Out of the past: Sept. 9

1990

A fundraising program with the theme "Building for Christ" is initiated at Hanover Lutheran Church; the congregation is planning to add an education wing and a fellowship area, along with improvements to the front entrance area of the church.

The Cape Girardeau Junior Optimist Club this month was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for excellence in community service. The local Junior Optimist club is made up exclusively of boys who are receiving rehabilitation and treatment at the Southeast Missouri Community Treatment Center.

1965

Gov. Warren E. Hearnes appoints A.H. Bender of Pocahontas to fill the unexpired county court judge term in the northern court district. Bender replaces Alvin F. Klaus, who died Aug. 12, leaving a year and a half of his two-year term uncompleted. Bender was Klaus' opponent in the 1964 election.

Members of the Flying Indians Inc., a State College student group that promotes flying, are using a Cessna 150 in their campaign for new members. After removing the plane's wings, they towed it to a place of honor in front of Kent Library, then reattached the wings.

1940

A new enrollment record, by a margin of one, is set at Teachers College when 1,001 students register for the fall term in the first four hours of the regular two-day enrollment period; the peak fall term enrollment of 1,278 was reached last year.

At least two companies are expected to file applications for permits to operate buses in Cape Girardeau at this evening's City Council meeting. A Danville, Illinois, company, which would operate here as the Cape Girardeau Transit Corp., and the St. Louis County Motor Bus Co. each plan to seek a permit.

1915

The dirt train starts work in the morning on the riverfront. A big engine with about 25 cars of dirt begins filling in the tremendous vacancy back of the concrete retaining wall. It's a difficult job to unload the first train with a steam plow, owing to the curve in the switch track. Once sufficient dirt has been hauled in upon which to lay a straight track, the plow will be able to work more rapidly.

Cape Girardeau's public library and reading room, although started on a small scale, has grown until it must have more books to meet demand. The library, 10 months old, has 1,638 patrons enrolled.

-- Sharon K. Sanders