NewsSeptember 23, 2014

G.D. Fronabarger left the Missourian boxes and boxes of negatives. What he didn't leave were IDs for them. Pictures of the Past features some of Frony's images we've partially identified. We're hoping you can help fill in the blanks. Contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com, if you recognize a place or a face. Mystery Galleries may still be viewed on our History Page, http://www.semissourian.com/history/

Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. presented a trophy at the World's International Kart Association track at the municipal airport. Who was the man accepting the trophy?
Rush H. Limbaugh Jr. presented a trophy at the World's International Kart Association track at the municipal airport. Who was the man accepting the trophy?
Help us identify these Girl Scouts. Bill Stone wrote, "I believe the photo was taken around 1955. There are two Girl Scouts I can definitely identify. In the front row, second from the left is Pam Nett and next to her third from the left is Joy Deneke. I just don't want to guess on the rest."
Help us identify these Girl Scouts. Bill Stone wrote, "I believe the photo was taken around 1955. There are two Girl Scouts I can definitely identify. In the front row, second from the left is Pam Nett and next to her third from the left is Joy Deneke. I just don't want to guess on the rest."
Do you recognize any of these youngsters? They may have been walking to the public library or the Common Pleas Courthouse. The photo was taken at Lorimier and Themis streets.
Do you recognize any of these youngsters? They may have been walking to the public library or the Common Pleas Courthouse. The photo was taken at Lorimier and Themis streets.
Does anyone recognize these young baseball players? The Rev. Preston Foster of De Soto, Illinois, wrote: "What a treasure! The negatives have held up very well! Memory, not so much...The young baseball players MIGHT be at the north end of Capaha Park. Back row, second from right: Jim Reynold; fifth from right: Roger Mahan; sixth from right: Robert "R.C." Grossheider; seventh from right: Norval or Wayne Jones (twins). Front row, third from right: Roger "Rick" Meinz. Front row, right, might be Cory Foster."
Does anyone recognize these young baseball players? The Rev. Preston Foster of De Soto, Illinois, wrote: "What a treasure! The negatives have held up very well! Memory, not so much...The young baseball players MIGHT be at the north end of Capaha Park. Back row, second from right: Jim Reynold; fifth from right: Roger Mahan; sixth from right: Robert "R.C." Grossheider; seventh from right: Norval or Wayne Jones (twins). Front row, third from right: Roger "Rick" Meinz. Front row, right, might be Cory Foster."
This car apparently ended up in a ditch following a wreck at the Kingshighway-Independence Street intersection.
This car apparently ended up in a ditch following a wreck at the Kingshighway-Independence Street intersection.
This picture taken Feb. 4, 1937 shows the fire that destroyed Bartels Mercantile Co. at the southeast corner of Broadway and Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau. Later that year, on Sept. 9, the store reopened at 430 Broadway where it continued until going out of business in 1957.
This picture taken Feb. 4, 1937 shows the fire that destroyed Bartels Mercantile Co. at the southeast corner of Broadway and Ellis Street in Cape Girardeau. Later that year, on Sept. 9, the store reopened at 430 Broadway where it continued until going out of business in 1957.
A crowd of shoppers jams the Bartels Store, 430 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, as the closing-out sale began on Thursday, Nov. 21, 1957. The management said the crowd filled the store throughout the day. The building was constructed in 1928 for the Montgomery Ward store. It continued in that location until 1933 when the store was moved to Main Street. Bartels opened in the building on Sept. 9, 1937.
A crowd of shoppers jams the Bartels Store, 430 Broadway in Cape Girardeau, as the closing-out sale began on Thursday, Nov. 21, 1957. The management said the crowd filled the store throughout the day. The building was constructed in 1928 for the Montgomery Ward store. It continued in that location until 1933 when the store was moved to Main Street. Bartels opened in the building on Sept. 9, 1937.
April 7, 1962 Southeast Missourian.
Examining brochures on opportunities and scholarships of various colleges are these four Notre Dame High School graduating seniors. From left are Richard Hahn, Dianna Woeltje, Mary Frances Landewee and Bob Quatmann. The various college brochures are kept tacked on a hallway bulletin board so that pupils may examine them. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)
April 7, 1962 Southeast Missourian. Examining brochures on opportunities and scholarships of various colleges are these four Notre Dame High School graduating seniors. From left are Richard Hahn, Dianna Woeltje, Mary Frances Landewee and Bob Quatmann. The various college brochures are kept tacked on a hallway bulletin board so that pupils may examine them. (G.D. Fronabarger/Southeast Missourian archive)
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G.D. Fronabarger left the Missourian boxes and boxes of negatives. What he didn't leave were IDs for them. Pictures of the Past features some of Frony's images we've partially identified. We're hoping you can help fill in the blanks. Contact librarian Sharon Sanders at ssanders@semissourian.com, if you recognize a place or a face. Mystery Galleries may still be viewed on our History Page, http://www.semissourian.com/history/

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