25 years ago: March 4, 1985

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A massive manhunt involving helicopters, roadblocks and dogs continues in and around St. Francois County as more than 100 law enforcement officers search for the suspected killer of a Missouri highway patrolman who originally was from Cape Girardeau; trooper James M. Froemsdorf, 35, of Perryville, was fatally shot Saturday night.

The Cape Girardeau City Council is considering moving forward with plans to install a new irrigation system at the municipal golf course at a cost of about $150,000; Mayor Howard C. Tooke, who has said he will vote against all capital improvements until the community's sewer problems are addressed, says "the timing is extremely bad."

50 years ago: March 4, 1960

Cape Girardeau's pleasure-bent youngsters were on a hundred hills in the city yesterday and today, as they took advantage of a none-too-frequent occasion to use their sleds; city merchants, who have had sleds in stock for a long time, disposed of them in a hurry after the big snow.

The victorious Catholic High Bulldogs travel by bus to Missouri University in Columbia to compete in the semifinal rounds of the Class M State Tournament this evening; the Bulldogs will face Bolivar, with the winner going on to the next round of play tomorrow.

75 years ago: March 4, 1935

The organization of the Cape Girardeau Playgoers' League to sponsor the bringing of legitimate and high-class stage productions to Cape Girardeau at least three times annually is announced; the group will present its first play, "Her Master's Voice," Friday night at State College Auditorium.

Still in good health and enjoying the company of friends, Fred Hahn, one of the few surviving veterans of the Civil War here, celebrated his 93rd birthday yesterday.

100 years ago: March 4, 1910

Members of the Cape Girardeau Commercial Club heard several speakers last night, including special secretary J.E. Coulter of the YMCA, who discussed the plan of establishing a branch of the association in Cape Girardeau.

Mrs. Lottie J. Cliffton has just returned from Keister's Ladies Tailoring College in St. Louis and is ready to do all kinds of fine tailoring.

-- Sharon K. Sanders