Looking Back

100 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 29, 1921

 Central Hotel—headquarters for the most delicious and appetizing cup of hot chocolate in the city. With whipped cream and wafer, 10 cents. Try this excellent and invigorating drink this week

 A display of late raspberries picked by George Zink, rural route No. 4, are on display in the Heller & Bowsher hardware store window. The berries are small, but a few of them are ripe.

75 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 29, 1946

 William Vosler is the new justice of the peace for Duchouquet Township. He was sworn in last Friday and Saturday afternoon solemnized his

first marriage ceremony. Mr. Vosler succeeds Dan Mckeever. He was endorsed for appointment by Governor Frank Lausche by the board of trustees

of Duchouquet Township and the appointment was made last week. The new justice of the peace

has had his offices with Mckeever and Monahan, lawyers, since assuming his duties. Where he will eventually located his office for handling a general peace office practices could not be announced.

 Auglaize Street began to take on festive airs today on preparation for the mardi gras and parade tomorrow night, October 30. The decorations began to go up in the form of crepe paper

streamers hitched high upon each lamp post. This work is being supervised Service-safety Director George Anderegg. Three bands will march in the

parade and cash awards will be made immediately following from a stand in Auglaize Street. The free dancing will be held in front of the Penney

store on West Auglaize Street where workmen today were adding a bit of polish to the new street surface.

 October 31 will be Halloween at Fryburg. All the witches hoboes, banshees, pirates and

even black cats ae invited to attend the celebration here. Prizes will be given for the funniest, ugliest, most original makeup as well as for the best imitation of somebody else. At 9 o’clock the prizes will be awarded and then all will enjoy some old fashioned square dancing. Card playing is also on

the program, both sheephead and 500. This is the last party of the season and the public is invited.

 Arthur Katterheinrich, treasurer of Auglaize County, was elected to the position of 3rd vice president of a four-day convention of Ohio Treasurers held in Columbus.

 ANNOUNCING OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT Miller Sanitary Laundry, corner Bellefontaine

and East Benton Streets. Public invited between the hours of 8 and 10 pm. Latest methods and processes demonstrated and explained national

experts. Your laundry will be in full operation between those hours. You are cordially invited and urged by the Chamber of Commerce to be present and see this exposition of modern laundering. There will be favors for the ladies.

50 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 29, 1971

 Wapakoneta city schools rank lower than nearly every other district in the area—large and small—in per pupil expenditures and teachers’ salaries. For example, Wapakoneta spends $589 per year per pupil, while Delphos spends $752

and Shawnee spends $856. Findlay has a base teacher’s salary of $7092, with Wapakoneta’s at

$6000. Wapakoneta’s total tax for schools 28.55 mills, compared with 34 mills as the average

statewide. With the four-mill levy voters are being asked to approve November 2, Wapakoneta

still would be below the state average. The additional four mills are necessary to erase a $180,000 deficit in the 1972 budget.

 NOTICE: Since the death of my husband we have had repeated inquiries as to whether we intend to continue with the operation of the Heinl

and Son Funeral Home. Contrary to rumors we want to assure everyone that our intentions are to continue as before and any prior agreements or pre-arrangements will be honored as contracted.—mrs. C.J. Heinl

 St. Joseph Elementary School recently completed a sixth grade project on the study of

insects. Beth Ann Sobocinski was 1st for room 305 and first overall. Susan Kreitzer was first for room 303. Other winners were: Room 303—2nd/

Sherry Naylor, 3rd/jim Craft, Honorable mention/ Paula Wehrman, Deborah Koenig, Donna Heinl. For Room 305: 2nd/carol Schmaltz, 3rd/anita

Metzger, Honorable Mention/barbara Krites. Jane Keller, Angela Neumeier. Sister Virginia Monnie

is the teacher.

25 YEARS AGO, OCTOBER 29, 1996

 A meeting to devise strategics for Bellefontaine Btreet business facing the inconvenience of

impending road reconstruction will be held November 4, 7 pm at the Chalet Inn. The event will

be hosted by the Wapakoneta Area Camber of Commerce, the Wapakoneta Economic Development Council, and the City of Wapakoneta.