Out of the past: Sept. 30

1990

John McMullen, a pharmacist at Medicare Pharmacy for 18 years, is president of the just-opened John's Pharmacy, 2001 Independence St. in Cape Girardeau; McMullen's assistant pharmacists are Walter Eck and Breck Bartmess.

Included in the New Vision of Excellence Capital Campaign launched Saturday are plans for improvements to Southeast Missouri State University's football complex and Houck Stadium; university officials hope the campaign will yield $1.6 million to make improvements to the school's athletic facilities.

1965

Steady rainfall since about 5 a.m. causes many Cape Girardeau streets and intersections to carry streams of water during the day; a number of cars stall as a result of street conditions in the morning on Broadway.

Mrs. A.L. Freytag of Kennett, Missouri, received her rating yesterday at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport as an instrument pilot; she is the first woman to receive such a rating in training in Cape Girardeau; both she and her husband are pilots and own a Cessna Skymaster plane.

1940

The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce board of directors adopts a resolution asking the government to select a site immediately for the new $430,000 federal building; the board pledges itself to work with representatives of the post office department who may be sent here with this end in view.

T.J. Haddock secures a permit to build a frame store building to replace one destroyed by fire at 1001 Perry Ave.; Clarence Shirrell will be contractor of the one-story structure; the fire, which ruined the store operated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hood, occurred last July.

1915

Cape Girardeau knows how to throw a parade, and last night's "burlesque pageant" had them all beat for genuine entertainment and fun; a tremendous crowd lined the streets to see the parade pass along Broadway, Pacific, Main and Haarig; the floats carried various themes, such as "Movies," with Russell Dearmont dressed as Charlie Chaplain and Julien Friant representing Marie Dressler.

John C. Shoup, a leader in the "dry" forces of the state, was in Cape Girardeau yesterday conferencing with several well-known citizens; but the nature of his visit wasn't revealed.

-- Sharon K. Sanders