Remember When October 21

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

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10 Years Ago
October 21 1989

    Warsaw Middle School's eighth-grade girls' volleyball team won the state championship as it beat out seven other teams in the state finals Saturday.

Team members for Warsaw are Kate Burns, Davina Curtis, Jennifer Godshalk, Missy Grubbs, Gretchen Gunter, Chayla Hobbs, Sarah Kessler, Jennifer Kintzel, Lori Martin, Dawn Myers, Mandy Shue, Jenny Bibray, Sara Snyder and Jamie Sumpter. The coaches are Bryon Weinstein and Jerry Charbot.

25 Years Ago
October 21 1974

    Youngsters gathered at the First National Bank as a balloon drop was conducted from the roof of the building. Each balloon contained a certificate for a silver dollar. The activity was one of the several planned leading up to the big open house celebration at the bank.


50 Years Ago
October 21 1949

    George J. Mensik, former big-time gangster with Al Capone's mob, will be the principal speaker at a Marshall county Youth for Christ meeting at the Bourbon High School gym.

Mensik will tell why he served time in reform school and prison and became a gangster and will relate how he reformed.

75 Years Ago
October 21 1924

    A gentle little jet black saddle pony owned by Ben A. Hildenbrand, of west of Warsaw, was sold by him recently to the Black Horse Troop of the Culver Military Academy. Major Rossow was attracted to the pony last summer when his troop rode past the Hildenbrand farm. He gave Hildenbrand another older black pony and $150 in exchange for the pony which struck his fancy.

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10 Years Ago
October 21 1989

    Warsaw Middle School's eighth-grade girls' volleyball team won the state championship as it beat out seven other teams in the state finals Saturday.

Team members for Warsaw are Kate Burns, Davina Curtis, Jennifer Godshalk, Missy Grubbs, Gretchen Gunter, Chayla Hobbs, Sarah Kessler, Jennifer Kintzel, Lori Martin, Dawn Myers, Mandy Shue, Jenny Bibray, Sara Snyder and Jamie Sumpter. The coaches are Bryon Weinstein and Jerry Charbot.

25 Years Ago
October 21 1974

    Youngsters gathered at the First National Bank as a balloon drop was conducted from the roof of the building. Each balloon contained a certificate for a silver dollar. The activity was one of the several planned leading up to the big open house celebration at the bank.


50 Years Ago
October 21 1949

    George J. Mensik, former big-time gangster with Al Capone's mob, will be the principal speaker at a Marshall county Youth for Christ meeting at the Bourbon High School gym.

Mensik will tell why he served time in reform school and prison and became a gangster and will relate how he reformed.

75 Years Ago
October 21 1924

    A gentle little jet black saddle pony owned by Ben A. Hildenbrand, of west of Warsaw, was sold by him recently to the Black Horse Troop of the Culver Military Academy. Major Rossow was attracted to the pony last summer when his troop rode past the Hildenbrand farm. He gave Hildenbrand another older black pony and $150 in exchange for the pony which struck his fancy.

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