10 Years Ago Lincoln Elementary School in Warsaw will have a new principal next year, according to the Warsaw School Board's vote recently. The board unanimously approved Robert Harris as the new principal. Harris will replace Laura Ramsey, who has transferred to a teaching position at Leesburg Elementary. Harris comes to Lincoln from Crown Point Community Schools, where he was an elementary principal. He has lived in Warsaw for 14 years, and was previously the assistant principal at Edgewood Middle School. 25 Years Ago A northbound Conrail freight train derailed at approximately 2:30 a.m. in downtown Warsaw, blocking traffic on Winona Avenue and Pope Street. A Conrail employee investigating the accident said three cars of the 70-car train derailed, spilling a load of corn. Hazardous materials were being transported in a car a few cars from the derailment, but no leaks were reported. A crane was used to put the cars back on the track. 50 Years Ago Robert Blosser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Blosser, Warsaw, will go to Warren, Mich., late in June to work as a junior designer in the product design studio of General Motors. Blosser graduated with honors from the Art Center School in Los Angeles, Calif., where he studied for four years. General Motors awarded him a scholarship for the last two years. 75 Years Ago Mrs. W.L. Matthews and son, George, have returned from West Lafayette, where they attended the 62nd annual commencement of Purdue University. John W. Matthews received his bachelor's degree in agriculture and a commission from the president of the United States as second lieutenant in the Field Artillery Reserve, United States Army.
