Remember When August 13

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

10 Years Ago

August 13 1994

One of Wilford Teel's poems has been selected to be in the Outstanding Poets of 1994 anthology.

Teel, of Warsaw, was also selected, along with only eight other poets, to have his poem put on a cassette recording, "The Sound of Poetry." His poem was judged in the best 3 percent of all entries judged.

25 Years Ago

August 13 1979

Violet Unrue, of Warsaw, received the keys to a 1973 Cadillac from Bruce Petro Olds-Cadillac after an auto giveaway during a promotion at the Kosciusko County Fair. Those receiving daily awards of $25 were Jody Salyer, Sandra Kimes, Wayne Randall, Hubert Shilling, Faye Arnett and Sam Coffman.

50 Years Ago

August 13 1954

Glen Grubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Grubbs, of this city, has been pitching for a softball team that has won three tournaments and the championship of France, where he is stationed with the armed forces.

Grubbs, who has received three trophies for his softball accomplishments, will travel with his team to play the champions of Germany.

75 Years Ago

August 13 1929

William J. Chinworth and G. Harry Oram, local Maytag dealers, and their salesmen, D.N. Miller, James Brown and Randall Yeager, motored to south Bend last evening, where they attended a convention dinner given by the Maytag Co. at the Oliver Hotel. They enjoyed a very pleasant and instructive evening.