Out of the past: Sept. 3

1991

Cape Girardeau students head back to the classroom, ending their summer vacations; administrators say the first day of school goes smoothly; while first-day figures aren't available, Supt. Neyland Clark says preliminary reports indicate that public school secondary enrollment is down a bit and elementary enrollment is about what was expected.

After nearly five months of debate, the Cape Girardeau City Council once again fails to vote on a construction-trades licensing law; following a lengthy discussion, the council votes 5-2 to remand the revised version of the law to the city staff for further amendments.

1966

The strike of the Atlas Plastics Corp., was settled last night, when members of Local 796, International Chemical Workers, voted to accept a two-year contract with the company; production at the plant will resume Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday.

One of Cape Girardeau's newest businesses is Pizza Inn, a Dallas-based franchise operation with more than 400 units strung across the nation; Richard Barks, a technician at Osteopathic Hospital, has acquired the local franchise, which will be housed in the present Teen Town building, 409 N. Clark Ave.

1941

If voters of Cape Girardeau County approve a bond issue of $85,000 next Tuesday for the purchase of a Dutchtown site for an airport, the County Court will appoint a non-partisan commission to advise and assist the court in operation of the field; no individual will be permitted to make a profit from the operation of the airport.

The monkey business in and around Jackson is over for the time being; the monkey which escaped from one of the concessions during Jackson Homecomers last week has been caught; Lester Savers, 18, saw the animal near the home of his parents two miles northeast of Jackson on the Greens Ferry Road; he and his dogs gave chase; with the help of Bern Savers, the two were able to capture the monkey.

1916

Heavy hitting, superb pitching and almost perfect fielding win for the Capahas over the Fords at Perryville, Missouri, by the decisive score of 14-2; Perryville plays just the opposite sort of game; winning pitcher is Big Elam Vangilder.

All of the employees of the Bergmann grocery store left late last night at the closing of the store for Indian Creek, where the party spends today fishing and hunting; in the party are W.F. Bergmann, Alvin Bergmann, Richard Behrens, R.M. Cowan, Ernest Points, Clarence Williams, Robert Snider, Henry Ulrich, Martin Krueger, Roy Shuck, Acy Sherrell, Renfro Clymer, Louis Krueger and the cook, Robert Litterer.

-- Sharon K. Sanders