Eagle with Stars and Stripes
Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854

Remeber When 7.19.2008

Posted

10 Years Ago

July 19 1998

    DePuy Inc. is being sold to one of the largest healthcare companies in the world - Johnson & Johnson.

The two companies announced that Johnson & Johnson will acquire DePuy for $35 a share in a deal valued at $3.5 billion.

25 Years Ago

July 19 1983

    Wendy Beashing was named Miss Silver Lake Days 1983. Dawn Youst was runner-up; Bonita Neeley was second runner-up and Rhonda Titman was the poster award winner.


50 Years Ago

July 19 1958

    Three Kosciusko County 4-H girls were winners in the home economics judging contest held at Wabash.

Marjorie Cook, of Claypool, Judith Brygider, of Pierceton, and Linda Rassi, of Milford, will represent the county in the state contest to be held in Aug. 25 during the state fair.

75 Years Ago

July 19 1933

    Auto traffic through Warsaw on the transcontinental Lincoln Highway was reported as probably the greatest in the history of the highway, due to reasonable tourist movement but more especially to the world's fair traffic.

A survey of one hour here yesterday resulted in the recording of 40 different state auto licenses.