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Remember When June 16

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10 Years Ago
June 16 1991

    Jill Sommers, Silver Lake, took the senior showmanship title at the 1991 Northwest Indiana Angus Association open show in Winamac recently.

In winning the contest, Sommers was selected the best of the contestants age 14 and over for her ability to handle and present her heifer. She also won grand champion honors in both open show and junior show competition. Her heifer is a January 1990 heifer named Eventress SS 6Z.

25 Years Ago
June 16 1976

    Mrs. Felipe A. (Azucena) Lopez and daughter Mrs. Randy A. (Maria) Oler of Warsaw, have returned from a three-week vacation in Europe. They also attended the graduation of Mrs. Lopez' son, Felipe J. Lopez of Furth/Bay, Germany, who graduated from The University of Maryland, European Division with a B.S. degree of Business Administration and Management.

Lopez is a 1966 graduate of Warsaw Community High School.

50 Years Ago
June 16 1951

    Harold K. "Andy" Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Fowler, of near North Manchester, has been awarded the Purple Heart in Korea, according to a letter received by his parents. He was reported to have been wounded in the chest while serving food to front line companies during a heavy attack by the enemy. He serves as a cook in the 88th regiment headquarters company of the Second Infantry division.


75 Years Ago
June 16 1926

    A plentiful crop has resulted in a drop in the price of strawberries since Saturday. The fruit is retailing at $1.75 a crate and a further drop is likely before the end of the present week.