10 Years Ago From “Extension News” column: Tips for what baking soda will clean: • Make a solution of 2 tablespoons baking soda and one quart warm water to clean practically everything: refrigerator, small appliances, countertops, microwave oven, baby bottles, thermos, lunch boxes and plastic containers. • Sprinkle baking soda on a damp cloth to scour the sink. It will not scratch. • Eliminate odors by placing an open box of baking soda in the refrigerator and freezer. When disposing of the box, pour it down the drain to deodorize it. • To clean burned-on food, sprinkle pots with baking soda, add water and simmer. The burned food will come out easily. 25 Years Ago Two local bowlers who recently bowled perfect 300 games were awarded with rings from the American Bowling Congress and jackets from Gilliam Lanes, which is where the games were bowled. They were Fred Holst, 300 bowler; and Glen Ransbottom, who bowled two 300 games. John Schrecengost, bowled a 299 game. 50 Years Ago Little League baseball national headquarters in Williamsport, Pa., recently announced the appointment of Hal Stokes of Hawthorne, Calif., and native of Warsaw, to be a delegate to the National Congress of Administrators, which is being held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City, April 8-12. Stokes has served as the administrator of Little League District 37 for the past 18 months. Upon his return from New York City, he will be met in Fort Wayne by his mother, Lydia Stokes of Warsaw, and spend some time visiting with friends in Warsaw. 75 Years Ago Warsaw’s high school athletic field was flooded and the Big Four freight depot was almost surrounded by water Monday. The athletic field appeared to be under almost three feet of water at the deepest place. High waters were not draining away and appeared to be backing up from the Tippecanoe River outlet of the Frazer drainage sewer near the Center Lake outlet.
