10 Years Ago

Mike Scagnoli has won the city golf tourney.

Twenty percent of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases happen at daycare facilities.

There is some support growing for a sales tax holiday.

Operation Ozzy has netted 14 drug arrests, including five in Cass County.

Applebee’s is opening soon in Logansport.

Scott Grain Farms and William Nelson have been recognized at the Indiana State Fair as River Friendly farms.

Martin Jischke has taken over the reins as Purdue president.

“The Replacements” starring Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman is playing at the State.

LazarusFest is about to begin.

Cass County has 7,400 Social Security recipients, and Miami County has 5,800.

Gene Angle, perhaps the best-known auctioneer in Cass County history, is celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary.



25 Years Ago

There is new hope in the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy.

Ozzie Guillen went from first to third at a key point in the Chicago White Sox’ game against the Yankees and scored to give the Chisox a 4-3 win.

Paul Harris is closing its Logansport Mall store.

In Flora, developer Harold Klinkhamer is having problems converting the old Flora High School into a mall.

Montgomery Ward is closing its catalog store at 504 E. Market St., ending a long stay in Logansport.

The Tennessee franchise in the United States Football League is making it difficult for the Houston Oilers to sign their top draft choice.

Apartheid is continuing in South Africa, and that’s expected to lead to protests worldwide.

Logansport native Julia Snoke Gilman has authored a book on Frances Slocum titled “Maconaquah: White Rose of the Miamis.”

Jim Leonard has returned to Macy after three years as a New York playwright.

Behind Mike Pagel, the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 24-13 in preseason action.

Mike Aylesworth has joined the ranks of Republican county chairs supporting the congressional candidacy of Logansport’s Julian Ridlen.

North Miami teachers may not have a contract when they start the school year, and Caston teachers are negotiating through the night.

Hurricane Daniel has struck the coast of Louisiana.

Jeff Key has taken a bride, Helen Wright.



50 Years Ago

Lucerne has defeated Fulton 14-4 to win the Cass County baseball title.

In Indianapolis, the Loganettes continue their pursuit of a Midwest championship, sweeping teams from Manitowoc and Milwaukee.

The girls trail 1-0 in a rain-suspended contest and have already lost once in the double-elimination tourney.

New York Yankees’ Manager Casey Stengel has benched slugger Mickey Mantle because he failed to run out routine grounders.

“Rat Race” stars Tony Curtis at the Monticello Drive-In. “South Pacific” is playing at the Logansport Drive-In. “One Foot in Hell” starring Alan Ladd is playing at the Logan.

Ernie Banks is undergoing tests for chest pains after the Chicago Cubs’ slugger swatted his 33rd homer.

Jerry Baldini is getting ready for his studies at Indiana State this fall.

“Keep Pace with Tomorrow” is the theme of a Logansport Chamber campaign aimed at encouraging more local residents to become involved in Logansport’s progress.

Charles Oliver, a 72-year-old Bethlehem Township farmer, has painted a 25-by-50 mural on the side of his barn.

President Eisenhower is expected to veto funding for development of Wabash River flood control.

Vera Miles and Anthony Perkins star in “Psycho” at the State.

Bill Pfaff hit .526 to lead all Logansport Babe Ruth hitters.

Old band members attended a picnic in Winamac where a two-hour concert was played.

The new Winamac Community High School is opening its doors.

“The Four Freshmen” are performing at Indiana Beach.

Peru schools will begin the school year Sept. 4.

Logansport’s Ed Closson is in Greece.

Robert Shaffer, 17, has survived being shot in the brain after he left Florida to hitchhike home.

Milwaukee’s Lew Burdette has hurled a no-hitter.

Butler has announced its upcoming basketball schedule, which includes dates with six Big Ten teams, UCLA, USC, Wabash and DePauw.

Bernard Baruch, adviser to most American presidents in the 20th century, is 90.

Census information indicates Walton has grown 27.8 percent over the past decade and Galveston has grown 21.5 percent. Brookston

is one of the fastest growing area communities with an 18.4 percent growth rate. White County grew 40 percent while Miami County grew 38 percent and Pulaski County 36 percent. Cass grew at a modest 18 percent while Carroll was up 32 percent and Fulton up 31 percent.



100 Years Ago

Daniel Lybrook, whose father is a Young America physician, had the highest medical exam score of any Indiana college student.

Mr. and Mrs. Rollo McCloskey have spent two weeks at Lake Cicott.

Robert Meadows, a Vandalia Railroad airman, was fatally injured in an accident.

Fred Minneman is building a new home at 303 Sycamore St.

The Murphy Brothers of Bunker Hill have their huge red steer on display at the local carnival.

The Ballard threshing group has finished its task and enjoyed a picnic at Pipe Creek Falls.

Henry Tucker and William DeHart were thrown from a buggy at Fifth and Broadway when the king belt broke.

Nathaniel Tilton is reporting a record plum crop.

The Rev. W.T. Arnold has returned from a 10-day stay at Lake Tippecanoe.

Maureen Todd and Harry Gallagher are engaged.

• Dave Kitchell is a columnist for the Pharos-Tribune. He can be reached through the newspaper at ptnews@pharostribune.com.