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Remember When December 28

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10 Years Ago

December 28 1996

    Reny Missos was the winner of a Master Mechanic Router from Hall True Value Hardware, as part of the recent Hometown Holiday Weekend celebrated in downtown Warsaw.


25 Years Ago

December 28 1981

    Bruce Brickel, of Warsaw, received a plaque from Grace College Basketball Coach Jim Kessler while being honored as the 1981-82 Lancer Spirit Award Winner at one of the college's home basketball games earlier this month. Brickel's wife, Nita, was presented a bouquet of roses.


50 Years Ago

December 28 1956

    Patricia Banic will represent Bourbon High School in competition for the Good Citizen award offered by the Bourbon-Tippecanoe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

A senior this year, Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Banic, Bourbon. The award is given on the basis of leadership, service dependability and patriotism.

75 Years Ago

December 28 1931

    Noble Shaffer, well-known Tippecanoe farmer, recently qualified as a "depression doctor." His original and economical doctoring of his youngest son, 1-1/2, was most unusual. The youngster on Christmas Eve had poked pieces of popcorn up his nostrils and was suffering greatly when the frantic mother finally extracted one grain.

A flashlight showed the popcorn far up the nostril, but all efforts to dislodge it failed. Mr. Shaffer suddenly tossed some pepper on a hot stove and held the baby over the burning pepper. The child sneezed and out came the popcorn.