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10 Years Ago
July 5 1992

    Jamie Phillips, 22, a 1988 graduate of Warsaw Community High School, has signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs organization and left for Huntington, W.Va., where he will begin playing minor league baseball.

Phillips was a three-year letterman and a member of the 1988 Warsaw Tigers who advanced to the Final Four. He moved on to play for four years at Goshen College before being spotted by pro scouts.

25 Years Ago
July 5 1977

    Carl H. Andres, Leesburg, retired from Northern Indiana Public Service Co. July 1, ending a career with the utility dating back to 1945.

Andres, an electric meterman in the Warsaw district, joined NIPSCO as a meter apprentice, then advanced to meterman helper, single phase meterman and polyphase meterman.

50 Years Ago
July 5 1952

    Jerry Wayne Yotter was the guest of honor at a birthday party given (June 30) at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yotter, North Columbia Street. An attractively decorated birthday cake, topped with five candles, centered the gift table.


75 Years Ago
July 5 1927

    Despite his 70 years and ill health, W.H. Zimmer, well-known farmer of west of this city, took his first airplane ride with Wilbur Preston, Fort Wayne, commercial flyer, who yesterday hauled a score of passengers on joy rides above Warsaw. The Zimmer farm was used as a landing field. Webb Zimmer, Sam Levin and Raymond Zimmer enjoyed rides.