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Remember When September 30

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10 Years Ago

September 30 1995

    The 1995 Green Thumb Awards recently were presented by Town and Country Garden Club of Warsaw.

Winners are Sue Grill, residential; Luyen Westerhof, runner-up; and The Candlelight Inn, Bill and Debbie Hambright, owners, commercial.

25 Years Ago

September 30 1980

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Col. John E. McCleary, Winona Lake, recently was awarded the Legion of Merit at Fort Ord, Calif., upon retiring from the Army after more than 30 years.

McCleary earned the award for performing his job in an outstanding manner during his last assignment as deputy commander of the U.S. Army Combat Developments Experimentation Command at Fort Ord.

50 Years Ago

September 30 1955

    Delores Cook, of Bourbon, was seen modeling the brown tweed skirt and gold blouse that won her a blue ribbon in 4-H clothing construction at the state fair. She also received a blue ribbon on her canning exhibit at the fair.


75 Years Ago

September 30 1930

    ROCHESTER - Most things cost more when they are large but not bluegill fish, asserted Charles Dillingham, Elizabethtown, and Oscar Snyder, Shelbyville. Undersized bluegills, allegedly caught by the two, brought a fine of $48 for each of them.