125 Years
Oct. 9, 1899
R.V. Jones (Sidney postmaster) asked city council last evening to take some action in having the property owners’ number their houses in the proper manner. As they are numbered now it is very inconvenient for the mail carriers. There is an ordinance requiring the numbering of houses, and a true record of each house number in Sidney is on file in the mayor’s office.
FOR RENT: House at 164 south Ohio avenue. Well, cistern and cellar. $6 per month.
100 Years
Oct. 9, 1924
A number of the girls from the News Office hiked to the Mid-way Tourist Camp, north of Sidney, Wednesday evening and enjoyed their chicken sandwiches.
Tomorrow when the local high school football team journey to Kenton they will be proud wearers of twelve brand new jerseys with an all-black body and an orange number on the back. The team is entirely responsible to Howard Sager of the local Ford agency who, seeing the need of new jerseys, donated them to the team.
City Market held on the south side of Court street between Ohio avenue and Main avenue on the west side of Main avenue from Court street to first alley north, Wednesday and Saturday of each week.
75 Years
Oct. 9, 1949
Thousands participated in the annual Holy Name rally of the Sidney deanery last week in St. Marys. Forty-four parishes in Shelby, Auglaize, Darke, and Mercer counties were represented at the rally with an estimated 250 members from Sidney, headed by Rev. E.C. Lehman.
COLUMBUS – Sen. Robert A. Taft, GOP policy maker, today had the reelected support of a newly formed organization of Ohio farm leaders, including William Joslin of Sidney.
The Sidney police department was increased to thirteen men today with the appointment of patrolmen Thomas Hibner and Robert Basore.
50 Years
Oct. 9, 1974
John Ulmer, Shelby County 4-H agent, displayed the 4-H flag yesterday after Shelby County Commissioners Harold Simon and Donald Conklin signed a “4-H Week” proclamation in conjunction with National 4-H Week. Youths involved in the program will exhibit displays this week at the office of Dayton Power & Light Co., Amos Memorial Public Library, and the House of Fabrics.
A proposal to establish municipal zoning for a tract of land planned to be developed on the northwest side of the city was rejected unanimously by the Sidney Planning Commission last night. The area of the proposed shopping center is north of Russell Road and between Wapakoneta Avenue and Ohio 29.
25 Years
Oct. 9, 1999
PHOTO – Tim Byrd, drainage coordinator, and Calvin McCorkle, field day hosts, show off one of the logs that will be used for wood carving at the Forestry Field Day on October 17 from 1-4 p.m. on Short Road, Fort Loramie.
A Lehman Catholic High School graduate who trains astronauts and flight controllers talked to students Thursday about her job at Johnson Space Center, Houston. While home on a visit, Betsy Mckinley spoke to several science classes at Lehman. In addition to telling the students about her job and an astronaut’s life, McKinley told them how Lehman had helped her reach her goals and what schooling she had.
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.
