Looking Back
Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
100 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 31, 1920
There will be no delivery or collection of mail by the city or rural carriers on January 1, 1921 ( legal holiday). The general delivery window will be open from 8 to 9 am, and those desiring to call for their mail will be served at that time. The money order window will be closed all day. Mail will be received and dispatched as usual, and the post office lobby will be open all day for the accommodation of box holders.
Joe Veit, who is taking a course in medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan, was initiated into the mysteries of Elkdom at a special meeting held last night.
Matinee at Brown Theatre, New Year’s at 2: 30.
Small Quarters of Beef, 11 cents to 15 cents per pound. Kah & Shaw
The local Kyle Post, Grand Army of the Republic, will conduct installation exercises in Post headquarters, basement of the Courthouse, beginning at 1 o’clock on January 1. Preceding the installation ceremonies a dinner will be serviced by the Women’s Relief Corps in the basement corridor of the Court House. Long tables will be set up and preparations made to dine several hundreds. The ladies have an excellent menu scheduled, which should prove appetizing to the soldiers, ladies of the Corp. and all others who will be present. The occasion will be one for the veterans of the Civil War of this county to et together in the bonds of friendship and fellowship the same as in the days from ’ 61 to ’ 65. In numbers the old soldiers will not turnout very strongly this year, according to Commander Nathan Kerst. Many of them are too ill to attend.
75 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 31, 1945
It was announced that Lawrence “Bud” Abbott will register auto places and issue drivers’ licenses instead of Don Cartmell sworn in two weeks ago. Mr. Cartmell tossed in the sponge shortly after he had assumed the duties of registrar because of its interference with his piano, musical instrument, and appliance business. Mr. Abbott, shoe dealer, will handle the registrar business at the Abbott Shoe Store. He will take care of auto and truck license and issue drivers’ license, business that was until recently handled by Walter C. Arnold and Walter L. Harrod at the respective places of business on West Auglaize street. Mr. Abbott contemplates taking on no extra help at present to handle the licensing business. But at the auto registration period in March and the operators’ licensing period in September, he will employ additional help, he said.
Early this morning, Raymond Vossler, 56, of Cincinnati, died unexpectedly. A native of Wapakoneta, Mr. Vossler and his family moved to Cincinnati 12 years ago, where they have since resided. Known as “Fuzzy,” he was popular among a wide circle of friends here. During his residence here he was association with his father, the late Chris Vossler, in the operation of Vossler’s Bottling Works. Since locating in Cincinnati he had been connected with a carbonated gas and bottler’s association.
Technical 5th Grade Randolph Zwiebel, son of MM Raymond Zwiebel, Route 2, arrived home on December 28, after being honorably discharged from Camp Atterbury. He arrived in the states on December 15 after three years in the South Pacific. This his T- 5 Zwiebel’s first time home since his inducted in August 1942.
T- 5 Adrian Wehner, son of Mrs. Charles Wehner, 4 Harrison street, is on his way home. He is one of 1281 high point veterans returning home aboard the U. S. S. Rutland.
50 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 31, 1970
The Ohio Historical Society transferred the 14- acre Neil Armstrong site to the Ohio Department of Public Works, a formally required by law. The state Controlling Board last week released $ 500,000 in state funds to the Public Works Department for use in constructing the museum. The balance o the cost of the museum— about $ 500,000- is to be paid for through money collected from private sources.
25 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 31, 1995
Wapakoneta’s wrestling team kept 13 of its 14 wrestlers in competition for the second day of the Marion Harding Invitational today and five of the local grapplers still have a chance at championships. Mike Thompson at 119 pounds, Paul Goodwin at 125 pounds, John Elkins at 152 pounds, Seth Everitt at 171 pounds, and Dick Bartlett at 189 pounds all still have a chance to win a tournament championship.