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10 Years Ago
May 29 1988

    Breading's Cigar Store owners Burleigh Burgh and Craig Smith plan to close the local emporium to install a sprinkler system over the grill area. They have been taking a lot of ribbing that the eatery is being closed for the day so they can change the prices on their menus!


25 Years Ago
May 29 1973

    Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy (Lee) Dye, Route 2, Leesburg, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house. Their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dye, will host the open house. They have four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.


50 Years Ago
May 29 1948

    It was announced today that the local school board, with reluctance, had accepted the resignation of Edna H. Lower as principal of the West Ward school after 29 years of teaching in the Warsaw city schools.

When asked about her long teaching career of over 35 years, she stated that the friendships and confidence of children have been priceless and that is the chief reason she stayed in the profession so long.

75 Years Ago
May 29 1923

    Just 41 years ago on May 25, 1882, the corner stone of Kosciusko County's courthouse was laid. Warsaw, on that day, saw one of the biggest demonstrations in connection with the exercises ever witnessed in the city.