125 Years
Sept. 30, 1892
A meeting of the ladies of this county is called for next Monday evening in the library room to make arrangements for an exhibit from this county at the World’s Fair in Chicago.
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Miss Ida Brown has been chosen as teacher of the C grammar grade, a new room at the third ward school building. The pupils of this room will be from the C grammar grade in second and third ward and central buildings, rooms there being crowded.
100 Years
Sept. 30, 1917
Jacob Coffman was struck by a Big Four local engine at the Walnut avenue crossing this morning but escaped serious injury. Coffman is hard of hearing and it is said he walked directly in front of the engine. He was thrown to the side of the track, but examination by Dr. M.F. Hussy revealed no serious injuries.
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Thirty-four senior girls and boys were member of the party that motored to Wapakoneta last evening. They left the city at an early hour in eight machines. After arriving in Wapakoneta they drove about singing their high school and class songs and giving their yells. Returning to Sidney, they were welcomed in the home of Myron McClure in Jimtown, where a lunch was served.
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Someone entered Samuel Piper’s chicken coop last night and stole five chickens.
75 Years
Sept. 30, 1942
Darwin Schiff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schiff, Maple street, has been promoted to the rank of captain, according to a cablegram to his parents from “somewhere overseas.” He was promoted to first lieutenant before his unit left for overseas duty six months ago.
50 Years
Sept. 30, 1967
A Shelby county youth has arrived in Nepal to begin work with the Peace Corps Volunteers. Paul Harshbarger, 1967 graduate of Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., completed his training at University of California, and Katmandu, Nepal, in Asia.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Harshbarger of Van Buren-Turtle Creek road, R.R., Anna. A 1962 graduate of Anna High school, he will devote his time, training and experience to helping train Nepali teachers in oral methods of teaching deaf children in a special education school.
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A plan to use the services of three young Sidney attorneys as referees in cases heard on Saturdays before the juvenile court teenage traffic panel was announced today by Judge Lieudell E. Bauer.
Sitting on the first referee today was Attorney Michael F. Boller. He will be followed by Attorney Harry Faulkner next Saturday and by Attorney Lynn Swinger in the third week of rotation.
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Michael Littlejohn, R.R. 1, Sidney, was named the first “Teenager of the Month” for this year, by the Sidney Optimist Club.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Littlejohn, Michael is a senior at Sidney High School where he has a 4.0 grade average.
25 Years
Sept. 30, 1992
More than 600 people attended the 70th anniversary celebration of the Dorothy Love Retirement Community and the dedication of Russell Memorial Park.
“The compassion and concern for others that formed the basis of Dorothy Love 70 years ago continues today,” executive director Dan O’Connor told the crown on hand for the ceremony. “We’ve only just begun.”
