Out of the past: Sept. 22

1991

Paul R. Lueders, a professional photographer in Cape Girardeau since 1933, has donated a series of 12 large photographs to Concordia Historical Institute in St. Louis; the photos were prepared in 1976 to commemorate the Saxon heritage of Perry County for display to accompany the Saxon Hills Heritage Program presented by Southeast Missouri State University.

The congregation of St. Mark Lutheran Church celebrates Mission Sunday, with the focus on Korea; guest speaker is the Rev. Edward H. Schroeder, who has traveled extensively in South Korea.

1966

The Cape Girardeau City Council last night acted to restrict parking to one side on two streets in the vicinity of State College and indicated more measures might be taken to relieve traffic congestion in the area; the new ordinance prohibits parking on the north side of Watkins Drive from Pacific Street to Sprigg Street and on the west side of Park Avenue from Normal Avenue to Broadway from 8 am. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A business complex encompassing 25,000 square feet, of which a Flaming Pit Restaurant would be a part, is planned for development on the south side of William Street, across from the Town Plaza Shopping Center; attorney Albert M. Spradling Jr. appeared before the city council last night to propose an ordinance that would make large restaurants, hotels and motels eligible for a city liquor-by-the-drink license, without respect to the present license limit of 18.

1941

The SEMO District Fair closed yesterday after a rainless six-day session that netted 34,402 paid admissions; the fair closed, literally, in a cloud of dust; hot weather prevailed during the day throughout the week, but nights were cool; attendance was 4,212 under last year's number.

A thief, using the latch string that always hangs out at the Salvation Army Hall, 120 S. Spanish St., steals 12 woolen blankets from the hall during the night; the blankets were stored on the second floor and were used by sleeping transients.

1916

Paving of a street in Fornfelt one and one-half miles long was completed last evening, according to Walter Dammermann, engineer who superintended the work for the city; the thoroughfare runs from limit to limit of Fornfelt, giving the city one main street its full length.

The Freeze Threshing Machine Co. ships two separators and an engine to Stuttgart, Arkansas, and will ship three more to Arkansas rice fields as early as possible next week; it is said the rice crop this year is good, and the Freeze company has been unable to fill all its orders.

-- Sharon K. Sanders