100 years
Oct. 22, 1915
Brownie Guthrie, the painter, had a narrow escape at the Wilkinson avenue Big Four crossing about 8 o’clock this morning. Northbound across the tracks he did not notice the approaching westbound fast passenger train until he had driven onto the tracks. The engine struck the rear of the auto and threw it to the north side. Guthrie escaped with only scratches, although the car was badly wrecked. The crossing is an extremely dangerous one and residents in the vicinity report that the warning bell has not been operating for several days.
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Howard Hobbs, Jr. the two and one half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hobbs, of Elm Street, while playing in his nursery yesterday afternoon, pushed out the screen and fell a distance of 17 feet to the ground. When the child was picked up, he was found to have a few cuts but otherwise uninjured. The child today is as lively as ever.
75 years
Oct. 22, 1940
Thirty-Five Sidney men, members of the Piqua headquarters battery, 136th field artillery, left that city at 6:15 a.m. today for Camp Shelby, Miss. A number of Sidney residents were on hand to see them leave by motor caravan. The group was under the leadership of Capt. Henry J. Wallbrunn.
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Approximately 100 members of the Associated Tool Dealers of America were in Sidney last evening to inspect the plant of the Machine Tool Co. and see how the company is meeting the needs of the national defense program. The group had just completed its annual convention in Dayton and came to Sidney on special busses to inspect the plant and be served dinner in the Monarch cafeteria.
50 years
Oct. 22, 1965
Lewis F. Warbington has begun to retire as he approaches the age of 70. Shelby county’s internationally known farmer-ambassador of good will disclosed today that he will not seek another term as trustee of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation at its annual meeting Nov. 17-19 in Columbus. So Warbington will step out of that job after 15 years of service. But in his” Retirement” , emphasis was definitely on the word “begun.” “I have other projects”,he said in an interview at his home in the new Crest Haven section overlooking Harmon Field and Playground. “I will continue to use whatever influence I may have in the advancement of agriculture.”
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The first rehearsal for the presentation of “The Messiah” will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday October 31 in St. Paul United Church of Christ, Franklin Street, New Bremen. The inter county, interfaith presentation will be presented December 12. It is expected that more than 100 voices will sing in the annual presentation. Richard Ralston, director of music of the New Bremen schools will be the director and Charlotte Wheeler of Sidney will be the organist.
25 years
Oct. 22, 1990
Dr. Robert Zimmerman has been named to the Amos Memorial Public Library’s Board of Directors. The appointment from the Sidney City Schools Board of Education, was announced during this week’s meeting of the library board. “I really am excited to be part of the library board,” said Zimmerman. “I feel strongly that a good library system, like ours in Shelby County, is a vital part of what makes this a good place to live. It is a privilege to be involved with it. Zimmerman has served as superintendent of the County Board of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities since December 1983.
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The Rev. Lawrence E. Eiting, a former resident of Minster and the current vicar provincial of the Precious Blood congregation in Chile, drowned early Monday morning in a swimming pool at Casa central, a house he shared with four other priests in the capital city of Santiago. Eiting was 49 years old and formerly lived in Minster. Eiting was a priest with strong convictions who believed in religious and civil freedoms. He demonstrated against the military dictatorship of President Pinochet. His activities led to a request to relinquish his visa and leave the country.
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