What was making news in our area during this week in years past? The History Museum offers these South Bend Tribune newspaper excerpts to give you an idea.
June 29, 1909: “H. Osmundson of the Osmundson Spade Manufacturing company, of Perry, Ia., is in South Bend for the first time. While on a business trip to Chicago he decided to visit this city. He had heard a great deal about South Bend, he says, and had, a desire to see for himself. He is greatly impressed with South Bend, and, as his business has grown to such an extent within the past few years, he is seeking another location and may remove his plant to this city.”
June 30, 1917: “The local recruiting office will not accept men for service in France after July 5. All men accepted before then for foreign service are to be sent to Indianapolis and from there will be transferred to the overseas replacement detachment with which detachment they will go to France.”
July 1, 1922: “Members of the volunteer fire department of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing company have returned to their posts after having taken the first prize for the best drilled company offered by the convention and tournament of the Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen’s association at Winchester, Ind., June 28 and 29. The prize was $20 in gold.”
July 2, 1936: “Herbert L. Sharlock, widely known in automotive circles of the United States, has been elected vice president of the Bendix Products corporation, according to an announcement today by Vincent Bendix, president. His official title will be vice president, director of publicity.”
July 3, 1940: “A new type of public social service is being launched this week in cooperation with the South Bend Medical laboratory by two local branches of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, who are pioneering the movement in Indiana. The service will be the providing of blood without cost or restriction, to persons who are unable to pay.”
July 4, 1950: No Paper – Happy Fourth of July
July 5, 1963: “The full moon will seem to blush when it rises in the northeast Saturday evening in the South Bend-Mishawaka area. The earth’s full shadow will miss the satellite entirely, but the partial shadow, or the penumbra, will give it a slight brownish color.”
