Out of the past: Oct. 24

1998

Good weather and plenty of entertainment give university alumni and city residents a chance to tour the old St. Vincent's College property; some 100 people visit the college grounds during the event with the Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association acting as host; food, square dancing and children's games are provided; organizers hope those attending will better understand why the property should be developed into a campus for the university's art, music, theater and dance programs.

Some are paid employees of a fire department, many are volunteers, but all the firefighters attending special training this weekend in Jackson consider themselves professionals at responding to emergencies; around 130 firefighters, plus 20 teachers, are taking part in the 21st annual Southeast Missouri Regional Fire School, sponsored by the Fire and Rescue Training Institute of the University of Missouri Extension.

1973

Inflation has put the pinch on float building too, and warnings coming from the Southeast Missouri State University campus say that unless all of Cape Girardeau helps out there may not be major floats in the 1974 Homecoming parade; while rain drowned out the university's Centennial Homecoming Parade Oct. 13, student groups sponsoring floats are apparently more upset about the rising costs of constructing their floats.

The Senate Banking Committee continues its hearing into the usury rate today following accusations from committee members yesterday that Gov. Christopher s. "Kit" Bond is "once again trying to give the Legislature the runaround"; the accusation was leveled by three state senators following failure of a governor's representative to appear before the meeting at the Holiday Inn here.

1948

KELSO, Mo. -- Trapped in his burning dwelling, Irvin A. Ledure, 25, was fatally burned at midnight Saturday in a fire which destroyed that residence and another at Kelso.

Receipts of the auction sale at the Methodist Church at Oak Ridge yesterday will exceed $12,300 when all cash donations are in; the proceeds will be used to build a new church; Jack Strickland was auctioneer and Fred H. Bruihl clerk; among the items sold were a yearling calf donated by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grebe, which brought $155; a jersey calf, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cotner, and a Hampshire hog donated by J.R. Byrd and son, John L. Byrd.

1923

Cape Girardeau will join thousands of other Missourians tomorrow in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Southeast Missouri State Teachers College here; distinguished guests expected to attend include Missouri Gov. Arthur M. Hyde, state superintendent of schools Charles A. Lee, chancellor of Washington University and former governor Herbert S. Hadley and ex-governors Frederick D. Gardner and Elliott W. Major.

Five owners of the Old Appleton Brewery at Appleton, Missouri, were arrested yesterday and gave bond before U.S. Commissioner R.L. Dearmont at Cape Girardeau on a criminal information in Federal Court here charging them with violations of the national Prohibition law; their bond was fixed at $1,500, which every defendant was able to make; the owners -- Gottfried B. Telle, Ignatius A. Meyer, Theo. B. Tanz, Theo. W. Meyer and Reinhold Telle -- are charged with manufacturing and possessing liquor, as well as transporting 1,000 bottles of beer from the brewery to some place unknown to the government.

-- Sharon K. Sanders