100 years
Jan. 13, 1916
Ora Littlejohn of Salem Township, driving a Maxwell automobile, and Forest Covault, driving a horse and buggy, collided a short distance east of Port Jefferson last night. Both vehicles were thrown into the ditch, but other than a bad cut under the eye suffered by Mrs. Littlejohn, the occupants of the car and buggy escaped injury. Both vehicles were badly damaged and how the occupants escaped more serious injury seems a miracle.
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Ray Anderson, who has been employed as cashier with the Dayton and Troy Electrical Co. has purchased the interest of Homer Spence in the Spot, and is now the partner of Joe Cook. Mr. Spence will soon move to his farm north of the city.
75 years
Jan. 13, 1941
Nearly 100 “visitors,” representing the various churches of the city gathered at the Church of Christ last evening to receive instructions and materials for their task of calling at every one of the 2,500 homes in Sidney. The city-wide project is under the auspices of the Shelby County Ministerial Association.
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W. E. Wenger was elected president of the Shelby County Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Association, when the members held the annual meeting in the Anna School auditorium yesterday afternoon. William Puthoff was re-elected to the board and W. E. Ailes was elected secretary and treasurer to succeed Roy Linker who was not a candidate for re-election.
50 years
Jan. 13, 1966
“The Sights and Sounds of Sidney” will feature the annual meeting of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 27 in the dining room of Sidney High School. Carl Rueth will be master of ceremonies for the occasion. The program, a picture slide and tape-recorded presentation, and pictures of a cross section will feature the sounds, voices of Sidney and its people, Ed Harper, managing director said today.
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Edwin O. Neuce, news editor of Coin World, a local publication, was guest speaker when Mrs. Eva Loudenback entertained members of the Shakespeare Club on Jan. 7 in the Wagner Hotel. Introduced by Mrs. Clara Lerch, Neuce explained there are four things you can do with an old coin: spend it, save it, give it away, or sell it. He said that United States coins can be spent no matter how old as they are always full legal tender.
25 years
Jan. 13, 1991
The 911 Technical Committee discussed during a meeting that the 911 emergency telephone system should be operational by July 1992 if all proceeds as planned.
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Sidney Police have arrested two juveniles for cutting 94 tires in recent days. One boy, age 15, who allegedly admitted committing the crimes, was charged with a second-degree misdemeanor of criminal damaging, police said. Another, age 16, who was with him at the time of his apprehension Wednesday night, was charged with complicity to criminal damaging. Both youths were released to their parents. The admission by the juvenile cleared reports from 30 victims involving 94 tires, said police. The value of the tires ranged from $25 to $200 and $300 each.
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