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10 Years Ago
April 29 1990

    Triton freshman Justine Reichert set three school records at the Kouts Girls Track Invitational as the Lady Trojans finished tied for third in the eight-team field.

Reichert won the 800 meters in 2:25.4, the 1,600 in 5:24.6 and the 3,200 in 12:02.4. The times in the 800 and 1,600 also set Kouts Invitational records.

25 Years Ago
April 29 1975

    Phil Hoskins has been named head basketball coach for Grace College for the 1975-76 season. He replaces Chet Kammerer, who has resigned to accept a head coaching position at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Hoskins, age 28, has been assistant basketball coach and has guided the junior varsity at Grace for the past three years.

50 Years Ago
April 29 1950

    A short time ago we mentioned about a Goshen child being born at 4:44 a.m. on the 4th day of the 4th month, figuring that was quite an impressive arrangements of fours. Today we learn of an even more imposing series. Billy Joe Parker, 10-year-old grandson of E.W. Parker, Warsaw, and grandson of Mrs. Charles Weldy, Leesburg, was born at the McDonald hospital at 4:44 p.m. on the 4th day of the 4th month in the 4th decade of this century - 1940 to be specific - and he was four years old on the 4th day of the 4th month in the 44th year of the century - 1944.


75 Years Ago
April 29 1925

    Seven young men will be graduated from the Etna Green High School when commencement exercises will be featured by Dillman Spott and special music numbers.

The seven members of the graduating class are: Russell White, Lyman Baker, Carl Vawter, Merle Sponseller, John Meredith, Isaac Wright and George Feldman.