Remember When 7.30.2013

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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10 Years Ago
A tropical luau was the theme of a father-daughter dance May 31 for nearly 180 Indiana Lakeland Council Girl Scouts, their escorts and Girl Scout volunteers. The girls and their escorts dressed in Hawaiian attire, danced to music spun by a disc jockey, and enjoyed a catered dinner, games, and prizes. Tia and Tony Croy enjoyed the evening.
Girl Scouts and their mothers or adult friends recognized Mother’s Day at the Syracuse Community Building by learning how to make corsages. Following the theme of “Teacups and Bonnets,” the 130 girls and their guests drank from their favorite teacups and wore their best bonnets. Emily Sandberg brought her mother, Paula, and grandmother, Anna Sees.
25 Years Ago
Pletcher Furniture Village of Nappanee announces the appointment of Jacqueline Hollar of Warsaw to their interior design staff. Denna Gundrum, manager of the design staff, comments that Hollar’s knowledge and practical work experience in the fields of architecture give her an especially valuable point of view when considering new design ideas. Mrs. Hollar has lived in the Warsaw area for the past 22 years with her husband, Dr. Charles, and two children, Steven and Danica.
Virginia C. Rufenbarger, of Warsaw, retired from NIPSCO after 29 years of service. She was a stenographer in the Warsaw district office at the time.
50 Years Ago
The Green Thumb Garden Club held its third annual flower show, May 18, at the Girl Scout Cabin, Center Lake. All materials had to be home or garden grown. Mrs. Frank Merkle, Claypool, is president of the club; Mrs. Harold Millington, vice president; Mrs. Victor Adams, Atwood, treasurer; and Mrs. Herbert Stier, secretary.
Stier, Da-Lite Screen plant superintendent, will speak on “Woman Power” at the monthly dinner meeting of the Warsaw Business and Professional Women’s Club at the Westminster Hotel. Following the meeting, a reception will honor Pauline Jordan, who is state chairman of the club’s Civic Participation Committee, year 1963-64. Mrs. Charles Cox, hospitality chairman, will be the hostess for the evening.
75 Years Ago
Kosciusko County tax collections from November 1937 to May 1938, total $373,088.27 as compared to collections of $444,877.42 collected during a similar period for the previous year. This shows a falling off of $71,789.19 in collections. One reason for the slump is because this year the taxing rate was reduced in 29 out of 31 taxing units in the county, according to County Treasurer Kelley. Total taxes collected for the 31 units is $363,844.92 including those for utilities, line fence assessments, cutting thistles, ditch clean-out, bonded ditches and bank tax.[[In-content Ad]]

10 Years Ago
A tropical luau was the theme of a father-daughter dance May 31 for nearly 180 Indiana Lakeland Council Girl Scouts, their escorts and Girl Scout volunteers. The girls and their escorts dressed in Hawaiian attire, danced to music spun by a disc jockey, and enjoyed a catered dinner, games, and prizes. Tia and Tony Croy enjoyed the evening.
Girl Scouts and their mothers or adult friends recognized Mother’s Day at the Syracuse Community Building by learning how to make corsages. Following the theme of “Teacups and Bonnets,” the 130 girls and their guests drank from their favorite teacups and wore their best bonnets. Emily Sandberg brought her mother, Paula, and grandmother, Anna Sees.
25 Years Ago
Pletcher Furniture Village of Nappanee announces the appointment of Jacqueline Hollar of Warsaw to their interior design staff. Denna Gundrum, manager of the design staff, comments that Hollar’s knowledge and practical work experience in the fields of architecture give her an especially valuable point of view when considering new design ideas. Mrs. Hollar has lived in the Warsaw area for the past 22 years with her husband, Dr. Charles, and two children, Steven and Danica.
Virginia C. Rufenbarger, of Warsaw, retired from NIPSCO after 29 years of service. She was a stenographer in the Warsaw district office at the time.
50 Years Ago
The Green Thumb Garden Club held its third annual flower show, May 18, at the Girl Scout Cabin, Center Lake. All materials had to be home or garden grown. Mrs. Frank Merkle, Claypool, is president of the club; Mrs. Harold Millington, vice president; Mrs. Victor Adams, Atwood, treasurer; and Mrs. Herbert Stier, secretary.
Stier, Da-Lite Screen plant superintendent, will speak on “Woman Power” at the monthly dinner meeting of the Warsaw Business and Professional Women’s Club at the Westminster Hotel. Following the meeting, a reception will honor Pauline Jordan, who is state chairman of the club’s Civic Participation Committee, year 1963-64. Mrs. Charles Cox, hospitality chairman, will be the hostess for the evening.
75 Years Ago
Kosciusko County tax collections from November 1937 to May 1938, total $373,088.27 as compared to collections of $444,877.42 collected during a similar period for the previous year. This shows a falling off of $71,789.19 in collections. One reason for the slump is because this year the taxing rate was reduced in 29 out of 31 taxing units in the county, according to County Treasurer Kelley. Total taxes collected for the 31 units is $363,844.92 including those for utilities, line fence assessments, cutting thistles, ditch clean-out, bonded ditches and bank tax.[[In-content Ad]]
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