Looking Back
100 YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER 16, 1921
⬛ Scaffolding was torn away from the front of the new City Loan & Savings Co. building on West Auglaize Street and revealed to public view the
beautiful terra cotta finish of the exterior. The exterior is extremely beautiful and when completed the building will greatly enhance the appearance
of that end of the city’s main thoroughfare.
⬛ FREE TUBES! Fifty tubes to be given away. One tube with each tire purchased. Get yours while they last. No change in tire prices. GIANT TIRE EXCHANGE. W.F. Landes, 203 Defiance St., Phone Canal 1754
⬛ TURKEY given away FREE at the Thanksgiving Bazaar, November 17. St. Joseph’s School Hall
⬛ There’ll be pep to burn when the old C of C gets started Thursday evening. Barring any unforeseen hindrance this session should be the biggest event ever staged by the local community organization, and the crowd will undoubtedly tax the capacity of the Chamber room. As a feature of the bill for the evening Chairman Jack Harvey of the entertainment committee has added a concert by the Elks band. Dr. J.L. Goetz, one of the band managers, announced that the band would be at the meeting promptly and “with bells on.” Everything is fixed for a general community welfare meeting. There are about 370 members of the Chamber of Commerce, the secretary says, and it is possible that there will be more than a fifty percent attendance.
⬛ LOST—PAIR of lineman’s climbers. Reward if returned to Fred Bechdolt, Auglaize Telephone Exchange, Waynesfield.
75 YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER 16, 1946
⬛ HUMAN Fly—auglaize Post No. 330 sponsoring Johnny J. Woods—the Human Fly. The only man who climbs and lives to tell the story—others have tried but failed. HE WILL CLIMB THE AUGLAIZE COUNTY COURTHOUSE TODAY, Twice— Time 3 pm and 7:30 pm (spotlight). In case of rain, performance will take place Sunday—same hours. For the benefit of Auglaize Post 330 Building Fund.
Don’t Miss It
⬛ FOR SALE—6 room modern house at 822 W. Auglaize St. Built 7 years ago of best re-war material and construction. Owner occupied. Shown by appointment with owner only, Telephone Prospect 1151.
50 YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER 16, 1971
⬛ It was a team affair. Rotary members as well as their wives, and they ramped up, ladled out, or served up a record 2,014 pancake meals, 1,916 were served last year. The over-200 servings at breakfast, another record, was an indication that the day was going to be a busy one. At mid-afternoon, the tally was over 800. At 4:30 pm people started to arrive and by 5:30 they were lined up outside the Elks down to the license bureau. Servings continued until after 8 pm. And Rotary’s scholarship fund was the winner.
⬛ A new supermarket will be built on a site along State Route 198 in Grand View Estates. Ground-breaking for the $450,000 Foodland Market will be December 1, and completion is expected by April of next year. It is expected to employ 40 persons. Construction will be handled by Schlenker Developments, Inc. Owners ad operators of the new market will be Jim Morgan and Clarence Topper who currently operated the Geren Foodland of Celina.
⬛ One hundred and forty five persons gave blood November 3 when the Fort Wayne Bloodmobile made its regular stop in Wapakoneta. Mary Winterman was chairman for the day. Those receiving pins were James Bruns, William Stroh, Joanne Schnell, Hubert Koch, and Arlene Webb—one gallon; Franklin Cockrell-two gallon; Robert Hager, Ray Lindamuth, Flossie Wriggley—3 gallon; Tom Smith—7 gallon; Joan Linder—3 gallon; and Donald Thitoff—2 gallon.
25 YEARS AGO, NOVEMBER 16, 1996
⬛ The Wapakoneta Holiday Inn—chalet Inn Restaurant receives the Quality Excellence Award for 1996 from Holiday Inn Worldwide. It ranked 119 out of 1255 full service properties and received a total system ranking of 412 out of over 1900 Inns. Congratulations to our Award Winning Staff—kyle Timmerman, general manager (8 years), Stacy Adams, assistant general manager (5 years), Elaine Steinke, A.M. manager (10 years), James Dulebohn—kitchen manager (5 years), Freida Snyder—housekeeping manager (4 years), Cynthia Pax—guest services manager, Kevin Jones— P.M. Manager, and Ann Weiss, assistant food and beverage manager.
⬛ Four Wapakoneta High School graduates, who were members of the WHS marching band, are currently members of the Bowling Green State University marching band. They are: Kelly Dewyer, flag corps; Andy Simon, snare drum; Lori Mcneal, saxophone; and Jamie Braun, twirler.