A Warsaw Community High School teacher was among the 450 agricultural educators who attended the 84th annual American Vocational Association National Convention in Cincinnati.
Tim Dombeck won a new bicycle as first winner during a recent trash pick-up along Winona Avenue, from Detroit Street to the stoplight at the edge of Winona Lake. The bike was provided by Rob Gast, owner of the Free Wheeling Bike Shop, 211 W. Center St. Peggie Lisenbee, Scott Whitacre, Bill McGuire and Todd Fox picked up at least $40 in pledges for their work and will receive a free airplane ride to Fort Wayne, where they will be treated to a giant sundae. The planes will be flown by local pilots Wally Stouder and Bill Cook. The trash pickup was a project of the Youth Guidance Club. Jerry Landrum is the director.
New officers of the Warsaw volunteer fire department were elected during a meeting at the fire station. Wesley Hay was named captain of the department for 1951.
An epidemic of "stamp collecting" has struck the juveniles of Warsaw. Local merchants and banking houses are besieged with boys who ask the privilege of going over wrapping paper which comes on parcel post packages to Warsaw firms.