Remember When June 11

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

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10 Years Ago
June 11 1989

    David L. Hillery of Milford recently retired from Northern Indiana Public Service Company after 29 years of service. A mechanic equipment operator in the Goshen District at the time of his retirement, Hillery joined Northern Indiana in 1960 as a helper in the construction department and advanced to various positions with the company.


25 Years Ago
June 11 1974

    Howe Military School cadet M-Sgt. John E. Wong, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wong, Warsaw, was selected by a special board to wear the coveted Major James S. Merritt Sword at the school's final dress parade during the recent commencement exercises.

Presented annually to the outstanding corps of cadets, the sword and medal memorialize the late Major Merritt, who was commandant of cadets at Howe for several decades until his death in 1967.

50 Years Ago
June 11 1949

    Glen Whitehead was re-elected to a second term as county superintendent of schools and his salary was boosted $1,000 a year by the township trustees of the county in a meeting at the court house Monday morning.


75 Years Ago
June 11 1924

    Mason B. Wells, 78, of Benton Harbor, who was conductor on the Warsaw, Goshen and White Pigeon railway in 1869, when Warsaw was the southern terminal and later when it was extended to Silver Lake, was in Warsaw today. He called on his old friend, Capt. John Runyan, whom he had not seen for years. While lunching at a restaurant here at noon he met and was recognized by his old friend, Silas Myers, who had not seen him for perhaps 30 years. He called at the Times office to renew acquaintance with the Williams boys.

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10 Years Ago
June 11 1989

    David L. Hillery of Milford recently retired from Northern Indiana Public Service Company after 29 years of service. A mechanic equipment operator in the Goshen District at the time of his retirement, Hillery joined Northern Indiana in 1960 as a helper in the construction department and advanced to various positions with the company.


25 Years Ago
June 11 1974

    Howe Military School cadet M-Sgt. John E. Wong, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wong, Warsaw, was selected by a special board to wear the coveted Major James S. Merritt Sword at the school's final dress parade during the recent commencement exercises.

Presented annually to the outstanding corps of cadets, the sword and medal memorialize the late Major Merritt, who was commandant of cadets at Howe for several decades until his death in 1967.

50 Years Ago
June 11 1949

    Glen Whitehead was re-elected to a second term as county superintendent of schools and his salary was boosted $1,000 a year by the township trustees of the county in a meeting at the court house Monday morning.


75 Years Ago
June 11 1924

    Mason B. Wells, 78, of Benton Harbor, who was conductor on the Warsaw, Goshen and White Pigeon railway in 1869, when Warsaw was the southern terminal and later when it was extended to Silver Lake, was in Warsaw today. He called on his old friend, Capt. John Runyan, whom he had not seen for years. While lunching at a restaurant here at noon he met and was recognized by his old friend, Silas Myers, who had not seen him for perhaps 30 years. He called at the Times office to renew acquaintance with the Williams boys.

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