Remember When July 14

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

10 Years Ago

July 14 1994

Fifty years ago the grand champion steer of the Kosciusko County Fair was owned by Paul Weirick of Silver Lake. Owen Emerick of the Jet White Store purchased the 960-pound steer for 31 cents per pound. The 1944 fair was the last to be held in downtown Warsaw. The fair moved to the current fairgrounds the next year.

25 Years Ago

July 14 1979

WEST LAFAYETTE - Terry Smith of Rochester decided he would just keep the Indiana Insurance Youth Golf Classic title in the family.

Smith shot a 145 total for the two-day event at Purdue University, including a par 72 Wednesday, to win the championship by two strokes. Last year, his younger brother Todd was the winner.

50 Years Ago

July 14 1954

Mrs. Ralph Fox, Warsaw, was elected trustee and chairman of all trustees of the Eagles auxiliaries of Indiana at the state meeting held recently at South Bend.

Mrs. William Scholing, Irene Erwin, Mrs. Ed Leedy and Mrs. Fox were delegates from the Warsaw Auxiliary.

75 Years Ago

July 14 1929

The air circus held Sunday at the Zimmer field was witnessed by several thousand persons. A large number watched the circus from the roads and did not enter the air field.

One of the main events was a parachute drop from the Zimmer plane at 2,500 feet, in which Donald Irvin dropped and made a safe landing just west of the field. He is a member of Company L, Indiana National Guard, of Warsaw.