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Day in history for June 11, 2003

1853 -- 150 years ago: It is gratifying to know that the street grade established for the city is almost universally approved by our citizens. The streets leading across the slough are the avenues by which the country comes to market, and the interest of the city requires that they be kept in good order.
1878 -- 125 years ago: It was announced that the annual picnic for the employees of the Rock Island Plow Works would be held at Offerman's Island on Thursday.
1903 -- 100 years ago: Miss Maurine Rasmussen of San Francisco was the guest of Miss Fay Warren.
1928 -- 75 years ago: Dr. G.A. Andreen, president of Augustana College, announced that a total of $1,507,788 had been raised in the building and endowment campaign of the institution.
1953 -- 50 years ago: Strong winds which lashed the Quad-City area early this morning forced an Air Force general's airplane to make an emergency landing at the Davenport Municipal Airport. The aircraft, a C-54, enroute to the Wright-Patterson Air Force base near Dayton, Ohio, was carrying Lt. Gen. R.W. Harper.
1978 -- 25 years ago: Mary Elizabeth England, Miss Scott County, was crowned Miss Iowa in her second try for the crown, having finished as first runner-up last year. The 19-year-old University of Iowa student won her crown at St. Ambrose College's Galvin Fine Arts Center. Miss England will go on to compete in the Miss America pageant later this year.

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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.

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