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10 Years Ago
May 14 1988

    Judith T. Deck and her son, Kurt Gregory, both students of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, will be included in the 1988 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." As far as IPFW officials know, this is the first time a mother and son have been honored in the same year.


25 Years Ago
May 14 1973

    William R. Klare, of Wildwood Isle, Route 1, Leesburg, found a mushroom which weighed 10 ounces, was 9 inches long and 16 inches in circumference. Mr. Klare found the sponge mushroom in a woods on their farm in Wabash County while he was in search of a lost calf.


50 Years Ago
May 14 1948

    Captain William F. Wagner, manager of the Fashion Shoe Store, left for Washington, D.C., where he will go on a 15-day active duty tour with the U.S. Air Force. Captain Wagner, veteran of combat flying in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II, is stationed with the office of director of plans and training division in Washington.


75 Years Ago
May 14 1923

    Ora Shoemaker today began moving the old Methodist parsonage, for many years located just north of the Methodist church, to a lot on East Market Street. The building is now owned by George W. McCarter.