A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON

25 years ago: 1973

By vote of two to one, County Court decided Thursday not to accept offer of Jackson Industrial Development Board to trade site of present county jail for six-acre tract in north Jackson that board offered as location for proposed County Law Enforcement Complex; instead, court took under consideration board's offer that it would give county the six acres abutting Route D and Highway 61 North under agreement that complex would be built on site.

State Rep. Marvin E. Proffer, D-Jackson, has been named to second, one-year term on Intergovernmental Relations Committee of National Legislative Conference; committee of 250 legislators from every state is major federal-state policy-making arm of NLC.

Stereo tape player, two speakers and two eight-track tapes were taken during break-in Sunday at Jackson High School gymnasium; police say thieves pried open door on east side of gym and took tape equipment from locker room.

Plans of Missouri Utilities Co. to construct fifth electrical substation on perimeter of Cape Girardeau were revealed at meeting of County Court Monday; William E. Masterson, company engineer, said he was appearing before court to make it aware of firm's plans to build substation so as not to conflict with any forthcoming county planning and zoning regulations.

Voters Tuesday approved by overwhelming 92.4 percent margin $500,000 general obligation bond issue for industrial expansion to Lenco Inc. plant; of 831 votes cast, 768 were in favor of issue; construction of 30,000-square-foot addition may begin by early next summer with completion early in 1975.

50 years ago: 1948

Mrs. J.P. Barks Monday moved to home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Roloff, for winter; she closed up her house nearby because of recent illness; Mr. Roloff, who was seriously injured recently, has returned to his work at Roloff Grocery Store.

E.W. Stovall and Louis Blades of Jackson each killed deer Tuesday, hunting from camp four Jackson couples set up in Carter County; buck killed by Stovall had four points and weighed nearly 500 pounds; successful hunters plan to remain in camp, assisting L.C. Jenkins and Henry A. Loos, who hope to kill bucks also.

New sidewalk installed Monday at front and on east side of new Jackson Exchange Bank will soon be ready for use; much of construction debris has been removed from street near bank; building is nearly completed on outside and all openings have been covered with heavy paper, and interior work goes on; main entrance is finished, glass enclosure doors in glass insets forming most of front.

Jackson will have Christmas contest for outdoor decorating, first time in several years; Chamber of Commerce donated money for prizes.

Young man from France, 2nd Lt. Cabe M. Gilly, whose home is in Sarthe, arrived in Jackson Tuesday to be guest of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Short; Gilly will go to Lansing, Mich., to be attached to Michigan State College, to specialize in agriculture equipment, on recommendation of Roy Barham of John Bean Manufacturing Co. of Paris.

75 years ago: 1923

Cape Girardeau County Women's Republican Club met in courthouse Thursday, with Mrs. John A. Snider, president, presiding; club showed gain of 21 new members, bring total membership to 44; large party of Cape Girardeau women were present at gathering.

Butchering has commenced in area, and chicken thieves are busy as well; a Mr. Haas, who recently moved to northwest part of Jackson from Sedgewickville, upon rising early Friday morning, found hen house door open and 11 fine birds gone; he at once started searching, without success; later in day, however, his hens were returned; it is thought hunt got so hot, thieves turned birds loose and allowed them to go home.

There was good attendance at cornerstone-laying of Baptist Church Sunday despite bad weather; roof is on structure and it gave shelter to those attending; main address was given by the Rev. G.W. Graham of St. Louis; Mrs. Joe Wolters represented women of congregation and likewise spoke; C.L. Grant spoke on behalf of men; congregation hopes to get into its new home by last of January.

Social affairs are at standstill at present in Jackson, but many events are planned for holidays when students and teachers come home.

C.A. McWilliams went to Wolf Lake, Ill., Tuesday to look after his farm; he will be gone three or four days.