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10 Years Ago
January 5 1989

    Apparently Harold Hill, city street employee, believes city council members should be given a bit of preferential treatment, at least when it comes to clearing the snow away. During a recent snowfall, Hill not only cleared the street in front of council member Mac Silveus' house, but almost cleared away the house. He says the clutch on the grader stuck and it was all an accident.


25 Years Ago
January 5 1974

    Firemen battled near zero temperatures and a stubborn blaze that completely gutted the quarter-block Boice Building at the intersection of Center and Indiana streets in downtown Warsaw early today. It was the third major fire in the greater Warsaw area in the past month. The first major fire was Johnson Allied Building Center warehouses and the second was LRC Products (Laminated Rafters).


50 Years Ago
January 5 1949

    Another outstanding independent basketball attraction has been scheduled for next Monday night when the famous All-American Red Heads appear in the Pierceton High School gym against the Pierceton American Legion squad.

The Red Heads, an all-girl combination, play only against teams of the male sex and they usually give the men a good ball game.

75 Years Ago
January 5 1924

    Two and 3-inch ice which covers Center Lake afforded much sport to venturesome boys who today were skating around the edges of the lake. The surface is reported excellent for skating.