Out of the past 4/30/06

25 years ago: April 30, 1981

After lying dormant for the better part of a year, an effort will be made to revive urban redevelopment in Cape Girardeau, primarily in downtown and other older areas of the community; two redevelopment ordinances have been proposed for the city council's consideration -- one developed by City Attorney Robert C. Fick and the other submitted by the Cape Girardeau Redevelopment Corporation, a 13-member board made up of local civic leaders.

Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co.'s new multi-million dollar plant at Cape Girardeau produced its first cement Tuesday; however, the following day it was forced to shut down so that repairs could be made to the dust collector system.

50 years ago: April 30, 1956

Police Commissioner John L. Wieser announces the appointment of Sgt. Percy R. Little, veteran of the State Highway Patrol and of military police duty, as chief of police in Cape Girardeau; Little will retire from the patrol today after serving with it for almost 24 years.

A plan to change the location of Thilenius Street between Caruthers and Cordelia avenues in front of the old Haas house on the high school tract is presented to the school board by representatives of Grace Methodist Church.

75 years ago: April 30, 1931

In a new lawsuit for damages to his property, allegedly resulting from storm water overflow conditions on South Pacific Street, filed in Common Pleas Court yesterday, Judge Frank Kelly asks damages aggregating $20,000; the petition asks for judgments of $500 actual damages and $750 punitive damages in each of the 16 counts, when storm water collected on the street and overflowed on the Kelly property.

Henry A. Voges, Jackson chief of police, turns over his stick and pistol to his successor, Walter Statler.

100 years ago: April 30, 1906

The Cape Girardeau Board of Education has raised the salary of every teacher for next year; the principal at Lorimier School, who also serves as superintendent, will receive $90 next year, up $10 from this year; the principals at Jefferson and Lincoln schools will go from $60 to $65; most teachers at Lorimier and Jefferson will receive $40 next year, an increase of $5; teachers at Lincoln will receive $35, also a $5 increase.

The Rev. E.T. Adams, pastor of Cape Girardeau's Methodist church, returns from Oran, Mo., where he had been attending the district conference.

-- Sharon K. Sanders