10 Years Ago The Village at Winona “Blue Laws” are about to take the field for their first home vintage base ball match (base ball in the 1860s). The Blue Laws are named after the famous laws that used to restrict behaviors for religious purposes. They will play at Tabernacle Field Saturday, the site of the old Billy Sunday Tabernacle. Spectators back then were known as “cranks.” The players do not wear gloves or use fielding equipment. The catcher does not wear a mask or have a chest protector. “We use wooden bats made in Winona Lake by Tom Snow.” The ball is made of leather, bigger, softer, and has orange-peel seams, which make them less durable. The ball is thrown underhand. The team will be wearing dark blue long-sleeved shirts, made in Middlebury, and gray pants with the Blind Justice logo. 25 Years Ago Warsaw Orthopedic Company has moved into the former Word Music building, 100 Publisher Drive, Winona Lake. The building was available after Word closed its Winona Lake facility and moved to its facility in Texas. Bruce Howe is representing Word Music; Miles Igo is Warsaw Orthopedic president; and Gene Sponseller is Warsaw Orthopedic vice president. We're opening a new office at 2034 E. Center St. in order to provide you with the most convenient banking available. To help us celebrate, we invite you to stop in June 6-10 and register to win valuable gift certificates and our grand prize – a cruise for two to Nassau. Mutual Federal Savings Bank, 219 W. Market St. 50 Years Ago George A. Steele, 216 S. High St., Warsaw, chairman of the board at the United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., was re-elected to serve as president of Indiana Telephone Association for 1963-1964. He was re-elected by fellow board members of the organization at their 43rd annual convention in Indianapolis. Clark Mull, Knightstown Telephone Company, is first vice-president and LaMar Stoops of the Nappanee Telephone Company is second vice-president. 75 Years Ago James Leffel, superintendent of the Warsaw city schools, reported that the new uniforms for the band have arrived. George Loveday will begin to fit the uniforms and do any altering needed so that the uniforms will be in readiness for the exercises on Decoration Day. The American Legion will present the band before Decoration Day with a new silk American flag four and one-third feet by five and one-half feet in size, together with a sling for carrying, a stand for use indoors, and a cover when the flag is not in use. The band will also have a new silk school flag to be used in the Decoration Day parade.
