10 Years Ago Ashley Lyon, 9, Syracuse, a Milford Elementary School student, recorded “Call on Jesus” Nov. 18 at Downstairs Studio. The studio is a side project for her father, Mike, and a cousin. Milford United Methodist Church is selling the one-song CD in their auction to raise money for the Northern Indiana Food Bank, South Bend, which would help supply the Syracuse food pantry and Combined Community Services. 25 Years Ago Officials of The Dalton Foundries Inc., announce that the following individuals have joined the company: Walter R. King, as a core department supervisor; Nelson H. Mathias Jr., as a pattern engineer; and Lois E. McKinney, as a programmer in the data processing department. Promotions: Martin D. Justice, 7-1/2 years, supervisor in the maintenance department; Jim G. Koehlinger, 14 years, supervisor in the maintenance department; Matt B. Yeiter, 10 years, supervisor in the core department. R.R. Donnelley & Sons recognized four 25-year employees: David Teel, material handler; DDCE scanner operator Larry Gregory; David Shivers, electronic retoucher; Steve Shively, journeyman retoucher. 50 Years Ago When G. Freeland “Flip” Phillips completes his next four-year term as city councilman, he will have established an all-time record of service. On Nov. 5 he was elected to his fourth consecutive term. No other person in the city’s 110-year old history has come close to his record of 16 years. Ken Beer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Beer, and a Milford High School senior, won first-place honors in the county competition of the National High School Oratorical contest held at Warsaw High School. He spoke on the topic, “Our Constitution in a Changing World.” 75 Years Ago Edwin Barber, Winona Lake, won first place for his oil painting; Louise Chinworth, second; George Hipsher, Warsaw, third. Pauline Jordan, Warsaw, had the best water color painting; Mrs. J.W. Scott, Warsaw, second. Fred Herring, Pierceton, won in both charcoal and pastel. Rex Bloom, Claypool, won first place in the pen or pencil drawing and in crayon; Robert Blodgett, Mentone, second in both categories. Warsaw Methodists will celebrate “Centennial Week” October 9 to 16 in the First Methodist Church. The Revs. Somerville Light, B.M. Bechdolt, C.B. Croxall, and Thomas Bean, only living former pastors, will return to make addresses. One hundred years ago, when Warsaw’s population was scarcely 200, Methodism had its beginning. The Rev. Richard Hargrave preached the first sermon in a cabin on the southeast corner of Center and Hickory streets.
