Remember When August 8
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
10 Years Ago
August 8 1996
ANGOLA - Warsaw's Russ Lowry won the fast heat and feature race in the IMCA/I-Car Modified division at the Angola Motor Speedway.
25 Years Ago
August 8 1981
Trent Ayres, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ayres, Claypool, won the Grand Champion Steer title after showing a 1,230-pound Crossbred steer. He also won the same award in 1978. A fifth-year 4-H competitor, Trent is a member of the Silver Lake Rambling Farmers Club.
50 Years Ago
August 8 1956
Mr. and Mrs. Russell (Red and Helen) Smith and friends were reminiscing the other evening. Out of the discussion came this priceless bit of strategy on the part of Helen. Seems that Red was looking high and low for his billfold. His wife suggested that he look under the bed, as it might have fallen out of his pocket while he was changing clothes. Red had made up his mind that the billfold was lost. He wasn't about to act on a suggestion as simple as looking under the bed. He ran an ad in The Times-Union, which states that the person finding the billfold was welcome to the money if they would just return the personal papers and cards to be found in it.
75 Years Ago
August 8 1931
Saturday from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. the "Mystery Co-ed" will be in the stores, at the beach, on the streets, everywhere. She might be a girl you know. When you think you have found her, say: "Are you the mystery Co-ed from the Centennial?" If you are correct she will hand you a free pass good for our Sunday continuous show. Only the first 25 persons identifying the Co-ed will be given passes. The feature for Sunday and Monday is "Confessions of a Co-ed."
10 Years Ago
August 8 1996
ANGOLA - Warsaw's Russ Lowry won the fast heat and feature race in the IMCA/I-Car Modified division at the Angola Motor Speedway.
25 Years Ago
August 8 1981
Trent Ayres, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ayres, Claypool, won the Grand Champion Steer title after showing a 1,230-pound Crossbred steer. He also won the same award in 1978. A fifth-year 4-H competitor, Trent is a member of the Silver Lake Rambling Farmers Club.
50 Years Ago
August 8 1956
Mr. and Mrs. Russell (Red and Helen) Smith and friends were reminiscing the other evening. Out of the discussion came this priceless bit of strategy on the part of Helen. Seems that Red was looking high and low for his billfold. His wife suggested that he look under the bed, as it might have fallen out of his pocket while he was changing clothes. Red had made up his mind that the billfold was lost. He wasn't about to act on a suggestion as simple as looking under the bed. He ran an ad in The Times-Union, which states that the person finding the billfold was welcome to the money if they would just return the personal papers and cards to be found in it.
75 Years Ago
August 8 1931
Saturday from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. the "Mystery Co-ed" will be in the stores, at the beach, on the streets, everywhere. She might be a girl you know. When you think you have found her, say: "Are you the mystery Co-ed from the Centennial?" If you are correct she will hand you a free pass good for our Sunday continuous show. Only the first 25 persons identifying the Co-ed will be given passes. The feature for Sunday and Monday is "Confessions of a Co-ed."