10 Years Ago The Nappanee Missionary Church will present the International Children’s Choir in concert May 25 at 6 p.m. The group consists of 23 orphaned and disadvantaged children from Nepal, India, Burma, Uganda and the Philippines. They are on a 10-month concert tour of the United States. They perform more than 150 concerts during the year. Pastor Dave Engbrecht invites the public. The Billy Sunday Festival, Winona Lake, kicks off June 13 with the opening of an American flag exhibit, “Old Glory,” featuring a private collection of flags on loan through the July 4 weekend. Kathy Allison will be portraying Mrs. Sunday and giving free open house tours of the Billy Sunday home. June 14 is Flag Day and will feature a ceremonial parade. 25 Years Ago Even though Shue’s Curiosity Shop, Oswego, is vacant now, it’s still attracting the attention of motorists. Empty front display windows were smashed when a car plowed through the front of the building. The west side of the building is bulging and officers said removal of the car may result in the building’s collapse. The driver suffered facial cuts and a possible broken nose from the crash. He was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital and released. The antique store, owned by Marjorie Shue, was vacated two years ago. No damage estimates were available. 50 Years Ago Edward Gourdji, managing director of the Faydar Co., Tehran, Iran, visited the tubular furniture frames plant at the Arnolt plant in anticipation of acquiring ideas for the manufacture of tubular furniture in Iran. Ralph J. Caletri is merchandising manager of the Arnolt Corporation and Harold M. Henderson is the vice-president of sales. In response to the appeal of 7,000 Christians in the Republic of Congo, the Free Methodist Church is sending four missionaries and receiving these churches into their fellowship. Dr. Byron S. Lamson, Rev. Harold Ryckman, Hugh White and Gerald Bates spent nearly two months in Africa visiting churches and conducting special meetings. They return with “great hope for Africa and the church.” 75 Years Ago Damage to truck gardens, potatoes, beans and strawberries, as a result of a killing frost experienced early Friday, has been estimated at approximately $5,000, according to County Agent Joseph Clark. Thursday morning’s frost also did damage in the county. In Warsaw, a skim of ice was seen on bird baths. Flower gardens on low ground were damaged. Thousands of onions have been blown out of the ground by the recent high winds, causing severe losses, especially in the southern townships and in Silver Lake. The dry weather of the past several weeks has left the muck lands very dry and light.
