Out of the past: Oct. 29

1990

Two classes of 30 trained to handle building collapse rescues Sunday during the Southeast Missouri Regional Fire School at a house near Fruitland; normally, the class is limited to about 25 firefighters, but the school added an extra class and a second instructor because of the earthquake-related interest.

Jan Bodenschatz has been going to school for more than 30 years, but that routine will end this week; over the past three decades, the retiring Bodenschatz has served as secretary to six presidents at Southeast Missouri State University.

1965

The city's proposed airport bond issue is rescheduled for Nov. 23, a two-week postponement forced by an error in the legal publication by The Southeast Missourian newspaper.

Over 200 people attended the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of Trinity Lutheran Men's Club last night at the school auditorium; everyone attending received a 10-page pamphlet by H.A. Krahn and E.C. Younghouse, containing a brief history of the club.

1940

Cape Girardeau County's No. 1 man to be called in the draft for a year of military service -- provided he isn't excepted -- will be Joe Dan Wise, a timekeeper on a WPA project near Millersville; Wise has No. 158, the first number drawn in Washington when the national lottery is held to determine in what order those men between the ages of 21 and 36 should be called to service; a complete list of the county's men who have registered under the Selective Service Act is published in The Southeast Missourian.

Taking a long-range shot, the first time in his life he had fired at geese, Rudy Heise of Cape Girardeau, a bank clerk, killed three honkers while he and Billy Strain were hunting Sunday south of Commerce, Missouri.

1915

The young people attending the big teachers meeting here are invited to slip away from the convention for a few hours and take part at an informal dance this evening at the Elks Club, sponsored by the Elks and the city merchants.

Mr. and Mrs. I. Ben Miller and daughter, Clara, return to Cape Girardeau from an extended visit to points in the West.

-- Sharon K. Sanders