Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News
100 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 21, 1920
It has been found a difficult problem by the Wapakoneta Board of Education to rent the old Bibler homestead on the site of YMCA. The residence has been empty now for almost four months.
NOTICE— Just a few more days yet to get that feather bed made into a fine mattress at Christmas reductions Dewitte Feather Mattress Co., Phone Canal 470
All along Auglaize Street Friday merchants expressed the opinion that Saturday would be a big shopping day, and judging from the number of persons that appeared in the stores their “hunch” was correct. Saturday was the last shopping day for many persons, especially farmers, who expect to be busy at their work this week. Un lain hog heir Christmas goods is reported at some of the stores. At a few the buying capacity of shoppers was underestimated and consequently the merchants found they could have sold a large stock of some articles if they had put in a larger stock. The basket ball team of the Wapakoneta High School demonstrated is lasting qualities at Sidney this weekend when it won a remarkable game against Sidney High School. The score board tied at 14- 14 until the last few minutes of play and five minutes additional were added to the customary 40 minutes. By exerting ever ounce of basket ball that is in them the boys broke away from the tie and won out by the score of 16 to 14.
75 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 21, 1945
A musical composition, “Somewhere I’ll Find You,” written by Mrs. Marguerite Schwer, 511 East Pearl Street, has been accepted for publication by the Nordyke Publishing Company of Hollywood, California. This was Mrs. Schwer’s first effort in this art although she is the author of several poems, which she has never attempted to publish. She has been a resident of Wapakoneta for eight years and is the wife of O. J. Schwer, who is employed at the Westinghouse in Lima, and the mother of six children, two married and four in high school. Mrs. Schwer stated that she has always had a secret ambition toward song writing but until now has done little about it. Now at the age of 41 her first brainchild is in the hands of the publishers. Below is a copy of the song: Tho’ years have passed since last we met, the bright flame of our love has kept true. A voice whispers and I’m not alone, Because in my heart I walk with you.
Somewhere along the way we’ll meet again, Someday in all the years that are to be.
Somehow we’ll walk down memory lane together, and find what life has saved for you and me. Tho’ dark my road today I shall not care, for soon I‘ ll turn a bend and find you there.
Tonight’s game between St. Joe and New Knoxville, which was to be played in Blume Gym, was postponed until a later day. Since both schools have been shut down because of the flu epidemic, it is impossible to have the game played. With the postponement of this game the Dragons will now have a lay- off until after the holidays. They ended the first half of their season with six wins and two defeats.
50 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 21, 1970
Harry Sheipline of Route 4 is a patient man. He also raises ducks. And when he noticed that his flock was being decimated he called on his patience and kept nightly vigil to find out what was causing his flock to decrease. It was a long- horned owl.
An undetermined amount of money was stolen from the Happy Humpty Restaurant, Wapak- Fisher Road, just after midnight Sunday when restaurant operator and manager William Looker was struck on the head by an unidentified man. Locker was knocked unconscious for only a short while before he was able to notify the Auglaize County Sheriff’s office at 12: 20 am.
25 YEARS AGO, DECEMBER 21, 1995
The Wapakoneta city schools’ board of education will wrap up the 1995 calendar year with a 6: 30 pm meeting at the high school. The meeting will mark the completion of service of two board members, Tracey Wright and Ron Miller, who did not seek re- election.