125 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1899
One person is entitled each year in this county to a free scholarship in agriculture or domestic science to the Ohio State University, which will be good for two consecutive years. Those interested should apply to the secretary of the Shelby County Agricultural Society.
MONTRA – Port Jefferson came up to play our boys a game of ball and the score was 34 to 45 in favor of Montra. Then Jackson Center came over to show the boys how to play ball and the score was 9 to 10 in favor of Montra. Montra is always ready for a game of ball.
100 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1924
Among the other experiments and demonstrations at the Farm Bureau tent at the Shelby County fair this year will be a test made on any milk samples brought in by farmers throughout the county. The students of the agricultural department of the Sidney High school will be in charge of this department.
A very interesting exhibit will be shown by our local Dodge Brothers dealer Victor Watkins at the Fair this week. A complete home on wheels. built by Chas. Bush on S. Miami Ave. will be a part of the local dealer’s exhibit at the fair.
75 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1949
A special attraction for cake bakers of Shelby county has been announced by the Shelby county fair board who disclosed today details of a chiffon cake-baking contest. The prize is to be a “Queen Bess” Oneida community silver cake plate, Don Brandt, fair secretary, said.
Miss Kathryn Carey left today to her position as associate professor of piano at Erskine college, Due West, South Carolina, after spending a summer vacation with her mother, Mrs. Maude Carey.
September 28 will be the fly-free date for seeding in Shelby county this year, County Agent R.W. Munger announced today. If all farmers observe this date and do not seed any wheat before this date, the Hessian fly will remain under control.
50 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1974
Parishioners at St. Michael’s church, including Bill Gaier, Bernard Albers, and Alfred Boerger, are busy this week straightening tombstones and cleaning up St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Authority to establish a “community house,” which would aid in adult psychiatric counseling at a N. Ohio Avenue residence, was granted on a one-year trial basis by the Sidney Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday.
Many communities have already begun planning for the U.S. Bicentennial celebration. To date, the All-America City (Sidney), which received that distinction in 1963 by Look magazine and the National Municipal League, has done nothing on a municipal basis to coordinate a local observance. Mayor Raphael Echemann said such discussions may be soon upcoming.
25 Years Ago
Sept. 10, 1999
FORT LORAMIE – As you walk into Holdheide Electric & Dairy on Ohio 66, you can tell this is a family-owned business. Emily, the daughter of Dave and Sharon Holdheide, welcomes customers with a big smile and walks with them to the counter. At the counter is Sharon, holding the baby, Alan, who is also quick with the smiles and gurgles of welcome. Dave and Sharon bought the business from Dave’s father, Ralph, in 1995. Since that time the business has taken a little different turn, but the two are still able to keep themselves and the other employees busy.
The future of Wagner Manufacturing Inc. one of Sidney’s oldest industries appears uncertain today. Even a union president wonders whether the doors to the factory where he has worked for nearly 38 years will ever open again. Empty parking lots surround the facility along Fair Road. The doors are locked and signs directed to Sprint, the telephone service provider, indicate someone will be back shortly. A sign on the locked door to the factory’s outlet store indicates it was to be open Aug. 16. Wagner traditionally shuts down for several weeks each summer. Pete Slyman, who heads a group of private investors that owns the company, reported in early August that the shutdown would continue. He added the plant would re-open once an agreement was reached with the current owners and the former owner, General Housewares of Terre Haute, Ind. He declined to comment on the nature of the agreement.
These news items from past issues of the Sidney Daily News are compiled by the Shelby County Historical Society (937-498-1653) as a public service to the community. Local history on the Internet! www.shelbycountyhistory.org. Visit the Sidney Daily News website, www.sidneydailynews.com to read the rest of the week’s columns.
