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Remember When October 6

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10 Years Ago
October 6 1993

    Brenda Evans received Person of the Year Award and Dean and Sammy Ealey, Couple of the Year runner-up, at the Early Apostolic Bible Training Center's fourth annual church picnic held at Pike Lake.

Other winners were Chad and Julie Coffelt, Thomas Madison, Lucky Hall, Shellee Bays, Richard Brulecz, Clyde Mitchell, Tavis and Robin Pennington and Justin Kinzey. Activity director Myrtle Lipply received a recognition award for loyal service.

25 Years Ago
October 6 1978

    Two area National Guard firearms experts are back in town with top honors after a week at the Winston P. Wilson National Guard Rifle and Pistol Championships at Camp Robinson, Ark.

Sgt. Donald Wiesehan of rural Burket and Sgt. Kevin Myers of rural Pierceton both took home first place prizes in the expert class, which is the second highest of five divisions.

50 Years Ago
October 6 1953

    Jack L. Stump, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stump, Kimmel, has been promoted to corporal while serving with the 13th Signal Co., 1st Cavalry division, at Hokkaido, Japan.

A graduate of North Webster High School, he entered the army in March 1952, and took 18 weeks of basic and signal corps training at Camp Gordon, Ga. Later he was transferred to Fort Meyer, Va., and worked at the Pentagon.

75 Years Ago
October 6 1928

    A number of friends gathered Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Lehman on West South Street, and gave them a good, rousing belling. Mrs. Lehman was Mrs. Freda Arnsberger before her marriage last week. The belling party included three groups, two from the neighborhood and one from the K.P. Lodge. They numbered about 50. Ice cream and candy was served.