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Remember When April 19

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10 Years Ago
April 19 1994

    Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley Koontz, son of Larry and Gracie Koontz of Bourbon, recently received a letter of appreciation.

Koontz was cited for superior performance of duty while assigned with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. He consistently performed his duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner.

25 Years Ago
April 19 1979

    While most of the youngsters that participated in the annual Jaycee-sponsored Easter egg hunt chose to pick up the colored holiday treasures, one little tyke chose to stomp on them. The egg-smashing tyke? Times-Union sportswriter Dale Hubler.


50 Years Ago
April 19 1954

    A news dispatch from Cambersburg, Pa., says John F. Bowers, a retired storekeeper, received a dime in the mail from an unidentified Nappanee woman with a note reading: "About 10 years ago I gave you a foreign dime in payment of a purchase instead of an American one. It has bothered me ever since. Thus I am going to send you a dime and ask forgiveness."


75 Years Ago
April 19 1929

    A.J. Morris, of Syracuse, who is enrolled at Purdue University as a sophomore in the school of agriculture, was elected recently to the position of assistant editor of the Purdue Agriculturist, a magazine published monthly during the school year by students in the school of agriculture. Morris, who is one of the prominent sophomore agricultural students, has worked on the staff of the magazine for the past two years, and next year will be eligible for the office of editor-in-chief.