Charles Hutson, Preston Dorety, Robert A. Oglander, Bob I. Howard and Paul Edwards.

A $140,000 school-bond issue to finance a 10-classroom annex to the educational center was approved by Illmo-Scott City voters yesterday, 316 to 63. The annex will be built on the west side of the building, which houses secondary and elementary grades.

1941

All-day dedication services for the new Church of God building in the Marble City Heights suburb are held, with the guest speaker being the Rev. W. A. Wollman, an Oklahoma evangelist. Presiding at the dedication ceremonies is the Rev. J.H. Shirrell, pastor.

Bishop John C. Broomfield is the speaker at the morning worship services formally opening the new Maple Avenue Methodist Church. The old church building was removed to an adjacent site on the north, remodeled and incorporated in the church building as Sunday School quarters.

1916

J.A. Rigdon, whose laundry building and plant were destroyed by a fire last evening, says he will hasten the perfection of plans for his new plant on Sprigg Street. Last night's fire destroyed the old Bock building on Aquamsi Street, just south of Independence. The machinery and other equipmeent were laid waste, and thousands of pieces of laundry were burned. St. Vincent's College had between 800 and 1,000 pieces in the building to be laundered.

The State Public Service Commission decides the Missouri Public Utilities Co. of Cape Girardeau must build a water-intake tower as specified in the contract with the city. Some days ago, an engineer with the company advised the city an intake pipe in the river would do just as well as the tower. It seems the commission has a different view.

-- Sharon K. Sanders