Out of the past: Sept. 19

1993

The Apple Creek Presbyterian Memorial Association holds its annual Vesper Service at Apple Creek Church near Pocahontas; guest speaker is the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer, pastor of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson since 1988 and president of the Jackson Ministerial Alliance.

Old McKendree Chapel observes its 60th anniversary with a service on the church grounds in the afternoon; Bishop Ann B. Sherer of the Missouri Area, United Methodist Church, is the guest speaker; the choirs of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau and New McKendree United Methodist in Jackson provide special music.

1968

Cape Girardeau County Court is told by County Auditor James M. Haynes the county will run out of money this month if all its bills are paid; although the county is well within its budget, its actual cash balance before taxes come in is about to run out.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jackson and Freda Mae Jackson, owners of the Banner-Press newspaper for the past seven years, have announced the sale of the paper to Cletis R. Ellinghouse of Piedmont, Missouri; Ellinghouse plans to move to Bollinger County to operate the publication.

1943

Lt. Harold O. Soderquist, commanding officer of the V-12 Naval Training Detachment at State College, is the guest speaker at the evening forum at Centenary Methodist Church; Soderquist, who has been in the Philippines, speaks on "The Relation of the Philippines and the United States Following the War."

In the absence of the Rev. William Huffman, pastor of Red Star Baptist Church, the Rev. A.T. Wilkinson speaks from the pulpit at the morning and evening services.

1918

Fire starting in the J.H. Boardman store in Fornfelt at 6:30 a.m. results in the loss of six fine buildings and total damage of more than $50,000 before the flames are finally brought under control.

The Frisco Railroad is accepting bids for the construction of a new passenger depot in Cape Girardeau; a contract is expected to be let early in October; it is believed the building can be completed in three months or before the first of next year.

-- Sharon K. Sanders