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10 Years Ago

October 8 1994

    Tawny Dile and Sara Fox were both winners in the New Star Discovery Pageant Oct. 1 at the Holiday Inn, Warsaw.

Tawny is the 3-year-old daughter of Tony and Cindy Dile, Warsaw. She won first place in the 3-4-year-old division and also was named most photogenic and top model search. Sara is the 10-1/2-month-old daughter of Brian and Kathy Fox. She was the winner in her age category and won first place for smile and playwear categories.

25 Years Ago

October 8 1979

    H&H Enterprises, bowling in the County East League at Holiday Lanes, achieved a 3,000 team series score. Team members were Roger and Dick Hyde, Mike Brown, Ted Moore and Connie Anderson.


50 Years Ago

October 8 1954

    Junior Chamber of Commerce officials said they had received pledges totaling $1,600, sufficient to order a new electric football scoreboard for Fisher Field this afternoon.

Bob Brennan, spokesman for the Jaycees, who are leading the campaign, said only $200 is needed for the $1,800 scoreboard, and he asked individuals, clubs, sororities, etc., who have not been contacted, to send money to "Scoreboard," in care of the Warsaw postoffice, if they wish to contribute.

75 Years Ago

October 8 1929

    NORTH MANCHESTER - Big cars pass unnoticed. It takes the little car to attract attention. Max Drefkoff, of the Syracuse Cabinet Co., was the observed of all observers as he drove about town in a little car of only 84-inch wheel base and with the wheels only three feet and two inches apart. the car was a Peugeot, made in Paris, and is considered a high-grade machine. It was formerly the property of Marion Davies, of Hollywood. Drefkoff bought it in Chicago and drove it here in five hours, using three and one half gallons of gasoline.