Out of the past 12/29/03

10 years ago: Dec. 29, 1993

Freezing rain, sleet and snow that fell on parts of southern Missouri last night and early today, creating hazardous driving conditions, cause no accidents with injuries.

Burned jumper line is being blamed for early-morning power outage that affects about 2,400 Union electric Co. customers in Scott City.

25 years ago: Dec. 29, 1978

County Clerk Rusby C. Crites retires, marking end of 20 years of county service; after losing race for county assessor in 1956, Crites was first elected county clerk in 1958.

It will be an all-Cape Girardeau final in University High Christmas tournament; Central High downed Charleston 78-53 to advance to title round, and Notre Dame High upset No. 2 seed Scott Central, 67-64.

50 years ago: Dec. 29, 1953

Longtown, MO. -- JOHN R. ABERNATHY, WHOSE LIFE SPANNED 105 YEARS AND ONE DAY OF PERRY COUNTY HISTORY, DIES AT HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER.

PILOT LANDS HIS LIGHT PLANE ON HIGHWAY 61 WEST OF JACKSON IN EVENING, WHEN HIS FUEL SUPPLY BECOMES LOW AND DARKNESS OVERTAKES HIM AS HE IS FLYING FROM CLINTON, IOWA, TO SIKESTON, MO.

75 YEARS AGO: DEC. 29, 1928

Taking up again vexing problem of fixing amount of claims to be paid from $134,000 Missouri Pacific is to pay for portion of Cape Girardeau Northern Railroad, Judge O.A. Knehans in Common Pleas Court refuses to allow John A. Hope, for 15 years attorney for receiver, fee of $65,000 for his services.

Edward L. Schindler, 46, prominent member and officer of Knights of Columbus in Cape Girardeau, died yesterday of pneumonia; as proprietor for 22 years of barber shop on Main Street, he was well known to thousands.

-- Sharon K. Sanders