Looking Back

Eva June Shank, age 9 10 YEARS AGO

Kristin Butcher, 15, was crowned queen of the Burlington Fall Festival. Hannah Brewster was crowned Little Princess and Jerome Hemersbach, Prince.

Newly organized in Carroll County us a publicly-supported philanthropic institution called the Carroll County Community Foundation, a fund of the Community Foundation of Hoard County, Inc.

The Community Foundation is a charitable foundation. Funds are raised to form endowments, serving the needs of donors, and are invested. The interest from investments is used to make grants for charitable purposes.

25 YEARS AGO

Delphi Mayor Wayne Van Sickle, a Democrat, has announced that he will submit his resignation to the city council.

Mayor Van Sickle has been Delphi mayor a total of 15 years.

Van Sickle will become associated with Butler, Faairman, Seufert, Inc. of Carmel, a consulting engineer firm.

More than 250,000 people are expected to attend the 30th annual Farm Progress Show, on 1120 acres owned by three host farmers - Adrian Foutch, Chrisie Helderle and Jack and Steve Meadors.

50 YEARS AGO

Ben Widner, a Delphi business man, who operates a barber shop in Yeoman, likes to have his place beautiful as much as possible, so he planted some wild cucumber seeds which vined nicely over the provided lattice work but recently the vines have been acting strangely. While others report second growths of spring flowers at this season early (as nearly can be ascertained from the street at least) have been producing roses and other flowers as well as onions and assorted vegetables and this week blossomed full bloom with crepe paper flowers. Persons desiring seed for spring planting may address Mr. Widner at his Yeoman address, enclosing coin.

75 YEARS AGO

A grand opening has been announced by the Clawson Chevrolet Sales for next Saturday. A large crowd will probably be present for the excellent program which has been planned.

Free movies will be shown to the crowd by a Chevrolet factory representative.

Special music will be furnished on the program by the Carter Brothers, specialists in accordion and guitar music.

As the grand climax of the programs, a $5 service agreement will be given away by the company. Everyone will also receive a coupon good for $10 on the purchase of any Chevrolet car.

100 YEARS AGO

The Indianapolis Gold Medals, one of the fastest teams in the capital city, which was billed to cross bats with the Flora-Bringhurst Unions on the Bringhurst diamond last Tuesday, will be here for sure next Tuesday and the local lovers of base ball will be given a chance to see one of the best games of the season. The season is now fast drawing to a close, as good games are hard to secure, and those who wish to see the Unions in what may be the last game of the season will do well to attend the game.