Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Bourbon native Sheila Monesmith, a junior at Anderson University, won first place, Junior Women's Division, in the Regional NATS Singing Competition in Youngstown, Ohio.
Brian Roberts, the 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Roberts, Syracuse, was congratulated by Kim Havens, assistant executive director, National FFA Foundation Sponsoring Committee, Madison, Wis., at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo. Roberts was a national finalist in the FFA Poultry Production Proficiency Award program sponsored by the National FFA Foundation Inc.
Warsaw High School won the Peru invitational debate tournament against 30 other Indiana schools.
After skating 128 hours and 20 minutes in a non-stop roller skating marathon and endurance contest here, Nick Arch, of Nappanee, quit yesterday from exhaustion. He had been skating day and night, resting 15 minutes out of each hour. Chuck McCullough, of Warsaw, started at the same time with Arch. However McCullough skated continuously without any rest periods. He went 80 hours. A strained and chaffed ankle caused him considerable trouble. Previously McCullough had skated 227 miles here in 36 hours.
