Out of the past: Oct. 4

1991

Organizers of the Friends of Old Lorimier Cemetery fundraising campaign are hoping to have enough money by the end of the month to erect a security fence around the vandalism-plagued site.

Sumio Kurihara, president of Biokyowa, accepted the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Commitment to Excellence Award at last night's Industrial Appreciation Dinner at the Show Me Center. The Industry of the Year started operating here in 1982.

1966

The Board of American Missions in Chicago has given approval to proceed with the building program and architectural work for the proposed St. Mark Lutheran Church on Three Mile Creek Road. Henry B. Creighton was selected as the architect.

About 4,500 persons jam Jackson High School Stadium to view the 22nd annual Marching Band Festival in the evening. State Rep. Marvin E. Proffer is the announcer for the colorful event, climaxed by 1,600 bandsmen from 26 high schools participating in mass formations.

1941

The Missouri Utilities Co. becomes a wholly independent concern, entirely free from all connection, control or management by any other company. Harry B. Newman, president of the company, returned lated yesterday from New York, where on Wednesday the final transactions necessary to accomplish the severance of the company from the ownership and control by a holding company took place.

The 11th annual Fall Roundup of the Southeast Missouri Area Council brought 1,398 Boy Scouts, Cubs and leaders to Cape Girardeau yesterday for the largest crowd of Scouts ever assembled at one time in this district. After a supper of wieners, milk and apples, the visitors paraded down Broadway to Houck Field Stadium, where they were guests of the Teachers College at the football game.

1916

Work commenced Monday on the stretch of road connecting the west end of the new macadamized street, Main Street, in Fornfelt with the rock road at Ancell, under the direction of Chris Heisserer, the road overseer for the district. Businessmen and residents here, with the assistance of Cape Girardeau businessmen, raised $2,000 to perform this work and were granted a like amount by the county court of Scott County.

The Cape Girardeau Normal School football team, under the leadership of Coach Ferdinand Courleaux, leaves in the afternoon for Carbondale, Illinois, where it will meet the Normal team of that place tomorrow. The Cape boys are expecting a hard game, as the Carbondale players outweigh the Girardeans by 15 or 20 pounds to the man.

-- Sharon K. Sanders