Out of the past: Sept. 17

1993

Shutting down the Cape Girardeau landfill will cost the city at least $1.6 million over the next 30 years; that is the report of an engineering firm to the city's Solid Waste Task Force; the closure of the landfill centers around the recent Environmental Protection Agency regulations approved by the Missouri Senate in 1991, which take effect Oct. 9.

Doug Leslie, director of public works, has been named Cape Girardeau's new assistant city manager, effective Oct. 1; in addition to his duties as assistant city manager, Leslie will retain his position as director of public works.

1968

The means of prevention and detection of bank robberies and bank burglaries are the topics discussed in a meeting at Common Pleas Courthouse of law enforcement officers and bank officials and employees; the meeting is sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to combat armed bank robberies and to aid in the apprehension of those involved in robberies.

While rain hampered clean-up operations at Arena Park, six days and nights of perfect weather set the stage to make he t1968 SEMO District Fair the "best yet"; a total of 81,412 persons passed through the gates from the time they officially opened until they closed at 3 Sunday afternoon; that number is 9,612 above the attendance in 1967.

1943

BENTON, Mo. -- War bonds amounting to a little more than $500,000 were sold yesterday in the combined Third War Loan auction and Benton Neighbor Day; a battery of 10 expert auctioneers performed, selling bonds from noon until 10:30 p.m., with two brief intermissions.

The Rev. Ralph A. Zimmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmer of Cape Girardeau, will be ordained to the Catholic priesthood Saturday morning in the chapel of Kenrick Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri, by Archbishop John J. Glennon; Zimmer will say his First Solemn Mass on Sunday morning at St. Mary's Church.

1918

Cape Girardeau County farm agent Seth Babcock leaves in the afternoon for Sikeston, Missouri, to take in the fair; Babcock wears his Home Guard uniform and will take part in the big patriotic parade, which is to be held there tomorrow.

Normal School athletic director Ferdinand J. Courleux returns from Fort Sheridan, Illinois, where he has been in a special Army training school for the past six weeks preparing himself to assist in the training of the military unit at the Normal; there were six students who left with Courleux to take military training, but they were kept at camp for several weeks' more training.

-- Sharon K. Sanders