10 Years Ago The “Flag Stop” at WRSW 107.3 FM was a resounding success – the station gave away 250 flags in about 25 minutes, reports Patrick E. Brown, general manager. “If we’d had 1,000 flags, we’d have given away 1,000 - that’s how many cars were lined up,” Brown said, noting the line of cars stretched from the GBC Media offices on West Market Street east to Little Crow Foods. “It was a tremendous showing of patriotism by this community.” 25 Years Ago Linda Kay Kinsey, daughter of John and Donna Kinsey, Warsaw, graduated from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, on Aug. 21 with a bachelor of science degree from the Surgeons Assistant Program. She is a 1985 graduate from Purdue University. She is employed by a group of cardiovascular surgeons at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Ill. 50 Years Ago Pamela Ann Hammer, Phyllis Jean Sheetz and Mary Lou Carper are among the 102 young women seeking bachelor’s degrees in nursing who began studies this week at the Indiana University School of Nursing on the University Medical Center campus in Indianapolis. Pamela is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zanna Hammer, Mentone; Phyllis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Sheetz, Warsaw; and Mary Lou, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lee Rose, of Warsaw. 75 Years Ago The 28th annual meeting of the region One of the Indiana Bankers Association was held recently at the Spink Wawasee Hotel. Those in attendance were: E.T. White, A.I. Nelson and W. Robert Hall of the First National Bank, Warsaw, and George McKrill, Elmer B. Funk, John Sloane, Lloyd Johnson and Aaron Rasor of the Lake City Bank.
