Looking Back

Through the pages of the Wapakoneta Daily News

JANUARY 12. 1923

■ Tonight you will have the chance to see yourself as others saw you ten years ago and more. That is, of course, if you are one of the fortunate ones who got in the movies when they were taken here in Wapakoneta, the first ones in 1913. Maybe you attended the businessmen’s Fall Fetsival in 1914 and if you did it is more than likely that you will be able to find yourself in the movies that were taken at the time. Managers Johnson & George of the Brown Theater have everything in readiness for the old-time town pictures. All of the movies that have ever been filmed in Wapakoneta are owned by Tony Heinl and he has let the management of the Brown use them for this occasion and give to those who attend the chance of seeing Wapakoneta and Wapakonetans as they were. Some Feature Pictures: Hunter’s Old Drug Store, Old Catholic Gymnasium, Old Court House, Timmermeister & Rogers store, Central Drug Store, Zint’s Old Shoe Store, Zofkiefoos Company, First National Bank, Old Catholic Church, 1913 Flood pictures, the Westbay Triplets, Cleve Davis’ twin babies.

■ World’s Champion Basket Ball team at American Legion Hall, Jan. 12. Hewitt Rubber Co. (formerly Buffalo Germans of Buffalo ,N.Y.) vs. American Legion Team. Preliminary game starts at 7:30-St. Marys High School vs. Blume High School. Big game starts8:30. Admission, 50 and 75 cents. Dance after the Game. There will be seats for all.

■ Karl Holm of the Holm & Swinehart Decorating company of Lima was in the city this afternoon looking after the work in connection with the interior decorating of the Masonic Lodge rooms in the Taeusch Block. The second floor of the building is rapidly being transformed into quarters for use by members of the three orders for clubroom purposes. The work has progressed to the decorating stage and paints, enamels, varnishes, stains, waxes, and finishes of various kinds and shades are being employed by the workers in making the quarters beautiful. Hardwood flooring has been laid throughout all the rooms. Walls will be frescoed. It is believed the rooms will be ready for occupancy within another month.

JANUARY 12, 1948

■ WANTED -PIANO students, special attention given beginners. Mary Naylor, 220 E. Silver St. Tel. 6142

■ Expression lessons for children ages 5 to 16. Mrs. D.L. Robinson, Tel. 4135.

■ FOR Rent-sleeping room single or double. One square from uptown. Call by 7:30pm. Tel. 4062, 214 W. Auglaize.

■ Members of the Wapakoneta Board f Education met for their first regular session of this year at Blume High School with the newly-elected president, Dr. Douglas Gott, in charge. Included in the business for the evening was action changing the pay of teachers to semi-monthly from monthly. It was also announced by Supt. Conrad that two Blume High Juniors, Dotty Webb and Dorothy Schwaberow, were honored recently by the selection of their poems for publication in the Anthology of High School poetry in the near future. Other business included the hiring of Mrs. Charles Newland as an additional office secretary.

JANUARY 12, 1973

■ Open House, Sunday, 1 to 4 pm-208 Stinebaugh Drive. Elegant all brick range style home with carpeted living room opening to secluded covered patio...do inspect and consider this quality home for your own. Penny Tester and Maxine Pohl will be on the premises-or call one of our other associates-jackie Mccormick, Gordon Cumming, Luella Ballweg, Robert Lowry, Maxine Pohl Realty, 105 S. Blackhoof street

■ The people speak-how has the increase in the cost of food affected your budget? Mrs. Leo Hilyard, 707 S. Blackhoof Street, replies: Food prices have been rather high, but with just the two of us, we can manage, I do feel sorry for those who have families to support and feed. Prices go up and the wages don’t catch up with them.

JANUARY 12, 1998

■ Despite frequent and nagging rains, work has continued this week on Ashland Avenue in conjunction with the installation of sewer line to service the Normandy Ridge Apartment complex. The city’s new interceptor sewer, when completed, will service the southwest section of Wapakoneta.