Looking Back Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
100 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 16, 1921
The children of MM John Stroh, residing southwest of Wapakoneta, surprised them with a farewell party upon their return from church. MM Stroh are making preparations to
move to this city in the near future. Present were: MM Herman Stroh and daughters Fentrus and Dorothy, MM Albert Stroh and son Everett, MM Albert Koch and sons Edwin and John, MM Edwin Stroh and son Leland, MM
Clarence Katterheinrich and daughter Marian, Elme rand Milbert Stroh, Miss Emma Detjen,
and Miss Koneta Fisher.
Special—central Hotel and Restaurant. Chicken Sandwiches—10 cents. Hamburger
Sandwiches—10 cents. We make a specialty of our Hamburger Sandwiches, making an individual grinding of choice meat cuts for each order. Try them and be convinced. Cream Tomato
Sou, 10 cents. Fruit Salad, 15 cents. Jello with Whipped Cream, 15 cents. Whipped Cream Pie, 10 cents. Open All Hours
75 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 16, 1946
One more item from the Blume High Lantern Chatterbox—those two characters, Jim
Stinebaugh and Ted Stultz, are at it again. Jim’s mother was entertaining some ladies the night when the meteors were breaking up. While the ladies wee out yard looking at these heavenly
activities, Jim and Ted ran upstairs and threw a lighted match out the window, The ladies were very excited and believed that a meteorite had
landed in their own yard.
Jacob Luginbuhl, 68, of Beaverdam, conductor on the first and last cars to run on the
old Western Ohio Railway company interurban lines, died October 12. Mr. Luginbuhl, who was born in Alen county, resided here about 30 years ago during which he was employed on the Western Ohio railway as a lineman, After
he left the railway company he was engaged in the hardware business in Beaverdam. During
his residence here he was a member of the City Board of Health.
Wapakoneta has a population of 6050 persons, according to the newest directory published, and placed in the hands of subscribers today. There are about 60 advertisers. The population is counted according to alphabetical count. The letter S leads the list with 701 names;
B is next with 358. The preface to the book was written by Mrs. Doris Pope, former secretary
of the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce. It contains photographs of the Elks Home, First Methodist Church, the City Building, English Lutheran church and the Court House. Copies of the directory may be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce.
Troop Committee of Boy Scouts No. 14 held a meeting for reorganization last night, at which officers were elected to serve the coming years: chairman Marion Erb; vice chairman Vernard Kah; secretary Stanley Maxson,
Sr.; treasurer Harry Knost. Other members of the troop committee will be: Steve Armstrong, John Gustafson, Georg Schuler, Dr. Alfred Veit,
and Rev. .J. Loew. The Scoutmaster is Bill Mccormick.
50 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 16, 1971
Nicholas Jurosic, son of MM Robert Jurosic, graduated October 9 from the ITT Institute with an associate degree in Architectural Engineering Technology. His grandparents,
MM Harry Fisher, live on Route 1.
A kitchen and miscellaneous bridal shower was held October1 in the home of Mrs. Neal (Joyce) Schumann, honoring Miss Karyn Thobe,
Sidney, bride-elected of David Schumann, Pusheta Road, Fryburg. The shower was given
by David’s sisters, Mrs. Gene Schrolucke, Mrs. William Given, Mrs. Jack Tidd, and Mrs. Oakley. Karyn received many lovely and useful gifts. A tasty lunch was enjoyed by ll. Karen will become David’s bride on October 22.
25 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 16, 1996
While the eyes of the nation are on Wednesday’s presidential debate between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, area Democrats are focusing their attention on the Auglaize County commissioners’ races. Local democratic offices were opened in Wapakoneta and St. Marys a place to meet with county voters. The Wapakoneta office is located at 3 Willipie street.
Over half of Wapakoneta’s households and business establishments were left without
electrical power early yesterday morning and as of this morning, city electric crews are still uncertain why. A spokesman from the Wapakoneta electric department said a 69,000volt line that serves portions of the northeast, and southern sections of town was disrupted around 6:35 pm. Electricity was restored in all sections of town in an hour or less.
Looking Back is compiled by Everett II