Out of the past 1/23/02

10 years ago: Jan. 23, 1992

Perryville - Voters in Perry County School District will decide in April if they will pay more in school taxes to fund additional school buildings; Perry County Board of Education last night unanimously decided to ask voters for 19-cent increase in current school operating levy and also to approve $4.9 million bond issue.

Cape Girardeau's "power brokers" - its business and education leaders - meet to discuss city's public schools; educational "summit" launches Cape Girardeau School District's long-range planning process, which is expected to be completed by June.

25 years ago: Jan. 23, 1977

Total of 120 4-H leaders and members and 4-H club were honored last night at annual Recognition Banquet for Cape Girardeau County 4-H'ers at Central Junior High School cafeteria.

Another inch of snow settles upon Cape Girardeau, raising total accumulation to five inches; snow mixes with sleet to make roads and streets hazardous and icy once again; after snow stops during night, heavy fog sets in, obscuring slippery roads.

50 years ago: Jan. 23, 1952

Plans for finance drive, with goal of $5,000, were outlined last night at meeting of youth center committee made up of representatives from various civic organizations; in addition, committee discussed hiring paid director for youth center.

Organized labor will oppose any changes in form of city government in Cape Girardeau, it was decided last night at meeting of Central Trades and Labor Union; Central TraDes is composed of business agents and delegate of all of city's 15 union locals.

75 years ago: Jan. 23, 1927

Services are held as usual at First Baptist Church building at Broadway and Spanish street, the break in heating plant having been sufficiently repaired to heat building; services at church last Sunday were dispensed with as result of furnace trouble.

John Gould Fletcher, English critic and poet, will read several of his own poems at his appearance at Teachers College auditorium Tuesday evening, under auspices of college entertainment committee; although born in Little Rock, Ark., Fletcher has resided past several years in London.

- Sharon K. Sanders