Out of the past: Oct. 27

1991

The weather is being blamed for the smaller-than-hoped-for turnout yesterday at the Southeast Missouri State University open house, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's University Relations Committee; an estimated 100 to 125 people visited the campus during the afternoon.

The Riverfest Association's board of directors holds a day-long retreat to discuss preliminary plans for Riverfest '92 to be June 12 and 13; board members include Greg Talbut, Evelyn Legrand, Diane Howard, Jay Wolz and Petty Barringer.

1966

Rear Adm. Leslie J. O'Brien Jr., commander of Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 10 in the Atlantic Fleet, arrives in Cape Girardeau by plane in the afternoon to kick off the city's Navy Day celebration; he will speak this evening at the Country Club at the Navy League Banquet.

The first shipment of material to be manufactured at the Cape Girardeau plant of the Dow Chemical Co., moved out to Memphis, Tennessee, yesterday; four cars of insulated refrigeration panels were shipped.

1941

Eight Missouri posts -- Caruthersville, Kennett, Malden, Charleston, Fredericktown, Chaffee, Jackson and Cape Girardeau -- were represented by 150 members last night when Dr. C.A. Clason of Clinton, Missouri, state commander of the American Legion, spoke at Legion Hall here; Clason spoke on the program of the Legion for the coming year and urged World War veterans to get together and strengthen their membership.

J.D. Petty has arrived here from Belleville, Illinois, to become manager of the Orpheum Theater, succeeding Ed Koegel, who has been transferred to DuQuoin, Illinois, by Fox Theaters.

1916

Exactly 700 teachers are attending the annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri Teachers Association at the Normal School; many more than were expected appeared for the various meetings and conferences, surprising officials of both the district and state associations.

First-voting Republicans meet in the evening at the H.-H. Building and elect officers for the campaign season; Percy F. Osterloh is made president and Robert Harrison vice president; elected secretary is R.L. Lesem; the group agrees to escort Judge Henry 0'Brien and other distinguished Republicans to Jackson tomorrow and to entertain him that evening.

-- Sharon K. Sanders