10 Years Ago GE OEC Medical Systems announced it is closing its Warsaw plant on Argonne Road. The plant will not be officially closed until July 19, 2002. OEC originally was founded in 1946 in Warsaw, where it currently employs 110 people. She said the plant started as an orthopedic equipment company. "The reason for the plant closure is the Warsaw plant is in metal fabrication and that is not a core competency in our business," company spokesperson Stephanie Bird said today. 25 Years Ago This recipe was submitted in the Spotlight Strawberry Festival Recipe Contest for Easy Strawberry Cobbler. 1 stick butter; 1 cup flour; 2 cups sugar; 3 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 cup milk; 3 cups strawberries; 1 cup water. Melt the butter in a 9Óx13Ó baking dish. Mix the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir in milk gradually. Pour into the baking dish and combine strawberries, water and remaining sugar. Pour the strawberry mixture over the batter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Top with whip cream. Serves 8. Nancy A. McHenry, Leesburg 50 Years Ago A benevolent lady soon will receive a renovated home, plus a television set and a new stove, due to her cooperation in giving up her long-time home so Syracuse can have a fire station. Mrs. Myrtle Brady, 85, who has resided in her house in Syracuse for the past 32 years, will soon move into a house next door. Her old home will be burned to make room for a fire station for the community.
75 Years Ago More than 1,700 persons from Warsaw and the vicinity visited the new New McDonald hospital, on state highway 30 and the Argonne Drive, which was open Saturday afternoon and Sunday for a public inspection. At times it was found necessary to lock the doors, as the building became filled to capacity. The first operation was performed in the new hospital building Monday morning. The hospital is a monument to the efforts of Dr. J.R. Baum, Warsaw surgeon, who came to Warsaw 12 years ago and was associated with Dr. A.C. McDonald, for whom the hospital is named.
