Published: September 05, 2008 07:59 pm         

School vote has 86 percent turnout

10 Years Ago

Notre Dame scored 30 unanswered points to come from behind and upend the Michigan Wolverines, 36-20.

The Grand Indiana Auto Tour is stopping in Logansport, and one of the attractions is Logansport’s ReVere auto.

Elaine Pavey of Peru is having a “Legends of Scarlett” party.

Kansas State has walloped Indiana State, 66-0.

In high school football, Cass shut out Northwestern 21-0.

The Muscular Dystrophy Telethon has raised a record $51.5 million.

Forrest Spencer has been elected Logansport Utility Service Board president.

Eileen and J.R. Slifer of Twelve Mile are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.

Over-the-counter diet supplements are coming under scrutiny in the wake of Mark McGwire’s 61st homer for the St. Louis Cardinals. McGwire has now tied Roger Maris for the all-time season record.

Carroll’s Dickie Bishop has blown away the field at the Caston Cross Country Invitational.



25 Years Ago

Two U.S. Marines have been killed in Lebanon.

Debbie Spear and Douglas Cox have been married.

Pam Shriver has defeated Andrea Jaeger at the U.S. Open in Forest Hills, N.Y.

Ohio State is the silent favorite to win the Big Ten title, even though Coach Earle Bruce’s team lost three games in a row last season, which is virtually unthinkable in Columbus.

“Strange Brew” is playing at the State.

Danny White quarterbacked the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-30 win over the Washington Redskins.

In an editorial, the Pharos-Tribune is calling into question the judgment of IHSAA officials after a number of weekend games played in excessive heat.

For the first time in 25 years, Poland has a contestant in the Miss World Pageant.

Chicken cordon bleu is being served at the Elks at Fifth and North.

Delores Musselman is thanking all her customers after selling Little Jack’s, the neighborhood grocery at 19th and East Broadway.

A Guatemalan family has been granted asylum in Walton.

The Carroll Cougars are 4-0 after a 39-17 win over Pioneer.

Notre Dame handed Purdue’s Boilermakers one of the worst thrashings in the history of the series, winning 52-6. Blair Kiel passed for two touchdowns.

In high school football, it was Frontier over North White 27-6, Peru over Elwood 18-17, Tri-West over North Miami 42-20, Twin Lakes thumping Lowell 37-0, Northwood slipping past Rochester 18-13 and Winamac winning the battle of Pulaski County over West Central 39-7.



50 Years Ago

Fire damaged the Peru Concrete Co. at 228 E. Spring St.

The Rev. Wally Erickson is the new pastor at the Winamac Church of the Nazarene.

Dave Abbott and Bob Randolph are the chief starters returning for Coach Tony Berto’s Delphi Oracles.

A love triangle has emerged that includes singer Eddie Fisher; his wife, Debbie Reynolds; and actress Liz Taylor.

Milford’s, a casual shop, is opening on the northeast corner of Fourth and Market streets.

An 83-year-old patient at Logansport State Hospital is seeking freedom, and Cass Judge Clifford Wild finds that he has never been found to be insane. The patient has been institutionalized since being sentenced as an accessory to a crime in the 1800s.

Jim Tiller is the fastest runner Purdue has this year. Purdue has a difficult schedule that includes Rice.

For the first time in three years, New Waverly has won a baseball game in county league action. Bob Hopper tripled for the winners.

In Fort Wayne, an estimated 100 Cass County Democrats will attend a dinner headlined by former President Harry Truman.

A school consolidation plan in Carroll County has been approved, but voters have rejected a move that would have included Rossville in a consolidation with Flora and Burlington. Earlier, a consolidation vote involving Washington Township in Carroll County failed by just one vote. Turnout for this election was 86 percent.

Ward’s is celebrating its 86th anniversary.

Olsen’s has its winter girls coat selection in stock.

Shady Acres Stables is open on Chase Road.

Bowlmor is hiring pin boys.

At Franklin Elementary School, 100 parents showed up for the first PTA meeting.

Mary Ann Mobley, Miss Mississippi, is the new Miss America.

Flora Chief Dale Reppert is warning of stepped up speed enforcement near local schools there.

Democrat Claude Pepper has lost his Senate bid.

“Gunman’s Walk” stars Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant and Van Heflin at the State.



100 Years Ago

Frank McHale, the captain of the Logansport High School football team, is predicting a good season this year.

A fire damaged the Clint Whitsell residence at 1614 North St.

While returning from the country club Saturday night, a Logansport man’s surrey had a wheel fall off, but he was able to stop it by jumping on the horse’s head.

Father Kroeger is officiating the funeral of Anna Klein at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Logan Chilcott, son of Benjamin Chilcott, has re-enlisted for another stint in the Navy.

A 40-ton ice machine has been brought to a packing plant west of the city.

Mrs. M.B. Lairy of Logansport is competing in the state women’s golf tournament in Anderson. She has a 17 handicap.

In Kewanna, Mable Singer has wed Nolan Henderson.

Dave Kitchell is a columnist for the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached through the newspaper at ptnews@pharostribune.com