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Remember When Feb. 8

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10 Years Ago
Feb. 8 1987

    Elson "Sam" and Mary Ellen Wilson of Lakes Estates Mobile Home Park on Irish Lake have returned home from Scottsdale, Ariz., where they attended the Phoenix Open Golf Tournament. Their son Steve, a Wawasee High School graduate, is the assistant superintendent of the new TPC course there.


25 Years Ago
Feb. 8 1972

    Couples applying for marriage licenses in Muncie received a Valentine's Day gift on Valentine's Day only - no fee. Delaware County clerk said he decided he would pay the $5 fee for any couple applying on Valentine's Day.


50 Years Ago
Feb. 8 1947

    Two fliers from LaSalle, Ill., were glad to see the Harold McKibbin farm southeast of Leesburg Saturday. At the height of the snowstorm, the airmen attempted to find Victory Field and could not see it. Circling, they discovered a level field on the McKibbin place, set their light ship down safely and weathered the storm. They were delivering a new plane.< 218>


75 Years Ago
Feb. 8 1922

    Ernest Clase, manager of the local ice company, announced that he will have a force of men at work Saturday storing ice. The ice was being scraped and marked off today. The ice is about 6 inches in thickness.