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Remember When June 29

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10 Years Ago
June 29 1988

    ABC Travel Specialists of Warsaw has won the Golden Spike Award, presented by Amtrak tickets. ABC was number one in the state on tickets sold with 9,800 passengers in 1987, a 3 percent increase over 1986. Only 20 Golden Pike Awards were presented statewide, and ABC Travel has already achieved the award for 1988 with sales to date.


25 Years Ago
June 29 1973

    Eva Kuhn Priest, former Kosciusko County teacher and North Webster summer resident, has been named an Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America for 1973.

Mrs. Priest's biography will be in an "Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America" volume.

50 Years Ago
June 29 1948

    Milo Maloy, president of the country fair board, said that work on a 200- to 400-foot addition to the merchant's' building will start late this week at the fairgrounds. The new addition will be used as a National Guard building for training of the local Company L Unit, commanded by Capt. Willis Sand.


75 Years Ago
June 29 1923

    Local thermometers on Sunday afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock registered 100 degrees, this being 20 degrees higher than the temperature of one year ago.