10 Years Ago Justin Butts, 18, a Warsaw Community High School senior, is one of just two Indiana students who are semi-finalists for the Ernest Hemingway Writing Awards for High School Journalists. Butts is a semi-finalist in the commentary category for his two pieces, “As the Pages Burn” about Banned Books Week, and “Tis the Season ... For What?”, a column on how people complicate the holidays needlessly. While he enjoys journalism in high school, it is not a part of his occupational goals. He plans on being a paramedic. 25 Years Ago Warsaw’s Classic Car Centre receives a lot of attention in the March issue of Car Collector magazine. A four-page article in the magazine highlights the antique car showcase and the city of Warsaw. Author of the article, Thomas D. Murray, writes he was pleasantly surprised by Warsaw’s modernization after drawing a mental picture of dirt roads, pickup trucks and naive farm boys. He also praises Classic Car Centre for its uniqueness and concern for customers. 50 Years Ago Linden Boggs, a graduate of Pierceton High School, is among more than 60 music students at Ball State College in Muncie who will appear in the musical “Wonderful Town,” to be held in the college theater. Boggs, son of Alton Boggs, Warsaw, will play a trumpet in the “play orchestra.” 75 Years Ago Fire of undetermined origin completely destroyed a large barn on the Alton Robinson farm one and one-half miles southeast of Leesburg Sunday morning shortly after one o’clock. It is believed the fire was caused by a fallen electric light wire, which collapsed under the weight of a sheet of ice during Saturday’s freezing rain. The fire drew hundreds of spectators from Warsaw theaters and dance, which were just out at the time when the fire was at its height. Damage was estimated at $2,500.
