Looking Back
Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
100 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 15, 1921
GOLD FISH FREE! Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. 2 Gold Fish, Glass Aquarium, Pebbles, etc. FREE with every dollar purchase. Central Drug Store, L.P. Anderson, prop.
Private Dining Hall—we have quipped a cozy private Dining Hall in connection with the Central Hotel and Restaurant, and are now ready to serve banquets, private parties, women’s card parties, and all social or organization affairs. The use of the dining room may be secured for gatherings with or without meals or banquets. If you are thinking of entertaining, see us about the services and prices. The Central Hotel and Restaurant
A practice game between the first and second high school football teams will be played Friday afternoon at KK park at 3 o’clock. The second tea will be reinforced with a number of older players in the city and their assistance will be of benefit in providing real opposition to the first eleven. The nominal sum of 10 cents per person will be charged at the gate, the proceeds to be used to buy equipment. It will be the first opportunity this season to see a football game.
County Clerk Bert Blume as extended an invitation, through letter, to Miller Huggins, the diminutive manager of the New York Yankees, champions of the American league, to visit with him in this city some time in the near future. Mr. Blume, as well as many other local people, are personally acquainted with the peppery leader of the champs and nothing would please them better than to greet him again.
Many recall the days when Huggins, then struggling on the ladder to fame, came here from Cincinnati and played on the local infield. His work at shortstop earned him the distinction of being a sensational player and there are some among the local fandom who like Bliss Schlein, the present Red shortstop, with Huggins. Some of he older follows of the national pastime in ’98 remember when Hug romped on the diamond alongside of George Rohe, third baseman, who went to the Chicago White Sox and won a World Series; Jerry Mcdonough, third baseman, Jim Honeyman, left fielder, Eddie Keefe, right fielder, and sundry players who came from Cincinnati to play with the Wapakoneta outfit. With them Harry Eichler, Whitey Guese, Bob Ewing and many of the other local stars who were then in their prime played stellar ball. They beat everything in sight and played week-day games the same as on Sundays. The manager of the team was Jacob Wentz, local contractor.
SOCIETY BRAND Suits and Overcoats for Men and Young Men Shown at the Style Show at the Brown Theare by Piel Bros. clothiers, Wapakoneta, Ohio
75 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 15, 1946
John Bricker, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and Thomas Herbert, Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, will speak briefly at the north door of the court house on Mechanic street hits afternoon at 5pm. Also scheduled to speak is Congressman Robert Jones, Republican Congressional Candidate f the 4th Congressional District, which includes Auglaize county.
50 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 15, 1971
Susan Lishness won first place trophy in advance solo twirling in the 11-12 year old division at a WTA twirling contest held Saturday. She also won two first place trophies infancy strutting. Recently Suan returned form the WTA twirling nationals in Clearwater, Florida, where she placed 2nd runner up in juvenile queen division. She won this title by competing in five events. Susan is the daughter of MM Jerry Lishness, Route 3.
Both sittings for this month’s Gourmet Club dinner at the Wapakoneta Country Cub have been filled, chef Bill Mcdonald reports. Bill advises 36 couples will be served Oct. 16 and 30couples on Oct.17. Both dinners begin at 7:30 pm. The Seafood Smorgasbord will be held November 7.
M. Merle Harrod, chairman of the board, Wapakoneta Machine Company, was elected a vice-president of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association at the annual meeting in Columbus.
25 years ago, October 15, 1996
Former Wapakoneta resident Hermania Doorley was featured in an article in the Dayton Daily News on Oct. 5. Doorley, who turned 100 on Oct. 2, and her friend Evangelina Lindsey, who will turn 100 on November 12, were honored at a joint birthday party at the Dayton Woman’s Club. Doorley is the daughter of the late MM Frank Ganther, 201 W. Silver Street. On May 27, 1920,she married William Doorley, who died October 23, 1952. She and her son, Frank Doorley, attended the Doorley family reunion held September 8 at the K of C Hall, Wapakoneta
Some 200-250 people gathered Sunday for the Brian Sawmiller Memorial Walk. Sawmiller, 14, of Cridersville, died suddenly of an asthma attack last week and his friends and neighbors organized a memorial walk to remember him.