10 Years Ago Troop 715 has eight Scouts being interviewed by the District’s Eagle Scout Board of Review. They all passed: Erik Enders, Kevin Hoover, Justin Hurt, Kyle Messmore, Nick Missos, Kyle Schneider, William Winston, and Stephen Wright. A formal Eagle Scout ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 31. The Webelos Den of Harrison Cub Scout Pack 3772 sponsored a school-wide food drive Nov. 17-21 to benefit the Salvation Army. The drive resulted in the donation of 495 food items. Members are: Taylor Baney, Rusty Carlson, Jordan Friddle, Derrick Carlson, Adam Becker, and Jackson Wagoner. 25 Years Ago The Warsaw Community Development Corporation has awarded three Certificates of Commendation to area businesses: McDonald’s of Warsaw for their continuous seasonal landscaping; Gordy’s Sub Pub, 205-207 West Center St., for the exterior improvement of the property and use of awnings; and to the law firm of Rasor, Harris, Lemon, and Reed for the appropriate addition and landscaping of their property. H. Max Jones, president of Jones Appliance Store of Warsaw and Pierceton, has accepted a position on the Customer Council of United Telephone of Indiana Northern Region for a two-year term. He replaces Bill Warren, Pierceton, whose term expired. The Council is comprised of 12 customers who meet quarterly and provide input to the company. 50 Years Ago Mrs. Paul (Dick) Wilson, Warsaw, is holding a 10-1/2 pound Old Dutch “flathead” cabbage raised by William Longnecker who resides at Dutchtown near Chapman Lake, northeast of Warsaw. The cabbage was an even foot in diameter. Paul Beezley, North Webster, reports that while in Wisconsin recently, he saw between 15,000 and 20,000 Canadian “Honkers.” This area along the Canadian border expects between 100,000 to 130,000 birds during the month. Bunker Hill Air Force Base is arranging for Kosciusko County Civil Defense Director Milo Clase to fly on a mission with the Air Force refueling group in a jet tanker. 75 Years Ago Opening gun of the 1938 Republican campaign in Kosciusko County was fired last night when candidates banqueted at the Hotel Hays and heard Rep. Charles Halleck flay the New Deal and its methods, warning that continued yielding to Rooseveltian policies will pave the way to a dictatorship. Roy Haines, director of the E. W. Gresso Company, Saturday will launch the store’s gigantic anniversary sale in celebration of 34 years as a retail enterprise serving Kosciusko County. The Company started in Silver Lake, then branched to North Manchester, then to Warsaw. All three stores have been successful throughout both years of prosperity and depression.
