Looking Back
JANUARY 11, 1923
Accompanied by the widow, Mrs. Veronica Berg Schumm, the body of
John Schumm, telephone lineman, who was instantly killed by electrocution late Monday afternoon in Bartow, Florida, where he was employed, is expected to arrive in this city Thursday over the B&O railroad. The message received by Louis Stout of Hoskins, Stout, and Connaughton, attorneys for the telephone company, asked that arrangements be made here on the part of the telephone company to assist in the funeral preparations. Mr. Schumm had been working for the Tampa telephone company for two months.
JANUARY 11, 1948
Announcing the Opening of the White Way Country Market,rr 6, Wapakoneta. Home killed meats. Custom butchering, Groceries and retail meats. Beef by the Quarter. Fresh pork retailed by piece. Lockers are available for rent Lockers will be held for former renters. Please notify if you wish to continue for the period from January 1st, 1948, to 1949.
Announcing the Opening of Tam’s Beauty Shoppe. Complete beauty service including Permanent Waves, Shampoos, Finger Waves, etc. Phone 4545 for appointments, Margaret Tam,operator and owner, 407 Jackson street
JANUARY 11, 1973
Fifteen year veteran WHS athletic director Jack Krebs submitted his resignation to the Wapakoneta Board of Education during its regular meeting. Krebs’ resignation becomes effective at the end of 1973. He will still continue teaching. The Board also accepted the resignations from Keaton Vandemark, agri-business instructor and from bus driver Jean Swink. Three were employed by the board: Jan Miller as agribusiness teacher; Mrs. Miriam Lynch, st. Marys, as part-time commercial teacher at Blume Junior High; Mrs. Margaret Kimmet as a substitute teacher for the remainder of the school year.
On a base bid of $25,700, the Board awarded a contract to the Stinebaugh Construction Company to convert a recently purchased building for multi purposes. Plans for the building, located at 4 Pine Street, are to facilitate central supply, bus maintenance, administrative complex, and central board of education offices.
The Ohio State Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Neil A. Armstrong Joint Vocational school District and the formation of a new and as yet unnamed Joint Vocational School District. Forming the new district are Bath, Elida, Shawnee, Wapakoneta school districts. The new joint board will take action immediately to select a name for the district and set a date for an election to approve a levy for construction and operation of a vocational school. It is anticipated that the election will be held in the spring of this year.
St. Joseph High School’s 1972-73 Basketball Homecoming will be held January 12, with the Knights slated to play Sidney-lehman. Chosen to reign at the festivities are Homecoming Queen is senior Diane Strohm. The court includes senior Trudie Marker, senior Terry Schub, freshman Collette Anthony, sophomore Janet Kreitzer, and junior
Pat Stroh. The Homecoming Dance will be held January 13 in the St. Joseph High School gym.
JANUARY 11, 1998
Hopes for two possible businesses locating in Wapakoneta have been dashed, but members of the Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council have their collective fingers crossed regarding another company, WAEDC executive director Kathy Keller said the manufacturing company interested in a site n the West Central Ohio Industrial Park “is considering moving ahead and intends to have a decision made by the end of January.” The company would need about eight acres of land-and board members learned the company is also considering Allen County as a location site. A steel mill operation has eliminated Wapakoneta as a possibility, and a pet food manufacturer has decided to locate in another region of the state. Rex Katterheinrich, safety-service director, revealed that the former company was AK Steel.