Out of the past: June 25

1990

The Missouri Bankers Association Grand Auto Tour makes a stop in Jackson in the afternoon; the parade of pre-1937 classic cars is part of the association's centennial celebration; the local stop is the 12th of 42 designated stops along the 17-day, 1,700-mile trip covering the state.

Dwight Dodson, a Cape Girardeau native and World War II veteran, becomes the first man to move into the newly constructed Missouri Veterans Home here; two other men also take up occupancy later in the day.

1965

A ring of artificial-flower thieves struck again this week; this deduction is made by city health officer Russell C. Matzen after four Girardeau residents complain wreaths and floral sprays are missing from Lorimier Cemetery; Matzen says artificial flowers are stolen during the summer from Lorimier Cemetery and other area cemeteries.

The relationship between city manager government and industrial development in a community, and city supervision costs are the major points covered in a public meeting on the council-manager issue; it's the second meeting on the question sponsored by the Citizens Council-Manager Committee.

1940

Jim Laskaris, owner of the Coney Island restaurant at 513 Broadway, and Tom Carctust have joined hands in business, buying out the Arcade Recreation Parlor, 503 Broadway; Carctust will manage the parlor and has moved his hat-cleaning business to the rear of the building; Laskaris will continue to operate his cafe.

Following music by the Cape Girardeau Municipal Band, Missouri Gov. Lloyd C. Stark, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator, addresses a large crowd at Courthouse Park in the evening; he makes a plea for a strong national defense, while declaring the United States must keep out of war.

1915

A federal court judge affirms the findings of master T.J. Fauntleroy in the case of the Cape Girardeau Northern Railway against the Frisco, excepting that he orders that the C.G.N. must be sold and that the Frisco shall be liable only for any deficit that might accrue; Fauntleroy had sustained every contention of Louis Houck, who sued to make the Frisco receivers carry out the contract made by Frisco officers when they arranged to purchase the Houck roads; the master decided that the Frisco receivers must assume responsibility for the bonds of the C.G.N.

Dr. E.C. Kimbro plans to leave Cape Girardeau in a week or two to return to his old home town, Anna, Illinois, where he will begin the practice of dentistry.

-- Sharon K. Sanders