Out of the past: May 25

1990

The board of directors of Citizens Against the Lake is trying to arrange a meeting with Gov. John Ashcroft to encourage him to veto legislation that would give voters an opportunity to decide if they want to fund a 7,700-acre, Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County recreational lake with a one-cent sales tax.

Work is underway that will turn a vacant apartment building on Henderson Avenue into the new home of KRCU radio, Southeast Missouri State University's radio station; the station is currently located in cramped quarters in the basement of the Grauel Building.

1965

John Seabaugh led Jackson High School's track team in scoring this year with 62 1/4 points; Glenn Nothdurft was second with 59 3/4, and Larry Freese was third with 58 1/4.

FROHNA, Mo. -- The first wood chip mill in the area, for making wood chips for paper manufacture, is to be installed at East Perry Lumber Co., in June and will probably go into production in July; the mill will produce chips for a paper mill at Alton, Illinois, using waste slabs from the sawmill operation.

1940

Bishop John C. Broomfield has approved a plan of leaving Mrs. J. Linn Haw in charge of Maple Avenue Methodist Church until the church conference in October; she is the widow of the pastor of Maple Avenue, who died a week ago.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Plans are being considered for locating a branch flying school near here under management of the Parks Air College of East St. Louis, Illinois; Parks, which trains pilots and mechanics, in line with governmental action, expects to step up its cadet pilot graduations from 15 in six weeks to 120 every five weeks.

1915

Judge Alexander Ross, 81, dies at his home on upper Broadway in the morning; he had been ill a long time and for several months was confined to his home; he is survived by his widow and five daughters.

Contractor C.J. Reisenbichler begins work on the new garage building to be constructed on the north side of the 200 block of Broadway, opposite The Republican newspaper building; the building, which will adjoin Dr. List's property, will be 50x100 feet and will be of brick and concrete, making it fireproof.

-- Sharon K. Sanders