125 Years
Oct. 1, 1899
A school tablet is given away free with every pair of school shoes at Thedieck’s.-Advertisement.
George Kraft, who went to the Klondike gold fields last May, is expected to arrive home this evening.
A complimentary lecture, entitled “Knights of St. John,” or “Malta,” illustrated by stereopticon views, will be given by Rev. Dr. W.A. Hutchison, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, at the Masonic Temple Thursday under the auspices of the Sidney Commandery.
100 Years
Oct. 1, 1924
Seven days and seven nights. Endurance and economy test. The Overland never stops. Will arrive in Sidney Thursday evening. Watch the progress of this car on its 4,000-mile nonstop run. H.P. Murray Sales Co., Sidney, Ohio.-Advertisement.
The Music and Art Department will hold their first meeting at the home of Mrs. T.J. Emley. The program will be under the direction of Mrs. Karl Young and will be in the nature of an Old-Fashioned Garden. Those participating are Miss Maude Haslup, Mrs. G.R. Rhees, Mrs. Fred Griffis, Mrs. Chas. Benjamin, Miss
Donna Hoban, Mrs. Stanley Young, Miss Ruhammah Blue, Miriam Ginn, Lois Williamson, Martha Ellen Wilson, and Mrs. Dave Shelton.
75 Years
Oct. 1, 1949
In 1840, the Church of the Bretheren, 324 Grove street, erected a red brick building at a point southeast of what is now the village of Pasco. The building can still be seen across the creek from Route 29, used today as a residence.
Niles Warren, of Findlay, is the new manager of Isaly’s.
Two Sidney men have returned from Alaska for a three month leave of absence from their work with the Alaskan railroad. They are Bob Young and Jim Brentlinger.
Yellow Jackets succumb to Piqua in Violent 20-13 battle. That plaintive catch line – “Piqua beats Sidney” – may be getting just a mite monotonous for the local football clientele to stand, but the latter will have to wait another year for any possible change in the current situation.
50 Years
Oct. 1, 1974
Additional police manpower, financed jointly by the City of Sidney and Shelby County, may be the only viable solution to the problem of littering and other illegal activities on the court square. While the problem has existed for a long time, it was brought to the public’s attention last month with the arrest of the court house custodian for littering. His action came in protest of what he saw as a lack of effort by Sidney police to effectively patrol the square. John Schmitt, assistant Shelby County Prosecutor, suggested that perhaps the joint funding of a patrolman for the square during the summer months would be the best solution.
Shelby County Commissioners yesterday moved to advertise bids on equipment for a countywide law enforcement radio system.
25 Years
Oct. 1, 1999
Blinda Wilver has been hired as assistant director of the Gateway Arts Council, according to Executive Director Patricia Ann Speelman. Wilver joined the staff September 1. Wilver and her husband, Mark, have four children and reside in Sidney.
It took Hurricane Floyd to temporarily uproot two former Sidney residents from Bluffton, S.C. Charles and Mary Lou Williams have been in Bluffton two years this month. Charles is the former mayor of Sidney and former president of the local Chamber of Commerce.
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.
