Out of the past: Oct. 13

1991

Wayne Harding of Cape Girardeau has assumed the duties of interim youth and activity minister at First Baptist Church.

A conceptual design for a proposed College of Business building at Southeast Missouri State University has been given approval by the university's board of regents. While regents generally seem impressed with their initial look at the 100,000-square-foot, $12.5 million facility, they acknowledge with the state's tight budget, it might be several years before the building is a reality.

1966

Saint Francis Hospital plans to open for the first time tomorrow an intensive-care unit for the treatment of severely ill or injured patients. The area will have capacity for six patients and is located in space formerly used as a nursery for newborns.

Following a stellar performance, a brilliant social event is held to mark the opening of The Theatre housed in the new Language Arts Building at State College. For the first time in the college's 93-year history, the school's dramatic group has a place of its own on campus. Initiating the new theater is "J.B." by Archibald MacLeish.

1941

A yegg displaying power rather than finesse tried to hammer his way into a vault in The Missourian Building last night but failed, although he succeeded in ruining the $500 safehouse. Interrupted by a Missourian janitor, the man made his escape through a door on the east side of the building.

In a item published in the Cairo (Illinois) Evening Citizen, Ray Williams, chairman of the Cairo Bridge Commission, said he had asked Cong. M.C. Bishop to withdraw a bill now before Congress that would have empowered the Cairo commission to purchase the traffic bridge at Cape Girardeau.

1916

W.B. Ragsdale of Charleston, Missouri, was here yesterday to spend the day at the new Buckner-Ragsdale store. He hadn't seen the store for some time and was elated over its appearance. Robert Lamkin is hoping he can open the doors of the new store by next week Saturday.

Because his wife didn't enjoy the constant scrapping of Americans with Mexicans, Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Masters are back from Texas to stay in good old Cape Girardeau County. They sold their place near Fort Stockton and have purchased an 80-acre farm from Martin Bertling, five miles northwest of Cape Girardeau on Juden Creek, known as the old Kelpe farm.

-- Sharon K. Sanders