Out of the past: Sept. 10

1993

Nearly $500,000 in airport improvements are slated for this fall and early next year, thanks to a state block grant awarded recently to the City of Cape Girardeau; the grant will fund completion of the terminal building renovation project, but with the Federal Aviation Administration picking up a greater share of the cost.

Volunteers for the annual YELL for Newspapers campaign are poised and ready to hawk newspapers Tuesday morning; businesses and civic groups have staked out corners for the annual literacy fundraiser campaign in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City; the event is being coordinated by the Area Wide United Way, the Southeast Missourian and Cash-Book Journal.

1968

The SEMO District Fair opens at Arena Park under bright, clear skies; in front of the grandstand in the evening, spectators enjoy the first night of the tractor pull.

Officials with the E.L. West Construction Co. of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, return a contract to the City of Cape Girardeau for construction of two grit-removal stations for the sewage disposal system, without the contract being executed; for the third time, the city finds it necessary to call for bids on the same project.

1943

County and Missouri State Highway Patrol officers last night raided the Buckeye State Shows, a carnival showing at the new city park on Highway 61, on felony charges and confiscated a quantity of gambling equipment and some money; five men and five women were taken into custody.

Members of the Kiwanis Club and their wives and members of the Capahas baseball team and their wives attend a goat barbecue given in the evening at Dennis M. Scivally Park; the food is provided and prepared by those making up the "red" division of the club, the losers in an attendance contest with the "blue" division; about 70 people attend.

1918

The Cape Girardeau Fair opens in the morning according to schedule, but with much confusion; people, especially women, failed to understand all entries had to be made yesterday and none could be made today; so they appear at the gates and demand admission, anxious to enter their wares; when they understand the situation, they go home disappointed.

About 40 students arrive in Cape Girardeau on the noon Frisco train to enter St. Vincent's College for the ensuing year; most of the students are young, from 14 to 18 years old, and come from all parts of the country.

-- Sharon K. Sanders