Looking Back
Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
MARCH 24, 1923
▮ The Schemmel tourist camp was used for the first time this season, by a party of tourists who drove into town late Thursday evening and pitched their tent for the night on the free camping ground. During the summer season last year there was scarcely a night that the free camp ground was not used, sometimes several groups of tourists there at one time.
▮ FOR SALE-A house on a wagon, 803 Murray Street.
▮ FOR SALE-THE Swink Property at 406 South Blackhoof street, opposite the Blume High School. Inquire of Ralph Swink, 702 West Auglaize Street.
▮ Dr. E.J. Burnett, Patterson Block, Wapakoneta, Ohio. Phone Main 1883. 1:30 to 4:30 pm, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
▮ March 24, 1948
▮ Hines Hi-way Drive-in Market, 102 North Wood Street, Herb Hines, prop. Phone 8041. Plenty of free parking space. Featuring a complete line of Fres Fruits and Vegetables and Quality Meats.
▮ Letters of thanks have been received by several girls of Blume. The countries represented in these letters are Germany and Finland. Alice Sammetinger received a letter from a widowed school teacher in Hammelberg, Germany, who expressed her thanks for a little dress which she received from the Red Cross for a four year old son. She stated that it was good to know that there were still people outside the borders who still cared about them. Berlin, Germany, was the source of a letter received by Vera Lou Webb. The writer offered thanks for a warm dress she received from the red Cross. An invalid sister now wears it. Other letters were received by Sue Spees, Janet Ingledue, and Loretta Matthews form Germany and by Arlene Priesar and Margaret Shaw from Finland. It is encouraging to note that these people have a firm hope for a better and more peaceful world in the future. Home Economics Classes of last year made the warm wool dresses for the Red Cross. In the pocket of each dress was placed the name and address of the girl who made the dress.
MARCH 24, 1973
▮ Soon to take form will bean industrial development site, which will be located on the C.C. and Ruth Knoch Farm, south of Wapakoneta on Old 25. The area will include the entire farm except water and buildings. The purpose of this development will be to attract desirable industrial firms to locate here, and to provide expansion space for present industries, according to Don Friend, who spearheaded the project. “I have instructed Bob Wiesenmayer to proceed with the incorporation and request authorization to use the name Wapakoneta Industrial Development, Inc. As soon as the name is approved we shall print the stock certificates and call for the money [$99,000 total from 32 investors]. At the same time we shall schedule a meeting for the organization of the corporation and election of officers…..in the meantime it would seem prudent to organize committees to plan and carry out the objectives of the corporation. I would like to suggest the following for your consideration: Site Development--chairman Bob Miller, Jim Black, Paul Fisher, Sr., Bob Keller, Bruce Roser, Phil Schlenker, Bill Slife, and Fred Wintzer. Site Sales-chairman Don Friend, Jim Black, and Bob Richardson….
▮ Rick Heinl, Wapakoneta St. Joseph High School, 6-0, senior, 17 point scoring average was named to the Class A All Ohio Second Team in Basketball by the United Press International. Charlie Street, Wapakoneta St. Joseph, received an honorable mention.
▮ Wapakoneta St. Mark’s took the tricounty dartball tournament. Clay Township took home runner-up honors.
▮ The adult governing board of the Wigwam youth center has been meeting weekly the past month and has spent several Saturdays and Sundays working on the Wigwam. Saturday, beginning at 10, a group of interested adults will be working on the new wiring system, which is needed before the building can be opened for the young people’s use.