Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years Ago
The death this week of Dave Thomas, founder of the Wendy’s restaurants, brings back memories for a local resident. Jim Klondaris of Warsaw served with Thomas in the Army during World War II. In fact, both men were cooks in Germany and both ended up in the restaurant business. Klondaris and his family operated the Humpty Dumpty in downtown Warsaw for many years and Thomas became famous in the Wendy’s commercials.
25 Years Ago
Lorissa Jeanne Rigsby, 15, of Chapman Lake will be competing in the Miss Jr. America Show, Sunday, Jan. 25 in the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jan Kuntz, Chapman Lake, and Paul Rigsby, Marion. Her hobbies are tap and jazz dancing, skiing, powder puff and going to ballgames. She has honors in dancing, mathematics, and was a semi-finalist at Miss Indiana Teen.
50 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Edson Moyer, Kings Highway, have returned from a vacation trip with their daughter, Joyce, a junior in nursing at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital. They visited Mrs. Moyer’s parents and brothers in Rochester, N.Y., and her brother-in-law and sister, Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Zahniser at Wonder Lake, Wis.
75 Years Ago
William Gerdes of New York City, director of the Winona School of Photography, was in Warsaw and Winona Lake recently making definite plans for completely remodeling the old Daguerre building on College Avenue, Winona Lake. Accommodations will be greatly enlarged under this new arrangement. During the 1936 season a record-breaking class of 85 students was enrolled with nearly 30 different states represented.
